Ever since Squid Game Season 1 graced our screens, Seong Gi-hun has been living in a state of delusion that he can somehow dismantle the system that once chewed him up and spat him out. Instead of moving on after his win in Season 1, Gi-hun has become obsessed with bringing down the people behind the notorious games.
But Season 3’s trailer showcases a brilliant scene that tries to pull him out of his delusion. Player 149 or Jang Geum-ja cuts through Gi-hun’s self-imposed mission and shows him the truth with a single piercing monologue. Some battles aren’t ours to win, and Geum-ja’s words hit home. With his heart set on saving every player that’s left, can we expect Gi-hun to make his way back to reality, or will he remain strong in his resolve?
Geum-ja’s monologue in the Squid Game Season 3 trailer breaks Gi-hun’s illusion
In Netflix’s official trailer for Squid Game Season 3, the most emotionally reverberating moment isn’t explosive- it’s quietly devastating. While all important plots, release details, and related news have been making headlines (via Tudum), it’s this one scene from the trailer that has resonated deeply with fans. Jang Geum-ja (Kang Ae-shim), haunted by the events of Season 2, speaks to Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) in a deeply poignant monologue.
She says:
Are you blaming yourself for everything that happened? No matter how you look at it, life is just unfair. Bad people do bad things, but they blame others and go on to live in peace. Good people, on the other hand, beat themselves up over the smallest things.
The words land like a gut punch, reflecting everything Gi-hun has refused to accept over the seasons. While his intentions might be pure, his belief that he can save everyone from the barbaric games is built on a lie.
The trailer ends with two powerful lines:
I still believe that you came here to save us all.
To this, Gi-hun replies:
I’m trying to put an end to it.
Geum-ja knows better than to give in to Gi-hun’s delusions, but she’s still holding onto the sliver of hope they provide her with. Drenched in sorrow and irony, the two lines feel like the perfect end to a much-awaited teaser for The Final Games.
Gi-hun’s martyr complex might take every player left in the Squid Game down with him
Gi-hun’s descent into martyrdom began right after he won the final game in Season 1. In the final scene of Season 1, Gi-hun chooses not to board the plane and go see his daughter. It is later revealed in Season 2 that he turned back to put an end to the brutal games once and for all.
But his mission is built on severely flawed logic. The chances of one man taking down an empire backed by billions of dollars and run by masked elites with all the resources in the world are next to zero. Season 3 teases new games, higher stakes, twisted plots, and even more intense emotional breakdowns. What remains constant is Gi-hun’s resolve to save every player that’s left, fix what’s unfixable, fueled by guilt.
His ongoing mission could act as the emotional weight that goes on to become the upcoming season’s real arc. Gi-hun could learn to let go of the idea that he must carry everyone’s pain and save the remaining. Or he could very simply die trying. Nonetheless, until he accepts he isn’t the messiah of the fallen, he will continue to fall into a deeper pit of guilt and loss.
Sometimes, a snap back into reality takes as little as a few wise words from someone who’s seen it all. For Gi-hun, that voice could be Geum-ja’s outlook rooted in pragmatism. In a world, more specifically, a game where justice is rigged, the truth may not set him free. But it might make him see he can’t save everyone from the cruelties of an empire that thrives on suffering.
Seasons 1 and 2 of Squid Game are available for streaming on Netflix
Season 3 of Squid Game is releasing on June 27, 2025 on Netflix (USA)
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