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Pink Villa
13 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Pink Villa
Squid Game 3 episode titles: Lee Jung Jae fights with Keys and Knives in finale, Jo Yuri becomes highlight of Jump Rope game
Spoiiler alert! The season finale of Squid Game wrapped up with an electrifying conclusion, weaving a narrative rich in emotional connections, mistrust, betrayal, and selfless acts. The series is a tearjerker, thanks to the actors' powerful and heart-wrenching performances. With its unpredictable plot turns taking the spotlight, Squid Game leaves an indelible mark on viewers' hearts. Here a dive into the episodes of the final instalment of the series. Squid Game 3 episode details Squid Game 3, starring Lee Jung Jae and Lee Byung Hun in lead roles, includes 3 horrific games, and 2 episodes have been dedicated for each of them. Episode 1 titled Keys and Knives and episode 2 titled The Starry Night includes the classic Hide and Seek game. Everyone is familiar with this game right? But since it's Squid Game, there ought to be a twist. The survivors from Season 2 are divided into two groups, determined by red and blue balls. One group receives knives and another receives keys. The episodes are all about whether the key-holders are able to escape a maze or they get killed by the ones with knives, who escape instead. Episodes 3 titled 'It's Not Your Fault' and episode 4 titled '222' puts the spotlight on Kil Jun Hee, the character of Jo Yuri. She is now a mom of a newborn and to save her baby, is ready to go to any lengths. Episode 5 titled 'Circle, triangle, square' and episode 6 titled 'Humans Are...' includes the final game of Jump Rope, to determine the final two standing– Lee Jung Jae's Song Gi Hun and Im Si Wan's Lee Myeong Gi.
Daily Mirror
14 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Squid Game 3 gripping dystopian series more sinister than ever in final season
TV Columnist Sara Wallis reviews Squid Game 3, as TV's most stressful show returns to Netflix today for its third and final season... *Warning: Some plot reveals, no major spoilers* Surely the most stressful TV experience of all time, dystopian horror-show Squid Game is back today for its third and final flourish - and you won't want to miss it. The South Korean mega hit, which will send your blood pressure soaring within minutes, somehow manages to become even more messed up and sinister than before. Millions of viewers across the globe have been hooked by the plot so far, which sees desperate, broke 'losers' compete in a series of children's games for quick cash. What they don't realise until it's too late is that there's a violent twist. Win these menacing games, win millions. Lose and get shot in the head by a soldier in a mask and red jumpsuit. The fewer players left, the more money for each one. As you can imagine, they all become completely unhinged and begin to turn on each other. It's thrilling, popcorn-eating TV. After season one became a cultural phenomenon, Director Hwang Dong-Hyuk admitted he was stressed out (his teeth fell out) as he faced the difficult Second Album Syndrome, with expectations through the roof. Three years later, season two saw our anti-hero Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae), aka winning Player 456, re-enter the game with the intention of bringing down the bad guys. By the end he was leading a rebellion, hoping to take them down from within. But the evil Front Man (Lee Byung-hun) always seemed to be one step ahead. It ended on a brutal cliffhanger, with Gi-hun witnessing the death of his friend at the hands of the Front Man, who was disguised as Player 001. We've only had to wait six months this time for these final six, nail-biting episodes. Picking up exactly where we left off, the first episode is titled Keys and Knives, which sets us up for the first new game. It's hide and seek, but no one's laughing. Some players get keys, some get knives, you can guess the rest. As ever, the gigantic set-pieces, made to make the players feel small like children, are visually stunning and creative. The stage is set, classical music blares out, shrill voices sing-song the instructions, and we watch as the players try to outrun death at every turn. This season gives the actual games more airtime, meaning the edge-of-seat moments are longer, making everything more disturbing. Episode two, The Starry Night, is entirely one game played out, where bonds are tested, dynamics shift and you can expect plenty of shock-horror moments. Next another frantic childhood game results in a bloodbath, before ultimately the remaining players reach the grand finale, called Sky Squid Game. Watching the whole thing on screens are the VIPs, a group of wealthy, masked foreigners (American and British accents among them), who all place bets, moving little numbered chess pieces, while smoking and drinking. Though this part is no doubt supposed to be a caricature of a corrupt society, it's all so cartoony with terrible acting that it jars with the excellence of the main scenes. If you can get over groaning at these hammed-up villains, you will at least appreciate the social commentary on class, capitalism and immorality. While they enjoy this gladiator-style bloodsport as entertainment, as the players themselves become more deranged by greed, it holds up a mirror to the worst of humanity. By the time we reach the final episode, titled Humans Are…, we have also become numb to the violence. Seasons two and three could never have quite the same impact as season one. However, with the new games designed to cause even more division among the players than before, and a callous, unguessable twist early on that changes the whole dynamic, Squid Games becomes monstrous in a different way. Watch out for drama outside of the main arena, as police officer Jun-ho (Wi Ha-jun) mounts a desperate search for the island, knowing his brother is the Front Man. What he doesn't realise is that his plan is being sabotaged from within. Organs are still being harvested, and one soldier defects and tries to escape, while there are plenty of players, such as a mother and son and pregnant girl, to get emotionally attached to - and plenty to hate. Some of the side plots feel a bit muddled and some player hallucinations are confusing, but for the central characters there is a lot of heart to be found amid the trauma. Ignoring rumours of spin-offs and more seasons (and a glorious final wink), it feels right to end this show now. Squid Games has been an brilliant television hammer-blow, but surely no one has the stomach for more… *Squid Game 3 is now streaming on Netflix
