Hear me out: There’s only one way Squid Game can end, and it might be perfect for Gi-Hun

I have watched every single second of Squid Game Season 2, and while I am 100% sure of one thing—it has to finish just like it began, with Gi-hun on sand, playing the Squid Game- one last time.

In Season 2, Gi-hun tries to initiate a rebellion that subsequently backfires, leading to an inevitable failure. Meanwhile, the Front Man just edged the next level, several allies died, and the games still raged. But in this horror, the narrative poetry of what must happen next hits me: Squid Game, the actual game, returning as the final challenge.

It’s not superficial— it is imperative. And for Gi-hun, it might be his last chance to be righteous and take revenge.

Why the Final Game has to be Squid Game

=Let me be honest. You don't name a global phenomenon after one esoteric Korean playground game and then use it only once. Just like Season 2 brought Red Light, Green Light, and some fresh twists (because slaps), Squid Game seems set to return in Season 3 as the finale.

It is not symmetry, but it is a symmetry of all sorts. The game meets all the criteria you need to put up an epic, one-on-one battle with high stakes —open rules, brutal simplicity, and a dash of both strategy and emotion, as it requires in Squid Game.

That is where the psychology and body collide. And that is where Gi-hun hits big. The final match between Gi-Hun vs Sang-woo in Season 1 is still, hands-down, an emotional moment for me simply because it is equally thrilling and harrowing. But to create that same tension again, but higher? That show has to do with the Squid Game all over again.

Gi-hun’s experience is his weapon and his weakness

Gi-hun already won Squid Game once, right? That's a colossal advantage on its own. He knows the system, knows what pressure looks like, knows manipulation. He knows how the game evolves and how it destroys other people.

This round, however, his foe will not be a Sang-woo clone whose moral Gi-hun actually saw rotting in front of his eyes. But it will be someone with darker secrets, either Hyun-ju(because she is the type that voted for the games to continue whilst being very nice or Jun-hee, who has been carrying a heavy load on her shoulders until now.

What makes Gi-hun tough — his empathy, his sense of right or wrong—is the same that makes him weak. And that could well translate into the most erratic, cruel final match of them all.

But what if the Front Man joins the game?

The fun begins here. For Squid Game to finish on impact, the last game must not be about the price or survival, it should solely be about revolution.

For example, Gi-hun lasts longer than any other person. And just when he thinks that everything's over for good, Front Man shows up on the sand. He hasn’t really been eliminated from the game. It could be that Gi-hun just challenges him. The creators of this odious game might put them to fight with each other for an epic moment of display, as it is all fun and games for them.

The cost? It is more than wealth or survival. It is the survival of the other remaining contestants. And above all, the end of Squid Game for all time.

That's exactly the payoff in emotional and thematic terms we have been reaching for. It's Gi-hun, the everyman with nothing left, who does battle with the man who chose power and control. It's perfect. It is then, if he wins, it won't simply be his victory- it shall be a victory to everybody who ever suffered under the game.

The perfect ending is right there—they just have to take it

After two years of tragedy, betrayal, and bloodshed, Squid Game must conclude with a purpose. Gi-hun deserves closure—not only for himself, but for all the players who lost their lives. And there is no better way to provide it than to see him confront the last Squid Game once more.

It's symbolic, it's dramatic, and above all—it's well-deserved.

So hear me out: if Squid Game is going to stick the landing, it needs to end where it started with Gi-hun, on that chalk outline, struggling not only for survival, but for something greater, for Justice.