“... is the main feeling” — Squid Game's The Front Man star reveals how his character is truly feeling at the end of the show

Praises about Gi-hun's sacrifice are being sung by everyone who has watched Squid Game, but one of the greatest performances on the show was delivered by Lee Byung-hun, who played the disturbing and detached Front Man. He played his character with the utmost detachment, cynicism, and restraint, managing to convey all of his moral conflict.

In a recent conversation with The Hollywood Reporter, Lee Byung-hun talks about his character and the emotions he's trying to convey in particular scenes. One of these scenes is the ending, where The Front Man is returning after delivering Player 456's belongings to his daughter in Los Angeles and witnesses a recruiter playing a game of ddakji. Here's what he revealed about The Front Man's feelings during this scene in the Squid Game finale.

Lee Byung-hu talks about The Front Man's feelings during the ending scene of Squid Game Season 3

The ending of Squid Game Season 3 has generated a lot of controversy since the series premiered on June 27. On the way back from delivering Player 456's belongings to his daughter, the Front Man spots a recruiter, played by Cate Blanchett, on the streets of Los Angeles, playing a game of ddakji with a man.

The Front Man's reaction to noticing the Squid Game being prevalent in the States as well is somewhat surprising, as he almost looks surprised to learn of its existence. Lee Byung-hun revealed that when he first read the scripts, he had the impression that the Front Man was aware of the existence of the games in other places as well.

"As the series started, the Front Man had nearly no hope left in humanity — there was only a tiny little shred of goodness left in him, subconsciously. But through his journey with Gi-hun, he was able to nurture that sliver of hope, and by the end, as his Game came to a close, he’s trying to look at things differently, thinking, 'Maybe Gi-hun was right; maybe there’s something still there.'"

However, after conversing with the Squid Game director, he was informed that in the scene, The Front Man is, in reality, unaware of the games' existence in the States. Byung-hu revealed that he approached the scene in a way where the Front Man had some hope in humanity left after witnessing Player 456's sacrifice, leading him to look at life differently.

However, when he notices the recruiter, he's pulled back by his cynicism that the condition of humanity is unchangeable, and he experiences a sense of bitterness and sorrow in that moment.

"And he’s trying to reach this sense of closure, and the potential for a new beginning — and then he sees this other recruiter, pulling new players into the Game. And now he realizes that this never ends. It’s all going to just keep going. So, that sense of bitterness is the main feeling he’s experiencing in that moment."

Lee Byung-hu's explanation of The Front Man's feelings in that moment goes a long way in explaining his character's evolution throughout the three seasons of Squid Game.

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