The strange post-credits scene for Squid Game Season 2 explained by the creator

This article contains Major spoilers For the second season of “Squid Game”.

The first season of Hwang Dong Hyuk’s series “Squid Game” ended with a win. Player 456, Seung Ji Hoon (Lee Jung Jae), was the last man standing, winning 45.6 billion won and changing his life forever. At the end of “Squid Game” Season 2, Ji Hoon not only returned to the matches, but… But after seven episodes, the games are still on. The players are divided into two factions – those who want to keep playing, and those who want to go home while they still can – with Ji-hoon leading a riot against the guards that unfortunately fails almost as quickly as it started. This shocking cliffhanger is sure to keep fans hooked until Season 3 arrives sometime in the summer of 2025, but for those who were wise enough to stick around after the credits rolled, there’s a bigger mystery hanging over the games.

In a post-credits scene that lasts only a few seconds, a handful of guys (096, 100, and 353) shyly approach Young Hee, the unsettling giant robot girl She controls the game Red Light, Green Light, but is standing in front of a new game map – Sunset. Although she seems cute and innocent, those who have watched “Squid Game” know that she is a harbinger of the Obliteration – an angel of death. Could this be another branch of gaming in another land, e.g Netflix’s upcoming spin-off series from David Fincher? However, the players and Young Hee are not alone. And in this clip there last A giant robot toy, but this one looks like a little boy wearing a striped polo shirt and a beanie. Positioned across from Young-hee, the stop light flashes from red to green before the footage fades to black.

Fortunately, Hwang Dong Hyuk explained what’s going on with this mysterious new doll, and what fans can expect in Season 3.

Both dolls appear to have sensors in their eyes We’ve already established our theory on /Film This could be to combat players who hide their movement behind players in front of them out of Young Hee’s view, or it could be a look at a previous iteration of the game from previous years. However, in speaking with Entertainment WeeklyHwang Dong-hyuk explained that the doll is named Cheol-su, and the post-credits scene is a teaser for not only the third season, but for a brand new game. As he explained:

“This is actually a (sneak peek) at Cheol-su, who, like Young-hee, is a new giant doll that we will introduce in Season 3, and this is also a reference to the most exciting toy in Season 3. Well, although it has not been shared yet, However, I hope everyone is excited to meet Chul Soo and the new game.

The addition of Cheol-su, the new game map, and the visual of the flashing red light and green train light instead of Young-hee announcing the change and turning her head means that this is a very distinct version of the game from what audiences are used to seeing, or It’s a completely different game. One prevailing theory is that Young Hee and Cheol Soo together refer to playing a “jack and jill game”, noting that Chulso and Younghee are also the names of two children who appear in the illustrations of School books in Koreawith their Western counterparts being “Jack and Jill”.

To play Jack and Jill, players start at the bottom of the hill and roll colored dice to get to the top, based on the color of the dice. With each spin, players also spin a wheel. If he points to a well, they remain where they are. If he points to a bucket, the player goes back down the hill. The first person to reach the top and spin a wheel pointing to the well wins.

To find out whether players of the show will encounter Jack & Jill or something else entirely, we’ll have to wait until Season 3 of “Squid Game” arrives sometime this summer.