When we first meet Squid Game protagonist Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) in Season 1, he doesn’t have enough money to buy his daughter fried chicken for her birthday. This lack of means, made more extreme by his crippling debt, informs Gi-hun’s decision to take part in the Squid Game—even after he discovers its deadly stakes. When Gi-hun emerges as the gauntlet’s only survivor, he takes home 45.6 billion won.
[time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”]Watching Korean deadly competition drama Squid Game...