Spoiler warning: before we start, I need to make it clear that I’m about to discuss the ending of Squid Game. If you haven’t seen it yet, stop reading now. But if you have seen it, my goodness – what the hell just happened?
We knew the signs weren’t great going into the final season. Prior to its release, Squid Game creator Hwang Dong-hyuk – a man who takes his role so seriously that he lost eight teeth during the production due to stress – said that the series wouldn’t have a happy ending, going as far as calling it “bleak”.
