Squid Gameseason 3 contained plenty of nail-biting moments and big reveals, but it also ruined Netflix’s best potential spinoff for one character.The latest season of the Korean thriller brought an end to Gi-hun’s story, alongside most othercharacters inSquid Game. This involved both the games' finishing and the Front Man and Gi-hun’s ideological battle concluding.
By theend ofSquid Gameseason 3, most major characters are dead, withthe Front Man giving money to both Gi-hun’s family and his brother, Jun-ho, to take care of Jun-hee’s baby. While theupcomingSquid GameAmerican spinoffindicates the franchise will continue, one scene confirmed a great spinoff idea isn’t going to happen.
The Front Man’s Squid Game Flashback Makes A Prequel Spinoff Unnecessary
Season 3 Revealed Everything Required About His Past
WhileSquid Gamespinoffsare bound to happen given the show’s massive success on Netflix, season 3 confirmed thatone about the Front Man’s past probably won’t be coming to fruition. The Front Man, otherwise known as Hwang In-ho, is a previous winner of the games, being put in charge after he became the only survivor left.
Before the final game in season 3, he offers Gi-hun a knife to kill the other players in their sleep, something that would have stopped the final game from happening, letting him and Jun-hee’s baby live. However, he doesn’t follow through, unwilling to sacrifice his humanity.A flashback reveals this was how In-ho won his gameswith Il-nam’s help.
However, this also makes aSquid Gamespinoff about his time in the games unnecessary.The main show has already revealed how he managed to win, while indicating how Gi-hun breaking that cycle impacted him. While seeing him in the games would be interesting, aFront Man prequelwouldn’t serve much purpose since the specifics were already shown.
How The Front Man Can Return In Squid Game’s Future
The Series Finale Hinted At How He’ll Come Back
Luckily,it doesn’t seem like the Front Man’s story is over. WhileSquid Gameseason 3’s gamesended with the island exploding, he still has power in the more global games. This is evident not only by his ability to give Gi-hun’s daughter the remainder of his winnings, but also his reaction to seeing an American recruiter at the end.
Since he’s in Los Angeles in the finale,he might be involved in the American version ofSquid Gameto some degree. It’s clear his battle with Gi-hun changed him, something the spinoff could more deeply explore with his inclusion. His prequel may not happen, but the franchise still has a chance to bring him back in a meaningful way.
