If you're like everybody else in the world, you probably spent the weekend binge-watching all nine episodes of Netflix's new hit show, Squid Game.
The South Korean drama sees desperate gambler Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) fighting his way through a series of children's games against 455 other competitors. The winner receives a multi-million dollar cash prize, but for the losers, it's instant death.
Squid Game quickly became the number one show on the streaming platform, and is currently on track to become the most-watched show in Netflix's history, per ABC News.
One part of the show that was so compelling was not knowing who was going to die next. Viewers knew we'd have to say goodbye to the beloved characters, but nobody knew when or how it would happen.
However, eagle-eyed viewers may have noticed that most of the main characters actually had their deaths foreshadowed in earlier episodes of the show - adding further intrigue to the series. Don't believe me? Well, check this out...
Cho Sang-woo (218)Played by Park Hae-soo, Sang-woo is the real villain of the series. The childhood friend of Gi-hun, viewers realize that Sang-woo no longer has the caring instincts for his old pal when he fails to inform his team that he recognizes that the players will have to remove a stamped shape out of a dalgona (a type of honeycomb-like candy).
Sang-woo then coldly manipulates Ali into giving him all of his marbles, shoves a guy to his death on the glass bridge, and even cuts the throat of Sae-byeok prior to the final game. This dude is cold.
However, Sang-woo's conscience eventually catches up with himself, when he decides to end his life during the final Squid Game against Gi-hun.
Wearing a suit and drenched from the falling rain, this is eerily similar to the moment we see Sang-woo contemplating ending his life as he lays in a bathtub in episode two.
From one bad guy to another, Deok-su is the manipulative gangster of the series, who has no problem eliminating his opponents with his bare hands.
However, despite his large and powerful demeanor, Deok-su soon finds himself under threat from the chaotic Han Mi-nyeo (212) - whom he had previously been close with during the games.
In episode seven, Mi-nyeo finally gets her revenge on the glass bridge, and she locks her hands around Deok-su's waist and sends both of them plummeting to their deaths.
But this wasn't the first time we saw Deok-su falling from a bridge. Prior to returning to the games, we see the gangster leap from a bridge in an effort to flee a trap that had been set by one of his minions.
A North Korean defector who just wants the best for her family, Sae-byeok is reduced to pick-pocketing in an effort to keep going in the outside world. In fact, in the first episode, we see Sae-byeok cunningly steal Gi-hun's prize money after he wins big on the horses.
When the pair are reunited in the heartless games, Gi-hun is able to recognize her from a scar on her neck. At one point in the outside world, we also see Sae-byeok hold a knife up to the throat of a man who took her money after he had promised to help her mom escape North Korea.
Despite being a viewer-favorite, Sae-byeok died prior to the final game after - you guessed it - Sang-woo cut her throat with a knife. What goes around, comes around.
A struggling family man from Pakistan, Ali is probably the most beloved character in the show. In the very first episode, he saves Gi-hun's life after catching him during the intense game of Red Light, Green Light. His caring and trustihng nature is apparent, but it is also what leads to his death.
In episode six, Ali teams with Sang-woo for the fourth game - with the pair believing their combination of strength and intelligence will make them an unstoppable team. Little did they know, they would actually be opponents in a heartbreaking game of marbles.
Throughout the episode, we see Ali dominating Sang-woo, so much so that he takes nine of Sang-woo's 10 marbles - just falling short of victory.
Unfortunately, Sang-woo was able to deceive Ali into stopping their game, and proceeds to cunningly steal Ali's pouch of marbles in order to be declared the winner. Sang-woo's victory would ultimately result in Ali's death - but this was another elimination foreshadowed earlier in the show.
In episode two, we see Ali plead with his boss to give him the wages he is owed. However, after a scuffle breaks out between the two, his boss has his hand crushed and Ali flees the scene after stealing a pouch of money... much like Sang-woo stealing his pouch of marbles.
And there we have it. There's not much point talking about the death of Oh Il-nam (001), as his brain tumor was made pretty clear in the first episode.
Did you see these shocking character deaths coming? Let us know in the comments section!
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