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Squid GameSeason-Finale Recap: Don’t Hate the Player

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Squid Game's season finale pits players against each other in a brutal showdown, as one contestant attempts a violent rebellion to end the deadly game.
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  • After a tie in the third vote, a player stages a bloody uprising to stop the game, sparking intense action in the finale's second half.
  • Showrunner Hwang Dong-hyuk reveals the finale was inspired by the 2019 Hong Kong protests, capturing the desperation of those fighting a rigged system.
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Hwang Dong-hyuk, Netflix, Squid Game
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