Fans of Squid Game have made a remarkable discovery that sheds new light on the tense Russian roulette scenes in the opening episode of season two.
The story resumes three years after Seong Gi-hun, portrayed by Lee Jung-jae, emerged victorious from the games. Gi-hun is now resolute in tracking down the mysterious salesman (Gong Yoo) who initially invited him to participate.
To achieve this, Gi-hun utilises his substantial winnings to assemble a team, with the assistance of his former loan shark, Kim Dae-pyo (Kim Pub-lae). Their mission is to locate the recruiter and infiltrate the games, ultimately confronting the Front Man (Lee Byung-hun).
During their pursuit, Kim and his associate, Choi Woo-seok (Jeon Seok-ho), manage to find the recruiter, who is engrossed in a game of Ddakji at a subway station.
However, they are spotted and coerced into participating in another perilous game.
Squid Game fans spot ‘fascinating’ detail which changes Russian roulette scene (Image: NETFLIX)
This game entails Rock, Paper, Scissors, coupled with the hazardous twist of Russian roulette. Initially, the odds of survival appear to be one in six if they lose a round, reports .
Nevertheless, these odds seem to escalate as the salesman introduces more bullets and spins the barrel prior to each round. Tragically, this results in Kim’s demise after he intentionally loses and is compelled to shoot himself.
However, an astute fan recently pointed out a crucial detail that implies the game may not have been as treacherous as initially perceived. They posed an intriguing question on a post: “Why’d the recruiter use dummy bullets in the Russian roulette scene?
“In the recruiter’s first Russian roulette game between the loan sharks, if you look closely you can see that the recruiter actually loaded a dummy bullet (you can tell by the ‘hole’, it’s caused by the primer already being hit by the firing pin).
“So there was actually a 0% chance of the gun firing at first.”
Gi-hun finally tracks down the salesman (Image: NETFLIX)
A precise shot from the programme bolsters the viewer’s theory as it showcases that most of the ammunition had a hole at the rear, indicating they would not have fired.
“Then in the second game when they play with 5 bullets, the recruiter adds 3 more dummies and 1 real bullet (you can tell as it’s flat, so the primer hasn’t already been hit). So there was actually only a 1/6 chance of dying,” the post read further.
The eager fan conjectured on the motive, elaborating: “Maybe he just enjoyed their suffering and wanted to make them panic even more by adding more bullets, making them think death was pretty much imminent, even if it was only 1/6.
“It would have probably been a bit awkward if even after they were told they had a 5/6 chance of dying both players were still alive after 4 or 5 shots.”
There was only a 1/6 chance of being killed in the salesman’s game (Image: NETFLIX)
Amazed viewers lauded the sharp-eyed find, with responses like: “That’s absolutely fascinating. I would not have known that without your observation, I learned something new.”
Another concurred: “You probably have it spot on. The recruiter wanted to watch them suffer, he didn’t want for the game to end in 1 or 2 rounds.”
However, the recruiter’s tale concludes when he faces Gi-hun, who emerges victorious.
Fortunately, the recruiter adheres strictly to the rules and indeed shoots himself, allowing Gi-hun to survive and infiltrate the island where the real games commence.
Squid Game season 2 is available to stream on . Season 3 is coming in 2025.