Squid Game season 2’s new teaser suggests that it will resolve one of season 1’s biggest mysteries. Created by Hwang Dong-hyuk, Squid Game season 1 ranks among the most-watched TV shows on Netflix even after three years since its release. Although its second installment was announced soon after the first season became a global success, the flywheels of season 2’s development have moved rather slowly. However, the long wait between the South Korean show’s seasons 1 and 2 has only further raised excitement surrounding season 2’s release.
Set to land on Netflix on 26 December 2024, Squid Game season 2 will mark the return of many familiar faces from season 1. From Lee Jung-jae’s Seong Gi-hun to Lee Byung-hun’s Front Man, many characters are set to reprise their roles. Interestingly, Squid Game season 2’s new teaser suggests that another minor but important character from season 1 will also be a part of the second installment’s roster. His return almost promises that season 2 will finally resolve one underlying mystery.
Gong Yoo’s Salesman Is The Most Mysterious Character In Squid Game
The Reason Behind Why He Does What He Does Remains A Mystery
Squid Game season 1’s ending moments reveal why the titular games were created. As the show progresses, it also becomes evident that the guards follow a fixed hierarchy, and most of them are almost as helplessly bound to their situation as the contestants. The show also reveals the Front Man’s true identity, familial ties, and underlying motives towards season 1’s closing moments. However, when it comes to Gong Yoo’s Salesman, the Netflix South Korean show has hardly revealed anything so far.
As seen in Squid Game season 1’s opening arc, The Salesman suddenly emerges at the subway station and challenges him to play a “ddakji.” Through the game, he also sells him the idea that he is capable of competing at the central survival games, paving the way for the story that unfolds afterward. The Salesman serves as a catalyst for Seong Gi-hun’s harrowing journey in Squid Game season 1, but everything about his motives, backstory, and connections to games remains shrouded in mystery. Thankfully, Squid Game season 2 might finally provide some answers.
Squid Game 2’s Salesman Tease Means We’re Finally Learning More About Him
The Show Might Finally Reveal His Backstory & How He Got Associated With The Games
Given how the Salesman breaks the fourth wall in the new Squid Game season 2 teaser and invites viewers to the games, it could merely be a promo video that does not necessarily guarantee the show will disclose more about him. However, the fact that the teaser promises his return in season 2 raises exciting possibilities. Squid Game season 1 maintained a similar air of ambiguity around Oh Il-nam’s true identity and purpose for joining the games. The show’s finale eventually presented a shocking twist that confirmed Oh Il-nam created the games.
…the Salesman could be another innocent man who somehow got trapped in the games’ machinations, forced to facilitate the competitions and recruit players against his will.
Since the Salesman, too, has been an enigmatic figure since the show’s beginning and always sports an eerie smile, he could be another major flywheel in the machinery of the games. Alternatively, the Salesman could be another innocent man who somehow got trapped in the games’ machinations, forced to facilitate the competitions and recruit players against his will. Or, maybe, just maybe, he could also be a previous winner, acutely aware of the horrors he is inviting new players to. Regardless of who he is, it is hard not to hope season 2 will reveal more about him.
Gong Yoo Should Have More Screen Time In Squid Game 2 After Stealing The Show In Season 1
After All, He Is One Of The Biggest Stars In Squid Game
Gong Yoo only briefly appears in Squid Game season 1 as The Salesman. However, he is easily among the biggest stars on the Netflix TV show. The actor has been active for over two decades and has starred in several renowned movies and shows, like Coffee Prince, Train to Busan, The Age of Shadows, and Guardian: The Lonely and Great God.
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Squid Game Season 1 Key Facts Breakdown |
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Created By |
Hwang Dong-hyuk |
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Rotten Tomatoes Critics Score |
95% |
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Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score |
84% |
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Number of episodes |
9 |
If Squid Game season 2 does not explore The Salesman’s story and avoids giving Gong Yoo a bigger role, it would be wasting one of its most valuable assets. Hopefully, it will shed new light on the character and give Gong Yoo more screen time. The Squid Game season 2 teaser has already hinted at his return, but only time will tell whether the show will drop new insights into his past and purpose.
