Squid Game season 3’s darkest twist essentially replaced Gi-hun as the focal point of the show, and it made the final episodes harder to watch.

Squid Game Season 3 brought intense twists, painful sacrifices, and surprise heroes, but one character quietly stood out without trying to.

This article contains major spoilers from the “Squid Game” series finale, now streaming on Netflix. Lee Jung-jae’s Seong Gi-hun has always been the beating heart of “Squid Game,” and his ultimate sacrifice allows the dour finale to have a flash of humanity shine through.