Warning: SPOILERS ahead for Squid Game season 2, episodes 1-7.

Squid Game season 2 ends on a bigger cliffhanger than the first outing, but its mid-credits scene offers some insight into what happens after the tragic events of the finale. Squid Game season 2's ending sees Gi-hun staging an uprising before the fourth game, using a nighttime brawl to get the jump on the Masked Men. Alongside a group of allies who want to stop the tournament, Gi-hun manages to take out several of the Games' enforcers, then uses their weapons to break out of the dormitory.

Unfortunately, Gi-hun's rebellion is short-lived, as the players don't have enough manpower or ammunition to successfully reach the control room. Most of the players who fight in Gi-hun's uprising are killed, while a couple are only alive because they returned to the dormitory for more ammo. Gi-hun and Jung-bae come face to face with the Front Man — or with his mask, anyway — and Jung-bae is killed for Gi-hun's stunt. It's unclear what becomes of the show's main character, but Squid Game season 2's credits scene suggests the tournament continues.

Squid Game Season 2's Mid-Credits Scene Circles Back To Red Light Green Light

The Fourth Game Is A Repeat Of The First One

Squid Game season 2's mid-credits tease is just a few seconds long, but it sees several of the remaining players walking into the area where Red Light Green Light is played. It appears as though the fourth game they're playing will be another iteration of Red Light Green Light, but there's a twist: there are now two dolls with motion sensors tracking them, making it likely that more players will die this time around. Young-hee is deadly enough on her own, but the new boy doll teased in the credits makes it doubly difficult to win.

As for what else the mid-credits scene reveals, it seems to confirm that the next vote went in favor of continuing the Games. This isn't really a surprise, as many of the players voting against this outcome are killed during Gi-hun's rebellion. The players entering the Red Light Green Light game don't tell us much, as Player 096, Player 100, and Player 353 aren't major characters in Squid Game season 2. So, while the tournament will continue, there's no indication of what will become of the prominent players. Squid Game season 3 should shed light on their fates.

The Real Reason The Players Are Playing Red Light Green Light Again

This Is An Intentional Slap In The Face To Gi-hun

It seems odd that the survivors are playing Red Light Green Light again, but this Squid Game season 2 twist actually makes sense. For one, Red Light Green Light is a game where many people can win, which is likely an intentional slap in the face to Gi-hun and those involved in the uprising. Had they gone along with the voting process, there was a chance they could have gone home. And even if they'd lost the looming vote, some would have survived to see another one. Red Light Green Light would be unlikely to take out all of them, even if later games might.

The Front Man seems bent on proving that Gi-hun's efforts to halt the Games are fruitless, and an updated round of Red Light Green Light is a sly reminder of that.

Additionally, this scene indicates that the tournament is continuing in spite of Gi-hun's interference. The Front Man seems bent on proving that Gi-hun's efforts to halt the Games are fruitless, and an updated round of Red Light Green Light is a sly reminder of that. During the first iteration of this game, Gi-hun manages to save many of the new players by warning them about what's coming and working around Young-hee's motion detector. The addition of a second doll in Red Light Green Light is another message that Gi-hun will never win against the elites.

Why There's A Second Doll In Squid Game Season 2's Credits Scene

The Boy Doll Will Track Movements From Behind The Players

The introduction of another doll in Squid Game season 2's mid-credits scene is a direct message that the players cannot get the upper hand against those running the Games. In the first Red Light Green Light round, Gi-hun keeps many of the players alive by telling them to form lines. The motion detector in Young-hee can only see movement that's directly in front of her. Gi-hun demonstrates this by moving his hand behind his back. He tells the other players to get behind people bigger than them, a tactic that allows many of them to make it to the finish line unscathed.

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The Front Man watches all of this happen, and he initially seems somewhat impressed by Gi-hun's strategy. He also appears to learn from this mistake, as the new doll is meant to catch movement from behind the players. This will make it much harder for them to cheat the game, and it will result in more deaths. This response underscores the fact that moves against the tournament will always be met by counter-moves from the organizers. Even if players like Gi-hun find a way to get ahead, Squid Game season 2's mid-credits scene proves they'll inevitably be put in their place.