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Detective Jun-ho has been giving us a behind-the-scenes look into the games massive operationsince episode three.
Ive never expected him to succeed, so I never really knew what to make of his character.
Once his phone gets a signal, Jun-ho calls his chief and asks for backup.
(It does look like his pictures go through, though he has to resend the videos.)
Jun-ho uses his last bullet to shoot the Front Man in the shoulder (rather than the head).
Jun-ho recognizes the voice, lowers his gun, and asks, Who are you?
In-ho shoots him in the shoulder, and Jun-ho falls off the cliff into the water.
He looks in the mirror and replays the standoff in his mind.
He sees a reflection of his brother right before hes shot.
the vision of Jun-ho asks.
We dont know enough about the Front Man to be sure of his motivations for shooting Jun-ho.
It could either be to save him from being caught by the VIPs or to protect the game.
Either way, there is finally some emotion revealed behind the mask.
Gi-hun, Sang-woo, and Sae-byeok spend much of this episode getting groomed for the final round.
Gi-hun believes the glassmaker was innocent, but Sang-woo wont hear it.
In his mind, Sang-woo is the reason that theyre still alive.
In fact, Sang-woo thinks Gi-hun should be thankful hes there to do the dirty work.
But she is human, after all, and instead, she deteriorates as she slowly bleeds out.
The guards give them formal dress clothes and turn the dorm into an extravagant dining hall.
A slowly dying Sae-byeok leaves half her steak uneaten as Sang-woo and Gi-hun all but lick their plates.
After dinner, the guards take away their plates but leave each of them with a steak knife.
Sae-byeok begins to doze off.
Sang-woo doesnt seem to notice that Sae-byeok has gotten weaker; hes been too busy glaring at Gi-hun.
Gi-hun offers to team up with Sae-byeok against Sang-woo.
Gi-hun suggests they kill Sang-woo and split the money.
But Sae-byeok knows shes not going to make it.
She gets Gi-hun to promise he will take care of her brother.
In an uncharacteristic moment, Gi-hun makes his move to kill Sang-woo, who has fallen asleep.
The doors do open, but its to let in a casket.
Sae-byeok doesnt succumb to her wounds because Sang-woo uses his knife to slit her throat.
Sae-byeoks death is the last straw for Gi-hun and Sang-woos relationship.
After all, the VIPs are waiting to see a final round.
The Next Game Will Begin Shortly
Jun-ho had the magic never-ending TV battery on his phone.
Lee Byung-hun, who plays the Front Man, was referenced before his big reveal here.
(Go to mojito and have a glass of Maldives.)
In arecent interview, show creator Hwang Dong-hyuk confirmed that the Front Man is an ex-cop.
Whats the difference between $22.8 and $45.6 billion won at this point?
