This time, it asks him to meet his ‘gganbu’ (the slang term for 'ally' in Korean, first mentioned in episode 6) at a building on Christmas Eve.
Gi-hun buys some flowers at a nearby beach, only to discover another game invitation hidden within the bouquet. On his way out, Gi-hun asks the banker if he can borrow 10,000 won – a callback to a regular request he made in the show’s early episodes.
He appears haggard and impoverished, riding the subway – despite his riches – to a banker who tells him he has hardly spent any of his money. Again, this is an important moment for the character, since his mother’s health proved the catalyst for his participation in the game in the first place.Ī year later, Gi-hun remains traumatized by his experience. Upon making it home, Gi-hun discovers that his own mother has died. Gi-hun says nothing – it’s not clear whether she interprets this silence as confirmation of Sang-woo’s death. On the walk back to his apartment, he passes Sang-woo’s mother, who asks after her son’s whereabouts. Gi-hun returns home to find 45.6 billion won in his bank account (that's around $38 million and £28 million, for those wondering). This is partly true, but further reasoning is added later on in the episode. While being returned home, Gi-hun asks the Front Man why he hosts the game, to which he replies, “you people are horses” – meaning it was created for the purposes of sport and betting. The VIPs leave, the prize money descends from the ceiling and Gi-hun is declared the winner by the Front Man, who congratulates him on his victory. Sang-woo’s last words request that Gi-hun accepts the prize money and helps his mother.Īt this point, the game is over. Gi-hun returns to Sang-woo to inform him of his decision, but the latter stabs himself in the neck – presumably a consequence of his guilt. Obviously, things don’t turn out this way. In this confrontation, though, Gi-hun reveals a momentary brutal streak that allows him to defeat Sang-woo, but he still ultimately refuses to be totally corrupted by the game, sparing Sang-woo's life and deciding to forfeit the prize money and return home. Unlike Sang-woo, who spends preceding episodes descending into a darker and darker state of mind, Gi-hun maintains a degree of morality and humanity throughout the increasingly inhumane games. This moment is an important one for Gi-hun.
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