Squid Game – Ep03 – The Man with the Umbrella
Jun-ho successfully infiltrates the games by disguising himself as a masked worker, discovering that the workers and players are based in a facility on a remote island. The players, now more aware and prepared, begin forming alliances. Gi-hun, Sang-woo, Player 001, and Player 199 team up. Player 067 sneaks into an air vent and witnesses workers melting pots of sugar. The second game, Ppopgi, requires each player to extract a stamped shape from a dalgona (honeycomb candy) under a ten minute time limit. Sang-woo learns of Player 067’s discovery and recognizes the game beforehand, but does not warn his teammates and chooses the easiest shape for himself. Gi-hun unknowingly chooses the most difficult shape, an umbrella, but ultimately succeeds by licking the back of the honeycomb to dissolve it. Player 212, a rowdy and manipulative woman, helps Deok-su complete the game with a smuggled lighter. A player about to be executed takes a guard hostage and forces him to unmask. Shocked to discover the guard is a young man, the player shoots himself; the Front Man then personally executes the guard for revealing his identity.