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Seong Gi-hun
Trying to keep his alliance together as the dormitory becomes more dangerous.
ClearStory COMPLETE SEASON GUIDE · SEASON 1 · EPISODE 4
SQUID GAME
Stick to the Team
The setup
The second game has reduced the group again. The players are learning that danger may come from one another as well as from the official contests, so choosing who to trust becomes urgent.
OPTIONAL REFERENCECharacters, places and useful termsContains story details. Open after watching.
QUICK REMINDER
8 peopleThe only names you need
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Cho Sang-woo
The strategist in Gi-hun’s group.
067
Kang Sae-byeok
A guarded survivor who finally tells the group her name.
001
Oh Il-nam
The elderly member of Gi-hun’s team, whose memory sometimes falters.
101
Jang Deok-su
The gangster leading the strongest and most violent group.
212
Han Mi-nyeo
A volatile player allied with Deok-su—until he decides she is a weakness.
111
Byeong-gi
A doctor secretly helping corrupt guards in exchange for game information.
240
Ji-yeong
A young woman whom Sae-byeok recruits when the players need a team.
WHILE WATCHING
Recap as you go
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AFTER WATCHING
Key story points
Hidden because this section reveals what happens in Episode 4.
Content note: Episode 4 contains graphic violence, murder, organ trafficking, blood, sexual content, threats and people falling from height.
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