Pregnant Contestant

This is either blatant foreshadowing of the next winner in Squid Game, or Netflix is about to venture into a dark place of no return. In this season, Player 222, Kim Jun-hee (Jo Yu-ri), is revealed to be pregnant with the child of fellow contestant Player 333, Myung-gi (Yim Si-wan) after he ghosts her. She’s in the competition because she lost her money due to following Myung-gi’s terrible investment advice. Regardless of why she’s there, she’s officially the first pregnant woman in Squid Game history, which means her death could be unprecedented in the worst way.

Outside of the young guards who get killed in both seasons, Squid Game has pretty much excluded children from risking their lives. Given that Jun-hee’s pregnancy wasn’t overtly visible, it’s possible the organizers of the game were unaware of her bringing a fetus into a warzone. However, a child’s life being decided by their parent’s desperation is the type of social experiment Squid Game has come to be known for. Luckily she survives Season 2, but that doesn’t mean she or her child are in the clear just yet.