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* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]: Ali is a [[Nice Guy]] who makes his mark by saving Gi-hun during the first game without second thought. He's also still a strong guy, and not a pushover. Case in point, he mauls his boss by accident while fighting to get the wages that are owed to him, and later he defends Gi-hun during the nighttime riot using a metal bed beam, wielding it like a caber.
* [[Bittersweet Ending]]: Season one ends this way. {{spoiler|Gi-hun wins the Squid Game by default when Sang-woo elects to kill himself rather than vote to go home alive and penniless with his childhood friend. His mother succumbed to her diabetes without the operation that she needed, meaning Gi-hun was too late by a few days. He spends the next year drinking and drifting, only using the money if anything to pay off his debts, and finds out that the old man Il-nam was the creator fo the games when the latter invites him to spend Christmas Eve in a penthouse. Their conversation and final game motivates Gi-hun to clean up his act, set up Sae-byeok's brother with Sang-woo's mother as well as the portions of the winnings that would have gone to his friends. It's implied he paid overdue child support so his ex consents to let Gi-hun visit Ga-yeong for her birthday. Before he gets on the plane to California, however, he sees the Salesman bitch-slap another potential player, and goes to try and stop him. All he does is confiscate the card, dial it, and promise that he's not forgiving them. The Front Man threatens him to get on the plane and see his daughter, making Gi-hun realize that his family is in danger unless he stops the Squid Game. So he turns around and gets off the plane, disappointing Ga-yeong again but determined to give her a better future}}.
* [[Curb Stomp Cushion]]: To their credit, Team 7 in the opening round of {{spoiler|tug-of-war briefly holds their ground against Deok-su's gang. The problem is that they are simply not strong enough and Deok-su is too murderous}}.
* [[Drama Queen]]: Mi-nyeo makes her entrance by getting on her knees and begging the guards to let her go home after the Red Light Green Light game, claiming that she has a newborn that hasn't been named yet. Then she proceeds to vote for the games to continue. The old man notes she returned for round two, and wonders dryly if she named her nonexistent kid yet. Sae-byeok even notes that Mi-nyeo has been burning bridges because she can't pick a side, or know when to be serious.
* [[Dumbass Has a Point]]: Gi-hun is not ''dumb'' per se, but he is less analytical than say Sang-woo who graduated top of his class. The guy also has a habit of making bad decisions. He does have his moments of insight, however, that make him a more layered character.
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** The VIPs mention offhand that countries have their own version of the games, but South Korea has the "best" one. Horror of the implications aside, that is a potential storyline that could be explored.
* [[So Long, Suckers!]]: Gi-hun sees the Salesman playing ''ddjaki'' again with another unlucky player. The Salesman sees him and quickly makes his exit after giving the business card. G-hun runs like hell, but he doesn't reach a departing train in time; the Salesman smiles and waves to him from the window.
* [[This Is Gonna Suck]]:
** One unlucky player has this reaction during the "Red Light, Green Light" Game after the timer runs out and he's forced to freeze a few feet from the finish line. He looks at the doll with a resigned expression before turrets mow down those left on the field.
** Several players have disappointed reactions when learning they chose difficult shapes for the dalgona challenge. When Gi-hun realizes he has to cut out an umbrella intact, he stares into the camera with the [[Vertigo Effect]] and says, "I'm fucked."
** Sang-woo suspects that the third game will require strength; he's not impressed when realizing their team has three women and an old man. Gi-hun points out that girls may be useful if they're doing jacks or jumprope, games that strong men may not necessarily now. Then the teams are led to a large room with two platforms high in the air, {{spoiler|and the head Pink Guard reveals that the challenge will be tug-of-war}}. Sang-woo's face falls as he hates to admit he was right. Cue the ''rest'' of his team having this expression as they look back at each other, including the normally-stoic Ali. Mi-nyeo gives an uncharacteristic, "Damn it. All men" when she sees their opponents in the second round.
** Team 7 in {{spoiler|tug-of-war}} all share this expression when they have to go up against {{spoiler|Deok-su's team}}. They know they are dead, especially their leader.
* [[You Bastard]]: Episode 7 reveals that VIPs have been watching the games remotely from a screen. They've been placing bets on who's going to win and who will die, much as television viewers might when watching survival horror. Hey, wait a minute...
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