The layers come into play, though, when you start moving those pieces around the game board, and Squid Game does a brilliant job of that in its second season, when it puts the Front Man into the game as player 001—except the viewers are the only ones who know who he really is.

What if Front Man is really a hero working from the inside? Explore this Squid Game Season 2 theory, and why Gi-hun might be next.