'Didn't expect this much...': Squid Games Season 3 'heart wrenching' plot twist leaves fans devastated

The fans of Netflix thriller Squid Games have been unanimously sobbing over the events of a season three episode. Netflix dropped the entire Squid Game season 3 on Friday, June 27 and hasn't taken long for subscribers to start binge-watching.

Netizens quickly rushed to X, formerly known as Twitter, and they have made it clear that the viewers have been nearly traumatised by the darkest ever season. Fans around the world were ready for some big twists from the series finale of Netflix‘s smash-hit dystopian thriller Squid Game — but arguably no one saw this surprise coming.

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In the final moments of the show’s last episode, the Squid Game universe suddenly gets a whole lot more global, when the camera jumps to California to find a character played by none other than two-time Oscar-winning actress Cate Blanchett on the streets of Los Angeles, recruiting potential American players to join what one must assume is a U.S. version of the show’s eponymous death game.

The third part of Squid Games picks up the storyline from the previous season, where player 456 goes into trouble after leading the rebels. The episodes were released at 12:30 p.m.

Fans have now started sharing and updating about the heartwrenching plot and deaths where they have claimed that 'Squid Game' turned the knotch towards the darker aspects. The users were thrilled to watch their favourite characters on the screen, but equally dejected about the sacrifices by the players donning the green jumpsuits.

Following the traumatic episode, fans have been taking to X, formerly Twitter, to express their horror at the heartbreaking scenes, with many sharing crying Gifs.

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“Episode 2 of #SquidGame was too much… should’ve just stayed asleep,” someone wrote.

A second agreed: “Already 2 episodes in on the new season of #SquidGame and wtf episode 2 wrecked me.” A fellow fan wrote: “Squid Game Season 3 Ep 2 just f****d me up”, as another commented: “On episode 2 and had 5 heart attacks already.”

Another user then added alongside a crying Gif: “The ending of episode 2 was something else.” Another user mourned for their favourite character, and said, “HYUNJU MY LOVE YOU’LL FOREVER BE MISSED”

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Another user warned, “They said Season 3 would be darker. But we didn’t expect this much blood. Are you ready for heartbreak?”

One user declared, “just finished squid game. i can’t with this f–king show. you will never catch me rewatching this heart wrenching shit ever again.”

A sixth user added to the similar chain of emotions and stated, “Squid Game S3 just gave me a new trauma.” Another user claimed, “SECOND EPISODE OF SQUID GAME DOES NOT EXIST TO ME”

Squid Game season 3 is available on Netflix.