Additionally, in the alternate ending, Dong-hyuk envisioned that, along with Gi-hun and the baby, other major characters would survive as well.

Squid Game 3, to the show’s credit, manages to end things on a better note. While Season 2 felt like it was meandering in terms of characters, focus, and thematic arc, Season 3 manages to wrangle each of those aspects of the show well enough to make it feel like a fittingly epic (if depressing) conclusion.

Squid Game's creator has spoken up about Season 3's ending and how his idea was different from the one we got. Learn more here.