The enigmatic Salesman returns in Season 2 of Squid Game, showcasing a more sinister side. Through a bizarre bread and lottery ticket scene, viewers are given a glimpse into his manipulative nature and his connection to Gi-hun's quest.
Editor's note: The below contains spoilers for Squid Game Season 2 . In both seasons of Squid Game , the deadly children's games began before the players ever stepped into the familiar arena, facilitated by the elusive man dubbed the Salesman or Recruiter (Gong Yoo). In Season 1, this was a relatively harmless game of ddakji, which the Salesman used to lure people into the game with monetary rewards and the stinging pain of a slap that was a tiny glimpse into the pain they would later face.
He returns in Season 2 in a larger role for the first two episodes, inducting Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) back into the tournament with a higher-stakes and more fatal game of Russian Roulette. Before this, the Salesman also takes us through a bizarre and seemingly purposeless scene involving bread loaves and lottery tickets, which turns out to be more revealing than we initially assumed, as it exposes parts of his psyche while symbolically tying into the Gi-hun's hunt for the true villain of Squid Game. 'Squid Game' Season 2 Reveals the Salesman's True Self During Gi-hun's three-year search for the elusive character who initially gave him the fateful business card, he hires his old loan shark and his crew to monitor the subway system. One pair finally spots him, and they trail the Salesman out of the subway, as he ends his work day. His personal time apparently involves buying a hundred loaves of bread and lottery tickets, strolling into a park with that ever-present slick smile plastered on his face, and holding out the two items on the palms of his hands in front of people in poverty. He gives each person a choice. Many choose the lottery ticket and lose, but when they plead for the bread, the Salesman simply walks away. Once he attends to everyone, he stands in the middle of the square, loses all composure, and jumps furiously on the remaining food, shaming everyone for choosing the risky option. This obscure scene doesn't seem to have too much rhyme or reason to i
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