Squid Game 2 bathroom scene decoded: Despite Yim Si-wan's bloody face as Myung-gi, Jo Yu-ri's Jun-hee didn't doubt her ex as killer | More revelations

Squid Game 2 was all about Gong Yoo and Lee Jung-jae, but once the focus shifted, Yim Si-wan took over. His peak moment was the bathroom fight with T.O.P's Thanos, which pushed him to become a killer in the game. It was in fact the first time ever that a player killed another. The actor and Jo Yu-ri, who plays his ex on the show, discusses the very scene in depth. Here's everything they said...

Yim Si-wan's POV on Squid Game 2 bathroom scene

During the roundtable with Deadline, Si-wan spilled how the physically challenging scene also caused him emotional distress. The actor believes that the character is a smart individual despite his series of wrong decisions. He saw the scene as one where he would be a victim or target all the time. Since they (Thanos and his 'friend' Nam-gyu) continued their hostile behaviour with no intention of stopping, Myung-gi decided to attack instead.

Jo Yu-ri's POV

Jo Yu-ri, who plays Myung-gi's ex-girlfriend but is pregnant with his child, has a different perspective of the character. She believes that many, including her, are not aware of Myung-gi being a murderer. In the scene, her character Kim Jun-hee asks him to wipe off the blood from his face. Yu-ri hinted that her character Jun-hee might think that Myung-gi has seen a murder in front of him, not that he was the one who actually attacked with a weapon. Ju-ri explained that with her part in the scene, the mother to their child wants the father to not lose his humanity despite the trying circumstances around them.

The bloody bathroom scene in Squid Game 2

Myung-gi became a murderer, but for a reason. His move of killing Thanos with a fork was in defense, after the rapper tried to choke Myung-gi to death in order to make up for the massive loss in crypto investment. Just when Myung-gi felt his shallow breaths, he took out his weapon - a fork - and attacked Thanos, thus killing him in the process. He hid in the bathroom throughout, leaving the murder weapon behind, which Nam-gyu uses to kill the other members present in the bathroom, who do not agree with continuing the game.