Squid Game follows 456 people who are deeply in debt. They agree to play a series of children's games in order to win a whopping 45.6 billion won (equivalent to US $38.5 million) cash prize, but if they lose, the penalty is death.
In episode 6, the characters were asked to pair up with the competitor they are closest to for a game of marbles. Unfortunately, they learned they were not competing as teams of two, but against each other.
One character, Gi-hun, chose his elderly friend, thinking that he would help him win this round, only to be horrified to find out that one of them would die.
Simu Liu tweeted: "So I guess I'm just gonna be traumatized by marbles for the rest of my life then"
Squid Game is currently Netflix's "biggest-ever series at launch," the streaming company told CNN this week. Since its Netflix debut on September 17, the series has been viewed by 111 million accounts, surpassing Bridgerton -- which was watched by 82 million -- as the most-viewed Netflix series. It's currently No. 1 on Netflix's Top 10 lists in 94 countries, including the United States, where it's the first Korean series to achieve that distinction. ~Alexandra Heilbron