Warning: This article contains SPOILERS for Squid Game season 2, episode 1, "Bread and Lottery."Squid Game season 2 sees the return of Detective Hwang Jun-ho, but this raises questions about how Wi Ha-joon's character survives his encounter with the Front Man. After Jun-ho infiltrates the Games, Squid Game season 1's ending reveals that the person running them is his brother, Hwang In-ho. The two have an exchange before In-ho shoots him, sending Jun-ho off of a cliff. Viewers knew he'd survive the fall when he was confirmed for the cast of Squid Game season 2. However, the means of Jun-ho's survival was unclear.

Fortunately, Squid Game season 2 explains what becomes of the detective after being shot in the shoulder. The season 2 premiere opens with him working as a traffic cop, but he's still committed to finding the mysterious island the Games are held on. It's clear his chief and fellow detectives don't have enough evidence to listen to him. However, there is one person willing to search for the island with Jun-ho, and it's the same man responsible for his survival in season 1.