In Season 1, Episode 7 of Squid Game , titled the narrative shifts from the internal struggle of the players to the external gaze of the wealthy elite who fund and bet on the games. The episode introduces the titular VIPs and features the high-stakes Glass Stepping Stones game, which significantly thins the herd of remaining survivors. Key Plot Developments
: A group of wealthy, masked individuals arrive to watch the final games in person. They are depicted as hedonistic and detached, lounging in an opulent room with "living furniture" while placing million-dollar bets on human lives. Squid Game 1x7
Squid Game - S01E07 - VIPS [Transcript] - Scraps from the loft In Season 1, Episode 7 of Squid Game