The designer behind the set of Squid Game has revealed the rainbow floor during the six-legged game had a deeper meaning we all definitely won’t have realised. The staging and design of Squid Game is beyond incredible, and it turns out every little detail has a reason behind it.

Season two episode four is called “Six Legs” and in it the players were put into teams, tied at the ankle and made to play back to back games. They played the games along a route, marked by a rainbow. And it turns out, there was a lot of meaning behind this choice.

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The rainbow floor in Squid Game 2 was actually very metaphorical

The rainbow floor in the Squid Game 2 game represented a much deeper meaning. It’s to do with childhood innocence, and the fine line between life and death.

Production designer Chae Kyoung-sun said: “The director suggested creating two circles, and it got me thinking about the meaning of the rainbows. People say the path to heaven is decorated with rainbow colours. As you know, we wrapped the coffins like gifts. That was kind of a reflection of our tough, competitive reality in this world where so many people fail. People are tired of the harsh reality. So it was a way of wishing those who passed away a peaceful afterlife, where there would be no more pain. I think the rainbows share the same meaning as the coffins.”

The room being vibrant and colourful, and decorated with rainbows was meant to reflect childhood innocence, and playfulness. The innocence quickly disappears when players die, and the room is covered in blood. This was meant to represent the stark difference between life and death, and how life can be over quickly. It’s cruelly ironic, really.