Squid Game
Stick to the Team
TV Flash files “Stick to the Team” as hour 4 of 22 in the TV Flash guide — Squid Game (2021–2025) on Netflix, season 1, episode 4, aired 2021-09-17, 55 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E04: listed hour 4 of 22 in the Squid Game guide, hour 4 of 9 in season 1. It aired 2021-09-17 (55 min). The listed hour before it is “The Man with the Umbrella” (S01E03). Next is “A Fair World” (S01E05).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
As alliances form among the players, no one is safe in the dorm after lights-out. The third game challenges Gi-hun's team to think strategically.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Stick to the Team sit in the Squid Game guide?
S01E04 is listed hour 4 of 22 — hour 4 of 9 in season 1, season 1 episode 4.
When did Squid Game S01E04 air?
Stick to the Team aired 2021-09-17 and is listed at 55 minutes.
Where should I start?
Season one is the detonation and still the cleanest argument for the phenomenon. Watch in order: later seasons chase Gi-hun's allegory toward Hwang's planned 2025 ending rather than resetting the game.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Watch Hwang Dong-hyuk's pastel death games for high-concept social thriller craft that still works as character tragedy. Lee Jung-jae's Gi-hun carries Netflix's most-watched series through a closed moral spiral about whether anyone escapes the game's logic — green tracksuits included.
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