Warning: SPOILERS lie ahead for Squid Game: The Challenge season 2!The first four episodes of Squid Game: The Challenge season 2 are here, and a slew of players has already found themselves eliminated. Inspired by the blockbuster hit Korean drama, the reality show has brought together a new roster of 456 players, vying to win the ultimate prize of $4.56 million as they play a range of new and familiar competitions.

Squid Game: The Challenge season 2’s cast again includes contestants from all walks of life, with everyone from office administrators to an NFL cheerleader, a retired bomb technician, and Robert Pattinson’s Twilight stunt double. Among them are Viper (Player 152), a DJ and SoulCycle coach, and Mark (Player 100), a customer service representative, both of whom found themselves eliminated during the game of Catch, the former when another player refused to participate, and the latter when the psychological pressure from Ryan (Player 272) led to his failing the catch.

ScreenRant‘s Ash Crossan interviewed Mark and Viper to discuss their experiences on Squid Game: The Challenge season 2. The latter opened up about his elimination, inadvertently causing the axing of fellow contestant, Jonti (Player 118) — as Viper was chosen by Jonti to play Catch for him — revealing he “had no idea at all” about the double elimination element of the game:

Viper: When we were at the hotel, after all was said and done, I had zero clue that was an element in the game. And I was surprised that Jonti had chosen me because we really didn’t have that much of a relationship.

Viper went on to explain that he “just didn’t really trust” his Squid Game opponent, recalling a moment in The Challenge season 2 in which Jonti was crying, and his internal response was “Girl, please, save it. Come on, now“. Even still, while he found himself “surprised” to have been chosen by Jonti, Viper also felt it was the right choice to have him play for him.

Mark & Viper See Their Squid Game Eliminations As Stemming From The Challenge’s Unpredictability

ScreenRant: You both lost in the same Squid Game challenge. What did you guys talk about, in terms of how that went?

Viper: Most of the challenges in this series are so unpredictable that you really just have to make a choice and see it through. Looking back on “Catch,” specifically, we had to join the line. There were four teams, so we had to just make a choice and see it through. When we came to find out what the game actually was, that’s when things started to develop, in terms of strategy and how we wanted to actually follow through. But that’s just very telling of Squid Game: The Challenge in and of itself. You never know what’s going to happen. You just have to take one baby step at a time and hope it works out for the best.

Mark: Yeah, exactly that. I remember choosing my line, then seeing my ride or die, August (Player 111), not in a line. I’m like, “Great, he’s eliminated.” I remember walking out of the white room, basically crying. “Is that the last time I’m ever going to see August?” Then I’m going into Catch and being like, “Okay, alright, I think I could possibly do this.” I had that strategy talk with Ryan, and by the way, we’re good now. I’m very anti-bullying, but Ryan apologized very quickly after. It was tough, of course, but it’s also like, “How can you get yourself out of that?” How do you get yourself in a good spot while there are just so many weird things happening? Catch was a lot harder than I ever thought it would be, considering I can catch a ball! Just not that day.

ScreenRant: Mark, please tell me you got to go to Star Wars Celebration in Japan!

Mark: Oh, my God! No, we didn’t. But we did go to Star Wars Night at Disneyland. We actually went to Disney this week and rode the rides. But I want to go to Star Wars Celebration so badly!

ScreenRant: Looking back at the experience, if you went back into the game next season, is there anything that you would approach differently?

Viper looking stressed with his arms behind his neck in Squid Game: The Challenge season 2

Viper: There are very tiny, nitty-gritty things, but ultimately, I would play the game the same way I did it. Stepping up when I needed to, pulling back when I felt like I should. You can’t plan too much for an experience like this. You kind of just have to take it in and move forward in the moment. As long as I’m being authentic to myself and being genuine to who I am in and outside of the game, I’m pleased.

ScreenRant: How do you feel about the guy who turned around and refused to catch the ball?

Viper: Kind of a lame choice, in my opinion. At least try! My whole thing is that you have to set yourself up for success. If you’ve already told yourself that you can’t do something, it’s likely that you’re not going to be able to do it. And that was the case with him. Unfortunately, he was tethered to me in that moment, so obviously I didn’t advance past that game. But it was not pleasant to watch, and I don’t think that’s something that he would be proud of. We don’t have beef or anything; there’s no bad feelings between him and I, but we could have done better.

The next four episodes of Squid Game: The Challenge season 2 air Tuesday, November 11 on Netflix, followed by the season finale on November 18.