Alice in Borderland Season 3 Episode 1 With English Subtitles

Alice in Borderland Season 3 Episode 1 With English Subtitles The screen fades in from black. A light drizzle falls over Seoul, the camera sweeping across empty streets at dawn. Cars stand abandoned, traffic lights blink endlessly, and in the distance, a faint sound of a heartbeat echoes.

Inside a small apartment, Arisu (Lee Jae-wook) wakes up from a nightmare—his shirt soaked in sweat. He gasps, clutching his chest as flashes of the past return: empty cities, playing cards, friends dying in brutal games. But when he opens his eyes, everything looks normal.

Arisu (sub): “Just a dream… or was it?”

He walks to the window. Outside, life moves on—people heading to work, buses honking, street vendors shouting. Yet something feels wrong. The colors seem faded.

At breakfast, Usagi (Kim So-hyun) notices his silence.

She smiles, but her eyes flicker with worry.

Scene 2 – The Vanishing

Later that night, rain pours heavily. Arisu and Usagi walk home after dinner. A street magician performs card tricks nearby. He flips a deck dramatically—and every card is a Joker.

Arisu freezes. The magician whispers:

Magician (sub): “Welcome back, player.”

A blinding flash fills the street. Arisu shields his eyes—and when he looks again, the magician and Usagi are gone. Only her pendant remains, glimmering in the rain.

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Arisu (sub): “Usagi? Usagi!”

He runs through the alleyways, calling her name. The city lights flicker, and suddenly, the world goes silent. The rain stops midair. Everything freezes.

Arisu blinks. He’s standing in the middle of an empty Seoul—the same streets, but abandoned, quiet, lifeless.

He looks up. Neon signs flash in red:

“WELCOME TO BORDERLAND.”

Scene 3 – The First Player

Arisu staggers through the dead city, shouting for anyone. He finds footprints and follows them into a subway station. There, he encounters Ann (Bae Suzy)—once his ally, now a stranger.

Arisu (sub): “Ann… you’re alive?”
Ann (sub): “You shouldn’t have come back, Arisu. The Joker isn’t like the others.”

She tosses him a device shaped like a wristband. It lights up, displaying a timer: 01:00:00.

Ann (sub): “The first game starts now. Find the key before time runs out.”

Sirens wail through the tunnels. Doors slam shut, trapping them inside. Red lights bathe the walls. On the intercom, a distorted voice announces:

“GAME ONE: THE UNDERGROUND MAZE.”
“RULE: FIND THE KEY TO SURVIVE. FAIL, AND YOU DIE.”

Scene 4 – The Underground Maze

Arisu and Ann run through the twisting tunnels. The walls change position every two minutes, like a shifting puzzle. They hear screams echoing from the distance—other players lost in the dark.

A holographic map appears on their wristbands, showing routes marked with playing cards. Each card represents a trap.

Arisu (sub): “Hearts are illusions. Diamonds are logic. Spades… physical.”
Ann (sub): “And clubs?”
Arisu (sub): “Chaos.”

They navigate carefully. At one intersection, a door slams shut, cutting them off from the others. Arisu finds a glowing symbol—a Joker card drawn in blood.

Arisu (sub): “He’s watching us.”

Suddenly, gas fills the tunnel. They run, coughing, until they burst into an open chamber. A metal box sits in the center, the key inside—but it’s surrounded by pressure plates.

Arisu studies the floor.

Arisu (sub): “Every wrong step is death. We have to move exactly like the pattern of the Joker card.”

They count steps together, moving in sync. The tension is suffocating. Sweat drips down their faces. At the final tile, Ann slips—Arisu catches her, pushing her forward. The key is in her hand.

The lights flicker. The voice returns.

“CONGRATULATIONS. ONE PLAYER MAY LEAVE.”

Arisu freezes.

Arisu (sub): “What do you mean, one?”
Ann (sub): “Only one can survive… and the doors are closing.”

Ann looks at him, guilt in her eyes.

Ann (sub): “I’ll find her for you. Forgive me.”

She runs toward the exit. Arisu shouts after her, but the steel door slams shut. The gas floods the chamber again.

Scene 5 – The Joker’s Voice

As Arisu struggles for breath, he hears a laugh echoing through the tunnels—deep, mocking, familiar. A shadowy figure appears behind the glass: The Joker (Lee Dong-wook), dressed in black, his smile unnervingly calm.

Joker (sub): “Welcome back, Arisu. Did you think you escaped the game?”
Arisu (sub): “Where’s Usagi? What do you want from us?”
Joker (sub): “What every player wants. To know whether they deserve to live.”

The Joker’s face flickers between real and illusion. He taps the glass, and the gas vanishes.

Joker (sub): “You have one hour to find her. Fail… and she dies first.”

A door opens, leading upward into daylight. Arisu runs out, collapsing onto the surface. The sun sets over a deserted Seoul skyline. On the horizon, he sees a massive billboard showing Usagi—bound, unconscious—her image glitching like static.

Joker (sub): “Let’s play, Alice.”

Scene 6 – The Cliffhanger

Arisu stands on a rooftop overlooking the silent city. He looks at his wristband—now displaying “PLAYER 002.” Next to his number, a countdown begins again: 24:00:00.

Arisu (sub): “Twenty-four hours… to save her.”

He clenches his fist, determination burning in his eyes.

Suddenly, a flare explodes in the sky, forming a giant Joker symbol. Across the city, dozens of players appear on rooftops, all wearing the same wristbands. A voice echoes through loudspeakers:

“WELCOME TO BORDERLAND SEASON THREE.”
“THE JOKER ROUND BEGINS NOW.”

The episode ends with Arisu whispering:

Arisu (sub): “I’ll find you, Usagi. No matter what game you play.”

The camera pans upward to the crimson sky, where the Joker card slowly burns to ash.

End of Episode 1 – “The Forgotten Game”

Usagi wakes in a strange mansion filled with mirrors.
Arisu joins a group of new players led by Ann.
The Joker’s first full challenge begins: “The Game of Reflection.”
One rule: “To win, face the version of yourself that wants to die.”

Theme Message:
Episode 1 sets up the emotional and psychological tone for Alice in Borderland Season 3. It’s darker, more introspective, and more human. The return of the Joker introduces the final stage—the confrontation between survival instinct and self-acceptance. Arisu’s journey is no longer just about escaping the game; it’s about understanding why he plays it at all.

Tagline:

“The Borderland never ends… it only waits.”