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What a masterpiece-Ending explained
How did it pass censorship I've no idea! It's rebellious beyond words! The drama is a study of love and freedom with full fledged characters and wholesome plots and arcs. The actress is a prodigy, she's sexy and innocent and clever and cunning and funny, she embodied every role to its fullest. ZBB is as always his perfect self and WD as NXY/TM is an unforgettable surprise as a poetic villain! I truly loved how he unraveled his role(s) and his insights! I'm in love with these people and their performance!
Edit 22/2/2025
Explanation of the ending
The ending is a bit weird and definitely needed explaining, but I think it was done on purpose, either bc they wanted to hype the drama or bc they, themselves, can't explain it. Here is my take. The first time XXC returned to save MXL and kill HW he changed the timeline. Him knowing who the Pavillion Master is long before the reveal implies that there was once a timeline where MXL died and he found out the ID of the master during the final fight. According to this observation the whole timeline can change in ways that does not affect the outcome. He couldn't kill HW the first time he came back because fate is written and the outcome already known. So, bear with me:
1) Fate (NXY) knows the outcome. By "dying" fate is no longer decided.
2)Demon ZM is the future ZM with XXC soul fragment in him reliving the 10000 years of imprisonment.
3) He has both the memories of himself (not distorted) with AZ and XXC with MXL
4) Everything goes the way it does bc the main characters relive the last 10000 years and yes, TM becomes NXY, but fate now can be changed bc that's a new timeline, the third one (see No11)
5) When MXL meets ZM there is no hate. I want to think he took the time to explain how things are to both MXL and XXC.
6) Now here's the tricky part which still bothers me. XXC has to die whether MXL does ore not, bc that's how ZM is freed and the timeline with no HT is activated. So he dies as per the first and second timeline(I''m explaining it on No11), only this time there are two soul fragments in ZM making XXC's memories more formidable.
7) NXY doesn't become TM because his celestial form was destroyed to let people have free will. HT is already dead so there is no need to relive the final boss battle.
8) So how does MXL get her memories back? ZM can do that bc he's double xped bc of two XXC fragments.
9) He's freed from the Abyss and just returns to Snow City being one whole soul plus extra(that's why he keeps his demon powers) and reunites with MXL
10) Does FY die? I think not. In this timeline I want her reunited with her brother
11) I haven't addressed XXC saving young MXL. As I've already said there are two timelines. We are watching the second through the whole drama and the third timeline is hinted at at the last scene where ZM is in Snow city. So in the first timeline, XXC finds HW is the Pavillion master in their final battle and MXL is saved from Moonlight Pavilion by SQ. In the second timeline (the one we are watching) just like XXC finds out HW is the pavilion master but he can't be killed yet, XXC can't take MXL bc she has to be SQ's disciple. Don't forget we are still in arranged fate timelines.So whether it's SQ or XXC saving her, MXL has to follow her Dark Abyss arc. In both timelines she falls in love with XXC and she hates the Alliance(in the 2nd timeline more bc they killed her Mister). That's why in the second timeline she falls in love with XXC all over again despite her Mister memories, and she makes sure he knows that
So in conclusion:
Three timelines
1) Arranged fate, SQ saves MXL, she falls in love with XXC despite her revenge plan, XXC fights Pavilion Master, death of both leads BUT by trying to save MXL, XXC triggers timeline:
2) Arranged fate, XXC saves MXL but she has to become SQ's discipline, he attacks HW but it's not his time to die, repeat the same story and now HT is dead and we reach timeline
3) Arranged fate, people live and die as needed up till NXY's death. Free will and no HT, but an all knowing ZM with double soul shards, demon powers and a happy ever after. There is no blocking of XXC's technique in the third timeline bc ZM is the future ZM of timeline 2 who decided to relive the 10000 years of punishment. Thus ZM is stronger than ever.FY doesn't die in this timeline bc there is no TM (artifact side is dead) to protect from a HT that no longer exists. With NXY's death the second timeline shifts into the third, because HT and TM are already dead. And that's how we get the last scene in the Snow City
Edit 22/2/2025
Explanation of the ending
The ending is a bit weird and definitely needed explaining, but I think it was done on purpose, either bc they wanted to hype the drama or bc they, themselves, can't explain it. Here is my take. The first time XXC returned to save MXL and kill HW he changed the timeline. Him knowing who the Pavillion Master is long before the reveal implies that there was once a timeline where MXL died and he found out the ID of the master during the final fight. According to this observation the whole timeline can change in ways that does not affect the outcome. He couldn't kill HW the first time he came back because fate is written and the outcome already known. So, bear with me:
1) Fate (NXY) knows the outcome. By "dying" fate is no longer decided.
2)Demon ZM is the future ZM with XXC soul fragment in him reliving the 10000 years of imprisonment.
3) He has both the memories of himself (not distorted) with AZ and XXC with MXL
4) Everything goes the way it does bc the main characters relive the last 10000 years and yes, TM becomes NXY, but fate now can be changed bc that's a new timeline, the third one (see No11)
5) When MXL meets ZM there is no hate. I want to think he took the time to explain how things are to both MXL and XXC.
6) Now here's the tricky part which still bothers me. XXC has to die whether MXL does ore not, bc that's how ZM is freed and the timeline with no HT is activated. So he dies as per the first and second timeline(I''m explaining it on No11), only this time there are two soul fragments in ZM making XXC's memories more formidable.
7) NXY doesn't become TM because his celestial form was destroyed to let people have free will. HT is already dead so there is no need to relive the final boss battle.
8) So how does MXL get her memories back? ZM can do that bc he's double xped bc of two XXC fragments.
9) He's freed from the Abyss and just returns to Snow City being one whole soul plus extra(that's why he keeps his demon powers) and reunites with MXL
10) Does FY die? I think not. In this timeline I want her reunited with her brother
11) I haven't addressed XXC saving young MXL. As I've already said there are two timelines. We are watching the second through the whole drama and the third timeline is hinted at at the last scene where ZM is in Snow city. So in the first timeline, XXC finds HW is the Pavillion master in their final battle and MXL is saved from Moonlight Pavilion by SQ. In the second timeline (the one we are watching) just like XXC finds out HW is the pavilion master but he can't be killed yet, XXC can't take MXL bc she has to be SQ's disciple. Don't forget we are still in arranged fate timelines.So whether it's SQ or XXC saving her, MXL has to follow her Dark Abyss arc. In both timelines she falls in love with XXC and she hates the Alliance(in the 2nd timeline more bc they killed her Mister). That's why in the second timeline she falls in love with XXC all over again despite her Mister memories, and she makes sure he knows that
So in conclusion:
Three timelines
1) Arranged fate, SQ saves MXL, she falls in love with XXC despite her revenge plan, XXC fights Pavilion Master, death of both leads BUT by trying to save MXL, XXC triggers timeline:
2) Arranged fate, XXC saves MXL but she has to become SQ's discipline, he attacks HW but it's not his time to die, repeat the same story and now HT is dead and we reach timeline
3) Arranged fate, people live and die as needed up till NXY's death. Free will and no HT, but an all knowing ZM with double soul shards, demon powers and a happy ever after. There is no blocking of XXC's technique in the third timeline bc ZM is the future ZM of timeline 2 who decided to relive the 10000 years of punishment. Thus ZM is stronger than ever.FY doesn't die in this timeline bc there is no TM (artifact side is dead) to protect from a HT that no longer exists. With NXY's death the second timeline shifts into the third, because HT and TM are already dead. And that's how we get the last scene in the Snow City
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