Clever script writing one of those mother mind-f**king drama. So many plot twist in every episode. The first episode was the "key" to all event that will be shown in rest of the series.
The clue always lead us to the wrong killer/culprit you will never be able to guess who is the actual killer of the daughter - not till the last ten minute of the final episode and you will be really mind f**ked the moment they reveal the killer.
My thought on the ending was bitter sweet. But in fact I can make at least 5 different interpretation about the ending.
Okay, so the present Sun Woo whom been kept busy doing all the time traveling in fact dead in 1993. He sacrificing for the sake of young Sun Woo for him to live a flawless or perhaps a better life. The present Sun Woo friends live on knowing the fact that the present Sun Woo was dead in his final time traveling in 1993 being killed by his supposedly biological evil father. The young Sun Woo and Min Young (she did not kept her promise with the pitiful dead Sun Woo last wished to stay distance to the guy who look alike to him) get married. Young Sun Woo somehow remember (in memory/flashback) that his future (dead) Sun Woo and expect what to happen to in the future but he decided to believe in every decision which he will be making (remember the time traveling Sun Woo told him to believe in himself and which ever decision that he making would be a correct one). Thus, the young Sun Woo did not do the time travel - not untill the year 2031 where he simply go back to the past to save his dead brother in 2011 (many asked why 2031? because its consistent to the fact that the stick can bring a person back to the time which was exactly 20 year from present time) - this explain the older looking Sun Woo meeting his dying brother in the Himalaya mountain and say "hyung,long time no see" because during the young Sun Woo timeline his brother is already/expected be dead.
One thing I confused and never explained was whether Sun Woo or Jung Woo is Choi Jin Cheol biological father and that was left unexplained. During the time when Choi having affair (look more like a rape to me lol) with Sun Woo mother it seem to be she was yet to have any babies yet. But after Choi knew that fact later on in the hospital I wonder why he screamed "What had I done? I killed him" <-- pointing to the event he kill Sun Woo in the telephone booth in 1993 and stare at his own hand in despair? (I don't remember he having any attempt or intention to kill Jung Woo at all). But from start to end the story all the clues and hints led us to believe that Jung Woo was his child. Well, maybe the subtitle interpret it wrongly? Hmm...
Great drama, I regret how silly I am back in the day of 2013 I stop watching after finding the first episode disappointing. I go for other drama instead and could not fall in love sooner and recommend this great series to friends. This could easily the best 2013 drama! How I wish I had the incense stick too lol. By the way, great OST too!
This is one of the best investigation drama I had seen to date. Perfect acting and script writing you have to give credit to the producer and actor for their brilliant work.
The story is so realistic and they did not overdo stuff unlike other. Soo Hyun is dubbed as a genius but they don't really abuse his intelligence (God Quiz is a good example abusing it they solve almost every case with the main character 360-like IQ), there is no stupid 1 versus 20, bare first versus heavy armed villian fighting scene (Bad Guy), and in some episode in the end the evil and corruption prevail the law. There even tear-jerker and heart breaking moment in the drama (episode 5,6 and 7).
Also, great OST and music
I am looking forward for 2nd season they giving us a lot of hint of season 2 in the last episode.
The clue always lead us to the wrong killer/culprit you will never be able to guess who is the actual killer of the daughter - not till the last ten minute of the final episode and you will be really mind f**ked the moment they reveal the killer.
Okay, so the present Sun Woo whom been kept busy doing all the time traveling in fact dead in 1993. He sacrificing for the sake of young Sun Woo for him to live a flawless or perhaps a better life. The present Sun Woo friends live on knowing the fact that the present Sun Woo was dead in his final time traveling in 1993 being killed by his supposedly biological evil father. The young Sun Woo and Min Young (she did not kept her promise with the pitiful dead Sun Woo last wished to stay distance to the guy who look alike to him) get married. Young Sun Woo somehow remember (in memory/flashback) that his future (dead) Sun Woo and expect what to happen to in the future but he decided to believe in every decision which he will be making (remember the time traveling Sun Woo told him to believe in himself and which ever decision that he making would be a correct one). Thus, the young Sun Woo did not do the time travel - not untill the year 2031 where he simply go back to the past to save his dead brother in 2011 (many asked why 2031? because its consistent to the fact that the stick can bring a person back to the time which was exactly 20 year from present time) - this explain the older looking Sun Woo meeting his dying brother in the Himalaya mountain and say "hyung,long time no see" because during the young Sun Woo timeline his brother is already/expected be dead.
One thing I confused and never explained was whether Sun Woo or Jung Woo is Choi Jin Cheol biological father and that was left unexplained. During the time when Choi having affair (look more like a rape to me lol) with Sun Woo mother it seem to be she was yet to have any babies yet. But after Choi knew that fact later on in the hospital I wonder why he screamed "What had I done? I killed him" <-- pointing to the event he kill Sun Woo in the telephone booth in 1993 and stare at his own hand in despair? (I don't remember he having any attempt or intention to kill Jung Woo at all). But from start to end the story all the clues and hints led us to believe that Jung Woo was his child. Well, maybe the subtitle interpret it wrongly? Hmm...
The story is so realistic and they did not overdo stuff unlike other. Soo Hyun is dubbed as a genius but they don't really abuse his intelligence (God Quiz is a good example abusing it they solve almost every case with the main character 360-like IQ), there is no stupid 1 versus 20, bare first versus heavy armed villian fighting scene (Bad Guy), and in some episode in the end the evil and corruption prevail the law. There even tear-jerker and heart breaking moment in the drama (episode 5,6 and 7).
Also, great OST and music
I am looking forward for 2nd season they giving us a lot of hint of season 2 in the last episode.