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Bittersweet...
This drama was excellent! I’m always up for a time travel story, and I hadn’t watched a time travel drama since Reset (2022), so I was really excited to dive into this one. Overall, I’d give it a solid 7.5/10.
I personally feel the ending was more bittersweet than happy, but that’s just my perspective. The future male lead (ML) died, and she ended up with the past version of him. While some might argue they’re essentially the same person, when you think about it more deeply, the future ML had shared memories with the female lead that the past ML didn’t. These moments were what brought the future ML and the female lead closer and made them fall in love.
In my view, she’s essentially starting a new relationship with someone different who just happens to look like the ML. While the past ML does have his own memories, he fell in love with her largely because of the future version of himself, who already had feelings for her. The past ML isn’t the same as the future ML because he didn’t experience the meaningful moments they shared—like the fireworks and piggyback scenes or the time they were roommates. These memories were unique to the future ML. That’s why, to me, the ending felt bittersweet; memory-wise, she was starting a new love story with someone different, even though he looked exactly like her previous lover.
To put it simply, the future ML remembered everything because he came from the future, so his knowledge was constantly updated based on the past ML’s actions. However, the past ML’s memory wouldn’t update when the future ML altered future events. This made it even harder for me because I saw the future version as the true main character who knew everything, while the past version felt more like a supporting character who only knew the bare minimum.
The ending I was hoping for/looking forward to would have been the female lead, now carrying all the time travel memories, reuniting with the future ML in 2022. Since he would also carry all the memories, including those of the past ML, they could live happily ever after. I didn’t expect the future ML to die, nor for a new love story to begin between her and the past version of him who had no knowledge of how she fell for the future him to begin with.
I don't know man😭, these types of time-travel love stories always confuse me emotionally. I know they're the same person, but I also know that they are not at the same time.
I personally feel the ending was more bittersweet than happy, but that’s just my perspective. The future male lead (ML) died, and she ended up with the past version of him. While some might argue they’re essentially the same person, when you think about it more deeply, the future ML had shared memories with the female lead that the past ML didn’t. These moments were what brought the future ML and the female lead closer and made them fall in love.
In my view, she’s essentially starting a new relationship with someone different who just happens to look like the ML. While the past ML does have his own memories, he fell in love with her largely because of the future version of himself, who already had feelings for her. The past ML isn’t the same as the future ML because he didn’t experience the meaningful moments they shared—like the fireworks and piggyback scenes or the time they were roommates. These memories were unique to the future ML. That’s why, to me, the ending felt bittersweet; memory-wise, she was starting a new love story with someone different, even though he looked exactly like her previous lover.
To put it simply, the future ML remembered everything because he came from the future, so his knowledge was constantly updated based on the past ML’s actions. However, the past ML’s memory wouldn’t update when the future ML altered future events. This made it even harder for me because I saw the future version as the true main character who knew everything, while the past version felt more like a supporting character who only knew the bare minimum.
The ending I was hoping for/looking forward to would have been the female lead, now carrying all the time travel memories, reuniting with the future ML in 2022. Since he would also carry all the memories, including those of the past ML, they could live happily ever after. I didn’t expect the future ML to die, nor for a new love story to begin between her and the past version of him who had no knowledge of how she fell for the future him to begin with.
I don't know man😭, these types of time-travel love stories always confuse me emotionally. I know they're the same person, but I also know that they are not at the same time.
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