I really liked the plot, but the ending kinda made it pointless? Everything will still happen, with the exception…
It was more about the ML and his lesson that he was to learn, all the people he lived out as were just tools in the grand scheme of things - changing their actions or preventing their deaths were not a goal in itself, so I wouldn't say that everything in their lives happening again presents any problem in this timeline:)
What matters is that the fate of ML and that of people directly related to him (his mom & gf) are supposedly going to change now that he doesn't die.
I was wondering that at 1st part every episode beginning they showed there was another person who died with him…
The scenes you're talking about actually show the events from the end of episode 4 when him and his girlfriend got crushed by a car. They weren't from his original suicide.
Extremely great journey, but the ending kind of spoiled it for me. Really didn't want it to end just like that after Queen of Hearts finale, I thought we're maybe at 1/3 of the story and we're yet to learn about GMs, the 'citizens' (the players that became face cards), that there's much left to explore about Borderlands, how the games appear and the actual people behind them.
If I were to speculate (assuming this part was a faithful adaptation), Queen of Hearts fake stories were some mixed pieces of the potential scenarios the author had in mind while writing the manga, but in the end decided not to develop any of them and instead end the story abruptly... and so group cardiac arrest experience resolution was born.
From brief research I found out some of face cards backstories were ommitted from the netflix adaptation - maybe we'll see them in s3, maybe we'll see the adaptation of the author's short sequel that came a few years later (https://myanimelist.net/manga/130593/Imawa_no_Kuni_no_Alice_Retry). Time will tell.
Hmm, so those 2 seasons have actually covered the entire main manga storyline. I thought I would be waiting another year for things to conclude... and with how the story ended I'm somewhat unhappy this isn't the case lol.
The synopsis made me think of Re:Zero as well and I immediately jumped in to binge it. The concept of finding yourself in a new life, trying to overcome the predetermined tragic fate, failing, rinse and repeat.
Wasn't disappointed. I need more shows that follow this pattern.
really? i actually liked that it went back and forth, i felt it made it more interesting and suspenseful. i think…
Your comment actually played a decisive role in my decision whether to try this show, since I'm the opposite: I love it when the drama shows us both past and present in parallel to explain how current events were influenced by it.
It was my impression they took inspiration from Signal here and there - some dialog lines or the fact I felt like early on in the show ML was trying to be Lee Jae Han.
But in general no, despite maybe some similar plot elements I wouldn't say this drama gives any Signal vibes. Quite an okay political thriller though.
Indeed, I was close to dropping this in the middle of 2nd episode. Ended up being my prime example of a show that…
Funnily enough, I'm 8 episodes in and I really *don't* like it yet. My impression so far is that the majority of the show is composed of lighthearted slice-of-life teenager conversations of the trio or FL's boyfriend flashbacks, with much less focus on the actual story than I'd want there to be.
I like the setting, the mystery of dual identities/alternate time lines and possession-like time travel are all great and I'm dying to find out more about what's really going on. Chen's attacker/murder plotline picked my interest as well, it's just the show rather gives me more of what I named in the previous paragraph than expand on and focus on what matters, not to mention there's still no trace of the 'try to change the course of events and observe the outcome' concept that I like so much in time travel shows.
Nine, in comparison, has the plotline more centered at investigating ML's tragic past and the idea of timetravel vs consequences is present pretty much throughout the whole show as we watch him struggle to undo the mess he's caused. There are comedic elements here and there, there's some romance, but there is no doubt the drama is more on the serious side and it's character & story driven.
Still not giving up though, I'll complete ' Someday or One Day '. There were so many good opinions and I read your review as well, the best part of the show must still be before me :)
The drama has one of the worst opening episodes one could hope for .The first 2-3 episodes are so slow and a mess…
Indeed, I was close to dropping this in the middle of 2nd episode.
Ended up being my prime example of a show that I'm very glad to have sticked to despite initial doubts. Think its my 2nd favorite k-drama of all I've seen so far.
What matters is that the fate of ML and that of people directly related to him (his mom & gf) are supposedly going to change now that he doesn't die.
If I were to speculate (assuming this part was a faithful adaptation), Queen of Hearts fake stories were some mixed pieces of the potential scenarios the author had in mind while writing the manga, but in the end decided not to develop any of them and instead end the story abruptly... and so group cardiac arrest experience resolution was born.
From brief research I found out some of face cards backstories were ommitted from the netflix adaptation - maybe we'll see them in s3, maybe we'll see the adaptation of the author's short sequel that came a few years later (https://myanimelist.net/manga/130593/Imawa_no_Kuni_no_Alice_Retry). Time will tell.
Wasn't disappointed. I need more shows that follow this pattern.
So thanks lol.
But in general no, despite maybe some similar plot elements I wouldn't say this drama gives any Signal vibes. Quite an okay political thriller though.
My impression so far is that the majority of the show is composed of lighthearted slice-of-life teenager conversations of the trio or FL's boyfriend flashbacks, with much less focus on the actual story than I'd want there to be.
I like the setting, the mystery of dual identities/alternate time lines and possession-like time travel are all great and I'm dying to find out more about what's really going on. Chen's attacker/murder plotline picked my interest as well, it's just the show rather gives me more of what I named in the previous paragraph than expand on and focus on what matters, not to mention there's still no trace of the 'try to change the course of events and observe the outcome' concept that I like so much in time travel shows.
Nine, in comparison, has the plotline more centered at investigating ML's tragic past and the idea of timetravel vs consequences is present pretty much throughout the whole show as we watch him struggle to undo the mess he's caused. There are comedic elements here and there, there's some romance, but there is no doubt the drama is more on the serious side and it's character & story driven.
Still not giving up though, I'll complete ' Someday or One Day '. There were so many good opinions and I read your review as well, the best part of the show must still be before me :)
Ended up being my prime example of a show that I'm very glad to have sticked to despite initial doubts. Think its my 2nd favorite k-drama of all I've seen so far.