If you're looking for sense or logic about their superpowers, read this.Heavy spoilers!
In creative writing, one thing you'll learn is how important it is to have an antithesis to everything. It can be a foe, a weakness, or some mechanics or rules. Characters should never ever be perfect, otherwise, it will be boring.
Cashero's antithesis is that they have to pay a steep price to use their superpowers yet for little gain.
- ML: Pay a lot of money to use minimal super strength - 2ML: Get drunk to activate his superpower, he's paying through health - 2FL: She needs to eat sweets for calories. She'll eventually pay for it through her health - The seer old guy: To see the future, he pays with his memories (past) - Time traveler: A broken clock is needed to activate and only for 1 minute!!! And whoever is sent to the past will pay with a few years of their lifespan
Instead of them having an antithesis mortal enemy, or having a weakness, they have to pay a high price for little gain everytime they need to use their superpowers.
Sounds unfair? Shouldn't it be equal?
That was the common approach. But with the popularity of OP (overpowered) genre, it's clear that such an unequal approach is possible.
Remember, in the OP genre, the character often has a very minimal antithesis—that's why they're OP. Cashero simply reversed that mechanic, they're still OP but not overpowered, their superpowers are overpriced.
It doesn't have to make sense. In creative writing, one of the most important rule is that there should always be an antithesis / reverse to something.
In this universe, the antithesis of superpowers is human vices or sickness. To use their superpowers, they have to pay a steep price.
You might be thinking, "that's not an antithesis", it is. They are always paying far more than what they gain from it.
- ML: The strength he gains from money is not equal. He has to consume a lot of money for a minimal gain. He will always be in the negative. - 2ML: He needs to get drunk. The result, he'll die sooner because of it. - 2FL: She needs to eat sweets and sugar to get her calories. It will catch up to her sooner or later. - Seer old man: He can see the future at the expense of forgetting the past. Instead of a vice, it's more like a sickness. - The time traveler: Broken clocks are needed for activation. However, the payment is a shorter lifespan.
That's how it is taught in creative writing.
So, the logic or sense there is that it is the payment for their superpower. Instead of a weakness or a foe, they have to pay a high price for a small gain.
Now, the next question is, "It doesn't make sense that the payment is not equal to what they gain". It still does, considering the popularity of phe OP (overpowered genre) where the main character is OP and their antithesis is very low. This story simply reversed that mechanic.
For ppl who are saying fl is horrible, all of you should watch it till the end. It is pretty normal & relatable…
There's a huge difference between being financially responsible and prioritising money over lives.
The ML was correct, andhe felt bad about it when he left the PS5 guy because his reason why he left him was money, not safety. He felt guilty about it.
However, the FL, the puts money above every life even if that life is her own. Her first sane words, "where did you get the money?" Not, "Thank you" or "I'm sorry".
Then when he did it again, her first concern was "where did you get the money?" "It's her wedding gifts, right?!" Are you saying that is normal? Is not the normal reaction is, "Are you alright? Let's get out of here."
The funny thing here is, if us Autistics react in a different way, we're discriminated upon. But when an NT like the FL reacts differently, it is "okay". We, autistics always try to learn and understand the expectations of "normal" people. But once we understand it, we see the reverse like the FL's obsession with money being the correct reaction in that scenario.
Don't mix being financially responsible with putting money over people's lives regardless if it was hers. That is wrong. Autistic or not, no amount of money can match the worth of a single life. The proper reaction in that scenario was to say "thank you" and to prioritize your safety, not asking "where did you get the money".
An adaptation can be close to the original or widely divergent, depending on the agreement negotiated by the copyright…
This. ☝🏽
I don't know why people keeps on expecting adaptations to follow the original material and then get disappointed. There are very few adaptations which followed the original material in the entire history of adaptations.
Ratings from abroad means absolutely nothing. All entertainment industries only count ratings locally which is often their target market. Ratings and revenues from abroad don't carry any weight other news. 😆
LOL. How old is the ML? He thinks like a kid with no life experience.
He's a kid. He saw his partner down and he chose to hold on to the drugs. In a situation like that where you're losing, you cut your losses. There's a limit to "The needs of the many outweighs the needs of the few/one" or "The good of all outweighs the sacrifice of one/few".
You need to know when to call it quits so you can fight another day. In that situation, give up the drugs, let them all have it, it's a battle you've clearly lost. Save your partner, recoup, then fight another day.
Of course, they'll probably do some miracle in E06. 😆 But in real life, while the needs of the many outweighs the needs of the few is the ultimate goal, it is not always applicable. In a situation where you've clearly lost, you cut your losses. There's no shame in throwing the towel.
Almost every time whenever there's a complaint about some character or tech or magic, it was about a plot device. Like in this case, the sister.
The sister is not important. She was created as a plot device. To set up the situation where the FL suddenly had to pay for a loan.
- They cannot use the FL as someone with a loan, she was not written that way. - They can't use her mother either because she was not written that way.
So, the best option is to create a sister and dump the loan on her then write her off.
Yes, they must write her off so there's no need to create scenes just to show her. The story is not about her. She's not needed. There was no need to tell her story. She was only a plot device and nothing else.
Even in the finale episode the sister was nothing but a plot device. They used her to set up a Disney Princess fairytale scene in Jeju because otherwise there was no reason for the FL to be there.
So, the sister? She's absolutely nothing but a plot device. Stop focusing on her because she was only a plot device.
Plot devices are always employed in creative writing. It is one of the most useful tool a writer has. It isn't poor writing. By not using plot devices because you believe that everything in fiction must be explained, is itself a sure sign that the writer is an amateur. There is no right or wrong on how to use plot devices. But it is poor writing not to use plot devices.
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Cashero's antithesis is that they have to pay a steep price to use their superpowers yet for little gain.
- ML: Pay a lot of money to use minimal super strength
- 2ML: Get drunk to activate his superpower, he's paying through health
- 2FL: She needs to eat sweets for calories. She'll eventually pay for it through her health
- The seer old guy: To see the future, he pays with his memories (past)
- Time traveler: A broken clock is needed to activate and only for 1 minute!!! And whoever is sent to the past will pay with a few years of their lifespan
Instead of them having an antithesis mortal enemy, or having a weakness, they have to pay a high price for little gain everytime they need to use their superpowers.
Sounds unfair? Shouldn't it be equal?
That was the common approach. But with the popularity of OP (overpowered) genre, it's clear that such an unequal approach is possible.
Remember, in the OP genre, the character often has a very minimal antithesis—that's why they're OP. Cashero simply reversed that mechanic, they're still OP but not overpowered, their superpowers are overpriced.
And that's the sense and/or logic behind it.
Heavy spoilers!
(Finish the show so you'll get the reference.)
He did him a favour by giving it early to him so he can learn.
In this universe, the antithesis of superpowers is human vices or sickness. To use their superpowers, they have to pay a steep price.
You might be thinking, "that's not an antithesis", it is. They are always paying far more than what they gain from it.
- ML: The strength he gains from money is not equal. He has to consume a lot of money for a minimal gain. He will always be in the negative.
- 2ML: He needs to get drunk. The result, he'll die sooner because of it.
- 2FL: She needs to eat sweets and sugar to get her calories. It will catch up to her sooner or later.
- Seer old man: He can see the future at the expense of forgetting the past. Instead of a vice, it's more like a sickness.
- The time traveler: Broken clocks are needed for activation. However, the payment is a shorter lifespan.
That's how it is taught in creative writing.
So, the logic or sense there is that it is the payment for their superpower. Instead of a weakness or a foe, they have to pay a high price for a small gain.
Now, the next question is, "It doesn't make sense that the payment is not equal to what they gain". It still does, considering the popularity of phe OP (overpowered genre) where the main character is OP and their antithesis is very low. This story simply reversed that mechanic.
They tried to be «Fringe» but failed.
The ML was correct, andhe felt bad about it when he left the PS5 guy because his reason why he left him was money, not safety. He felt guilty about it.
However, the FL, the puts money above every life even if that life is her own. Her first sane words, "where did you get the money?" Not, "Thank you" or "I'm sorry".
Then when he did it again, her first concern was "where did you get the money?" "It's her wedding gifts, right?!" Are you saying that is normal? Is not the normal reaction is, "Are you alright? Let's get out of here."
The funny thing here is, if us Autistics react in a different way, we're discriminated upon. But when an NT like the FL reacts differently, it is "okay". We, autistics always try to learn and understand the expectations of "normal" people. But once we understand it, we see the reverse like the FL's obsession with money being the correct reaction in that scenario.
Don't mix being financially responsible with putting money over people's lives regardless if it was hers. That is wrong. Autistic or not, no amount of money can match the worth of a single life. The proper reaction in that scenario was to say "thank you" and to prioritize your safety, not asking "where did you get the money".
I don't know why people keeps on expecting adaptations to follow the original material and then get disappointed. There are very few adaptations which followed the original material in the entire history of adaptations.
Ratings from abroad means absolutely nothing. All entertainment industries only count ratings locally which is often their target market. Ratings and revenues from abroad don't carry any weight other news. 😆
He's a kid. He saw his partner down and he chose to hold on to the drugs. In a situation like that where you're losing, you cut your losses. There's a limit to "The needs of the many outweighs the needs of the few/one" or "The good of all outweighs the sacrifice of one/few".
You need to know when to call it quits so you can fight another day. In that situation, give up the drugs, let them all have it, it's a battle you've clearly lost. Save your partner, recoup, then fight another day.
Of course, they'll probably do some miracle in E06. 😆 But in real life, while the needs of the many outweighs the needs of the few is the ultimate goal, it is not always applicable. In a situation where you've clearly lost, you cut your losses. There's no shame in throwing the towel.
The sister is not important. She was created as a plot device. To set up the situation where the FL suddenly had to pay for a loan.
- They cannot use the FL as someone with a loan, she was not written that way.
- They can't use her mother either because she was not written that way.
So, the best option is to create a sister and dump the loan on her then write her off.
Yes, they must write her off so there's no need to create scenes just to show her. The story is not about her. She's not needed. There was no need to tell her story. She was only a plot device and nothing else.
Even in the finale episode the sister was nothing but a plot device. They used her to set up a Disney Princess fairytale scene in Jeju because otherwise there was no reason for the FL to be there.
So, the sister? She's absolutely nothing but a plot device. Stop focusing on her because she was only a plot device.
Plot devices are always employed in creative writing. It is one of the most useful tool a writer has. It isn't poor writing. By not using plot devices because you believe that everything in fiction must be explained, is itself a sure sign that the writer is an amateur. There is no right or wrong on how to use plot devices. But it is poor writing not to use plot devices.