I like how they turned the story into literal vampire + symbolic vampire.
The FL is a symbolic vampire. A type of vampire that sucks the love and fun around her and from other people. Focused only on making ends meet, nothing wrong there, but is dead inside. She thinks she is living her life, but the truth is, she's an “undead”.
Meanwhile, the ML, a literal vampire (or half-vampire in the present day), is a vampire who wants to become a human. Who wants to feel love. Who wants to know what it means to live as a human and enjoy life to its fullest.
Two opposites meet each other. Nothing in common with them. They should repel each other… instead, they slowly attract each other.
The real vampire is making the symbolic vampire realise what she is missing. And the symbolic vampire is only making the real vampire firm in his decision to become a human.
Why? The clue is the fact that he can see his reflection only in her eyes. Because that is not only literal, it is also symbolic. He can see himself in her. The kind of life the FL is living is the life the ML had before he fell in love.
That is… just living for the sake of living.
Exactly what the FL is doing. Living for the sake of living.
Seeing himself in her, with the kind of life she is living, is only strengthening his resolve to become a human. He is done with being a vampire. He wants to find meaning. He wants to enjoy life to its fullest. Who cares if he dies? What is immortality if there is no meaning and purpose to it? He wants to love and be loved “until death do us part”.
And here's the FL, getting curious why a vampire wants to become a human. Why love is so important for this vampire. Because, for her, immortality is a gift, not a curse. For her, she can live a carefree life. She doesn't have to worry about paying bills, or what to eat tomorrow, or where to live next month. She can even make a fortune.
But… a vampire, with immortality and no worries in life, wants to become a human because of love? Knowing he will die as a human? Why indeed?
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While for some the story is cliché, I enjoy stories that add symbolism or deeper meanings to each character, like as I've mentioned, the ML can see his reflection in the FL's eyes is both literal and symbolic. Or, how the FL is a symbolic vampire; and how the two of them are attracting each other instead of repelling.
Series finale = a different kind of heart-wrenching ending. It was so painful.
I just watched the ending part twice now, and I still can't imagine myself willing to let go of all those memories. It is what made who we are today. It defined our life. The decisions and directions we took. The love and relationships that gave us strength to push on despite the hardships in life.
Memories are everything.
Without those memories, then you become a totally different person. And for those people who still have their memories of you intact, it will be very hard for them when they see you. They will have to treat you as a person who got into an accident and had memory loss.
Familiar with real-life stories where a person loss memories before they met their spouse/bf/gf? It's not the person that finds it hard, it is those who remembers. If they choose to tell you the memories you've lost, that's the only time it will be harder for the person. Like in those real-life cases where they're already married. But if you're just bf/gf, you can still end it and have a fresh start… if you want to.
She is remembering her past lives because of the extreme hatred in heart and mind.1. We don't know yet if she…
I'm suspecting there was also an “unfinished business”. It could be before the FL's 1st life, or probably the same time period.
It's not clear if he was the FL (1st life)'s brother, friend, lover. But he shows some anger towards the ML.
The ML's mother is a total mystery. She knows the rule and how much she can risk (like how she embraced her son). And yet, she still is under the curse of remembering her past lives.
The other thing that is not clear is if they can reveal themselves to other people who can remember their past lives, especially if they've met before. Will they suffer too?
Or, maybe, they figured out how long they can stay acquainted in their new lives without suffering the repercussions of revealing themselves. Like the ML"s mother, she left. And how MG hinted he never planned to stay long around the FL.
Going back to the FL's 1st life, them three were probably related to each other, and something happened during that time period which started their cursed reincarnation, and only met together in the FL's 19th life. Which, ironically, they also met everyone else from the FL's 1st life.
I don't know how they'll fit all of those in the last 2 episodes.
The 2nd son's wife is an epic b***** LOL. She's not "because she's rich" or "because she thinks highly of herself". She's just a b*****. She makes an issue out of everything. I wouldn't be surprise if her husband falls in love with Du Ri An because of her. The very thing she's trying to prevent. ROFL.
She is remembering her past lives because of the extreme hatred in heart and mind.
1. We don't know yet if she successfully killed him, but it appears that he killed her successfully on that bridge. 2. I think it doesn't matter if she successfully killed him or not on that bridge. Her bitterness is in the deepest part of her soul. That's how deeply rooted her anger is. 3. This deep bitterness is what's fuelling her ability to remember her past lives. It is deeply embedded and rooted in her soul, it is acting like a source of energy to make her remember her past lives.
So, to resolve this, she needs to remember her 1st life. By remembering it, she will have full access to that deep bitterness that entangled itself into the roots of her soul.
Once she has access to it, she can finally face it head on and take action. That is… to forgive.
Her deeply rooted bitterness in her soul is so powerful, only forgiveness can destroy it.
This is why, she fell in love with him on her 18th and 19th lives. It is an opportunity for her. A rare opportunity because all the key persons from her 1st life are also in her 18th and 19th lives.
It was like the heavens is giving her the final test. Did she learn anything from her 2nd to 18th lives? Did she grow as a person?
Will she finally be able to forgive so she can find peace and move on?
Since Korean Buddhism did not adopt the Nirvana doctrine from other Buddhism sects, as far as I know, if she makes the correct decision, she will stop remembering her past lives beginning on the remaining of her 19th life.
She will suddenly forget. And more likely, everyone she made contact with in her 19th life, and revealed about past lives, will also forget.
Once she lives her remaining years in her 19th life, she will finally be judged if she still needs a 20th life, or if it is time for her to enter heaven and put into a close her reincarnation cycle. (In a way, that's the Nirvana doctrine from the other Buddhist sects.)
Wow. That was the first preview of the next episode, in the last 23 years, without a spoiler of an important cliffhanger. ROFL. That was so refreshing.
ROTFL, I laughed at loud as soon as he did that. Really funny and well done.
They probably have an alternate scene too, offering the jacket to him, or something. LOL.
It was so hilarious. I'm not a fan of SG, I prefer AIB, but still, I love easter eggs when done right. It was so perfect when they focused on it for a few seconds. HAHAHAHA
She has to let go of him so she won't remember her past lives anymore?
She will need a very good d*mn reason to choose that path. Like… he was actually the one who killed her, her mother, and her original lover. Possibly her sister, too, who probably is Cho Won in the present.
Are they friends or something? The prince and 13th richest person, and the ML's character, are in a level of relationship that is not expected for people who are not close.
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The FL is a symbolic vampire. A type of vampire that sucks the love and fun around her and from other people. Focused only on making ends meet, nothing wrong there, but is dead inside. She thinks she is living her life, but the truth is, she's an “undead”.
Meanwhile, the ML, a literal vampire (or half-vampire in the present day), is a vampire who wants to become a human. Who wants to feel love. Who wants to know what it means to live as a human and enjoy life to its fullest.
Two opposites meet each other. Nothing in common with them. They should repel each other… instead, they slowly attract each other.
The real vampire is making the symbolic vampire realise what she is missing. And the symbolic vampire is only making the real vampire firm in his decision to become a human.
Why? The clue is the fact that he can see his reflection only in her eyes. Because that is not only literal, it is also symbolic. He can see himself in her. The kind of life the FL is living is the life the ML had before he fell in love.
That is… just living for the sake of living.
Exactly what the FL is doing. Living for the sake of living.
Seeing himself in her, with the kind of life she is living, is only strengthening his resolve to become a human. He is done with being a vampire. He wants to find meaning. He wants to enjoy life to its fullest. Who cares if he dies? What is immortality if there is no meaning and purpose to it? He wants to love and be loved “until death do us part”.
And here's the FL, getting curious why a vampire wants to become a human. Why love is so important for this vampire. Because, for her, immortality is a gift, not a curse. For her, she can live a carefree life. She doesn't have to worry about paying bills, or what to eat tomorrow, or where to live next month. She can even make a fortune.
But… a vampire, with immortality and no worries in life, wants to become a human because of love? Knowing he will die as a human? Why indeed?
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While for some the story is cliché, I enjoy stories that add symbolism or deeper meanings to each character, like as I've mentioned, the ML can see his reflection in the FL's eyes is both literal and symbolic. Or, how the FL is a symbolic vampire; and how the two of them are attracting each other instead of repelling.
Good job. Love it!
I just watched the ending part twice now, and I still can't imagine myself willing to let go of all those memories. It is what made who we are today. It defined our life. The decisions and directions we took. The love and relationships that gave us strength to push on despite the hardships in life.
Memories are everything.
Without those memories, then you become a totally different person. And for those people who still have their memories of you intact, it will be very hard for them when they see you. They will have to treat you as a person who got into an accident and had memory loss.
Familiar with real-life stories where a person loss memories before they met their spouse/bf/gf? It's not the person that finds it hard, it is those who remembers. If they choose to tell you the memories you've lost, that's the only time it will be harder for the person. Like in those real-life cases where they're already married. But if you're just bf/gf, you can still end it and have a fresh start… if you want to.
And their patience was amazing. It was as if they planned it all on how to insert themselves in her life without making it creepy.
Or, it was just assumed so they don't have to film those scenes?
It's not clear if he was the FL (1st life)'s brother, friend, lover. But he shows some anger towards the ML.
The ML's mother is a total mystery. She knows the rule and how much she can risk (like how she embraced her son). And yet, she still is under the curse of remembering her past lives.
The other thing that is not clear is if they can reveal themselves to other people who can remember their past lives, especially if they've met before. Will they suffer too?
Or, maybe, they figured out how long they can stay acquainted in their new lives without suffering the repercussions of revealing themselves. Like the ML"s mother, she left. And how MG hinted he never planned to stay long around the FL.
Going back to the FL's 1st life, them three were probably related to each other, and something happened during that time period which started their cursed reincarnation, and only met together in the FL's 19th life. Which, ironically, they also met everyone else from the FL's 1st life.
I don't know how they'll fit all of those in the last 2 episodes.
1. We don't know yet if she successfully killed him, but it appears that he killed her successfully on that bridge.
2. I think it doesn't matter if she successfully killed him or not on that bridge. Her bitterness is in the deepest part of her soul. That's how deeply rooted her anger is.
3. This deep bitterness is what's fuelling her ability to remember her past lives. It is deeply embedded and rooted in her soul, it is acting like a source of energy to make her remember her past lives.
So, to resolve this, she needs to remember her 1st life. By remembering it, she will have full access to that deep bitterness that entangled itself into the roots of her soul.
Once she has access to it, she can finally face it head on and take action. That is… to forgive.
Her deeply rooted bitterness in her soul is so powerful, only forgiveness can destroy it.
This is why, she fell in love with him on her 18th and 19th lives. It is an opportunity for her. A rare opportunity because all the key persons from her 1st life are also in her 18th and 19th lives.
It was like the heavens is giving her the final test. Did she learn anything from her 2nd to 18th lives? Did she grow as a person?
Will she finally be able to forgive so she can find peace and move on?
Since Korean Buddhism did not adopt the Nirvana doctrine from other Buddhism sects, as far as I know, if she makes the correct decision, she will stop remembering her past lives beginning on the remaining of her 19th life.
She will suddenly forget. And more likely, everyone she made contact with in her 19th life, and revealed about past lives, will also forget.
Once she lives her remaining years in her 19th life, she will finally be judged if she still needs a 20th life, or if it is time for her to enter heaven and put into a close her reincarnation cycle. (In a way, that's the Nirvana doctrine from the other Buddhist sects.)
Filipinos and Singaporeans are already tired of those so we watch CJK-dramas hahaha.
It was so hilarious. I'm not a fan of SG, I prefer AIB, but still, I love easter eggs when done right. It was so perfect when they focused on it for a few seconds. HAHAHAHA
She will need a very good d*mn reason to choose that path. Like… he was actually the one who killed her, her mother, and her original lover. Possibly her sister, too, who probably is Cho Won in the present.
Did I miss anything? LOL.
Or, just plain comedy for this episode?