To those asking how the ML traveled to the future: it's the missing page.
I don't know what else to explain about that. The book is magical. Just like how the FL moved to the past and back, the ML just did.
But if you really need one, he probably cooked the meal. And when he tasted it, he imagined what her future feels like. The next thing he knows, he is in the future, in 2023 or 2024. Enough time for him to adjust and learn the future. Enough time for him to track down the book and guarantee it lands on the FL's hands.
So, when their timelines aligned, he showed up with a custom tailor made expensive coat deserving of a wise king, and he already knows his way around.
As predicted, he came to the future before she traveled back to the past. He had to wait for her timeline to align with his before he reveals himself to her.
How dod we know this? Simple. He was already accustomed and acclimated in 2025. It means that he has been living for at least a few months already, perhaps even a year or two.
Take for example, his coat and tie weren't your ordinary ones. It was clearly expensive and likely custom made. He is wealthy and knows his way around already.
And when the FL said, "You should change the way you speak". He replied, "How will I do that?" It was obvious he tried, and in the time he spent adjusting and learning about the "future", he failed changing is speech pattern. He is fully aware of it and likely people kept on asking him why he speaks that way.
I suspect that he tracked where the book was and made sure the FL gets it so she can travel back to the past.
I'd say, he has been around for 1–2 years already.
Just hiring the serial killer as a profiler, doesn't the police has their own experts?? This show is perplexing
It's not they don't have, it's because the serial killer is a copycat.
It is actually common for authorities consulting the original serial killer when dealing with copycats. The thing with serial killers is that you need to be on the same wavelength as them. If you're not a serial killer or you're not willing, you won't be able to think like them.
Professional profilers use science and logic. Serial killers are either psychopaths, mentally unstable, or emotionally damaged. Actually, the best professional profilers are the ones who are like serial criminals or willing to put themselves in their shoes.
There's a common proverb that psychopaths and geniuses are simply two sides of the same coin. It has been proven scientifically that it is literally true. A genius is simply a term we use for psychopaths who use their in-born talent for good. While a psychopath is a term we use for geniuses who use their in-born talent for evil.
So, in a way, it is indeed possible they don't have enough profilers so they consult with the original. Not every genius/psychopath works as a profiler after all. And if you decided to do good, you definitely want to stay away from criminals because you know the line is very thin towards the other side of that coin.
And if they're the same coin, then who best to consult than the original? They're as good as any other profiler, without paying fees. 😉
It tried to be «Wanted» + «Kill Bill» + «Kingsmen» + «John Wick» so it ended with a plot that was all over the place and very shallow. Barely halfway through, I was already asking what in the world I'm wasting my time on. Past the halfway point, I wanted to drop it but I want to rate it fairly by finishing it. So, 5 ⭐ only. It would have been a 4 but it's +1 for the effort in trying to create a mashup of four Western films. 😁
the room neighbour yu ran died after she met se ra, otherwise she couldn't even met her, in the 2nd accident happened…
Who knows?
There are people who do leave a place of death empty for a certain period.
Or, it could be a police request. (IIRC, it was the police who cleaned her room.)
Or, no one wants to stay on the room where someone died.
But, regardlessf the reason why no one rented that room, the fact remains that she died before Episode 1. And SeRa only imagined her the entire series. 😉
For real.. they should keep the asian shows to asia, like US can make their own show, can't they?
An adaptation is not "giving".
We Asians have been adapting Western shows since live-action filming started. It is very rare for Westerners to take interest in adapting Asian shows.
So, in certain cases, we welcome Western production companies making an adaptation of Asian shows.
There are very few Asian shows which were adapted in the West but there are far too many Western shows adapted here Asia.
> like it'll literally called western show no credit for the original country
I'm not sure where this is coming from but it is not true. Under the Berne Convention, everyone is obligated under Copyright laws to give proper and clear credits to the source material.
So, even if Squid Game or Alice in Borderland or whatever is adapted by another country, it is mandatory to include credits to the original.
Adaptations are normal in the industry. However, it is often Western works that are adapted in Asia. Hence, as an Asian myself, it is welcome news to see Asian works adapted in the West. Aed hopefully with good quality.
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I don't know what else to explain about that. The book is magical. Just like how the FL moved to the past and back, the ML just did.
But if you really need one, he probably cooked the meal. And when he tasted it, he imagined what her future feels like. The next thing he knows, he is in the future, in 2023 or 2024. Enough time for him to adjust and learn the future. Enough time for him to track down the book and guarantee it lands on the FL's hands.
So, when their timelines aligned, he showed up with a custom tailor made expensive coat deserving of a wise king, and he already knows his way around.
How dod we know this? Simple. He was already accustomed and acclimated in 2025. It means that he has been living for at least a few months already, perhaps even a year or two.
Take for example, his coat and tie weren't your ordinary ones. It was clearly expensive and likely custom made. He is wealthy and knows his way around already.
And when the FL said, "You should change the way you speak". He replied, "How will I do that?" It was obvious he tried, and in the time he spent adjusting and learning about the "future", he failed changing is speech pattern. He is fully aware of it and likely people kept on asking him why he speaks that way.
I suspect that he tracked where the book was and made sure the FL gets it so she can travel back to the past.
I'd say, he has been around for 1–2 years already.
According to my SIMKL account I watched 900 movies. And that is only those I remembered, not counting those I've forgotten.
https://simkl.com/6599711/stats/
So, how many more movies should I watch to make Mantis a good movie for me?
How about you? How many movies habe you watched that you can say Mantis was a good movie? Got an online tracker somewhere to back it up?
Because, you know, if you've watched less than 900 movies, it means that you need to watch more to realise that Mantis is not good.
😆😁
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Momma bird
It is actually common for authorities consulting the original serial killer when dealing with copycats. The thing with serial killers is that you need to be on the same wavelength as them. If you're not a serial killer or you're not willing, you won't be able to think like them.
Professional profilers use science and logic. Serial killers are either psychopaths, mentally unstable, or emotionally damaged. Actually, the best professional profilers are the ones who are like serial criminals or willing to put themselves in their shoes.
There's a common proverb that psychopaths and geniuses are simply two sides of the same coin. It has been proven scientifically that it is literally true. A genius is simply a term we use for psychopaths who use their in-born talent for good. While a psychopath is a term we use for geniuses who use their in-born talent for evil.
So, in a way, it is indeed possible they don't have enough profilers so they consult with the original. Not every genius/psychopath works as a profiler after all. And if you decided to do good, you definitely want to stay away from criminals because you know the line is very thin towards the other side of that coin.
And if they're the same coin, then who best to consult than the original? They're as good as any other profiler, without paying fees. 😉
But, yes, it is more likely a trope in Western romcoms.
There are people who do leave a place of death empty for a certain period.
Or, it could be a police request. (IIRC, it was the police who cleaned her room.)
Or, no one wants to stay on the room where someone died.
But, regardlessf the reason why no one rented that room, the fact remains that she died before Episode 1. And SeRa only imagined her the entire series. 😉
If possible, multiple spin-offs to tell stories from various Borderland locations.
We Asians have been adapting Western shows since live-action filming started. It is very rare for Westerners to take interest in adapting Asian shows.
So, in certain cases, we welcome Western production companies making an adaptation of Asian shows.
There are very few Asian shows which were adapted in the West but there are far too many Western shows adapted here Asia.
> like it'll literally called western show no credit for the original country
I'm not sure where this is coming from but it is not true. Under the Berne Convention, everyone is obligated under Copyright laws to give proper and clear credits to the source material.
So, even if Squid Game or Alice in Borderland or whatever is adapted by another country, it is mandatory to include credits to the original.
Adaptations are normal in the industry. However, it is often Western works that are adapted in Asia. Hence, as an Asian myself, it is welcome news to see Asian works adapted in the West. Aed hopefully with good quality.
The writer was like, "This is a tribute to everyone debating about the Order of Operations."