That's why Buyeon (naksu) and Seol Yu changed the rules.....
sure its a historical drama but still that doesnt answer the question, where are the women ?? they cant just ignore their existence, they need to explain it to the viewers. If its illegal for them to train, say it; if they're all in Jinyowon, show it. But they did neither, so to me that's a flaw in the writing. I rewatched the drama there's like a 10:1 man to woman ratio on screen. Its very unsettling when you start noticing it.
That's why Buyeon (naksu) and Seol Yu changed the rules.....
yeah we know. but that scene didn't even make sense considering that in the first place, they never addressed the inequalities as one of the hurdles to overcome in their world. It felt like a superficial add on. Its a major flaw of the world building in my opinion. They did not give any explanation as to why theres an unnaturally low female presence in that world. If they do practice magic, their existence is an anomaly, either they're assassins, sorcerers, shamans, healers or priestesses. And their sole role is to support a male character. It lacks balance and logic.
This season is so much deeper than the last. The plot is just a decoy; behind it is a deep reflection on life,…
This drama also does such a good job at hiding symbolism, I just noticed how the people who stayed behind in borderland where people who aimed for control and domination meanwhile the ones that went back were willing to face the uncertainty of their life. So no matter how many times some characters where deathly injured they still wouldn’t die, because their will to live was too strong. And when the face cards leaders died they all said that they were glad to be finally free. I believe that when they accepted their citizenship to borderland they all had plans of grandeur and domination but deep down after a while they realized they weren’t as free as they thought.
There was no badly written character because every character embodied a thought provoking existential question. This is really about letting go of control and fear to face the hardest game of all, that is life.
This season is so much deeper than the last. The plot is just a decoy; behind it is a deep reflection on life, strength, perseverance, our existence and free will. I had to stop a few times to reflect on life and my existence as a player. I feel so bad for anti intellectual surface level watchers who can't see past the story and dialogues. Some will even say the dialogues are superficial, but I think they're only superficial if you want them to be. This is the kind of drama that I would encourage watchers to consume with introspection.
Why are you here? What is real? What keeps you alive? curiosity? spite? hope? do you even neec a reason? Why are you still playing? Where do you get your strength? What does it mean to be real, to be a human? is your existence fair? Why do you hate life/yourself? What's the value of a life? How valuable is yours?
This dramas raises alot of questions that will never get old, and for once instead of making you depressed afterwards it revives your will to exist, to fight and persevere.
He explained to her in the earlier episodes, that he thought she didn't like him, cause every time he would try…
yeah when you go back he does say that, but I saw it as him rejecting her because the one he fell in love with is 29 yr old version of her hence why he broke her heart and set on the curse. I feel like that would be the obvious superior plot resolution because they really hinted are it the whole time on the last episode. I was really expecting them to close the loop by giving it a good explanation. All the pieces fit so well together. oh well.
I have major beef with the ending. Am I the only one who thought the reason he rejected her in the original timeline was because he wanted to honour her wish to not change the future but at the same time meet her again? I really thought that when they met at 29 he would confess that him and mitsuki were both waiting for her to go through the slip so they could finally meet again. But instead everything is just in the air.
They had the opportunity to write the perfect ending. Especially with the bracelets, I was expecting him to be the one wearing them. UGHHH
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There was no badly written character because every character embodied a thought provoking existential question. This is really about letting go of control and fear to face the hardest game of all, that is life.
Why are you here? What is real? What keeps you alive? curiosity? spite? hope? do you even neec a reason? Why are you still playing? Where do you get your strength? What does it mean to be real, to be a human? is your existence fair? Why do you hate life/yourself? What's the value of a life? How valuable is yours?
This dramas raises alot of questions that will never get old, and for once instead of making you depressed afterwards it revives your will to exist, to fight and persevere.
They had the opportunity to write the perfect ending. Especially with the bracelets, I was expecting him to be the one wearing them. UGHHH