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Folks. You are all overthinking the ending. Seriously, 唐三 is merely unconscious and as it has been demonstrated throughout the entire season, he always ends up in the magical space which his mother made for him whenever he is out. Plus, his mother’s spirit is always in his heart and will manifest itself whenever he is in the greatest of dangers. The bookending of dreaming/unconscious state at the end and beginning of the season is an utter stroke of genius. Very (David) Lynchian in inspiration and execution. And whether or not we actually get a second season — it’s all up to the unknowable whims of the Chinese now — it is clear that this first season was written as an expository one with intentional unanswered questions and unresolved threads LIKE the ending. Sometimes, things are exactly what they seem to be. (Which is kind of meta considering the questions that 唐三‘s mother keeps posing to him at the end there which is also what she asked at the beginning of the season...)
I agree with you. That was exactly the impression I've got. The whole "Wake up" thing is like going full circle with the first episode. It would have been nice if they added a final shot of TS abruptly opening his eyes there, but oh, well.
Enigma05:
Folks that are finished with drama, please don't forget to rate and review honestly here and IMDb. creating an account there is free and the drama has its own pg too. If you have access to Douban, try that one too but its credibility is shoddy at best.
Erm okay, but I do hope to keep this discussion on the drama finale and what is/are your thoughts on the ending? If you do spot something "unusual" or have some ideas on what the ending means, please share!
Thank You
Major:
I'm just hypothesizing so take this with a huge grain of salt, esp since I gave up on this halfway through, but his mother's words relate perfectly to a major event that happens to TS a few years after the drama ends. Directly related it his mother I might add. I won't spoil it. Personally, I think the screenwriter just added a bunch of dramatic garbage as a distraction, just as everything else was rewritten. But having read the novel I can assure you this line is a huge clue "Tang San, have you truly waken? But who knows..so much has been changed in the drama.
Now I'm curious. Does that mean he has other powers linked more to his mother's nature? Anyway it sucks he repeats his father destiny (falling in love with a soul beast). I don't like this trope of sons having to repeat , but try to do better something that parents did in the past...
Now I'm curious. Does that mean he has other powers linked more to his mother's nature?emmagucci:
That's an understatement LOL. And if you were to ask that about his great grandfather, it would be an even bigger one (you haven't seen anything yet XD). As I said, the unconscious/dream element is a complete distraction. He isn't really unconscious or dreaming; he's experiencing mental recall (of the events in DC) while a crucially important evolution (I won't spoil) is occurring to him . Personally I thought this adaptation was mostly a disaster, but this was one element that worked. It foreshadows a major event after training with his father, hints at the true status of his mother, and links directly to a HUGE change in his spirit power--which directly relates to this 'space' he inhabits. Having read the novel it's obvious what the SW is doing here, esp when it ended with "Tang San, what is your true self?" Honestly, I'd encourage you to watch the donghua, or better yet read the novel. The latter certainly isn't perfect--the last third borders on the ridiculous at times--but both of them put this drama completely in the shade.
