Han-gyeol méritait une vraie conclusion * Une fin ouverte qui m’a laissé sur ma faim
really loved this series, its characters, its time-loop concept, and especially Han-gyeol’s development. But I am extremely frustrated by the ending.
My problem is not just that the ending is open-ended. My problem is that Han-gyeol’s character arc feels unfinished.
Throughout the entire series, we watch him make mistakes, regret his choices, struggle to be honest about his feelings, and fail to move forward. We watch him realize what he lost and how important Yeji truly was to him. The entire story seemed to be building toward one thing: the moment when he would finally change.
And just when that moment arrives, the story ends.
Yes, I am frustrated that Han-gyeol and Yeji do not officially end up together. After all that development, all those loops, all those regrets, I wanted to see Han-gyeol finally accept his feelings and build a real relationship with her.
The final scene tells us that in the 33rd loop, he will love Yeji from the very beginning. But that’s exactly what I wanted to see.
I wanted to see Han-gyeol become the one who takes the first step. I wanted to watch him pursue her. I wanted to see him put in the effort to win her heart instead of waiting for her to come to him like in the previous loops. I wanted to see the complete opposite of everything we had seen before.
We are finally shown a Han-gyeol who is ready to change, but we never actually get to see that change happen.
What frustrates me even more is that we never get the reward for all that development. We never see Han-gyeol escape the loop. We never see his life after high school. We don’t even know what kind of future he wants for himself.
Kim Ji-won received a complete conclusion. We understand her dream, her growth, her freedom, and her future. We get to see her reach her goal. But for Han-gyeol, the main character, the story stops right before the finish line.
I wanted to see the entire final loop. I wanted to see Han-gyeol and Yeji fall in love under completely different circumstances. I wanted to see their dates, their relationship, their arguments, their reconciliation, and their love grow naturally.
I also wanted to see what happens after high school. I wanted to watch them enter university, discover their goals, build their futures, and pursue their dreams. I wanted to see how their relationship evolves over time.
And honestly, I would have loved to see them years later, after university, after finally escaping the loop for good. To see them as adults, successful and happy. To see them reunite with Kim Ji-won and the other characters and show where everyone ended up in life.
To me, that would have been the true ending of the story.
That’s why this ending frustrates me so much. Because I loved this series. Because I cared about these characters. Because I wanted to see Han-gyeol succeed.
I didn’t need the story to tell me that he was finally going to love Yeji.
I needed to see it.
And that’s why it feels like this story is missing an entire final arc.
My problem is not just that the ending is open-ended. My problem is that Han-gyeol’s character arc feels unfinished.
Throughout the entire series, we watch him make mistakes, regret his choices, struggle to be honest about his feelings, and fail to move forward. We watch him realize what he lost and how important Yeji truly was to him. The entire story seemed to be building toward one thing: the moment when he would finally change.
And just when that moment arrives, the story ends.
Yes, I am frustrated that Han-gyeol and Yeji do not officially end up together. After all that development, all those loops, all those regrets, I wanted to see Han-gyeol finally accept his feelings and build a real relationship with her.
The final scene tells us that in the 33rd loop, he will love Yeji from the very beginning. But that’s exactly what I wanted to see.
I wanted to see Han-gyeol become the one who takes the first step. I wanted to watch him pursue her. I wanted to see him put in the effort to win her heart instead of waiting for her to come to him like in the previous loops. I wanted to see the complete opposite of everything we had seen before.
We are finally shown a Han-gyeol who is ready to change, but we never actually get to see that change happen.
What frustrates me even more is that we never get the reward for all that development. We never see Han-gyeol escape the loop. We never see his life after high school. We don’t even know what kind of future he wants for himself.
Kim Ji-won received a complete conclusion. We understand her dream, her growth, her freedom, and her future. We get to see her reach her goal. But for Han-gyeol, the main character, the story stops right before the finish line.
I wanted to see the entire final loop. I wanted to see Han-gyeol and Yeji fall in love under completely different circumstances. I wanted to see their dates, their relationship, their arguments, their reconciliation, and their love grow naturally.
I also wanted to see what happens after high school. I wanted to watch them enter university, discover their goals, build their futures, and pursue their dreams. I wanted to see how their relationship evolves over time.
And honestly, I would have loved to see them years later, after university, after finally escaping the loop for good. To see them as adults, successful and happy. To see them reunite with Kim Ji-won and the other characters and show where everyone ended up in life.
To me, that would have been the true ending of the story.
That’s why this ending frustrates me so much. Because I loved this series. Because I cared about these characters. Because I wanted to see Han-gyeol succeed.
I didn’t need the story to tell me that he was finally going to love Yeji.
I needed to see it.
And that’s why it feels like this story is missing an entire final arc.
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