Goblin: Iāll put my bet on Sad Love, a love that surpasses the Heavens.
This is gonna long, but bear with me :)
It has happened, Goblinās last episode officially ended yesterday.
Until now the hollowness inside me is there, Iām still in a bit denial that itās all over.
It was worth it, everything was worth it. Sticking to the drama, avidly watching for two months, crying over it, laughing, stressing over what will happen next.
Everything was worth it, the ending is worth it.
Funny thing though, my friends are likeĀ āhow in hell are you so calm right now?ā
āHow are you not flipping every flip-able thing around you proximityā
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Maybe because Iām not mad or angry about the ending.
Am I sad though? Yes, devastated, I am a wreck right now, I am literally choking back my tears.Ā
Do I think there are different ways the drama couldāve ended? Yes of course. Was this the ending that I wanted? That I cannot answer, because I never really asked for a specific one. Only a satisfying one where I could see our lovely characters smile.
I get the people who are not satisfied, or was/is disappointed with the ending, i really do, I understand their sentiment, we all want that happy ending for them, Sunny and Yeo got it, got reborn and stuff, why canāt Shin and Eun Tak too?
It is sad that Eun Tak had to die, and that Shin had/have to wait for her to come back and be reincarnated. I am sad too, Itās gonna be repetitive but I am devastated that Itās over, I am so emotional right now I canāt even.Ā
But if you just stop and see, just absorb it, the ending, you might also realize how just, amazing it is, sad and fucking tragic yes, but just, amazing.
I just hope you guys get the message of this drama as well as I did.
It was the matter of their choice.
All these things had started and finished with choices, Deity was right, he throws the questions, humans finds the answer i.e
He gives us ādestiny/fateā, but still itās our decision, our will can still change that fate, we can still choose, Itās up to us to whether to follow that given fate or change it. Itās Yin and Yang, Itās balanced.
It has been foreshadowed how a manās will can overcome anything, how desperation can overcome anything, how it can open doors.
How did you think Shin managed to come back? Ā
Everything is ultimately up to them. The drama showed us this old couple whom have been separated.
The old lady chose to wait for her love, and her love even in death chose to wait for her to come. And that foreshadowing the ending or should I say the start of Kim Shin and Eun Takās life together.
Sacrifices are to be made in order to be together, ultimately forever.Ā
It started Kim Shin chose to return after he was basically sent to die in the war, the King decided, out of ignorance, to follow Joong Wonās whispers and lies, Kim Sun chose to side with his brother and to die as the sisterās traitor. Wang Yeo chose to kill himself,Ā ultimately choosing to drink the tea of oblivion to forget the painful memories and became a reaper.
It ended with Sunny accidentally expressed her sentiments towards God as well, how it is her choice, it is her life and itās up to her if she wants her memories to be kept and what did Deity say? āI understandā so he didnāt take them. Ā
Kim Shin choosing to stay with Eun Tak instead on having the sword be pulled and him be returned to ashes, then ultimately choosing death to save her as he learned it was the only way.
Then afterwards he chose not to cross, to remain and be the rain and the first snow.
Eun Tak chose to save those people, those children instead of her life,
āI questioned myself, but I was already doing it. I was really scaredā
She chose not to drink the tea of oblivion to be able to find Kim Shin in her next life.
Shin chose to wait to wait for her.Ā
But is it a cruel fate? Heck yes it is, I will forever carry this bittersweet angst inside my heart forever.
But they chose a Sad but Endless love, a love that conquers the laws of man and heaven.
It was the perfect finish for me, because Eun Tak was destined to die, it was inevitable because balance must be retained. Even if Shin did not return she was bound to die at the age of 29. The destiny of a missing soul.
They got to meet after Shin returned, they had the chance to get memories they can treasure, they got to get the chance to meet again, yes in exchange of for waiting
Again it is cruel,cruel fate, and even though itās hard to swallow this fact, we must.
It is a sad love after all.
Are they going to spend Eun Takās other remaining lives together?
Yes, that I am sure of, and this time they donāt have to worry about Eun Takās safety, there is no inevitable death they always have to dodge.Ā
They can now both be happy and continue their love, their sad but eternal love.
āSheās his first, and he chose her to be the last love of his eternal life.
As well as he is to her.ā
Even now, Iām still sighing while typing this, because Iām not going to be pretentious, it hurts like hell.
But their story is stuck with me, the ending is stuck with me.
The ending gave off that feeling that it will never end, the show is ending sure but in the viewers hearts, itās gonna be there forever, and thatās an amazing thing actually.Ā
Weāll continue to be sad, weāll think about other ways this drama couldāve ended, some of might curse the writers even.
But weāll smile, even if it hurts remembering how it ended itās gonna bring a smile in your face (god Iām choking cause Iām trying to hold back my tears)
It will continue to give off that warm feeling remembering how lovely their love story was, and how they literally, and will continue to conquer everything, even death itself. I think thatās a beautiful thing, and I hope you got that also.Ā
Weāll be okay.
Itās all in the matter of perspective.
With he heavy but filled with love and warmth heart.
I am now saying goodbye to this amazing drama that is Goblin.
thank you for the warmth and happiness this have brought to me, for a short period of time, it made me a very happy person, and Iāll forever cherish this story.
