#dff episode 12

[7ringzsidetoside]

hand senpai?

everyone else commenting on the finale but me being like, "okay so what was that creepy ass hand in episode 1 groping tee's dick?"

[grimoniasworld]

Okay, I have gathered my thoughts about the Dead Friend Forever ending:

I loved how it ended. Classic for a thriller

I have no problem with White just being a plot device.

The way I see it, they all died and are now in a purgatory. Bound to the house forever re-living their guilt and fear.

This series was so fun. A lot of the show is open-ended, I don't think anyone is wrong. I love seeing the different interpretations.

Bonus - My husbands thoughts on the finale:

He is still convinced that White is somehow Non.

He thinks Janta has trapped them in the house.

[jenyifer]

Dead Friend Forever ep 12 initial reaction

It’s over am I happy? Not particularly. It is interesting though. Let’s go over it and then I’ll make my rating post for the whole series

Disclaimer upfront I get triggered by blood so I did watch some scenes with my hands covering the top of the scene so maybe I missed things.

Okay so let’s get into the ep

I find it interesting that Top, Jin, and Fluke all include their ‘friends’ in their hallucinations. While White, Phee, Tee are more self solo focused. I imagine if Por was alive his nightmare scenario would be group based because he wanted to be cool or if it was solo maybe it would be man he’s a really big asshole personality wise. Probably good he didn’t live to this last scene would have been redundant or abhorrent.

So Fluke was afraid of being bullied by Top and Tee. He never really felt a hundred percent with the group. I find it telling that Por and Non convince him to take his eyes out because people felt like he had no guilt for both of their deaths. Realistically if Fluke had stood up to Top and Tee when the camera got broken I do think because Fluke and Por were good friends Por might have believed Fluke over Top but maybe not. Por was an asshole. But him doing anything in the other scenes won’t have really helped. He didn’t have any power in the group dynamic. He wasn’t even particularly close to Jin the reason they both found non and the teacher was because they were in the same class.

I started to get suspicious we might be in dream sess for Top’s he’ll scape. 1 idk how he is still alive 2 he’s still very much on drugs anyways. Also the fear of being betrayed by his friends them not listening to him was an interesting motivation. We saying top was a people pleaser I guess? Idk I wanted more from his character. Did find it poetic he and Fluke offed each other when their fears were so routed in their friendships their bonds. Then that’s what threw them down the stairs.

Tee 😭😭😭😭 even in the nightmare trying to help Non over and over trying to give him hope. Trying to do all that he could. Trapped and trying his best. Shows that he deeply fundamentally didn’t want to be a bad guy. A caged animal tortured animal doesn’t run when you open the cage you have to show it the way out first. I think Tee was hoping seeing Non escape would mean he could go for his freedom too. I cried during his and White’s scene. Also how beautiful are they? I hope Tee survives

Once again I think something bad happened to White to make him feel like he’s dirty that he’s automatically a slut for making friends. Yes Tee gets jealous but I won’t say it’s abnormally so White puts that pressure on himself. He desperately wanted to be Tee’s above all else a very sweet motivator. I once again cried watching what happened. I’m glad Tan had second doubts about his death at least.

Jin stalker/unhealthy obsession? Idk it’s just what the TV imagery and the cell phones make me think of Because my mind goes to BTS Suga’s solo MV for Shadow. Jin’s certainly ashamed of what he did. He also had his friends in there saying he was scared they’d hate me. Very interesting. Jin is MAJORLY insecure. He values his perception and hates who he really is and the pleasure he desires. I was disappointed to see him still alive but then again if he had that injury I was curious if he would survive just based on blood loss to the hospital. Really really hated the visuals on that so… maybe I missed something

Found it heartbreaking that New’s Non was a good little brother. Ugh I can’t imagine losing my sister and this scene really hurts. That New has done all this shit but deep down he knows what New really felt about him and New’s scared he’s done the wrong thing.

Found it sus we see New die of a gut injury when the shot hit his shoulder. But was sweet that Non came back to thank him in his head. A good end although doubting it happened.

Wow Jin being the human one in this scene of the future. I guess he’d be an idealized version of Jin.

Uhhhhh yes? In that Tee would need to accept what happened and seek help. But also no? Phee showing his double standard here. Phee didn’t you just learn you would have been there for Non if you could? Well if Tee was suffering like that Phee you should visit him even if it’s hard it’d be his duty. Phee is partly responsible for what happened. Phee you can care about people you ain’t fucking and or their family members. It’s okay to have friends naturally and support them.

Season 2!!!! Big reveal? So how much of this ep was a dream?? Whole thing? From when new used the gas? I also wonder would New’s protections for himself actually work? Yes he has those cure smoke things but the nightmare stuff is still in everything. I would like it if maybe Non had survived and some how drugged them all? I don’t think he did but 9th person Mr Keng? Non? White? Steps in and all of this outcome has been Phee’s interpretation of the truth ep 12? Maybe idk. I can’t wait for season 2

[velvetshirtnumber3]

Okay so my thoughts on the Dead Friend Forever Finale:

I'm okay with it. It wasn't perfect, but it was entertaining and I appreciate having it end in a dark way.

While I didn't want White to die, I think having him die makes sense with the narrative. The only issue I have with that is that he died simply because it would hurt Tee. As other people have said, his character was more about his affect on Tee than being an individual character. On the other hand, it is fitting in how he parallels Non. Non and White were both innocent, ended up going with the wrong people, got caught up in circumstances beyond their control and ended up dying.

I was fine with the twist at the end, and its implication that they will never escape what happened, both in a physical sense and a never-moving-on sense. It gives a somewhat tragic ending to a show based around a tragedy.

I think that both these parts of the ending contribute to an idea of the inescapably of your actions; it's literally what the show is about: all of these guys being punished for their roles in hurting someone. They come back to the same place, with a lot of the same people, they film the same film again, the same plots in the movie happen, although this time in real life. They are stuff in a cycle that they started, and they have to face consequences.

Overall, I think the show had a very interesting premise and very good build-up, it just started getting a little chaotic in the middle and a lot of the tension went away because we left the events of the present day for several episodes. The characters were interesting and I think it'd be cool to learn even more about their backstories. I really loved the way it was shot in the first few episodes, it did a great job of contributing to the mood of the story. Overall, there were very good elements in the story, I just wish it stuck the landing a little better.