#is this spoiler

[berensreverie]

Bamboozled

[sofarraway]

The Rashomon effect: when the same event is described in significantly different—often contradictory—ways.

It's pretty clear how things ended in the webtoon. But not really in the live-action adaptation. After all, it doesn't make sense that Seo Moonjo said almost the exact same words twice. They couldn't both be real, nor could they both be hallucinations. One had to be real, while the other had to be a mere hallucination—which was practically Jongwoo's attempt to lie to himself. Just like what they said in the Rashomon, "It's human to lie. Most of the time we can't even be honest with ourselves." So Jongwoo hunted down everyone else there, killed them one by one. Then went back to the 4th floor, where Moonjo and unconscious Jieun waited. He freaked out when he realized that he, too, enjoyed killing. Moonjo touched his neck, praised him, and then left him there. To his broken mind, to him hallucinating—and that's when Jieun regained her consciousness, witnessing her boyfriend got lost into his own delusion. Nevertheless, I have to emphasize here that Jongwoo never tried to trick his mind into believing that Moonjo killed all those residents. He was fully aware of what he's doing, and even thrilled when he did it. The only thing he was hallucinating about was him killing Moonjo. Because in his mind, killing him was the only way to end this madness. The only way to 'save himself'.

With the theory above, everything would be in line. Everything would make perfect sense. Except for the facts that the detective practically announced Moonjo's death to the thug, and for Officer Soh's reaction when she saw Moonjo at the hospital *sigh in delusional*. (Well she seemed so sure it was just hallucination. Besides, that's not how a police supposed to react to seeing a fugitive, wasn't it)

So I guess it's the other way around: the killing was real, and the living and breathing Moonjo that Jongwoo saw when they're in the torturing room was hallucination. But that doesn't really fit into the puzzles, in my opinion. Because Moonjo's hair was wet when Jongwoo killed him (while Jongwoo's hair was supposed to be the wet one, since he was the one who went to the rooftop). It doesn't make sense that Officer Soh hallucinated about him either, she was mostly assaulted by Nambok instead of Moonjo. She's not traumatized enough—at least not by Moonjo—to hallucinate him.

If I want to keep my delusions, I can say that the detectives lied to the thug to make sure he told them nothing but the truth. I can say that they also didn't tell Officer Soh that Moonjo survived because they didn't want to involve her even further into the case. I can also say that the police filtered the information that went to the media about a fugitive running lose. But all those would be too... irresponsible to be real? Haha.

And if I really really really want to keep my delusions... I can say that both versions of the event only happened in Jongwoo's head (especially considering what happened in the webtoon). Sksksks halluciception skakjdheuf.

[chifuyusgangshirt]

Don't hit peoples boyfriends with a brick I guess

[iromnam]

Peter Parker, Harley Keener, Shuri, and Cassie Lang is the only team up i need whether it's kicking-ass or just hanging out with Morgan idgaf

[absurdchaan]

they need to be protecc

[lunxsole]

I AM NOT SATISFIED UNTIL ALL OF THEM ARE TOGETHER!

I need a group hug!

[berensreverie]

oh, it's always the little guy with such spirit