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    Default Reset 开端 (2022) 白敬亭 赵今麦 刘奕君 刘涛

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    Synopsis: The play is adapted from the novel of the same name
    by 祈祷君. It tells the story of game architect Xiao Heyun
    (played by Bai Jingting) and college student Li Shiqing (played
    by Zhao Jinmai) "resurrected from the dead" after a bus explosion.
    The story of both constantly experiencing the time loop within the
    time period, from getting out of the bus to save oneself to
    breaking the barrier and fighting side by side,
    trying to prevent the explosion and finding the truth.
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    Recently I have picked up a few good series.
    This is one of them. The acting skills really deserved a praise.
    Storywise is also my favourite - Sci-fi.
    Hope everyone can give this a try.
    If posts can cross the 1st page, we can discuss the ending.
    Wish everyone a happy 2022 Tiger New Year!
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    I believe everyone's already watch this fantastic series?

    To be frank, after reading the synopsis, I wanted to just criticize it for being a Source Code ripoff. But as I watched, my feelings changed. The filming group not only captures daily bus commuters life. They also created the suspense, horror and sci-fi aspect. I am really amazed by their attention to details. After the series ended the Douban score drop from 8.2 to 8. This is due to people find some of the plot points and the mechanics of the infinite loops were not fully explained. They felt cheated of their feelings and enthusiasm of chasing the series. However, they still praise this work as a brilliant first of its kind in Mainland.

    It has been 2 months after the series ended and since there is no official explanation, I will attempt to explain each of them.
    (as until now I cannot find any plot holes as yet):

    First I will share all the loop information - Spoiler Alert!
    Follow by answering the plotholes based on genre.

    Note that the questions are classified as (L) Time Loop, (N) Non-time Loop aka plotholes and (X) Others. What is important to me (i.e L, N) may not be for others. As such there is no priority of one over the other. There are different approaches to answer these questions from what I gathered over the net: <H> Humanitarian approach, where plots are explained based on understanding of human nature and logic. <S> Spiritual approach discuss the story from a mystic standpoint. Or Its just a <G> Game sequence. It might be also a director's way of expression <E> Also, there is possibility of Multiverse <M> but I couldnt find any supporting evidence. Some love the idea of everything is <F> Fated but I will not share as Fate explain everything, so there is nothing to discuss.
    I will share 2 ideas: the <D> Dreamscape concept and the <Q> Quantum Field concept. Due to length, will share their complete theories in a separate posts.

    If you have any other concepts please share!
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    Below is the loop information Last Warning > Spoiler Ahead!

    Cast:
    李诗情 - Shiqing - SQ
    萧鹤云 - Heyun - HY
    张成 - Officer Zhang - Zhang
    江枫 - Officer Jiang - Jiang
    杜局 - Superintendent Du - Du
    药婶 - Medicine Auntie - Med
    快乐一哥 - Happyone Bro - 1Bro
    肌肉男 - Muscle Guy - MU
    马国强 - Ma Guoqiang - Ma
    老焦 - Old Jiao - Ojiao
    芦笛 - Lu Di - LD
    王兴德 - Driver Wang - Driver/Wang
    陶映红 - 锅姨 Cooker Aunt - CA
    王萌萌 - Mengmeng - Meng2
    李瑶 - Liyao - LY



    ***********Loop Sequence 1~23******
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    ***********Loop Sequence 24~ 25*****
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    Next, I will share all the questions first. Followed by individual posts explaining them.
    As many might not have seen the film, for the questions & answers I will hide it.

    Time Loop Questions (L)
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    L1 - Why is Shiqing the Chosen One to be the first to enter the Loop?

    L2 - Why does Heyun's nose bleed? His health deteroriates after each Loop. What is the reason behind it? How come after the Loop is broken, he miraculously recovered?

    L3 - Why does Mengmeng stayed on the bus when she was molested? There is a girl who alighted a station before. Why didn't she alight with her?

    L4 - Why is there a loop?

    L5 - What is the criteria of entering and ending the loop?

    L6 - Why didnt Ludi enter the loop?


    Non-Loop Questions, "Plotholes" (N)
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    N1 - Why didnt Heyun break the glass early. It is a matter of life and death. Breaking the glass can allow easier transport of the bomb out earlier?

    N2 - Why dont Shiqing immediately show the picture evidence to the driver. Instead of waiting for the driver to grab the bomb then reveal to him?

    N3 - Why does the passengers reacted differently in the last cycle? The previous cycles they were all very passive to the scuffle?

    N4 - The dropoff scene is abnormal. The driver should never stop in the middle lane, he could have let Meng Meng off on side lane. In the novel, the driver let her off. Afterwhich she was hit by a mixer truck when she cross the road which is more logical

    N5 - How can the Bus company interviewer forget Wang Xingde? He was at the sign-off of the reconciliation letter. Worse part is why they even let him drive Bus 45?

    N6 - How can the Chemical Company employ Cooker Aunt? She was diagnosed with mental and aggression issues after being asked to leave the seconadry school.

    N7- Cooker Aunt insisted that Meng Meng is being sexually harassed on the bus (Which turns out to be true). However, when Shiqing accused Heyun, she did not
    react violently eventhough she had prepared a knife. Since she already planned to die, why didnt she stab Heyun?

    N8 - Heyun not wanting to re-enter the cycle doesnt make sense. After killing Cooker Aunt, isnt a normal person's reaction to want to re-enter
    the cycle to restart over more logical? If that is the last cycle, he should all the more explain to the police.

    N9 - How does Heyun know know that Mengmeng alight the bus willingly and the driver has been punished in episode 12? Previously, Officier Zhang only told them
    Mengmeng met with an accident. Only in episode 13, they found out the reason from an online video.


    Other Questions (O)
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    X1 - Why is Liu Tao's Du Supertendent acting so poor? She is useless to the whole plot and should be removed? What she does is only drug test?

    X2 - <Minor Bug?> Based on GPS From Police Station to Riverside East Station 22.4km the police only took 9min to reach there? Does it mean they travel at 150km/h?

    X3 - <Minor Bug?> From the resume of Wang Xingde, it shows that his driving experience is 30years??? How could it be? his age is only 45!

    X4 - Why does the councilior try all sorts of ways not to assist in the investigation?

    X5 - Why do the director insert the meal preparation of the molestor? Is it necessary?

    X6 - What is inside Mengmeng's HP? Could it contain valuable information about her death?

    X7 - What's the issue? Isnt this a happy ending?
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    Time Loop Questions
    L1:
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    - Why is Shiqing the Chosen One to be the first to enter the cycle?

    <H> She is chosen because she has the kindest heart. Most important of all: she wants to help everyone to survive.

    <S> Mengmeng's spirit which is earthbound, binds to her when explosion first occur on the bridge.

    <G> The first "player" is the one who first realise the anomality around her and participate in the event.

    <E> She is the promoted main cast. Unlike Source Code, she is a real human being dealing with a real threat

    <D> Inspired by <Inception>. We know that to trigger the cycle, sleeping/dying and waking up is needed. Although she is the first to "wake up", but the main protagonist should be Heyun. During the last scene, the Heyun's waking up is strikingly same as <Inception>'s ending.

    <Q> Original concept. She is linked with Mengmeng via Quantum Entanglement.
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    Time Loop Questions
    L2:
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    - Why does Heyun's nose bleed? His health deteroriates after each cycle. What is the reason behind it?
    How come after the cycle is broken he miraculously recovered?

    <H> Heyun is already not feeling well, he is under a lot of stress from his gaming work which dealts with violence.

    <S> Heyun's health deteriorates as one of the cycles he stab Cooker Aunt, Mengmeng's mother, that's why she cursed him.

    <G> It is a stacking debuff after failure to solve the mystery. After max stacks, he will be trapped forever in Pending Status.

    <E> Inspired by <Butterfly Effect1>, the protagonist experience nosebleed to illustrate he has compound too much knowledge from
    his previous timeloops.

    <D> It is Heyun's dreamscape. Nosebleed and deterioriating health is the impact of his real life workstress has on him in the dream. It makes him wants to solve the mystery fast so as to escape "death in his dream".

    <Q> Heyun's actions is not linked to his counterpart the "molestor". He did not leave the bus, but Heyun did. This violation of
    the entanglement makes him suffer side effects on his body.
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    Time Loop Questions
    L3:
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    - Why does Mengmeng stayed on the bus when she was molested? There is a girl who alighted a station before. Why didn't she alight with her?

    <H> There are 2 different human characteristics when dealing with threat. Liyao the extrovert took steps
    in protecting herself possible harm by the escaping when the molestor approaches. Mengmeng on the other hand is an introvert.
    She has a kind heart and naively trust the passengers on board can notice the molestor and stop him. However, she place the wrong
    faith on them, once she realised that they do not care about her it is already too late. She has lost the window to escape.
    As this is the first time she encountered such, she act rashly almost extreme to protect herself.

    <S> Could she be possessed? Her reaction is quite strange, banging on the bus door (I think the molestor is shocked by her actions too) and not talking any sense (according to the driver). A keen youtube comment says that there could be a "person" trying to commit suicide on the bridge. She saw it and want to stop her before she jump, thats why she insist on stopping the bus so she can rush to save her. The "person" committing suicide had also been molested by him. As such, the reason she didnt alight is due to the spirit made her stay on the bus to witness how she died. (And later she could be reborn as she has found a scapeghost)

    <G> It is a game plot that players have to try to discover.

    <E> The plot tries to illutrate females who silently suffer under such circumstances.

    <D> Mengmeng's death is still an ongoing mystery, it isnt solve yet. But in the dream, the conciousness gave "strange scenarios" to subconcious Heyun as a trigger to wake him up to reality. This is analogous to <Inception> as only when people woke up, they found that what they experienced in the dream has strange flaws in them.

    <Q> She cannot leave the bus as the entanglement was triggered in the future by Shiqing when the bus exploded on the bridge.
    Refer to evidence presented in my Theory at Post#29
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    Time Loop Questions
    L4:
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    - Why is there a loop?

    <H> Cannot be explained.

    <S> Mengmeng is trapped spiritually online unable to reincarnate due to injustice.

    Her fate is bound to Shiqing during the explosion. In solving it will relieve her soul.

    <G> Ludi is the support NPC which provides safehouse and temporary companionship.

    <E> The producers decide not to explain and leave the mystery to the public. This is a clever move similar to <Lost season 1>. People can immerse themselves by speculating how the loop works based on the hints given. They cannot be held accountable for a poor concept. Probably just a so-called bad unexplained phenomenia.

    <D> Refer to my theory below on Post# (Work in Progress)

    <Q> Refer to my Theory below on Post#29
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    Time Loop Questions
    L5:
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    - What is the criteria of entering and ending the loop?

    <H> Cannot be explained

    <S> Mengmeng died suddenly without knowing the reason and was trapped in her online loop. Shiqing died similarly, her soul by right should relive the explosion over and over. But Mengmeng possessed her due to the similarity of their fate. Her intention initially is to secure a scapegoat body, an evil act explained by the ghost that lure her to her accident. Based on EP14, her video accumulated 2,032,000 views at that time. During this 5 years, with the continuous "pause", "rewind", "play" of the viewers, she has gain the ability of rewinding the death loop. To fully gain Shiqing's body, Shiqing has to survive the loop. As such Mengmeng push the wakeup time backwards 1 min each loop for Shiqing to try solve the mystery. Until she saw her mum detonate the bomb, she knew she had to stop her. Later when her parents are saved by Shiqing, she left her body.

    <G> The whole show is about the game sequence how failure leads to in-game death and success is beating the game mechanics
    and escaping the loop.

    <E> Same as L4 <E>

    <D> Refer to my theory below on Post# (Work in Progress)

    <Q> Refer to my Theory below on Post#29
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    Time Loop Questions
    L6:
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    - Why didnt Ludi enter the loop?

    <H> Ludi did not place Shiqing's feeling above his own. He wanted to continue to live in a loop making sure that he is a hero that can save the world. There is still some difference in thier beliefs as she is more selfless compared to him. Strangely speaking, his "dreams" are realised in a novel by a delivery guy who also got into the loop but was apparently quite enjoying it. Comparitively, this is why Heyun entered but not Ludi.

    <S> If the reason for L3 is valid, Ludi is not a vital spiritual vessel for Mengmeng as he could not be the victim of molest. He is also fond of cats. Could its presence prevent him from being possessed?

    <G> Ludi is the support NPC which provides safehouse and temporary companionship.

    <E> The director hopes to show the perspective of a young man living under the over-protective care of his mum. Also, if his help is introduced. The odds are against Cooker Aunt and Driver from the start.

    <D> Ludi is a "projection" and only functions in the subconsious as a NPC sort of role.

    <Q> Ludi did not have a strong enough entanglement with any past passengers. If not he would have been part of the loop.
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    Non-Loop Questions, "Plotholes" (N)
    N1:
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    - In episode 12. Why didnt Heyun break the glass early. It is a matter of life and death. Breaking the glass can allow easier transport of the bomb out earlier?

    <H> It is based on past experience. Heyun determines that previously breaking the window when the bus stops and jumping out had failed. Instinctively during the chaos he would not want to risk the delay without any external help from the police. Throwing the bomb out anywhere before the bridge might cause casualties of the public or police. The only safe way is by dumping into the river. As such stopping the bus and waiting is the best method.

    Breaking the glass early indeed solve the transportation problem. But logically speaking it creates other problems such as enraging the driver (As when the hammer is removed, the alarm sounded). The driver might decide to crash the bus into another vehicle or worse into the lake. Then the broken window is going to kill everyone on board. If the crash knock everyone down, they lose grip of Cooker Aunt, she is going to slaughter everyone with the knife and still detonate the bomb.

    <S> The "possessed" Shiqing would want to convince Mengmeng's parents to give up the plan willingly. Rather than the public to disable the threat and leaving the couple surrender due to hatred of failure. This will incurr more grudge. Besides it is hope that the police can look into the case more seriously. Preventing the bomb even if successful, her soul cannot gain salvation. Thats why she might have used powers to prevent Heyun from remembering the option.

    <G> The "pick up hammer" selection is disabled during cutscenes before police arrive.

    <E> The director wants the public to place the faith in the police. Any actions of disarming bombs by the public would have serious consequences. Leave bomb handling to the police.

    <D> Heyun has previously establish connection with the projection (Officer Zhang) and deemed the best way to achieve the aim is by trusting him.

    <Q> <H> is sufficient to explain
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    Non-Loop Questions, "Plotholes" (N)
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    - In Episode 12. Why dont Shiqing immediately show the picture evidence to the driver. Instead of waiting for the driver to grab the bomb then reveal to him?

    <H> This is exclusive to Shiqing as she wants to full capture the attention of the Driver. Remember the glove scene? She knew he is very focus on the road and is a good driver. He is anxious to reunite with her daughter, showing the picture will not slow him down. Only when he left his seat, he can cool down and accept the truth.

    <S> This is exculsive to Mengmeng as she wants to fully capture the attention of her father. She understood her father as well as
    Shiqing to interrupt him while he is driving is futile. She want her father to take a good look at the culprit and remember his looks,
    so as to avenge her. It is analogus to Journey to the West, once Tripitaka leaving the golden circle of protection, he can then be captured.

    <G> It is part of the cutscene to create tension and a test for the player's readiness when he is able to grab the hammer.

    <E> The director wants audience to still trust the police as a justice channel even when there are injustice arise from their investigation.

    <D> Shiqing as a good "Thief" is skillful enough to know when to steal the Driver's attention.

    <Q> <H> is sufficient to explain
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    Non-Loop Questions, "Plotholes" (N)
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    - Why does the passengers reacted differently in the last cycle? The previous cycles they were all very passive to the scuffle?

    <H> Cycle 1~19 - Shiqing and Heyun previously do not have a concrete plan to gather the passengers for help. They just want to solve the problem themselves. Cycles 20 onwards has already proven that the passengers will still help if it does not threaten their lives.

    <S> The passengers react differently due to there is no karmatic linkage with Mengmeng, Shiqing and Heyun.Else their actions would be influenced by the spiritual energies. As such they are acting normally.

    <G> Their reactions require micromanaging of NPCs by Heyun and it follows a fixed AI code.

    <E> The show want to protray people act differently under different scenarios. Everything is not all Black and White. The director hope to instill the sense of trust for strangers to step forward in the name of justices and do what is to be done.

    <D> To collapse the integrity of the dream architecture, the events of the last cycle should be elaborate enough to allow the kick to wake the Heyun.

    <Q> The little boy scene of making different choices is to reflect that there is free will even when they are in the loop.
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    Non-Loop Questions, "Plotholes" (N)
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    - The dropoff scene is abnormal. The driver should never stop in the middle lane, he could have let Meng Meng off on side lane. In the novel, the driver let her off. After which she was hit by a mixer truck when she cross the road which is more logical

    <H> Based on the footage, the bus is driving in the middle lane, if Mengmeng were to mess with the drivers arm, whether left or right, the bus will risk colliding vehicles behind. By right he should be watching the rear mirror to see if there is any incoming vehicle, switch lanes before stopping the vehicle, but Mengmeng is in the way. He had to stop to prevent her actions. He protected the safety of everybody on board but neglect the safety of the alighting girl. The driver might not have undergone such stressful situations before. But very experienced Wang, who drives trailers (more difficult than bus), his judgement under stress is still strong. This is demonstrated in EP14 when he pulled and stop at the bridge to let the asthmatic Ludi off, despite a bomb is about to go off soon.

    <S> Could it be grudge of the soul of previous girl that committed suicide cloud the concentration of the driver?
    How could there be another death? It was not stated in this movie. Yeqian search the records based on 1.45pm on the bridge but
    the suicide girl might not die that time. Ghosts seeking scapegoats prey on weak minded victims to get their way. Mengmeng and
    the driver is a perfect match.

    <G> Mengmeng's reaction logical or not is a cutscene from the past.

    <E> In the novel, if letting off the girl on the side lane, the pursuit of law is quite difficult I think. It is definitely total fault of Mengmeng on her part. This setup demonstrates both parties need to be blamed.

    <D> Mengmeng's abnormal behaviour is just a "seed" planted by Heyun after 24 loops grow into an idea that the real culprit
    is yet to be found.

    <Q> <H> is sufficient to explain
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    Non-Loop Questions, "Plotholes" (N)
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    - How can the Bus company interviewer forget Wang Xingde? He was at the sign-off of the reconciliation letter.Worse part is why they even let him drive Bus 45?

    <H> The bus company manager did vaguely remember about him. But he did not speak the obvious. He wanted to hint his colleague to support him hoping that by identifying him, Wang can shy away from his application. But the guy also pretend not to know him and ran off.

    We need to understand that their bus company is at fault of letting passenger off in the middle of the road. Reconcillion letter or not
    they are in the wrong. If Wang has any request, they are oblige to help. As such he was recruited. Most important of all, they cant
    discriminate him due to his past.

    During the interview, the manager doesnt seem to understand why he wants to drive bus 45 yet. But after Wang got famous & good performance, he tried to promote him, they find that he only drive bus 45. They might get suspicious but he hasnt done anything wrong yet, therefore cant force him off his job.

    <S> During this time, if Mengmeng is around, she still does not know why they want to come to Jialin until the first explosion (loop 1)

    <G> NPC background story

    <E> He want to express that the public has forgotten about her daughter's plight so soon

    <D> The background of the bomb is a dream mechanic made up by HY. The awkward reaction of the interviewer is the stage where he is trying to convince the mind that the background for the kick (bomb)is valid. There is a likelihood that the bus company guy was part of his creation too (to prevent the mind from asking more questions)

    <Q> We can assume here that the Quantum setup (5 year prior - truck driver; current bus driver) is strong enough to alter the suspicion (resistence against the entanglement).
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    Non-Loop Questions, "Plotholes" (N)
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    - How can the Chemical Company employ Cooker Aunt? She was diagnosed with mental and aggression issues after being asked to leave the secondary school.

    <H> To reach her aim, she could be acting very professional and normal during the interview. Knowledge-wise, she created teaching materials. Her performance would have impressed the interviewers to allow her to worked there.

    <S> During this time, if Mengmeng is around, she still does not know why they want to come to Jialin until the first explosion (loop 1)

    <G> NPC background story

    <E> The director might want to expose the obvious loophole of some companies not vetting new employee's mental status. Only based on their knowledge of the subject matter for recruitment.

    <D> The mind totally skipped the interviewed portion and assumed the reasoning is valid is ringing a bell that the background of the bomb (kick) is not important. With the strange reaction of the consciousness (interviewer) of Wang, HY does not attempt to explain the flashback. He allows the mind to search for the answer to fill up the gaps which will stick better.

    <Q> We can assume here that the Quantum setup (5 year prior - physics teacher; current chemical plant QC) is strong enough to alter the suspicion (resistance against the entanglement).
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    Non-Loop Questions, "Plotholes" (N)
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    - Cooker Aunt insisted that Meng Meng is being sexually harassed on the bus (Which turns out to be true). However, when Shiqing accused Heyun, she did not react violently even though she had prepared a knife. Since she already planned to die, why didnt she stab Heyun?

    <H> Cooker Aunt is aware of HY is a molestor. But to her, she has already chosen death. In the next 15min, she will be re-united with her daughter. Unless someone threaten this plan, she is not interested in anything else. This is consistent with her not participating in any group activity such as watermelon eating (EP16) and SQ's school events (EP20). What's more, she might be thinking: in 15min time you will be blown to bits, whats the hurry?

    <S> Fact is CA has overcome her hallucination. I imagine that her daughter in another dimension is more anxious that her mum does not react. The ploy of accusing HY is brilliant and also ties in with what she had suffered. Is there a possibility she whispered to her mother so that she knew about the molestor? MM's intentions is to ask her mum to seek help from police. After 3 times disturbing bus 45 passengers and reprimanded for it, she has given up on the notion already. But when she decided to shut herself up and create the bomb. That's when MM couldnt whisper to her anymore. She wanted her mum to live, what she can do is to trust Shiqing. It is this shut off that she is oblivious to HY's molestor situation. Thats why after the bomb is disposed, MM's mum can see her.

    <G> It is not part of her AI script.

    <E> The director wants to demonstrated her determination. If shifted attention to HY will reduce the credibility of her love for her daughter.

    <D> The dream structure has not establish the link of molestor and motive of Mengmeng yet remember only at Loop25, the dream structure is programmed by HY on the fly at the hospital. The perspective of NPC CA doesnt count (hallucination) as the mind is reconstructing possibilities (Flashbacks) It is the choice of HY in selecting them determines the outcome.

    <Q> CA has yet to establish entanglement connection with the molestor 5 years ago. As such, during current time HY's action not attracting her attention is consistent.
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    - Heyun not wanting to re-enter the cycle doesnt make sense. After killing Cooker Aunt, isn't a normal person's reaction to want to re-enter the cycle to restart over more logical? If that is the last cycle, he should all the more explain to the police.

    <H> Although it is out of self defense, Heyun committed murder is the reality and that feeling like he said cannot be erased upon entering another loop. Whats more he felt his perfect image has been tarnished with this action. It will forever be as everyone witnessed it.

    The director did focus every passenger's reaction after he killed her. It is that of fear. What they remembered was Shiqing tried to disturb Cooker Aunt. Heyun is an "accomplice" trying to help her. Heyun get into a fight with her and killing her in the process. From start to end, Cooker aunt is a victim from the passengers' perspective. He had killed an innocent.

    An important note is: the Duo do not know the condition for the ending of the loop. What if stopping the Cooker Aunt is the last cycle, they have already done so, and he will still be jailed. At that moment he just want to escape conviction. He need time to process his thoughts. We cannot judge him from our audience perspective as it is a traumatic experience for him

    <S> If the "curse of Mengmeng" is valid, he will suffer the consequences of failing health earlier had he choose to escape responsibility by entering the loop. <G> He cannot choose to escape through artificial means as there is patch preventing him from doing so. i.e he cant buy sleeping pills without a prescription. Even the loop allows it, he will be interrupted if he does.

    <E> The director hopes that audience can keep an open mind and not declare anyone guilty before trial. Finally Heyun still give himself up to the police. It is a responsible thing to do. And this shows Shiqing that her boyfriend choice is right.

    <D> The dream has become a nightmare for him to prevent him from gathering his thoughts to counter the projections, now manifestation as fear.

    <Q> Whatever choice HY make does not matter as based on the conditions for this concept, CA cannot be killed to escape the loop.
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