Finally ushered in the finale of the first season of "Relative Universe". After watching it, I have both joys and sorrows: the good thing is that the setting outline and character images have not collapsed, maintaining a high level, and there are some surprises; the worry is for the stage At the end, it seems that a partial conclusion has been forced, making the look and feel less smooth - of course, overall, it is still more happy than sad.
I thought about the theme of this episode a lot, and suddenly found a fact that is out of line with the "temperament" of the show, that is, everyone is telling the truth, and there are no lies and deceit (at most, some concealment), Quill and Emily The truth was told when they gave the report, Claire and Quill no longer lied to each other, and the two Howards also put their words on the bright side when they were wrestling with Aldridge and Pope respectively ... In the environment, the truth is far more powerful than the false.
torn wound
Of course, "speaking the truth" is only relative. In order to deal with the outsiders who don't know the truth, Fan Che said a nonsense at the beginning: it was just an isolated, unfortunate, and unexpected incident of office violence. There's a problem, don't think about it
Only a few people know the existence of another parallel world, and it is understandable to deal with it before they do not know the future.
The only survivor of the attack fell on the border of the diplomatic neutral zone, and neither side dared to act rashly.
Emily B and Ian dissuaded Bob from sending a condolence call from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, otherwise it would add fuel to the fire.
Although the "radicals" have already grown intricately rooted roots in the two worlds, they have only come to the fore at this time . It doesn't matter if you know about Project Indigo or not.
Because of the most important move, they have already succeeded .
Aldridge and Cyrus discovered the bodies of Oscar A and other three people successively, and made clear the purpose of each other: they wanted to let World A know that the attack was planned by World B.
Since he didn't want to move the Quills, Quill still counts himself as the leader, plus some other arrangements-so the strategy department personnel who should have the most say has been absent from the important meetings that follow.
The mysterious "fourth floor" management finally showed up, and the two sides held a meeting at the same time, but it is surprising that the "management" participated in the meeting in the form of remote communication.
The two "information exchange pagers" are exactly the same, with only a slight color difference (red and blue have been CP since ancient times).
Quill, who participated in a high-level meeting at this level for the first time, was naturally curious. Fancher explained to his son-in-law: (communicating like this) is already the closest distance . It can be seen that the "fourth floor management" is not unable to come down, but it is impossible to come down. Similarly, it is difficult for people on the third floor and below to go up...
This kind of weird design makes people wonder if there is a giant "computer" on the fourth floor... Or is there a real secret to maintain the balance and stability of the two worlds?
Quill and Emily gave separate briefings, and they were telling the truth.
As a passively beaten World A, at this time, the collective is stunned. Only Quill, who has dealt with espionage in World B before, seems to know something. Quill simply stated what he knew in the case of "unsure of his position". : It was the B world who did it. They have been planning for a long time, just for revenge.
Although it was not much, it solidly characterised the attack and pointed the way for the anger of the crowd.
The senior executives of the B world who realized it later are more depressed. For them, the "Indigo" plan has been implemented to this stage, and they are faced with a dilemma: to take back the Oscar is to directly admit that the killer is from the B world, and that he planned this time by himself. Attack; if he does not get him back, it means that World B is guilty of being a thief, showing the arrogant face of blatantly declaring war.
This is the correct explanation for Oscar's behavior. He sacrificed his life on the border line to intensify the contradiction between the two sides.
At this sensitive juncture where every second counts, the senior officials of the Strategy Department of World A suggested that Oscar be taken away for interrogation, but Fan Che and the others from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs wanted to delay and see the other party's reaction first.
Under the dispute, Quill, the most "forward-looking" visionary, became Mr. Key... In the end, both sides decided to stand still.
For World B, in fact, any choice is wrong . As Ai B said, the channel has been open for 30 years, and there has never been a public attack. Only by explaining everything openly and honestly can peace be won .
To be honest, even if it is really done according to Ai B's statement, the possibility of the two sides joining forces to fight against the conspiracy forces is very small - World A will not believe it at all, but this is the best solution in a short period of time.
After ignoring this "wishful thinking" innocence, everyone found that diplomatic means may be coming to an end...
The "radicals" who played the top brass on both sides won, and the dying Oscar was the trumpeter who declared victory. In his last moments, he recited the "school motto" of his youth as a contented horn.
After Oscar's death, the last bit of room for maneuver between the two worlds was completely lost. After seeing the "resolute and stern" style of World B, World A, which had a lot of energy and blood, unilaterally closed the door.
After the "diplomatic time" is over, it is up to the key figures to decide whether to start a war or permanently sever diplomatic ties.
Why is there such a fuss? The wounds called "hostility" and "estrangement" have always existed. The conspirators just lifted the plaster on the wound and "followed the trend".
"Accidental" kill
After learning of the opponent's plan, Aldridge is ready to cover up the truth, he does not want to let the enemy succeed easily.
Under the guidance of this "all-win or all-lose" mentality, Aldridge decided to act cautiously , temporarily let Quill and Claire go, and continue to keep an eye on the escaped insider Huo B.
But Cyrus obviously couldn't bear it anymore. Aldridge could only forcefully press it, and he was so angry that he threw the cup afterwards... He is currently completely passive, and even his subordinates are almost unable to command.
Although Huo B decided to play and disappeared, he was still worried about Ai A , and called Aldridge to protect her. For this reason, he also specially emphasized the value of Ai A.
The channels are closed, the rules of the game have changed, and now your B-world meticulous work is more valuable - in order to attract Huo B to appear, Aldridge decided to use Ai A as bait, this is a conspiracy, and it is not complete See if Huo B is thinking about this "love" that shouldn't exist.
The biggest variable appeared in Nadia. Greta saw Nadia A's obituary when she lived to be 30 years old, and she showed Nadia a showdown...
Always worrying about what will happen sooner or later, Nadia can't answer the question of "Who are you?"
The "marginal people" from world B are destined to not get the so-called "peace and happiness" in world A. Nadia finally accepts her fate at this moment and confesses her "gloomy life".
After being driven away by Greta, the world in front of Nadia lost its color. The only thing she could do was to perform the unfinished assassination mission. She could only see blood, and she wanted to see blood .
Huo B thought that Aldridge was going to kill himself and Nadia, so he used money to "rebel" her. It just so happened that Nadia didn't care who to kill, only no one was killed. As a result, one person almost gave the other party to the regiment. After it was destroyed, he also helped Huo B, watched Aldridge die, and avenged Nadia A.
Out of selfishness, I really hope that Nadia can fly away and not appear in the second season, at least this can leave a hopeful thought for everyone...
On the other side, Cyrus, who couldn't hold back his anger, went against Claire's orders to trouble him, and was killed by the "weak woman" in his eyes. So far, all the agents in the Aldridge line of the Strategy Department have been wiped out, that is to say, no one in World A knows the true identities of Huo B, Claire and others except for the parties involved.
I think this part is the most far-fetched in this episode, because there is obviously a lack of life-and-death opposition between Aldridge and Huo B. Although the condition of Nadia's massacre is used as a buffer, there is still a sense of purpose. The bluntness of being chopped off.
A similar thing happened in World B - Huo A was determined to put aside his prejudice temporarily and go to Pope, because now only the other side can return to World A.
As for the "festival" between them, Huo A can only give a pale verbal assurance: I will take my wife away and fly away, so I won't get involved?
Write a useless empty check, when I open a shantang? It's no use even if I understand that you will cash in. Now that Huo B has betrayed me, the only chance you can get help from me is to do things for me.
There is a question here. At this time, the passage door has been closed, but Pope still asked Huo A to go to the other side to ambush. Could it be that there are other "smuggling" passages?
In order to further stimulate the hesitant Huo A, Pope also took out the correspondence between Ai A and Huo B as a catalyst - look, your wife and Howard here are secretly talking songs, and they do everything possible not to let you know about her Is it worth it to "keep your body like a jade" for this kind of woman 's true identity ?
Just a little bit, Huo A will repeat the mistakes of Huo B. Pope has already done this kind of thing with ease, because the essence of the two courtships is the same, the difference is only anger and more anger.
Do not agree? Well, I'm not surprised anyway...Since you're useless, then go to die...Torrent Pope, before turning around with a gun, was crushed to death first.
This scene really has some dark humor... Pope's death is similar to Aldridge's death, and the only clue in the B world to track down the "radicals" is also broken.
Pope's accidental death is also a bit blunt, but the detail of Huo A's killing Pope is reasonable in itself - as early as the first meeting, Pope looked down on the cowardly and incompetent Huo A, and he didn't know anything about it until he died. Change the stereotype of "sad little people", so Huo A in his eyes is a lamb without fangs and claws, who can only be slaughtered by himself... He died of his own recklessness and arrogance.
Pope is the only big figure in the "radicals" on the bright side. From another perspective, he is also a character who can be sacrificed at any time. After that, the actions of the "radicals" will be more secretive.
Now, the "clues" of communication between the two worlds have been cut off, so the second season will usher in a period of chaos.
newlyweds of spy couple
In the last episode, I tended to think that Quill wanted to take Claire to death, but now I can only pick up another possibility .
The couple survived, both with minor injuries - Quill didn't want to kill himself at all, but to protect the family (himself), and the audacity of the crash stemmed from a deeper cowardice.
At this point, Claire, who had thoroughly understood Quill's "egoistic" style, was relieved. This cheap husband wouldn't tell him even if it was just for himself, so he could breathe a sigh of relief.
Claire calmly said "support each other", like no one else, let Quill go to work after he was discharged from the hospital, and he went home to wait for him - this time it was a blessing in disguise, Claire had noticed that Quill was about to be reused.
Originally, the police were going to deal with Quayle's drunk driving, but they were stopped by "people from the unit": it's time to go to the next level.
Sure enough, after Quill came to the office nervously, Fancher didn't blame him at all for the accident that caused his daughter's injury, but looked at him differently : If I (we) had taken your opinion seriously, I wouldn't have been so passive.
I have to say that Quill's "fortunate star shines brightly". Before, he just adopted Huo B's suggestion to do things, but now it is proof that he has a strategic vision...
Such excellent working ability is what the World A headquarters urgently needs right now. Quill was exceptionally allowed to participate in the meeting of the fourth floor management and entered the power center -among the top executives, Quill is just a lower-level deputy director, but At this moment, the management wanted to hear his opinion and spoke highly of his work.
Power is the best aphrodisiac for men. Quill used to be looked down upon everywhere, and he also gave up on himself, but now he stands at the core of power and enjoys the attention of those who needed to look up in the past... No matter how humble people are, they will Generate unprecedented ambition.
After Claire returned home, she had a long talk with her "cheap mother" - daughter, my father and I didn't marry because of love, but because there was only one way to marry him, forced smiles That's the norm...
Isn't that what you're talking about your marriage? These words helped Claire open her heart. She had never approached the "mother" in front of her with such a sincere attitude.
Children, when it is unbearable, just smile, cook a delicious meal, and pretend that everything is fine, and all the troubles will naturally pass.
Hehe, I thought there was some great trick, isn't this what I've been doing all the time? While Quill found her ambition, Claire found her peace.
So, a classic scene appeared: Quill saw that Claire was cleaning Cyrus' body. Instead of being shocked, he approached the "scared" Claire and offered to help, and the two destroyed the body together.
This "thief couple" greeted their "Little Biesheng Newlyweds" with a brand-new attitude.
Quill's luck was far more than that. From Huo B's mouth, he also learned that Aldridge, who could most threaten him, had been removed. The two quickly reached a new consensus: a truce, maintain the status quo, and the two Don't touch each other's "wife".
As the hoeing operation continued to expand, Quill was entrusted with the task of investigating the matter thoroughly, and he had the real power to kill or kill.
It is not difficult to understand that Quill's joy is evident. Now he has the life of his dreams - and with the relationship between Quill and the head of the analysis department, Huo B's future status will also rise.
When the glamorous Claire and the high-spirited Quill meet again, maybe as "mother" said: you will gradually fall in love with him/her .
from you, to you
As the protagonist of this play, Howard's life is the most interesting and the most difficult to understand. Let's start with Nadia's words to start the final impression: One day, you will find that you are the same kind of people.
Huo A confessed to Pope that he had doubts, but he was finally determined to be who he had always been. This "escape mentality" made Pope sneer: this is a world where the strong eat the weak, you two can only keep one, you can't be He, he will be you.
Which brings me back to the question in the title of my first drama review: In the end, is it going to be a zero-sum game?
Nadia and Pope were right and wrong . Both Howards will indeed be the same, but not necessarily the "bad" kind...
Let's see Huo A first. Before leaving, he specially left a farewell letter to Anna to show his tenderness.
He understands that he cannot have a daughter in this world, and can only offer his blessings and comfort to the maximum.
When Pope "educated" himself with what Huo B had defected to, Huo A struggled to resist the urges brought by loss, resentment, and anger: Huo B's reckless behavior and indifference were not what I wanted, I won't make his mistakes again.
Huo A chose to continue his persistence for nearly 30 years.
Interesting is Huo B. The passage door was closed, and neither subjective nor objective factors allowed him to disappear. Aldridge was right, Huo A's life belongs to him now, and he longed for Huo A's quiet and contented life in his heart.
Huo B didn't have to go back and cast his own net, let alone smile at the child in the station uncharacteristically... The only explanation is that Aldridge saw through him.
In the hospital, he could have killed Nadia completely, and he could do it once and for all without giving money. As for the ambush outside, he was able to handle it - but he was still willing to spend money to eliminate the disaster .
Rather than saying that Huo B wants to buy peace for himself and Ai A, it is better to say that he wants to make up for the debt he owes to Nadia A, and wants to fulfill some kind of unreachable wish through Nadia B. He hopes that the other party (for himself) Fly away.
How can the decisive Huo B do this? It is clear that only the gentle and kind Huo A can be so "naive".
"It turns out that this is what you have in common." Nadia still insisted on her opinion, but she said it in an unexpected tone .
If there must be a closer template, then both Howards will choose to be the appearance of Howard A.
At the end, Huo B began to learn to be Huo A. When he came to the hospital, he would bring a bunch of flowers. Although he was still very unskilled, the original sense of urgency gradually disappeared.
Here I have to admit a mistake: after watching the whole season, I have to admit that Huo A missed the details of the flower arrangement in the first episode. He really forgot, rather than deliberately concealing it.
Although Huo A was in the desolate world of B and had endured many tests and temptations, he still kept his original intention , and even Ai B couldn't help falling in love with it.
Looking at all the things in front of him, Ian finally got tired of Ai B's repeated ruthlessness. He locked Huo A in a small dark room and sent his sweetheart the last ride, and took the initiative to end the doomed relationship with Ai B.
To a certain extent, the last two Howards have reconnected with each other's lives and have gone a step further: Huo B became famous and guarded until Ai A's awakening, Huo A returned to the darkness after "tickling" the hearts of his wife and daughter... …
In the finale of the first season of "Relative Universe", the choice of Rickel 's verse as the ending is a must, and the verse in it is really in place:
you only you are real
We hurried away until the time flew by
so that your beautiful moment
The beauty that comes from love is so pure
As if under a spell
I only belong to you
No matter how time wears me out
From you, to you...
This show is full of negativity and even despair. Only when I see Howard's hesitation and choice can I feel a little warm.
See you in the second season.
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