Seeing everyone's comments on the drama from various angles, here I will share my understanding from the perspective of life innuendo. Micro spoilers.
E01: Loretta has become a mother-like workaholic who "disregards family" - understanding parents
Loretta (middle-aged): "It's hard to say, but I don't think she (Alma, Loretta's mother) doesn't want to be a mother."
Loretta (young): "Cole said the same to you."
Recalling our expectations for our future role in childhood, when there is a conflict with our parents’ ideas, we lament that we will never become such a person in the future, and we must educate our children in a completely different way. So far, there have been many times in my life when I did the same thing as my parents back then. After having a child, my nagging about the child seems to be a line I have heard countless times. I once felt that my parents' actions hurt my self-esteem, but now my self-esteem has long been worn away.
E02 Jacob and Danny don't end up swapping bodies - no one is perfect
Growing up, there are often moments when we want to call our friends in life, because we always pay attention to our own shortcomings and envy the goodness of others, and we cannot experience them in the whole situation. The rich experience allows us to understand that all sentient beings are suffering, only self-restraint. nobody is perfect. As it says in Niebuhr's Prayer, give me the peace to accept what I cannot change, and give me the courage to change what I can. Grant me the wisdom to tell the difference between the two.
E03 May not with Ethan nor with Jacob - The essence of love
Love needs? other demands? Mei is afraid of being alone and needs more company. Girls are more lacking in love, more likely to lack self-confidence, and more likely to endure because they need to meet psychological needs. Lucky girls get through and enjoy this phase of love, while unlucky girls tend to leave a lot of scars on the inside. More important than knowing the other person is knowing yourself, what exactly do you want?
E04 Cole Failed to Keep Grandpa Alive - Accepting Reality
When the closest person leaves us, we face death. From natural laws to social rules, accepting reality is a painful and inevitable process, and it must be experienced by oneself in order to perceive it. I have heard a lot of truths, but I still can’t live my life well because I haven’t experienced them personally.
E05 Ed failed to really protect his family - accept the ordinary
After knowing yourself and accepting reality, you will understand that you are not special, "special" is always relative, and ordinary is an inherent attribute of each of us.
E06 Gaddis can't be with his favorite Alex - not being with the one you love is the norm in life
E07 George Wounded as a Teenager - Juvenile Trauma
I believe that we have all been injured in our youth, physically, or psychologically, and follow us throughout our lives. The damage it brings is like the undercurrent of the emotional world. In the future life, there will be letters in the dark corners of every emotion. It's a blessing to meet someone who can tell. A good childhood heals a lifetime, a bad childhood takes a lifetime to heal.
E08 people don't get old slowly, but in an instant - I found out today that my mother is suddenly getting old
It was as if we were forever young, and the moment my mother opened the door, I suddenly realized that she was completely different from when she was young.
Each of us has the shadow of each character in the play, and the sci-fi factor in the play is more like the rendering of the past where we stand today. There are always some fantasies and disconnections. A sense of machinery and indifference, as if the ring gears run over everyone without emotion.
—Tales From the Loop
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