Threads of Fate
What happens to the RM Team after Ryeon’s actions?
Ryeon is forced to work with the King of Heaven in order to save herself. He explains that he’s been reincarnated twice and as such, doesn’t have the same memories anymore. Her suicide caused him much pain and Ryeon is forced to agonizingly see him working alongside her.
Since the start of the season, six months have passed in total. Jun-Woong still hasn’t woken up of course, but his mother is confident that he’ll reawaken.
Ryeon is in danger. The RM Team is about to be disbanded because of her actions, with the King of Heaven stepping in and relocating both Ryung-Gu and Ryeon. Ryeon is on the verge of being arrested and sent back to Hell. Jun-Woong, he has a difficult decision to make. Does he go back to his body or stay in the Afterlife?
How does Jun-Woong convince Joong-Gil to help?
Jun-Woong is currently helping Ryeon but he needs Ryung-Gu’s help to do so. With him onboard, Jun-Woong turns to Joong-Gil, wanting to use him to swing the balance of power in their favour.
He nods his head in understanding and continues, “I know it’s hard to believe, but Ryeon is actually a criminal. He’s been caught up in the wrong things and has been using his nightmares to help us understand what he’s been going through.” Jun-Woong looks at Joong-Gil with a seriousness that makes the other man take a step back. “He’s telling the truth, Joong-Gil. Ryeon is a criminal.”
Ryung-Gu and Jun-Woong head off on a mission to try and calm Ryeon down. She’s still enraged over what happened last episode. Jun-Woong steps up and gives an impassioned speech, encouraging her to do what’s right by the RM Team code. Specifically through saving others and, more urgently, Cho-Hui. The idol star is still alive after her car accident but with her face all cut up, she’s about to commit suicide. ..
Does Joong-Gil save Ryeon?
Joong-Gil arrives just in time to stop Ha and his cronies from taking Ryeon away. While Joong-Gil holds them off, beaten down for his efforts, the RM Team race to Cho-Hui’s location. Ryeon throws her arms around Cho-Hui, protecting her just like her friend did in the past. She symbolically tells Cho-Hui she won’t let anyone cast stones at her anymore. This is, of course, the reincarnated form of her friend, which explains why Ryeon has taken this case so personally. ..
Ryeon is safe now and doesn’t need to worry about her mental health. Joong-Gil took the blame and will have to suffer for it. There’s a loophole though, as he can still appeal the decision.
The King of Heaven goes to Joong-Gil’s interrogation and goads Joong-Gil into the lie she’s concocted. Remember that Reaper’s Guarantee of Responsibility? Well, the King of Heaven convinces Joong-Gil to claim all of Ryeon’s actions after he unfroze time were planted by him in an effort to destroy the RM Team. This has always been his goal from the beginning. As a result, he’s going to be demoted for six months but he won’t have to go back to Hell.
Does Cho-Hui get better?
Jun-Woong and Cho-Hui continue to stay by each other’s side. Chi-Hui is on the mend and Jun-Woong’s cooking is actually good. An incredulous scene plays out, where everyone is genuinely shocked over his cooking.
The main reason for the group’s presence is to respond to those who have discredited Cho-Hui’s reputation. Ryung-Gu has collected up material from all of Cho-Hui’s fans in the afterlife to sue Song-I and In-U. ..
The vlogger is in the White Room and has to delete all the hateful comments.
Ryeon visits Joong-Gil who admits he now understands what the RM Team do. The pair also agree that what’s occurred between them is water under the bridge, finally resolving their feelings and issues. When she returns to the King of Heaven, Ryeon realizes that the last person she needs to save is actually herself. Jun-Woong’s words have touched her deeply. She has a new lease on life now and wants the RM Team to be renovated, with it now a permanent position in the Afterlife rather than a temporary one.
Does Jun-Woong head home?
Jun-Woong will be leaving soon. The King of Heaven has allowed him to go home early after his good work. Before they part ways, Ryung-Gu and Jun-Woong shake hands properly this time. When Ryeon snaps her finger, Jun-Woong wakes up back in his body again. He not only does well at work but he also gets a ticket for Cho-Hui’s concert too. ..
Jun-Woong decides to go and help Yong-Ho, rather than head out with his friends that night.
How does Tomorrow Season 1 end?
The RM Team show up, but Jun-Woong gets there first. He manages to talk Yong-Ho down from jumping, deciding they should go to the Cho-Hui concert together – but only if he wears something nice. The suicide scanner turns green, the Reapers joke about how Jun-Woong is still helping even while living, and eventually leave. ..
Ryeon tells Jun-Woong that they’ll see him again in 49 years and 2 months, smiling as she announces that they’re Reapers.
The Episode Review
The final episode of Tomorrow concludes with a number of loose threads tied up, including the appearance of Cho-Hui. While some aspects of the cases have been resolved abruptly and insensitively at times, the main cast has each had a chance to shine. ..
The random bit of humour with the chicken felt completely ill-placed and it’s another example of when this show doesn’t always work as well as it could. That’s especially apparently given the rest of the chapter is pretty serious - and at times poignant too.
The workaround with the dreams and allowing Joong-Gil to see his past is a clever way of using the established rules in the world without some sort of deus ex machina like a time travel key being used.
The final chapter of the book rounds everything out nicely, leaving the possibility for a sequel. ..
