Rewatching The Legend of The Blue Sea and...

there's this super cool twist on reincarnation. You know how in most K-dramas with reincarnation, the main characters slowly start remembering their past lives? Well, this show flips that idea on its head. In this show, the past and present are intertwined in a unique way. The historical version of the male lead, Dam-ryung, starts having dreams about his future self, Heo Joon-jae. At the same time, Joon-jae dreams about his past life as Dam-ryung. It's like they're communicating across time! Dam-ryung becomes aware that history might repeat itself, especially the tragic parts as he sees Joon-Jae read historical articles about his fate. So, he carves messages into artifacts, hoping that Joon-jae will find them in the future and change their fate. It's a race against time because Dam-ryung knows his end is near and wants to protect the woman they both love in their respective eras.

there's this super cool twist on reincarnation. You know how in most K-dramas with reincarnation, the main characters slowly start remembering their past lives? Well, this show flips that idea on its head. In this show, the past and present are intertwined in a unique way. The historical version of the male lead, Dam-ryung, starts having dreams about his future self, Heo Joon-jae. At the same time, Joon-jae dreams about his past life as Dam-ryung. It's like they're communicating across time! Dam-ryung becomes aware that history might repeat itself, especially the tragic parts as he sees Joon-Jae read historical articles about his fate. So, he carves messages into artifacts, hoping that Joon-jae will find them in the future and change their fate. It's a race against time because Dam-ryung knows his end is near and wants to protect the woman they both love in their respective eras.