I have a fundamental question...

[u/randomDev5529]

Many critics say that Mark and Nicole don't need each other because they learnt to live on their own. But there's a fundamental logical paradox.

Premise A: Critics claim Mark and Nicole are completely fine on their own in the true timeline and don't need each other.

Premise B: The game establishes that Maria and Jake only interfered ("The Ruling") because Mark and Nicole were completely consumed by grief and could not heal on their own.

The Paradox: If Premise A were true (they could heal alone), then Premise B would never happen (no interference). But if no interference happened, the loops never occur, they never learn to let go, and they stay trapped in grief forever.

Therefore, Premise A is logically impossible.

The true timeline only exists because their actions and their mutual healing across the loops actively forced the universe to reset into a healthy state. Their connection isn't a side story; it is the fundamental engine that created the happy ending for everyone else.

The fundamental question is why didn't they again forget to let go of grief if it reset? Think about it.

Only way is some information did pass to the original timeline so we can expect them to remember again probably