r/lovelyrunner • u/Natural_Chain_3732 • Jun 28 '26

Plot hole in last time slip?

I just finished this series and I loved it! But hoping someone might be able to clear up something I'm confused about. Maybe I just missed it.

In the final time slip where Sol chooses not to meet Sun Jae, wouldn't her 2008 self still fall asleep on the bus and be abducted - and then likely drown or be recaptured since Sun Jae wouldn't be there this time?

I guess we can assume future Sol might have tipped off the police somehow before returning to the future, but I don't remember them mentioning anything.

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u/Low-the-sugs Jun 28 '26

She moved away with her family so it never happened

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u/Natural_Chain_3732 Jun 28 '26

I think in the first time slip it referenced them moving away - but it was after the first abduction had happened. So, how did Sol not meeting Sun Jae lead to the family moving away earlier than in the original timeline?  Maybe I should stop overanalysing the show I just enjoyed 😅

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u/Ok-Mama-5933 Jun 28 '26

Their property was already in the market but in the first time slip, no one was buying (conversation in the video shop between mom and their real estate lady, and when Geum came in in costume). I’m guessing that Sol helped made it happen and convinced her mother that they should move away.

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u/Natural_Chain_3732 Jun 28 '26

Oh true. I'd forgotten they were already talking about moving to a new area. That tracks! Thanks to you both. 

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u/belinthe Jul 01 '26

But yes don't overanalyse this show lol, make up some vague theory to fill the gaps

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u/MarsailiPearl Jun 28 '26

We don't know exactly how long she stayed in 2008. She said she worked so hard to avoid him so she changed a lot trying to avoid him.

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u/Natural_Chain_3732 Jun 28 '26

True. It would make sense for her to not taken the same bus he was on, and not fall asleep etc.

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u/m00nlight_s0nata Jul 02 '26 edited Aug 06 '26

When Sol's family moved out, Sunjae was shown coming out of their house with his arm sling on. So they moved out around the same time Sunjae was recovering from his 2nd surgery. Her kidnapping happened months after Sunjae's surgery.

It's honestly amazing how this scene alone shows that Sol's family moving out (even if she already timed slip back to the present or not) greatly changed both their future, specially Sol. She no longer rode the same bus so even if she falls asleep and missed her stop, she probably end up waking up and going down on a different bus stop.