Bear Bear (Moon Lau) finally got her closure in episode 20. Despite the fact that I felt her story was dragged out, I'd say that her ending was well done. I like how Ma Gwai (Kenneth Ma) finally ACKNOWLEDGED HER FEELINGS. He did know about her feelings but it always felt like he was trying to rub it off because he did not want to face the situation. In their final scenes together, we can see the relationship (on his side) is a bit deeper than just friendship but not to the extent of lovers. Here are some specific scenes I'd like to comment on:
Bear Bear's last wish is to to spend a day with Ma Gwai as the girl he loves the most. To make it come true, she asked Tsz-Yeuk (Mandy Wong) to lend her her human body for a day. Tsz-Yeuk agreed and Bear Bear was able to spend a day with him. For some reason, the time they spent together kept on rewinding. After he realized that things kept on repeating, he thought it was this ghost (played by Jeannie Chan) who was trapping them inside. He was about to exorcised her when Bear Bear stopped him.
Up to this point I did not realize that Bear Bear was the one who created this alternate universe. Later it was explained she was affected by the water demon, which caused her to act on her greatest desire and that is to stay with Ma Gwai. She did not want to leave him and gladly, he played dumb and went along with it until the very end.
Bear Bear: You can say we are both the same.
Ghost: No, I feel like you're much more unfortunate than me.At least he remembers me and I can feel it. But when you're beside Siu Ma, he never knew that it was you. He does not truly love you. Right now you're just using someone else's identity to stay with him.
If you never wake up from this dream, is that eternal happiness or an eternal punishment?
That last line by the ghost HIT. To be with someone you love is a blessing but what if you're just a replacement. If Bear Bear was not in Tsz-Yeuk's body, would it still be the same? It's hard to love someone who cares for you so much as friend but can never see you more than a friend. It's heartbreaking. It hurts. And moving on is almost impossible because you want to stay by their side. Sigh, it's a cycle of sadness and tears!
Ma Gwai: I don't have the right to love her.
Bear Bear: Does that mean love or no love?
If I did not caused her to die. If she is still alive...bickering with me. If she still rides my car every night. If I knew her feelings earlier. I would have cherished her and give her happiness.
Bear Bear: Then that means its not fated.
If only we can go back in time and start all over again.
Ma Gwai: There's no if in reality.
Since the beginning, we all believed that the one Ma Gwai loves the most is Tsz-Yeuk. Bear Bear also knows this as well. While this was established in the first season, I don't think it was a strongly presented in this season. I personally felt that his relationship with Tsz-Yeuk in here was more like friendship (from his side) than the infatuated love in the first season. That is why this episode made Ma Gwai's feelings even more unclear! As he said, he didn't realize how important Bear Bear is to him until it's time for her to leave him. I do not think he said it to be nice but did he mean it romantically or like a family member? So confuse.
This scene was so touching and emotional. You know for sure by the end of this scene, everything is over between Ma Gwai and Bear Bear :(
In conclusion, I think Ma Gwai doesn't really feel love any more. Tsz-Yeuk is more like an old friend/memory and Bear Bear is a question mark. Maybe it's because he lost too much in the first season and he knew that he can no longer love anyone due to the curse in the previous season. On the other hand, it may be just the writers failing his character cause he has zero development ON ALL DEPARTMENTS. Either way, I'll choose to believe that he feels like his character cannot love any more because that's what he has been saying.
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