The adult Seo-Hae does not remember this though, and it's never brought up. In episode 9 we learn that Seo-Hae had briefly met Tae-Sul before, on her ninth birthday, when he was at the amusement park with her older self.Forgotten First Meeting: After Sigma asks him "Do you remember me?", Tae-Sul does some digging and realizes that Sigma is in fact Seo Won-ju, his old classmate from elementary school who used to obsessively stalk him.Seo-Hae is one for time-traveling heroes from the Terminator franchise, particularly Kyle Reese and Cameron.Expy: Han Tae-Sul is arguably one for Tony Stark and MacGyver - a Rich Genius with an extreme talent for improvisation.
#Sisyphus the myth series
The events of the series drive Eddy further down a darker path, and in the end, he's essentially ready to take Sigma's place and bring about the Bad Future himself if it means a chance to take everything Tae-Sul has.
His best friend and business partner Eddy Kim resents him after years of having to pick up the slack and safeguard the company from his eccentric behavior, not to mention the fact that Tae-Sul 'stole' the woman he loved from him and almost married her. Then, after he's nearly Driven to Suicide, Won-ju is held at gunpoint and almost killed by Tae-Sul, which further fuels his hatred towards the latter and drives him to become Sigma, go back in time, and devote his life to destroying Tae-Sul and bringing about a Bad Future for Korea. Won-ju idolized Tae-Sul, who rebuffed him, leading him to obsessively hate Tae-Sul and be resentful of his success well into adulthood. When they were kids, Tae-Sul showed Won-ju a chemistry experiment that the latter used to kill his abusive father.
Create Your Own Villain: The Big Bad Sigma AKA Seo Won-ju was essentially 'created' by Han Tae-Sul.Sigma's machinations led to the Bad Future in which Seo-Hae grew up and became a Badass Normal, and Sigma himself lets her use the uploader to go back in time to become his enemy, in order to fulfil the Stable Time Loop around which his plan hinges. Sigma traveled back in time and invested in Tae-Sul's company, helping him become the Rich Genius that he is. Create Your Own Hero: The protagonists, Han Tae-Sul and Gang Seo-Hae, both became what they are because of the Big Bad Sigma.Ultimately averted when Tae-Sul shoots himself to prevent time-travel from ever being possible. Judging by the fact that Seo-Hae isn't Ret-Gone and the nuclear attack is suddenly about to happen again, it seems that Eddy replacing Sigma would simply lead to a new variation of the Stable Time Loop. After Sigma is erased from existence, it seems that the protagonists have won and the war has been prevented - until Eddy Kim shows up, intent on taking Sigma's place. Close-Enough Timeline: Almost happens in the finale.Lampshaded when he meets Seo-Hae and the first thing he asks her is if they ever had a one-night stand! This was apparently the reason for his break-up with Seo-jin. The Casanova: Han Tae-Sul was one prior to the start of the series.Also, due to the kidness shown to him by Gang Dong-ki, it seems that Seo Wong-ju is leading a happier life as a freelance artist and will never become Sigma, though The Stinger shows that he still harbors hatred towards Tae-Sul and has access to a notebook with information that could lead to everything starting over again. But for that to happen, Tae-Sul had to commit suicide to prevent time-travel from being invented, and the adult time-traveling Seo-Hae is erased from existence - though it seems they get to reunite in some kind of afterlife. Bittersweet Ending: In the end, the nuclear war is prevented and the Bad Future is erased.