#one ending

HEAVY ONEHFJ spoilers ahead!!!

Liam? He got what he wanted, just not perfectly. Airy can’t hurt anyone anymore or put up other seasons of one. But he’s trapped. No one will get what he got, but he’s going to suffer a lot more for ending everything.

Airy himself? He’s probably going to keep reality hopping. He might actually find earth. Who knows! But it felt right for a god to die a human death.

The contestants on the plane are fucked no matter what. We all saw what happened to Liam when he went home. They would all have nothing. Even group 2 and 3 would be screwed! They would be forced to eternally lay under a desk or under a bed. They are all going to lose no matter what.

But here's the thing: The Player also doesn't have the power he's seeking. The Player, as an object within the game, also isn't free.

They're bound by what is coded in the game. We see this whenever we're railroaded via plot/story from one area to another. There are times where our ability to choose is taken away (often by Susie, sometimes by Kris). Also, just by game design. Even if we hack the game to break through barriers, the world often just ends there-- further content wasn't coded into the game, so our ability to explore more is cut short.

Despite being an eldritch time god in comparison to a Lightener or Darkener, the Player isn't all-powerful either.