Yonder (2022)

Spoilers alert. The drama opened an interesting and controversial topic to discuss and debate on, which is about life after death. Or specifically, designing your own death.

Likes
1. From ep 1 i already knew the potential danger that may happen with the premise. By N By was exploiting people's grief and manipulating them thru religion and science to follow their dead relatives. I think they should be arrested for inciting mass murder/suicide. But the story was left open and didnt have closure.
2. I thought the people who chose Yonder were very selfish. Instead of wanting their family and friends to move on, they are also encouraging them to join them in "heaven". And a lot of them did with false hopes of happiness.
3. I feel bad for those who wanted to grieve, and were led on by By N By. I was disappointed with the sudden change of Jaehyun from a non believer upto ep 4 to suddenly joining his wife in ep 5. But am glad he was able to "wake up" and let go and also have friends who were able to bring him back to life.
4. The visuals were gorgeous, like the drama was supposed to be a movie.
5. I personally favor euthanasia but would rather that memories remain in my heart and not create a new life after death. Like Jaehyun said, "The reason beautiful moments are precious is because that moment can never return". And the memories were built from data that maybe real but are remade for illusions.

Dislikes:
Wish it were 1 episode longer to explain where Yonder is and what happens after and to everyone else. I'm surprised people were not able to find out where the metaverse is located, and raid the company.

Rating: 8.5