The first thing I noticed was the motel. There's two things I noticed about the motel and one of them was that it reminded of the motel the boys are seen in, in I Need U.
As we know the boys are in the motel and are clearly troubled. Maybe they're revisiting it and see what they were like back then and how they were.
But then I looked up the name of the motel, Omelas. It turns out that, the name of the motel has the same name of another book. This one is called The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas. The book basically has no plot, but is still considered a short story. The story includes deliberately vague and vivid descriptions. However it says the story's "plot", so to speak, is about a utopian city called, Omelas, where people's happiness relies on the suffering of a single child.
This can be linked to Jin, who is the suffering child and the others rely on his suffering to be happy. It seems this book gives reason to BTS' story and all the different story lines and how they never seen to completely fit together.
Another thing I noticed was, there were several shots of the members in small groups or pairs. As we know they have a habit of switching pairs, with Jin always on his own. Could they be switching again?
There was also one scene that reminded me of Save ME. It was quite brief but that's what I thought of when I first saw it. It could reference something else to.
There were also a lot of references back to the train, which is featured in both Run and I Need U.
There was also the scene with Jungkook and the matches, which reminded me of the lighter, seen in I Need U, Run and Fire.
Finally, Jimin standing on the beach, made me think of the boys when they went to the beach, after Jin suggested going there, in the Prologue.
There were two things, that I couldn't make a direct link to MVs though. Jungkook infront of the carousel or merry-go-round and Jimin with the shoes.
Jungkook's seems to reference the book, more than BTS themselves. Although You Never Walk Alone is written on the carousel, the storyline of the book, The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas, depicts a summer festival in the city. It could be suggested that the carousel has something to do with the festival.
However, I can't seem to make any kind of link with Jimin and the shoes. They seem significant somehow, since they are later shown in the teaser, this time tied to a tree. I'm not sure what they show or reference.
Either way, the song sounded really good and I'm excited to see what BTS' last instalment to the story has to offer!
Are you guys excited?
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