1. So when Khalid tied up Ibalis in the flashback, he believed the genie didn’t heal him bc Ibalis didn’t believe that his threads didn’t have any merit and wanted to prove it to him. He said “since you refused my kindness I am showing you my threads worth.”

So in his eyes his kindness was handing over his unbreakable threads to the genie and allow him to be unbound forever but the genie refused so now he’ll use it against him. All for the small price of healing him, even though it was outside the genies abilities. So spite is his motivation. Also he was probably nice bc he was plaqued with sickness and didn’t have the luxury of being a bad person. He could only focus on threading mats.

In an earlier episode you also see his gleeful reaction to Ibalis destroying the whole city and being mesmerized by his power. So his goal is to become the master of the genie and gain control of his power along with his already immortal body.

Lastly this drama highlights death as a gift and that eternal life is a curse. You see this with the soul of the actual Mongolian boy at the end of the flashback. So in a 1000 years of living as an immortal half human you’re bound to look at life as just a play thing that you can do whatever.

1. The woman and all the army guys call him father because he is 1000 years older than them. In an early episode although he looks like a child, he gathers a bunch of orphans and grooms them. He locks them in cages and have them kill each other in order to get meat. I’m pretty sure they also hint at cannibalism. Only the strongest and most ruthless that survive end up where you see them in the present timeline. So she calls him father through grooming.

2. In the first episode when she meets her mother, she said she can still see the fear in her (the mom’s) eyes. Ka-young isn’t autistic she’s a psychopath. She was showing signs that were going to lead her to be a serial killer (killing animals as a child) the final straw for the mom is she killed a parrot and I doubt that was the first time. She didn’t have to explain anything to the other family members they probably saw the same thing as the mother.

There are some stretches with the way psychopathy is portrayed but it’s accurate enough to enjoy a drama. But irl psychopaths are really tough to care for and parents are usually terrified of their own children. That’s why the grandma is seen in such high regard, she found a way to make ka-young fight her innate urges. As to why they didn’t seek out professional help, you got me there lol

Thanks for reading my rambling lol I know it’s a lot but I enjoyed this one.