Talk:Episode CI/@comment-4884084-20170522025601

The more I think about it, it does feel like a hollow victory with Jack returning to the past, but loses Ashi. What would've been better? Jack slaying Aku in the future and staying there to rebuild? In that scenario, he could still be with Ashi, but many have died under Aku and more lives would have been lost fighting Aku to save Jack. Plus, it would be a long, brutal battle with Aku. Or, Jack going back to the past to defeat Aku to save his loved ones, as well as many others, but at the cost of losing Ashi? It's a real dilemma the writers were likely caught up with.

Keep in mind, Ashi made the choice, not Jack. I'd say if it were Jack's choice, he'd stay in the future, because he learned to move on. Well, I guess Jack couldn't win em all.