Talk:Episode CI/@comment-32236308-20170608180741

The fact that Jack and Ashi can´t be together is sad. But if he had ever succeeded in using a time portal before, the new future created would be almost identical to the one here. Jack would be only nostalgic for the friends "he will never make", in case if, like in the series, he remembers he time-traveled.

I think the time travel happened, in a parallel timeline: from the moment Jack is sent to the future presented in the series, to the time when he goes back (be it with one of the many time-passages or with the help of Ashi). He goes back because he is sent.

I like that Jack retains all the growth he gained over the series and that he has fulfilled is duty and has peace of mind. I´m still sad for Ashi, but Jack will always remember her and be happy they met.