The final episodes of Kang Full’s masterpiece “Lightshop Keeper” are now available on Disney+. 

Viewers have enjoyed the first six episodes of “Lightshop Keeper,” which stars Ju Ji-hoon, Park Bo-young, Bae Seong-woo, Kim Seol-hyun, Kim Min-ha, Uhm Tae-goo, Lee Jung-eun, Park Hyuk-kwon, Shin Eun-soo, Kim Sun-hwa  and Kim Ki-hae. .

These are the scenes and details that are pivotal in the last two episodes of “Lightshop Keeper.” 

Ju Ji-hoon in "Lightshop Keeper" (All photos from Disney+)

1. Are the strangers in purgatory?

Just like the light shop, the hospital ICU is a space where life and death meet. In one scene, Youngji (Park Bo-young) and Wonyoung (Ju Ji-hoon) are even shown in parallel but opposing scenes—both their backs turned to the camera, bathed in contrasting, differing light.

If the light shop really serves a similar purpose as the ICU, what does this mean for the strangers who remain stuck in the alley, unable to find the light shop? Are they waiting for someone—or something—to guide them forward?

2. Is he an usher of souls to the afterlife?

Each time a customer comes in, Wonyoung displays a worried, almost perplexed expression and asks, “What brings you here?” instead of asking what kind of light they needed, as any normal light shop owner would.

What role does he play in the strangers’ lives? A guide? A gatekeeper? What led him to take on this role?

3. A chance encounter or premonition?

In the world of “Lightshop Keeper,” nothing is what it seems—not even, and especially, the “people” you encounter. When Hyunjoo (Shin Eun-soo) casually told Wonyoung that she saw strange people in the alley, he was alarmed and said, “You saw what other people can’t see.”

In another scene, Jiyoung seemed surprised that Hyunjoo could see her when they met in front of the student’s apartment.

Does this mean Hyunjoo is about to cross to the other side?

4. Where is the water coming from?

Water means life and sustenance. But for the strangers, especially bus driver Seungwon, it’s the opposite. In one scene, Seungwon flooded the elevator with Youngji in it, while another scene showed him in a hospital bed, belly bloated from ingesting water from the accident.

Does the water signify his guilt as the one who drove the strangers to their deaths? Can he save himself from the literal and metaphorical water that drowns him?

5. The lights are more important than you think

 “Even for one person, I must wait.” “I’ve been here a very long time, and I look after the shop on my own.”

The light shop owner didn’t let anyone touch the lights, subtly but firmly preventing visitors from doing so. He meticulously maintained the bulbs, polishing and handling them with utmost care. In several scenes, the lights were also shown to dim, juxtaposed with the movements of the strangers.

This leaves us to wonder: Do the lights signify the lives of the strangers stuck in the alley?

6.  It’s more than just a number

The number 8 was a recurring number throughout the show.

Hyunjoo’s apartment and the ICU were on the 8th floor; the show has 8 episodes; and in one particular striking scene, the tires were positioned to resemble the number 8 as the strangers crossed each other’s paths.

Does the number 8 hold a deeper meaning? Could it have anything to do with the infinity symbol and the strangers finding themselves infinitely on a loop and stuck in the dark alley, unable to get out?

Episodes 7 and 8 of the “Lightshop Keeper” are now available on Disney+.