A Closed Loop – Science & Time Travel In Dark

The Closed Time Loop and Schrodinger's Dark

The podcast explores the concept of a closed time loop in the show, where events are predetermined and cannot be changed. This concept is likened to Schrodinger's cat, where the outcome is unknown until observed. The podcast discusses how the audience plays the role of the observer and how this ties into the show's themes of determinism and repetition. The theory is supported by examples of characters being unable to change their fates, such as Jonas' failed suicide attempt and Claudia's manipulation of events within the time loop. The idea is further solidified by the use of split screens and close-up shots in the show, which symbolize the closed box of the time loop. The podcast ends with a realization that the ultimate message of the show is that everything has always happened as it has and always will, and the viewers' role is that of the observer within the time loop.