The story had strong potential given the theme, but it fell short. Key plot choices didnโt make sense โ for example, why was the teacherโs hair taken instead of her being killed on the spot, if Marcus was going to kill her anyway? The womanโs motives were never fully explained, and the appearance of the gun in the sky along with the recurring โ2:17โ felt like unresolved threads. Too many questions were left unanswered, which made the ending unsatisfying and abrupt.