Nah man, i would really really hate these two variations.Ah, I know Ocean can do things like that, and he'll do them well enough ...but how commonplace is that scenario in AVN's already? I'd love to find out things like:
- Nika got too handsy, and Summer told her parents, Summer hates Nika now, and the parents give in because SHE want's to move far far away (I know it's not likely);
- or Summer stays away on purpose, comes to the wedding (or whatever event) to see Nika's happy, then slips away with a smile on her face;
- or we see more and more flashbacks, until we find out exactly what happened to Summer that Nika's blocking out.
These are far less derivative options that the boring "old flame, which do I choose???" scenario. As I say, Ocean can do it well, but why not do something more interesting? That is my hope. Giving up the mystery of why she's gone with her coming back as though it was a holiday of no consequence would 100% cheapen the story.
I like summer and would like her coming back as a LI BUT imo it works best for the story if shes simply dead BUT (again) imo we missed that point in the story already. There would be no need to keep everything nebolous if she would just be dead and someone should have pointed it out.
Also Nia should be aware if she would have died realisticly.
And i entirely lack creativity how Summer will come back and why/where she is gone. It would be way easier if shes simply dead because otherwise Ocean would have to have a really coherent great plot about that in his sleeve. I cant see any reason which would realistically explain her abscence and NO WAY to make contact in our times while still giving her the possibility to come back easy peasy.
The only thing i could somehow vaguely imagine is that Summers family is closer to the Zane's and its somehow related to some kind of deal to keep Nika away from the Zane's. But in this case Noji would have to be the one enforcing the "deal" and i think she would feel way worse if her decision did lead to Nika's state and would proably have reverted it.
So yeah, i really like Summer, but in lack of good ideas of her being away and how to bring her back, i would vote for her being dead at this point
I just hope it wont turn out to be some shit like Nika is fully aware of everything (and everyone else too) and all this mystery is just for us viewers because Nika is suppressing his memorys ... uggh.