u/Doctorstrange15

I think I sorta understand the timeline and what happened in the ending (to an extent though I'm not sure I'd be able to explain it very well).

But, I still can't find the connection. How it ties up thematically and narrative-wise to the rest of the series.

To be exact, I can see the connection, but it feels too far off. Like an epilog, or a post series short story. I don't see how it functions as a proper and direct continuation to what happens before