This affair puts Hawk-girl and GL's past life in very bad light IMO. Cheating on your partner is something a good person would never do and this affair make them look very bad. This story line in my opinion is meant to be a scandalous revelation, but most people took it as a romantic love story.
It's a one sided love on Hawk-man's side and an illicit affair on Hawk-girl and past GL's side.
But here's the thing, I don't believe they are their past lives anyway. That's just the sad story of different people, not our GL or Hawk-girl or Hawk-man. Yes the memories of the broken device shows an eerie similarity to our characters but it could easily be because of the malfunction of the device(as Hawk-girl said in this episode and even the last episode).
Our Hawk-girl have done some mistakes, but I can't put the ancient Hawk-girl's mistake on her. The current messy relationship of GL and Hawk-girl is actually pretty interesting and realistic, real break ups and relationships are messy. Especially John's stubbornness in rejecting Hawk-girl and staying with Vixen is pretty much in line with his personality and stubborn nature.
And in the end even Hawk-man realized he and Hawk-girl aren't meant to be together, because no one is "Meant" to be with anyone. He realized they just aren't a good match and he needs to move on. Honestly it's the right move, he shouldn't simp on a girl who's in love with someone else. Even if she started dating him, he'll always be number 2 in her heart and every man and woman deserve someone that loves them fully and not as a substitute.
It's a one sided love on Hawk-man's side and an illicit affair on Hawk-girl and past GL's side.
But here's the thing, I don't believe they are their past lives anyway. That's just the sad story of different people, not our GL or Hawk-girl or Hawk-man. Yes the memories of the broken device shows an eerie similarity to our characters but it could easily be because of the malfunction of the device(as Hawk-girl said in this episode and even the last episode).
Our Hawk-girl have done some mistakes, but I can't put the ancient Hawk-girl's mistake on her. The current messy relationship of GL and Hawk-girl is actually pretty interesting and realistic, real break ups and relationships are messy. Especially John's stubbornness in rejecting Hawk-girl and staying with Vixen is pretty much in line with his personality and stubborn nature.
And in the end even Hawk-man realized he and Hawk-girl aren't meant to be together, because no one is "Meant" to be with anyone. He realized they just aren't a good match and he needs to move on. Honestly it's the right move, he shouldn't simp on a girl who's in love with someone else. Even if she started dating him, he'll always be number 2 in her heart and every man and woman deserve someone that loves them fully and not as a substitute.