24:11 Nag Ashwin confirmed that they're not gonna cast anyone as Krishna and they won't show his face even in part 2. They might not make a part 3 with Kalki's story too. He said part 2 ends this story and I believe it will end with Kalki's birth. There won't be reincarnation of Arjuna. Karna and Ashwaththama needed redemption for their atrocities. And probably you missed the dialogue of Karna saying "Am I late teacher's son?" to Ashwaththama at the end. They're not siblings or cousins.
Ashwathama is actually Dron Acharya’s son. Karna is on the Kaurava side through his pledge to always stick with the village idiot Duryodana. It’s debatable whether he’s truly stronger than Arjuna but he’s definitely an equal. Ashwathama gets cursed to walk the earth by Vyasa and also by Krishna to an extent.
Karna could've been the greatest warrior if he was as competitive as Arjuna in acquiring new skills and Astrams. He did none of those but displayed an ego bigger than everything else. He lost multiple times and ran away from the battlefield. He is definitely not an equal. 😅
