As usual in a state of emergency, when people try to escape an area, the modes of transportation are clogged up/heavily congested and therefor shut down people have to resort to leaving on foot. After all Twelve, on such short notice, was able to figure out where Nine was and for a brief moment distract Five.
With less than two hours left before the explosion, it is nearly impossible for the entire area will be able to evacuate at a far enough distance-but for a pair of terrorists who have made it a point in making sure they do not kill a single person, why give such a short margin of time to escape? Granted, this is now more or less the sole actions of Nine, but it can be safe to assume that Nine is following a pre-determined plan both he and Twelve came up with. The episode opens with the mass movement of Tokyo out of the area (at least the Kanto region), all trying to escape the now imminent explosion of the atomic bomb. And now, without further ado, the final episode analysis. I’ve received a plethora of messages ranging from the emotional extremes of resentment to joy-while all of our reactions may be different, we can all at least agree that the creators have done their job stirring some sort of emotion within us. The story left just enough ambiguity to leave us wondering “what if?” but enough heartbreak to satisfy our angst needs for the next year or so (if not the rest of our lives). From the on-point execution of soundtrack to the stunning visuals, the finale was masterfully crafted. The beautiful purple-pink sky that highlights everything, the heavy music crescendos, as deals are made and characters die.Final Episode Analysis: Humanity in Resonance
#ZANKYOU NO TERROR SPHINX SERIES#
The final five minutes of the series are among the best they’ve ever done in every regard. But of course this show couldn’t do that. “Shibazaki, you are Oedipus” also hits pretty hard and a satisfying callback to the humble beginnings of everything, as well as the final layer to what Sphinx’s plan was all along.Įnding on this would have been fine, with Sphinx’s plan being realized. Nine adding a gravestone for Five, along with the rest of the Athena test subjects is really touching and beautiful. There’s some really deep material going on in this aftermath section that could definitely feel manipulative under a weaker team.
We’re told that “Von,” the title of the episode, means “Hope,” and so it’s pretty enlightening that the idea of obtaining this hope is after tearing down so much. It’s the series’ lightest material and it follows immediately after their darkest. There’s an extended ball game sequence, and circus-like music bounces the scenes along. So it’s kind of amazing that what comes next is largely just Nine, Twelve, and Lisa playing around as if they’re the last people on earth. Seeing everything go black, including the phone running the countdown for the bomb itself, is brilliant. Time and time again this show hasn’t taken easy exits or cheated their way out of messes, and so this ballsy choice shouldn’t have been that surprising. I found myself kind of speechless that half way through the episode, they pull the very tremendous trigger on this thing and actually blow up that damn bomb.
It’s kind of wonderful that such a grounded, as authentic as possible approach is taken to try and fix this crazy situation that hasn’t had to be dealt with in real life, just so we see if it could be stopped, and with a show as dour as this, I found myself thinking that it wouldn’t be all that surprising to see the atomic bomb go off, Shibazaki and co unable to stop it, but aware of where it was the entire time. Knowing this information and actually stopping the bomb is a different story, with some pretty engaging, realistic troubleshooting, like the bomb floating above the jets’ altitude limit.
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