![]() It didn't feel like anything at all, really because, while the stories were obviously tied together by the story they weren't particularly interesting or satisfying on their own terms.Įach of these scenes involved a particular character, or characters, getting into some some situation and then resolving it. ![]() This means that the episode did not have a 'beginning, middle and end' structure. This episode was a series of scenes involving characters from the ensemble cast at various locations performing actions that all tie directly into the main narrative. Even though Maniwa looks rather desperate and a little crazy in this episode, the way Ikari bullies witnesses to fit his narrative reflects poorly on the police, and reminds me of how Japanese cops can hold suspects for 21 days without a lawyer, and how there's a 99% conviction rate in the Japanese justice system. Ikari, on the other hand, continues to do his best to follow up on his present hypothesis about the Shonen Bat case. Maniwa is possessed by the idea of a connection between the victims, even if it's a connection that couldn't possibly apply to a real crime. All this stuff is part of Maniwa's dreamscape, and while it may be true to the nature of dreams, it's also hard for a viewer to follow. ![]() A shrine hidden somewhere in what looks like a sewer system. It started diving hard into paranormal/supernatural stuff, which didn't feel very coherent a lot of the time. The end of Utena would be a hard act for any episode of any show to follow, but I didn't enjoy this episode very much.
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