Jul 7, 2022
This show was amazing. I can see why a lot of people might not enjoy it since it (imo) contains a lot of symbolism and inference however that kinda thing I love because it's so fun to figure out. If you want something straightforward then this isn't the anime for you at all. Spoilers ahead as I'm gonna go in depth about my thoughts on the plot and my own theories so stop here if you haven't seen it yet.
The plot is perfect. It's the kind of show that tells you how it's gonna end at the start and tbh if Rachel wasn't killed by
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Issac I would've hated it. Throughout the show Rachel keeps asking Zack to kill her when they get outside which I found kind of annoying the first few episodes but over the course of the show it became more than that. It was reassurance of the promise they made at the start and the only concrete information there was. Despite all the twists or secrets Zack would kill Rachel and that was that.
That philosophy of things being simple was shown a lot too. Rachel tries to justify her actions with any explanation she can and she tries to give reassurance of the promise by giving it greater meaning but at the end of the day that was one of her biggest flaws. Everything was just as it was with no particular deeper meaning to it. Her actions were her own and both she and Zack were killers nothing more or less yet she lies to herself to escape the truth of what she's done.
Having said that there is no deeper meaning to them, the priest mentions that he thought Zack had invisible wings like a fallen angel which I somewhat agree with too in a way. He is the angel of death. From his character design that reflects the grim reaper (black colours, hood, hidden face/body, scythe) to his seemingly impossible actions (not dying, cutting iron/rocks, escaping prison, floating with Rachel at the end) he represents an angel of death in every sense especially in his intentions. Due to his background he sees his killings kind of justice. That happy people have blood on their hands and so don't deserve happiness and the sense of bringing justice is exactly how God is even if Zack doesn't think that much into it lmao. His way of killing is kinda changed by Rachel though. She isn't happy or scared and has suffered a ton but he still kills her and keeps his promise despite it not fitting in with how he usually kills. She is lifeless and shows no emotion, the exact opposite of Zacks victims but he still kills her.
Rachel also breaks her own ideas by stopping her perfectionism. After her secrets are revealed she stops trying to get everything right which even Zack notices when she trips and he says she seems more 'real'. She places her trust in Zack despite Danny saying she doesn't trust anyone and I think it's because he sees her for who she is. She is constantly idolised by Danny and Ed, Cathy and the public both see her as somewhat innocent (Cathy never refers to Rachel as a monster and clearly sees her resolve as weak until she shoots her) and the Priest sees her as a witch. Zack is the only one who assumes nothing about her innocence or guilt. He breaks down her contradictions and ideology in a way that no one else could since they had preconceptions or predicted how she would act.
The religious references are insane. From the doves where she sews one together at the start representing how she has twisted the idea of God into how she wants it to be to the smashing of the stained glass to escape physically showing how both of them shattered their own beliefs on the way and changed to the two doves flying away when they escape as if God was watching them or like both of their own ideas are flying away. It's amazing
I've gone on a bit now but there's so much to say about the show it's insane the depth you can go into with all the philosophy, religious imagery, symbolism etc. I could go on forever about it all to be honest and I'm probably looking too much into it but I don't care XD Basically I loved it lmao which is why it's a 10 from me
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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