Aazealh said:"there's somebody I want to meet" and Farnese replies "I'll let you meet that person for sure, because it's what he wants."
jackson_hurley said:That last line is very interesting to me. I'm getting more and more intrigued by how it's all gonna wrap up etc. Thx Aaz for the quick summary! Great as always.
Aazealh said:It means Casca wants to meet Guts...
Aazealh said:On a side note, I still can't shake that crazy idea I had when we first saw that nightmarish landscape: the fact the black sun eerily looks like an eye with that white background and that peculiar break in the clouds.
Walter said:Of course, the piece that's missing is the left breast, where the brand lies. Though the brand is already evident, of course...
Gobolatula said:What I find most interesting is this:
Aazealh said:It means Casca wants to meet Guts...
But the missing part of her memory is going to be the key here, as Schierke says. It seems likely that reintegrating that memory will complicate Casca's feelings and maybe make her not so willing anymore. It would then be up to Farnese and Schierke to convince her or help her make the decision. We'll see.
Aazealh said:On a side note, I still can't shake that crazy idea I had when we first saw that nightmarish landscape: the fact the black sun eerily looks like an eye with that white background and that peculiar break in the clouds. I think the resemblance is pretty strong in this episode. The idea I put out at the time is that maybe the black sun will morph into her last look in Guts' eye when he watched powerless as Femto violated her. I think that'd make sense in the context of her being "broken" by misconceived feelings of shame and guilt. Not to mention how much more powerful it would make her last words during the Eclipse: "Don't look." And given how much Guts has been featured in her memories so far, I'd say it makes even more sense now. Hell, if I push it, that spiky moutain could even pierce the "eye" (although I still expect the mountain to act as a symbol for the hand).
Griffith said:I wonder if beyond the original memory Guts' image will be conflicted both a fellow victim, witness, and perpetrator from his brief attack on her in the wilderness when her mind was also on the eclipse. Based on the hole in the breast appearing to be a coincidence and the memories themselves being very literal so far I'm assuming not, but I also wouldn't be surprised if it comes up somehow before they're out of there. It's the kind of muddied water that would complicate reconciling her.
Aazealh said:On a side note, I still can't shake that crazy idea I had when we first saw that nightmarish landscape: the fact the black sun eerily looks like an eye with that white background and that peculiar break in the clouds. I think the resemblance is pretty strong in this episode. The idea I put out at the time is that maybe the black sun will morph into her last look in Guts' eye when he watched powerless as Femto violated her. I think that'd make sense in the context of her being "broken" by misconceived feelings of shame and guilt. Not to mention how much more powerful it would make her last words during the Eclipse: "Don't look." And given how much Guts has been featured in her memories so far, I'd say it makes even more sense now. Hell, if I push it, that spiky mountain could even pierce the "eye" (although I still expect the mountain to act as a symbol for the hand).
Aazealh said:My mind hasn't changed on that point; I still don't think Guts' assault in volume 23 will be addressed in the dream.
Aazealh said:I do think there'll be opportunities for it afterwards though (same for their son and for so many other things).
Aazealh said:But for now I think the memory of the Eclipse is going to be a big challenge.
Gobolatula said:What I find most interesting is this:
stein said:I'm not sure how I missed this being mentioned before. It just works so well given the context, and I think calling it a "crazy idea" is going a bit too far. Certainly it has more weight than being the Beast of Darkness's eye, which makes no sense at all. I look forward to seeing if this prediction comes to fruition. For some reason I never really considered the weight of Casca's guilt and shame, especially from the standpoint of Guts having to watch her rape, being a major factor in her breaking. I've always looked at it being from Griffiths ultimate betrayal and the Eclipse as a whole, but it really does make sense that it could be the most significant factor here.
Griffith said:What's interesting is that, in my memory, he's been represented less directly over the years than the whole ordeal itself, the Apostles holding her up, etc. So, this will be interesting. What if Femto and the Apostles just straight up step out of the memory this time?
Griffith said:Their minds could be at risk of breaking trying to reassemble her's and experiencing that trauma and more.