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| Wow... I gotta say, Batou as a character recieved some much needed depth! I think with how these stand alone episodes are directed, im starting to... Care about the cast on a personal level. I felt for Batou in this episode, ajd my respect for him solidified by his action to spare the guy, as his war was long over. Id like to hear/know more about the GITS's geography, didnt know there was an American Empire before this episode. |
| So glad to be getting some development for Batou! But what we really need at this point is a Togusa episode. He's definitely been the flattest secondary character so far. |
| Respect for Batou. He really kept his cards close to his chest in this one. Interesting info-drop about the existence of an 'American Empire'. Really, now that's quite far-fetched, but still intriguing. Project Sunset seems to be inspired from CIA's Phoenix Program in the Vietnam War, through which reportedly civilians were captured and tortured. |
| I was expecting a better episode. |
| They should've killed the CIA agents smh. |
"At some point, I stopped hoping." |
| Easily the best episode so far in my opinion. |
| Very nice episode again, the stand alone ones are as interesting as the complex ones. |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
| I wonder how Marco got into the country in the first place. I have a feeling the CIA smuggled him into Japan since they were planning for Batou to be their cleanup crew. |
eski514Jan 29, 2019 3:07 PM
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| Good use of sound this episode. The victims screams were more graphic than the visuals. |
| Great, great episode. Intense and action packed. And we get to know a bit more about Batou |
| "Perhaps there is a universal, absolute truth. Perhaps it justifies every question. But that's beyond the reach of these small hands." Mamoru Oshii There is a cult of ignorance (...) nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that “my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” Isaac Asimov |
| great episode man. some blatant political commentary, i like it. you've got to admit man, the best part of this whole thing are the triggered 'muricans in the comments. |
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| Hello guys. I ve been wondering why it shows two different people during Batou's flashbacks when he touches the torturer guy? Thanks. |
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laziko said: Hello guys. I ve been wondering why it shows two different people during Batou's flashbacks when he touches the torturer guy? Thanks. I'd actually never noticed that before since the flashbacks are pretty far apart. I think the implication might be that Batou didn't actually catch Marco in the act. Only the second flashback with the different guy was real, and he already killed him on the spot(speculation on my part). |
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TopgunUK said: laziko said: Hello guys. I ve been wondering why it shows two different people during Batou's flashbacks when he touches the torturer guy? Thanks. I'd actually never noticed that before since the flashbacks are pretty far apart. I think the implication might be that Batou didn't actually catch Marco in the act. Only the second flashback with the different guy was real, and he already killed him on the spot(speculation on my part). I think so too. Or it might be an another soldier kept killing after the war as Batou stated before. |
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| Ok, new favorite episode! This and the last one were amazing! On a role! |
| observing a woman's body |
| Another mediocre episodic addition to GITS. At least it triggered Amerilards |
Ni_Go_Zero_Ichi said: Is anyone else bothered by the blatant anti-Americanism in this episode?? Comment aged like milk I salute the anti americanism in this episode Great ep btw |
miketorenoAug 15, 2020 9:00 PM
| oh damn... just how corrupt is the CIA in this world >:( |
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| Lot of action. Good fucking shit I love episodes like these. Is it just me or does Bato remind me of Scar from FMAB, mostly because of their character designs and personality being a tiny bit similar |
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| I'm really liking how these episodes shine complexity on the main characters |
| Each of these standalone episodes feel like an entire movie in themselves f*ck I didn't realize this show was so good. |
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| "Um, we only have two return tickets". Motherfucker, lol.. This show has really good dialogue, and some great banter between the characters as well. |
| The thing about the ending is that there's a non-zero chance CIA would just use this wretched killer again since they went to the trouble of "retrieving" him instead of killing him. So who knows whether Batou made a better or worse decision... |
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