Darling in the Franxx has been a mixed show for me so far, but episode 15 has made me think way more highly of it, although I didn't like the very last scene all that much. Zero Two is easily the best character on this show and now I see why she gets so much praise, although this show isn't perfect. The Battle in this episode was the best so far easily and the emotional climax actually made me feel something.
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Just some thoughts
FlorianLaur7 May 2023
Warning: Spoilers
I watched the first 15 episodes so far and continue to think what the many, many metaphors of the show stand for.
There are quite a few questions that have never been addressed, such as what actually happened to the world that it's now in the state it is.
The show uses a lot of sexual symbolism. When two plantations meet and exchange energy, it's called "kissing".
The Franxx(two x for x chromosomes/girls) need a darling (male "hiro/hero), the whole process on how to operate the robots is highly sexual (the girls are "entered" and crouch in front of the guys), etc, etc.
After watching this episode, I am now absolutely sure of a theory I had, regarding the Klaxosaurs.
I was already wondering where they come from or why they are fighting with mankind. Why does their core have to be destroyed and what does that core remind us off?
Well, I believe now the core is a symbol for an inseminated egg. What the parasites (still not sure why they have that name) do is basically an abortion.
Honestly, I believe the whole show has to be seen less literal and much more metaphorically. This is a world where children aren't "born" and the act of sex or birth seem just "awful" for some reason (presumably the world is in such terrible state because of it).
Then we have the characters of Hiro and Zero Two (who is Zero One btw?). Zero Two reminds me a lot of Lucy from Elfenlied, their background is very similar (hybrid of two races, tested on and tortured, takes it out on the person that loves her or means well).
I assume now that it turns out that the real "bad guys" are APE (surely no coincidence either?) and "Papa" are the villains.
I do like the show and liked this episode as well for the beautiful way it makes you care about the characters.
The battles to me are just so so, but like I wrote, I think we're not supposed to care much about them. I think the focus is really on the characters and that's what I care about. Whether they fight in robots or on foot or not at all is secondary to me at best. It's the "human" side I care about:).
There are quite a few questions that have never been addressed, such as what actually happened to the world that it's now in the state it is.
The show uses a lot of sexual symbolism. When two plantations meet and exchange energy, it's called "kissing".
The Franxx(two x for x chromosomes/girls) need a darling (male "hiro/hero), the whole process on how to operate the robots is highly sexual (the girls are "entered" and crouch in front of the guys), etc, etc.
After watching this episode, I am now absolutely sure of a theory I had, regarding the Klaxosaurs.
I was already wondering where they come from or why they are fighting with mankind. Why does their core have to be destroyed and what does that core remind us off?
Well, I believe now the core is a symbol for an inseminated egg. What the parasites (still not sure why they have that name) do is basically an abortion.
Honestly, I believe the whole show has to be seen less literal and much more metaphorically. This is a world where children aren't "born" and the act of sex or birth seem just "awful" for some reason (presumably the world is in such terrible state because of it).
Then we have the characters of Hiro and Zero Two (who is Zero One btw?). Zero Two reminds me a lot of Lucy from Elfenlied, their background is very similar (hybrid of two races, tested on and tortured, takes it out on the person that loves her or means well).
I assume now that it turns out that the real "bad guys" are APE (surely no coincidence either?) and "Papa" are the villains.
I do like the show and liked this episode as well for the beautiful way it makes you care about the characters.
The battles to me are just so so, but like I wrote, I think we're not supposed to care much about them. I think the focus is really on the characters and that's what I care about. Whether they fight in robots or on foot or not at all is secondary to me at best. It's the "human" side I care about:).
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