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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

One of the biggest thoughts I keep having about this show, something I think is potentially really smart that I haven't seen anyone ever bring up, is how the show seems to consciously be avoiding making Giff a real character? It just seems really clear to me, from how he started off a literal prop, and how we only ever hear backstory about him secondhand, that it's probably more than just the writing forgetting to flesh out the main villain. Obviously we've seen Giff casually eating people and everything, so like, probably not the nicest space monster around, but it seems to me the show actively refuses to show objectively what Giff is and what exactly he wants, because if they did, that would become the one, singular truth, and a big thematic crux of this show is that everyone has their own version of that.

It's definitely an interesting choice. As you brushed upon, to "define" a force of nature villain's identity or purpose is to establish some kind of truth and/or theme that our heroes typically oppose. But like....there's no possible way the show could possibly spit out a characterization that firmly encompasses the entirety of Revice's many, many themes for the guy. It almost reminds me of how Gaim's whole Helheim issue was undeniably the "final boss", but it's more or less to there to simply showcase the cast's various perspectives on several themes and have them clash together.

I wonder, if I went back and rewatched this show from the beginning, would I understand exactly what Revice wants to showcase and reflect on with the cast. I definitely have all the puzzle pieces in my hands: "family", "self-love", "what is justice", "society and how it fails us", "freedom and peace".......but when I try to put it together, they're not clicking as well as I'd like them to be? Perhaps the final piece is yet to come. Or maybe some of the pieces simply don't exist, and I'll be left with an unfinished puzzle. Who's to say, honestly.