[DreamSword]

Episode 13: Together

Crack the code and you'll understand.

Something that's come up a few times throughout the show is the concept of sending information back and forth through time, and what exactly that'd entail.

Well, in this instance, it's something that's utilized by Pelo II and Jet Jaguar, because, as it turns out, while Ashihara laid the foundation for alot of the plot, most of it came about via the time travel antics of the partner AI.

And really, it all makes sense, and had some decent foreshadowing with that opening narration in episode 1. How was Ashihara able to have such an intricate understanding of technology in the future? He didn't. But the two AI sure did, which is why they were able to put everything in motion to begin with.

And keeping with the overall themes of the past and future being directly connected, it turns out that the song heard at the beginning of show, which is not only what started the entire mystery to begin with, was also the key to everything all along. Within it lied the ultimate version of Jet Jaguar, which in turn transforms the robot into a gigantic Orthogonal Diagonalizer.

Going outside of the plot for a moment though, one thing that I definitely appreciated about the finale overall was its sense of scale. Everything about it comes off as Big. From the size of Godzilla, to the escalation of the stakes, to the ending narration that goes into how time affects everyone and everything, and how the universe is one, giant, beautiful contradiction.

...And of course, there was that after-credits scene that totally took me by surprise.

It's a sequel hook that might not come to pass, sure, but it's also a twist that totally makes sense when you consider the story as a whole! Said twist? Ashihara wanted to avoid The Catastrophe, sure, but only so that he could build Mechagodzilla, using the bones stolen by the Poacher Journalist who seemed to have disappeared from the plot entirely. Just because Ashihara didn't want the world to blow up, doesn't mean he was an altruistic guy! And it explains why the bones were transmitting that signal all show.

I'll admit, I don't even know if I fully understand the ending, or even the overall message of the show, but really, isn't that part of the fun, given what show this is? Really, I dunno if I'd've had it any other way.