At the very least though, he’s clearly got the atmosphere laid out-I felt the chills run down my spine on those scenes-and it’s great to hear Kanno breaking out her trademark style with regards to the series’ simple yet powerful soundtrack (which notably, has already been released). He’s walking a fine with an event that still resonates with many 13 years after the fact, and the jury’s still out on whether or not this ends up being a wise choice on his part. Make no mistake, Watanabe clearly references the 9/11 attacks more than once in these first two episodes-the footage from the beginning of this episode is identical to what we saw here in New York-and it’s an inclusion that’s bold, risky, questionable, and laudable at the same time. Just like the riddles they’re use as a test bed for police responses, our protagonists are equally hard to figure out, and as it stands, it’s a fabulously executed show from this perspective-albeit not without its share of controversy. Maybe they’re doing all this just to expose some of the vulnerabilities or darker elements of society. Maybe they don’t intend to come out of this alive to come out of this at all. In ways, it’s as if they’re asking to be caught, and you just don’t know because all of this could be part of their intent. It’s as if their whole existence is contradictory in nature, and I’m not sure whether or not to believe they’re just playing a game, overly confident of their success, or merely intend to slowly escalate things towards a nuclear finale. Just when you think they actually do care, they do things like letting Lisa return to her daily life, leave riddles that could actually lead authorities to their explosives… the list goes on.
Just when you think they don’t care about getting caught, you realize that they made sure the cameras were disabled when they placed their explosives. Two episodes in, this question’s shrouded in mystery more than ever before, covered by an impressive show of smoke and mirrors. Rather than masterminding an event that maximizes casualties, Nine and Twelve actually end up doing the opposite, and it makes you wonder what exactly is their intent is. Considering the obvious intelligence of our Sphinx protagonists, it’s clear they intended for this result to happen, and although we knew this from the start, it only hammers in that they are far from your run-of-the-mill terrorists. In this regard, the successful demolition of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building qualifies as such an action, but the twist lies within the fact that it led to zero deaths, and it looks far from accidental why this is the case. The scope of an action’s consequences depend on the action itself, and at least in regards to prototypical terrorists, it’s all about committing action that yields the biggest of impacts. The question is, how far reaching will those consequences be? Depending on what you do, the aftermath of an incident could affect just you or the entire whole world. If you make one false move, I’ll kill you.Įvery action has a consequence. “You’re an accomplice, but you’re not one of us. “What first walks on two legs, then on four legs, and finally three legs? As the investigation begins, Sphinx successfully launches a second attack on the Roppongi Police Station. Sphinx’s attack is revealed to have caused no casualties.Present Day: Posing as students, the two members of “Sphinx” successfully demolish the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building and Mishima Lisa joins the group.Six Months Prior: Nine and Twelve steal nuclear materials from a processing plant.
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