anyway, the only wrench in that outlook is to the reason why Vincent would want to fight against the original humans, as far as what was stated, they are not coming back to do anything bad. just to live on Earth again. then again he doesnt technically have to fight anyone. his being alive is enough to go against the creator’s original plan of their being no Proxies when they got back. Proxy One does say that Vincent’s existence would be his symbol of defiance against he creators. but if he didnt have to fight then that would NOT explain his whole “i am Ergo Proxy, the agent of Death” saying at the end..with a smile. he didnt look like he said it in a nice way either. whatever. that just gives me more of an excuse to watch it again.

while there are still some questions lurking, they explained pretty much everything. the Proxies didnt go crazy exactly. like any other ‘agent’/autoriev, they had a ‘program they had to accomplish, cradle humanity until the earth healed itself. at that point they were no longer needed. hence the need of some of them to fight and die, while other pleaded for their life (the smile land proxy in particular).

actually Will B. Good from Smile Land did kind of answer some questions almost like an afterthought. he pretty much said that if the proxies were to meet, they would HAVE to fight. so in a sense, you can see how Vince’s ‘journey’ was a way of killing off other proxies (hence his title as agent of death, also it is inevitable. where else is there to go in the world than other Domes/other proxies) in a way, you can say his ‘journey’ still continues. those planes at the end most likely are from another dome, coming to see what happened and possibly pick up ‘immigrants’ just like Romdo invited immigrants from Mosk after its destruction. (that just came to me as i was typing this and makes sense as to why Vincent does his whole “i am the agent of death” while smiling at the end. that is not a bad thing per se, he goes around freeing humans on their dependency of Domes and their proxies. still, it is just a quick theory)

as a side note, those pseudo dream episodes and just all around crazy episodes didnt bother me all that much. i watched the entire series at once and they helped calm things down a bit. i liked the game show, i like Smile land, the episode with Vincent in Re-l’s body inside Romdo was weird but entertaining , still confusing though, the one i really didnt like was the one with the 2 Vincents and 2 Re-ls and it had that “Groundhog Day” vibe to it. it was confusing and didnt mean anything. yeah it showcased another proxy and its power, but it didnt seem necessary. though, overall, i loved this show and would definitely watch it again. (WOW that was long)
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But I do think the anime pulled off a few of those airs nicely. As to the ending being what it was, I think the threads of the story were woven together well enough that I didn’t think I’d been gypped out of a decent ending. At the same time, the ending left me asking myself some questions. I liked the fact that not everything was offered up too tidily.

The references to modern philosophers (Kristeva) and important issues (environmental effect of methane hydrates, genetic manipulation or adaptation) added substance. Crucial elements of the plot, however, fundamentally relied on irrationality and ‘fate’ (codeword for events that can’t be explained), something more appropriate for juvenile titles. This is very odd for Manglobe coming off of the brilliant writing of Samurai Champloo.

For instance, there’s a big collapse at the end just because of impulsive nihilism (as explained), but also because they needed a convenient big bang to end the series with some nifty rescues and a sense of closure. Despair doesn’t reasonably explain the specific actions of other important side-characters. Deux ex machina and ‘fate’ also become tiresome after a while.

On the other hand, the animation is masterful and the voice acting was top-notch. I enjoyed watching the high production value. The (possible) twists between the different characters and their histories was also thought provoking.

Overall, the early episodes were so-so plot-wise, the middle episodes started getting creative and interesting, and the series fell flat at the end. The build-up was squandered to accomodate cliched events that seem to be on a check-list.

Ok i just watched the whole 6 vol and i was wondering if anyone else was confused at the very end, where Re-L and Peno are back on the boat and turning around for him and you see him thinking to himself just as the ships from orbit are coming in and he calls himself the Proxy of Death.. Any one else got any ideas on this as it seems he won the girl saved his butt and mankind is returning to earth why would he be worryed about continuing his duty as a Ergo Proxie..