Black Lagoon: Episode 04-05

The tranquil sea cloaks hidden lores. A few catch a glimpse of its dark past yet fail to uncover the depth of its shadows.

A new mission prompts Lagoon Inc. into a salvage operation. Levi teams up with the relatively inexperienced Rock as they dive for a prized painting. The trip down the submarine wreck exposes not only a watery grave but also a flash to Levi’s psyche.

Levi’s conversation with Rock strips away a layer of her carefree facade; She bares the unfeeling eyes of a killer. Scarred by harsh youth, she perceives society in black and white. To her, sentimentality is for fools. Only power and money govern her narrow world.

While the unlikely pair sojourns to a peculiar discussion, unexpected company disrupts the still waters. Skinheads barge into the wreckage and retrieve the Nazi art. The Black Lagoon crew fails plan A. Plan B will commence shortly, perhaps under a metaphoric red-tinged moon.

Black Lagoon oozes action and drama, without breaking a sweat. The point-counterpoint between Levi, the cynic, and Rock, the idealist, spur intellectual stimulation and lay ground for character analysis. The U-1234 flashback serves an excellent parallel for their conversation; opposing principles, neither one truly completely valid.

Bah. Maybe my theorizing is simply a stretch. Maybe a cigar is just a cigar. Maybe this is just an action show. Then again, picking apart Levi and Rock’s mind is a delectable pastime.

Beware of Spoilers. You have been warned.

05.19.06 @ 1am

Black Lagoon

Skane 05.19.06 / 8am

Hmm… not much I can say about BLagoon, save that it never fails to hype me up. :) The nonchalant humour sprinkled within it gives great joy to me.

Ten 05.19.06 / 5pm

Black Lagoon is a big surprise this season. While the crazy action and explosion tickle my inner violent streak, I’m a admitedly charmed by the solid narrative and glimpse of human nature at its worse.

I like the fact that these pirates are not what they seem. And yes, it helps that the humour appears at odd times. =)

anthrydx 05.19.06 / 9pm

Wow. Nice insights. All I got was Neo-Nazis plain sucks. ^^;

Kidding aside, I did miss the ‘red-tinged moon’ reference. Does this mean bloodshed? On which part though? The Nazi’s or the Black Lagoon team. Is this a foreshadowing of dreadful things to come?

I’m enjoying the series but reading your entries makes me think twice of the metaphors. keep ‘em coming. ^o^

Ten 05.20.06 / 11pm

I’m not entirely sure on the hinting metaphors of the moon.

From what I understand, the ‘moon’ has been associated with females and fertility. Of all things, a red moon symbolizes a woman’s menstruation cycle. But I don’t think this is where Black Lagoon is going. ^^;; Although in the most simplistic terms, it most likely hint of the bloodshed coming the Nazi’s way.

It;s interesting to note, that the moon presented is in crescent shape instead of the full one associated with red moon. Or maybe this is simply an artistic prerogative.

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Black Lagoon: Episode 04-05

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