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Episode 9 of Love, Death & Robots Season 3 begins the final episode of this volume with a group of soldiers trying to thwart a Siren, who dances in a lake and turns all the soldiers against one another. Interestingly though, one of the soldiers is actually deaf and as such, the Siren has no effect on him. ..
A soldier is killed in battle, and the remaining soldiers soon turn into a fight for survival. The soldier flees, heading off alone into the wilderness to try and escape. ..
That night, while the soldier sleeps, a siren approaches and dances around him, eventually resting a hand over him and sleeping alongside the man. ..
A soldier wakes up in the morning to find a strange woman dancing around him. He chases her and she ends up atop a waterfall, where she dances around him. ..
As she begins kissing him, the knight kisses her forehead and then knocks her out. While unconscious, the deaf knight takes advantage of the siren and begins ripping the treasure from her body. After peeling off all the trinkets, he takes off with a bag over his shoulder while the siren tumbles into the water and back whence she started from.
The deaf knight takes a sip of the water, not realizing that it’s somehow connected with the siren. In doing so, he inexplicably gets his hearing back and charges through the endless wilderness, leaving the gold behind while clutching his head.
The sound of the siren is too much and he eventually finds himself back where he started from. The siren rises up, shaking and eventually shrieking in his direction once more. The soldier heads out into the water, and dances himself into oblivion, tumbling down to join the numerous other deceased in the water.
The Episode Review
The water effects in this episode are absolutely outstanding. The way the water is used to create a sense of suspense and fear is amazing, and the fight between the deaf knight and the siren is one of the best I’ve ever seen. The overall look and feel of this episode is excellent, and I can’t wait to see what else comes in future episodes.
The fight between the knight and the siren is a fascinating duel, with sound being used as a clever tool to create an interesting battle. The knight’s hearing is restored partly due to greed and drinking from the water, which makes for a nice ending to this fight. However, one could argue that this episode may have been better had they both decided to embrace one another romantically, allowing this doomed romance to be the end of this knight who ends up bleeding out after trying to embrace this Siren.
The final episode of “The Sirens” leaves many questions unanswered. While it is not the strongest episode, it does provide a fitting end to the season. ..
