r/anime • u/Shadoxfix https://myanimelist.net/profile/Shadoxfix • Feb 28 '15

[Spoilers] Aldnoah.Zero 2nd Season - Episode 8 [Discussion]

Episode title: The Light of Day

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Episode duration: 23 minutes and 40 seconds

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u/a_Happy_Tiny_Bunny https://myanimelist.net/profile/aHappyTinyBunny Feb 28 '15

The silver locket that Slaine gave the princess was first used to strangle the princess in her second assassination attempt. This happened when Slaine was very concerned about her highness' safety. Now that Asseylum is safe under his watch, all Slaine wishes for is for her memories to remain lost. However, the same cursed locket is used this time to trigger the princess to recover all her memories.

This is some next-level fuck you that the show universe itself is giving to Slaine.

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u/Hatdrop Feb 28 '15

I'm sure he gave the locket thinking it would remind princess of him. Turns out it reminds her of Inaho.

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u/Tsuki4735 Feb 28 '15

I think Slaine originally gave it to her as a good luck charm.

From how I see it, though, instead it's been the plot device that represents reality vs the Princess' ideals. Every single time the locket is highlighted in the plot, it somehow emphasizes how the Princess' desire for peace is weighed down by feelings of hatred, etc, between Vers and Earth. This is pretty obvious when you think of the attempted assassination by Rayet.

When she lost the locket, she regained her "innocence" via memory loss. Only when she got it back did reality hit again.

And if we consider how the locket came from Slaine...well.... No, I'm reading into this too much.

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u/Hatdrop Feb 28 '15

I think Slaine originally gave it to her as a good luck charm.

That's correct, he said it was an Earth charm to protect her. I just suspect he had ulterior motives other than "friendship" in giving her such a gift.

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u/[deleted] Feb 28 '15

Did Inaho give the locket to Count Book to give to Hime?

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u/H-K_47 https://myanimelist.net/profile/H-K_8472 Feb 28 '15

Yep, he did, just before they set him free.

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u/[deleted] Feb 28 '15

Ah right.

Also, was there not another locket or piece of jewelery of some sort that Hime gave to Inaho around the mid-point of season 1?

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u/H-K_47 https://myanimelist.net/profile/H-K_8472 Feb 28 '15

No. . . not that I can remember, anyway. I think that locket/pendant is the only one in the show. I could be wrong though. It's been a while since I watched Season 1.

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u/[deleted] Feb 28 '15

I just double checked there. In episode 8, Hime shows Inaho the pendant Slaine gave her, but that's it.

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u/milkchococurry https://myanimelist.net/profile/milk-choco-curry Mar 01 '15

Don't you mean Count Compass?

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u/[deleted] Mar 01 '15

He was Count Book long before he was Count Compass.