Ergo Proxy

Well, 3 episodes in and this show still kinda sucks.

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Imagine Witch Hunter Robin only set in a futuristic Distopia, and without witches. Ergo Proxy in a nutshell. With characters you could never care about, and a world so morose and depressing, it's a wonder why people even get the green light for this stuff.

Ergo Proxy is a Cyberpunk show set in a futuristic domed city, which is a "Communistic," I guess, society that considers itself a Utopia, though from the perspective of the viewer, it is a Dystopia. This boring Utopia is ruled by an old man in a Hannibal Lecter mask, four talking statues, and has some departments that don't really get much screentime, and you're not even sure ever do.

There's one character, and another character, and another character. They're all very boring, and you won't care about any of them. The protagonist is some chick whose name I forget, and you know it's her because she's got tons of eyeshadow. Her partner, Iggy, is an autorave, which is bound to be a meaningless term to make you think that these things aren't just androids. Autoraves are androids. Did I give that away?

The only other character worth mentioning, is some guy named Law, and he wears a red suit and walks around with his eyes closed. He was chased by the boogeyman, and now he's being chased by the Po Po. It's not clear why he's being chased, even to himself. Which is phenomenal for the viewer. I think he's dead now. Which was great, because he was the only character who was even remotely interesting.

The boogeyman is some monster, that isn't human, or an autorave, but it can kill people easily. They're called Proxies for some reason, and I use the word "They" because there's two of them, one of which has only showed up once in three episodes. They attacked Gothy McTitties and the show revolves around them existing. WEEEEEEEEEEEEE

If it seems like I don't know what's going on, you'd be absolutely right. The plot is unveiled through increadibly vague dialogue that would make the creators of Evangelion blush. Meaning that while teenagers and virgins think it's deep and mysterious, it makes me want to reverse the continuum of space and time to a point where I could have elected not to watch this show and waste my life.

What Ergo Proxy does have going for it is great art, and character design. Unfortunately, all of the art is bleak and depressing, and all of the characters wear black. This kind of art direction works great for Cyberpunks like Blade Runner, which are feature-length, but for something that could potentially go on for 14 hours, it is BOOOORING. There is no color in this show. Everything in the world is black, silver, grey, or sand. Combine that with a soundtrack that sounds like a Boards of Canada album, and this show is boring.

I suppose the ultimate problem with the show is it's pacing. There is none. Everything blends in seamlessly with the next scene, often leaving the viewer disoriented, and unaware of the plot progression before him. Things happen that go entirely unnoticed. I mean, this show makes the death of a baby boring. Infanticide, inaffective. Nothing exciting. Again, thanks to that Boards of Canada soundtrack, which is either morose and wailing, or more often than not, isn't even playing.

Wow is this show boring.

I'd like to think this'll get better, but as was the case with Witch Hunter Robin, I highly doubt it. And wow is it boring.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Emissary of Light.

Spoiler:

One has to wonder what purpose ultra-powerful emissaries have in a decaying world. Is there something behind it, or is it simply a mythology that the Proxies have built up around themselves to justify their existance? Oh wait, that would be more interesting, it definitely won't be explained at all. =/

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