Best summary of the show so far. And, as I mentioned last week, why I find it impossible to sympathize with our villain. Continue reading PSYCHO PASS 16 — Breaking the Cutie →

Well, that sure escalated quickly. Continue reading PSYCHO PASS 15 — Riots →

PSYCHO PASS’ villain wants people to stop living lives like livestock. This is a good idea: I’ve said the exact same thing in previous posts. What makes him a villain is not his objective, it’s the fact that he uses violence to accomplish it.

Which raises an interesting point: in supporting the PSYCHO PASS system, Akane and friends also rely on violence, willingly and frequently. The punishment for any crime— or for even thinking of any crime in the wrong place— is to get shot with a gun. Continue reading PSYCHO PASS 14 — The Lives of Livestock →

Well, I didn’t see that one coming.

The reveal was rather abrupt, but after thinking about it for a while, I kind of like how they did it. Usually this would be something you said up front. If you didn’t say it upfront, you’d have a dramatic reveal, Star Wars style. Continue reading PSYCHO PASS 13 — You Are My Father →

It’s pretty obvious at this point that the Sibyl system isn’t going to rehabilitate anyone. That’s not its intention, either. The goal is to remove the undesirables from society to bring about peace.

Despite all the sci-fi trappings, this isn’t a particularly novel idea. In fact, it predates recorded history. Humans used to run around hunting and gathering in tribes, and then it was pretty easy to tell who belonged to the tribe and who didn’t. Continue reading PSYCHO PASS 12 — Tribalism and Revolution →