#lucciola ep analysis

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SO I RECENTLY finally WATCHED LUCCIOLA AND ITS SO FUCKING GOOD

NOBODY in the fandom is talking about the bridge scene in Loop 14 (Im a whore for Debris okay) despite all the discussion of the bridge and its making me so upset- ITS SO GOOD

SHUT UP ABOUT THE BRIDGE SCENE IN AURORA ITS THE SECOND LOOP AND THE SECOND EPISODE

DEBRIS IS THE LIGHT ODYSSEY EPISODE- THEY DIE IN EACH OTHER’S ARMS-

The bridge has represented so much but in this one specifically its about communication and relationships-

AND IN RELATION TO LOOPS 11-13 THE PREVIOUS EPISODE AND HOW IN THAT ONE THE BRIDGE REPRESENTS LUCI MOVING FORWARD AND HOW IT FRAMED CALY AS HOLDING HER BACK OH MY GODS ITS SO ADSJFKLHKF

i AM going to not shut up about this pair of episodes because they are my favorites

Ep.6 (Ambush) WHICH IS A CALYPSO EPISODE BTW WHICH WITH HER CHARACTER ARC IS SO ASSFLKASHFSJ I DONT CARE ITS LOOPS 11-13 WHICH ARE LUCIANAS LOOP THIS IS LIGHT ODYESSEY’S EPS

BBYGIRL I LOVE YOU AND DEBRIS AND AMBUSH ARE YOUR EPISODES

The episode starts with luciana entering the practice room interrupting calypso practising but we can hear the song a few seconds before she gets cut off AND ITS THE PART WHERE CALYPSOS MELODY TURNS INTO THE CHILDHOOD MELODY- AND THATS WHEN LUCI WALKS IN

The loop continues as normal until the bridge! AND THEN IN THE NEXT LOOP- WE WATCH HER START PLAYING- WE HEAR LUCIANA’S MOTIF WE HEAR THAT LUCIANA IS PART OF THE SONG- and then caly starts to play her own motif but thats when it cuts and we see luciana trying the loop again, trying to take them down again!!! And just seeing the montage start with the music in the background,,,,,

AND THEN THEIR CHILDHOOD MUSIC STARTS WHEN WE SEE LUCI PASS THE PRACTICE ROOM- THE PLACE WHERE THE LOOP DIVERGES-  AND THEN WHEN LUCI STARTS RUNNING THE MELODY GOES TO A NEW ONE WHERE BOTH THEIR MOTIFS ARE THERE AND THEIR MELODIES ARE INTERTWINING- AND CALY GETS UP AND STARTS MOVING WHILE PLAYING AND THEIR MOVEMENTS MIMIC EACH OTHER

and then the bridge- BOTH FOR CALY WITH THE MUSIC AND LUCI WITH THE ACTUAL BRIDGE

the song is meeting its peak and then luci gets ambushed like she did in the previous loop but the way caly is dancing vs luci fighting and they’re so in sync but also its almost like they’re fighting each other

AND THEN THE BLAST HITTING LUCI AND CALY’S STRING SNAPPING AT THE EXACT MOMENT AND SHE JUST KNOWS WHAT HAPPENS AND SHE COLLAPSES AND THEN IT LOOPS-

and it seems like luciana’s perspective of the same loop but the music is quieter and luci’s melody is more prominent- AND THEN THE MOMENT IT SWELLS AND WE KNOW THIS IS WHERE IT LOOPED LAST TIME- AND SHE CLOSES HER EYES AND THEN CALYPSO’S MELODY AND SHE OPENS THEM AND CALYPSO IS THERE AND SAVED HER

AND WHEN LUCIANA AND CALYPSO HOLD HANDS AND THEIR RINGS ARE RIGHT NEXT TO EACHOTHER AS CALY IS THE ONE THATS SHOT AND LUCI IS IN THE POSITION CALY WAS LAST LOOP ON HER KNEES AND DEFEATED AUUUGGGHHH

AND THEN LOOP 14 I WONT EVER SHUT UP ABOUT DEBRIS

Its a luciana episode and has her waking up before calypso as always- the way she looks at her sleeping though always gets me and the camera lingering on her,,,, aaaaaaaa- AND LUCIANA TAKES OFF HER RING- you think it represents her not being held back caly and breaking out of her loop,,,, and the loop is pretty normal for this point but Luci is obviously like super out of it and barely says a word all episode and the sound effect usages are so good in this ep especially

and its such a slow episode but that makes it nerve wracking tension filled episode because she isn’t saying anything and is clearly affected still

And then we watch her walking to the bridge with the step sounds aadshehdjajhdjxhshgkdl

and the slow pan up to Calypso there and shes so bbygirl sad and the soft “Please just let me help you” while they’re on other ends of the bridge

AND THEN LUCI SUMMONING HER BLADE AND JUST “THIS IS FOR YOU …All i’ve done” WITH HER MOTIF AND THEN IT KICKS INTO CALYS MOTIF AND THEN ITS THEIR SONG FROM LAST EP JUST FUELED WITH SO MUCH MORE

MORE ANGER MORE LOVE MORE *THEM* ITS SO- BUT THEY’RE FIGHTING EACH THEIR MOVEMENT STILL SO IN SYNC YET AUUGGGHHH- AND THE DIALOGUE- THE ONLY DIALOGUE THE WHOLE EPISODE- the pauses between the strumming of Caly’s magic and the clangs of Luci’s blade for their soft words to each other-

“THIS IS WHAT WE TRAINED FOR- WHY WONT YOU JUST LET ME HELP-” “BECAUSE EVERYTIME I DO- YOU DIE AND I LOOP-” “SO YOU’LL JUST KEEP DOING SUICIDE MISSIONS?" “BECAUSE I CANT LIVE WITHOUT YOU… And not just because of the loop” “Please- Let me help-” “NO- I WONT STOP UNTIL YOU ARE SA-” “I CANT LOSE YOU-  “I AM LOOPING BECAUSE I KEEP LOSING YOU” “AND I CANT KEEP LOSING YOU AGAIN EITHER” “...again?-” “I AM LOOPING BECAUSE OF YOU” “Calypso..”

AND THE PAUSE AS THEY LOOK AT EACHOTHER Just steps from the center of the bridge and eachother- and luci finally seeing the tiredness in caly’s form,,,, THEN CALYPSO PULLING OUT A TARNISHED GOLD NECKLACE WITH BOTH THEIR RINGS ON IT

THEN THE BOLT THAT KILLED THEM BOTH IN THE PREVIOUS LOOPS HAPPEN AND KILLS THEM BOTH AT THE SAME TIME- CALY FALING INTO LUCIANA AND THE ZOOM IN TO THEIR HANDS BOTH HOLDING THE NECKLACE- THEIR RINGS AND LOOPS NOW INTERTWINED

AND THE WAY THE CAMERA LINGERS LIKE IT DID AT THE BEGINNING-

THE BRIDGE REPRESENTING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE TWO AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP- EPISODE 7 BRIDGE IS ABOUT THEIR LOVE AND THE CONFESSION OF LOVE (I can’t live without you) AND OF LOOPS