We left off with Re-l passing when she was attacked by a Proxy. This episode starts with here being shown pictures of immigrants from Mosque, a city outside of Romdo. Re-l insist that her attacker was not a human, but a monster; obviously, nobody believes her. She’s been relieved from her duties until she get a psychiatric examination, as they believe she’s suffering from post-shock trauma. She asks them to check the evidence in her house and the surveillance cameras, but apparently they were all clean. She realizes that this is a conspiracy and that the Security Bureau has erased all the evidence about those monsters that attacked her. They even erased Iggy’s memories about that incident. Forcibly, she agrees to get an examination, so she can continue her work. Her doctor is the Chief physician of Romdo City, Daedalus. While getting examined, Re-l realizes that Daedalus is under her grandfather’s influence as well. But she manages to get some information, namely, find out about the term “Proxy”, by looking through Daedalus’ files.
Meanwhile, Vincent Law is being chased by the same Proxy that attacked Re-l that night. Coincidentally, Raul, the head of the Security Bureau, is also in the mall and is witnessing this occurrence. The Proxy kills a lot of bystanders as it’s chasing Vincent. An AutoReiv, Pino, gets infected with the Cogito Virus after she collided with Vincent during his escape. Pino’s master, who apparently had some connection with Raul, gets her throat slashed by the Proxy. Her toddler, non-AutoReiv, baby falls down the stairs and dies as well. Raul, who was in a state of shock for a few moments, orders the seal down the mall and look for the Proxy. But the Proxy, who is still chasing Vincent, manages to escape. The Security Bureau also sends people to terminate Pino who was infected with the Cogito Virus.
Re-l has gone back to her house to look for evidence that would prove she’s not mad. She manages to find a necklace that looks familiar. In the previous episode, we saw Vincent wearing the same necklace. She’s shocked since this means her attacker was Vincent.
Going back to Vincent, he’s still being chases by the same Proxy, however, he’s reaches a deadend. He’s panicking, for the Proxy is right behind him and is walking slowly towards him. But suddenly, Vincent stops and turns around towards to Proxy. His expression is entirely different now. The fear is gone. He slowly opens his eyes; a blank, serious face.
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#1 by Heiae at April 27th, 2008
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BLACK.
That’s pretty much the first thing I notice from these screens. Hahaha..
#2 by =) at March 14th, 2009
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Yeah, thanks for the screenshots again! I have made some screen of the TV version with vlc, but the DVD version has some improved image that I really love! Like the one with Vincent’s eye opening! ^^ This last scene was intense!
#3 by admin at March 14th, 2009
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Oh, really? I didn’t know they improved the DVD releases. Heh. But it makes sense; a lot of studios do that now days (Gurren Lagann comes to mind).
And you’re welcome! Glad to see people enjoy them.
#4 by topster at May 29th, 2009
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Vincent’s boss, Petro Seller has an unmistakable resemblance to Adolf Hitler!
Before watching Ergo Proxy two weeks ago, I just finished seeing the DVD of Der Untergang thats why the image of der Fuhrer is still fresh in my mind.
#5 by saelis at February 21st, 2010
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I was wondering why some of the screencaps I had were so different from the ones I found online. Now, it all makes sense.
Does anyone know if they’ve made modifications to the artwork throughout the series? I heard that the drawings deteriorate in the later episodes. I’m wondering if that’s only in the TV version. EP is one of the few animes that incorporates a drawing style that really impresses me.
#6 by Fox at February 21st, 2010
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Well, every anime’s production value goes down as episodes pass. Blame that on deadlines and limited budget they get.
But Ergo Proxy stays pretty consistent, IMHO. The difference is there, but it’s not that noticeable. Besides, as it reaches the climax, it looks better and better. It’s still not comparable to the pilot episode, though. Haha.
Also, the DVD fixed a lot of problems the TV version had (again, lower-quality of the TV broadcasts is due to the limited time and budget they have).