"Relative Universe" S1E8: Know yourself and the enemy, and lose many battles

Carol 2022-03-08 08:01:34

Sorry, there was another common-sense misunderstanding in the last comment, and the style of the house in Quill's mouth was understood as property rights. Thank you for the corrections from many readers.

The reason why such a low-level mistake is made is because he subconsciously recognizes the fact that "Quier relies on the female superior", he always wants to turn the information into an argument, and ignores the reality for the sake of the result- no matter how "objective" he claims to be, People tend to look at the world with a little bit of subjectivity. Some simple and simple things can be corrected quickly after being reminded, while some complex and profound problems may not be faced for a lifetime.

This is also the "note" of the conversation between the two Howards in this episode. In this wonderful rival scene, they are proud, guilty, frank and angry because of their "subjective perception", which fully explains the two lives of a person.

worlds apart

The secret address in Potsdam, the original "school" of silent agents.

From the few words in the class, I further understood their teaching model - when explaining the political elections in Germany in the two worlds, it stated that "the results of different elections are almost the same", and then pointed out that the policy platforms and health laws of the two sides are very different...

First show the "similarities" of the two sides, and then highlight the "differences" of the two sides. The impression of "inequality and injustice" continues to grow and grow in the children's hearts, which is indeed effective.

In addition, there are photos and newspaper clippings that mark the similarities and differences between the two worlds on the board next to the classroom, which is used to compare the timeline . In addition to the "9.11" photos, I also saw Kim Jong Il's... The details can be picked up. A steak.

The "dry cleaners" call meant that Mila and the others had to completely erase the existence of the "school", handing out cyanide pills while burning materials to ensure that none of them fell into the wrong hands.

Maybe the main business of these people is the teaching staff, and their combat effectiveness is not strong, and they were destroyed by Ian and others not long after... But the main character Mila was preparing to run away with the remaining important information, the reason being "duty" It's not over yet.

Seeing her call the trance-eyed man with glasses to go with her so lightly, as if "one more than you, not more", makes people wonder again whether this "exposure" is a murder by the "radical" director himself .

However, what impressed me most about the setting of this episode was the preparation for the two Howards to meet secretly between the two interfaces.

In order to ensure that the meeting would not be monitored, Emily B took pains to talk about friendship in exchange for a chance. As soon as the monitoring was turned off in World B, an alarm would be triggered, and it could only be disguised as a loose screw that caused the lens to be unbalanced to create an opportunity. In this way, Howard A also Gotta be scolded by supervisor Carla...

In World A, the supervisor came in and sent the staff away in one sentence, and then directly turned off all the monitoring, the price was the small price that Quill gave verbally.

The two worlds are not at the same level in terms of security regulations and even the entire external attitude. This huge contrast has begun to make people suspicious: in the early 1990s, did World A really have the strength and courage to do something that made World B uneasy?

The more free and easy, the more struggling

Before, Nadia seemed to have a crush on Greta... But after waking up to stop the other party from taking pictures, Nadia immediately showed a ruthless look.

People's mentality also has inertia, Greta felt the atmosphere of Nadia rejecting people thousands of miles away, and it was inevitable that she would be disappointed.

In Nadia's heart, she was always a killer from the B world, and even if she was throbbing, she couldn't let go of the innate sense of distance.

After she went out, she went to kill one of the three silent agents "Oscar Wolfe, Helen Moore, Rashad Lomani", the default is Oscar - to be precise, it should be Oscar A.

No matter how you look at it, this is a carefree target person in World A (also hinted in the previous synopsis), so it can be seen that Nadia is indeed fulfilling the murder agreement with Claire.

Taking a life is nothing to Nadia, but looking at her more and more hesitant actions, and her behavior of returning to Greta again after the event, you can understand that the "transformation" of world A is getting more and more for her. Much more .

Nadia's future position will also affect the direction of the ending.

unexpected, reasonable

Quill did not report on Claire immediately, but handcuffed her to take care of the child by himself. This uncertain initial choice was doomed to complete defeat in front of Claire.

Seeing that he really can't handle his daughter, Quill has to ask Claire to tell the truth first - I'm waiting for you to be impatient .

Claire said a whole bunch of half-truths, lying that Claire A might still be living in world B, regardless of whether she has any extra careful thoughts, this kind of caution should be there (who knows if Quill knows that his original wife is dead or not? runaway).

She avoided the light and demanded to feed the child, showing enough maternal love, which also made Quill unable to pick out the fault, after all, everything can be fake, only the mother's love is real.

Claire played the "emotional card" to win back a hand, further stabilizing the furious Quill.

After the child was settled, Claire began to take the initiative to attack. She did not directly answer Quill's "spy, war" questions that would reveal the bottom line. Instead, she explained the current situation from the actual standpoint of the two and entrained private goods, confusing Quill.

Judging from the content of the conversation before and after, Quill is not Claire's opponent at all.

When the heat is almost over, Claire further added: Think about yourself, and the child, she is a "product" of two worlds, what will happen to her? The reality is, we're both in deep trouble.

Claire's position is still unclear. She may still be loyal to her duties as a World B agent, but she is more likely to find another way for herself and her children, such as becoming a double agent who survives under the fire of both sides.

Aldridge, who has already determined that Quill has a problem, visits his house and treats guests to soup, showing the aura of a veteran spy in front of Quill, who has a guilty conscience.

I had a match against Aldridge B on the opposite side, but I took him down with a beauty trick... It was impossible for him to defect, so I killed the woman and drove him crazy, and I was fine.

Stop pretending in front of me. If you want to survive, you can choose happily. You can only choose between your career and yourself.

Frankly, Quill might not have made up his mind if it hadn't been for Aldridge's knock on the door, but the situation was pressing and he had to listen to the other party's advice.

So Quill "opened up" , telling Aldridge honestly how stupid he was before, and forcefully explaining his embarrassment.

The posture is low enough, and Aldridge is 80% convinced that he has been scared to pee...

Then, Quill began to speak the truth: Although the guilt is inevitable, but in fact I am also being manipulated, I don't want this, you must understand... Who? That man is Howard.

I have to say, Quill is a really good move—for himself.

In terms of motivation, Quill himself is not an excellent and determined spy, and the work of the World Strategy Department of A is not valued (the same is true in the eyes of his father-in-law). When Quill really realized the fate he might face, naturally Lede insists that "people do not kill themselves for their own sake".

From a practical point of view, Howard B is his perfect target . Originally, the other party was the backbone of the second round of World B, and he ran a spy network in World A. In addition, he recently gave Huo B convenience without telling everyone. And Huo A is a speechless person, which will make Howard speechless.

misplaced life

Before explaining the ultimate drama of this episode, let's take a look at how the two Howards are doing in each other's world.

Huo A followed Ai B through a horrific raid. Unidentified militants fought to death together, and underage children were poisoned collectively...

In this world, he's like a puppet with a haunted soul, relying entirely on Abbey to dictate his words and deeds.

Through various clues, Emily discovered the essence of the "school" and stopped Ian from reporting on the premise of "don't know who to trust" .

Through the documents that the glasses man forgot on the sofa, Ai B and others understood that the other party was forging visas, and sent silent agents to World A, while asking Ian to fill the "loopholes" around him, while carrying Huo A to act together.

Huo A couldn't say anything about all this, the only thing he could ask was "Why are you so at ease?"

After Emily comforted Huo A, she began to make further requests: Huo B's authority is higher than mine, and it has something to do with the immigration department. I need you, help me.

Huo A can't say "no", just as he can't be calm in this series of madness.

Huo B received a call from his mother-in-law Charlotte. Compared with her brother-in-law Eric, she is not an "adversary" of an order of magnitude. This is not just as simple as the older generation. Charlotte came to Berlin quietly , also found the transferred daughter, and told Howard that Emily opened her eyes first.

Considering the tense relationship between Howard and the woman's family, Charlotte's demonstrations of various actions are already very heavy. The phrase "she was a soldier when she was a child" is even more like a epee without a sharp edge. What a wonderful old lady."

If you want to change to Huo A, it is estimated that you can only be sullen and sullen as usual, relying on "dragging words" to fight a protracted battle - but Huo B will not easily swallow his voice, and he will take the initiative to attack Charlotte when he leaves the ward : Come and give it to me. Posture.

I don't know what Charlotte thinks about Huo B's words and deeds, but since she wants to clarify the contradiction, she is naturally not afraid of this "cowardly" son-in-law.

After three or two sentences, they were heartbroken, and they also used economic strength to stimulate Howard... At this time, if Howard B faced each other again, he would be exposed, and he could only swallow his anger.

Huo B also couldn't say "no", just like he couldn't agree with Huo A's fucking philosophy of life.

Life is all about competing with yourself

In this episode, Uncle Simmons plays the opponent scene of "fighting each other from left to right", which has surpassed the "Fighting the Stars" in the fourth episode and has become the most exciting part of "Relative Universe" so far in my mind. No matter the turning point, the result, or the performance of this scene , meaning, the weight is extraordinary.

First of all, the place to arrange the meeting is very elegant. The interface between the interface department - the workplace where Huo A has stayed for nearly 30 years, and the low-level place where Huo B left early. This is the first to show the different attitudes of the two.

If it's just "official business", then Huo A succinctly informs the three silent agents of the intelligence, and it should be over. Even if the two have opinions on each other, they must continue to be bored in their hearts and say goodbye immediately.

However, Huo A talked about his actions with Ai B. Huo B was unhappy with the "we" in Huo A's mouth, which made their subjective emotions " up". The historic curtain of "king to king" was opened.

Although it was Huo B who fired the first shot, it was Huo A who couldn't hold back the first shot. He complained that Huo B was full of lies, and the so-called foresight was just deceiving the world. " You are a hypocritical villain without the truth ."

Huo B has never seen a scene before. He has long practiced the kung fu of restraining his anger and anger. Instead, he pointed out that Huo A enjoys life in the world of B.

- You have to thank me for waking you up, because you were just a poor bastard and useless .

Huo A was not affected by Huo B in the slightest, and only focused on his previous topic and continued to exert his strength: Now your family is fine, and I didn't put much effort into it... You can save your runaway life as long as you use a little snack, On the road of happiness and prosperity.

Which pot can't be opened and mentioned, in fact, Huo A doesn't necessarily want to anger Huo B, but in fact, he has completely hit Huo B's pain point...

The more furious Huo B is, the more calmly he attacks Huo A's weakness - yo, are you enjoying it, "you" help me? Did you see her? He also advertises himself as a good man who takes care of his family and loves his wife. You haven't asked about your wife until now, and it's useless to be angry. I still don't tell you the truth.

Huo B still needs the other party to continue to play himself in the B world, so he doesn't want Huo A to be distracted - but this does not affect his use of yin and yang's strange emphasis and disgusting words, and annoys Huo A. After all, the words and deeds of this silly old man are too unpleasant for him .

It's really boring to pretend to be you in world A, but my life is better in world B.

But no matter what Huo B said, Huo A remained unmoved until he said that he missed his wife very much.

--Ha ha! Let me catch your ultimate weakness! You have no idea who Emily is! Huo B made fun of Huo A about his chess friend Andrei. When you treat him as his friend, he actually kept saying "your wife is awesome" in his heart! Emily is a spy! She can sleep with anyone for a purpose!

Seeing that Huo A finally lost his temper, Huo B immediately chased after the victory, slandered and belittled Emily A, and chased and beat Huo A without leaving any room... He finally won.

These most unpleasant words made Huo A slap the table, but what he said surprised Huo B: I know it all!

Regarding this, Huo A had already disclosed it to Ai B in the fifth episode, so it is not surprising that although Huo A did not know the details, he understood that there were many secrets hidden in his wife's life, like Andre's. Men are not the first...

"If you want to live a good life, you have to have a little green on your head." Huo A calmed down and explained his "big love" that transcends worldly concepts, which is enough to accommodate any right and wrong, "I love everything about her".

Therefore, what makes Huo A angry is not the "truth" he already knew, but Huo B's inaction to let the good life slip away easily.

This spiritual power of "selfless fraternity", Huo B also said in the sixth episode when he comforted Heinrich's widow, he didn't understand, he just couldn't do it.

On both sides of the transparent glass in the small room, the two Howards are like mirror images of themselves. They seem to be arguing with others, but the one who really wants to compete is themselves, the one who has taken a different path. .

At this time, Huo B became angry and lowered his face to warn Huo A: "Don't interfere with my life, you are just a passerby, and you and I will return to your place in the future."

In contrast, Huo A kept his mind in the face of cruel reality, and he firmly believed in his choice, while Huo B always had doubts after Yiqi Juechen, and could only use indifference and anger to numb himself and persuade him. Himself - this is also the reason why he did everything possible to defeat Huo A. The existence of the other party is the best proof to remind himself that he was wrong.

"We have nothing to say."

Huo A was as solid as a rock, and Huo B fled.

If this conversation is viewed as a duel, there is no doubt that Howard A won (in my eyes), maybe in the eyes of others the outcome will be different, but this duel belongs only to two Howard Silk, with Their "no regrets life" is a bet to decide who is truly worthy of their hearts.

If you have to ask what the significance of this showdown is, I think it can directly point to the core theme of the show ... In addition to the life of "one more time", you can also think of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

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Extended Reading
  • Ernestina 2022-03-20 09:03:03

    At one point, it felt dull and boring. By the end of the sixth or seventh episode, the bird flu in the 1990s caused hundreds of millions of deaths in that world. They blamed this world, so they began to cultivate spies, constantly infiltrating and destroying them. Compared with the current new crown, it has become a point of profound practical significance. The closure of diplomatic channels, in contrast to the recent news of Trump's speech, even made the film allegorical. But the reality is more suffocating than the plot. Another interesting question is, what am I, the sum of all past choices? In a parallel world, am I still me? Can I come to understand me better by coming into my own life environment? What exactly am I? 2020.5.31 early morning

  • Evangeline 2022-03-24 09:03:44

    【who I am? If there is me, how many are there? 】It's so cool to see the acting skills in various dramas. The completion of the entire s1 is unexpectedly high, the characters, the details, and the coherence are all very good. Essentially, conceptual over plot is the highlight of this play. From the story alone, it is basically a group of amateur eighth-level agents, spies and politicians pretending to be guarding the biggest secret in human history.