Jibaro

Out of all the episodes, this affected more than the others. The visuals blew me away and I am on my 3rd watch. The episodes is longer than the others, but takes you on a roller coaster. It is one of those episodes where you slowly work out what is going on, but oh so worth enduring it. OMG...season 3 just keeps giving.

Love, Death & Robots is one of those rare shows where I wind up raising my score for each new season and, true to the show's MO of giving small creators the floor to push the boundaries of CG (It's more of a variety show than a strict TV series), the latest one contains some of the most genuinely fascinating sequences I've seen in years. While I have a soft spot for the very small zombies, the Scottish man with the peculiar rat problem, and certainly the artful, Valerian et Laureline-esque voyage across the seemingly-sentient dunes of Io, none of the new shorts moved/disturbed/haunted me quite like Alberto Mielgo's Jibaro. Mixing stylization with realism, it's one of the most transporting (yet timely) retellings of folklore I've seen in years and certainly the most memorable -- it's one of those pieces of visual media where I clearly and distinctly still remember sounds and images from it; the shrieks of the golden siren, the helpless knights in their enchanted dance, et cetera.

As someone whose childhood revolved around animated shorts an inordinate amount (what with his dad being a VFX programmer who always downloaded the latest tech demos after a business trip to SIGGRAPH), I'm just really happy that this even exists. And if I must regard it as "a TV show", 'tis fast becoming my favorite one on Netflix.

In a word, wow.

In two words, magnificent, fascinating.

The choreography, the faces, the siren, the cinematography are amazingly beautiful. Aguirre meets the Odyssey in a savage dance.

Jibaro is a true work of art. Huge respect.

Words don't do this one justice. The music, the audio work, the animation, all distinct and unique when combined to create a very emotionally-investing episode. At first I was jarred by the animation style, and the choice of shots paired with how janky and unnerving the characters were with their appearances and movements. But looking beyond that, you forget that these are in fact animated creations. There's so much going on so quickly, but it's easy to catch on to the plot. Topping it off, there is an overlying theme that ends with a very heartbreaking climax.

You might think there is a good person in this story. You guessed it: the horses. Neither main character is good, and they are a horribly wonderful pair.

One of the strangest, most haunting and beautiful things I have ever seen. I won't be able to get this out of my head for a while. My jaw was open the whole time.