In this penultimate episode of the Blackblood saga, Talon, Luna and their companions must forge a new alliance with Aster the Betrayer to put an end to the misdeeds of the Masters, something didn't fit their plans at all.They continue to twist, because too complicated is walking two steps ahead of the devil. In the midst of this fragile, uncertain climate, too many questions arise about who Aster really is and what he wants.
The episode in question focuses mainly on him, his purposes and his relationship with Talon and the rest of those who remain in the Gallwood outpost. Both adventurers take advantage of the endless kilometers of forest that separate them from the fortification to get to know him more thoroughly and to understand his plans, not always so explicit, a journey in which Talon fills in one more page of the history book of her ancestors, as Aster is nothing but her great-great-grandfather and father of all blackbloods, who are genetically human with some physical characteristics typical of the Masters race, something that fascinates and astonishes the warrior herself, who doesn't quite believe it.
Throughout her life she has carried the knowledge of Aster and his descendants through her kinj. It's as if she suddenly realized that she was never alone, because all her experiences, feelings and experiences remain alive in Aster. The walk in the company of his ancestor is a journey and a dialogue with her inner voice, with her own conscience, a conscience that, by the way, Talon doesn't know at all, because if that were the case, she would think better before doing, and Talon is not a particularly thoughtful or meditative blackblood. She has always been an introvert. You have to understand her. It's difficult to trust someone you don't know, no matter how well are his intentions, and it's not easy to accept that throughout your life you have been sharing even the most intimate with another mind embedded in your brain, spying on you even when you slept.
This episode is beautiful and wonderful in itself, not only because of its photography, but also because it reveals many enigmas that help to fill in gaps and tie up loose ends, something that happens in a careful atmosphere infused with subtlety. The Masters are not gods, as we have known for some time, but they wandered from universe to universe in search of immortality, which they achieved by sucking the life out of other living beings. This fact would open numerous continuation doors to The Outpost, either in the form of new seasons or spin-offs. The Plane of Ashes was once probably a virgin planet teeming with life. At this point it's incredible to think about how the writers have created a medieval fantasy world so porous that at times it gracefully immerses itself in science fiction, riding between genres, and how all the pieces of the puzzle begin to magically fit together to lead us to the season finale.
We cannot forget the magnificent view of the first blackblood city, reminiscent of The Capital in its architecture. Although ephemeral and unknown, the intervention of this element allows Talon to reconcile with the legacy of her ancestors, discover and accept who she is and, ultimately, make her peace with Garret, something that was predestined to happen and without what the series should never close their respective narrative arcs. Maybe that first blackblood town will become the new home for the Gallwood refugees after the war to come, because I refuse to believe it was a serendipitous device expressly designed to get Talon to start trusting Aster.
Talon had many doubts about the advisability of being with Garret given that her species was on the verge of extinction and that the resulting baby of Janzo and Wren would be a half-breed. Now, there are no more races. They are all one, and the series seems to want to teach us a lesson because, as Luna affirms, it was the struggle between blackbloods and humans that almost led them to disappear. That explains why the universe of The Outpost seems so apocalyptic and devastated, why there's a kind of conglomerate of lawless kingdoms: humans are a threat to themselves and it's necessary to end tribalism to face a threat doesn't distinguish between ethnicities. Once Aster reveals that both blackbloods and humans share genetics and traditions, Talon is ready to say 'yes, I want' to Spears, causing a cascade of romantic reunions, hugs and greetings throughout the episode.
The hug was necessary from the narrative point of view, but it happens precisely in the penultimate chapter and that makes it a bit artificial. Of course, as it happens with practically all the TV series, the ships end up forcing and precipitating as the final conclusion approaches when what they need is to cook over low heat, especially in case of a previous rupture between the bride and groom. The gate marshall, for his part, accepts Talon's forgiveness better than her great-great-grandfather, from whom he doesn't seem willing to accept the pre-marriage blessing. He has plenty of reasons, for in a matter of hours he has been treacherously attacked from behind and even Marvyn was plotting against him. For all these reasons, drawing the sword is more of a reflex action, an instinct, than a justified reaction.
However, Aster is not as accommodating an old man as he seems. The fact that all the races in the series are closely linked prompts Janzo and Wren not to abandon the kahvi to their fate, for whom the countdown has only just begun: if the Six don't fully awaken them, they will die. However, Aster refuses to save those creatures who, according to him, were unwillingly raised as war slaves by his six other siblings. They are not intelligent life to him worth even giving a chance, and Wren has no choice but to insist. Both she and Janzo have been able to verify that Marvyn acts the same as any of his friends would, loving and protecting his own family, which suggests that the kahvi are no less human than any of them, since what previously enslaved them were the naviaspore, Vorta's kinjs also employed by Yavalla in Season 3. What motivated Aster to betray his brothers was love, which in The Outpost shapes the world and serves as a tool for the scriptwriters to shape the characters and give them a perspective of the world. In his case, it's an irrational love that directly opposes him to Janzo who, as a scientist, would not have empathized with the kahvi if he had not been able to demonstrate that they had feelings just like humans and they could be educated in their free will.
Although the first part of the plan, consisting of the causing of a fire and the evacuation of the residents of the outpost, seems to be well defined, it's not so well defined how they are going to get rid of the Masters without counting on Aster, who won't be able to escape the collective will of the Seven when all together activate the altar to awake the kahvi. Aster considers Talon to be the linchpin of her strategy, but before they team up, she must take the Asterkinj to open the portal and send them inside.
And if one of them is to be killed with the al-khora dagger, the only weapon that can separate their bodies from their souls, who will it be? I think that, somehow, the situation will turn and that, finally, Talon will have to plunge the dagger into the chest of her ancestor to recover the Asterkinj. However, why not use it against Janya once she has resurrected the army from the crypt? Or against Vorta? Difficult dilemma, considering that Aster is not totally in agreement with Janzo's plan.
I would dare to say the best asset in their sleeves will be to let the Masters think Aster is going to betray them a second time, which will not happen if he submits to their will. If Vorta and her kin get overconfident, and are caught off guard by Talon and the others, they'll be one step closer to victory. But let's face it. The plan has only the appearance of simplicity. My intuition leads me to think the most logical thing is Janya and Vorta manage to fulfill part of their mission, and that Garret, Zed and the rest of the soldiers of the fortification should take care of containing a part of the kahvi, since that would allow end the series with an epic battle and high doses of television action, very much in keeping with the essence of The Outpost.
It's also my wish Garret takes revenge once and for all on Levare, Tobin's murderer, because that would honor his memory and Spears would finally fulfill his promise. I honestly believe we will attend a third duel between both of them. The one that takes place in this twelfth episode I loved it, although I must also say that it seems too short. They say that the third time is the charm, and I hope so, because if something bothers me this season it's, despite the great skills of Captain Spears, in most sword duels he has not proven to be up to the task, having his ass got kicked more than I would have liked. I don't think it's necessary for him to have to see another one of his allies die in order to react furiously and deliver the coup de grace to Levare, but it would be naive to think that there won't be victims in this war.
Zed would have given his life for Nedra and, of all the main characters, he is the only one left alone. The rest of the ships are correctly channeled: Talon-Garret; Janzo-Wren; Munt-Warlita… but what about Zed? I have a terrible hunch about him: I imagine him being stabbed with a sword through the heart while battling Tera, who threw away Nedra in the ep. 410. Then he succumbs to Levare, who appears unexpectedly from behind to finish him off, at which point Garret realizes the misfortune, cries out against the heavens, and finally lashes out at Levare. Let us pray for him...
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