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Despite all the noise around it, the visuals aren’t really what stands out to me. I have, however, really enjoyed the individual tales, especially circe’s. I love how odysseus carries the weight of civilization’s collapse. Athena reminds him that men are responsible for their own actions; he is not above their choices, nor those of the gods.  But what are we if not collective? Can we really isolate ourselves from the choices of others? Circe shows them for what they’ve become. Oh and /this/ is done in such a visually stunning way, showing the true horrors of their greed. Killing, raping, taking everything within their reach becomes their right while it’s painted as discipline. The trojan horse is the first lie they convince themselves is necessary. When odysseus hears the siren’s song and realizes what he’s lost, the price they’ve paid suddenly doesn’t seem justified. All of this is what makes argos’ goodbye hit the hardest. When argos dies, so does the illusion of coming back to the home he left behind. The life he saved comes to an end, as he carries the lives he didn’t.