"Pure ecstasy Mick. I was almost thrown out of my Uni's library for chanting the lyrics out loud.
Μάχη, Πόλεμος, Νίκη, Πόνος, Δίκη, Πόλεμος, Τρόμος παντού
(Battle, War, Victory, Pain, Trial, War, Terror Everywhere)" - from INACTIVE CHANNEL
Revenge, prayer of revenge
Indelible Hisako, indelible grudge
Slaughter, massacre of tragedy
Indelible Hisako, guardian
Bloody, bloody rage
Shouting, screaming, guardian
Indelible Hisako, the tomb of flame
Smoke, the smoke of memory
Previously on Ink Hoof's Book Review: we were introduced to Christina Urbain and her (maybe) six (?) year old son Joseph. Cameron tells Kirkland that their killer is Gabriel, a rogue guardian angel who is convincing people to kill themselves as an act of mercy, Cameron is an angel to stop him, and Kirkland thinks the whole thing is preposterous.
A stripped down, no-nonsense adaptation of Ernest Hemmingway's 1927 short-story, which had previously been adapted in 1946 by Robert Siodmak, and starring Burt Lancaster and Ava Gardner, the 1964 version of The Killers is an effective and enjoyably straightforward film noir, directed with smooth efficiency by Don Siegel (Dirty Harry), and performed with skill by a clutch of great actors, such as Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson, John Cassavetes, and, in his final role before entering politics,
(ps:dead man's questions )
That's not to say I'm going to halt all production on the other stories, of course. I'll make sure the other three I have in the works are far enough along that a fourth one wouldn't really discourage new readers from following for updates on the stories that interested them in the first place.
Our quest for coherent plot continues!
And so we reach, the final chapter. The one where everything is supposed to culminate and wrap up. In this case, both the climax, and the denouement.
A lot of pressure for FOUR PAGES, don't you think?
Yes, I finished Ginga already, it's only 12 episodes.
I was told beforehand this series is apparently considered boring. I can see why, as it's rather atypical in many ways. But I didn't find it that boring. Anyway, let's get into this:
Last time, a reporter showed up at the police station, asking about the deaths, Cameron denies the existence of a supernatural serial killer, but tells the reporter to tell people not to pray. Cameron then goes and sees Kirkland, who is drunk and blaming himself for failing to save the victims.