25 minSeason 2 • Episode 13
LatestThe "Pinocchio Arc" comes to a conclusion. Franco and Franca decide to come to the aid of Cristiano and Pinocchio. Triela and Pinocchio battle it out with guns and knives while Hillshire looks for Cristiano. Pinocchio shoots Triela with her own pistol and Cristiano is shot and then captured by Jean and Rico. Franco and Franca arrive to rescue Cristiano and make their escape by car. They reach the roadblock and Angelica shoots Franca. They fail to negotiate a bend in the road and crash into the Mediterranean. Triela finds Pinocchio and her training allows her to finally defeat him. In the aftermath of the battle, they dredge the car from the sea, but no bodies are found. All of the cyborgs are congratulated by their handlers for jobs well-done. Back at the compound, the girls settle back into their daily routine.
The Social Welfare Agency saves the lives of terminal patients using cybernetic implants. Then it teaches them to kill. After surviving the slaughter of her family, young Henrietta awakens to her new life at the Agency with a rebuilt body and no memory. Teamed with Jose, who is responsible for turning her into the perfect assassin, Henrietta’s been given a second chance—but at what cost?
Writing
Quiet horror of children thanking handlers for conditioning.
Score
OP 'The Light Before We Land' is devastatingly perfect.
Direction
Static moments hit harder than any gunfight.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The series directly confronts Italy's Years of Lead terrorist period, using real political violence as backdrop for its fictional Agency.
Creator Yu Aida spent years researching actual child soldier rehabilitation programs; the conditioning scenes are uncomfortably grounded in documented psychological techniques.
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