This is a static copy of In the Rose Garden, which existed as the center of the western Utena fandom for years. Enjoy. :)
#1 | Back to Top12-31-2006 11:30:39 PM
- brian
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Utena's cry in the last episode
It is Akio's moment of triumph, he stands before the Rose Gate and gives it several mighty whacks with the sword. Each time he hacks at it Utena cries out in pain. I'm sure it is not from her earlier wound. What's going on? Is she somehow already serving as the calyx for Anthy or Anthy's coffin? Is Utena the rose vine entwined around it? Is she the sword Akio is wielding?
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#3 | Back to Top01-01-2007 04:26:07 AM
Re: Utena's cry in the last episode
I've always assumed it's from the use of her sword against her will in a manner of violence -- in some ways it is a metaphorical rape, hence why Utena is shrieking with pain.
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