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Clips from Love, Death & Robots - The Drowned Giant (S02E02)

[theme music playing]

"[theme music playing]"

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[man on radio] ...is closed permanently. We've known that for some time now.

"[man on radio] ...is closed permanently. We've known that for some time now."

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[seagulls squawking]

"[seagulls squawking]"

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[man narrating] There had been a big storm the night before.

"[man narrating] There had been a big storm the night before."

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And so, it was late morning before the town heard the first news

"And so, it was late morning before the town heard the first news"

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of the arrival after it had been spotted by local fishermen.

"of the arrival after it had been spotted by local fishermen."

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[indistinct chatter]

"[indistinct chatter]"

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Being scientists, my colleagues and I, of course, discounted the first reports

"Being scientists, my colleagues and I, of course, discounted the first reports"

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as exaggerations or a trick of the light.

"as exaggerations or a trick of the light."

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But as ever more eyewitnesses returned from the beach,

"But as ever more eyewitnesses returned from the beach,"

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we finally decided to investigate for ourselves.

"we finally decided to investigate for ourselves."

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Come on, then, Steven. No time to waste gawking.

"Come on, then, Steven. No time to waste gawking."

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Right behind you.

"Right behind you."

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[indistinct chatter]

"[indistinct chatter]"

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[man] He must displace at least 60 tons.

"[man] He must displace at least 60 tons."

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[woman] I'd say closer to 80. The bones alone must weigh 30 tons.

"[woman] I'd say closer to 80. The bones alone must weigh 30 tons."

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[Steven] The vast proportions of his features

"[Steven] The vast proportions of his features"

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made it impossible to assess the age of the giant,

"made it impossible to assess the age of the giant,"

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but his classically modeled mouth and nose

"but his classically modeled mouth and nose"

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suggest he had been a young man of discreet and modest temper.

"suggest he had been a young man of discreet and modest temper."

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[waves crashing]

"[waves crashing]"

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It was a noble face, possessed of an ornate charm

"It was a noble face, possessed of an ornate charm"

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that belied the brutish power of the giant's physique.

"that belied the brutish power of the giant's physique."

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His magnificent Homeric stature

"His magnificent Homeric stature"

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offered a more authentic example of a drownedArgonaut

"offered a more authentic example of a drownedArgonaut"

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or a hero from The Odyssey

"or a hero from The Odyssey"

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than the conventional human-sized portraitspreviously in my mind.

"than the conventional human-sized portraitspreviously in my mind."

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What I found so fascinating was partly his immense scale, of course,

"What I found so fascinating was partly his immense scale, of course,"

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but above all, it was simply the categorical fact of his existence.

"but above all, it was simply the categorical fact of his existence."

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Whatever else in our lives might be open to doubt,

"Whatever else in our lives might be open to doubt,"

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this giant existed in an absolute sense...

"this giant existed in an absolute sense..."

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providing us a glimpse into a world of similar absolutes

"providing us a glimpse into a world of similar absolutes"

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in which we spectators on the beach were such imperfect and puny copies.

"in which we spectators on the beach were such imperfect and puny copies."

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Say, look over there.

"Say, look over there."

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[cheering]

"[cheering]"

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Who is that? Come on.

"Who is that? Come on."

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[woman 1] Oh, it's rubbery.

"[woman 1] Oh, it's rubbery."

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-[woman 2] How is it up there? -[laughing]

"-[woman 2] How is it up there? -[laughing]"

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[woman 2] Is it funny?

"[woman 2] Is it funny?"

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Teddy, you bastard, I nearly fell.

"Teddy, you bastard, I nearly fell."

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You looked so scared.

"You looked so scared."

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From a distance, it looked as if he was merely asleep

"From a distance, it looked as if he was merely asleep"

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and could, at any moment, clap his heels together

"and could, at any moment, clap his heels together"

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and crush the miniscule replicas of himself that swarmed around him.

"and crush the miniscule replicas of himself that swarmed around him."

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But as time passed,

"But as time passed,"

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the magical spell cast by the giant began to dissipate.

"the magical spell cast by the giant began to dissipate."

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We'd best get back to town. It'll be dark soon.

"We'd best get back to town. It'll be dark soon."

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Yeah. I suppose you're right.

"Yeah. I suppose you're right."

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[crowd cheering]

"[crowd cheering]"

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Three days passed before my next visit to the beach.

"Three days passed before my next visit to the beach."

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Sensing a particular interest in the giant,

"Sensing a particular interest in the giant,"

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my associates at the institute delegated the task

"my associates at the institute delegated the task"

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of keeping the giant under observation to me.

"of keeping the giant under observation to me."

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There was nothing morbid about this because, for all intents,

"There was nothing morbid about this because, for all intents,"

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the giant was still alive for me.

"the giant was still alive for me."

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Indeed, more alive than many of the people around me.

"Indeed, more alive than many of the people around me."

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[barks]

"[barks]"

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[laughing]

"[laughing]"

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[screams]

"[screams]"

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[worker 1] No, it's not. This bastard's big.

"[worker 1] No, it's not. This bastard's big."

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If the butchers start here, we can soon get access to the thigh bone.

"If the butchers start here, we can soon get access to the thigh bone."

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And we can work our way up to the hip.

"And we can work our way up to the hip."

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[worker 2] Going to be some overtime, getting this done.

"[worker 2] Going to be some overtime, getting this done."

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[Steven] The following day,

"[Steven] The following day,"

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I deliberately postponed my visit until late afternoon,

"I deliberately postponed my visit until late afternoon,"

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hoping that I'd find fewer people on the beach.

"hoping that I'd find fewer people on the beach."

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Prolonged immersion in seawater and the tumefaction of his tissues

"Prolonged immersion in seawater and the tumefaction of his tissues"

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had given the face a less youthful look.

"had given the face a less youthful look."

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His features now had an appearance of well-fed maturity,

"His features now had an appearance of well-fed maturity,"

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hinting at the growing corruption to come.

"hinting at the growing corruption to come."

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[seagulls squawking]

"[seagulls squawking]"

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This was the beginning of his surrender to that all-demanding system of time,

"This was the beginning of his surrender to that all-demanding system of time,"

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in which the rest of humanity found itself.

"in which the rest of humanity found itself."

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However repellent it may seem,

"However repellent it may seem,"

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this ceaseless metamorphosis, this visible life-in-death,

"this ceaseless metamorphosis, this visible life-in-death,"

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is what gave me the courage to finally set foot on his corpse.

"is what gave me the courage to finally set foot on his corpse."

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[dramatic music playing]

"[dramatic music playing]"

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This new perspective made me more aware of the last physical agonies of the giant.

"This new perspective made me more aware of the last physical agonies of the giant."

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No less painful for his unawareness of them.

"No less painful for his unawareness of them."

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In the end, his face had been transformed

"In the end, his face had been transformed"

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into a mask of exhaustion and helplessness.

"into a mask of exhaustion and helplessness."

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Caught in that same twisting whirlpool

"Caught in that same twisting whirlpool"

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for which all our finite lives are destined.

"for which all our finite lives are destined."

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And his suffering was made all the more tragic by the isolation

"And his suffering was made all the more tragic by the isolation"

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in which he endured it.

"in which he endured it."

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Cast like an abandoned ship upon the empty shore.

"Cast like an abandoned ship upon the empty shore."

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The amputation was but the first of a series of depredations.

"The amputation was but the first of a series of depredations."

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Two days had passed,

"Two days had passed,"

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while I struggled to overcome my reluctance

"while I struggled to overcome my reluctance"

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to witness the end of this magnificent illusion.

"to witness the end of this magnificent illusion."

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Despite his immense size,

"Despite his immense size,"

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these insults to the giant's body made him appear more human to me.

"these insults to the giant's body made him appear more human to me."

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More vulnerable.

"More vulnerable."

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But that weakness has released a sudden flood of repressed spite,

"But that weakness has released a sudden flood of repressed spite,"

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encouraging the mutilation of the colossus by the tiny creatures around it.

"encouraging the mutilation of the colossus by the tiny creatures around it."

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When I visited the beach the following day,

"When I visited the beach the following day,"

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I found, almost with relief, that the head had been removed.

"I found, almost with relief, that the head had been removed."

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Some weeks had lapsed before my next journey to the beach.

"Some weeks had lapsed before my next journey to the beach."

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And by then, any human likeness held by the giant had vanished.

"And by then, any human likeness held by the giant had vanished."

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Evening, mate.

"Evening, mate."

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And with the loss of those few remaining traces of personality

"And with the loss of those few remaining traces of personality"

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that had clung tenuously to the figure,

"that had clung tenuously to the figure,"

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the interest of the spectators had, at last, expired.

"the interest of the spectators had, at last, expired."

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Months later, after the giant's arrival had been generally forgotten,

"Months later, after the giant's arrival had been generally forgotten,"

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various pieces of the body began to reappear around town.

"various pieces of the body began to reappear around town."

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Most of those remains were bones.

"Most of those remains were bones."

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These mighty yet disembodied fragments seem to better convey the essence

"These mighty yet disembodied fragments seem to better convey the essence"

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of the giant's magnificence

"of the giant's magnificence"

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than my last memories of his bloated appendages.

"than my last memories of his bloated appendages."

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[engine revs]

"[engine revs]"

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[dramatic music playing]

"[dramatic music playing]"

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I have no doubt that if I search the town's pubs,

"I have no doubt that if I search the town's pubs,"

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hotels, and eateries, I'd also find the mummified nose or ears of the giant

"hotels, and eateries, I'd also find the mummified nose or ears of the giant"

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hanging on walls and fireplaces.

"hanging on walls and fireplaces."

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[male attendant] Tickets, get them here!

"[male attendant] Tickets, get them here!"

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Oi! Get out of here. You wanna look, you pay for it.

"Oi! Get out of here. You wanna look, you pay for it."

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As for the immense pizzle,

"As for the immense pizzle,"

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this ends its days in the freak museum of a small circus,

"this ends its days in the freak museum of a small circus,"

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which travels up and down the northwest coast.

"which travels up and down the northwest coast."

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That monumental apparatus,

"That monumental apparatus,"

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