It isn’t up until the end where we see who she really is. Deep down inside, he’s still a caring and merciful person, though.įor most of the episode, Ashi wants nothing more than to kill Jack. That’s what he tells himself when he has another argument with his conscience. In the past episodes, he has shown no mercy and killed the daughters simply because it was the path they chose. This is evident in “XCV” with his interactions with Ashi. It looks like he has found his way ,though, both in what he needs to do next and the person he really is. At one point, there was no going back for him. Throughout this entire season, it seems that we’ve seen a completely changed Jack.
This goes on throughout most of the episode, showing very different sides of both characters. Jack argues with her back, saying that the real enemy is Aku and she needs to realize that. She argues that he is “scum” and Aku will get rid of him eventually. Jack has been here before, though, and assures her that he always finds a way.Īs she is still tied up, Jack is carrying her on his back to protect her from what’s inside. Both of them end up inside of a massive creature and she seems relieved since she’s convinced they’ll never make it out. This was instilled in her from the very beginning and she is even willing to sacrifice herself as long as he’s dead.
One daughter pops out and is ready to finish her job, which is to “kill the samurai.” It doesn’t really work out for her, though, since Jack is able to subdue her and try to calm her down a bit.Īshi (the remaining daughter of Aku) will stop at nothing to try and kill Jack. However, this also means that there’s a chance one of the daughters survived. At the start of “XCV,” we notice that he’s completely fine after landing in snow. But the episode ended with the tree snapping and Jack seemingly falling to his death. The epic fighting sequence on the tree showcased this. In the last episode, we saw Jack kill all of the daughters of Aku (well, that’s what we thought). It’s still very mature and brutal when it needs to be, but there are moments of heart and humor, which are always welcome. However, in “XCV,” we see a familiar side to him that reminds us more of the past four seasons. The first three episodes were absolutely brutal and showed a different side of Jack. Every episode has something different to offer and each draws you in more and more. We’re four episodes into season 5 of Samurai Jack and we’re still hooked. “XCV,” for the most part, strays away from the action to focus on the characters, and it seems Jack is learning to move forward and shows signs of his former self. By Brandon Crespo 4 years ago Follow Tweet