Scavengers Reign - Hollow connects with Levi (spoilers)

Spoilers for the last episode of Scavengers Reign, available on HBO

[@t00sa]

I love this scene so much. I interpret it as Levi reminding the creature of the balance of nature, and its place in it. It had become too greedy and Levi brought it back to its senses.

[@tombob6555]

the way i see it is levi is the embodiment of change, adaptation and hope. even though levi is mechanical, and we perceive technology as stagnant, they change throughout the story to become something they hoped to be through their own agency. hollow is meant to be an extension of kamen's nihilism and self doubt. kamen uses hollow to escape into, he drown himself around him and hope he never has to escape into the real world. hollow obliges, but is utterly defeated when he attempts to overpower levi and is shown the world is ever changing and its diversity. kamen is no longer able to hide within hollow because hollow is a fake delusion he created to escape his world and his consequences.

[@laniakeas92]

I love how this show take inspiration from different things. I see some sprinkles of Spirited away and Annihilation here. Yet it stays unique and independent

[@freshbornmute2752]

This main villain creature is packed with an excessive amount of horrible features and gave me many ideas which I will explain in detail if my comment isn't automatically deleted as usual. If so, I am taking this somewhere better instead.

[@freshbornmute2752]

At first, judging from Kamen's prioritization of authority figures (such as the company he works for) over the people in his life, the giant mistakes he makes out of fear for disappointing the company and losing his livelihood, such as rerouting the ship and causing the whole scenario, compared with how he works for the creature to overfeed it out of proportion as it regularly feeds him in return what looks like crap for mind control really gave me the idea that this is a metaphor for exploitative class relations. Then when his pain was unbearable, he begs it to stop the pain and the creature basically absorbs him into its womb where he rests in fetal position. This looks like it's about enmeshment with a manipulative mother figure and the escapist, self destructive desire to return into the womb which is present in some troubled people as claimed by certain figures in psychoanalysis. This imagery is often found in films when the mother character doesn't let go of the son and let him grow psychologically into adulthood. (Like in Peter Jackson's Dead Alive) At the end, when the robot has its moment with the creature leading it to shrink back to its natural size (not sure what that was about yet), Kamen is holding onto it like his child before it leaves for good. This looked more like an image of his failure to let go and grow out of his destructive infantile nature, his id, if you will. (again, inability to grow into an individual, always functioning as a servant to authority figures).

[@nullakjg767]

@@freshbornmute2752 i think its a rebirth for kamen after he and the hollow he corrupted experienced a revelation about the world. ITs not about greed and consuming as much as you can, but living in balance. We see kamen helping out at the new outpost and the hollow lets go of everything it took by force and returned to the size it was when it was using its symbiotic "slaves" to only gather berries for him, not by hunting other life forms.

[@SuperFerretKing]

This is one of the best, most unique, and most interesting hero/villain confrontations ever.

[@Tandahara]

It looks a lot like the climactic duel between Harry Potter and Voldemort. A confrontation between altruism and egotism.

[@TrophyGuide101]

Baby Hollow looking back like 'Wtf just happened?" Is great

[@tablescissors]

Very catlike.

[@noiousadonis]

hollow is my favorite character because he experiences something you don’t usually get to see from a perspective like his- immense, overwhelming change, to the point where you completely lose yourself and everything you thought you knew. his little mind experiencing the significance of the entire planet is genunely too much for him to comprehend- and he just melts away, back to his original self. reminds me of zima blue in a way. at least that’s how i interpreted it

[@armandogarza3423]

He is like Linus from Lost.

[@ananya1721]

It quite poetic that this Levi was originally programmed by Fiona and she put a lot of herself into it and this particular Hollow was in a symbiotic relationship with Kamen which took some of his instincts as it's own. In a way in was Fiona's victory in defeating this Hollow, after all Kamen abandoned her to die in Demeter before she could even go into cryosleep.

[@Gubble-oq6dn]

“Abandoned her to die” is a bit of a stretch because he thought he was the last one and the door closed before he knew.

[@lewhitebeard]

​@@Gubble-oq6dnwell everyone died because of him.... So in a way he killed her.

[@selalewow]

Kamen corrupted the Hollow by feeding it the flesh of one of its own kind. Levi/Fiona just cleansed it.

[@ananya1721]

@@selalewow Agree totally. And Levi becoming one with Vesta not only made it sentient it also led to rebirth in the form of tiny Levis from the roots of the white flowers, which I felt were a symbol of regeneration in itself. Vesta was neither all hostile nor all kind. It just was.

[@tdb4763]

Kaman is an unforgivable pathetic excuse of a human. Like Jerry from Rick and Morty.

[@manicminer5141]

Brother peeped into a machine with all of intelligence poured into it and tripped balls

[@clementine7750]

this scene fills me with emotions i can't even name... someone so real, so viscerally natural and cosmic about it

[@ascheme9705]

Just watched this scene and I completely agree 🤯

[@clementine7750]

@@ascheme9705 it's just everything to me, it is life

[@thedump1]

When I heard those legs getting closer I cheered.

[@quint3ssent1a]

And the wise hivemind said: "You got swole, alright, but you cheated to get your gains. I, the supreme creator, now confiscate them." And in a flash of unimaginable light the Hollow's ill-gotten GAINS were no more, he became the scrawny child he was always meant to be, his bulk evaporated by the radiance of the Creator.

[@Condoctuc]

Lmao- hollow natty-card revoke, got busted eating MEAT instead of berrys

[@cobwebdragon4611]

the shot at 2:47 might be my favorite shot in this sequence. how a rotating planet actually looks from the perspective of space. its the first time ive seen it represented in animation, or maybe in anything ive seen.

[@19870428]

Unbelievable, just unbelievable. For so long I need this movie. There is no movie like this.

[@tdb4763]

It is utterly unique in every way.

[@gamerboiiiiiii]

Its a show😊

[@giggidygoblin]

​@@gamerboiiiiiiiThere's always that one smug nerd..

[@greenentertainment3428]

This is the closest thing that gave me the same experience I had with the 2001: A Space Odyssey Stargate scene

[@LoreGunjurer]

2:07

[@dem7556]

Im actually glad they didn’t kill the little bastard

[@ozymandiasramesses1773]

It actually is a lot more powerful to me this way. Hes not a pet or a peer more of Kamen's familiar/codependent who together exist outside natural order. Neither is truly evil. In rehab for wild endangered species the final step is weaning and getting the animal to be careful around humans.

[@vylbird8014]

The life of this planet doesn't share anything like the human concept of morality. Punishment, revenge... those are human motivations. Hollow was simply returned to their proper role.

[@jasonx5292]

Nah. For me the hollow, & Kamen especially, should've been killed. There were characters more deserving of a good ending.

[@cortster12]

​@@jasonx5292 I felt pity for Kamen. Why do they not deserve a second chance?

[@AzureDefiance3701]

​@@jasonx5292Sam was so close to the Demeter...

[@sebastiang7940]

that baby hollow's adventures hangin' around there will give us season 2

[@marianocolsin8968]

sorry to say this, but it was cancelled

[@jakegray1723]

​@@marianocolsin8968 here's to hoping Netflix picks it up. I have a feeling it would do better on that platform than Max.

[@LordFalzar]

@@marianocolsin8968 By HBO Max. Netflix bought the rights and is streaming it now. If it does well renovation is up to them.

[@ka-boom2083]

@@marianocolsin8968it’s cancelled?

[@NonIntrovertial]

​@@ka-boom2083On max, but there's a chance Netflix will renew if it does well... Which it doesn't appear to be doing

[@KiwiJawhnson]

i love this episode because how detailed and amazing it is, i love how the entire world and every particle and every situation is all comprehended in levi's mind

[@bohemianprince7944]

Jesus robot vs Satan Alien. Lets gooo!!

[@rita6355]

This rules

[@AzureDefiance3701]

Omg 😂😂😂

[@residentfacehead3465]

I love this scene but there is nothing about it i understand. So ill just find some dude to explain it and enjoy big damn hero Levi for the moment

[@MistaZULE]

I think within Levi is the unconscious life force of the planet, so when the telepathic monster attempts to mind control Levi their power taps into this life force. They get the visions of the crewtion of the planet and at the end the experiences of the scavenger (forget his name) as they are pulled apart. The monster was a mutation of natural life since man was never meant set foot on the planet so Levi is re balancing nature which is his purpose.

[@ozymandiasramesses1773]

​@@MistaZULE I believe the programming of Fiona and her voice atleast immortalized her when Levi merged w/ the flower and conjoined into the natural order like a grafted branch.

[@MistaZULE]

@@ozymandiasramesses1773that's a really god interpretation I hadn't considered. I hoped something good happened to Fiona. If it weren't for the Scavenger's selfishness and cowardice she would still be alive, so if he were to give her some semblance of immortality that would be a fitting end for her as a character.

[@NecroMorrius]

@@MistaZULEnailed it :)

[@endlessvoid2215]

@@MistaZULE I don't even consider the Hollow a monster. It seemed to take on the selfishness of kamen once they bonded together. I feel it's an analogy of how man selfisly manipulates nature. Because Kamen only thought of himself and consumption, the creature did as well after it linke up with Kamen and when into his subconciousness. I don't really see the hollow as a "villain" as nature isn't good or evil. It just is.

[@bazowick7504]

Really looking forward to the soundtrack release!!!

[@E3M6T9A]

Saberia me dizer a data ?

[@bazowick7504]

@@E3M6T9A Nicolas Snyder, the composer, said he was "looking for a February release date" on Instagram!

[@null-0]

I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR MONTHS. The original artist posted some OST on his instagram, but thats about it. Would be a bummer if they dont release all OST. They're all so good.

[@bodeeangus9957]

When is it gonna be released??? ;-;

[@grumbogee1772]

It's out!

[@casualbird7671]

Thank you so much for posting this, it is the only HD upload of this scene and it is so wonderful

[@ProfessorTravis]

If you didn't catch the message, it's that nature has a balance and we are a part of nature regardless of our desire to be. When something perturbs that balance with overconsumption/greed/etc, nature has a way of correcting for it. And as a geologist, I can tell you that this has happened over and over again and again and again for longer than you can conceptualize.

[@MasterOfCookies8]

Thank you Professor Travis.

[@jose25181]

This is the cycle of the universe…iam speechless…thank u 🌟✨👀

[@Zapgod]

Levi is the embodiment of mother nature, also like the manifestation of jesus to god, levi resurrected herself too. Genesis 1:27 so god created man in his own image. The creature is man tainted with sin, greed. He challenged god and was humbled.

[@hhjhj393]

IDK why but I love Hollow so much 😭 My precious baby boy.

[@adiangarcilazo7328]

What a beautiful score

[@rogeriosousa9474]

Song name "Vesta"

[@peterc504]

Guys is there really not going to be a season 2?! Please dont let that be true...This show has to be one of the greatest sci fi shows Ive ..maybe ever watched?! I was hoping we got more of a story on what the hell the hollow was and how it had those pyscic powers...it reminded me of akira of the espers with there mind powers...

[@lgerback34]

Love Levi! Came charging in like an absolute tank.

[@JJ-gs1mw]

Great scene. I can’t wait for season 2!

[@tdb4763]

I heard they canceled it because they couldn't get the same people to come back and make another season. It was fun while it lasted though

[@peterc504]

@@tdb4763 No way are you serious?! Its really canceled after setting it all up at the last episode...Dammitt all the shows that are amazing get canned -=*

[@thomaslao9832]

@@peterc504 show is cancelled. hopefully netflix will continue it

[@peterc504]

@@thomaslao9832 great Netflix of all people to get it...

[@treycole5402]

I'd like to know more about the nature of the blast coming from Levi. How did it happen? What type of energy was it? It's beautiful thematically, but logistically I'm a little confused.

[@CordChomp]

Im not sure, something beyond my understanding : )

[@jellyman509]

My theory is that Levi is connected to everything, so when Hollow tried to control them, they tried to control everything, and it was too much.

[@vylbird8014]

I don't know if you can even call it a blast. It didn't damage the soil, or send anything flying. It didn't harm the human who was right in the middle of it. It didn't even kill Hollow. The effect was more a surgical disintegration - a careful, precise and very selective form of destruction. I would interpret that whatever Levi is, or is connected to, chose to intervene with some overwhelming command of the planetary biology. Some collective awareness of the planetary life, usually too dispersed to be aware of such minutiae as the actions of individual animals, was briefly drawn to focus fully upon the actions - and so acted, intervening by seizing control of Hollow. Not to punish - that's a human concept - but rather to return things to their proper order, setting Hollow back into their proper role and ending this disruptive form of symbiosis. Hollow's kind are the closest native life has shown to what humans would consider intelligent - they have the ability to adapt, to form complex bonds, and form long-term plans. But they are not intelligent in the same way humans are. Levi is something entirely novel: A whole new kind of mind. If the planetary awareness has anything like human curiosity, it might want to keep Levi around and see if this new way of thinking can be replicated. As for humans, it might not even recognise them as life at all.

[@Zapgod]

It was cleansed of sin, forgiven by god through levi, the physical manifestion of the planets creator.

[@BE-fw1lr]

Levi is connected to the very lifeforce of the planet, and when Hollow tried to interface with Levi- its mind was assaulted with the entirety of the history of the whole planet. It was unable to handle it and regressed back to its natural state.

[@sarpersar8010]

Why do watch creation of universe and evolution when hollow reaches Levi telepathically? Because Levi turns into nature itself to balance the Hollow.

[@LexerGamer32]

Baby hollow its so cute 🥰🥰

[@Insert639]

0:50 RESURRECTION!!

[@wesderer]

I love this show

[@JT-si6bl]

Get this in your life. Lit cartoon. The 'Hollow' seems conceptually lifted, and adapted from the JapAnime 'Bleach', which is (in my analysis) so friggin awesome. Levi god a heavy zampakuto. The concept of mycelium splicing with AI seems, well... has someone done it already? Perhaps there is something a little prophetic about this? AI reminding those of the greed to stop?

[@mythcat1273]

If I remember correctly hollows in bleach did not do this. Also it's only called "hollow" so we have something to call it other than "that weird fucked up telepathy creature"

[@JT-si6bl]

@@mythcat1273 As I recall in Bleach, the hollows eat each other to 'evolve' and take on their pray's strength, as well as eat souls. Although they were also mindless, the 'fuckd up weird telepathy creature' certainly IS that, and only seems to feed from the sadness and emotions of... broken beardy guy... ghad he's so weird too. Telepathic Bloat Toad is so nightmarish...

[@mythcat1273]

@@JT-si6bl it's definitely not mindless it's an animal bro

[@JT-si6bl]

@@mythcat1273 Good - you got me thinking: 'mindless' as in blind greed, as opposed to 'mindful' considerate equilibrium, like the planet is in constant flux where Levi struck a great balance.

[@ka-boom2083]

0:50 what is this music? SO GOOD

[@fugazinconciencia]

La canción se llama "Vesta" y es parte de la banda sonora de la serie. La subieron hace poco a Spotify. Búscala como Scavengers Reign de Nicolas Snyder.

[@ka-boom2083]

@@fugazinconciencia At 0:50 that’s not “Vesta”,

[@NovaaTheGreat]

​@@ka-boom2083I don't think there's an official soundtrack for that timestamp

[@ka-boom2083]

@@NovaaTheGreat no :(

[@fugazinconciencia]

@@ka-boom2083 No, no lo es haha 😅

[@armandogarza3423]

Hollow is a true Lucifer.

[@armandogarza3423]

Not killing Hollow is a huge mistake.

[@dimitrithomas4019]

i mean he’s just one animal. there are probably many many others lmao the only reason he became such a problem is because of kamen

[@username.exenotfound2943]

wonder if it has the scope of dune in later where they are all after the one planet

[@ozymandiasramesses1773]

The cult we see at the end seems to be both bearing cybernetic augments and markings of foreign infection. Perhaps a radical fanatic movement towards Naturalism is going to be a catalyst for a shift in wider human civilization.

[@peterc504]

@@ozymandiasramesses1773 Yes such an interesting way to end the freaking first season.. But what worries me is that a 2nd season has not been greenlit... =( Is there anyway we as fans can try to make the second season happen?!

[@iMind-Juris]

Why are they disrespecting my boi Clodsire D:

[@briishcabbage568]

He has killed like 4 people, accidentally killed around 20 - 100, and tried to kill about 4.

[@iMind-Juris]

@@briishcabbage568 Oh. I see. This does look like an alpha, and they do tend to be a bit more... violent. If only they had the requisite technology to acquire the sire, this could have all been avoided :(

[@typryor2227]

Perhaps you should’ve put the spoiler warning before the statement “Hollow connects with Levi.” /:

[@MasterOfCookies8]

The title is nonspecific enough as it is. If you googled something like this in the middle of the series it's entirely your fault.

[@briishcabbage568]

Ok but I can't get over the fact Levi can just. shoot a laser. Like, she can just DO that. Probably would have killed Hollow, too, if it wasnt for the weird regeneration creatues on that planet have.

[@Ziaotic]

that wasn't a laser. that was the essence of the planet connecting with a creature native to that symbiotic planet able to connect with life forms physically and telepathically

[@briishcabbage568]

@@Ziaotic If a massive beam of light shooting from a single point, focused to fire in a straight line, isn't a laser then I dont know what a laser is.

[@Ziaotic]

​@@briishcabbage568 if your definition of laser is an intense beam of coherent monochromatic light (or other electromagnetic radiation) by stimulated emission of photons from excited atoms or molecules, then said 'laser' didnt harm Hollow as much as it precisely deconstructed the symbiotic imbalance that was Kamen connecting with Hollow.

[@briishcabbage568]

​@@Ziaotic It was a beam of light firing in a precise, straight line though. It's effects aren't directly important here - this is science fiction, even if mostly focused on the wildlife being believable - it is still a concentrated, straight beam of light that is being fired. If you showed that to someone and asked if it was a laser, they'd probably say yes. I was probably wrong with saying it "would probably have killed Hollow," but still. Big blast. Edit: Nevermind, not a laser but not for the reason you're saying - it fires in a cone.

[@a.morphous66]

It’s not so much a laser or a blast as it is a… visual representation of the Hollow being deconstructed. Notice how it doesn’t harm the ground or Kamen or the baby Hollow. For something so forceful and fast it’s a very careful process.

[@abigailpagulayan7885]

Sad Scene 4:02

[@mystery_gem]

2:06

[@Tuskbumper]

All my homies hate hollow

[@dogorog6918]

Hollow my favorite character

[@ScrumblotheWise]

I.. what? Huh? What?

[@amievil3697]

WTF?

[@timtech2008]

(warning spoiler) hollow killed way too many people to just be shooed away...

[@tablescissors]

That ending WAS compelling. So, there is another alien presence on this world and…it was trying to sculpt evolution to its needs, but perhaps the biology of this planet wasn’t so easily taken over. We’re seeing hybrids instead.

[@peterc504]

Is that the alien looking things that take over Kris?

[@vylbird8014]

The biology of the planet is clearly highly, highly adaptable. I would not be surprised to find it does have some form of collective awareness, but not one that is intelligent in any sense humans would agree with. And now it knows there are other planets. Would it even understand why the life elsewhere might object to curious assimilation?