Vulgar, a bit of the tragic anti-hero in the main character, with the fatal character flaw being greed. Enjoyed how the ending tied back into the title/heading. Clear conscience for an elderly man during the twilight/full moon of his life. The character’s sense of regret was captured through the simple dialogue at the end. No frills language contrasting with the earlier excess of his youth. Reverse pacing was good too, how it started off quite hectic and slowed down, kind of keeping pace with the life cycle.
Split eight, that ending was great, powerful language and phrasing. The ocean of a nihilist god, gives some connection with an uncaring and endless universe. The character who dedicated his life to try and assist in some small understanding of parts of the universe, only to realize it does not ultimately matter, the taking solace in a small pleasure was a great human touch too. I really loved this writing and overall theme. This is actually a very difficult vote, partly want to abstain, partly want to coin flip. My favorite contest in a long time stretching back to probably season 1. Would HOF if it was a collaborative effort. Both had similar approaches too, just different characters, two spiritually linked individuals kind of thing who took different paths and were born in different conditions. Going to edge to Vulgar because I liked the added element of the character flaw, but it’s just really really marginal. Voting for Vulgar.
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