Day 441: The Face of Evil Part 2

The next great idea to come out of The Face of Evil is one of the setting. We arrive on a planet that is a weird hybrid of both the future and the savage. The thrones where the chieftain of the Sevateem sits is adorned with wires and tubing, in one instance a gong is quite obviously a refined metal sheet, and the helmet that the shaman Neeva uses to communicate with Xoanon is clearly from a different age than the surrounding area of crossbows, hunting, and animal skins used as rudimentary clothing. What this represents is the way in which a society can easily devolve, when cut off from its surrounds. It also shows, by using the futuristic equipment, that this is a problem that transcends time, and that even the future will be affected by this issue. And aside from everything else, it is clear that the juxtaposition of technology with the wild ways of the Sevateem makes for an interesting image visually, and engages the viewer in the ongoing story. So as The Face of Evil continues, so too do the continuing mysteries of the serial.