History Anime / SoundOfTheSky

* SickEpisode: Kanata goes down with malaria in episode three, and Rio is the only one home to take care of her.

* EatTheDog: Rio's immediate reaction to Shuko's appearance is to try to make dinner out of the owl, but Filicia adopts her as the TeamPet instead.

* CosmicHorrorStory: The GreatOffscreenWar with "Them" has rendered much of the planet's ecosystem uninhabitable and on a nigh-irrevirsible death spital into desertification, and said "Them" are heavily implied to be aliens, and they're so unspeakable that mere words cannot describe them beyond calling them "Them".

* SenpaiKohai: Filicia and Rio are seniors to the other three, but it's most notable in how Kanata and Kureha look up to Rio.

* SurprisinglyGoodEnglish: Aisha's VA, Creator/NamiMiyahara, grew up in Austria. German viewers claim Aisha speaks somewhat informal, but otherwise fine, German.

* AmbiguouslyBrown:
** Aisha is a Roman soldier introduced in the anime.
** Kyrie Kuon is a character exclusive to the PSP VisualNovel.

* ArtImitatesArt: The opening sequence recreates paintings by Gustav Klimt in great detail.

* CreatorThumbprint: Similar to the opening of ''Manga/ElfenLied'' (also directed by Mamoru Kanbe), ''Sound of the Sky''[='s=] opening is a recreation of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustav_Klimt Gustav Klimt's]] paintings, featuring their respective shows' characters.

* SempaiKohai: Filicia and Rio are seniors to the other three, but it's most notable in how Kanata and Kureha look up to Rio.

->''"This [[AmazingFreakingGrace sound]] strikes a chord. Whether in Rome or Helvetia, it is the same."''

* YodelLand: The entire series take place here, complete with snowy mountains. [[spoiler: Despite the location being Japan]], the town, buildings, and countryside are actually based on the Spanish town of Cuenca, right down to [[AluminumChristmasTrees the odd rock formations, and the house on the edge of a cliff]].

* AndManGrewProud: The degree to which Helvetian and Roman mythologies are true is unclear, but share similarities in that both accounts are embellished recollections of [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt the great war they fought]], and involve supernatural punishment of some kind.

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[[caption-width-right:300: From the top-left, clockwise: Rio, Filicia, Noël, Kanata, and Kureha]]

[[caption-width-right:300: From the top-left, clockwise: Rio, Filicia, Noël, Kanata and Kureha]]

''Sound of the Sky'' (''So Ra No Wo To'') is an anime that aired in the winter of 2010 and was directed by Mamoru Kanbe. Produced by Aniplex as a part of TV Tokyo's ''Anime no Chikara'' project, it is an AnimeFirst, and follows fifteen-year-old Kanata Sorami, who joins the 1121st platoon of the Helvetian Army in the town of Seize. ''So Ra No Wo To'' was streamed on Website/{{Crunchyroll}} and Creator/{{Funimation}}, althought it was delisted from the former in 2021. In 2011, Creator/NozomiEntertainment [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-07-02/right-stuf-nozomi-adds-so-ra-no-wo-to-utena-tv released it on DVD]] as ''Sound of the Sky'', the English translation of the series title.

At a young age, Kanata was inspired by a trumpeter's rendition of "[[AmazingFreakingGrace Amazing Grace]]", and thereafter, decided to become a bugler. While on her way to the Clocktower Fortress, Kanata loses her way and stumbles into a festival dedicated to the Fire Maidens, who saved the town from a fire-breathing demon in a legend from a forgotten age. As the other platoon members train her to be a bugler, Kanata's own cheerfulness and innocence drives the other members to find their own happiness in a world devastated by conflicts.

* AlternativeCalendar: The war with "Them" [[HitSoHardTheCalendarFeltIt had far reaching consequences on society]]: the date was changed to AP to denote the number of years after the war ended. To give a sense of scale, the series begins during 271 AP.
* AmazingFreakingGrace: The central musical theme, which drives Kanata's desire to play the trumpet and ultimately embodies forgiveness when [[spoiler: Kanata plays the song during the confrontation between the Helvetian and Roman forces]].

* AndManGrewProud: The degree to which Helvetian and Roman mythologies are true is unclear, but share similarities in that both accounts are embellished recollections of [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt the great war they fought]] and involve supernatural punishment of some kind.

* BigBad: Though he doesn’t appear until the last two episodes, [[ColonelKilgore Colonel Hopkins]], the [[RedBaron Demon of Vindt]], is the main antagonist who wants to instigate war with the Roman Empire, plots to kill [[spoiler:the Roman soldier Aisha]] for this purpose, and tries to take over the [[AmazonBrigade 1121st Platoon]], pitting the heroines of the platoon against him. He is also responsible for the psychological issues of [[spoiler:Noel]], a recurring problem for her throughout the series, as he manipulated her into unknowingly [[spoiler:unleashing a bio-weapon that killed millions]].
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler:Rio's timely arrival allows her to enforce the peace treaty between the Helvetian and Roman at the end of episode twelve, preventing an all-out war from breaking out]].

* BittersweetEnding: At the end of the series finale, it is made clear that a vast majority of Earth's surface is undergoing [[spoiler:irreversible desertification]]. While small regions are recovering, the biosphere itself was damaged beyond repair. Despite this, the heroines managed to defeat [[BigBad Colonel Hopkins]] and stop him from restarting a war that would have destroyed what little remained; instead, peace between Helvetia and Rome has been finalised, and Rio [[spoiler:[[SequelHook plans to go find the legendary land that escaped the desolation]]]].

'''Yumina:''' I swear to the eight million spirits I'm not doing this just to try on the uniform.
* BookEnds: Episode one takes place during the Maiden of Fire festival (with Rio as the maiden) with the girls standing at the fort entrance waiting for Kanata to report for duty. The last scene in the TV broadcast ends with them at the same spot waiting for [[spoiler:Rio's replacement]]. The bonus [[BonusEpisode thirteenth episode]], which marks the final episode of the entire series, take place exactly one year later during another Maidens of Flame festival, this time with Kanata as the maiden.

* BreakTheCutie: Save Kanata, all of the female soldiers experience this to some extent. In particular, Noël suffers greatly near the end of the series [[spoiler: due to having helped revive a weapon system that wiped out several towns and killed lots of people, which [[GeneralRipper Colonel Hopkins]] is only more than happy to point out repeatedly to her]].

* CantHoldHisLiquor: Played straight with most of the girls, who seem to get drunk rather easily in the first [=OVA=]. [[spoiler:Kureha, on the other hand, NeverGetsDrunk no matter how much she drinks. Consequently, she doesn't understand why the girls go into SeriousBusiness mode during the mini wargame, and remembers every little detail that happened during that day, including being forced to bathe with them while they were all drunk]].

* ComingOfAgeStory: Entering the army thinking she'll get to play music as a bugler, Kanata's experiences with the 1121st give her greater perspective on music and the true significance of being a bugler.

** Communications Officer: Kanata, the NewMeat, who doubles as TheHeart. Rio holds this position [[spoiler: until episode ten]].

* CreatorProvincialism: A rather unusual subversion is present; initially, the setting is an {{Expy}} of Switzerland, with European architecture and minor elements derived from Japanese culture present to give the impression that Japanese customs are more universal. Similarly, some Japanese nuances make their way into the anime, such as the Kübelwagen's steering columns being on the left side (they are on the right side in reality).
* CreatorThumbprint: Similar to the opening of ''Manga/ElfenLied'' (also directed by Mamoru Kanbe), ''Sound of the Sky''[='s=] opening is a recreation of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustav_Klimt Gustav Klimt's]] paintings, featuring their respective shows' characters.

** Helvetia is French-speaking, celebrates Chinese and Japanese festivals and uses pre-1950s Japanese currency. Its military dresses and has gear like WWII Germany, and its rulers hold Austrian titles.

* CurbStompBattle: The Takemikazuchi [[spoiler:disables several tanks from the 9th division]] and applies the "stomping" element in a literal sense during the finale. When humanity squared off against "Them", {{Spider Tank}}s were on the receiving end.
* DangerRoomColdOpen: Episode five opens with the 1121st platoon engaging in combat with an unseen enemy. When their rounds hit, Rio leaves the cabin of the Takemikazuchi to signal for an advance, but it turns out that they are inside the hangar and participating in a combat exercise.

* DrawingStraws: This is how they decided the Maiden of Fire is chosen; Felicia rigs it so Rio is chosen.

* DueToTheDead: The Obon Festival and the trip to the outpost are to pay respects for the dead and [[PassingTheTorch moving humanity in a better direction]] for their sake.
* DysfunctionJunction: The girls are afflicted with anything from minor confidence issues [[spoiler:(Kanata)]] to more significant issues, such as [[spoiler:Filicia's post-traumatic stress disorder and Noël's guilt over her part in the Invisible Reaper plague]].
* EarthAllAlong: In episode thirteen, Rio receives a map of the world and points out to Kanata that Helvetia is [[spoiler:not in Europe but in Japan all along]].
* EarnYourHappyEnding: It may take [[spoiler:fighting your own army]], but things can work out in the end.

* EverybodysDeadDave: In the episode seven flashback, [[spoiler: the entirity of Filica's squadmates are killed after their tank is hit. Being the sole survivor, she considers suicide out of grief]].

* FakeUltimateHero: [[spoiler:Klaus]] is not really [[spoiler:the Desert Wolf]], but is merely someone with the same name and similar appearance. However, this doesn't stop him from becoming a real hero and saving Kureha in the middle of a typhoon.

* FestivalEpisode: The festival in the first episode has many distinctly Asian traits despite being set in an Ersatz Switzerland. Episode seven also features Toro Nagashi/Fiesta des Lumiéres.

** A more subtle example is seen in episode four, when Noël asks Kanata if she is frightened by a machine that’s killed many people. After the revelation that [[spoiler: Noël is the [[RedBaron Witch of Helvetia]]]], she was asking the question with respect to herself as well, rather than the Takemikazuchi alone.

** Noël has one near the end of Episode eleven and throughout episode twelve, the latter being induced by a HannibalLecture delivered by Hopkins
** In episode seven, [[spoiler: Filicia]] recalls how she had lost her faith in a fair world after her ordeal and recovers by following the example of the person who rescued her, [[spoiler: Iliya]].
* FreezeSneeze: causes Rio to take pity on a soaked Kanata and give her a warm bath and a clean uniform in episode one.

* TheGunslinger: Rio has a high degree of proficiency with small arms.
* TheGlomp: Kanata and Kureha are particularly fond of this maneuver, doing it to Rio in the finale. Kanata also glomps Kureha in Episodes two and five, and Kureha does it to Rio in the ED.

* GratuitousFrench: Helvetians write and [[TranslationConvention presumably]] speak French but many names are in Japanese, despite no-one other than priests being able to read and write the language in any fashion (children are named by the priests and their parents are presented with their name in kanji, or "ideomoji", in order to create their PersonalSeals, in Seize at least). Any ancient text they discover is in Kanji, and thus illegible to them.

* GroupHug: All the girls but Rio in episode seven.
* HateSink: [[GeneralRipper Colonel Hopkins]] embodies [[WarIsHell the evils of war]]. Believing that WarIsGlorious and desiring to reignite war with Rome in contrast to the anti-war heroines, he had previously manipulated [[spoiler:Noel Kannagi]] into killing three cities full of people with a plague. In the present, as part of his plan kill [[spoiler:the Roman soldier A'isha Aldola]], he takes over the 1121st platoon and mocks the girls as he boots them out. Later, he takes the entire town hostage and later outright tries to murder the girls in frustration. Showing a disturbing willingness to [[WouldHitAGirl manipulate and kill innocent girls]] to pursue his ambition, Colonel Hopkins is a sociopath willing to drag two nations back into war just to satisfy his craving for bloodshed.

* ImprobablyFemaleCast: The 1121st Platoon and [[spoiler:Filicia's old squad]] consist entirely of females, but the rest of the army appears to be entirely male.
* ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy: In the first [=OVA=], the "bullets" from Noël's gatling water gun can be seen practically bending around Filicia.
* InSeriesNickname:

** The Desert Wolf, although it does not refer to [[spoiler: Klaus]]
** The Witch of Helvetia: Noël
** The Demon of Vingt: Colonel Hopkins
* IntertwinedFingers: Rio/Filicia and Kanata/Noël
* LastFertileRegion: While much of the world does not have arable land, a handful of regions, such as [[spoiler: Helvetia, Rome and some of their neighbouring countries]], remain fertile.
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: ''Something'' is being kept from Kanata by the rest of the platoon, and Naomi is in on it too; episode six reveals it to be the fact that the 1121st [[MilitaryMoonshiner illegally distills and sells calvados]] to the mob to make up for lack of payment from HQ and has been since before our girls were stationed there. Following an epic drunken mock battle (with a low tech version of paint ball as discipline), Kanata finds out about it in the first OVA.

** Whether [[spoiler: Filicia's]] DeadPersonConversation was an hallucination or real, since the extreme trauma she was suffering at the time could have explained just about any memories of that day.

* MilitaryMoe: The Fire Maidens are an all-female unit, with the anime detailing both the daily interactions between the girls, as well as their aim of preventing an impending war between Helvetia and the Roman Empire.

** Episode eleven ends with the cliffhanger with [[spoiler:a gunshot being fired and it's unknown if it's the Roman soldier Aisha or Noël who's been hit]]. The scene fades to black, only for the ending song to begin playing.
* MoreDakka: Noel uses a water gun-based gatling gun in the first OVA. It's a rather large gun, requiring Kanata to hold the tank of water, and Yumina to push the weapon around while Noel fires it from the gunner seat.

* NeverGetsDrunk: Kureha gets sick from drinking without experiencing drunkness: this leads to her sorrow in the OVA, where everyone else gets plastered.

* NotSoStoic: This is humorously done with Noël in the first OVA, where the garrison (plus Sister Yumina) plays a war game and she goes on a rampage with her modified water Gatling gun. While this might have been a consequence of Filicia spiking everyone's tea with Calvados, it further reinforces the fact that Noël isn't a [[ReiAyanamiExpy Rei]] [[EmotionlessGirl clone]].

* PaintballEpisode: The first of the DVD-exclusive episodes centers around the 1121st and Yumina partaking in a mock battle with dye guns.

* PottyEmergency: Kanata suffers through this throughout most of Episode eight, except it elevates to PottyFailure.

* RecklessGunUsage: In the finale, the soldiers toss helmets into the air upon learning that they didn’t have to fight. The celebration seems well, or at least until loaded rifles begin appearing up in the air with those helmets.

** Princess Iliya was evidently an extremely competent tank commander and even went on a tour of the country to raise morale. [[spoiler:She even died trying to save a child from drowning]].
** [[spoiler: Rio becomes one at the end, averting a war by riding on top of a tank between the two armies and announcing the peace treaty]].

* SceneryGorn: No Man's Land, a vast desert from which ruined skyscrappers jut out..

* SchizoTech: The 1121st are equipped with World War II era equipment but happen to have an inoperational computerised high-tech SpiderTank in the garage. This is clear in episode four: glass-blowers replicating a machine-made laser-sensor lens using traditional manual techniques find that the task is challenging.
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Filicia does this when they bring a wounded Aisha, a Roman soldier, to their fortress. Kureha suggests they report having captured a spy, but Filicia won't allow it, at least not right away, since it would mean Aisha taken to the capital and likely tortured for information. She even goes so far as to hold a superior officer hostage to prevent them from taking Aisha away later.

* SeriousBusiness: The water gun war-game in the first OVA, in which Rio, Kureha, and Filicia play against Kanata, Noel, and Yumina. As the characters get "hit" with shots from the water gun, they play it up as though they really were shot, and end up "dying". Kureha seems to be the OnlySaneMan during this event, wondering why the girls are talking as though their squadmates were really killed. She later records the evening's events into a diary and how since she did not get drunk, she is cursed to live with the knowledge of what happened that night.
* ShoutOut: Kanata mentions swearing the Oath of Parador when joining the army in episode four - the series 'creator' is named as "Paradores". In Spain, a ''parador'' is one of a chain of luxury resorts located in a picturesque location, often a historical building. The Clocktower Fortress just happens to be modeled mostly upon Cuenca's ''parador'', which was originally a convent.

* SomethingAboutARose: A prop used by Filicia during a fake Calvados deal gone bad put on to scare off the more violent central Mafia edging into Seize.

** Filicia, rather than Felicia or Phylicia
** Noël, rather than Noel, Noelle or Noeru
** Takemikazuchi, rather than Takemicaduchi, Take-Mikazuchi, Takemikaduchi or any other variant

* SpiderTank: Armour is designed in a way that allows them to scale buildings, wreckage and sheer cliff walls, which is highly useful given the geography of Helvetia
* StagedShooting: Noël and Kureha unload their machine guns at two men, causing two members of the mafia to flee in terror. It turns out the guns were loaded with blank rounds, and the two men fired at regularly do business with the Clocktower Maidens.

* StandingBetweenTheEnemies: [[spoiler: After Kanata manages to stall two armies from charging each other with AmazingFreakingGrace, Rio steps betwen the armies astride her red SpiderTank and commands them to stand down]].

** Kanata on phone duty: “I haven't been sleeping! A-Absolutely have not been sleeping!”

* ThanksForTheMammaries: Noël does this to the captured Roman soldier, Aisha, in episode eleven after the latter wakes up and attempts to overpower her. Aisha's scream is enough to cause Kanata and Kureha to come to the medical room.

* {{Technical Pacifist}}s: If it wasn't for a their usage of a SpiderTank, they might be closer to {{Reluctant Warrior}}s:

** The {{Spider Tank}}s are named after mythological figures, including the Greek Arachne and the Japanese Takemikazuchi and Torifune.
** Helvetia's neigbouring countries are named after old European countries, mostly Francophone: Gaul, Franconie, Geneve...

* TranslationConvention: Based on the written texts that appear, Helvetian is French. Some text appears to be Japanese kanji, which only the priesthood seem able to read. Strangely, one of the lanterns in episode seven has English writing on it and some signs in Seize are written in Spanish.
* ATruceWhileWeGawk: Both the Helvetican and Roman armies temporarily halt their advances when Kanata [[spoiler:plays Amazing Grace in the midst of the battlefield]].

* WhereTheHellIsSpringfield: The second episode establishes the pre-war function of the barracks to have been a roughly modern Japanese school and the second bonus episode shows an approximate world map that places Helvetia as being located somewhere around eastern China. But Helvetians [[TranslationConvention speak and write in French]], and cannot read the "ideograms" left behind by the apparently Japanese [[{{Precursors}} former residents]]. The "Romans," who have dark skin and speak German, live right next door. Adding to the confusion, Seize is a near-replica of a real town in Spain (see RealPlaceBackground above).
* WhileRomeBurns:

* YodelLand: The entire series take place here, complete with snowy mountains. [[spoiler:Despite the location being Japan]], the town, buildings and countryside are actually based on the Spanish town of Cuenca, right down to [[AluminumChristmasTrees the odd rock formations and the house on the edge of a cliff]].

* RoyalMess: the ''Republic'' of Helvetia is apparently ruled by a ''Duke'' whose daughter is a ''Princess''.

* ThemeTuneCameo: Rio [[HollywoodToneDeaf "sings"]] the opening theme while drunk.

''Sound of the Sky'' (''So Ra No Wo To'') is an anime that aired in the winter of 2010 and was directed by Mamoru Kanbe. Produced by Aniplex as a part of TV Tokyo's ''Anime no Chikara'' project, it is an AnimeFirst, and follows fifteen-year-old Kanata Sorami, who joins the 1121st platoon of the Helvetian Army in the town of Seize. ''So Ra No Wo To'' was streamed on Website/{{Crunchyroll}} and Creator/{{Funimation}}, and remained on the former service until its delisting in 2021. In 2011, Creator/NozomiEntertainment [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-07-02/right-stuf-nozomi-adds-so-ra-no-wo-to-utena-tv released it on DVD]] as ''Sound of the Sky'', the English translation of the series title.

''Sound of the Sky'' (''So Ra No Wo To'') is an anime that aired in the winter of 2010 and was directed by Mamoru Kanbe. Produced by Aniplex as a part of TV Tokyo's ''Anime no Chikara'' project, it is an AnimeFirst, and follows fifteen-year-old Kanata Sorami, who joins the 1121st platoon of the Helvetian Army in the town of Seize. ''So Ra No Wo To'' was streamed on Website/{{Crunchyroll}} and remained on the service until its delisting in 2021. In 2011, Creator/NozomiEntertainment [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-07-02/right-stuf-nozomi-adds-so-ra-no-wo-to-utena-tv released it on DVD]] as ''Sound of the Sky'', the English translation of the series title.

''Sound of the Sky'' (''So Ra No Wo To'') is an anime that aired in the winter of 2010 and was directed by Mamoru Kanbe. Produced by Aniplex as a part of TV Tokyo's ''Anime no Chikara'' project, it is an AnimeFirst, and follows fifteen-year-old Kanata Sorami, who joins the 1121st platoon of the Helvetian Army in the town of Seize. ''So Ra No Wo To'' was streamed on [[http://www.crunchyroll.com/soranowoto Crunchyroll]]. In 2011, Creator/NozomiEntertainment [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-07-02/right-stuf-nozomi-adds-so-ra-no-wo-to-utena-tv released it on DVD]] as ''Sound of the Sky'', the English translation of the series title.

* AfterTheEnd: A major war that occurred roughly three hundred years earlier reduced the world's population and regressed technology to early twentieth-century standards. It also forced the survivors into small pockets of the remaining habitable land, leading to a speculation-fueling CultureChopSuey.

* CreatorProvincialism: This trope is played with, initially appearing as a downplayed version, taking place in a country named after Switzerland, based primarily on a Spanish city, with French being the primary language, but still starring a cast with mostly Japanese names with bits of Japanese culture bleeding through (not to mention minor Japanese nuances such as the Kübelwagen's steering columns being on the left side rather than the right). However, the second episode heavily implies, and future episodes go on to make it more explicit, that not only is the setting really a post-apocalyptic Japan ''after all'', but that Japan is one of the only (known) habitable landmasses left on Earth (explaining why all of the cultures are squeezed together).

* {{Expy}}: The crew is often compared to ''Manga/KOn'''s cast, despite the lack of similarities in some of the characters (such as Ritsu and Noël, although [[Anime/TamakoMarket Kanna Makino]], from a later anime with the same ''character designer'' as K-On!, would end up sharing a lot in common with ''Noël''). In episode two, Kanata [[ImagineSpot imagines]] the 1121st in a normal high school music club.

* MeltingPotNomenclature: You have Kanata Sorami and Filicia Heidemann coming from the same country, along with the MultiEthnicName Noël Kannagi. This is one of the more subtle ways that the series builds its setting and implies its backstory. Notably, the characters primarily read, write, and are implied to canonically speak French, but not even the characters with Japanese names understand Japanese.

* PuttingOnTheReich: The uniforms of the Helvetian soldiers. Played with- most of the soldiers are not evil, and while the Clocktower Maidens have uniforms similar to those of the German Wehrmacht, they are the heroines of the story. On the other hand, the warmongering BigBad Colonel Hopkins and his troops, who are also part of the army, have the most threatening and SS-like uniforms, complete with [[EvilWearsBlack black color]], to signify their villain status.

** Helvetia's neigbouring countries are named after old European countries, mostly francophone: Gaul, Franconie, Geneve...
** Seize and the names of all of the nearby towns are simply numbers in French.

* WhereTheHellIsSpringfield: Subverted. The series takes place in a country named for Switzerland and immediately presents a mix of European influences and Japanese-named characters, and the main town is based on a real city in Spain, leading to much speculation. However, the clues as to its canonical location are consistent. The second episode establishes that the barracks used to be a Japanese school, the buried ruins that Filicia falls into contain the corpse of a Japanese soldier, the ancient observation devices present holographic kanji, and the map in episode thirteen confirm the setting to be a post-apocalyptic Japan. However, since Helvetians [[TranslationConvention speak and write in French]], and cannot read the "ideograms" left behind by the apparently Japanese [[{{Precursors}} former residents]] and since the "Romans," who have dark skin and speak German, live right next door, how this all came be is still left ambiguous.

** The ghost that Kanata and Noël saw is ultimately revealed to be [[spoiler: a girl who died many years before "They" attacked ]] in the [[AudioAdaptation drama CD]]. Rio helps her with her UnfinishedBusiness and she disappears.
** Whether [[spoiler: Filicia's]] DeadPersonConversation was an hallucination or real
** The origins of the winged skeleton is never elaborated upon, leaving the viewer to wonder whether or not it arise from supernatural or evolutionary means.