YMMV / Love, Death & Robots: "Jibaro"

• Alternative Character Interpretation: Exactly who is the villain of the story. Is it the Golden Woman? Is it Jibaro? Both can be treated as equally monstrous and both can be taken for a victim. Especially in the case of the Golden Woman, we are never clear if she's actually evil, or if it is a case of Blue-and-Orange Morality.
  • The lack of a true antagonist lead many to interpret the story as analogous of a mutually toxic and abusive relationship, with both characters meeting under vicious circumstances and being involved with the other for largely self-centered reasons (Jibaro only gets close to the Golden Woman because of her gold, and the Golden Woman is mostly fascinated by the fact that Jibaro doesn't fall under her spell). The relationship culminates in both denying the other person what they wanted the most (Jibaro stealing all of her gold turned out to be useless because she kills him, and the Golden Woman wanted a relationship with someone who wouldn't want her for her treasure only to be heartbroken by his eventual betrayal). Pushing this symbolism further is the fact that The Golden Woman can't kiss Jibaro without physically harming him and the later scene of him ripping away all of her finery being reminiscent of rape.
    • Confirmed in the behind the scenes video, in which the director Alberto Mielgo wanted to depict "the most toxic relationship you can imagine."
  • Another common interpretation is that the story is symbolic of Conquistador-era Spaniards invading and brutalizing Native territories in different parts of the globe, albeit with a heavy dose of Anachronism Stew thrown in. The army dresses in old-fashioned armor reminiscent of this era, and they are followed by priests that have garbs reminiscent of Christian religious figures. The entire reason the army approach the lake in the first place is to essentially "pillage" the Golden Woman of all of her riches, and Jibaro eventually does so successfully in a scene that resembles rape (which has extra disturbing implications considering the mass sexual abuse towards Native women by the colonizers). The Golden Woman herself resembles a mishmash of different cultures (namely Cambodian, Indian, and Indonesian) that contrast sharply with the European appearance of the army, and the main character's name, Jibaro, is a Spanish word for traditional Puerto Rican farmers, which is an Ironic Name given that he is one of the greedy colonizers and Puerto-Rico was one of the many colonized lands.
• Draco in Leather Pants: The Golden Woman, primarily due to the framing of the episode ending. Viewers often paint her as a blameless victim who trusted the wrong person after finally "finding love," forgetting that she was not only a Serial Killer, or if it's acknowledged, use the justification that she was only "protecting her home," but also that she attempted to force herself onto a visibly resisting and screaming Jibaro during the waterfall scene.
• Jerkass Woobie:
  • While the siren is a serial killer its hard to not pity her when she cries over her mutilated, naked body, betrayed by the only person she liked.
  • Jibaro witnessed his entire battalion get brutally slaughtered in one of the most nightmarish ways possible and was left to his own devices, becoming more and more crazed because of the experience and later from advances by the Golden Woman. Of course, given what he ultimately does to the Golden Woman (highlighted by the symbolism the attack and aftermath had) as well as being a greedy conquistador through and through...
• Narm Charm: Jibaro's dancing to the Golden Woman's song can be seen as ridiculous but can also be seen as extremely creepy and maybe even profound. Mixed in with the deranged animation of his dances and how visceral the scene is from both of their reactions.
• Ron the Death Eater: By many viewers, Jibaro is often perceived as the sole aggressor in the episode and more in the wrong for "betraying" the Golden Woman in favor of avarice, in contrast to the Golden Woman, whom viewers tend to perceive sympathetically due to the episodes ending.

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