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Fridge Brilliance:
- Some fans have expressed disappointment at how "plain" Red's design is compared to her earlier Concept Art, which was adorned with intricate spikes and frills. However, her smoother design makes a lot of sense, given that she is a sea creature: she's streamlined to more efficiently slice through the water with ease. In fact, it was a deliberate decision by the creators
to give her this trait. - It may seem unusual that a big aquatic predator would be colored bright red, but as red light has the shortest wavelength, it is the first color to be filtered out below a certain depth, making a red object better camouflaged, as it appears black deep underwater.
- The king and queen setting up an Orphanage of Love for kids whose parents died fighting monsters makes perfect sense from a pragmatic standpoint; by assuring monster hunters that their children will be well cared for if the worst happens, it gives them one fewer reason to be reluctant to join the fight, making it easier for the king and queen to maintain a fresh supply of bodies to throw at their war. It also puts those kids in the perfect position to be indoctrinated.
- The King and Queen's decision to disband the Hunters, because Crow was being obnoxious and criticized their own ship and their chosen captain, is for this reason: While the Hunters undoubtedly are the best at doing what they do, they are ultimately volunteer bounty hunters who are cashing in on the Royals' open bounty on the sea beasts. And volunteers can easily say "No thank you, I am not doing this anymore." By contrast, using the official army and navy means they no longer need to pay vast sums of money to what they consider as civilians doing it For Fun And Profit. Crow's outburst just was a whimsical excuse to get their way, if Jacob hadn't decided to jump in.
- There's some debate as to whether Crow actually paid Gwen's price, but looking at the ending from Crow's perspective he really did lose everything that mattered to him. Not only are his days as a Hunter over, but Hunting in general is also discredited as being built on a lie so he can't even take pride in it. That's both his lifelong vocation and his family legacy in one swoop. He had to watch the Red Bluster swim away unharmed, the Inevitable is a wreck, his crew don't trust him anymore and even Sharpe has turned on him. All that on top of Jacob, who he'd raised and loved as a son, scorning him and leaving to never be seen again. It makes the final shot of him uncertain; is he letting go his quest for vengeance, or is he seeing the price paid by his own actions and simply giving up?
Fridge Sadness:
- With the end of Monster Hunting, those other orphans are gonna eventually learn that their parents died for nothing in a war that was just to satisfy the Monarchs' greed.
