If you only watch one episode of Love, Death, and Robots, make it Jibaro, which translates to “little farmer or laborer from Puerto Rico.” Jibaro is the ninth episode of this popular Netflix series’ third season, and it explores a toxic connection between a deaf knight and a siren.
Alberto Mielgo wrote and directed the piece, which throws two tough opponents against each other in an episode that feels like a predatory dance. We also recommend watching it because of the episode’s vibrant and visually dazzling use of colors, which makes it feel like a picture about love, death, and fantasy has come to life.
As the dialogue-free tale nears its conclusion, we understand what the deaf knight actually desired, and he meets a terrible death as a result. However, the episode’s very last scene displays an unexpected scene, but don’t worry, we’ve got the conclusion covered. Let’s get this party started, shall we? Oh, and there are spoilers coming, so beware.
Love, Death & Robots Season 3 Episode 9 Recap
Amidst dense forests, which are reminiscent of the Amazonian rain forests, we see a group of knights reach a beautiful heart-shaped lake. Our titular character, Jibaro, is clearly out of sync with his comrades. As the group meets and greets members of the missionary, Jibaro finds a gold flake, that resembles a fish scale. Everyone seems to be going about their things, and no one notices the disturbance in the nearby forest and water.
The situation changes when a siren makes its presence known to the knights and missionaries. Her shrieking voice casts a spell on the knights, and they all run towards the center of the lake, little did they know that they were running toward their deaths. The Siren soon gives a violent demonstration of her powers as she makes knights kill each other, while the others simply drown.
However, Jibaro is deaf, and hence he’s immune to the Siren’s spellbinding voice. While the others perished, Jibaro ran towards safety, at least for now. Learning that her voice had no effect on Jibaro, she gets infatuated with the deaf knight. I guess, girls do like bad boys. Nevertheless, the Siren is totally hot for Jibaro. As he spends the night in the heart of the forest, the Siren tracks the poor knight down and sleeps next to him. It is evident that she feels sensually for him. The knight wakes up the following day and realizes that the Siren’s hands are wrapped around him.
He feels the chills run down his spine and attempts to escape, but the Siren leaves a trail of gold for him to follow. He takes the bait and follows her desperately. At this point, it becomes difficult to decipher if Jibaro was following the Siren out of feelings or gold.
Nevertheless, the two of them meet by a river and kiss passionately. As the two of them dump their mouths into each other, Jibaro seizes the opportunity to headbutt her. The Siren falls unconscious, and he rips her body of gold and other valuable stones. He throws the Siren into the flowing river and himself flees with the treasure, but then, tragedy strikes as he loses his way. Meanwhile, the Siren’s body reaches the lake where Jibaro had first met the Siren. As it happens, Jibaro too ends up at the lake’s banks.
He tries to wash his face with the water, but Siren’s blood has mixed with the water. It turns out that the Siren’s blood had healing powers, and the blood-infused water cured Jibaro of his deafness. He knew at that moment that he was doomed, now that he could hear, he was about to be bewitched by the Siren’s voice, who, by now, had come to life. She finds the man who had not only betrayed her but left her for dead. In the end, Jibaro is drowned by the Siren. At the bed of the lake, we get to see hundreds of knights who previously drowned to their deaths.
Ending Explained: What went wrong with Jibaro?
It seems that Jibaro was a Spanish conquistador, and according to Puerto Rican literature, these men invaded their lands for wealth. Likewise, Jibaro’s one-point agenda was seizing the gold from the natives. His feelings for the Siren do not take root in her beauty or anything emotional, but they were born from his greed for gold. On the other hand, the Siren felt bewitched by the deaf knight because he was strong enough to resist her enchanting voice.
She found him different. However, man’s greed makes him do many wrong things, and Jibaro was no exception. He was abusive and greedy; that’s why he not only hurt his woman but left her for dead. As the Siren learns that he is just like the others, the façade that she held for the deaf knight fades, and his uniqueness stops existing.
The knight in shining armor fell for the materialistic things and failed to see the real beauty that the Siren possessed. Naturally, his death was a function of his greed and disillusionment, rather than an act of the Siren. That was all in this video, but do check out our other videos on the third season of Love Death and Robots.