The following contains spoilers for Secret Level Season 1 Episode 13, 'Exodus: Odyssey,' now streaming on Prime VideoSecret levelepisode about Exodus gives the animated anthology its own take on Christopher Nolan's story Interstellar. Secret level is an ambitious project that takes viewers to more than a dozen different worlds, inspired by so many video game properties. This includes some games that hadn't yet been released when the show debuted on Prime Video, including the space game Exodus. This allowed the show's creatives to experiment and play with the story's themes, giving focus to two characters who would likely be minor blips in the grand scheme of things.
This gives the emotional focus of the episode even more relevance as it occupies the center of the episode as opposed to Secret levelother fan-service references. In the process, it also touches on the same tragic sci-fi take on parental love that fueled the film's best scene. Interstellar. Christopher Nolan's 2014 sci-fi epic is a solid film, with the best scene highlighting the emotional impact of the space travel experienced by Matthew McConaughey's Cooper and his family. The “Exodus” episode of Secret level pulls off a similar trick to devastating effect, and highlights a recurring theme in the anthology series.
Secret Level's exodus episode is about being a father
Nik will cross the galaxy and fight alien empires to reunite with his daughter
The arc of Secret levelThe episode “Exodus: Odyssey” focuses on a father's feelings and sacrifices, and are similar to the main emotional throughline of Christopher Nolan's book Interstellar. Exodus: Odyssey centers on Nik, a mechanic who works on a remote world deep in the universe. The emotional focus of the episode is his relationship with his daughter Mari, who wants to explore the universe as a “Traveler”. When Mari runs away from her home in the world of Lidon, Nik sets out after her.
The story highlights how far a father will go with his son. However, the science fiction twist on the concept is that space travel results in severe time dilation. Pursuing his daughter takes years of Nik's life. He visibly aged when he finally found her. However, the effect was even more extreme on Mari. Introduced as a brave and rebellious teenager, Nik only encounters Mari when she has become as old (if not older) than him. Despite this, Nik's determination to reunite with his daughter never wavers. giving the episode a clear and effective emotional element.
Secret Level takes a page from Interstellar for sci-fi tragedy
Nik and Cooper go through the same emotional arc
Notably, this gives the episode a striking resemblance to Christopher Nolan's. Interstellar. Both stories focus on the human impact of space travel, especially when time dilation takes effect. The 2014 science fiction film focuses on Joseph Cooper, who ventures into space alongside his crew to try and find a new habitable planet for humanity to colonize. However, although your adventures through the cosmos seem to last only a short time from your perspective, the nature of time dilation means that decades have passed on Earth. This is best represented when Cooper receives video messages from his family.
The scene reveals the challenges they faced without their father, breaking Cooper's heart. Secret level plays with a similar emotional beat by having Nik watch a video of Mari, realizing how much older she's become with the time they've spent apart. This only spurs him on even more to reunite with his daughter. It's one of the biggest emotional beats in the entire series.especially after Nik is reunited and spends a little time with her before she dies from the injuries she suffered during the final mission.
Exodus: Odyssey isn't the only secret parenting level
Secret level Explore what it means to be a father in many different ways
While “Exodus: Odyssey” is a powerful exploration of parental love and commitment, is far from being the only episode of Secret level to touch on these themes. The episodes focused Mega man, Caving, Honor of Kingsand War Hammer 40,000 all also reflect themes of parental responsibility and love. Each of these stories approaches this from a different perspective, with Mega manthe origin story highlighting a son reaching his full potential for Honor of Kings exploring the sacrifices that parents are willing to make for their children. “Exodus: Odyssey” takes a more bittersweet approach.
This highlights how the themes of parents and children permeate different worlds and environments of life. Secret levelseveral episodes.
The relationship between Nik and Mari is loving, tinged with teenage rebellion and parental concern. The two find a new understanding later in life, eventually recognizing each other not only as family, but as peers. This highlights how the themes of parents and children permeate different worlds and environments of life. Secret levelseveral episodes. It's a tragic emotional arc that will be familiar to anyone who has seen it. Interstellarand highlights how Secret level can take familiar emotional elements from science fiction and play with them just as well as it does with video game IP.