Love, Death + Robots: 15 of the best episodes ranked from worst to best

4. “Beyond the Aquila Rift”

Out there in the vastness of space, the Aquila Rift is like that last rest stop before an endless desert.

So, imagine the shock when a cargo crew’s attempt at a quick lightspeed trip lands them galaxies away instead of where they’re supposed to be. It’s very eery and gives you that small feeling of an existential crisis brewing inside you. Just you, your ship, twinkling stars, broken cryo pods with the captain’s buddies inside, and an overwhelming sense of being utterly, hopelessly alone. But are you really alone?

An old flame suddenly pops up and starts to talk to you and touch you. It feels so real. But as the hours stretch on, things go from “Why is this happening?” to “What the hell is going on here?!” trippy. The line between what’s real and what’s not starts to blur, and our captain’s got this feeling that something’s not quite right.

This story is dark, puzzling, and packed with curveballs, where each revelation is more jaw-dropping than the last.

3. “Jibaro”

In a world where oddities are the norm, there’s the story of “Jibaro,” a deaf knight, who defies all odds. Or is trying to.

You see, there’s this beautiful, mysterious, seductive, siren with a voice that’s both her power and her downfall. While men typically fall victim to her shrieking and horrific screams, Jibaro is different. To the siren, he’s this incredible mystery. Who is this man, and why does he defy her power? Jibaro is the one soul who’s seemingly untouched by her deadly melodies – and that is because he is deaf. His resistance has her super curious, something she hasn’t felt in forever, and you can absolutely feel her curiosity and wonder as she follows him, even sleeping entangled on him as he’s unawarely passed out.

As they wander deeper into the forest and deeper into each other, she realizes that he only sees her as a means for treasure as he peels jewel and gold pieces one by one off her body, making her bleed and be carved in the process.

I personally interpret this episode as an example of a toxic relationship – they both want each other for different reasons, and they both hurt each other by doing the only things they know how to do.