Serial Experiments Lain Episode 5 [Chrome]

Explains that time is not a straight line but that can be rearranged. Ghostly Mother

: Mika is haunted by visions of Lain's face on massive public billboards in Shibuya and finds herself trapped in a shifting, non-linear reality. Serial Experiments Lain Episode 5

: The episode uses visual distortion, close-ups of eyes and nostrils, and abstract backgrounds to create a sense of the uncanny —making the familiar (like a home or a cafe) terrifyingly unfamiliar. Explains that time is not a straight line