OF COURSE SHE THOUGHT EKKO WAS A HALLUCINATION.
And people say itâs whenever he says the âalways a dance with youâ line that she realizes he isnât. But I donât think it is.
I think itâs whenever she thinks he might be.
What convinces her in her mind that he is that 5th time is when he says this:
BECAUSE SHE THOUGHT SHE BLEW THEM UP ON THE BRIDGE AND KILLED HIM. SHE THINKS HES MOCKING HER.
I mean if you thought you blew up your childhood friend would you not hallucinate them begging you not to?
I think she realizes itâs actually Ekko for two reasons, whenever she sees the Z-drive (something sheâs never seen before!) and when he talks about forgiveness and moving on.
Because up until this point her hallucination(s, probably) are telling her to âend the cycle.â
Because sheâs is telling herself the only way out is to die, because sheâs irredeemable.
Ekko is telling her there is a way to live.