Serial Experiments Lain: Why is this Show so Disorienting? An explanation of the reason why Serial Experiments Lain tells such an intentionally confusing story. Sometimes the best stories aren’t supposed to be understood; in the case of Lain, the viewer’s inability to understand basic facts about the plot mirror’s Lain’s own disorientation as she is cast out of her own reality by the power of the Wired. #lain #serialexperimentslain #anime #manga #aesthetics #scifi #filmtok #serialexperimentslain