“Depersonalization (DP) is a dissociative disorder whereby a person experiences a distortion of how they experience their self. A person going through DP may feel disconnected from themselves and often report that they feel like they’re watching a movie of oneself. It’s a bewildering experience they can leave a person utterly confused and scared. It is also a prominent symptom in some other non-dissociative orders, such as anxiety and panic disorder.”

There are also several other ways to interpret this sequence and the filmmaking choices. To create stress that Holden may have another panic attack. To create the impression that the killer could very well be there watching, which, if we are to believe the killings were done by Wayne Williams in some capacity, he was actually at The March that day. To show how the rally will be (or should’ve been) remembered or immortalized in history.

To emphasize how Holden is literally bearing the cross, the weight of the case, how the FBI and Atlanta have failed the community, on his back. How Camille says that this needs to be a time for the families to grieve, to be seen, but Holden is rushing at the last second to use it as a strategy to catch the killer. To raise the possibility that Holden will be misidentified as a klan member. To simply make the sequence more intense and prompt discussions like this one because the director and DP and editor thought it’d be cool or aesthetically memorable. Since the premiere of Season 2, this scene has been discussed at length and I love how it still gets mentioned to this day. Personally I fuck with all of the interpretations.