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| Another great episode! That was so intense in its own way. Armin or Erwin.. Armin or Erwin... I think Levi made the right choice in the end, and it also explained why really well. Man RIP Berthold.. he was one of my favorite characters, and even though he is an antagonist, I felt for him when he went... The lack of music and background soundtracks kinda made it to silent or awkward sometimes. I didn't really get emotional or get feels, whereas if there was music I know I'd tear up and get completely sucked in  |
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| Great episode, I felt like it clarified Levi's reasoning a lot better than the manga. Erwin's vision only stretched as far as Eren's basement, and didn't know what to do after he has reached the goal. However, Armin looks further beyond, he wants to see the ocean and explore the world. Logically Levi would've went for Erwin, but the arguments during the episode weakened his resolve and he started to let his emotions take over. He knew Erwin was done with life, Levi made him give up on everything to die. Even if Erwin was to be revived, I doubt he's be as an effective leader as he was before. Do people really have to argue about plot armour and how Armin survived? Yes, there's plot armour and yes, how Armin survived long enough to receive the serum seemed unlikely. The laws of physics don't apply to action anime. The bodies of main characters are able to sustain absurd amounts of physical damage. They'll bleed out gallons of blood. They'll break lots of walls as they are punched into them, and yes, they'll somehow survive huge ass falls. The "anyone can die" feeling only really applies to the 1st season and a bit of the second. It's much easier to kill off side characters who are only introduced for a few episodes than the central cast. Look at the number of soldiers who were sent on the expedition to retake Wall Maria? Who survived out of these soldiers? Basically the characters we've known since season 1 plus Floch. I don't see anyone mention plot armour here? |
| Just when I thought it couldn't get any worse, it just did. Now I know why I was so calm last week and didn't cry. I did it all toady. |
If you are going to disagree with me, don't bother talking to me. I will seriously hurt you! |
| Man, this thread was exhausting to read through! For some reason, it was more draining than Goblin Slayer episode 1's discussion. I'm personally not someone who gets turned off by plot armor. It's... whatever. I guess Pell and Sabo from One Piece stretched my suspension of disbelief to infinity. But hey, the team at WIT really knew how to handle this scene well. Good on them! Next episode... It's gonna be great. |
| So this really is the arc everyone is crazy about. It's not bad, but it's nowhere near the 'masterpiece' level people make it out to be. |
| slightly unfortunate that i got spoiled of this last week, but this episode was still pretty nice regardeless, welcome back Armin =D anyway i agree with people who say, there's no sense in armin surviving that, and i would probably think the story would be better if Erwin was the one surviving, but ya, i'm happy with this too lol Levi taking into account the "going to the sea dream" talk in his decision was kinda forced too, but i guess he wanted to let Erwin rest after all the shit he was through maybe he also took into account that all Armin's friends (some of the last fighters they have) were there wishing for it to the point that they even tried to take down Levi for it let's see how Armin goes from now, if he will be a good leader in the future just like Erwin |
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Weebover9000 said: Whatever, this season proved Shingeki no Kyojin will always be an overrated series. This season has been underwhelming as hell so far.Klad said: So this really is the arc everyone is crazy about. It's not bad, but it's nowhere near the 'masterpiece' level people make it out to be. Im just waiting for basement reveal reactions here, if its already this bad over Armin, oh man..Next weeks thread will be more toxic |
HaXXspetten said: Well that was a bit bland compared to the last couple eps. In any case I was getting pretty annoyed with both Eren and Mikasa for seriously trying to argue that Armin is more important than Erwin, and then Levi actually listens to them in the end. I don't know if I'd call it plot armor or just sheer stupidity but this is another clear case of people just letting their emotions get the best of them instead of doing the obvious logical choice In the first place there's no fucking way Armin was alive up until that moment anyway. He should have been 100% dead in the last episode already. You can't survive something like that. There's just no way pobeB said: I guess you missed the part of him literally being burned alive? He'd be dead already without falling anywhereYou mean a fall on a 20+ meters roof from 55meters with at least 40 meters of cables slowing you down? Assuming he fall directly on the roof, and he has not been taken by eren after hanging a minute or so. Surviving the fall is a bit outstretch, but it takes a while for the brain and heart to stop even after being burned. He didn't inhale when he was getting burned, so the damage was mostly on the outside. Eren and Mikasa are like 16. Imagine losing your loved ones. That's what happened to them. |
| The way they adapted these last 2 episodes was done perfectly. Close to no background music at all during this episode, interesting choice that in my opinion worked out well. Though I must say that I had kinda hoped for a new original OST like "Call of Silence". But yea, it feels like Hiroyuki Sawano has been overworked. The OST's unfortunately have been a little bit lackluster. Like other people already mentioned in this discussion, the voice acting was absolutely phenomenal. Huge respect. So out of 6 Episodes so far we had 3 masterfully crafted ones. The first one and these last two. Those in between episodes were decent to good as well, but I definitely had some issues with them. Some of the Eren vs Reiner sequences felt very lackluster due to mediocre directing and animation. Also can't forget about the CGI Colossal which even though is not looking too bad, it still lowered my enjoyment and immersion. |
Weebover9000 said: While you certainly can't call SnK a bad series, it's still nowhere as good as people make it out to be, neither it deserves the score it has right now, but I don't care much about the scores anyway. The only thing I liked from this season was Armin's death and even that got ruined. Klad said: Whatever, this season proved Shingeki no Kyojin will always be an overrated series. This season has been underwhelming as hell so far. Over-rated doesnt always make a series bad, im a big fan myself and I will even admit it took me a while to get into it due to friends in real life in the past hyping up the first season so much |
Klad said: So this really is the arc everyone is crazy about. It's not bad, but it's nowhere near the 'masterpiece' level people make it out to be. Season 4 is what I am going crazy about, the snk manga fanbase is split into two in terms of which arc is the best, some says this arc while the other half says the next arc which will be season 4. So don't lump all manga readers as having the same opinion, you just simple heard that from other group of manga readers. Surprisingly though it had exceeded my expectation interns of how highly its rated and the overall praise. But hey, you can't please everyone, unfortunately for you, you are part of the minority. |
| Wow... that was a really tough choice to be made by Levi, but in my opinion, i think his reasoning was really good and also well thought of, by analyzing Erwin's words before the Beast Titan battle... he managed to reach that heartbreaking conclusion.. RIP Erwin, you will be missed. Really tense episode indeed, i got goosebumps all the time. What the Beast Titan said to Eren kept me hella intrigued too.. it seems his father is a huge son of a bitch. So, now Armin is a titan, and i believe that things will get even more wild from here on because next episode, basement finally, some revelations are gonna be made, and i believe those revelations are gonna give one major twist to the story. I just can't wait for next week! |
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Danpmss said: CondemneDio said: I think the first season made it pretty clear that pretty much anyone could die, except Eren. Not really, Armin should be the one guaranteed to survive until the end, since he is the narrator from the very start... So yeah, considering that, I would reconsider the argument itself. That's a pretty weak argument. Narrators have no bearing in the lore of the series itself. |
Weebover9000 said: Klad said: So this really is the arc everyone is crazy about. It's not bad, but it's nowhere near the 'masterpiece' level people make it out to be. Im just waiting for basement reveal reactions here, if its already this bad over Armin, oh man..Next weeks thread will be more toxic It's literally one manga reader arguing with another manga reader...stop overreacting |
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| Another fantastic episode. The conflict over who to revive was done so well, with the views to revive either Erwin or Armin both equally valid. Ultimately though, the final choice seemed right as Erwin had accepted his fate before the final suicidal charge. It'll be interesting to see how Armin reacts to learning that he now has the Colossal Titan's power, though. |
| I feel emotionally drained now. Thankfully, it wasn't by some of the shitposting very early on in this thread, but it was all thanks to this very powerful episode. I was convinced that Armin was dead, but he was just barely alive, although I would think his organs would be pretty cooked after getting himself exposed to the Colossal Titan's heat wave for so long. But the drama and angst was only getting started. Erwin was rescued by the other survivor of the suicidal cavalry charge against the Beast Titan and it left Levi in such a difficult position. Does he use the serum on Armin or Erwin? It's a position that no one would ever want to see themselves him when it comes to choosing who they want to help survive and let the other person die. Eren and Mikasa's reactions are totally relatable. I don't blame them for getting very upset and hysterical since they didn't want Armin to die, but Levi's choice was still going to be Erwin. His experience would be of greater use compared to Armin and after a long and emotionally drawn-out feud, Levi's choice would be final and the others begrudgingly accepted it, even by force in Eren's case. However, I wasn't expecting Erwin's arm to spasm out and uttered words that must've caused Levi to change his mind. reflecting back on his talk with Erwin before the suicidal charge, Levi thought that using the serum on Erwin would be just bringing him back into the hell that he was in for so long. With that in mind, he uses the serum on Armin, who transforms into a titan and finally eats up Bertholt, finishing him off for good. Until the last minute of the episode, no OST was played at all. As much as I love Hiroyuki Sawano's amazing songs, I think this was my right decision to not play any songs until Armin's revival. It captured the essence of a hollow victory, with emotions being spilt or boiling from everyone during the aftermath. Anyway, next time, we'll FINALLY get to see what's in the basement at last. Excellent episode and RIP Erwin. You will be missed greatly. ='( |
| Damn, Captain Levi had to make that hard choice. Kudos to him for being able to do that. |
| “What do you do when there is an evil you cannot defeat by just means? Do you stain your hands with evil to destroy evil? Or do you remain steadfastly just and righteous even if it means surrendering to evil?” ― Lelouch Vi Britannia |
Weebover9000 said: SethBigBoss said: It's literally one manga reader arguing with another manga reader...stop overreacting Im actually not, two pages of bickering, almost 3, on an episode forum thread is pretty damn toxic 2 pages, almost 3 by mostly 2 guys who are not even anime onlies. You said you're waiting for the basement reactions which means you're waiting for the anime onlies reactions but their reactions over Armin aren't bad (at least nothing noticeable) so yeah you're overreacting. |
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| amazing. Every episode is beter than the previous. Very emocional |
| What an episode. Quite an emotional one. The best so far. |
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| I'm a little disappointed that Armin survived. I like the character but that death was so well done, really made you feel just how helpless the situation is. I hope we don't have other death fakeouts, that's one of the things that ruined the final season of GoT. Apart from that, the episode was terrific. The drama was great thanks to amazing work done by the VAs, especially Eren's who had his best performance ever. The OST used at the end was great as well. |
| I'm so excited for the next episode. After all this wait we will finally get to see the basement. |
| brooo wtf was that ost at the end?? heveanly need it right now |
| I got very emotional at the end when they hold Armin, and more when the ending theme played T_T awesome episode as always. |
| Great episode as always. While months ago aid accidentally saw a spoiler about Armin on the verge of death becoming a titan, I didn't expect the whole scene related to it to be so complex. Eren and Mikasa's despair, Levi's hardest choice in life, Beast Titan revealing more questions about Eren's past and titans' true nature. Levi was surely in trouble. While he is known from acting fast and precisely, he had doubts and problems to fully decide whether save Erwin or Armin after that guy dragged Erwin to Levi. He was rather assured about giving the serum to Erwin, but hesitated to act fast. I wouldn't be surprised if he felt relieved in situation of both of them dying (let's not forget they were less alive than half-dead, if I may describe their state like this). There would be no need for a decision. Mikasa annoyed me. She clearly wanted to start a mutiny. Eren who was closer to Armin opposed Levi but did it like a soldier, while Mikasa acted like a rebel. While many people seem to like Mikasa, I must say I'm not a fan of her, lol. Bertholdt didn't die with dignity, though. If we assume he didn't want to trick the others, then we saw an overpowered warrior begging for help. By the way, will Armin have some of Bertholdt's abilities after eating him? Like that fire hurricane? ;p SethBigBoss said: Great episode but the lack of music at first makes it a bit empty imo I also felt this episode was a bit empty because of the lack of music, but I think the creators wanted it to look that way: to give the viewers' an opportunity to experience genuinely what characters present in first scenes actually felt. They were left with their thoughts and decisions, sometimes interrupted by others' words, but in general they what they heard was silence. They were in deserted town that was partially set on fire, with most of their comrades dead. I feel that was the thing the creators had in mind because after Levi made his decision the musical aspect returned. so, it returned after this dramatic part of the episode (Levi's choice) was over, as if the tension went down a bit. If that was how this scene had to look like for viewers, then the creators fully achieved an effect like this. |
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Halperin said: [...] About plot armor- eren and armin are the only armored characters, and it's not because of the fans: [...] Bruh, you could've warned that the spoilers used in your post are THAT significant ones. :| |
| The toughest decision for Levi. if it was me I wouldn't know who to choose |
| The amount of stupidity in this thread is making me dizzy. |
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| last episode we got the action and this one for the drama, and everything executed perfectly. glad to see the studio and staffs did justice for this series. i love how they didnt use any music until the last scene, and omg can we praise all the VAs? they did their job in a perfect way. even i got too emotional and almost shed a tears lol. what an absolute masterpiece. and yes about how armin survived, no comment. im not a watcher that put my logical and physical theories while watching anime, so im not bothered by some asspulls or plot-armored characters |
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