AOT S4 E7 - Assault
Where do I even begin... there's a reason this is the longest watchalong so far. I have no idea how i'm going to cut it down for tiktok, but wow, I had a lot to say and the episode had even more to say. This was an incredible 30 minutes spent in the world of AOT.
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‘jesus, eren’ yeah that’s a pretty good summary for the rest of the show hey :’)
youve made me so happy today thank you so much 🤣🤣🤣 18:00
Your reactions are some of the greatest I have seen from anyone. Keep on rambling your heart out I love hearing everything that's going on in people's minds watching the show. Definitely looking forward to the rest of the reactions
Another one as well: titans seem to kinda change how they look depending on their user and their users mental. When reiners only goal was to protect Falco, his body was basically just hands, now that Reiner just wants to save the jaw and die, he’s skinny and somewhat unarmored, the titan looks almost anorexic. Another fun one that people noticed is bertholds titan had ears, Armins does not. Armin does not want to hear the screams of his victims. Just a fun detail, can’t believe they add all that sorta stuff.
About the artstyle and designs: the new studio’s artstyle is more accurate to that of the original manga, but characters in the manga also underwent some design changes during the timeskip so it’s really hard to tell what parts are the studio and what parts are the characters. Most obvious thing is Armin and mikasa’s new haircuts were also a thing in the manga. I better not be hearing any studio mappa slander
Fantastic reactions. I love your insights and ramblings man. Don't need to apologise for pausing in between
I think for me I don’t return to season 4, but the earlier season have a special charm.
These are so fun to watch along with, thank you! Who's the author of the audition book you recommended?
Katie Kitamura!
Mark already said this but I'm pretty sure we all agree that we're watching this to see your experience and what you're thinking. I for one didn't mind the pauses at all just so I can hear what you're thinking and where your thought process is during each big moment. You can honestly pause more if you want lol
Keep rambling, absolutely adore it. No need at all to apologise for it. That's my opinion. I've really been enjoying these watch-alongs. As an aside, I think you hit it on the nail at this point feeling that disconnection with eren so far in the season. What happened in real life is that a lot of specifically men and boys attached to this version of eren as this callous embodiment of their male power fantasy. There is more to the story as you've picked up.
In response to your thoughts on whether or not a rewatch would be up your alley.... As someone who too is extremely interested in story structure and the craft in general, rewatching this story has been EXCEPTIONALLY rewarding. There are plenty of moments (as early as episode 1) that hint to where this story is going, but it's the "how" rather than the "what" this story does to achieve this that becomes so so much more evident upon rewatch. How they present information in such a way that feels useful but not telling. How they nest motivation into the mystery. Folding every facet of this narrative; the music, visuals, motivations, themes and history, onto themselves to create something truly timeless and masterful. You're doing an exceptionally great job producing these. I remain convinced Season 4 will be your favourite season.
NEVER apologise for sharing your thoughts mid episode. Pausing is totally fine. If we want to off and watch the episode ourselves we can. We are here for you my guy!
YES!! we are here for that exactly. We have already watched the show. Let me live vicariously through you again. This is the only way I can get that yearly AOT hit.
Something you might appreciate about Season 4 that not many do is that the studio behind the anime wanted to really lean into Marley being an entirely different place. So on top of the art style changing due to the shift to another studio, instead of reusing the same music from the first three seasons, Season 4 opted to give these Marely episodes to the main composer's assistant to create a different score with an entirely different feel.
this is not entirely true, because of some corporate bullshit or whatever, it actually is a different studio. The first 3 seasons was Studio Wit and the fourth season is MAPPA.
I'm legit living for these
Word of advice, don't even try looking up the live action 😭
Today one more episode?
Yes! Might be closer to the evening than now. Just about to watch 2/3 episodes now, but guaranteed Episode 8 no later than 7pm I should think.
In answer to your question, they have twice attempted to do a live action version and both failed miserably