Attack on Titan S2 E10+11 (35+36)

I finally caught up with all you've reacted to so far! It's my first rewatch and man is it entertaining! The amount of double meanings and foreshadowing in every aspect of the show is genuinely astounding! Also, not sure if you noticed but the titan that was approaching Eren and Mikasa at the end was the one who ate Eren's mom in Ep 1 (That titan has also been fan-dubbed as the "Smiling titan" which you could refer to it as)

I'm a bit talkative today, sorry, you don't have to read that one out, but I wanted to share my personal thoughts on Erwin with, as I find him such an interesting character: Erwin is a man, so full of determination, he doesn't shake when his comrades die left and right of him. Even when his own live is in grave danger, he never shakes, and continues forward. While this an awesome statement of his unwavering character, I personally think these are also the people we should fear the most. He is so convicing and full of determanitation that everyone follows him (almost blindly...). But transported into the real world, how far away from people like D. Trump is he really? Not getting into politics or theories, but see the picture of Trump, his ear shot, raising his fist VS Erwin having his arm bitten of, rising is other arm, screaming "Advance!"? Trump, sending soldiers, letting fall comrades left and right, whenever he needs it for his goals VS. Erwin, sending his soldiers and letting them die for what he seems necessary? I think these are just different sides of the same medal, regarding the ability to move people, determination and the willingnes to sacrifice what's necessary. What is different? We see Erwin with a "good morale". We agree with Erwin, because the story is written that way. But there is always another choice. Let Eren get captured, hope that other cadets will rise to the power of Levi one day, don't let hundreds of young people get killed for a single person... whatever. We agree with Erwin, but it's all his choice (as the stuff Trump does, is his personal choice - and some agree, and many don't). What's also underneath is, that on the outer layer it's always for humanity. But we have seen and heard, that it's Erwin, that wants to know the secrets of the world, it's him that wants to take back Trost and find out what's in the cellar. And in that case there is always a subtle hint of people dying for his personal ambitions. That's why, even though he is a great figure, there always is some ambiguity surrounding him. And while I personally am a big fan of Erwin in the series, I know, that people like him are also the most dangerous people in the world in real life.

I'll do a second post for the Name "Attack on Titan". The series is called Attack on Titan. But in Japanese "shingeko no kyojin" (original title) can have multiple meanings. Shingeki = Attack Kyojin = Titan/Giant no = possessive pronoun So while you could say "Attack on Titan" or "Attacking a titan", you could also translate it as "The titan that attacks", "The attacking Titan". This title is inherently ambiguous as it refers to multiple layers of the story: - Titans that attack humanity - A titan with huge attacking powers (Erens Titan Form) - Humanity attacking titans And whatever translation you prefer, everything seems fitting to what you see. Again, another layer of how well thought all of this series is.

Wow, what an Episode... Erwin, with his arm bitten off, screaming "Advance!!!" always get's me. Such a badass move (Aura-Farming as Gen Z would say ;-) ). And then the end. Eren and Mikasa face to face with the Titan that ate Eren's mother. There were a lot of puzzle pieces in this story, I won't put them together for you (for avoiding accidental spoilers), but I will list them for you to do it yourself: - Ymir got arrested for posing as a spiritual leader - Sitting on a wall with other captives - You hear a piercing noise and see a light (like for other transformations) and see Ymir as a Titan afterwards - Ymir ate Marcel, a comrade of Reiner, Berthold and Annie - You then see her in Human Form again (she states she was a Titan for 60 years) - She apologizes for stealing "a power" from Reiners group - "normal" Titans have only one goal, and it's eating humans - any idea why? As stated before: Eren was injured way later and way more severely. Hence he is not yet fully recovered. Now regarding the song you want to react to: I'm coming back to my (personal) request for Grissini Project. They have a wonderful rendition of the song you liked. You can find the whole 5 song suite here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i06vEDnLlQE It's the third song - here is the timestamp: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i06vEDnLlQE&t=385s

When you are done watching this series, we have to revisit your theory! The rewatch of the last 3 episodes is more entertaining than the first time! I now see and understand the hints about what is coming next, but before I was as confused as you are now. I appreciate more the genius story telling because of that.

Attack on Tuesday!❤️‍🔥 Oh, what incredible scenes with Erwin and what a brilliant idea from Armin!❤️‍🔥 I understand your point that “people should care not only about their closest loved ones, but also about others as if they were close.” I think that’s a valid perspective too. But Mikasa is a soldier in active combat, and the more morally conflicted she were, the more doubts she would have, and the slower she would make decisions, which could be deadly for her. So I’d like to play a bit of Mikasa’s advocate regarding her statement that she only has “a few lives she truly cares about”. And even then, she still hesitated a bit😅 In peacetime, though, I completely agree with your point of view😌 Also, about rewatching. The plot twists are undeniably brilliant, and while I don’t experience exactly the same "wow!" as I did the first time, the way they’re executed still gives me a deep sense of satisfaction which is one of the reasons I enjoy rewatching it with someone else😌

At the start ymir said she was a regular titan for 60 odd years. she only became one of the transforming titans more recently after she ate one of reiner's warrior buddies(I'll leave you to ponder that detail). Ymir only met historia after that. Also where are the titans coming from? Or what makes someone transform into one? Some questions that I have for you as the writing of this episodes gave you some very subtle hints for parts of the answer.

Attack on Tuesday! The song from Ymir's backstory is "Call of Silence" from the season 2 soundtrack. Speaking of Ymir's backstory, it's shown earlier in the anime than it was in the manga, so certain parts of it shouldn't make sense to you yet

Ymir’s body was further along with growing back because she was hurt right at dawn. Eren was hurt later after they made it back to the wall. It’s probably a good thing that you aren’t releasing this simultaneously on YouTube. Reactors have a huge problem with people spoiling aot on YouTube or trying to spoil it.

I think the titans are considered “nude”. Some countries make the titans wear pants in the version of the anime shown there. Like in Indonesia, they are wearing pants. The Ymir part is the most nudity you’ll see in the show

Been waiting for this all day so far