[Uncut] Attack on Titan Special 2
Added 2024-06-09 18:41:27 +0000 UTCI will make some comments in the edited version, but overall, this was brilliance. =)
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I saw a video documenting how the final episode was dubbed, it was amazing
Lindzee
2024-07-14 14:54:55 +0000 UTCI think another thing you should think about is how in the Mikasa bizarro world that Ymir probably showed her, it’s implied she actually confessed to Eren her true feelings back then. So while i believe their relationship was toxic i also believe if she had told him how she really felt i believe it could have led to the cabin outcome?
Castulo Canales
2024-06-27 00:14:19 +0000 UTCIf you see Mikasa OVA her headaches could have another level of theories 👀 (I am with my propaganda to watch Mikasa OVA in every comment 😆)
puremetalcore
2024-06-12 16:13:20 +0000 UTCI actually think it was indeed Ymir. Ymir looks at her exactly in the situations where Mikasa acts for Eren the way Ymir acts for Fritz, every time her love stops her from letting go of him. Might even be that had she in one of those situations set herself free of Eren alsready, titans would have ended there. it is (I think) all possible situations that could have been like the end, her letting go. That is also why I think Ymir gives Mikasa the vision. it starts after the headaches and Mikasa saying "I want to go back". I think Ymir granted the part of eren that was not posioned a chance to talk to Mikasa again. The only thing that points to eren being involved in the flashback is his marks showing through once when he talks. I did edit in some comments regarding this in the edited version. While I think it is ambiguous, I like the version where Ymir grants Mikasa's wish and shows her how life could have been with Eren, but that eren would have chosen Mikasa and that in turn makes her decide that Eren is toxic for her, freeing Ymir as well. What to me is the best proof for this is actually Mikasa staying in the vision after Eren dies and Ymir standing behind her, looking both directly and physically over her shoulder, smiling, realising that Mikasa finally was able to do it after all the failures and in turn that she also can do it. =) But again, it is really up to debate. I will definitely do a livestream discussion on this. =)
M U
2024-06-10 19:43:21 +0000 UTCI would also like to hear your theory on Mikasa’s headaches and why they happen, what caused them etc. (Perhaps in a future discussion video?) We’re given multiple explanations in the show but I don’t think any of them show the full truth. We see her headaches start when she gets kidnapped. We then see her get headaches after the death of Carla, after thinking Eren’s died in trost, after seeing the female titan eat Eren in the forest of giant trees, after learning that Reiner and Bertholdt took Eren away, after seeing Armin’s burnt corpse and twice after encounters with Louise, which reminded her of her own life. We also see these headaches twice in the final episode: once she believes Armin had killed Eren with collosal titan’s nuke, and after realizing she had to be the one to kill Eren. So it seems the recollection of trauma is activated by emotionally stressful situations in which she feels like she’s losing her family again. During the whole show, every time she distances herself from him, these headaches are what chain her down and prevent her from perceiving Eren, her savior who gave her a new family, as the enemy who must be killed. I think that the headaches are symbolic for her love for Eren and her past trauma. Towards the end of the show she starts to wonder what she saw in Eren during the kidnapping. She begins to ask herself why she fell in love with him then and there. As her love for Eren starts to slowly fade away, we see her headaches become more powerful. She uses her own strength and pushes through the trauma for the sake of humanity and in order for her to process her trauma and leave it behind. In a way the headaches were the symbolic embodiment of her trauma and attachment to Eren the same way the titans were Ymir’s embodiment of her trauma and attachment to King Fritz. Both were haunted by their past but eventually found the light
pg.0314
2024-06-10 17:29:54 +0000 UTCIt is indeed very ambigious and open for interpretation. While them having spent the full 4 years is the most agreed on theory, your interpretation would be better for Mikasa’s character and the impact of the ending. I’m making it my head canon now :)
pg.0314
2024-06-10 16:58:14 +0000 UTCI agree completely. If you think about the powers divorced from the trauma and violence, it's the ability to transport living and non living matter from a timeless, memory preserving dimension. I don't need or want a sequel, but lord knows that if Isayama writes anything else in his lifetime, I'll be all over it!
Zak Moran
2024-06-10 15:10:38 +0000 UTCLieben Dank! =) AoT war auch in der tat eine Serie, wo es durchaus Anlass zu Diskussionen gab und es hat viel Spaß gemacht, auch andere Perspektiven zu sehen (was in diesem Anime auch definitiv nötig ist). Ich würde am liebsten meine Reactions auch nochmal kucken und sehen, wo ich noch mitgehe und wo nicht :D Das wäre vllt ne witzige Livestream Idee :D Vor allem hier in dieser Folge war sehr viel nicht 100% klar (Bizarro-Eren z.B. im Detail), aber für mich ist das super, so kann jeder ein wenig seine eigene Idee am Ende mitnehmen. =)
M U
2024-06-10 12:37:41 +0000 UTCI think it was Eren, but I do not think it was the whole 4 years, but more some shades of that. Also, Ymir definitely enabled Eren to do it, so she also had a hand in it. I actually think that a) Eren wanted it. b) Ymir wanted to see what Mikasa does knowing she could have had the life she saw but Eren decided against it. if Mikasa really had the four years, it would detract to me from the ending, as then her ending Eren is of lesser "impact"- she would basically have had her time and killing him then (while still fitting a bit with Ymir not letting go) would be like "Instead of the founder killing you, I will do it 2 days early now and it is also mercy because at least you are not coughing blood for a month". It is ambiguous, though for me the 4 years being real in a sense would undermine what I took from the ending, so I chose to not see it that way. =)
M U
2024-06-10 12:34:32 +0000 UTCUsing Historia's bloodline has always been the more pragmatic solution, yes. Then the operation in Marley to get Zeke would be unnecessary.
Digit
2024-06-10 10:54:09 +0000 UTCHallo, ich wollte nur sagen, dass deine Reaktionen sehr lustig waren, mir gefielen deine Einsichten und es gefiel mir, über den Bildschirm mit dir zu diskutieren, wenn du ein paar Gedanken hattest, mit denen ich nicht einverstanden war. Hör nicht auf, gib Gas. Du wirst einer der Großen sein.
karam cheikh alachra
2024-06-10 10:14:29 +0000 UTCI remember in last episode season 1 in the end Armin said to win is abandon own humanity, what Eren literally did. Jean asked If to win we need to become monsters maybe we don't deserve to win after all
puremetalcore
2024-06-10 10:05:53 +0000 UTCHow many times I watched this ending and somehow I always missed that detail that she doesn't have a tongue 🤯
puremetalcore
2024-06-10 09:56:33 +0000 UTCEren wasn’t trying to build a perfect race, you are projecting and hallucinating. He had the founder and didn’t alter Eldians to be nazi super-soldiers or wipe memories to nation build. I swear Eren haters don’t even watch the show 🤦♂️ this is YOUR fantasy…
BL
2024-06-10 05:48:12 +0000 UTCLol did you watch the show? Partial rumbling is peace for 1 year until Zeke dies, then Historia has to do blood rituals and sacrifice her children (while Ymir is still a slave btw) until global airship technology has matured enough to overcome titan power and kill them anyways. Both Eren and Zeke know it wouldn’t work, and Eren flat out rejected it in front of the council
BL
2024-06-10 05:40:05 +0000 UTCdeepest reaction I've seen and some of hte upcoming stuff is bound to be wild
HAL
2024-06-10 04:41:59 +0000 UTCthe guys building up the nazi army literally call themselves jägerists after him I'm sure if he wanted to hw could ahve told them to tone it down a bit
HAL
2024-06-10 04:36:00 +0000 UTCalso, lost girls mikasa episode
HAL
2024-06-10 04:33:07 +0000 UTC2:41:50 I mean you're bound to find parallels in other stories soon :P
HAL
2024-06-10 04:31:20 +0000 UTC2:39:20 I saw that, it has some fun ideas but it lacks the meaning I liked about the ending
HAL
2024-06-10 04:28:52 +0000 UTCthouhg I guess müller kindof demonstrated how almsot anyone can see their past mistakes once things get desparate and then forget about it as soon as they're out of danger
HAL
2024-06-10 04:23:48 +0000 UTC2:32:20 since we know there's time travel I kindof think its like a link back to one of the first animals ever that all other animals desced from and messing with that, retroactively messing with your own source has some crazy outcomes in that case you can't get rid of it without getting rid of all complex life but maybe this time things are a bit different cause the founder is in a different situation hopefully maybe
HAL
2024-06-10 04:19:52 +0000 UTC2:30:40 so in a way they stayed 100% true to their characters from like episode 2 just warped by their situation
HAL
2024-06-10 04:16:16 +0000 UTCalso, ymir not having a tongue nad stopping armin fro mtalking at the beginning even though armin manages to understand her and the the prior titan shifters on his side once he does
HAL
2024-06-10 03:57:34 +0000 UTC2:09:10 just like erens first kill "cast doubt on his fundamental humanity" in the court scene damn they could've stopped a lot of trouble there
HAL
2024-06-10 03:53:00 +0000 UTC2:08:30 maybe they are kindof a "the thing" thing like mix a blood sample with titan serum and see if it turns into titan blood and evaporates or something
HAL
2024-06-10 03:50:52 +0000 UTC2:01:30 and understood why they existed and how they could be ended - well at least armin did
HAL
2024-06-10 03:42:42 +0000 UTCwell ymir would have needed someone similarly obsessed with a similarly good reason to kill their love to be shown you cna set yourself free - she might have basically tested whats thats like by watching mikasa
HAL
2024-06-10 03:39:44 +0000 UTC1:57:10 ymir just got the longest, costliest, deadliest therapy session imaginable so she finally could thats why you need actual psychologists
HAL
2024-06-10 03:36:11 +0000 UTC1:51:20 and he "seemed ot embody the hope of humanity" - but damn that was some misguided hope cause at the time we didn't even know there were humans outside or human titans, we didn't have the perspective to see our opponents were human even though they've looked human the whole time
HAL
2024-06-10 03:29:29 +0000 UTClove the idiot line he knows whats going ot happen he's just too stupid to think of a better way but that is what happens when a child effectively inherits a nuclear arsenal
HAL
2024-06-10 03:25:00 +0000 UTC1:41:40 basically the second we heard everyoens a slave to something well I guess eren can run around in that hell limbo for a while before dying that seems to be the childish kind of freedom he was longing for
HAL
2024-06-10 03:17:40 +0000 UTC1:29:40 or a fictional version of eren he made up for that dream to make it as difficult as possible for her to kill him
HAL
2024-06-10 03:04:24 +0000 UTC1:28:00 mikasa showed her that you can go against someone despite loving them even IF its a toxic obsession even IF you don'T fully overcome it you can STILL go against them thats why the necro kiss is important thats why her obsession is important to demosntrate this BECAUSE her own emotions STILL go against the greater good and she decides to do whats right anyways, thats why its the perfect final conflict in an arc where the protagonists are already betrying their friends and their country for hte greater good because stopping a genocide is more important than your own benefit, your own loyalties or your own emotional bonds
HAL
2024-06-10 03:02:07 +0000 UTC1:26:25 see, everything WAS the power of love after all, except in this show thats evil
HAL
2024-06-10 02:57:43 +0000 UTC1:19:00 all the opposite buiuldup to make that moment as hard as possible for her
HAL
2024-06-10 02:49:53 +0000 UTCMy dumb interpretation of the final scene is that the dog becomes a titan and it turns into a a wholesome story about a boy and his transforming dog adventuring through a post apocalyptic world that was nuked (which is basically just Adventure Time lol)
Enchiladas
2024-06-10 02:42:25 +0000 UTCLoved the reactions and analysis, it has been quite the journey! The red baby scene gets me every time as well as the final scene with Reiner and his mother. <3
Russell Gambardella
2024-06-10 02:35:25 +0000 UTCActually it was Eren who created that alternative reality vision in the paths to convey his true feelings for Mikasa through a hypothetical scenario. Eren pulled Mikasa into Paths as he did with Armin and all other scouts, but without telling her. Instead he let her believe the paths world he created was reality and allowed things to play out differently based on Mikasa’s answer in ep 4x28. She then experienced those whole 4 years with Eren in that alternative reality. I don't think Mikasa would be mentally able kill Eren had she not experienced those 4 peaceful years with him in the paths. It's also assumed that after their interaction in which Eren told Mikasa to throw the scarf away, Eren revealed the truth to Mikasa that them running away was not reality but a paths dream he created, because she anticipated the return of Armin's memories, which only Eren could have told her about. He then told her about his plan to end all titan powers, everything about Ymir and her role in this and where his body was located so she could kill him. The vision acts as an emotional catalyst for Mikasa, solidifying her resolve. She realizes that the peaceful life she desires with Eren is unattainable in the current reality. This painful realization empowers her to take the necessary step to end Eren’s life, both to stop his destructive path and to give him peace. At least Eren gave Mikasa the life she wanted in the end. Sadly it was not reality but her memories of her time there must have felt real and have had an everlasting impact on her which resulted in her being able to kill Eren. Thank you for all the reactions I will continue following you until the day I die
pg.0314
2024-06-10 02:27:06 +0000 UTC54:20 ksaver, he had a lamb toy in the background in a falshback just like zeke had that monkey
HAL
2024-06-10 02:21:37 +0000 UTC30:40 the okapi titan is probably just a random previous beast titan - they can be quite varied in their looks and abilities and she just called that in cause it was the most useful for restraining armin
HAL
2024-06-10 01:57:14 +0000 UTC20:00 to be fair, its a bit late to keep her hands completely clean
HAL
2024-06-10 01:36:58 +0000 UTC16:40 jean implying he sees reiner as a scout again
HAL
2024-06-10 01:33:24 +0000 UTC11:20 I guess because they're wearing odm gear
HAL
2024-06-10 01:27:26 +0000 UTCIn manga first time when we see Eren and Mikasa under the tree it starts from cabin scene where she says "see you later Eren", not sure why in anime they decided to remove it from 1st episode season 1. So I believe this cabin flashback already exists before Eren got power in real time by Ymir, same like Falco got memories about battle heaven and earh before he got his Titan. My teorie that Eren already got cabin memories of some alternative reality in cabin with Mikasa by Ymir in first chapter and forgot it. And Mikasa got it by Ymir too in last chapter. When she saying to Armin "you got your memory back too" I still confused. Cabin scene happened before she killed him. Only explanation for me that during battle he talked to her - for example that he is in mouth, that Ymir exists, that everyone will get their memories back etc, and when she says "you got your memory back too" by "too" she meant others, not yourself. But it's very strange still for me - is it translation or plothole? For example Levi doesn't look like has any memories with Eren.
puremetalcore
2024-06-10 01:12:03 +0000 UTC++++++++1
daragh faro
2024-06-10 00:19:43 +0000 UTCthis is how i feel too, especially about eren being a slave. and the fact that it really only matters for eren adds some dramatic (and tragic) irony to earlier scenes on a rewatch, like reiner saying "the last person who should have this power is you, eren!" or levi in season 1 saying eren is truly a monster titan or not, or during the fight with annie at the end of season 1 when a feral eren in titan form says "i'll destroy the entire world". that one is especially interesting because although its clearly a wink and a nudge to the viewer, i think more so its pointing to just how fueled by all-encompassing hate he really is. anyway, truly great reactions man. you definitely picked up what the author was putting down throughout the story, in some cases much earlier than i did. just wait and see what you notice on future viewings. thanks again for the videos :)
NatureWithoutMan
2024-06-10 00:01:18 +0000 UTCedit: ignore my awful typos and grammar, i was just typing freely lol
mgrizzee
2024-06-09 23:57:38 +0000 UTCeven if you werent one of of the biggest reactors, you were one of the greatest ones. i learned a lot from you for AOT and alot of other things. Very wholesome, funny, and extremely smart reactor. Thank you so so much for understanding the story and everything and appreciating every character even though you had your preferences. I hardly stick around after AOT reactions but i will stick around for your channel. I loved this so much. Also give the manga a read! there are a fair amount of differences, ( though the changes in the anime were mostly isayama, since he was with the studios for everything and he had the final creative say , especially with the dialogue between Amrin and Eren at the very end, completely different from the Manga, changed in a good way.) It made ending haters love then ending in the anime. Anyways, it will be interesting to see you react to the openings and endings seeing as they are filled with spoilers of the ending ( Isayamas doing also ). Can't wait for more !!!! :))))))))
mgrizzee
2024-06-09 23:45:19 +0000 UTCIt doesn't make us "Mad" its just not justified. Of course we are happy to see our Characters get what is arguably the best outcome for their future lives, but it is in no way a reason to do the horrendous stuff he has done. And I do really much think that the comparison to Hitler fits. Just imagine if Hitler managed to get his Third Reich, by eradicating all Jews and probably, after that, everyone who isn't of his "perfect race" or opinion. Sure, they would have a prosperous Civilization for a while, but does that justify it any bit? AH HELL NAH
Fucsiada
2024-06-09 23:42:47 +0000 UTCYes, it definitely was overreactin! I also have to think more about it now that all puzzle pieces are there. I think my main takeaway is currently that the main purpose was to show that eren is indeed not a slave to freedom but to hate (one of the many hits). If he was for freedom, he would have fought the rumbling till his last breath (I imagine like in 2x12). So in that way I actually liked the determinism as a device. it also only mattered for eren, in the end, so I see it only as a theme to enhance the core message and not a really relevant thing to all other characters (that could not see the future). =)
M U
2024-06-09 23:28:47 +0000 UTCThank you for reacting to my favorite show of all time. I’m grateful that I found your reactions because your insight and commentary enhanced and changed how I felt about parts of the show. You’re a true content creator and I hope that you continue doing this. Attack On Titan may be over, but you have my tier 3 for as long as you continue creating content. As always, great job!
Eduardo
2024-06-09 23:18:46 +0000 UTCHe did save Eldia, but, even not taking into account the fact that he sacrificed 80% of the world for that, he did it in an extremely risky, costly and irresponsible way. Any mistake from him and Eldia would have been done for. Like Armin said, he could have activated a partial Rumbling to defeat the Marley army - that would have been enough to defer war for a meaningful amount of time and for a potential peace treaty. If we do zoom out though, he pointlessly killed an enormous number of innocent people. The comparison to Hitler does make sense, since both were very nationalistic, discounted other people's lives and wanted Lebensraum for their people.
Digit
2024-06-09 23:08:27 +0000 UTC50:44 You didn't give the answer, it was predetermined by eren who made you say it :D Dam he's working everywhere.
daragh faro
2024-06-09 22:48:21 +0000 UTCI second Code Geass. My personal favourite!
Digit
2024-06-09 22:48:16 +0000 UTCThe anime showed you Eldia and Eren’s friends prospered, why does that make you mad lol?
BL
2024-06-09 22:41:20 +0000 UTCMy personal interpretation of the Eren + Mikasa "alternative reality" in a cabin scene is that Eren wanted to spend some time with her before dying, in the Paths, pretending that everything is fine. Like you said, he could have allowed Eldians to live there for an indefinite amount of time in an instant. He didn't edit Mikasa's memory either, since she remembered everything beforehand and was confused about where she was. That might also have allowed Mikasa to find closure and be able to kill Eren. Regarding destiny, I'm not a big fan of predetermined trajectories in stories either, since it generally doesn't enhance it in any way... At the same time, it shouldn't really matter from the emotional and moral point of view, since our reality is kinda predetermined in a large way too, but we don't take that into consideration. Any individual wavefunction collapse won't change reality in a macroscopic way, so there's a lot of determinism. Personally, I think adding determinism and fate to AoT was a bit too much, there was already enough in that ending.
Digit
2024-06-09 22:33:05 +0000 UTCYou have to be trolling, right? i just can't believe there are people who justify his Actions and Decisions. Everyone has the same right to live and its not up to anyone to judge over any majority
Fucsiada
2024-06-09 22:29:47 +0000 UTChello, been here from the start and i'm a big fan of your reactions. i haven't watched this yet but, i just watched your reaction to the first movie and wanted to comment on something. if you came to terms with the determinism by the end of this finale, you can happily ignore this :) but your thoughts on it in the previous movie felt misguided to me, or even like you were reacting to your idea of determinism in your mind's eye instead of the story being told here. determinism in this story isn't treated like there is some 'spirit of causality' that will course correct and guarantee events happen. it doesn't absolve anyone of the choices they make, quite the opposite actually. the rumbling occurs because eren gets the founding titan and eren is someone who would do the rumbling. if armin or jean ended up with the founding titan in this story, then it would be a different story, there wouldn't be a time god that steps in to guarantee the rumbling. in the same way chemical reactions occur the way they do because of the properties of elements and substances and their interactions, the 'properties' of the characters and their collisions with one another is why the story (and a deterministic universe) plays out the way it does. kiyomi not actually being interested in helping eldia and acting self interested IS ONE OF THE REASONS the rumbling happens. if she had helped find a way to save the island, the story would be different. if zeke had been raised with love and affection, he wouldn't have been so obsessed with 'saving' his brother, and eren never would have gone into grisha's memories and guaranteed himself the founder in the future. i realize you yourself understood how you were coming off with your obsession with determinism because you basically called yourself out and said you wouldn't keep doing it lol. but also i think this is a 'missing a forest for the trees' situation because the story wields determinism as an indictment of characters choices, not a way to absolve them. anyway i was a huge fan of your reactions and the journey you took. i read the manga as it released so i've had many years to contemplate this stuff. godspeed man
NatureWithoutMan
2024-06-09 22:27:00 +0000 UTCi was being sarcastic btw
MG0
2024-06-09 22:20:56 +0000 UTCYeah I agree with you, and that’s very different from calling him evil incarnate or Hitler.
BL
2024-06-09 22:19:52 +0000 UTCoh poor eren ):, he didn't enslave or torture anyone he just killed 80% of humanity i think you're right he's a good guy not a dumb fuck like what isyama put in the story
MG0
2024-06-09 22:18:19 +0000 UTC1. Please react to Mikasa OVA 2. Video analysis to Jean and Reiner, it's interesting https://youtu.be/Wtuyy15wCa8?si=p-yeqplOzpSt7EaY, https://youtu.be/ekJuj81XlKk?si=V5YVC0XqoYVZpExG ( i didn't see other video from this channel, but these 2 were interesting) 3. maybe to react to "sudden visitor" on stream 4. You can visit Nördlingen🤣 Shigansina is inspired by this city 5. I would recommend anime "Monster", "Pluto"
puremetalcore
2024-06-09 22:14:31 +0000 UTCI think you should not compare Eren to Hitler, it’s disrespectful actually. Hitler enslaved, tortured, and systematically enforced domination over his victims. Eren doesn’t want to rule over or dominate anyone- he doesn’t want to build a kingdom like the first Fritz did, so in that sense he is the farthest you can get from Hitler. I am surprised that you as a German would make such a comparison so irresponsibly.
BL
2024-06-09 22:10:04 +0000 UTCRegarding the blood tests, in my head canon the Eldians literally had their biology altered by the founder as per Mr Ksaver to make them immune to certain diseases. These immune responses could be tested for in a laboratory. It's either that or maybe there are literal parasites infesting their bodily fluids, or parasites in their spinal fluid who's excretions could be detected in the blood etc.
Anna Kyruin
2024-06-09 22:02:27 +0000 UTCYes, I think it was the one with Woermann. =)
M U
2024-06-09 22:01:15 +0000 UTCFor the Eren flashback, I am 50/50. The likeliest thing is that Ymir let it happen. It a) made eren have his wish, but b) showed Mikasa the truth. Eren can not influence the Ackermann bloodline, so he can also not erase Mikasas memories. But it is never stated that Ymir could not (I think). So I actually currently think it is both of them. Eren defintely was dead when the dream still existed. That was Ymir giving Mikasa a sendoff as well I think. Sooner, however, Titan Eren shines through, implying that it is erens doing. As for the destiny stuff, I actually do not think it matters, it matters more that Eren chosehis hatred over everything. Even though he tries to tell his friends and himself that he does it for their good, he on many occasions does act against thatand in favour of his hate. The titans disappearing is a nice thing, probably the only saving grace for him in any way, but the titans would have been ovetaken by technology soon anyway and in the greater scheme it did nothing, as the war cyle always continued. He did save the titan morphers, but paid with a million corpses. but I love that he did "kill all the titans" as was his "anime goal" :)
M U
2024-06-09 22:00:45 +0000 UTCScene with Muller and Armin parallels Straggle of Trost when Armin was trying to convince guy (don't remember name but he looks same as Muller) that Eren is not titan.
puremetalcore
2024-06-09 21:57:00 +0000 UTCYes, agreed, also, I do not think he will create titans. That is just what Ymir did dealing with her trauma. thre might be other things that can be created that are linked to life. ) A lot of leeway for a sequel, actually :D I do not want one, but who knows :D
M U
2024-06-09 21:53:58 +0000 UTCNo. He started the marley war. he brought the enemy to the doorstep and he antagonized the world. He created that military structure, they are literally called "jaegrists" and fight for his hate. Historia basically became a puppet queen through his actions and his friends are shunned from their home. They all have severe trauma. Also, he did not prioritzise his friends, he prioritised his hate. That was the point. That is why he could not make the mikasa worl a reality. Eren was as close to H**ler as any character I have ever seen.
M U
2024-06-09 21:52:38 +0000 UTCI see the "predestination" a little differently. Eren kept trying to change things he'd seen before he and Zeke activated the founding titan's power and no matter what he did, once he got to the point of a memory he'd seen, it was identical to what he saw. This made him give up on trying to change the future and become "dead Eren" who went along with the rumbling he saw in the future because he knew it would result in Mikasa freeing Ymir and the elimination of the titans and he was convinced he couldn't change it. But I think the whole reason Attack Titans have future memories is because future founding titan Eren sends those memories back through the paths.
Anna Kyruin
2024-06-09 21:52:00 +0000 UTCI think from a lore perspective, I have a few different interpretations (I'm sure we'll discuss more in time). I think the Eren at the log cabin with Mikasa we see is Eren using the Paths to give him and Mikasa a chance to experience an alternative happy future before he dies. He is begging Mikasa to forget him, but she won't, but she also won't let him live, hence symbolically wrapping her scarf around her face.
Anna Kyruin
2024-06-09 21:51:54 +0000 UTCIn regards to your question at the very end "Can he change something with the power of the titans?" I do think that's the exact takeaway you ought to have. Unlike Ymir who was injured and being hunted by men with dogs, this boy is different. He is traveling with a dog by his side, exploring a lost world like Eren dreamed, seeing the beauty of nature like Armin, with a scarf wrapped around him like Mikasa. I think in those circumstances, the possibilities are endless, both good and bad.
Zak Moran
2024-06-09 21:38:44 +0000 UTCNow you know why whole story is narrated by Armin, imagine we are eldians on the island listening to him :D
puremetalcore
2024-06-09 21:37:34 +0000 UTCLol how is Eren responsible for post-rumbling military structure and political doctrine? He’s dead. He can’t even see that far in the future and admits as such. He literally gave Eldia and his friends a future, and it was humanity’s choice to then make something of that future.
BL
2024-06-09 21:28:07 +0000 UTCNo. He did not. he turned it nto Nazi germany. That was the point. his approach was wrong and only harmed billions.
M U
2024-06-09 21:17:20 +0000 UTC“Eren is evil” 🤦♂️ he literally succeeded and saved Eldia
BL
2024-06-09 21:15:04 +0000 UTCGot the upgrade to watch the end and support you for going on this Journey with me for almost a year now. I don't have a lot, and since i mostly follow you for the AoT content, I will unsubscribe next month, I hope you understand. I just watched the first movie reaction and I couldn't even comment, there was so much to say, but you already said most of it. Instead I just cried(And drank) with you to Hange's death, and i expect the rest of my evening to be the same blast. Thank you for all these great videos <3 I will watch AoT with every close person I encounter in my lifetime, but I doubt any of them will make it as delightfull as watching it with you. Cheers to you, now lets get this Party going
Fucsiada
2024-06-09 20:54:54 +0000 UTCIsayama once said in an interview "Ultimately, I don’t think the series [Attack on Titan] passes judgment on what is “right” or “wrong.” For example, when I read Furuya Minoru’s “Himeanole,” I knew society would consider the serial killer in the story unforgivable under social norms. But when I took into account his life and background I still wondered, “If this was his nature, then who is to blame…?” I even thought, “Is it merely coincidence that I wasn’t born as a murderer?” I think that speaks volumes about how Eren as a MC is approached. He is responsible for his actions in the sense that he Does make choices, but he's also simply a product of his nature, nurture, and environment. I would love if you read the manga and the accompanying High School Universe to see how you'd dissect it, especially having seen the show in its entirety first. Still an hour left, brilliant reaction so far.
Zak Moran
2024-06-09 20:44:25 +0000 UTCoh yeah, 2h40 lets go was kindof wondering if this would be split in parts knowing your reaction style and the length of the movie
HAL
2024-06-09 20:22:24 +0000 UTCI have not seen it, so might be interesting. =)
M U
2024-06-09 20:11:57 +0000 UTCHahaha, I see :D
M U
2024-06-09 20:11:42 +0000 UTC🐏 is Ksaver beast titan
puremetalcore
2024-06-09 20:11:14 +0000 UTCThe child colored red while everyone else was blurred out was actually a hommage on the most famous German movie "Schindlers List". Btw would be AWESOME if you react to it♥️ an absolute masterpiece. Fits on ur chanel.
tris273
2024-06-09 20:04:10 +0000 UTCJust Upgraded to see this bc i love ur reaction so much. Im just 5Minutes in and i already miss this ride SWS :D. You have the most unique reaction-style on youtube/patreon and even though i watched/rewatched attack on titan for like 50times with different persons i really see the highest quality in this rewatch with you. I know you have certain plans on how to continue but here STILL are some things you'd like/use to develop more community: -> For AOT there still is a Levi backstory that came out a week ago; many recommended a Tier-List for aot characters; the suite and soundtracks are still up -> I recommend you to watch ''Rainbow nisha rokubou no shinchin'' since i know you love complex and dark stories like aot or dark im TOTALLY sure that this gem will hit your spot. Since we're both german here a little translated introduction: Rund zehn Jahre nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg wird eine Gruppe von jugendlichen Straftätern zur Shounen Erziehungsanstalt, eine Art Jugendgefängnis, geschickt, um dort mit den Grausamkeiten und Ungerechtigkeiten, die sie im Krieg erfahren haben, fertig zu werden. Dort lebt bereits ein Insasse, der nun versucht, den Jugendlichen etwas über Freundschaft beizubringen und sie durch diverse auftretende Schwierigkeiten zu führen. -> Other recommandations for dark complex stories: ''Code Geass; Death Note; Tokyo Ghoul; Steins Gate(think you watched it)'' -> Still the biggest but most rewarding would be One Piece but that would make up a literal Schedule for reactions
tris273
2024-06-09 19:26:41 +0000 UTC"I know you have probably not watched Doctor Who" AHEM, Sir.. Sir.. I'll have you know I've seen every episode since Eccleston many multiple times and listened to a lot of the big finish audio, do not slander my Whovian credentials XD
Anna Kyruin
2024-06-09 19:25:34 +0000 UTChm, you should definitely be in the credits, I will make sure to add you/ find where you are! =D
M U
2024-06-09 19:20:02 +0000 UTCwhy did i think i was at the top tier this whole time :(((( i missed so much possibly. and i was wondering why i wasnt in the credits lol oh well
mgrizzee
2024-06-09 19:12:49 +0000 UTCit truly was. I am not sure I will watch something like this again. =( But it was such a blast =)
M U
2024-06-09 19:11:12 +0000 UTCHere we go... about to hit play. Kind of sad as I start watching TBH, can't wait for future series with you, but this one was special.
Anna Kyruin
2024-06-09 19:03:00 +0000 UTC
