UNCUT/EARLY ACCESS: ATTACK ON TITAN S4 EP2
Added 2026-02-20 13:23:13 +0000 UTC
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focus on Reiner its a incredible Character
Charu
2026-02-21 14:00:47 +0000 UTCHi Katie, Reiner has always been in my top five Attack on Titan favorite characters ever since I first watched season 4, and I agree that he’s been dealing with some seriously heavy mental struggles. This is just me sharing my thoughts on what he was going through. First things first, did Reiner actually believe the people of Paradis Island were devils? Initially, I think yes. Before they were sent there, this belief was widely accepted across the world, even among Eldians living in Marley. Why? Honestly, that’s what a century of brainwashing and oppression does to people. So when Reiner was asked about his experience on Paradis Island, he started with the Marley-approved answer, “They’re devils.” That’s what he was taught, what he was expected to say, and what the propaganda demanded. But as he keeps talking, his memories betray him. Instead of describing monsters, he begins recalling the people who became his comrades: Sasha stealing and sharing a potato with their commandant, Connie being the idiot who forgot why he went to the toilet, Jean acting like a selfish jerk, Eren charging headfirst without thinking, and Mikasa and Armin being the chumps who followed Eren anywhere. That’s what had been tormenting him all this time. He truly believed Marley’s propaganda before he arrived on Paradis, but after living with them, training, eating, fighting, and nearly dying alongside them, he realized they weren’t devils at all. He understood that he wasn’t sent there to kill monsters. He was sent there to kill ordinary people. People who laughed. People who argued. People who were scared. People who trusted him. People who became his friends. That realization is what destroyed him psychologically. That’s the tragedy. He knew they weren’t monsters, he knew they were innocent, and yet he still carried out the mission. What makes it even worse, in my opinion, is that everyone back in Marley, his family, his fellow Warriors, and the Warrior candidates, still believed the lie. They didn’t know what he knew. Reiner keeps calling them devils not because he believes it, but because he needs to justify what he did, survive in Marley, protect his family, and most of all live with himself. Because if he believes they’re devils, then maybe he isn’t a mass murderer. But if they’re people, then he has to confront what that makes him. He’s a tragically beautiful character, and I love how he was written. Great reaction as always!!! Thank you. Advance Happy Birthday!
Priyanka Samonte
2026-02-20 17:59:43 +0000 UTC
