Attack on Titan: Shingeki no Kyojin

[neflight86]

I... can't handle how much I enjoy this...

Even though I though the whole 'give the story' theatrics was stretching suspension a bit, I'll allow it for the purpose it ultimately served; explaining why they must go on the offensive as a united (anti-Eldian) people. Reiner's terror the whole time was also morbidly entertaining to watch as Falco pieced together what was going on.

I also love how Eren spoke of acclimating to these people, and how they aren't so different, so as to insinuate that he isn't going on the attack... to flip it one more time at the very end. Brilliant. I actually had myself believing that the head of the Tybur family was in cahoots with Paradis behind the scenes; his mangled corpse would suggest otherwise.

[MFauli]

A truly great episode, agreed. The final scene where things go "boom!" just looks sooo good.

My big fear now, though, is that next episode, and possibly more than one, are lame flashback episodes explaining how Armin came up with this plan, blablabla.

Ofc, Armin is the big, thin soldier that lured away the others, can't be anyone else. Here's the only loophole though: Can't the titan users not transform partially like Annie or even Eren? They should have been able to do so and escape the well that way. Whatever, it felt believable enough.

I actually had myself believing that the head of the Tybur family was in cahoots with Paradis behind the scenes

Haha, yeah, totally my thoughts, too. I even had thought maybe Tybur is adult Armin, lol.