THAT DAY... || GERMAN watches Attack on Titan 3x20 - BLIND REACT-ANALYSIS

[@storieswithstyle]

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[@TheBatSpeaks]

So i came for your deathnote series and ive binged your videos in between episodes and i really love all your advice and talks and reactions and analysis. You make a show that shocked me so much seem predictable youre very insightful. Its amazing

[@tris273]

You nailed that reaction lad! You clearly took your time not to just binge out actionrich scenes but to reeeaaalllyyy translate the writers idea of the story to everyone that didnt get it until here. This Ep is the densest stuff i know and many ppl rexommend to watch it at least 2 times. You dont need that. But you'll have fun with that :D. 1:52:50 the General looks the viewer of the show directly in the eye for a minute, yapping about how boring life can be and how humans tend to watch at brutal stuff to compensate. Most reactors fall into isayamas traps and tell that hes a psychopath and after, they cheer at the deaths of certain characters like berthold or the general here while you understand the message and just listen. Even if the last Eps were told so brilliant with the whole Armin/Erwinplotline, this EP recontextualizes the whole story, plots every characters intentions and ideas while drastically expanding the worldbuilding in the most organic way possible. Aot really is different. Respect for your sharp mind🫶🏽greetings from Muenster 🦅😎

[@gabrielzuniga12710]

Oh my god a 2hr Reaction?!? Is it Christmas again?!! Also at this point of the story, I completely grasped that this is more complex than most anime I watched and yes it was complex before but this exact part is where I realized how much broad it it. And it answered so many questions why Frieda and Uri did not remove the curse of Titans. Titans was Never there to hurt eldians they are there to protect them (wall titans and intelligent titans) but somehow the Marley found a way to haunt them with what supposed to be their shield from the world. And it got so complex it's no longer about killing the Big Bad titan (Collosal Titan) which I tought was the boss but he turns out to be another disposable chess piece in this cruel reality. And I can't say I blame Zeke he was a kid who was given an Idea then suddenly his dad is drilling him ideologies that opposed what he knows and it wasn't put down nicely or gently. The look in his face while his parents that he supposed to feel safe with. It was a face of confusion and Anxiety and all he can do is sit there and listen to it. Truly a Masterpiece.

[@naej3721]

Thank you SO much for the insights and historical information. 18:00 This reminds me of a related fiction “Friedrich” by Hans Peter Richter. It also mentioned the youth club, and it really seems like an after school social activity, like a normal club except that it’s trying to shape ideology. Kids, teens attended because of whole bunch of different reasons, normal reasons exactly like peer pressure, they want to catch up on this fancy thing that other teens all participate in. But to be honest I haven’t finished the book yet. It’s so hard to continue, there’s a feeling, like it’s a grief that I would never have experienced if I just live in a peaceful society and didn’t learn about, or more accurately try to empathise with history. 57:50 This scene really gives me chills. Historical revisionism based on belief omg that’s so sarcastic and scary😂.

[@theoriginalfluff5317]

Imagine being 23, and you wanted to try making manga, and then you do this… everything about how he created AoT is really interesting

[@UndergroundRose]

Wasn't Isayama 19 when he started publishing SnK?

[@aurorapaisley7453]

Idk why we're doing this stupid age-based success

[@UndergroundRose]

@@aurorapaisley7453 Don't get me wrong. If a 50-year-old made SnK that would be wouldn't change anything, it would still be as great a story. The point is just, the fact that a 19-year-old making this is hyper impressive.

[@firstlast8085]

Imagine everybody thinking your story is over when it's not finished yet. Smh

[@UndergroundRose]

@@firstlast8085 What?

[@manmeesarma7417]

Season 3 episode 16: emotional damage Season 3 episode 17: EMOTIONAL DAMAGE Season 3 episode 18: *EMOTIONAL DAMAGE* Season 3 episode 19: finally a little breather, phew...... Season 3 episode 20: *BRAIN DAMAGE*

[@storieswithstyle]

Season 4 start: DEVASTATION

[@ukutoh8563]

It is a mind fork. I love the last 3 episodes of season 3 so much. If you understand it well, then you will see that season 4 ending is pure perfection ​@@storieswithstyle

[@Vynnter]

1:53:10 The monologue of major Gross in this scene is so incredibly multi-faceted and I feel like most people overlook its subversive implications. It just gives you a moment of perverse introspection into some of the thematic intricacies of the story, as well as into the very core of this show's entertainment value. I find it interesting how they give us a pretty extensive shot of Gross staring directly at the camera, while he's explaining his philosophy. This, to me, is a clear indication that his little speech is partially directed at the viewer and it can mean a lot of things. For one, it puts into question peoples inclination towards violent and grotesque stories, such as attack on titan, which, to some degree, gained its massive popularity due to its darker nature and the use of violence and gore. On the other hand, and more interestingly, it directly calls out people's self-righteousness and how blinded one can be by ideals and hatred. After the lengthy explanation and rationalization of his actions, Gross' monolgue culminates in "It would pain me if something like that happened to my sons. If only you weren't Eldians." He doesn't stand by his beliefs. He just applies a cruel idea of justice upon the group of people he deems as "bad". Bias and hypocrisy. The very core of discrimination. This show makes Gross look like the worst of the worst. Like the biggest scum on earth. And the audience feels it. The show lets us feel morally superior to him, it makes us think that his monologue doesnt make sense. Yet when Kruger pushes him off the wall, what do you think the common reaction is? Surprise, surprise! Catharsis! People cheer, they laugh, they mock Gross while he is being eaten alive. Without knowing, the audience is put in Gross' shoes, not feeling sympathy for a man that's being torn to shreds. Because we see him as "bad". That isn't to say that he isn't bad. But the point is that we initially feel disgusted by Gross' point of view, yet most people end up unknowingly sharing that same ideal when it just happens to affect the people THEY hate. Cause we love seeing the people we deem as "bad" suffer. Kruger's line "Was it really that interesting?" solidifies the statement. That question isn't meant for Grisha, it's meant for us. Because who are we to declare ourselves morally superior, when we, too, follow Gross' logic? After all, everyone, even Gross, thinks they are doing the right thing. Gross grew up in a nation that taught him all Eldians are devils. He TRULY believes that they are the worst of the worst. Just like our beliefs lead to us thinking HE is the worst of the worst. The show directly challenges the viewer and puts our very human nature into question. Cause everyone thinks they are right. Or idk, that's how I saw it at least lol

[@zZSleepytimeZz]

I'd add to this the fact that most people get frustrated that we don't see Gross get slaughtered, solidifying your point even more.

[@balazsvastag8750]

Thank you! I was about to start writing a similar comment. :) Completely agree. Let me write a TLDR from my perspective: The 4th wall break, that Gross does here 1:53:00, while stearing into the camera is so incredible. I feel like most people don't realise how they are in a way the same as Gross being a viewer of the show who enjoys watching the suffering of others (although fictional characters) for basically the same reasons that Gross lists. Being entertained by not only Gross's death but all other suffering that happens in the show. Also FILMBuFF came to much of the same conclusion in his reaction. If you want to get more out of the show check out his reactions as well. ;)

[@macready84]

I was looking for the "4th wall" comment just in case someone else hasn't posted it but you did it quite well. Every reactor falls for this scene without fail, and you can't really blame them. It's set up so well and really drives the point home that every character feels their hatred is justified.

[@Aoitetsugakusha]

You know it says something that I saw the 2-hour duration on this video and NOTHING in my brain thought anything was out of place.

[@Qprah]

Don't feel bad about long-form analysis videos. Almost all of my favorite react channels do this sort of thing and end up speaking for as long or longer than the thing they are reacting to goes for. The audience yearns for the analysis!

[@daniaaal]

The more advanced audiences at least. 😁

[@Ason19]

You should be encouraging this guy to get counseling, not praising him.

[@lesvideosduboncoin506]

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[@TechnoArpan]

​@@Ason19bruh, why? Is analysing stories a bad thing now?

[@xavierlehew6746]

​@@Ason19Sounds like you're projecting, seek a therapist.

[@TheAngryMontage]

Dude at this rate every season 4 episode will be 1 hour long AT LEAST 😭 He might go insane with it because this is the just the surface of it all

[@maisabdullatif8910]

I was going to write the same thing 😁

[@Anjalena]

I appreciate you sharing your perspective with us. That's what makes your reactions so important to me. Not only are you great at guessing but you bring so much historical and national perspective that we don't usually hear because people are afraid to touch that time in history.

[@storieswithstyle]

Thank you, I am glad you enjoy the commentary =)

[@feurigessiegelstuck233]

I don't think Zeke was brainwashed by the state necessarily. Grisha is at fault for deploying the same authoritarian teaching towards his son, like his father did before. And like Grisha rebelling against his father, it was the only possibility for Zeke to rebell against him, because Grisha didn't learn from his fathers mistake. I think the episode made that point very clear and showed the parallels between the two. So I'd argue that it was Grishas teaching that ironically radicalized Zeke in the opposite direction rather than state indoctrination.

[@feurigessiegelstuck233]

@@tx6723 Sure. I just think the episode did great showing the parallels, even cutting between Zeke and young Grisha, ignoring whats yet to come going forward.

[@aarondimoff5180]

Dead on about the state of "normal" people in Germany at that time. As a parallel, my wife grew up in Communist Romania under the Ceaucescu regime. You would go about your daily routine of work, school, cook, sleep, like anybody else. The difference was that if you saw your neighbour acting a little suspicious, suddenly the other neighbours would whisper around, and that night you'd hear some noise next door, and the neighbour wasn't there in the morning. One sideways look was all it took for your "friends" to snitch on you to the government, and you would disappear in the middle of the night, forever. It was a police state, where every officer spying on you was in fact your friends, classmates, workmates, and even family.

[@TheBlackfall234]

dead on, according to the victors view. It wasnt really like that at all in Germany. Especially at the beginning. The truly harsh persecution and punishment came along during the war. Pretending that everyone was suspicious and that a single call could get you disappearing, is in fact an overblown myth and more of a projection of soviet reality unto german reality. This stuff happened, but only became really prevelant in the later stages of the war. This imagination that people describe is more fitting to Stalin Great Terror were truly everyone was suspicious for no reason. but the reason for that is actually obvious. People (and you did it too) project the State of Bolshevism unto the Third Reich. And no, i dont want to justify any crimes, or excuse anything or claim that no one was persecuted and everyone was happy - no thats not my point. My point is, those things are far more nuanced in the reality of the third reich then most people want to believe.

[@aarondimoff5180]

@@TheBlackfall234 I'm talking about Romania in the 80's, not Germany in the 40's. It's a parallel, as I said. Keep in mind what I said isn't something I read in a book, it's a first person account. Perhaps you should take better stock of that.

[@storieswithstyle]

@@aarondimoff5180 Yes, that is what I heard from the Soviet Union and also DDR (East Germany) in those times as well. really scary =(

[@aarondimoff5180]

I think of it as a reminder that the evil actions of those times were not the result of some top-down authoritative, demonic man forcing everyone to do evil. It was that the evil in every "normal" person's heart came to the surface, and was encouraged. Every individual citizen's moral failings culminated in the Third Reich.

[@javierbarrera6772]

​@@storieswithstyle same happened here in Chile's right wing Pinochet regime back in the 70s. They used to encourage to snitch each other to alledgy fight against the "communist threat". Sometimes Pinochet's own police disguised as Regular people to spy on regular people. It was a trust crisis. People became very reluctant to talk to neighbors

[@coreyhughes1456]

Impressive that you still managed to get in bed by 9PM after such a lengthy reaction!

[@storieswithstyle]

Fortunately my appointement was cancelled, so i could get some sleep after all :D

[@eren__morwen5947]

I appreciate you so much by giving so much depth into this I'm gonna be honest, this was the reason i followed you until this episode. Yes, i wanted to have a German point of view at Eldia/Marley twist Thank you

[@ViolentVibrator]

The psychology and sociologically aspects to your tangent is so crucial. It is a hard thing to go into but I've read and taken multiple courses in university on how it works and how you mould a people as well as the rise of such movements. It's even more terrifying seeing the same thing happen again in the same fashion. Also, Mrs. Storieswithstyle, this was a quick and efficient reaction video. For some reason KZbin is mis portraying the length of the video.

[@miahan8988]

I’m honestly so happy you’re alive and I’m glad you have loving parents and family :)

[@charlie_minion3650]

Here to say that I stayed and watched the whole thing. I definitely appreciate your opinions and your thinking out loud. I've been binge watching your reactions and I'm almost caught up. I can't wait to watch them as soon as you upload them!

[@viriatox9782]

Great reaction. You nailed it. I loved the look of surprise you got when you discovered Dina Fritz's true identity, discovering that the terrible death in the first episode can be described as the most brutal catfight over a man in history. On the other hand, two details to take into account: - Firstly, you mention that Grisha suffers the same torture that Hange and Levi inflicted on the captain of the Interior Police, but in reality this is not the case. In Paradis it seems that they are content with removing the victim's nails; in Marley they cut off their fingers. - Secondly, the sergeant major's explanation is more of a breaking of the fourth wall to address the viewers directly, and the viewers themselves prove that Gross is right because there is no one who can say that they have not enjoyed seeing that bastard being devoured alive by that little titan.

[@miahan8988]

I have really bad ADHD (it heavily impacts my everyday life) and when you mentioned teaching people physics in a certain way that it doesn’t matter if they’re bad at math, I got so excited. I love physics (especially electricity and astronomy) but I had a teacher who had to keep up with 28 children and I didn’t now how to ask for help. But I’m slowly studying physics at my own pace now :) but I wish I had better guidance.

[@jessbellis9510]

This is the best reaction and analysis of this episode I've ever seen. Take all the time you want, I love how in depth you immediately think. Here in Australia we also have the USA meme about invading countries to get oil.

[@Gaia_Gaistar]

Ah, takes me back to being a teenager, reading books into the night and getting up for school on two hours of sleep.

[@feurigessiegelstuck233]

Makes me feel like it was yesterday... Because it was yesterday; I love my sleepschedule

[@PrivateNaelyan]

Discovered you a couple weeks ago with the Death Note reactions on which i liked your perspective and thoughts. When i noticed maybe around a week ago that you have a full playlist of AOT i thought it would be very interesting to rewatch the serie through your perspective and started binge watching playlist since then! Your analyses and perspective have led me to appreciate many things i did not notice, did not think deeply about or did not appreciate enough while watching this work!

[@storieswithstyle]

Thank you so much, I am glad you enjoyed the reactions. AoT is truly one of a kind =)

[@mikeysodead2466]

Got to this episode and belly laugh when i saw how long the video is because...yeah...yeah, this ep changes so much, so much to connect and discuss, just yeah big thing to process

[@storieswithstyle]

Yeah? This is still my favourite episode :)

[@kingnathannn207]

I for one stayed and watched this till the very end 😂❤ amazing reaction again u do not disappoint with your deep dissecting breakdowns of Aot

[@mwalker5180]

I watched the whole reaction, didnt get bored for a sec. You are amazing and i hope you still make long videos like this.

[@xano2921]

holy shit, this reaction video was brilliant, 2 hours listening to someone so wise. You put into words everything I thought watching and thinking about AoT

[@AlbertKefka77]

You were rooting for that Marleyan Sargent to the very end, your faith in him was huge hahaha

[@WaillerC5]

Sargent Major Gross is a true representation of Marley lol

[@storieswithstyle]

Yes, he failed me miserably 😂that is the drawback of First assuming the best of people:D

[@carljohan9265]

@@storieswithstyle I am immensly happy about the fact that I can sense innate evil in people. It ensures I never try to get close to someone who will hurt me if given the chance. I'm less happy about the reason why I'm able to sense it (my childhood is something I wouldn't wish on anyone), but I am glad that I have that ability now.

[@Dark__Thoughts]

Not to justify any of what he or Marley did, but to an extend I can understand where their state of mind was coming from. Other people all hated the Nazis for their shit too, and they didn't even live that long. Imagine they would've conquered the entire world and ruled for almost 2000 years with an iron fist, genociding people left and right, billions instead of millions dead. And then all of the sudden they have a change of heart and fuck off to some little enclave far away, wanting to be left in peace? There's no way the rest of the world who survived them would let that stand. At a certain point you stop seeing people like humans, you lose all empathy for them because of what they did and you view them as a collective pest.

[@Ason19]

He stops the video every few seconds, leaps to conclusions and is closed off to what the story is actually saying. So of course he missed that there was never any mystery that he did it

[@kingpapakai]

Really liked your thoughts on the Kruger and Kid Grisha underline tones of the power dynamic and messed up sense of cruelty in Kruger “being nice” in itself was. Stupendous reaction keep doing you friend!

[@mathemago]

I didnt notice this was a 2 hour video, but im grateful. Im hanging on to every word of the anecdotes you share, thank you so much for making this video. To me, this is a very important discussion

[@NatanoNielni]

I really enjoyed this analysis, thank you so much !!

[@usagsama]

you are so incredible 😭 thank you for this video and for all the reviews!!

[@thdjskxkxdjwi13]

Amazing video man, I've never seen such an insightful reaction

[@OrbitalfilmsAU]

I posted this somewhere else but this is my personal read on the Gross scene since Isayama is a big fan of metanarrarive stuff: See Gross is actually a character designed to point out the hypocrisy in us, the viewers. He looks directly at the camera during his speech about how people (everyone) enjoys seeing violence because it's "interesting" - as we do in the show. Even his line "if only you werent Eldian" is the exact same logic we use to justify feeling satisfaction at deaths in the show - the only difference is Eldians are "our side" and Marleyans, in our case, are the ones we use that same justification on feeling the satisfaction of them dying. This is highlighted by most people's (me during my first watch included) joyous reaction to watching another human being, Gross, getting eaten alive. He took joy in watching Grisha's sister getting eaten by dogs because she was an Eldian, the enemy. And now, we are the ones watching a human get brutally devoured. But it's okay - because now it's someone not on our side. We're now the ones watching someone get ripped apart with joy. Attack on Titan has a recurring theme of finding justification after the fact for actions ultimately based on personal desire - such as the one for violence. It's like he said - people are interested in violence from the start and looking for it to happen (hence, continuing to watch a violent show) while hoping for a justification to make it acceptible to enjoy. The truth is, hate Gross as much as you want. But remember that he is a representation of you (obviously with the exception of actual in-world bigotry and murder but to me that's more part of the narrative and plot than that one meta moment) - further insinuated through the fact that for the most part he just watches violent acts like his sons dogs killing Fay and the titans from atop the wall like we, the audience, watch the show.

[@storieswithstyle]

I have seen this case made before and I can see it applying to most people, but I never "celebrated" any death in the show, safe for perhaps Alma and Gross himself, as those are the only characters that were real "threats to humanity" till now. Celebrating for Gross's death had nothing to do with "sides" for me but rather that he was constructed as an element that was corrupt to the core. Still, I agree that there are clearly people out there who watch perhaps for a "us vs them" narrative, though I have not seen many (at least in the comments). I am really interested how most people ssee the story, though. =)

[@OrbitalfilmsAU]

@storieswithstyle a lot of people may not have engaged with it that way, but in my opinion that's the perspective Isayama's writing is trying to point out in that scene considering the general audience is mainly shounen fans and attack on titan started out with a very angry and edgy protagonist and season 1 heavily focused on "cool" action scenes. It's more like he's trying to call out that audience as a whole in a way that suits the shows themes.

[@storieswithstyle]

I see, I can imagine that a story like aot is not immediately clear, like that is definitely not shonen (I think?j

[@OrbitalfilmsAU]

@storieswithstyle It was published in a shounen magazine and has a "shounen" main cast (as in their age groups match the demographic) and superficially (especially at the start) it resembles a shounen and can be watched as an action-shounen "revenge story" (and there is a large group within the fanbase of people who engage with it EXCLUSIVELY in that way that are pretty annoying - since they tend to vehemently deny or miss AoT's metanarrative and subversive elements and get hostile quickly to people who discuss them). The themes it deals with end up being very seinen (more of an adult audience lean). There's a few complexities when it comes to classifying it since, in Japan, these act both like a demographic but also a genre, and Attack on Titan itself is complex with how it deals with that. It has a lot of the tropes of a shounen and as I said - it was published in a shounen magazine - but it's clearly more interested in deconstructing shounen tropes and subverting them as well as incorporating more adult themes as time goes on. But to be honest, it's hard for me to tell if something subverting and commenting on said genre tropes should still be labelled as the genre that typically contains them. For simplicity's sake, it's easier just to say it's a "shounen."

[@yarfoot7524]

01:14:47 We still watching 100% confirm and I'm glad your talking so deeply as your putting some of the thoughts(although you put them much more eloquently) when I first watch def one of the best series reaction on the platform and can't wait to watch some of these other reactions you make

[@jun-br2jq]

Really love your reaction! You're the most brilliant and thoughtful youtuber I believe. I would be willing to sit and listen to you all day if my teacher was you lol

[@kennis7318]

The man who killed Grisha's sister looking directly at the audience was something intentional by the author. He's looking directly at us when he says that humans crave cruelty and violence, so when he gets eaten we don't even realise most of us are proving his point RIGHT by cheering for his gruesome death.

[@トーキ-g8v]

Please never stop these long form discussions, these are great to watch

[@danielodas]

This reaction was amazing, it's almost 4 a.m. and I feel like I want to keep watching your reactions. That's how you know the reactor is good, and you come up with a great analysis and real facts or anecdotes that are really interesting

[@primzahlteiler9679]

Your apology for predicting an hour long video was the first time I checked the length 🤣

[@needsanameedit4982]

I am happy that this episode had all the extra thoughts. Attack on Titan is one of the best anime for discussions and tangents so do not feel bad about having longer videos.

[@吉本レイモンド]

i think this video is one of best reaction and analysis anime video in the internet.

[@storieswithstyle]

Thank you, I am glad you found some value in it! =)

[@MrAlyxandyr]

Given what I've learned about you thusfar; and knowing the story and precisely how "Close to home" this was going to become for you; this episode's reaction being 2 hours? Is absolutely what i'd expected coming up to it.

[@sadsalad-3749]

1:14:50 hahahahah I’m still watching love the stories and thoughts

[@MyChoiceUA]

Thanks for 2hours video. Watched it fully. A beautiful analogy for modern events

[@CosmicDreamz139]

Can't wait for you to see season 4. It takes the show to another level! This episode was just a taste of things to come.

[@Aoitetsugakusha]

He's already recorded at least the first half of season 4, so he's aware.

[@loganshalloe5927]

​@@Aoitetsugakusha no he is only 2 or 3 episode into s4

[@nailin18]

1:54:20 It was "Dead Like Me", it is one of the many great shows made by Bryan Fuller that got cancelled too soon, like "Wonderfalls" , "Pushing Daisies" and "Hannibal".

[@miahan8988]

Thank you SO MUCH for moving it to 23:00 instead of the midnight ❤ can’t wait!

[@luishurtado2170]

Very considerate on your side, I can tell the effort you are putting to pick the most precise terms to avoid ambiguity on your thoughts about the whole issue that otherwise would be misinterpreted a lot. Thank you.

[@stevengold]

Hi, I know this is old but after watching I feel the need to comment. Just wanna say, it's SUPER refreshing to find a reactor that values critical thinking and is into philosophy. I'm sure you've experienced this in your own life, but it can be frustrating hear some people's overly simple takes on complicated things. I always say, I have no issues with whatever side someone lands politically, as long as they've made a good effort to think it through deeply. That's all I care about. So whenever someone has super one-sided strong opinions about something like Israel/Palestine, I just want them to watch this episode and realize, "wow, it is actually difficult to solve any of this." My philosophy on the issue is, that even IF you can find out what's true and who "started it", that doesn't really solve the problem. Bad things are still bad. So if one group is attempting to eradicate the other, I would say that is bad. If one group is killing innocent civilians, I would also say that is bad. Of course, it gets complicated from there (maybe sometimes they have to kill innocent civilians to take out the government leaders, etc) but that's exactly my point, is that people don't even consider the difficult moral calculus that is involved, and just "pick their team", so to speak, and stick with them no matter what actions they take. Sometimes I feel like a crazy person, that no one thinks like me, so your channel is a nice reminder that I'm not alone in that thinking. Either way, I thoroughly enjoyed this one, and will have to check out some other series you have done. Cheers

[@stevengold]

Oh and btw, that ancestral guilt thing happens in America too, because some people have the view that white Americans today are guilty for the sins of slave owners in the 1800s, and the stealing of Native American land. Which is fascinating, because it's like, okay, ALL white people? What about the white people who's ancestors weren't in America at that time? (It feels like Americans think all white people are from Britain). But my family was from Ireland and Poland, and didn't move here until the 1900s. Yet somehow, those people would say I'm responsible. I can't imagine how it's like for you as a German, but even then, my belief is unless you personally committed an act, you are obviously not guilty.

[@lookiee88]

Been waiting for you to reach this episode (and then after) since you have such introspective and in-depth analyses of the themes shown in this show. This show has so much to offer, so it's wonderful hearing it be dissected in so many ways. I'm really pleased you reacted to Attack on Titan because it truly is a masterpiece.

[@hexada8337]

In Russia, we often say, "Children are not responsible for the sins of their fathers." We should judge people based on their actions, not because of where they were born or who their parents are.

[@allisongao6791]

great reaction , I like all the analysis and theory, also I like the comparison about the flaws on Armin's thinking

[@claudiazavala8638]

I really enjoy every minute of this reaction ☺️

[@АлексейКолмаков-ю6э]

Твоя аналитика просто божественна. Когда я это смотрел первый раз, то было сложно все это понять с первого раза. Ты очень эрудированный человек. Надеюсь следующие серии выйдут как можно скорее)

[@JedePapsky]

The best reactor so far lol😂

[@storieswithstyle]

Thanks, this ep is my favourite of the show, so dense and brilliant and real.. =(

[@Qprah]

The shot of Grisha and Kruger sitting beside the road with the airship hangar in the background is quite a thematic shot. Kruger is sitting in front of the airship hangar building, signifying that he exists within the system of society. Meanwhile Grisha is in front of the airship, which represents flight and freedom as airships can pass over walls without restriction. God I love these little things you pick up on many viewings later. Also all of the Restorationists that get turned into Titans are the ones seen in Trost during the first arc of season 1. The only exception is Dina who is in Shinganshina in episode 1.

[@iremainteague5653]

Thank you for such an amazing reaction.

[@firstlast8085]

What day is it again? I started watching this reaction and I'm not sure what time it is or where I am anymore. It's all blending together.

[@wrongname1278]

Holy shit,Ive been waiting for this episode since i know you're a german😂

[@joni8401]

The memory wipe setting inside the walls is likely criticism of the way that the Imperial Japanese military's exploits were systematically denied. Effectively the Japanese people had no idea about the crudges that other people beyond the sea had with the Japanese. Which mirrors the circumstances with the Eldians in Paradis. -Since we are collecting a list of military-based criticism in AOT.

[@damirdukic]

The title of this episode is translated as "that day", same as the episode 1x02. However, in Japanese, they have two different names: 1x02 is "sono hi" and 3x20 is "ano hi". Both "sono" and "ano" mean "that", but "ano" implies a higher degree of distance. In the manga, the corresponding chapter title was translated as "on that day", to distinguish it from "that day".

[@wej0w]

Finally finnished the reaction hehe. Great stuff man really ads something more than most reactors do even if it might feel a bit too long at times. Im really curious what you make of some specific character developements and themes that are along the line, which I wont spoil. But ye there is more dense stuff comming.

[@Aoitetsugakusha]

So much stuff in this one episode because of how it flips the context of the entire show. Not sure there's anything I can point out that you didn't already catch, but in case no one else mentions it, one of the most memorable parts of the episode for me is the fourth wall breaking by Sergeant Gross, who looks directly into the camera the entire time he's spinning his justification for being cruel, like admonishing the audience for being less honest than he is about these "interesting" impulses.

[@rabela1810]

I think it is perfectly okay to analyze Attack On Titan by Isayama as we do with Shakespeares and other prominent authors in classes. The intricacies, the storytelling, the layering, the twists, the conflicts, the ideologies, the criticism, the symbolism, the reflection and the lessons to be learnt. It is as brilliant as any other great written piece in mankind history.

[@amjthe_paleosquare9399]

Isayama did such a great job portraying the cycle of violence and revenge in this manga/anime. 18:48 Man, this whole discussion. Read a comment in an analysis about the episode "The Puppetmaster" from ATLA, how it's a slippery slope you go down. "It's just flowers, it's just animals, it's just peasants, it's just an inferior people..." It's so simple at first, that you don't notice the change until you're neck deep in the ideology. 43:50 Thank you for your story

[@finanightmare1993]

Ufff, der Part, wo du über deine biologische Mutter sprichst hat mich sehr berührt... Ich war selbst sehr jung in einer sehr schwierigen Situation und alle "Fakten" sprachen dafür, dass ich abtreiben sollte, alle um mich herum sagten das auch zu mir... aber letztlich fand ich den Gedanken so unerträglich mein Kind zu töten für etwas, was es selbst überhaupt nicht verbrochen hatte... also entschied ich mich dagegen und wollte es zur Adoption geben, wissend, dass Babys sehr schnell ein Zuhause finden... Aber was soll ich sagen, jetzt leb ich mit meinem 12 jährigen Kind zusammen und bin mehr als glücklich, dass ich mich für das Leben entschieden habe... Danke für deine Sichtweise, war sehr berührend zu hören.

[@oliverr6246]

Was gonna watch this in two parts but then just thought.........what the heck! Finished it one.

[@eren__morwen5947]

This is one of the best, most educated reactions on aot I've ever seen. Please i guarantee you, each episode of season 4 will be 2 hours long Aot is the best story of all time.

[@AnxiousTrixie]

27:50 OMG when he said Akuma I started clapping and laughing like a maniac!! Akuma no ko!!!!

[@tigercomet23]

I started watching your reactions to Attack on Titan specifically for this episode - I wanted to see how you would react to this “metaphor” shall we say for essentially WWII Germany. Yes I watched all 2 hours and I am SO glad you had such a lengthy reaction and you laid out all your thoughts here.

[@WhoDiedWhatCorn]

Can't go wrong with the Socratic Method! I really enjoy your insights, both about AoT and our own world. Keep up the good work!

[@jeyyzz__7489]

u didn’t just cry 1:45:37 aw bless ur heart Loved hearing ur thoughts btw

[@saraB94]

One of the best episodes and very informative.

[@Mariopwnzu]

I feel behind on this series a bit but I've been waiting so long to see his reaction to the Marley stuff and to see this video was 2 hours long made my fucking day

[@koolio_tt]

i shouldn’t have closed my eyes listening to this, i ended up waking much later, but still only had finished episode 21

[@advise3398]

As a Pole, I really appreciate your opinion and commentary here. And that episode of AoT, especially the scene on the Island, hits us very badly here. Our poet summarized it in one sentence: „People doomed people to this fate”. We often seem to forget that painter people were just like people we know, corrupted and destroyed by the ideals they considered to be the only way out.

[@storieswithstyle]

Yerah, that is to me more scary than "there were really evil dudes". A lot more sneaky and trerifying =(

[@Smona]

Also I am saluting to you for sacrificing your good sleep for our entertainment o7

[@LRibeiro97]

01:00:00 Man, that was a great theory, and the theme recognition was spot on

[@brendancalloway4313]

been eagerly awaiting this but...2 hours?! What am I about to get into today lol

[@lolroflundxd]

This episode was really dense! If I remember correctly I only paused and rewinded a bit and took it in, but then after I rewatched it like 3 times to understand everything and theorize :D

[@Daccura]

Season 4 will blow his mind lmao - this is really good. Keep up!

[@LegitLord2000]

Ofc I find this episode at 4am and I’m stuck here 😭 Now it’s 5am lmao

[@storieswithstyle]

Oh no, hope you got some sleep. If it is any consolation, I recorded this from 0:30 till 4:30 PM as well :D

[@LegitLord2000]

@@storieswithstyle 🤣 Finally watched all ur reactions of S3 and pretty much all of Season 4 too

[@firstlast8085]

I'm glad you got a such a great amount of sleep! Priorities ;)

[@allisongao6791]

the last few minutes of this ep is really heartbreaking....

[@sargantfrosty]

Dear SWS's wife: he totally did not stay up too late to make this video.

[@ComradeArthur]

"Ok, I'm just gonna record a quick reaction before I go to bed..." 45:34 "I already suspect this is going to be the longest video ..." The longest video So Far - Homer Simpson. 1:14:16 Ack! You missed the doll! 1:35:32 Different writing. They don't explain it in the anime but it's reasonable to assume the canned fish was canned somewhere other than Marley. Maybe Zeke liked fish from this world's equivalent of Peru or Sweden. Annoyingly, Annie understood the writing too.

[@aarondimoff5180]

"Dead like me" with Mandy Potenkin is the show you were thinking of with the toilet seat.

[@HenryHoang-x]

Eren is the son Grisha desire outside the wall while Zeke is the son he wanted inside the wall.

[@اميرمادرا]

I agree with you here l fell şad for Eren and zeke my friend

[@rustywarhorse9016]

31:50 Ymir eating fungus to obtain titan power? no that's the plot of Super Mario Brothers.

[@lesvideosduboncoin506]

This video was really something. Very great video 👍

[@rams8571]

this was a great reaction

[@lastyhopper2792]

1:12:21 nice analysist on the wall king's actions and consequences

[@merrysleeps]

I really agree with you that inheriting guilt is a ridiculous notion, though I’ve noticed a lot of AOT fans do actually think the persecution of the Eldians is justified because of what their ancestors did for some reason…

[@storieswithstyle]

Yeah, it is pretty wild. It is also spelled out later so obviously by Kaya, so I do not understand how that goes past people :D

[@bazookabullet101]

9:16 the moment that line sets in

[@andrettax6052]

Nice trivia: Eren said the exactly same words he said when he woke up in episode 1, I mean in Japanese, maybe the translation is a bit different because of context, but isn't "wrong".

[@TrueThanny]

01:41:52 I'd argue he's blaming himself right there when you have it paused. He's asking why they let someone like Grisha get involved. It's analogous to letting a fox into the hen-house - it's definitely the fox that caused the ensuing carnage, but you're the one that let it inside, and you deserve the blame. Granted, implicit in that kind of blame acceptance is the declaration that Grisha is the fox who destroyed the hen-house. But that's basically an observed fact - he chose to enroll his son to become a Warrior, and he chose how to educate him in preparation.

[@armored_gorilla]

1:54:22 the show was called Dead Like Me

[@dmbyaz41]

Best reaction to this episode i've seen. Kudos! One of your anecdotes reminds me of when I had to explain "Catholic Guilt" to a friend. It's not the same, but I share your views on "inherited" guilt.

[@Lunamangiante2004]

Nobody expected this 1:45:36 😱😱😱