The GENIUS of the Bystander, The Special One & Eren - Overanalyzing Attack on Titan & Retrospective

[@jtmm5957]

“Eren’s mom would be sad” looking back and this is actually so so real… her beloved husband and cute little baby’s fates after her death were tragic

[@_Atreides_]

The story of the entire Jaeger family is pretty tragic.

[@abbykub1329]

The story of attack on titan as a whole is pretty tragic

[@violenceteacher6669]

Another thing about the epidemic that Grisha cured is that he's probably the reason the disease spread through Paradis. Since he came from Marley, he likely brought a bunch of germs the people of Paradis' immune systems weren't accustomed to.

[@adolfodef]

Brilliancy! -> The "Perfect Health" of Titan Wielders is because they are un_human enough for it to be unable to "progress", but it also means any disease they may get simply "stays" with them potentially forever [they are also the perfect carriers]. . Because he was not exposed to anyone from Marley AFTER eating Jaeger, he only had some random, minor, "fever virus" he contracted while in the boat that brought them to Paradis Island. -> His later wife never contracted any serious S.T.D. because his previous wife was each other´s first love. . By sending young teenager Titans Wielders to Paradis, they managed to avoid spreading the more "lasting" types of infectious diseases. The exception to this are precisely those 2 who never physically interacted (at least with their real human bodies) with the rest of the ones who survived. -> The "troops" that provided logistic support to Zieke never breathe the same air than the people of Paradis who would continue to live. . By the time Eren saw the sea... it did not mattered anymore (since they would also be accessing all the technology & knowledge of medicine; possibly including vaccines).

[@mangojelly23]

Shadis saying that his history was irrelevant to humanity to then proceed to do a lore dump reminds me of when your grandparents or father casually drops their personal lore that makes you connect the dots on previous family drama lmao

[@mythrowaway]

This comment is ridiculously specific and relatable at the same time, wtf?

[@TairiqueTuray]

Just a reminder that these AOT videos are amazing bro. You’re extremely skilled at breaking down scenes with complex details, hint & easter-eggs. Keep it up mate these videos will forever be relevant in the algorithm and they’re a great binge 🔥 good work my guy 🤘🏽 + great editing

[@Koroto]

🙇‍♂️🙇‍♂️

[@zacharytaylor5023]

one my favorite youtube channels hands down

[@ob400mH]

Agreed ^

[@w0nderb0y19]

Word

[@GylenSenpai]

could not have said it better myself, absolutely love Koroto's videos, especially the AoT ones

[@Bossu]

This just makes it all the better that Carla died in episode 1. If Carla represents Eren's peaceful side and Grisha Eren's rageful side, then Carla's elimination represents Eren losing his inner peace forever. From the very start of the series, Eren was set to ruin or be ruined. We just didn't know immediately at what scale.

[@mithvibes4727]

ereh had mommy issues from the start 😢

[@joktann4918]

I remember watching this first time and being blown away that we got such an amazing episode about such a minor character just watching the world happen around him. It made the AOT world feel more "real"

[@WillieCuz]

Glad they have him a Chad send off too

[@AmazingOwnage]

Agreed

[@wolfsedo1576]

Bystander will always be one of the best episodes Attack on Titan has. Absolutely loved it, especially with the music in the end and the lovely tone.

[@Koroto]

True and real

[@LuisSierra42]

The soundtrack all throughout AoT makes everything even more special. This episode in particular but also Memories from the future. I can no longer remember those moments without the music

[@PrincessaBeane]

“Sorry Boss. I can’t come in today i need to overanalyze attack on titan”

[@angelamengualcortinas3614]

Carla's speech is one of the highlights of the series and it makes what happens next so much more tragic. Eren never let go of his dreams of grandeour and for that he became the enemy of humanity, forever trapped in an endless repetition of his live while being in the Founding. A bystander of his own story.

[@IsikaEM]

How is Eren bystander of his own story. When he himself wrote his story to accomplish his goals

[@angelamengualcortinas3614]

​@@IsikaEMhe wrote his own story to accomplish his goals and because of that he robbed himself the possibility of choosing otherwise, locking himself in a timeloop where he has to let his mother die time and time again. He's a slave to his own desires.

[@ExpertContrarian]

It doesn’t make it tragic. It makes it terrible. It ends with Eren giving up

[@angelamengualcortinas3614]

@@ExpertContrarian he's a bystander precisely because he didn't give up.

[@ExpertContrarian]

@@angelamengualcortinas3614he did give up

[@Bleach-eater-Leech]

Ive always thought that Grisha might have brought the plague with him to paradis lol

[@TheAnimeMangaClub2121]

That’s actually a pretty interesting theory! But thinking about it makes me laugh too, dude tries to be the solution but just brings in more problems, basically the Jaegers in a nutshell 😂

[@Koroto]

That kinda sorta makes sense, but I don't think Paradis would've been isolated for long enough for there to be any sorta biological diversity (if you can call it that). Definitely an interesting way of thinking though 🤔

[@maintrain527]

I absolutely love the juxtaposition the new scouts provide us with the old scouts. Especially once S4 rolled around it's no coincidence that none of the old scouts, who actually dedicated their hearts to humanity, became Yeagerists.

[@ExpertContrarian]

Wdym no coincidence? It’s a story. Not real life.

[@maintrain527]

@@ExpertContrarian The Yeagerists' ideology is the antithesis of the Scouts in almost every way. Isayama could've just made the old Scouts join the Yeagerists since it's "a story" but he didn't, not just because he didn't want them to but because it would make no sense considering everything that came before it.

[@ExpertContrarian]

⁠@@maintrain527 no, the only reason he doesn’t have them join them is because he decided that they should be the bad guys which means the main cast cannot join them. Fighting for your life and for the rest of your people is not antithetical to the Scouts. Killing your own people and teaming up with the people that want to genocide your kind is antithetical to the scouts. What they decided to do makes no sense with the rest of the story. You literally have it backwards. You having such a bad take and media literacy is not very surprising know when you didn’t even understand the meaning of my comment.

[@angelamengualcortinas3614]

​@@maintrain527let him be. He's just an ending hater with the desire of expanding the braindead version of the themes they have. He has given me headaches all this morning.

[@maintrain527]

@@angelamengualcortinas3614 I see. The name fits lmao

[@DourFlower]

Shoutout to Keith for being a goated side character, they sent him off perfectly and can't wait to see you talk about that

[@johnathanalatorre453]

I love that other people in this world understand and appreciate the complexity of AOT.

[@ExpertContrarian]

Its not that complex

[@Gehrmann_Sparrow]

​@@ExpertContrarianit's complex for me

[@caiusactinunwise1412]

@@ExpertContrarian still, It's more complex than 90% of stories out there

[@mithvibes4727]

@@ExpertContrarian you'd be surprised how horribly people understand the themes of the show

[@ExpertContrarian]

@@mithvibes4727 not really

[@vertexedits1806]

one of my favorite AoT episode and "he is special because he was born in this world" will forever be one of my favorite quotes and you nailed the analysis man 🐐

[@mew1023]

Bystander is one of the best episodes in the entire series. A must watch after you finish the series. So much fantastic layered themes that get better the more you progress through the series. Carla's ending speech hit me so hard when I watched it back in 2018 and is still something that rings in my mind as something to always remember.

[@cfg83]

Same here. I had a bad feeling during Keith's story because I thought AoT was going to push the idea that Eren was part of a set of people that are inherently superior to the rest. I did NOT want Eren to be a chosen one and Carla's speech flipped that on it's head. Her words were a comfort to me, and it seems like Eren, too.

[@Banditt_Red]

I remember the first time I watched this episode and was so happy with how Carla was written. She has so little screen time but damn what a great mother

[@chuck600]

3:11 this is where Armin learned how to do the trollface on Eren

[@bradleygrahl1264]

These are the closest thing I’ll ever have to rewatching this series for the first time other than watching it with my girlfriend. These videos are the absolute best

[@realstrixy1229]

We're almost at return to shiganshina and I can't wait.

[@RedGiantStar_5718]

Regarding the curse of Ymir for Grisha, I don't think that is a plothole since he inherited his power in the year 832 add 13 years and that equals 845 his time limit to pass it to Eren.

[@TheAnimeMangaClub2121]

I recently just read and watched Bystander, and it was SO good. I really like the way they gave depth to Shadis as a character and the theme they explored. I like the way he realizes that not everyone will be “special” in the way they hope to be, and how you won’t always or even might never succeed in what you strive for, at least not you yourself in every case, where others may succeed instead. The way he was compared to Erwin made me feel bad for Shadis And the way it comes back around to Eren and even Historia to me if they are necessarily “special” or just a vessel is cool. Historia believes she can be the true ruler of the walls and not just because she’s the last of the Reiss family to take over, but because she is willing to do the duty of a soldier for her people head on and help others, even if it was to show the people that she can fight too so they’ll follow her. Eren on the other hand begins to believe he isn’t special, but how he will do his part to carry out his duty and goal for humanity and his friends Honestly, Bystander is one of my favorite chapters and episodes I’ve seen and read so far in AOT. Loved your video btw. I love all your videos on AOT, you do a great job analyzing and make it so fun and entertaining to watch!

[@commonviewer2488]

Eren's mom Carla makes one of the most beautiful statements in the whole series

[@senminatorobama1461]

thank you for uploading, we really apriciate it

[@Koroto]

My pleasure 🙇‍♂️

[@dustingrimmmagic1067]

We are truly approaching the absolute peek!

[@unusualcarrot]

*Piek

[@changingpeopleslivesmoon2993]

Yeah

[@Krackdown9]

the absolute Pieck 😳

[@changingpeopleslivesmoon2993]

@@Krackdown9 fr

[@LuisSierra42]

@@unusualcarrot real

[@juffray4831]

A new day with a new episode of overanalyzing AOT is a good day.

[@changingpeopleslivesmoon2993]

Fr

[@Shaswatabasu]

Because of this overanalysis videos, it feels like revisiting the masterpiece again. Thank you so so much for making this videos. It's like reliving those memories. And yeah I too think Eren had a special bond with Historia. Not a romantic but... maybe one whom he could give his battle to fight...

[@justlookntosmashomeleenosc3242]

Do you guys ever think Isayama is watching these videos and is like, huh.. yeah thats a good point. I didnt think of that. Im joking ofc, Isayama has created peak fiction

[@originaozz]

Been waiting to fully dive into this breakdown. You really nailed it on the meaning behind Bystander. AoT is a show that sadly feels more relevant everyday. Our value are tied so much to be THE Main Character that we only see our side of the fight. This is one of my top 10 AoT episodes with my favorite speech (from Carla).

[@bm4604]

I never commented on one of these vids before but ive been watching for a while. I must say, you really are goated at this analyis shit. Even being one of those manga redditor guys, watching your earlier content prior to you even having the context if the shows ending. You still were able introduced me to perspectives on the show and ways analying certain charscter motivations that I had never considered prior. Here i thought i was an over invested media analysist for this show but youve humbled me well. Plus your context keeps getting better and comes out regularly, glad to have your presence around in the community.

[@Koroto]

Many thanks for the kind words! 🙇‍♂️🙇‍♂️

[@lumoc.]

This flashback is one of the chapters that Isayama personally likes because he believes his writing matured, and after all, who wouldn't agree? This chapter/episode intertwines and touches upon so many other details and themes that resonate throughout the rest of the series that the only sensible definition for it is a work of art. Especially considering that it deals with mundane storytelling, addressing ordinariness, and yet touches on themes like destiny, the value of life, the vanity of greatness, the tragic irony of this... damn, I'm left speechless and can only cry at how sublime it is every time I watch it. By the way, regarding Historia, I personally see her marriage to the farmer as a parallel to her father's story, who also loved someone of lower social class but couldn't marry because of it. Historia being able to do this ends up being a form of her emancipation and also explores the theme that children should not pay for the sins of their fathers.

[@denjipochita3398]

Korotos, you entering the Return to Shiganshina Arc and breaking down every single episode building up to the boldest arc in fiction: Marley Arc is gonna be a feast.

[@ninaginny2519]

I love your aot overanalyzing videos. You are able to breake each episode down and explain importang details. Thumbs up

[@TRIGGAMAN_LOCO]

Man I started your OA AOT series maybe 2 months ago, and just realized you’re still dropping new ones. Perfect timing for my lunch break, keep it up!

[@HenrythePaleoGuy]

I love how thorough these videos are man! Loving all the little tidbits you throw in there that really make me appreciate the series even more than I did before. :)

[@hessiankyojin]

I would add that Carla's inspiring line of being special because you were born into this world, can be one of the darkest in hindsight because that is what drives Eren into doing the horrible things he will be doing in the future.

[@vibhav_03]

It is not so because eren devalues himself from the start and just chooses the story which he saw himself , at last mentioned himself a ordinary idiot , this video at end also mentions both Keith and him bystanders

[@ReleaseZeKrakken]

Mom wake up, Koroto posted!

[@melekdhaouadi3980]

We Appreciate You 💕

[@joaquinalvarez7501]

Me over analyzing the over analysis I would say Grisha holding the attack titan for 15 years is a huge plot point. It demonstrates that shifters can infact live passed those 13 years but it's through the curse of humanity that those who know williningly let the cycle continue instead of trying to break it in fear of what could happen next. Cause even at the end of the series it's not the titans that are the destruction of Paradi but humanity alone. If we could see passed the fear humans and titans could've co inhabited the world but that is the curse humans live with

[@Jayjay_07]

This episode is just such a standout and I am not surprised that the manga chapter is one of Isayama's favorites. The scene with Keith and Carla in the anime when the credits are rolling during her speech - I have watched AOT I don't know how many times but I still get chills every single time.

[@Daemonussy]

Your wonderful editing just tied this all together so perfectly. Thank you for the meal!

[@timiwithane]

Floch isn’t an example of “good things becoming twisted”. His theme is one of “I need to survive and I’m not going to lay down and die”

[@fgkuv5232]

Soy losers don't understand that apparently, they sympathize with traitors.

[@joenash4802]

Can we just appreciate how much of an amazing voice actor Bryce papenbrook is

[@lesleygarcia2746]

I've been tuning in since i found your AOT explained series last year and I love the videos❤. My favorite parts are you adding and discussing the AOT memes. There is nothing funnier than hearing the "it was all future erens plan" 😂 at 15:10 .

[@SlimmyMcGill]

Regarding the Titan that is slowly crawling towards the wall. I have a theory. Marlians had absolutely no regard for Eldians in terms of age. You resisted, that's it, off to Paradis. My theory is that Titan in particular was an infant Eldian forcefully turned and flung into Paradis

[@MidnightSkyeNeko]

i love how the URL for the video has "fury" in it

[@harrisonmyles2075]

lunch made attack on titan retrospective out yea it’s all comin together

[@Jakethesnake3221]

Amazing as always Korotos. Your AoT series has made me appreciate it even more. Keep it up but don't burn yourself out.

[@MathematicPony]

Just wanna say I'm obsessed with these videos! Your analysis is clear and spot on! Great work 😎 Always a good day when there's a new upload!

[@yatharthrai4658]

One of my personal fav ep of AOT. Like how can you not be appreciative of Isayama's genius, with the literal ep1,2,3 callbacks. This, Levi's ep and many such little moments of S3P1 make me feel like it remains under-appreciated by a majority of people.

[@DanielKA1996]

The greatest thing on KZbin Literally one of the best 30 minutes of my week

[@NigerianWeeb]

I've seen hours of this series by now, and I suddenly had the realisation that I have never gotten a single ad. Odd. Anyway, keep up the good work! I've been watching for months now, and I'm finally catching up!

[@Caboose44567]

Crazy thought about the whole 13 years thing. I don't think we ever saw any titan shifters 'pass away' after 13 years. We just learned it through the narrative and accepted it. What if that wasn't actually true, but just a tradition carried on. Maybe even a lie spread through the paths to push the story where it had to go, but Titan Shifters could actually live a while beyond that? Might be a bit of a crazy thought, but I don't think we learned of any specific Titan Shifter who just 'passed away' and the Titan power was given to another Eldian, only that after 13 years they would be sentenced to death by another to take theit place.

[@oyamampendu9467]

Both Kruger and Ksavar said they were getting weaker as time ran out

[@Caboose44567]

@oyamampendu9467 That's a good point. However, each of them still fulfilled the cycle and passed on their abilities before a 'natural death' could have occurred.

[@kiffu94]

Keep it up bro. Usualy im not the kind of guy to wach the same videos over and over. But your overanalyzing is just to great. Im like okey we are on episode x now. I know all in and out about it. What Krotos gonna say thad i don.t know.? And boom you hit me over the head with a hole new prospective. Evry f time. BTW it is shiganshina finaly. Peak of AoT in my mind. Keep the work up. Much love my 1.60cm Levi copy

[@BigPanda096]

Koroto has the best analysis videos I've seen of most series. Dude has a good eye.

[@parthsharma2119]

"we move on with historia chasing a bunch of kids"

[@DrProfNoNo]

For an episode that isn't necessary cool or funny or whatever on paper, this is still one of my all time favorite episodes of the show

[@changingpeopleslivesmoon2993]

Very true

[@onyxseal24]

God I love this series so much, thank you Koroto!

[@trevortorbeck2910]

The Grisha being a god tier doctor with in the walls I alway thought made sense after finding out the truth

[@cfg83]

Thank you for this video. I recently heard that the creator liked working on this episode the most(?), so I sought out a commentary and found yours. I agree that Keith sabotaged Eren's ODM gear for Carla. He loved Carla. If he could tip the scales to protect Eren from the horror of being a scout, then why wouldn't he?

[@apoorvbelsare9594]

good day you posted this. just finished reading the manga and was in the mood of some aot content.

[@sarahnova1567]

Ohhh, I'm so excited! I feel like the second part of S3 is my all-time favorite, maybe only eclipsed by S4 P1. I'm absolutely hyped that we're slowly starting to head towards the Return to Shiganshina!!

[@munbrazeh6700]

i cant wait for the next episode of this series omg

[@yewcio]

Always excited for a new upload 😼

[@andrevicente9351]

These vídeos are AMAZING! I would love an episode on the Attack Titan power reveal in season 4, but all these aot vídeos are great! Keep it up!

[@prestonarmer277]

I just binged watch all of your aot videos yesterday just to wake up to a new episode lol awesome

[@FrankTheTank17]

Me toooooooo! Flocks hair looks dumb! I’m glad I’m not the only one that thought that 😆

[@nadya1172]

I was so happy to be on my lunch break to watch this!

[@RowanTS]

The thing about “others being special, I am just the bystander caught in the waves” thing, is one reason why I think we’re *not* on a fixed timeline, but our main players *choose* to believe they are. They choose to deny true agency over their actions and in fact go well out of their way to make them happen. And thus why this story of ‘everyone thinks someone else is special’ comes up now, with Eren just in the crystal caverns, the closest he ever came to breaking the cycle. They believe - like the n&zi idea of kali yuga (big part of n&zi ideology - they had a lot of wild theological beliefs that are forgotten and glossed over for the sake of a certain image, and this is actually the source of where the sw&stik& comes from, if you ever wondered why the used a hindu symbol of all things) that they’re an inevitable destructive part of a never ending cycle so it’s just what has to be. (Do look that up btw it’ll demistify a lot of the subtext of the show). Only Historia with her rejection of the old King’s ways and love for Ymir actually does differently in the long run particularly post-Eren - successfully broke a cycle because she believed she could and tried to. Cycles of abuse take *effort* to break.

[@intless93]

14:01 would love to know if the Crawling Titan survived everything that happened and turned into a human again after the ending.

[@boyanpetrov9975]

Been waiting long but he did it, he made a video on my favorite episode

[@koui4449]

Best aot analysis series giving us goat content once again 😊

[@snyperheadshoot]

This is an amazing episode! My favourite from the whole series, pretty similar with the story from Blade Runner 2049, which made me a bit biased. But I'm a sucker for a story that focuses on a character that is not meant to be the chosen one, and Keith also acknowledges it, and yet he did the best he could, for the world. There is a powerful lesson in that.

[@valcair]

Ayyy i was wondering what to watch while eating and the notification provided

[@Devious.official]

Small detail in the intro to season 1, when eren is jumping at the colossal titan, the colossal actually does the same side eye that Bertholdt always does

[@zeitgeist265]

31:55 kinda reminds me of how snape looked out for harry cuz of his mum in a sabotage u to protect u kinda way

[@MegaDk182]

I look forward to these videos man keep up the good work

[@HopeFlare2228]

Babe wake up, new AOT overanalyzed video just dropped.

[@Maddox_Clayne]

I've been so excited for the next one!

[@kennyxkazuki713]

30:45 ah yes, a 70 and a half hour daily schedule. Incredible

[@MrNikkisweet]

That was a really good episode I loved this episode it was a great one

[@astermorgue]

babe wake up korotos mystery shack posted another overanalyzing aot ep🗣️🗣️

[@tarsis_the_visualist]

You sir truly cooked for this episode.

[@leimmortalraven3246]

I think the over arcing point of the Attack on Titan ends up being hope. Everything, every painful loss, every horrible disaster always heralds a sense of hope for a brighter future. The failed mission to catch Female Titan carried hope as we learned enough to find Annie and corner her. The bleak death charge of Erwin and the new scouts heralds the hope of destroying the beast, finding the basement and learning the truth. Even the ending. The destructive chaos of the Rumbling heralds the release of the titan curse to herald the hope of a brighter future. Even if the war, the pain, and suffering does not end. It heralds room for the hope and joy of, if nothing else, a temporary peace. A time when people are safe.

[@macandcheeseofficial]

Audio listener here. You’re always coming in clutch for me during work. Doing Ymir’s work out here brother! ✊

[@neropanic1882]

I cannot wait for episode 16 and 17 breakdown those are gonna be cray

[@pedrohenriques1921]

Maybe the curse of Ymir just means she stops healing you... that's basically what she did to herself, right? Refused to heal and decided to die

[@lukaslambs5780]

When this ends please use the founder to erase my memory so I can watch this again. Thanks.

[@Koroto]

Deal! 👍

[@kasumifuwaka5795]

Personally, when I heard that Eren looked like his mother but with the eyes of his father, I thought about a reverse Harry Potter kinda thing, but I guess I'm not good at overanalysing, or even analysing at all lol

[@blainetruth2134]

Amazing video as always re reminded me why I loved this episode so much when I first watched it

[@aseel7845]

WHAT an episode

[@elmerzcosta]

Hey Koro, let me just say that thanks to you I've been wanting to rewatch AoT. I finished the series not long ago, after being fed so many spoilers that all the twists lost all the impact on me. So I never got to appreciate smaller details, like the Kenny stuff and stuff from this episode. Watching you talk about it made me want to experience the last 2 seasons again, just to catch the good storytelling there is. I've also written like 12 pages about the series and I'm still missing at least 7 more just on my thoughts on the ending. So I'm looking forward to your reading of it all. And hey, about that ending, try to look out for parallels between Mikasa and Ymir. Not only about their weird toxic relationships with violent men and their outlook of beauty in a cruel world, but how maybe Ymir learned to let go seeing how Mikasa was able to kill Eren even after being obsessed with him to the point of absurdity (she kissed his severed head, girl should be in an asylum). Just a thought tho. Cheers, mate! Thanks for everything and keep up the good work

[@jacksontaylor290]

Fire analysis

[@movieclipsvideos1781]

Were all bystanders to your talent

[@ThomasSH]

I love aot so much

[@matthewsteele99]

Keith was a phenomenal character

[@JonathanDeVylder]

17:12 he's just a reverse Harry Potter

[@pepper7488]

bro i nearly cried when listening to latin spanish dub carla say that eren is special to her.

[@mr_wilford1123]

I miss all of them :(

[@contextfree7807]

One of best moments of aot, so relatable

[@Vulpes_Shinbi]

I'd like to think that the 20 years comment is nothing but them counting the years differently. It could make sense, since there's not really a winter in Paradis as far as we know. Only one moment in the show has actual snowfall. Perhaps some people count every 180 days as a full year. Or someone's going demented after fighting titans