The Ravings of a Mad Woman | Attack On Titan Season 3 Part 1 Vlog

[@notrixamoris3318]

Merphy the video is getting longer...as long as you are happy then please make it 2 hours long for the part 2

[@eeecor136]

Season 4 final part is gonna be 4 hours at this rate 😂

[@Zechree]

@@eeecor136we can hope

[@codyp9416]

Do I want to watch a movie? No I don't have time for that. An hour and forty of Merphy talking AoT? Sign me up!

[@ahmed61299]

this is so trueeeeeeeeeeee

[@madmanmit2618]

TRUEEEEEEE

[@Step43099]

Me all the time lol

[@Merith89]

I feel seen lmao

[@anab6398]

Real asf 😭😭

[@LEVl.K9]

"Eren ate his dad!" LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO WTF WAS THIS CUT BRO??????

[@ramzes2624]

I love how those AoT vlogs keep getting longer and longer. I'm here for it

[@nichescenes]

It's even more surprising given people claim AOT is so bad and she loves it. Even her other tubers didnt like it at first and she loves it. Though i'll say she's better at acclimating to anime. People who resist it think American live action subtle emotions = best but sometimes AOT works. Also AOT later on is westernized for better or worst acting wise. Also happy she likes a season people hated, which is now reloved on hindsight. Sad the author had to truncate it just to appease fans as they hated this and it was all story and they called it filler.

[@radicaldreamer927]

Please don’t worry, your Rod Reiss rant was absolutely on point, and that commenter is a weirdo.

[@danielcastaneda4975]

no he is not . and you are just being a simp which is being actually being a weirdo

[@radicaldreamer927]

@@danielcastaneda4975 You didn't think that one through, lmaoooo 🤣 Also, I like how you only said this in reply to me. Nobody else agreeing with her. Why are they not simps?

[@nichescenes]

@@danielcastaneda4975 I think this is the issue with AOT, it's not written to have a good and bad objective or subjective slide towards objective. It's the power levels of storytelling. Sure some points are clear but your not supposed to come out saying this was the good guy and bad guy. It's why i think people didnt get the ending (besides a few over stated and under stated pacing issues and well lets face it people are human and it was his first story good or great for that matter) People wanted something they were never gonna get. He developed a story about something humanity today still hasnt fixed. Even if every single ill willed person passed away in an instant someone would grow thinking they are better than someone else by nature and grow that hate. How do people think clicks and groups evolve in highschool a microcosm of life. We never leave highschool...but we can momentarily improve it. Violence, hate, etc. all fixed by love for each other. Something humans have trouble completely doing. The show explains some of this but it's obvious yet people miss it, since hey alot of viewers no offense are stuck in the forest of hatred

[@sunnysunsins]

Fun(?) fact, if you don't find out already: the couple with hot air balloon that got shot by MPs were Armin's parents. It got confirmed either in volume extras or in the artbook, with their designs being shown. Armin looks exactly like his mom, but with his dad's round eyes

[@keravnos2231]

Enjoy the vlog 😁 Eren ate his dad 😮

[@blakemullins6812]

fr

[@secondeye1574]

S4 arc 1 - Volume 23 to 26 (anime 4x1-4x8 or 4x9) S4 arc 2 - Volume 27 to 30 (anime 4x10/9-4x20/21) S4 arc 3 - Volume 31 to 34 (anime, remainder of episodes) I really recommend splitting it up like this because the upcoming section is very dense with story and information. Season 4 is the longest season. I hope whoever is advising you sees this and considers it somewhat

[@fanboy4you]

long enough to become another series entirely

[@glad_asg]

​@@fanboy4you I see what you did here lmao

[@TheFerg714]

Yes, you're exactly right. It would be a real mistake to make Merphy split it like the anime did.

[@mesacboy7939]

I'm only a minute into the video but people were defending Rod Reiss?? Don't worry Merphy that's definitely a minority opinion lmao. It's such a comically bad take i can't tell if they're trolls or not

[@TheAngryMontage]

it's not a completely bad take, it's partially true. Rod's cause and reasoning was actually noble (like zeke's for example) but his personality and actions are horrible and make him unlikable so I see what the guy is saying to some extent

[@mesacboy7939]

@@TheAngryMontage fair!

[@silverknight6262]

​@@TheAngryMontagecould you expand on that? I get the argument that rod believed the royal family holding the founding titan was for the best, but it really doesn't seem like he ever learned any of the secrets the inheritors of the titan learned, based on his flashback where him and his brother tell uri to get rid of the titans. Also if this truly was his conviction, rod could've inherited the titan himself rather than forcing historia to bare the burden

[@nathannava9699]

@@silverknight6262 The way I take it is that he saw his close family members(who all also wanted to wipe out the titans) inherit the First King's Will and the memories of the world, to then decide to keep the cycle going despite being so empathetic and down to earth. After following his brother and Frieda, seeing their omnipotent power and goodwill he starts to worship them and become religiously devout, and believes that they know what's best for humanity even if he doesn't understand or know what the memories contain. He doesn't want to inherit the Titan himself because he sees it as his duty as a follower to bring back God to guide him and humanity as a whole, rather than becoming God himself.

[@silverknight6262]

@@nathannava9699 that's interesting, I agree with your first point but have never considered your second. I interpret rods actions as more selfish since he never had any concern for historia until his whole family was dead and he had no one else to inherit the FT. It's hard to talk about without spoiling s3 p2, but I think the true reason he didn't eat eren himself was partially because he didn't want to lose his free will to the first king, but mostly because of other potential drawbacks associated with it (if you know what I mean lol)

[@tbagged1cod283]

s3 p2 vlog should be 3+ hours. we are here to have a meal

[@3rings1]

Bow your heads and say grace

[@mekhimcfarlane9016]

THE RAVINGS OF A MAD WOMANNNNNNN!!!! Let’s go (It’s way too early for me to be this excited)

[@meino6465]

6:02 This is actually a pretty common opinion within the fandom. Although... without spoiling, I will say that s3 part 1 becomes a lot more interesting and enjoyable on a rewatch due to knowing the full context behind what's going on :)

[@avsambart]

In these videos, Merphy constantly proves and shows just how incredibly intelligent she is and I'm jealous.

[@Insanebehaviordude]

These AOT Vlog rambles make me so happy

[@mrstar3218]

1:29:23 Levi also smiled in that scene because this was the first mission he’d had that no one died. Yeah he’s been through a lot.😢

[@Gusbusbus]

I get too excited for these uploads

[@franktaku9121]

1:27:02 "If I don't do it right I'll probably turn out all messed up like him." Omg.. This coming from Kenny, a literal serial killer, is so strong in context of what his goal through obtaining power is. I never noticed the deeper interpretation in those words!! It's so good. I only just realized this because of your video. Thank you! I love it. And love Kenny's character more now.

[@tomerm7672]

There's a theory that says Rod turn into this hideous titan because of the way he licked the serum instead of injecting it, which can be related to Kenny's line - "If I don't do it right I'll probably turn out all messed up like him" but he might be referring to something deeper than that..🤷‍♂ Loving the vlogs keep em coming!

[@youtubeaccounter5900]

Also you can see blood in his tongue in the Anime, because kenny cut his tongue. It was not liking but rather directly entering bloodstream from tongue

[@girlwithoutpearlearring]

That's how I always understood it as well. I didn't even consider anything else, tbh... Didn't know that there were other theories...

[@tomerm7672]

@@girlwithoutpearlearring Same. just thought it's worth mentioning. I call it a "theory" since it isn't officialy explained or confirmed in the manga/anime

[@girlwithoutpearlearring]

@@tomerm7672 Sure, in the end it's just a guess

[@alexanderplatts9105]

Hange, is that you?

[@sadsnipermarina]

I love this point you made and I think the whole series is about Eren desperately wrestling with his own self-importance. It always feels like regardless of his will fate always prioritizes him.

[@Lesterberne]

That person talking about rod reiss was just weird ngl you were fine with your discussion

[@thesmilingtitan]

Man Merphy's hair is always so on point

[@lynneko1304]

It is on purpose. Idk where its at in the manga, but in season1. Grisha says to Eren (in a flashback to that forest scene) "You must learn to master this power!" As he injects him and allows Eren to eat him to gain the "Coordinate". Thats not a spoiler, since its in season 1 and elaborated on here. Also I really wonder why no one seems to realise that Grisha is simply lying that "He doesnt remember" lol. Or even consider that possibility. He simply doesnt want to talk about who he is or where hes from. So the "i dont remember" is just an easy answer to tell people with prying questions.

[@ramzes2624]

Also, Rod Reiss is mostly hated in the fandom. But there will always be contrarians in the youtube comments.

[@GeorgeWashingMachine69420]

im surprised some like him, he impregnated his maid

[@danraider482]

Contrarians lmao He's already not likable, you don't need to make shit up like he's someone else to see him as unlikable

[@fstorm2]

This is what i was thinking. Like who is defending Rod Reiss

[@acendiatmedia8747]

I never see his personal life defended but it's valid to ask if he was trying to do good and if what he was doing would have had a better outcome. Clearly he cared more about getting the founding titan back more than he was a coward. He took the syrum after all and he wasn't wrong that he shouldn't become a Titan and it's unlikely he got that idea himself. It seams like he was passed over to take the titan. Seams weird that his father and brother where just fine with him dodging it. Many of the questions about Rods motives are directly from Kenny who doesn't really have allot of credibility or reason to know. Remember the end and ask yourself what happens with Historia as founder? No one in this story is a good person and Rods failings aren't all that egregious. Just because he in opposition to the protagonists isn't a very good reason to hate him in this story.

[@ramzes2624]

@@acendiatmedia8747 I don't have strong feelings towards Rod personally. But he did run away while his family was killed, and he only ended up as a messed up Pure Titan because the way he ingested the serum, there's no reason to believe he was privy to any special information or that he was special and that's why he turned up as a messed up Pure Titan. So it seems to me he rationalized that he should not be the one to become the Founding Titan because he was the one overseeing the transition from host to host. But I think he only took this role because he was scared of becoming the host himself. I don't think he was malevolent and I think he cared about humanity, but I do think he is supposed to have cowardliness as a core character flaw.

[@Lizzie_04]

I love getting to see someone else's first time reaction to the manga/anime and see you be super smart about the sort of theories you make. I got into AOT when I was 10 years old so I was too young to critically think like this 😅

[@amampathak]

I loooove these vlogs SO MUCH, I hope you dive even deeper for the Final Season.

[@barfshorts5806]

These have been so fun to go through, looking forward to part 2 and the rest of the series

[@hamzajirrari]

I think Armin killing the girl in kenny's squad is his first kill in the series , we never saw him killing a titan ( I might be mistaking )

[@AM17titan]

Yea you are right actually 😂

[@jfree672]

the cut to "Eren ate his dad"

[@Ruby_D_Rose]

Listen the longer the better us AoT fans love this kind of stuff from content creators tbh we are as locked in when someone else is experiencing it for the first time since we ourselves can't :P

[@PagwtoXonakiGaming]

Hey Merphy, first off amazing video as always, really loving your journey with AoT! There is a channel called "The Drawk Show" which recently caught up with One Piece, with Drawk doing arc reviews and analyses with his mother, which happens to be a teacher and is literary educated, with a lot of interesting insights about the series! They have expressed their desire to reach out to you soon to talk about One Piece! Ever since I started watching them I thought a collaboration between your channels would be amazing because of your insights! Writing this comment in hopes of you seeing it and checking their channel out! If anyone else reading this comment can upvote it for Merphy to see, I would really appreciate it!

[@dessnikoss]

Eren : I ate my dad ! Mikasa : You mean you hate him right ? . . . Right ?

[@malikgordon1399]

When merphy said," he's a good boy" 🥵

[@LightWolfArt]

Erin is such a good charcter! He has some flaws but he tries his best, cares for everyone around him, and is a great person overall. Getting close to the last season so can't wait to see how he saves the world from the titans and everything

[@blakemullins6812]

lol

[@Marqui91]

I got out of a nine hour exam today, saw you had posted and literally yelped with excitement.

[@copilot13]

I can't wait for Merph to get to the end, she's picking up on all the right themes

[@JustPhil411]

I absolutely love these videos

[@scythe9734]

Oh I love Freida too, she is the one who sings the first AOT ending. Her voice is angelic and powerful. And when people say we like Rod Reiss, I don't mean we like the current Rod Reiss but the road that led him to become what he is now. When he was young he and his younger brother Uri begged their father to kill the titans and free humanity but he refused them. Then Uri told Rod to count on him before taking the Founding Titan but he still broke his promise. THEN Freida promised him that she won't fall into the family curse but she also failed. Everything that happened in his life broke Rod completely he reached a point he gave up and accepted that whatever the king will is right and he was wrong to doubt him.

[@JustPhil411]

So excited for you to keep reading. Love your reactions

[@GirthCheck]

Rod doesnt know the history of the world. He wants to free humanity from the titans but he has watched his father, brother and daughter all be overtaken by some force that wont let them. He is an antagonist for sure because he wants the status quo to continue in historia with a hope that finally SHE can overcome the founding memories. Hes a scumbag and an antagonists for sure i just think hes a bit more complex than a mustache twirling villan.

[@TheAngryMontage]

exactly!

[@naqib_2365]

He is as close to moustache twirling as it gets in AoT

[@Gvern100]

Season 3 part 2 about to go crazy. Some of the best reveals yet

[@FreyrFox]

I live for these videos so so much, no matter how long

[@KSTED1980]

It has been a joy watching you experience this wonderful series

[@infinitewinds2101]

All of these ravings have been great thus far, but boy am I excited for the next one

[@ff78]

Who in their right mind would defend Rod Reiss 😂 youtube trolls probably 😂

[@anonomit8229]

If you notice, when they torture the Military Police member Sannes, he mentions that they killed some couple that way trying to fly an air balloon beyond the walls. It was mentioned in season 1 that Armin’s parents were trying to fly beyond the wall before they disappeared. It confirms that Armin’s parents were caught, tortured, and killed by the MPs

[@twooty2148]

Oh shit

[@aqqatone]

Strap in dear Merphy. It's going to get wild. 🙏

[@TapuArt]

i cannot wait to see how merphy feels about all the hype and energy and insanity that is the rest of the series. as weird as it sounds given how crazy s3p1 is, it really is the calm before the storm

[@400Lux]

the The Ravings of a Mad Woman series is my lifeline

[@aussieboy4279]

I can’t wait to see the season 3 part 2 review/vlog because it has multiple top 10 moments of the entire series in it and is just phenomenal. You will get everything you could want and more in this next section so buckle up.

[@Wernershnitzl]

Can’t wait for you to experience season 4

[@danbark3]

love this, looking forward to every upload every few weeks :)

[@sageavalon8140]

Always waiting for the vlog volume by volume, really enriches the experience

[@gg_sam7847]

I think her Rod Reiss rant was totally valid, and whether or not it's the "intended" interpretation, the way the individual sees it is almost just as relevant as the writers perspective, and hell maybe Merphys interpretation is the "correct" one and that commenter was "wrong"

[@gg_sam7847]

And like.. he can be a cowardly antagonistic force/person AND have that other depth still going on at the same time, I don't know why people don't seem to register that

[@MelficeN7]

Agree, that comment is like "but actually 🤓"

[@mesacboy7939]

Yeah he's obviously a very complex villain but dumbing it down to "he was an objective force of good" is a bizarre hill to die on

[@kamikaze.33]

​@@mesacboy7939 i truly don't see him as being very complex at all. It just seems his gaslighting techniques have worked on even some of the readers lol. He's a wholly selfish manipulative villain that cares more about saving himself and his status than he does about saving humanity.

[@mesacboy7939]

@@kamikaze.33 okay cool glad I'm not crazy here. I tried to fence-sit a little in case I was completely wrong, but I don't understand how anyone could (morally) justify any of his actions

[@PerfectGame15]

Rod Reiss is mostly a negative character. Idk what that other guy being mad about.

[@kamikaze.33]

Exactly! Lol I'm pretty sure that dude is just in a very, very vocal minority.

[@Nastyn1nja808]

41:41 Rambling Murphy is y im here

[@majascha3414]

1:35:00 I don't know if I'm in the minority here, but seeing this scene for the first time I just automatically assumed Grisha is lying about not remembering? Like if he were from some place outside the wall, of course he wouldn't tell anyone inside! And if he is from inside the walls and somehow managed to get outside the walls he probably wouldn't want to reveal that either, since we have seen other scenes with people being killed for trying to go outside (the couple in the hot air balloon) I wouldn't just take his word as fact when this whole arc (and series so far, one could aruge) is based on deception of the general public within the walls...

[@alexinator-hh5fe]

I absolutely loved that even though she isn't in this arc, Ymir's words are what gave Historia the will to rebel. She's always been forced into roles. Frieda loved her but she pushed her to become more proper and polite(Frieda became super aggressive and upset when Historia tried exploring outside the fence, which is definitely an allegory for not leaving the walls as people exploring and getting too close to the truth is seemingly what the first king doesn’t want), Rod forced her to become Krista, her mother rejected her existence. All the people who should've had her back either used her, didn't care for her, tried influencing her, or all of the above. But Ymir was one of the few people who gave Historia a choice. Who allowed her to be herself and genuinely made her happy. Ymir being so important to Historia is why I didn't like that the anime cut out Historia's breakdown after she was taken. As for Rod, he's definitely interesting to me. He's absolutely manipulative. But I really like the flashback Historia sees about Rod after dealing the final blow because that small moment adds a lot to his character. In the flashback we see that Rod was a lot like Eren as a kid. He was ambitious, and genuinely wanted humanity to be free from the titans. But despite his years of begging his father, nothing changed. Then when his brother Uri gained the power, he was convinced that he could do it, but that didn't work out either. And even Frieda, who genuinely looked like she wanted to fix things changed once she obtained the power. And Rod seemed to slowly admit defeat and just accept that that's how things were meant to be. He began to lose hope. Until he became a broken shell of who he once was. I do think a small part of him was hoping that Historia would be the one to help fix things, but he definitely was only telling her information that would be beneficial for himself. After so many years of people becoming like the First King, he accepted that even with all the power in the world, the Royal family was still bound by chains to a will they couldn't resist. And if that will thought it knew best for humanity, he would be there to aid them.

[@RahulPandit-f4n]

I love these ravings.

[@EvoRms]

"there's gonna be a situation..." Yes

[@Dayvad]

Hope we get to part 2 soon. My favorite part of AOT

[@Atlas9766]

honestly I've always thought Rods titan form was because he licked the serum instead of injecting it.

[@Ruby_D_Rose]

Also the Rod Ross rant is how I took it too that he was a coward that put responsibility on anyone but himself any mention of The Good Of Humanity was because he's part of humanity not cause he cares about the so called peons

[@sekiun]

let's gooooo. we are HERE for this length of content

[@vigilantvigilante2582]

LOVED THIS VID

[@tigerwoman4411]

This season is when Christa came my favorite character

[@dionMrtr]

My tv show favorite

[@gabriellima4550]

Still calling Historia by the name Krista is throwing me off lmao

[@kiggerst]

58:49 it was not, in fact, in the moment 😂

[@Alex-go6le]

loved this

[@GoofballAndi]

awe yeah, just finished B&Ts vlog of the final season, back to season 3 suffering. Epilogue, 2nd Act done, time for the anime to start great video, great thoughts, Annie is my wife, armin is too pure for this world, these videos are too short.

[@Skroopy]

Love her speculation on dream worlds lol

[@CyRilOnYouTube]

1:11:48 forshadowing 😂😂

[@henfarasubtitrare9764]

Not because of what he did, but maybe the way he was drawn, Rod Reiss reminded me of Napoleon from Animal Farm. 😅😂

[@brofst]

I am here for this content

[@moagilah]

Crysta scene of forgetting is in the anime as well, it's more subtle I'll admit but it's not manga only

[@braydenswinhart]

Humans would all come together and hold hands singing Kumbaya, ONLY if everyone intertwines their hands the same way, and sings exactly the same tune.

[@Angras_advocate18]

We need to get type-moon on her radar it’s the strongest franchise in anime with their base abilities giving them immeasurable speed. & my power scaling playlist has all the proof we need, my essay playlist also proves it has the best written characters in anime especially in the girl aspect.(which some shonen struggle cough* Naruto) Like generic anime channel’s shirou vid, it’s billion$ budget & ufotable come together to give us peak animation of any year they drop or period. It’s also the lotr of anime with lore on lore & galore.

[@mrstar3218]

Merphy, the 2 hot air ballooners that were killed were actually Armin’s parents. This doesn’t spoil anything so it’s safe to know. Can’t wait to see your reaction☺️👍

[@taneelbrightblade6622]

Did not catch the five kids line… oof

[@x0x0niks]

Same, just when i thought i couldnt hate rod more

[@theflightyfairy4811]

This video made me appreciate Kenny more :)

[@197ankitakumari4]

1:57 Rod Reiss is 100% villain for me. Killed his mistress and exiled his daughter and later manipulated her and gaslighted her into believing all his actions were for betterment of humanity. Only Frieda and Historia have good heart in that family.

[@johnark4723]

From what I remember, he didn't kill his mistress. Kenny did because she knew who Reiss was.

[@Lukas-ht9xm]

@@johnark4723 You're right I actually misremembered that too. But still, he didn't seem very upset by it.

[@murica7095]

Uri was pretty cool too

[@GeorgeWashingMachine69420]

​@@johnark4723 same thing tho, kenny is loyal to the royal

[@johnark4723]

@@Lukas-ht9xm I mean, he did look pretty sad about it and even looked away when she was killed. Now he wasn't on the ground weeping, but I can forgive him when he had to pretend like he didn't know them (therefor couldn't show emotions) and he had his entire family killed and almost died like a few days before.

[@GeorgeWashingMachine69420]

17:32 she predicted the Paths lol

[@khiraas5656]

Ravings of the mad woman,Morrigan, Sacred ashes trailer Dragon age origins😀

[@longlam6271]

At 1:25:35, surprised you didn't make a connection to Askeladd when he said that. I would say there are a lot of similarities between the two characters. I'm excited for whenever you review the Vinland Arc down the line because we are close to the ending of the series! It will probably be done sometime in 2025.

[@dillchillin]

nah all my homies hate rodd reiss also. based merphy as always.

[@bolsadescartable]

Kudos to you for bringing attention to a different opinion but Rod is only trying to "save" humanity in the way he alone believes, even over the will of everyone else. He is not good, he believes his job is to serve God and bring his will to earth which is not good for humanity. I dont think even he knows why the founding titan wants to keep them at the mercy of Titans. He just knows that is what the being with the memories of humanity wants for humanity.

[@kamikaze.33]

I honestly don't understand how anybody sees this in his character. He was wholly selfish and self-serving and just manipulated and gaslighted people around him. He couldn't care less about saving humanity. He just wants to save himself and stay as the ruling family! That's why he didn't wanna become a titan himself, cuz it's essentially a death sentence since he'd end up dying in 13 years. He's a truly deplorable character in every way!

[@zetsubokun-gs5pe]

rice family what's next potato family ?

[@randy21765]

Merphy Napier I recommend Hellsing or Devilman for Halloween they're Classic and short reads Hellsing is 10 Volumes and Devilman is 5 Volumes

[@ProxAuthReq]

7:25 lol just you wait

[@Foyay_Red]

Please make the next one longer

[@2o7o7dragon]

Enjoying the vlog/video combos. This might be too much work to being asking for, but I wish you'd re-watch your blog clips or take notes on them before shooting the next one. You made a comment about the info dump being hard to follow in the manga and wondering if it was clearer in the anime (I'm an anime only, so I know that's episode 6 but I don't remember what chapters you said it was). I would have appreciated you finishing that thought thread, since you hadn't watched the episode when you made the comment about the manga. Looking forward to your season 3 videos. You're doing great.

[@tmakk92]

Can we please fast forward to Oct 19 😩

[@line4169]

Notice the boots reiner & berholdt are wearing when sitting atop the walls, watch the anime section & google the boots, Hint is in the boots...!

[@haterodiadordeplantao.680]

Isn't this the season where there's a post-credits?

[@Kiwi-Araga]

Season 3 changed a lot because Isayama requested it since the fans complained about the manga being too convoluted. There were a few things I wish they kept in the anime, but I see the reason why they were removed. The rest of the show will follow the manga mostly 1 to 1, but there will be small adjustments, usually at the request of the author.

[@kissofarose100]

Kenny was the most brilliant character in S3

[@observerealityinhd290]

I love that armchair.

[@vincentvieille5996]

There is no dimensions where Frieda communicate with Eren and Historia. They both had flashbacks of past memories that they forgot, especially Historia. When Frieda met with Historia, it was real, it was not a dream. She just made Historia forget. But touching Eren activatd the Founding titan and its memories. They all accessed the memories of past Founding titans, meaning memories from Frieda, Grisha and Eren....

[@IanChristopher]

Oh boy, I can really see the next raving to be 2 hours long