The Ravings of a Mad Woman | Attack on Titan Season 3 Part 2 VLOG

[@Onityn]

There have been a few VERY subtle hints at a more advanced society outside the walls: Season 2 scene where Ymir picks up a can of herring and Reiner confronts her about being able to read the language; herring is an ocean fish, it doesn't exist inside the walls, and canning is a post industrial revolution technology. During the scene where Ymir eats one of the warriors, their camping gear is shown, one of the items is a coffee-grinder(it will later reappear in season 3 part 2, Armin finds coffee mugs and doesn't know what drink it is); Coffee grows in tropical climates, so there is an impication of global trade. The overall clothing and gear of the warriors is also styled like early 20th century gear. Grisha Yeager came from outside the walls and one of the 1st things he did was to save the town from an epidemic, implies he had more advanced medical knowledge Probably some more, but that's the ones I remember

[@Sabor180]

Another hint for it in season 1. In the flashbacks of Annie's father, he says to her "the whole world might be against you...". This, at the time, can be just seen as a hyperbole, but then we find out there is actually a "whole world".

[@joepickup7305]

In season 2 Ymir calls the beast a monkey titan but when Eren tries to repeat it he says it phonetically because he doesn't know what a monkey is.

[@r_bear]

Subtle yet very clear one: the syringe! People at the level of technical development inside the walls don't have the technology to make syringes.

[@iamai_iggs]

Bertholdt and Reiner wear lace-up military combat boots when they were sitting on the wall outside of Shinganshina waiting for the Scouts. they are the type of boots that was a significant development in military apparel not available/in use pre-industrial revolution. things like shoelaces and buttons were not mass-produced pre-industrial revolution since you'd need specific machineries to do that. Annie straight up wears a hoodie. "I'm going for a perfect game" - Zeke as he throws rocks at the Scout's calvary charge. "perfect game" is a baseball terminology. "perfect game" on its own is elusive enough, but with the imagery of Zeke throwing rocks and his specific throwing form? not so elusive anymore. and baseball is a fairly modern sport that was invented in the 1800s.

[@AM17titan]

@@joepickup7305yea this is what I caught upon poor miche was so terrified because he saw completely new type of creature in front of him while we called him a monkey because we already know how a monkey looks

[@zbox913]

I love the way Isayama contrasts Armin and Eren with a small difference in dialogue. When the two of them are talking about their “source of strength” the dialogue changes ever so slightly. Eren says “ I don’t know why, but when it comes to taking back our stolen freedom, I feel strength flow through me.” Armin says “ I don’t know why, but when I think of the outside world, strength flows through me.” I just think it’s a nice touch that emphasizes where their respective motivations lie. Armin’s desire to see the outside world stems from his own natural curiosity. Eren’s desire to see the outside world seems to stem from being indignant that he can’t see it, that his freedom is restricted.

[@derivate_lang]

And not just his own: he's much more focused on all their people.

[@secondeye1574]

Fun fact: The chapter of Armin's sacrifice was released on World's Ocean Day and National Best Friend Day... 😅

[@OnMyLunchBreak07]

On a different note, and yes this is a bit childish buuuuutt, episode 69 aired on Valentine's day lol.

[@GeorgeWashingMachine69420]

😂

[@gryphon4150]

@@OnMyLunchBreak07 What do you mean childish? That's literally the most important piece of information behind what exactly is the cure to cancer.

[@merphynapier42]

oh that's amazing

[@platinum3497]

that clip you showed with your spiral about Eren Kruger really sums up the aot experience. I agree with others, I think you'll find so much to talk about in the 4th season that you might even need 3-4 parts for it really. It might make the videos feel less overwhelming for yourself to make, but of course, however you enjoy it is the most important!

[@yugiohmastermind8]

Eren's confession during the Serum argument that he actually forgot about his and Armin's dream to see the ocean together a long time ago and only had thoughts of hate in his head is honestly a huge moment for his character and establishes the difference between Eren and Armin and how they perceive their childhood dream of reaching the sea. I'm gonna quote an interview Isayama did for volume 18 back when in it released. Isayama: "Eren then was different from Armin who fought for the goal of seeing the sea once. In truth Eren is not committed to the sea. Even though Eren and Armin became great childhood friends because they shared the dream for "the world outside walls" but the root of that dream has some slight differences. Armin possessed a curiosity for knowledge, and held onto the thought of "I want to see the sea". On the other hand Eren viewed it as, "The sea exists but we don't have the freedom to see it" and he felt indignation towards that. He was not interested in the sea itself. Other than this, throughout the story all the situations Eren became involved with continues to change and his grasp of the sea itself subsequently fades. The gradual clarity of how the two of them have diverged in perspective, and Armin's own shock towards this realization, that's the story of that scene in volume 18" The scene Isayama's talking about is from the end of Season 3 part 1 when Eren, Mikasa and Armin are sat together talking about how things have changed, Armin mentions the outside world and the sea to Eren but Eren doesn't react and it causes Armin to realise that Eren doesn't care about their "shared" dream in the same way he does. When he talks about how he joined the Survey Corps to see all the scenery outside the walls and Eren brushes it off and says "Yeah I know you did" not including himself as if the dream only applies to Armin.

[@zbox913]

Yep, you can see this when they reach the sea too! It is evident that Eren does not share Armin’s enthusiasm. Eren had always assumed that reaching the sea would mean they’re finally free, and when he gets there, he realizes they’re not and can’t enjoy the moment with the rest.

[@r_bear]

Yuki Kaji's delivery on that line is just so stunningly good.

[@pokefreakplays]

I LOVE how the reveal feels like it comes out of left field. Because it comes out of left field for the characters as well. We are in the exact same spot as these characters trying to figure out what this means for the world and how it works.

[@yoyok7504]

For a Western audience it may seem "odd" or irritating, or perhaps even bad story telling. But the "out of left field twist" is actually an essential device of Japanese storytelling. All four acts of aot are a pretty good example of "kishoutenketsu"

[@meino6465]

If possible, you should try finding someone that can weed out any spoiler comments and give you a list of the remaining ones! The discussing is indeed a lot of fun and it would be a shame for that to get lost. Completely understand if it's not ideal though. Loved the video either way!

[@kalabamulutulachilufya225]

You are so great at picking up on themes and nuances. Its been great watching you pick up on clues and hold onto them as you progress through the story. Trust and believe that each thread gets its payoff by the end of the series.

[@theheroichype]

Attack on Titan is really two parts imo. Before the basement and after the basement honestly feels like the midway point of the story.

[@stardroplet9499]

Yes, and you feel like you jump genres. From medieval fantasy to almost sci-fi.

[@iamai_iggs]

the chair-rocking backward-sit as you spiraled down theory-crafting is so RELATABLE!!! :)) like, that's me. I need to subscribe to your patreon now :))

[@supermariobros2166]

Merphy ma'am please keep the same format for season 4 as well, it's split in 3 parts and i think you should do a couple of videos for each part seperately since it's dense and really packed

[@malcolmferguson4869]

"He's a child, my guy." Thank you! I won't say any names, but I'm watching someone else who is going through this series for the first time, and their takeaway from Zeke ratting out his parents was "I guess Zeke was just always evil."

[@bidossessi]

How easy some people find it to throw words like "good" and "evil", when this story is _all_ about moral conundrums... 😑

[@willknight13]

53:13 You haven’t got it fully (no spoilers ahead) I think your mis-translated copy might be causing confusion as this point links back to the titans “not wanting to be by the sea”. It’s not that they have to get the titans away from the sea or that the titans want to be away from the sea but the officers from Marley want to get the titans away from the wall they are stood on so they don’t get eaten by the prisoners once they are turned into titans. Only Eldians are taken to the island but they always let one go first to run away so it baits the titans away from them so they are safe. To summarise, they want to get the titans away from the wall, not the sea, so they will be safe after transforming the prisoners. They always shove one off the wall without transforming them to act as bait for this. Only Eldians, which is the race that can turn into titans, are taken to the island. I’m sure there are some Marleyan’s that do help them and commit other crimes but I would guess these people are executed back home or simply put in jail. Hope that clears things up.

[@konstantinospetrakos2536]

Levi and Trafalgar Law having the same V.A. is also a big part of how the "give up your dream and DIE" is so impactful to the veiwers. Tragic chars..

[@matiaspereyra9392]

I love how the parallelism between Erwin and Armin plays out but also the differences that make each their unique self, Erwin comes up with a plan, stalls out saying anything about it, his dream is what drove him forward all this time but at that point it was the one thing holding him back but his consciousness pushed him 3/4ths of the way and he kinda delegates command to levi as a bit of a final gamble so he can either be like "noo Erwin don't do it, you're too important" or order him to die giving him the final push to give up his dream and he (in his own words) assumes the role of the conman one last time, meanwhile armin doesn't have a plan so he delegates command to jean while he recolects himself, once the plan enters his head, he is fully committed, he's ready to give up his dream, which is also what drove him forward and he knows he has to lie like a dog to eren because otherwise he's not gonna let him do it

[@x0x0niks]

the 2nd part of season 3 have got to be my favorite, the action, the tragedy, the reveal everything is just so dang good. seeing your theory and understand some of the themes really impresses me. thank you for letting us join in this journey. let season 4 begin...

[@matheusbenck4353]

i love how merphy didn’t really care to who was chosen between erwin and armin and just appreciated how beautifully written this scene was (i’m the same). little does she know that this was one of the most hot topics among the community, probably only second to some stuff at the end 🫢

[@copilot13]

One nuance about the ocean scene! When Eren sees the sea, it's the first time he's confirming the info from his father's journal/memories with his own eyes. Not only did he not get to relish seeing the sea, when he saw it, it just confirmed it was already spoiled for him in memories.

[@ginonline5]

Interesting fact lost in the translation: When Eren wakes up in his cell and asks "Who am I ?", Armin is seemingly perplexed by his question. But if we look at the original text in Japanese, we can see that it's not the question itself that intrigued Armin, but the pronoun Eren used to refer to himself. Throughout the series, Eren always refers to himself using "Ore", which is a more informal pronoun used by men in casual situations with close friends and family. In this scene, however, Eren used "Watashi", which is a gender-neutral pronoun in formal settings that is also usually used by women in informal setting. So as his childhood friend, Armin saw this as out of character for Eren. This is however the pronoun usually used by Grisha to refer to himself, which shows that Eren is experiencing the past not just as a spectator, but as his own father. From this, we can see that relieving someone else's memories is a much more overwhelming experience than we think and that the person going through this experience runs the risk of loosing track of their own identity.

[@gayanegasparyan4137]

Merphy what an amazing vlog this was!!! The way you understand all the themes of the story so early is just a delight to watch!!! Thank you💜

[@Gvern100]

Lmao he’s Eren! Different last names but he’s Eren! It’s all Eren! XD

[@lordfifthissth8258]

I always love these Vlog videos. Its nice to get your fresh reaction and what your thoughts were at a given point in the story.

[@avsambart]

30:25 "Levi is such a good character" I have been WAITING for this 😍❤️ yes, yes he is the best.

[@dooroofoo6512]

His art definitely gets much better as the series went on. Remember it’s also his first and only series ever

[@mk9beatz]

I loved seeing her trying SO HARD to not cry 😅

[@AscendantStoic]

You can't really appreciate Erwin's speeches until you see them in the anime, the voice acting and music take them to a whole new height.

[@omarholder9036]

She watched it first then read the manga.

[@eoin7664]

U definitely can lol

[@AscendantStoic]

@@eoin7664 Not really.

[@eoin7664]

@@AscendantStoic speak for yourself. It absolutely can be appreciated in the manga and was, well before the anime released. Music and voice acting is something anime will always have over manga as a medium but to say you can't appreciate these moments without those does a disservice to the original scene and manga as a general art form. Not being able to appreciate stuff like that without va's or music just comes off as lacking imagination or a proper ability to immerse yourself

[@AscendantStoic]

@@eoin7664 "can be appreciated in the manga" not even remotely to the same degree, and it has nothing to do with imagination, speeches specifically work very differently from normal dialog, and with the correct VA and enough passion it creates an experience you can never get from the written version of the speech no matter how much "imagination" you have, it's just a FACT that you're having a really hard time accepting because you are fanboying and stanning for the manga for some reason without trying to understand what I'm trying to say, and that resulted in you sperging out all over the place pointlessly, fact is everyone remembers that specific scene from the anime, nobody ever brings up that scene in the manga .. for a good reason. So instead of sperging out and falsely trying to make it about something it's not (i.e disservice to the original scene and manga as a general art form) try listening to what people say more carefully and use your .. well .. imagination to understand what they are trying to say, I didn't say that about any other dialog in the manga, or any other scene, specifically speeches, and specifically those of Erwin, so don't make a mountain out of a molehill, chill the fuck out.

[@philiptimothycflores341]

This woman is going mad 😂

[@rossi_mau]

43:30 Relax, I had to watch the entire anime three times to understand what is going on.

[@Legion31]

I'm glad she picked up on the season 1 moment of Marco's speech. I didn't make the connection till after the series was done. That realization made me realize that Hajime Isayama is a crazy genius. It was right there 👌🏿

[@huykieu7775]

Ok, before getting into s4, there something you need to know: 1. All S4 will be animated by MAPPA and not WIT, so there will be a noticeable difference in the animation. 2. S4 was giving to MAPPA with tight deadline and the part 1 was in production while Covi-d was still going on, so the animation quality for part 1 is not as good as WIT, however later on it did got better.

[@light1708]

Never felt that the animation was bad in season 4

[@huykieu7775]

@@light1708 I'm not saying it's bad, but considering hop straight from fully animated Levi vs Beast to 3D will be kinda jarring at first.

[@r_bear]

@@light1708it's not really bad, but there are some scenes in the first few episodes of S4 that really aren't very good.

[@yup7380]

​​@@huykieu7775 Even that Levi vs Beast is animated by Arifumi Imai which at that point he is a freelancer. The credit goes to him, not WIT. Outside Arifumi Imai cut, I don't find AoT season 3 animation consistently amazing like season 1, still a great season thanks to the story.

[@huykieu7775]

@@yup7380 yeah but Merphy probably dont know that info though.

[@forestvvoods577]

Nothing will ever match the feeling of watching the anime week to week during this section... Happy you're here hope you keep enjoying your videos are awesome

[@fdm698]

The walls were built for one purpose: to protect the titans from levi.

[@huykieu7775]

If you felt the reveal was so left field, dont worry about it, the fanbase was also got caught up by surprise too and it took months to fully understand where the story was going. So you should feel lucky that you can just watch the rest immediately, some fans were so frustrated because the chapter was coming in weeks or even months.

[@ana-xx6tn]

Attack on titan was a mounthly manga wich made it worse

[@huykieu7775]

@@ana-xx6tn yeah, in the end I decide to just wait.

[@rodriguesfreitas1176]

29:45 Merphy feeling for the first time how contagious the Beast titan's impulsive thoughts are. 🤣🙃

[@zis-is-lihi4448]

i love the sea moment with eren! the way i see it, eren's dream was allways freedom, and when armin showed him the book with the sea, the sea started to represent to eren the freedom the he was looking for. because he is trapped in the walls because behind them there are titans, but behind the titans there is supposed to be freedom, and that freedom is represented by the sea that is after the titans. but then, suddenly the titans are just his tortured people and the sea suddenly is not freedom enymore, the sea suddenly became just another wall between him and his enemy's that are trying to kill him and his people. and that's why eren cannot appriciate the sea moment, because the sea represented his freedom from his enemy's and the wall and suddenly it became just another wall and the people behind it are just more titans (enemys) that are trying to kill him. (sorry foe bad english, this is not my first language 😁)

[@dc6945]

I definitely agree that you should try to read the official translation for Volume 22 as soon as possible. It’s such a dense stretch of chapters and the translation can drastically change certain implications. Thanks for the videos!

[@mrstar3218]

YESSSS SHE’S BREAKING DOWN THE PARTS. I wouldn’t have been able to go without this for 2 months. Plus the 4th season is so packed, having it all in one vid would be too much for you. But the best thing to do is read a few comments and have someone else go deep into the comments and show you the non spoilers.

[@yoyok7504]

It would be cool to see a final vlog on your thoughts rewatching the entire series and how some of your perceptions may have changed. Either way, your vlogs amd reviews are great, and love to re-experience the series through these!

[@Lesterberne]

Black liquid was coffee it was revealed in the mid card in the anime

[@Alch1miste]

I don't think the Reiss family erased progress, more so than the inhabitants of the walls lived in isolation for a long time (I don't remember if it's revealed how long in that part of the story), and therefore the rest of the world developed different technologies than inside the walls. That being said the Reiss family definitely suppressed any technology that would allow anyone to leave the island, see Armin's parents, but despite that the ODM gear was still developed in response to the titan, and it's arguably more advanced than the technology we see in Marley, which is around 1930s/40s.

[@anexlainn4574]

so a correction on the armin wall deduction. Armin's reasoning is actually a bit different, he reasons that because reiner and bertholdt weren't there when annie was captured (they realized there are titans in the walls) they don't know that the scouts are aware that the walls are HOLLOW and could hide people inside of them. Reiner and Bertholt would assume that they had the advantage of knowing of this hiding place, where the scouts would assume the walls are solid and not check them for cavities.

[@Ash_Howl]

I think Levi remembered what Kenny told him at the end of his life: *'People need to be drunk on something in order to keep moving forward.'* Erwin is intoxicated by the idea of discovering the truth, but once that goal is achieved, his motivation would fade. Levi also recalled the three protagonists talking about their dream of seeing the ocean, and he realized that Armin's 'drunkenness'-his dream-is more enduring, giving him a stronger and longer-lasting drive to help humanity. In the end, Levi was right: that kind of motivation is exactly what humanity needs to survive in their world.

[@nerd660]

"How does it feel to have your own roof over your head again?" Best line of the entire series

[@joelwube86]

Merph is not ready for what's to come next.

[@the_Nameless_One99]

1:01:10 "He knows that Eren is destined to die" Merphy, you haven't absorbed the fact yet that Armin is destined to die now too. Yes, he has 13 years left, compared to Eren's 4 or 5, but he is still destined to die in his 20s!

[@DGP1098]

48:05 I felt that “I don’t know” in my soul

[@Rairiky]

Watching you go through the story made remember how many ideas story beats and themes were there years in advance, that was one of the things that always impressed me about AoT reading live how such a young inexperienced guy could dream up of such ambitious, meticulous story,i hope by the end you have the same feeling P.d. merphy trying to fight the bugs around her is hilarious every time 😂

[@theflightyfairy4811]

Does it hurt me a little that Merphy doesn’t love Armin much as I do? Yes. But we can agree to disagree. I know a lot of people didn’t start to love him until post-sacrifice.

[@SunMoon6426]

"Armin is not a favourite of mine" That's okay you have your right to be wrong

[@erenjaeger9681]

What do you mean ? I have even more appreciation for her because she's right on this one

[@SunMoon6426]

@@erenjaeger9681 My friend, your an Eren fan, we are never going to think alike. Also, this was an exaggeration, she is allowed to kin who ever she likes and feel meh about anyone

[@patato4250]

I really liked the ocean scene with Eren acting kinda weird, sad, and tired of it all. I felt like it really showed how hopeless he felt that even after reaching this fantastical place him and Armin used to read about in a book, even after fighting through so much adversities, betrayals, mysteries, and heartbreak, and powering through what used to be an impossibility for humanity, he still couldn't achieve the freedom he wanted - he still had a hurdle which sits on the other side of the ocean waiting for him. To him, it must've felt like an endless cycle of strife and grief all to appease an idea of freedom that's always out of reach no matter how much he fights and moves forward even with the tremendous power he is given. Juxtapose that with Jean, Conny, and Sasha just having the time of their lives on this beach and everyone else just taking this scenery and place in, completely ignorant to the scale of what's to come.

[@EvoRms]

5:00 loved that sound

[@MGNashi]

I really liked AOT , even tought I didnt understand parts of it, I even myself found it weird when yesterday you mentionned that the titan were instructed to not go to the water. I'm glad to hear that people are helping to make sure the story is told to you correctly

[@Ikarus9]

This format is perfect. Just keep going

[@guardiandeity6519]

58:40 this section 😂😂😂😂😂

[@ashleywilson7813]

Oh noo, the mosquitoes was having a feast while listening to peak 😫 😭

[@light9205]

Oh boy we were all confused in this part

[@jo0rd73]

The genre shift that happens going forward was a very bold move of Isayama, especially when writing the manga at this point AOT had a massive success both in Japan and overseas in the West, garnering a lot of casual fans here for the giant monster action of it all. I don’t think any of us were ready for it but my god it went from a great story to one of my favourites ever, it’s a very human story through and through.

[@marvinduncan5832]

Ngl to you friend this is one of those leading comments that she was worried about

[@jo0rd73]

@@marvinduncan5832 The entire basement reveal is a genre shift in and of itself

[@Lesterberne]

Merphy i really really think you can consider rewatching these last 3-4 episodes if you want to. Not that you missed anything too important tbh but it could help you digest it more.

[@derivate_lang]

One thing that I think a lot of people forget is how important facial expressions and wordless reactions are in this story. Sure, that goes for manga in general, but this story in particular puts a lot in them. Sometimes the anime miss the mark on them, so keep an eye out in the manga!

[@beastwalds]

So jealous of that mosquito 😅😅. If you reflect on what happened in the cave it might help understand why eren wasn't mentioned between the owl and gresha

[@basicoptimalmouse]

Damn she missed the whole medal ceremony - Eren touching Historia and his reaction is some important foreshadowing.

[@AxL456]

im skipping thru to see her comments about that and I cannot find it, I guess she didnt found it odd of Eren to have that reaction

[@TwilightWolf2508]

In regards to the truth in the basement, I actually guessed it very early on in the series. There was one very telling thing to me- Armin's book about the outside world. Iirc books on the outside world were banned, and I figured the only reason for that would be the government wanting to keep something about the world a secret from the citizens. The only secret that would make sense would be for the titans to only be a problem for this country, humanity hadn't been wiped out and driven behind walls, and the rest of the world was perfectly fine. I didn't expect it to be WWII era tho, I thought it would be closer to current times.

[@omarholder9036]

Closer to current times would undermine the power of the Rumbling. Modern military could handle the Rumbing

[@13suns]

Madness dicended upon us

[@MrRenanHappy]

Grice was also eldian, he was simply selected to draw the titans away from the Marleyan landing are. What Eren Kruger says to Grisha, is the same thing Grisha says to Eren in a flashback of S1E9 when he was about to inject Eren Jaeger.

[@Insanebehaviordude]

IT'S HERE!! Been waiting all morning. Thanks for the upload! I love hearing you ramble because I can relate Edit: I agree engaging with only the top comments is a good strategy. The aot fandom isn't often kind when it comes to spoilers. I'll support any format you choose, but I agree with the people saying that s4 is extremely dense and might be hard to tackle all at once in a video. However, what matters is you enjoying the ride.

[@dionMrtr]

Masterpiece anime for me

[@muhaiminzulkarnain5628]

Next, you're gonna watch the best season in anime history. All the best and enjoy!

[@konstantinospetrakos2536]

Hang in there Merphy!

[@ayoCC]

you should do a full comment interaction after watching the whole show

[@KalebScott-em8pz]

I love your AoT videos! You should probably know going forward that the 2nd opening in season 4 contains major spoilers for the story. The 2nd opening begins on episode 17 and to avoid major spoilers you would have to read until the end of volume 30. I hope this comment is helpful.

[@r_bear]

It's my opinion that it's okay to watch. The reason, though... SPOILERS: . . . . . . . We get spoiled because Eren was spoiled. We see it coming and we too keep wondering if there's some way to avert it or if it really happens. It's an awesome bit of meta storytelling.

[@KalebScott-em8pz]

SPOILERS:​ - - - - - - - - - I didn't think of it that way before. Thats really interesting. I just know that when I watched it, I wasn't really thinking of IF it would happen because I didn't think they would show it in the OP and not have it actually happen. When I saw it for the first time I was quite ticked at what it showed.

[@therealtt]

Never realized how much Erwin was acting like Griffith until now (If you know you know)

[@notrixamoris3318]

Wait only an hour runtime??? Wow what happened...😮 well just enjoy till you can.

[@nordiclight8453]

HOLD UP, where can I find your video reactions? I didn't know you recorded them as you watched the show!

[@gayanegasparyan4137]

On her patreon

[@light9205]

Patreon

[@ayushvishwakarma5795]

I think if Erwin didn't give up on his dream in last minute he could come up with something better, using his solders as decoy is such reckless thing to do... Maybe he was just too tired

[@AdityaThakur-kn8ty]

oh boy . very eager to know your thoughts on the next season

[@SunMoon6426]

I didn't interpret Rainer developing his slip personality when Marco died , I think he developed when Ymir ate the other guy and Annie and Bertholt realised only then how damaged he was

[@matiaspereyra9392]

1:05:17 only that, one of the things that stood out to me is that him having seen the memories of his father and or kruger + all of the horrible feelings asociated with that place meant this was not his first time experiencing the ocean and that even if this place isn't completely ruined by those memories they certainly would have taken out the magic of it all Also a thing that always struck me as negative is that they say the attack Titan always fights for freedom for Freedom's sake, freedom (from my point of view) shouldn't be the end goal but a tool to reach the end goal and the way they phrased it always raised some red flags inside my head Imagine hearing someone saying oh i fight in this war because I fight, fight is what i seek. instead of i fight because my house and friends are threatened or i got conscripted and I don't want me or my friends to die out here Or for something less violent let's try: I do art because I do art not because it allows me to express anything or because it can evoke a feeling in someone else, it's not because it's a way of interacting with the world that wouldn't be possible for me to do if I didn't have art, i just do art for the sake of art. honestly it sounds like that person's art would be empty of meaning and it would absolutely suck

[@juliobaraujo]

Maybe ask someone you trust to filter through the comments, so that you dont see it with your own eyes. That way you can still get some interaction with the comments! 😁😁

[@chaeyoungmymeowmeow1536]

little fun fact zeke and dio from jjba share the same va 😊

[@r_bear]

I understand not having a strong preference on Armin vs. Erwin, and also understand the urge to pick Erwin from a "strategy" perspective-but one thing that I feel is usually not sufficiently noted is that the story *very* clearly is saying that it's Armin that needs to be picked. "Everyone had to be drunk on something to keep going," right? When Levi asks Erwin what he'll do after reaching the basement, he says "I don't know." After reaching the basement and finally fulfilling his dream, the person that Erwin was would be fundamentally different and it's not clear that he'd be the right person to lead humanity in the walls into the next part of their history. Moreover, Erwin's dream ends in the dark, dank, buried under rubble and buried underground basement with some information about the past. Armin's dream is not *down* but *out*, into and across the wider world. It's a dream of unending curiosity, which is really the thing that makes a Scout a Scout. It's an honest dream that he doesn't lie about or sacrifice others to achieve; it's one that he was even willing to forego by sacrificing himself. Erwin-and this isn't meant as a slight-had to have Levi "command" him to sacrifice himself and his dream. He wasn't strong enough to do it himself. Totally different note: yeah, the WW2/ghettos stuff caught a lot of us by surprise. I think it's meant to be surprising! Remember that people who watched or read this story as it was coming out had waited 7-8 **years** to finally learn what's in the basement. Even though it's a fire hose of information, as you say, that's what we needed after all the suspense and build-up over that near-decade. That said, there are a couple of hints: the obvious ones being the comments about "an evil race" or "a vile race". More tellingly, if you go back to... 2x11, maybe 2x10? when Bert is crying while talking to the Scouts assembled on Reiner, he makes some comments that you think are about him, Reiner, and Annie, but they're actually about his self-perception as an Eldian. He talks about how "we just couldn't escape from our sins", to wit. One more thing, re: "to save Mikasa, Armin, and everyone else"-does that ring a bell somewhere? Maybe from early season 1? :) Okay, one MORE thing from the end of the video: "will Eren change by killing them all?" I think it's important to ask whether that *would* be a change. Granted, slightly different circumstances, but he murdered (and then some) those kidnappers in season 1 as a child.

[@olived9560]

great comment!

[@gg_sam7847]

Yet another friendly reminder to listen to the song that plays at the end of the last episode with translated lyrics~

[@jo2362]

Are your live reactions available on patreon or were those just livestreams with no recording?

[@carnilino.m]

Enjoy it while it lasts. I look forward to your opinion on the rest of the show and the finale.

[@kthalas]

So nice to see how you digest the story. I think you could just reflect on the words form Kruger "whose memories are these?" He is talking about a faint POV that came to him through paths, so it's not necessary for him to be that person.

[@edgarvg4564]

Merph the turf, that's my nickname for you lol I've been following your journey in the anime/manga side since 2020 l, Naruto and One piece are my cream of the crop. Long story short, you do you for Attack on Titan and yes season 4 just gets bigger l, however you will tackle that and output it, I hope you do what's you think is best for you because we will still be there😅 don't worry and be you which is why we all admire your work. We are all nakama and will follow you till you find the one piece and beyond🙏🏼

[@MrCoolAttitude]

I need Next so fking bad.

[@Zechree]

I’m so excited for this

[@danielcastaneda4975]

Zeke is my favorite character in the entire show

[@gameralaae4839]

Only one season to go and you are gonna catch up to us all on AoT Gambatte c:

[@Gvern100]

You could split season four into two videos do the 24 episodes of season four as one video and the two movies as a separate video but definitely the more the merrier don’t want to have to condense your thoughts into one giant video when there’s so much that goes on

[@DashXero]

How dare that mosquito!

[@frankyd9986]

I follow you on Patreon, but I didn't know you were doing watch-along streams. Is it through your Discord?

[@ArthurGNogueira]

This format is great! As long as it doesn't weigh on your experience, that is. Either way, thanks for sharing!

[@sageavalon8140]

It's here!

[@karlwilker579]

The moment the "Four Legged Titan" appeared was Peick fiction for me.

[@inno6788]

havent finished the vlog yet but i wanted to hear more of your thoughts regarding eren's behaviour but you didnt talk about him at all last video so im hoping its in here

[@gayanegasparyan4137]

She talks about him at the end don’t worry

[@rashad0026]

End of the Prologue.

[@skellyp7804]

which tier of patreon do we need to have access to see you watch some episodes? or react live?

[@kimi5213]

There is part 3? 😮

[@LEVl.K9]

28:26 what the cat doing?