WHAT A FINALE! - Attack on Titan The Final Episode Reaction - The Final Chapters Special 2

[@BAUScoupleReacts]

Can't believe this show is over! This was our VERY FIRST ANIME watching straight through, it will always hold a special place in our hearts! Thank you for joining us on this amazing journey, hearing out all of our crazy theories (some panned out, others not so much), laughing with us, and crying with us! What an incredible ride!!

[@elevate07]

Funny thing about the Armin scene is that we've seen it before. Remember way, WAY back in season 1? When Armin faced down a bunch of cannons trying to convince them that Eren was not a monster but an all ally to humanity? And in the end he once again was staring down guns trying to convince people that they are not threats but humans just like them

[@BAUScoupleReacts]

That is a great point! Armin has been here before. We LOVED that episode back in season 1 and was one of our fav episodes to react to. I hate to think that because Mueller ended up distrusting the Eldians (because they all turned into Titans, he must have thought it was some type of set up) so he couldn't vouch for them 100% in the aftermath of the Battle of Heaven and Earth.

[@lalalalisa41]

And this time instead of defending Eren, he's the one claiming to have killed Eren 😢

[@BAUScoupleReacts]

How sad! 😭

[@daniellaaa24]

Remember the paths are outisde time and space, so Mikasa's "dream" about being with Eren actually did happen. And these visits can literally seem like years in the paths but can be seconds in real life. They did spent the rest of his 4 years in an alternate timeline in the paths. By the way he visited his friends, he also saved that special one to be with Mikasa in peace. Ackerman's also cannot easily be controlled by the founders power, hence her headaches started worsening as you noticed; because she was getting her memories with Eren back. That's why right after remembering her alternate life, she got the final resolve to kill him...especially because "I hate you" actually weren't Eren's last words.

[@katbabyyy]

Oh yeahh good points! I always forget that

[@Cripplified]

Exactly. Mikasa as an Ackermann was having headaches because the founding power was trying to erase memories or alter memories. It's an easter egg that's been hinted at since the Ackermann history was explained. This is the culmination of Mikasa having conflicting realities that the Founder can't have people living with, people can't handle multiple true realities and timelines in their brain. It's also what broke Eren. He saw his own future through the past, meaning he knows he gets the power of the founder, and boom. There's no longer any past, present or future for him. He's simply seeing what is and what will be, and knows that he is equally as influential as Ymir herself with how he use that power.

[@BAUScoupleReacts]

Oh wow that's crazy to think about and it def makes sense! The headaches and everything make more sense now! I wonder how Eren was able to keep those memories from Mikasa if they are immune to mind* wipes. We were hoping they would have touched on what makes the Ackermans so different from everybody else. It is nice though that they had the alternate timeline together to see what life was like running away together

[@Cripplified]

@@BAUScoupleReacts I think it's because in the timeline we watched and experienced as a viewer, Eren doesn't bring Mikasa into paths to live the alternate timeline until she's on Falco's back going to kill him. So her headaches were always kinda a memory of different world paths, where time doesn't exist. Somehow Ackermanns are connected differently with the founder and paths than other Eldians. Mikasa couldn't have the full memory of the alternate paths/timelines, because in that timeline she only gets shown them at that moment that Eren brings her into paths to show her it's okay to kill him and that she needs to live for herself.

[@BAUScoupleReacts]

Yeah that's what we were thinking, he must have showed it to her at that exact point in time (or lives it at that specific point in time) and not a previous memory that had been wiped. Trippy stuff to wrap your mind around! Thanks for the explanation!

[@katbabyyy]

The way we took it, Mikasa smiled AND then killed him, because they BOTH already knew what was up😂 She was also just happy to see him one last time tbf (+ right after remembering living with him for 4 years!), he wanted to look at her one last time as well. I personally foud that kiss tragically beautiful as well. It was like the kiss of death. And i dont think there was any time to "kiss him" before killing him lol...the literal world was ending and they probably kissed enough in the paths😂😂 Still bittersweet as they could realistically NEVER be together if you think about it; either way he only had 4 years left, and she was always going to have to learn to live without him. It was destined to be doomed. You gotta view the kiss in almost a metaphorical or poetic perspective; especially with the view of Ymir smiling in the back was a powerful shot.

[@BAUScoupleReacts]

Yeah we know there was no time for a kiss, just us being silly 😂 but yes the moment was beautiful and was pivotal in stopping this generational curse. They really we're doomed from the start sadly! Either way, she had to learn to live without him 😭

[@davidgarcia5968]

I’m glad you guys loved it the ending and the show entirely. A complete masterpiece of a show. I enjoyed ya reactions and dialogue between each other.

[@BAUScoupleReacts]

We appreciate it! Yes we thoroughly enjoyed this show over all. At times I know we had a lot of back and forth dialogue but glad you enjoyed 😁

[@aa2957]

The only way to explain how future Eren was able to control Dina Fritz' titan and sent it to young Eren's mom and not Berthold is like it's a "Merry go round" where everything goes full circle. He can be at any given point in time having the power of the founding titan. His future self can leave "clues" or "influence" previous owners if the founding titan. It's not like "young Eren should not be able to control Dina Fritz' Titan because he does not have the Founding Titan powers yet". It is more like "Eren already has got the founding titan powers so he can now control what happens in the past". Try to think this way: AOT story season 1 episode 1 started with adult Eren getting founding titan powers. I hope that makes sense

[@hermestrismegistus491]

I love how you explained this and peek my comment too, 2 people talking about the same thing in different ways!

[@BAUScoupleReacts]

Oh yes we get that part. I was saying how can Eren who already has the founding titan influence Dina fritz to bypass Bert and go after his mother? Like is he able to control every Subject of Ymir like he's holding a remote control and literally controlling their actions?

[@denjipochita3398]

BAUSCouple, y'all made it for the end. This epic once-in-a-lifetime conclusion TV show that took the world's breath away thanks to Hajime Isayama (author and creator of AOT) was nothing short of flawless perfection - over a decade of Attack on Titan. Ain't nothin' gon be like ever again. Been a ride y'all !

[@BAUScoupleReacts]

Yes this will always hold a special place in our hearts! What an incredible job everyone involved with AoT did! Voice actors, artists, Isayama, writers, everybody did a great job! Can't believe it's over 😭 Thanks for joining us on this wild wild journey!

[@alexinator-hh5fe]

I love Zeke building sandcastles during what is essentially the end of the world. He's so iconic. One of my favorite characters to be honest. I absolutely love the moment of Armin saying thank you to Eren and it cuts to Eren looking shocked because it feels very reminiscent of Mikasa thanking Eren for wrapping her scarf. Both Armin and Mikasa thanked Eren for helping them and showed him appreciation when he thought he was worthless. They told him that he was worth something. That he didn't have to ever share that burden alone. After all these years, it's finally over. We are free. Goodbye to all of the amazing characters from this story, both alive and dead. Goodbye Armin and Mikasa. And to Eren, the boy who sought freedom, goodbye. Thank you, Isayama.

[@BAUScoupleReacts]

Yes so beautiful all of it! We hate that it's all over but so glad we got to see it through!

[@LunaLopez-nt3es]

Fun fact: The baby that everyone is trying to save has the voice of Eren's seiyuu's son 😱😱😱

[@BAUScoupleReacts]

Awwww that's amazing! ❤️❤️

[@heinrichagrippa5681]

35:00 - What you're describing is "The Bootstrap Paradox", where altering something in the past is a requirement for itself. Similar to how Eren ends up with his powers because he influence his dad using those powers. At this point I've learned to just hand-wave this most of the time. Authors seem to think it's a really cool twist when characters have that "It was me/us all along!" moment as they realize they're the cause of various events they've already experienced and now have to do whatever will cause those things to happen, despite the paradox. Prisoner of Azkaban is also guilty of this. Also, I find it funny how people are grossed out by the kiss, but were probably fine with every instance of a character kissing someone at the moment they die from a knife or gunshot wound.

[@caldercockatoo2234]

Normally I hate when stories have a time paradox element but for some reason I feel like it works better here.

[@jaws9116]

i'm obsessed with your aot Funko collection😍 btw there's a fact: The baby crying was actually recorded by Yuki Kaji's newborn son (Eren's voice actor).

[@BAUScoupleReacts]

Ayyy we appreciate you noticing! It took a lot of work getting all those Funko pops, we love our collection! ❤️ Do you have any? And awwww that's amazing that that's their real life son!!

[@yup7380]

It was not for nothing. They managed to have era of peace for a pretty long time. Peace is not a situation where there is 0 conflict. It's a situation where the conflict is handled well and suppressed to it's minimum. One day, this supressed conflict will explode and becaome a destructive conflict. Just look at our world. After world war ends, bloodshed still happening to today. However, that doesn't mean it's not worth to fight for peace. We fight for peace so we can experience those little precious moments that Zeke amd Armin discussed. Giving chance for those to experience those little things. Hence why, children of the forest is such an important message. We keep our children safe and guide them until they out of the forest to the real world, the bigger forest. The children we guided will inheret our cause to fight for peace. So the moment, the new next dictator or crazy maniac appears, there will be force ready to stop them. And this will repeats again and again.

[@siwan8547]

Fun fact : 1. At this minute 28:39 , Eren and Mikasa spent 4 years living together (it was a gift to them from Ymir) 2. Eren didn't open his eyes during rumbling, he opened his eyes in his last breath just to see Mikasa. 3. 30:22 If you beheaded someone, they can still feel something for about 20s before they completely die so basically Eren definitely felt that kiss. 4. Mikasa wrote, “Here forever rest peacefully, my most beloved, my dear. 854" on Eren's tombstone. 5. The Ackerman clan will take off the bandages when they do married/had children, when Mikasa died, it was shown that the bandage on her hand was still there. 6. In the hands of Mikasa's body when she died there were white flowers, they were white lilies, white lilies symbolize purity/dying as a virgin. 7. In the end credits where Eren and Mikasa are buried, an old man Armin still visits their graves, he is the last person to die of the three, just like when they were children running to the tree, he was the last one to reach the tree.

[@joshuajohn5183]

Eren was sleeping through out the rumbling....while ymir was the one resisting

[@chlsfd]

because all the founding titans were subjected to king fritz ideology of not fighting coz they're all royals. meanwhile eren is not. he has his own decisions

[@BAUScoupleReacts]

We are saying prior to the vow against war, which to our understanding has only been in effect for the last 100 years, why hasn't a previous founding titan exercised this level of power over the timeline or at the very least influenced events to prevent this type of thing? I guess because they haven't had the knowledge or will to do it?

[@chlsfd]

​​@@BAUScoupleReactsremember his dad who first witness the cruelty of the world? eren said "you started this story didn't you, dad?" kruger even said to grisha "i chose you because your rage was enough to burn the world into ashes" smth like that. and he said to grisha "build a family, love them, if you can't, history will repeat itself" so eren could be born. so it was all doomed for eren to happen. note that eren isn't time traveling or going back to past to change future. the future already happened and eren determined all that. the future can't be change. his future self just influenced the events at the same time it occurs through his dad's memories as shown in the memories of the future episode. the founding titan powers just have effects of having no past and future. but the attack titan can have glimpse or can influence events thru the predecessor's memories. since eren's the last attack titan, he's the one who can influence them. if the founding titan's inheritors were doomed to king fritz ideology, all attack titan inheritors were doomed to eren's will

[@F.G.98]

37:00 Remember, up until Eren, the royal family had the founding titan. So they couldn't do anything different because the vow under the king was preventing them to.

[@BAUScoupleReacts]

Yeah we acknowledge that the royals had it up until that point but to our understanding, the vow against war only existed for the last 100 years. Our question was, why didn't previous founding titans (prior to the vow) exercise this level of power and control of the timeline?

[@F.G.98]

@@BAUScoupleReacts Probably because at the time the Eldians were the military superpower (like Marley is today) and they didn't need to use that much power.

[@ApolloTheLeader]

It was a pleasure, folk. Goat show

[@deftkoo]

followed up with your aot reaction from first episode to this finale!! it was fun seeing everyone’s reaction and theories and honestly i still got confused on few minor things. theres none show come close to aot honestly, tried watching those high rated shows but nah i couldn’t bear wasting my more minutes. anyway, goodjob to both of u!!!! just curious, have u watched planet of the apes trilogy? i do really suggest u to give em a try thnkiessss

[@electriccherry3618]

When the Erin gets the Founding Titan, time is irrelevant, it is always happening at the same exact time in his head. This means that from that point, Erin can influence both the past and the future since it is all happening at the same time. Regarding as to why the Founding Titan didn't do this before, the Founding Titan has been being passed down from royal blood, making the will of the first King activate and being bound to him. Erin is the first person to have the Founding Titan without royal blood and therefore not bound to the First King's will. This whole plot is reliant on the theory that everything is happening at the same time, our future selves are living life while we are in the present.

[@LunaLopez-nt3es]

This is where our hearts break 30:07-40:00-40:37-40:51 😭😭😭

[@BAUScoupleReacts]

😭😭😭

[@sandrowagner9713]

i’ve been waiting for this

[@BAUScoupleReacts]

Sorry to keep you waiting 😆thank you for being with us throughout this amazing journey! Can't believe it is over 😭

[@mauratlantean3002]

Your thought process about Ymir and Eren not needing Royal blood anymore makes MUCH more sense than what we got in the story ... But I guess the plot needs it, and the rumbling had to be stopped somehow lol This is the first video I watch from you guys and I loved the energy ! I will definitely check previous videos 💯

[@BAUScoupleReacts]

Thank you for hearing us out on the rumbling stopping 😂 but yeah guess the plot just required it 🤷🏽‍♂️ or what if Eren still had control but he purposely stopped the rumbling to make it look like the alliance stopped him?? 🤯 welcome to our channel! So glad you enjoyed this reaction! Def check out our previous attack on Titan reactions, we got real hype on certain episodes but had a great time with this show overall!

[@mauratlantean3002]

@@BAUScoupleReacts Nah that's a reach but I guess " Only the founder Ymir knows " as Eren put it 🤣🤣🤣 Loved your reactions ! Hope to see more amazing shows in the future

[@LunaLopez-nt3es]

I hope you loved this masterpiece as much as I did ❤‍🔥❤‍🔥❤‍🔥

[@BAUScoupleReacts]

We definitely did! What a wild ride!

[@mageeaaron2624]

This is where the fun begins! The moment we were all waiting for! 🙏🏽💪

[@BAUScoupleReacts]

The finale did not disappoint! Hope you enjoyed our reaction 😁

[@dylannathaniel1940]

You guys should watch Arcane after this, season 2 is coming soon

[@hermestrismegistus491]

You had a long dialogue about the "How did eren do something in the past from the future (Killing his mom)" but you are looking at it wrong. Eren said he SENT the titan to his mom, which means hes not currently right now sending the titan to kill his mom because everything ISN'T just happening at the same time, INSTEAD, he exists endlessly at every point in time through the attack and founding titan. Which means hes gotten the chance to shape his own past from the future as he sees fit. Imagine a god overlooking a timeline that already exists and can turn left to change something then turn right to see what the outcome is without changing himself since hes removed from the timeline entirely. From where im watching (Around 36:00) you are still assuming Eren is the body he grew up in but at this point hes just living in the body he 3rd person chose to form at any point in his life. I know, very wild but thats the best I can explain without neurolink with years of loving time dilution content under my belt.

[@BAUScoupleReacts]

Thanks for the explanation! We came to the understanding that Eren with the founding titan and attack titan exists at every point in time, it was more so how did he DIRECTLY influence Dina to bypass Bert and go after his mom? Like does he just have unilateral control over ALL Subjects of Ymir and can control them all (besides the Ackermans) as if he has a remote control? Or was it a mental influence? Which would be hard considering that she is a mindless titan at this point and shouldn't be too capable of conscious thought.

[@elevate07]

Also she didn't ruin The Notebook. I'm voting that y'all react to it on valentine's day

[@BAUScoupleReacts]

Don't try and stick up for her, she ruined the movie!! 😂😂 But we will most likely watch it for Valentine's Day!

[@niani8359]

Yooo wait this means Connys mom is back

[@umatentativadecanal8793]

the creator said he would never create another anime/manga again

[@BAUScoupleReacts]

It makes sense. This was his life's work, it would be hard to follow up this level of storytelling

[@muxi9541]

plss, start watching more animess. There are tonss of good animes! do you guys have any idea of what will u be watching next? i have some for u guys: Monsters, Death Note, Steins Gate, Full Metal Alchemist, Code Geass, Parasyte, Demon Slayer and sooo many others... Just please give it a chance to other animes! edit (just found out u guys are watching some of these animes on patreon, hope u guys can post more reactions per week! Keep the good work)

[@venkatachary3085]

No mikasa hasn't married anyone ok she stayed single until she is dead

[@brady-o-active1167]

Cope

[@andralfoo]

finally lol

[@BAUScoupleReacts]

lol

[@wolfdaddy7098]

Only CHRIST ALMIGHTY IS THE BEGINNING of life itself.

[@melak8325]

There was no need for that kiss 😭 in manga I thought it's a peck but even then I was grossed out by that. Maybe make her kiss his forehead or something because why you wanna kiss on lips right after beheading someone yourself 😭