Midnight Sun | Attack on Titan S3 Ep 18 Reaction

[@YaBoyRoshi]

You know its depressing when Lupa not talkin 😥

[@nailpiece]

Ye

[@nailpiece]

He's the joke God

[@luh_darrow401]

That thumbnail is the mood for the new aot season

[@animusswtor4822]

@@luh_darrow401 nah only 2-3 moments that actually warrant a reaction like that, still probably gonna be the best season of the show ^^

[@luh_darrow401]

@@animusswtor4822 true u ain't lying I'm hyped even tho I read the manga too

[@animusswtor4822]

RIP Moblit, one of the most underappreciated characters of the whole show, you were always by Hange‘s side, I salute to you, my brave soldier

[@infinitebomb7753]

I love moblit he's so loyal

[@llliwwille]

He got no recognition:((

[@dontcallmeup8670]

So loyal :(

[@Sabor180]

Hell yeah, RIP to him. Unsung hero

[@annamunozzz4655]

Ik I never rly payed attention to Moblit but after rewatching, he was such an important underrated character it’s hurts man

[@dosa1269]

You know it’s real when lupa don’t make an anime character death joke

[@warmandfuzzzy]

srsly, this episode rlly had him shook

[@Bouledogue_Francais]

coz he's preoccupied, that's why he keeps on looking at his phone.

[@alviiryansyahfirdaus4621]

@@Bouledogue_Francais i think he need a distraction to keep his emotion stable while watching, just lookin at phone while inside his head , (i'm not gonna cry, i'm not gonna cry)

[@silentloud]

the man's holding back em tears...i understand that..but man, its the GOAT...its ok to make that tear fall

[@yamyam4881]

@@alviiryansyahfirdaus4621 true, it's obvious

[@johannamugar7875]

bruh the faces they made when armin “sneezed” 😭🤚🏻

[@MsNarusakufan]

the face? The *SOUND* !!! XD

[@johannamugar7875]

@@MsNarusakufan the face too, Roshi and Lupa’s face looks so terrified 😭

[@mikasa5048]

Damn these guys are funny 😂

[@debstar9319]

That part had me rolling🤣🤣

[@OtterPop96]

The sound took me out 😂

[@MisterPikol]

Sheera was really into this episode, she really felt when they let Erwin go.

[@daltonyon]

The hole season she always thinking ahead!! Great reaction guys!!

[@Codesterchan]

Yeah you can see her tearing up a little and in her voice

[@virginiaandrade8009]

shit, I felt that. Erwin was such an OG it kind of disappointed me

[@on_rns]

More like unmemorable

[@censzor]

Sheera was annoying asf this episode

[@alexinator-hh5fe]

Losing Moblit, Erwin and Bertolt in a single episode hits different. They all died devoting their hearts. R.I.P.

[@Aki-zo6gg]

They were all fantastic characters. It’s so sad to see so many characters die. And Marlo last episode :(

[@hello-gx6oi]

@@Aki-zo6gg if only Marlo lived than flock

[@Aki-zo6gg]

@@hello-gx6oi but the thing is, that Floch ducked and Marlo didn’t🤔

[@hello-gx6oi]

@@Aki-zo6ggMarlo was cought in the moment

[@hello-gx6oi]

@@Aki-zo6gg yes If only Marlo lived than flock

[@Shinius]

Midnight Sun and Hero were some of the highest rated episodes out of ALL shows. The crazy shit is Midnight Sun was just talking for like 90% of it.

[@jabezkenye990]

didnt this epi 17 get a 10/10

[@samhunt6300]

The talking is interesting that's why just like first few seasons of game of thrones the dialogue is strong on season 3 of Aot isayama's writing got so better

[@Darkdjinn79]

Just not talking, it had three seasons of build up. It’s the fallout after the climax of the biggest arc. And it’s with characters that have had enough development that we’re invested in them.

[@jawrex28]

at first it was rated 10/10 but some non-anime watchers hate that their show didn't get the first place in IMBD so they troll vote the ep...but it still top 10 ep of all times

[@jabezkenye990]

@@jawrex28 ik thats sad

[@mockingbird5919]

You know a show is good when people are still to this day arguing over whether to bring back Erwin or Armin in the comments

[@narcisorivero5893]

My opinion is just Armin is not the best choice it's just Levi felt Erwin deserved to have peace from his burdens, because if Levi felt Erwin had not completed his work, he would have been brought back over Armin but since Levi isn't as emotional as the others he could make another decision but he has nothing to do with Armin it more about Erwin.

[@Dee-wq4bl]

@@narcisorivero5893 armin slick came with up better ideas & helped the scouts more than anybody. Had it not be for armin they wouldn’t even be as far as they are. Erwin has that leader vibe but armin definitely has the better brains

[@justinfrancis4621]

@@Dee-wq4bl If it wasn't for erwin,this show wouldn't have even started.

[@Dee-wq4bl]

@@justinfrancis4621 scouts didnt make no type of progress at anything until they got eren, armin & mikasa lol

[@justinfrancis4621]

@@Dee-wq4blArmin and eren wouldn't have made without erwin. And plus the scouts would've made progress with eren alone

[@terrancenorris9472]

“Erwin’s plan caused everyone to die” Erwin had no other choice. If Armin was in that situation he would’ve arrived at the same conclusion.

[@khotunkhan3950]

The thing is Armin wouldn't have been bold enough to go through with it

[@Alam220696]

@@khotunkhan3950 bold enough? the guy let himself burn to death for the slim chance of saving his friends and getting Eren a chance to dispatch the Collosal titan. I think Armin could have gone through with it.

[@wavebreaker22]

@@khotunkhan3950 probably wouldn't be able to convince the other soldiers to march as well

[@KatsuImagitian]

@@Alam220696 Nah the difference is Armin was brave enough to sacrifice himself but if it cost his friends and comrades too he would hesitate or try to find another way.

[@Rigo9]

Yeah and people still will argue that he would of done the same thing but no lol

[@KatsuImagitian]

When the fodder stands up. I had to give it to Floch for speaking up to Mikasa's rage. You can't say he doesn't have a point to make being the only survivor of such a massacre those are some heavy feelings to get out especially when he was the first to break down before.

[@thelegacyofgaming2928]

People see him as a random character, that's why they invalidate him. It's understandable, but it's not a good reason.

[@shadydickson3398]

Floch just spits facts.

[@rickkcir2151]

People give Floch so much crap, especially when he speaks his mind in a few episodes. But the guy is speaking nothing but facts. He doesn’t know who Armin is, no one does. As far as he and everyone else behind the walls know, they saved a private over a 5 star general.

[@datzfatz2368]

@eren Kruger and thats exactly the point of floch, to comment on that fact. I really like him tbh^^ Also yeah, incredibly brave to charge a clearly out of her mind with grief Mikasa who had her blades drawn while barehanded. Floch was more than ready to give his life for humanitys future twice that day.

[@cafedulcxt3840]

I agree. Floch won't appear apealing to the main characters, but he honestly does represent the people of the walls. If I was working in the scout regiment, I would feel really uncertain about the future to have a 15 YEAR OLD over a Commander with years of experience.

[@Kskillz2]

This episode was emotional and awesome Nearly like 19 minutes of silence. No ost just pure voice acting

[@RHS1305]

Wit Studio Goated

[@ChrisDixon__]

Exactly, the silence made everything more emotional. Love how they delivered this episode.

[@OmegaDenz96]

I don't know but, studios under I.G. Production seems to know when or how to best use the silence to convey strong feelings. I don't know about other anime made by their studio but the anime "Kimi ni Todoke" (I.G. Production) effectively used same technique in some episodes. A silence combined with environmental effects. 👌

[@splinter360]

Nothing compares to AOT.

[@igodreamer7096]

Great direction give this kind of quality! =)

[@AriSellassie]

Why ya got me laughing with these sound effects during such a sad part💀😂

[@spazzgaming1105]

🤣🤣🤣 you beat me to the comment

[@SuperINgamer]

I love all the edits they have in their videos, they're always so fun haha

[@vivannet231]

When Hange opened Erwins eyes-

[@jaycienlovelace3123]

Shereea: they both died while they were arguing Me: daaaaammm

[@헬창사랑함작은숲]

2:32 😂😂😂😂😂

[@kurimiaisukurimu]

Armin's plan may have had a smaller cost, but it's important to note that Erwin's situation with the Beast Titan was arguably way worse than the Colossal Titan. Not trying to take anything away from either of them, but saying Armin has "more W's" because Erwin's plan required more lives isn't very fair.

[@NitenGale1]

Yes, you can't downplay the Beast Titan by making it seem like Erwin's plan was the inefficient way of dealing with him. The Beast Titan was already the biggest threat there, and he planned everything in such a way no one could do anything to him. He was way too far out for anyone to reach him with ODM gear, where as inside the walls they could use it with impunity. I agree, Beast Titan situation was a hell of a lot worse than the Colossal and Armored.

[@victoriaedward1198]

Thank you

[@arturoespino7950]

If anything Erwin had 3x Ws than Armin. He made the troops relevant.

[@xwitchy]

they are being biased bc the show mainly show to us Eren, Armin and Mikasa perspective

[@ozkan576]

Not arguably, definitely worse

[@Rigo9]

People forget all the stuff Erwin accomplished without all the info they had when Erin became a titan.

[@thelegacyofgaming2928]

Facts, Armin has way more info than Erwin when he came up. They're from 2 different generations of scouts.

[@gostavoadolfos2023]

Since ep 1 the narrator was Armin, he is clearly the survivor from the entire war.

[@Rigo9]

@@gostavoadolfos2023 I know. I’m just saying how people bash on Erwin.

[@zolo-p3p]

@@gostavoadolfos2023 nice spoiler

[@damianc669]

Yeah if erwin and armin switched places I don't think armin would have came up with a plan to beat the beast titan. I think if erwin wasn't there armin wouldn't have been able to lead people to their death and they would all get crushed to death. While I think erwin would possibly come up with a similar plan to beat the collosal titan. I think erwins stats were Bravery:80 Intellect:65 Heartlessness:90 While armin is Bravery:75 Intellect:85 Heartlessness:15

[@xIRONxMAN13x]

No offense but we finally got an episode that got Lupa to stay quiet. That's the craziest thing I've ever seen.

[@5thgen691]

You should see him when they reacted to Vinland Saga 😢 lol

[@igodreamer7096]

That you know the shiet is serious! xD =,(

[@user-zo5jo3ox5g]

I think he had something else on his mind, kept looking at his phone

[@phoebusapollo8365]

@@user-zo5jo3ox5g no, I’m pretty sure he was using the phone as a distraction to hide his sadness, I often do this, while watching a sad scene I just pull my iPad out to pretend so I don’t start bawling. We all know how much Lupa loved Erwin.

[@Doom_Guy__]

Erwin was preparing Armin for that role when they were on the wall. He knew Armin had some leadership qualities in him. At least that's just how I see it.

[@thelegacyofgaming2928]

Yup, but I also don't think he thought he would die that day.

[@arturoespino7950]

Yeah. But you cant dsve a 15 years old over the leader of the troops.

[@shivam5098]

I mean he's smart for sure but as hanji said he don't have erwin's leadership qualities Jean and floch are much more suited for that role

[@IStealPotatoesBTW]

Y'all forgot Erwin is the one that overthrew the government right? And all the past accomplishments he has before. Plus in a war you can't avoid deaths

[@patrickazzarella6729]

People seem to forget all the Ws Erwin got in season 1 the OVAs and season 3, also I think you guys misunderstood, erwins plan was the only 1 they had and he sacrificed his life for that plan for the future, Flocks and Erwins whole mindset is that risks and sacrifices must be made to succeed that was said since season one episode 20 . Also alot of anime onlys have this main character syndrome where they forget that the characters aren't anyone special compared to any other soldier no matter what, flock was just a valid. While yes Levi was looking out for a comrade it would make complete sense to revive a commander over a single 15 year old with mental potential. No one outside the remaining 104th is really friends with Armin

[@solitarh9384]

the creator of AOT disagrees, otherwise Erwin wouldve been revived

[@thelegacyofgaming2928]

Facts. But I'm still glad they chose Armin for the simple fact that Erwin seemed to only want to know the truth of why they were in the walls, while Armin seemed to have a larger goal in mind.

[@davobands]

@@thelegacyofgaming2928 if I was in their situation I would’ve wanted to know the truth about the titans and the world instead of looking at oceans

[@the_crypter]

@@thelegacyofgaming2928 Not really though, Erwin wanted to uncover the truth about the titans whereas this 15 year old kid just wanted to look at the see.

[@thatoneguy9816]

@@solitarh9384 don’t use that dumbass excuse

[@adefrazf6921]

Rip Erwin Smith, the greatest leader humanity could have and the best commander of all times SHINZOU WO SASAGEYO!

[@yazanbr4377]

What truly made me cry my eyes out is berthold smiling when he saw his soldiers friends and for a moment thought he is saved before realising the situation and asking for Annie and Reiner his warriors friends

[@sosomcgee4344]

He really said ahhchoo I'm cryingg 😭😭

[@veneciadaniels1018]

Right lmaooo

[@free2928]

Rip the goat Erwin, he was a top tier leader but at least Armin is alive and the survey corps has the colossal on their side now.

[@vaupen3282]

@@noahscott3651 nah u saw the thumbnail

[@samuraimo759]

To bad armins fucking useless in the manga

[@animusswtor4822]

@@noahscott3651 anyone who clicks on this video and goes to the comments without actually having seen the episode expecting not to get spoiled is f“king braindead come on xD

[@ohsupdom]

@@samuraimo759 He isn't though🤔

[@kurimiaisukurimu]

@@samuraimo759 What manga are you reading? You're probably the same type of person to hate on Armin for being "useless" in previous seasons just because he doesn't get kills, despite the number of times his intelligence has saved the people of the Walls several times.

[@Aysevem]

Erwin was tired of the burden he had to carry, but like everyone else he was a slave to his dream and kept pushing on. Levi realized this and made the decision Erwin couldn't make; to force him to give up on his dreams. That's the reason Erwin thanked Levi, he freed him from that burden, which his dream forced him to carry.

[@dearmalaysia]

I kept seeing memes on social media about Levi's line "Give up on your dreams and die" before watching the show and now I'm just angry. They downplayed such a deep, meaningful line in a grave situation.

[@easol]

Best comment

[@Timjer92]

11:30: Season 3: Yeah! Bertold's dead! Season 4: Poor Bertold, he's dead...

[@ManOfCinema-]

Welcome to AoT

[@Trular-kreyss]

He didn't asked or wanted any of this....

[@hisukamorrow605]

Before : i hate lupa when his laughing in serious moment. Now: seeing him in silence making the scene more depressing. 😂🤣

[@kj_freecss]

In that situation I might've picked Erwin ngl. Even though he caused so many people to die that was literally his only choice. Plus, nobody can rally that many people to go on a suicide mission like that except for Erwin. That's how superb his leadership is. Also, Erwin has way more experience so if we're going based on "W's" then Erwin still probably has more. I can get behind the idea of letting Armin survive, but I think y'all need to understand why Erwin kinda seems like the more logical choice in that situation.

[@arturoespino7950]

Me too

[@MiLLz830]

erwin didnt wanna comeback lol

[@tex3781]

Yea I was all for Erwin but I understood why Levi let him rest

[@ramdhan455]

That's exactly what Levi think too, but deep inside He know that Erwin didn't want to come back and just want to rest from all this hell already so He choose armin instead based on emotion.

[@kj_freecss]

@@ramdhan455 Yeah definitely understand the decision, but personally I don't think it was the right one. Even if Erwin didn't wanna comeback if it's best for humanity then I would've done it. Still don't mind Armin surviving though, I believe he'll still be doing great things.

[@SonGoku-qn3zt]

Erwin was the ONLY one who thought about the possibility of people existing outside the walls.

[@free91obama]

Actually Erwin dad first.

[@annaairahala9462]

Well, there have been multiple who have thought of that possibility, Erwin's the only one to act on that possibility that we know of. Plus many of the ackermanns and those of the Oriental clan knew since their memories weren't wiped

[@firepitch5113]

He was also the first person to realize there was a traitor in the walls

[@firepitch5113]

@@orquito7710 your parents just get divorced or something or is your uncle touching you?

[@antoneopitts2212]

@@firepitch5113 chill bro you don't have to say things like that don't be a bully

[@ieatchoclates2477]

When Levi told Erwin to die.. That was the first time someone ever did the decision for Erwin The Goat Smith EVER! And he seemed relieved that someone else had to do it for him. Erwin was so close to his dream. Imagine standing on top of thousands of souls.

[@admsnowpyke]

u know how there are some animes where you literally can't skip the opening cuz they're THAT good? This is what I feel with your intro! 😩👌 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥

[@stanfordmatthews5886]

But at the same time, you REALLY want to skip the intro because you can't wait to get into the new episode lol.

[@admsnowpyke]

@@stanfordmatthews5886 EXACTLY 😤

[@Nobody-rz9ou]

“Here’s the thing, erwin’s plan killed everyone and in armin’s plan armin only sacrificed himself” Thats not related they were on a whole different situations, erwin was surrounded by almost 20 titans and the beast titan, WHILST the beast titan was throwing rocks at them, they were all going to die no matter what, armin’s side were only dealing with berthold and they were able to escape and stuff so yeah

[@Nobody-rz9ou]

@@canvas_125 true, also armin doesn’t have the will to tell anyone something such as killing themselves

[@alphataco6687]

Y'all underappreciated Erwins abilities and his importance.

[@stanfordmatthews5886]

Right? They better put some respect on Erwin's name man.

[@jirengray6188]

Bruh he’s a combat specialist and a hype man. Armin is probably smarter than him though because don’t forget Armin found Reiner,Armin stopped Annie from killing Jean. Armin came up with the idea to use eren to fight their way through the titans and get more gas don’t downplay him

[@danielduarte6802]

@@jirengray6188 The heck you talking about? No one's downplaying Armin

[@Aysevem]

Even the editor was mad lol

[@jirengray6188]

@@danielduarte6802 a lotta people are

[@animusswtor4822]

Zeke to Eren: your father brainwashed you Eren: hrrrmmmm, interesting idea

[@AriSellassie]

👁👄👁

[@AriSellassie]

For Krugerr, your sister

[@hresfroomf3168]

Lmao, but it's not like Monke could've know, for him Eren is someone who needs saving, and not...well, you know.

[@animusswtor4822]

@@hresfroomf3168 eren doesnt need saving , Eren will save us all; ALL hail lord eren, all hail the rumbling ^^

[@kapembwamulenga1902]

Eren: Hmmmm random stranger who tried to kill me and my friends might be right

[@free2928]

Levi punched out half of Eren's teeth lol

[@decemberblue845]

THAT SNEEZE SFX FOR ARMIN TOOK ME OUT LMAO, I'M CRYING 😂

[@john_etc]

i like how berthold asks for help before dying, its completly related to the mom death scene, when she makes Hans run with the kids without thinking about her just to breaking down after cause she didnt wanted to die

[@ggennaios2255]

Tbh when Erwin was thanking Levi just before the charge, he was totally prepared and was expecting to die. It's comparable to having the best day of your life, eating your most favorite food, watching a happy movie, and expecting to have a nice dream only to have a nightmare. The point is he knew what was going to happen, but then he would've just been thown a curve ball. He just knew he was gonna die, but to get saved last minute would have been torture to him. Respect to Levi for considering Erwin's feelings man and not just being an emotionless solider who does what has to been done.

[@animusswtor4822]

10:53 F“CKING Finally, a reactor who actually gets it ! ^^

[@badbich204]

Bro fr the amount of times I pulled my hair at some reactors who didn’t understand lmao 😂

[@phillicheesestake]

It is him raising his hand in class, but it's also him denying the shot. I think it was a double meaning. He even puts the syringe box into levi's chest to further go with it that he should not use it on him following " Levi, Thank you"

[@thelegacyofgaming2928]

@@phillicheesestake Late reply, but the shot of him putting it to Levi's chest was a flashback. He only raised his hand in memory of being in class, but it was symbolism to Levi that he needed to let him go.

[@free2928]

That badass shot of Levi without eyes and steam all over was hype, Zeke was like ight imma head out

[@ferrallezz5246]

Lol facts.

[@meddios]

I love how in this episode the only soundtrack we hear is at the end (may be also when Levi made his decision, I'm too lazy to check), so the episode has practically no soundtrack nor an opening, only dialogue

[@fryer.studios100]

Bertoldt cried out for help from the others first because deep down he still viewed them as his friends but they had to die for the cause he believed in. Remember back in the season 2 finale and when Armin tried talking to him a few episode back.

[@jasonblack2477]

Just saying bertholdt lost his memories. He forgot everything he did. He just smiled when he saw his old friends cause they were his true first and last ones. He really thought they would help him. And I wouldn't say that his death is PURE justice

[@queensaharaice7376]

I agree it wasn't "pure" but we're better off with h dead and his powers passed on.

[@jessieBird96]

You're absolutely right, his death wasn't true justice, Bertholdt never had a choice. But, he was gonna keep trying to knock down the walls, so they had to get rid of him, it was an unfortunate necessity 🙁

[@SenshisTranslations]

I think of it as he's able to finally rest now, especially with all the hell to come in the future, im certain he's with Marcel somewhere just chilling. Rest in peace, fellow warrior.

[@kp5785]

@@SenshisTranslations that's a really nice way of wording it bc having re-watched and re-read the manga several times, bertholdt's death was so underrated,, and i'm looking forward to people's reactions to the change of perspective in season 4;; it's nice to think that bertholdt's resting now :)

[@muhamadzainurahman3210]

That’s so sad

[@alphataco6687]

Erwin was his armin to levi. With Hange as mikasa in a sense. They were like those 3 in a different set of lives.

[@annae.2322]

Bro, shoutout to Levi for making one of the hardest decision ever.

[@thuncerd1087]

I love how no music plays at all for most of the episode. It just adds so much.

[@lxos]

"This statement has not been approved by the FFA. Therefore Erwin remains the GOAT." 😂😂😂😂😂

[@billy_rayes]

You guys are my favorite atm. Looking forward to you guys finishing this season and watching s4 with all of us. It's gonna be sick.

[@hollowiii8525]

Finally I will say that : Don’t forget without Erwin : Christa would not be Queen, The survey corps dissolved, The survey corps couldn’t go that far in expeditions because HE CREATED the signal smoke... He saves Eren in season 2 He engaged Livaï Ackerman and Eren would die in judgment (s1ep14) Erwin Smith INCOMPARABLE not debate possible and when you will see the season 4 you give me right

[@kj_freecss]

Spoilers(kinda?, ion really know if this is a spoiler) Bruh I can't wait for them to see season 4. The thing I like about aot is that everything comes full circle. Eventually they'll see what happens because they chose Armin.

[@hollowiii8525]

@@kj_freecss I read manga don’t worry and I agree

[@kj_freecss]

@@hollowiii8525 Okay cool, just glad somebody sees from my point of view.

[@bogdanbogojevic3612]

@@kj_freecss can you remind me of what you are talking about i read that part some time ago and i like feel i know what you mean but my brain fucking buried that shit so deep i can barely remember

[@the_crypter]

What a fucking dumbass, giving manga spoilers, you manga readers are truly fucking pathetic.

[@kurimiaisukurimu]

Lot of people call what happened to Bertolt "justice", but that scene never fails to make me sick. He was just a kid, brainwashed from birth, and learned everything he did was wrong when he saw the people of the Walls firsthand. He even made friends with some of them which made his guilt even worse. You can even see him smiling for a short second when Armin's titan grabs him because he truly believes for a second that his former friends are there to save him, but he realizes that his former friends aren't there to save him and Reiner and Annie aren't there for him either.

[@MrKidori]

fr I just got caught up with the manga yesterday and holy fuck it makes me sad to see him end like this, the fact that reiner pushed them to pursue the mission and that he was always the one "scared" it fucks me up so bad now that I see this scene knowing how it was.

[@justkookl5651]

Yeah but even if he was brainwashed he still committed sins to which consequences where in order

[@2142716]

Yeah but you see none of that is revealed until next season, so there reaction to him dying is justified.

[@kurimiaisukurimu]

@@justkookl5651 I mean, sure, but it's still important to note that brainwashed child soldiers like him really can't do anything else

[@pieck5460]

We already knew he was a child soldier even before Grishas's memories episodes, it's not justice and there is also enough context to sympathize with his character/death. People just like being purposefully ignorant

[@yasinho243]

2:32 I CANNOT deal with that edit I'm still crying

[@mr.knockknock3705]

I know right hhhhhhh

[@cluelessclown6562]

Erwin is the person that forced the events which led 'humanity' taking over from the royal family, he was the sole pillar of it during the first 2 seasons( ofc he had his comrades, but it was always him leading them where they needed to go). The story follows the main characters, but in reality they didn't have much control over the events happening, they were just a part of them. The one leading to those events was Erwin. In terms of pure ability Erwin would be better, but there were some other things that might actually make Armin more valuable at that point. "Everybody had to be drunk on something to keep pushing" , that would be the dream. Armin had a bigger dream than Erwin at that point. If Erwin did survive he would find the basement and then his dream dies. You don't know what would happen afterwards. Maybe he would find some other reason/dream to keep him pushing forward, but probably not. His dream was shared with his father and it was so strong, but even like that he barely kept pushing. If he had nothing to help him endure all the hardships, regret and guilt he wouldn't be the same Erwin as before. Another big thing is what he was speaking with Levi about 'REGRETS'. If you start regretting your past actions, you will dull your ability to make decisions in the future and others will make them for you. That's what happened at the end before he died. He couldn't make that decision so Levi did that: "I'll make the decision, Erwin, give up on your dreams and die" Even if you did bring Erwin back to life with the serum, in reality Erwin was forever gone. So, Armin was the better choice for sure even disregarding Levi's wish to let Erwin rest from all the hardships(thou I'm pretty sure Levi took into consideration Erwin's dream ending there). But again that wasn't because Armin was better than Erwin. It was because Erwin used all his 'fuel' to help humanity reach that point. Truly an amazing character.

[@a_aw1070]

Although u are right it pisses me off with the amount of disrespect Erwin gets and the amount of ignorance people have. Did that girl really say armin has more Ws?? Is she ok???

[@wantowers5632]

Armin not only survived the burning heat from the colosal titan, he also managed to survive the 100 meter fall. The guy is indestructible

[@RichLpz12]

“Armin has more w’s” ☠️🤣

[@Arkitama]

Everybody always compare erwin and armin, even though they different... Armin is bad at commading, even jean is better at commanding than armin... Armin is a strategist and erwin is a commander...

[@janejanejaney]

Agree. That's why Hange and Armin have to work together often to fulfil the role. As a commander Erwin was the whole package, but as the story turns into more of a character drama and tragedy centred on Eren, the characters most connected to and opposite to him need to stick around to fulfil the story, like Armin and Hange. For instance, the scenes between Eren and Hange in season 4 part 1 wouldn't be as interesting if it were level-headed Erwin in her place. I think season 3 purposefully emphasises similarities between Armin and Erwin so that developments in season 4 make us see Armin's individuality more, and realise just how different they were, and how different their roles are in war and in the story. Sorry for the long comment, just finished reading the manga and have so many thoughts and feelings...

[@rev0lve638]

Every now and again, I come back to this masterpiece

[@Skylingale]

Gotta say Shaera's comparisons of Erwin and Armin are really off. Like she's comparing a situation where Erwin and his man getting bombarded to Armin and Eren trying to take out a titan that's not even caring about them that much. Those 2 situations are not even remotely close...

[@okanda4041]

This is like my 4th time watching this and I just noticed the sound effect you put when Hange opened Erwins eyes 😅

[@faatinaneesah7745]

I hate how isayama chose to only gave credit to Armin and even had his little montage of things he’s done for humanity as if Erwin didn’t do anything when obviously Erwin did WAY MORE. This man inspired SO MANY (inc Levi!!!!) and not to mention being the only man who could actually convince rookies to a suicide charge. Imagine Armin doing that?? Exactly. Armin can’t. The ONLY reason I’d choose Armin over Erwin is the same reason why Levi chose Armin too, which is to let Erwin rest from this hell. RIP to the GOAT Commander, Erwin freakin Smith. ♥️ (I’m gonna miss your speeches, damn. 😢)

[@Moxy125]

I'm pretty sure there's a reason behind it. It's supposed to represent how Armin was a pure-hearted person, whereas Erwin only cared about his agenda and felt guilty about it. During this battle Erwin constantly had moments of reflections, like when he talked about "standing on a mountain of corpses" or the scene where he's talking to Levi with that resigned look and the ghosts of their fallen comrades surround them. It's supposed to show how Armin had achievements to be proud of and worthy to be shown/celebrated but Erwin did not because his achievements were due to his selfishness. This is what makes Erwin such an interesting and extremely well written character. It's a great comparison. So, don't discredit Isayama. He's great at subtle yet meaningful metaphors/symbolism like this.

[@danielduarte6802]

It doesn't really matter the things they achieved in the past. The decision here requires knowing both characters and seeing what they're capable of doing in the future. Counting the Ws doesn't make one better. That's like saying a certain football player is better than another one because he has more goals (and I'm not even mentioning that both players have actually different roles in the team)

[@koopatroopa1316]

This episode is so legendary, basically no action, just words and it had the viewers so attached and into the episode. Writing at its best! Also Lupa seemed quiet this ep, hope everything is alright and he was just quiet cause of the craziness of the episode.

[@riwen0851]

9:13 it's normal that erwin plans cause more death than armin plans, he is the commander of hundreds of soldiers, and they were trapped without anywhere to hide. On the other side bertholdt first mission was to cause a fire so he wasn't as careful as the beast titan when he was watching them.

[@lukeyluke117]

Holy shit I just realized when Hanges glasses break there’s an image of clouds and a blue sky. When she dies the first thing she sees is a blue sky with clouds…

[@nsiegberikenda2538]

"Erwin left Armin in charge??????" WHEN????? Last time he handed over power, he left Hange in charge. Erwin is the better choice, but he was left to rest.

[@TheMaitoPulla]

In Episode 1 of the season, Erwin gave Armin charge of a large part of their troops. He called Armin one of mankind's biggest assets *as of now* , and he could be an even greater asset in the future.

[@annaairahala9462]

@@TheMaitoPulla "One of", a squad of troops is no different than any of the higher up scouts either. He left Hange in charge as the line of command continues if he were to die

[@nsiegberikenda2538]

@@TheMaitoPulla yeah he sent Armin in charge of a mission. Which was to find Reiner & Bertolt. Just like he’s put Levi in charge of a mission in the past. In fist half of season 3, Erwin said that by chain of command, next commander in charge is Hange Zoie. So Erwin didn’t “leave” Armin in charge

[@chewycritter2283]

@@annaairahala9462 It's been too long so we can forget about that rn. Also armin is the current commander of the scouts so it doesn't matter.

[@annaairahala9462]

@@chewycritter2283 context dude lol, we're talking about middle of S3, it's not that long ago

[@thatrandomcrazy]

Damn That ending hit lupa real hard. He didn't cracke a joke nor even said a word in the intire last section of the video

[@adrianinja2]

The reason why Bertrolt was screaming for help is because like Reiner, he forgot what he was doing since he just woke up, and thought they were still friends. People forget they're still teenagers.

[@diamoond11]

Something I noticed right now is the fact that Floch kept going on about why did he think he was going to be any different than the others, and he ended up being different being the only survivor of such massacre.

[@jasmine9581]

And the only one who really ducked, as a cause

[@planetbob6703]

9:25 That's a "let go of me or I kick the rest of your teeth out" face

[@kingofthenoobsx8879]

fun fact there was no music playing in the background until levi choose armin

[@MarkHogan994]

There was a bit earlier in the episode, right after Floch shows up with Erwin and when Mikasa draws her sword. But it was very minimal.

[@NickMartinTravels]

the face that this episode didnt have an opening shows how depressing it was gonna be.

[@jeremypaulattaban4459]

Its hittin really hard in the feels when lupa aint sayin a word..man this episide still hits hard

[@abdulfatahpandita1565]

This my personal Opinion , but I'll choose Erwin over Armin..🙂

[@BlaCk-we7cy]

He's had enough 😭 let my man rest😥

[@noreenanjum3556]

Definitely

[@damianc669]

Erwin while maybe not as smart as armin. Is a lot more heartless, which may seem like a bad thing. But in war that's probably more important then intellect. If armin switched places with erwin, I don't thi k armin would come up with a plan to beat the beast titan and also wouldn't do a suicide charge. (Everyone would die)

[@tzukishiro]

congrats, you doomed humanity

[@jirengray6188]

@@tzukishiro people fail to realize armin is just too smart. He’s the one who gets them outta shit 90% of the time

[@deltaboi007]

I can’t take y’all And these sound effects. 😂😂😂

[@christago2350]

mikasa: Shut up guy: yeah shut up the other guy: I will not shut up

[@luisgomez8635]

Yall really had Armin sneeze when he gasped for air showing he's still alive.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@cringe_embracer4843]

God this is my favorite episode in the whole series. It's just so dramatic and tragic.

[@jabezkenye990]

It sucks that now Armin has to confront those emotions of his(bertoldt rip).

[@opanimu6989]

Fuck burito

[@jabezkenye990]

@@opanimu6989 yea fuck burito

[@jasonblack2477]

@@jabezkenye990 you will feel bad soon

[@jabezkenye990]

@@jasonblack2477 hey i was being sarcastic...lol Bert is in my fav top 10 xD

[@SenshisTranslations]

Note* there are signs that titan shifters may pass down their feelings/thoughts which (depending on the new titan inheritor) can "take control* of the new user. Uri and Frieda for example, were being taken control of by the king. Eren is another example, obviously its not like hes under a previous shifter's control, but he does have very strong emotions like his father. Because they are family related it probably works stronger. I'd say it also depends on how strong they are mentally. So, since armin has just eaten Bert, think about what traits it is he might pick up *next episode might help*, depending on how much Bert might influence him, his thoughts/feelings may change from before he had been a titan

[@DouArts]

Armin has more Ws? Surely u don’t realise how Erwin always sees everything happen way before anyone can even imagine what a possible outcome could be?? The whole female titan, coup d’etat and spies in the survey corps thing was his plan, let alone all the other things man’s did... surely Armin was great to, but not on Erwin’s level

[@bambabarry]

Seems like she forgot season 1 Erwin with Annie, oav Erwin , and end of season 2 Erwin

[@roguesoul5051]

And I love how in the manga Armin cries how he is useless and Erwin was the better choice.

[@Lc-Anders]

So did you forget all the things Eren pointed out this episode? Most of Erwin's Ws in the show are things Armin pointed out or wouldn't be possible if not for Armin's discoveries

[@narcisorivero5893]

@@Lc-Anders Erwin is just smart to use all his tools, the fact is not even Armin knew who Erwin was trying to draw out the enemy in season 1 prepared for a way to capture the titan that was Annie, armin and everyone else are always steps behind him even Hange how is the one of thesmartest characters next to Erwin, when Armin plan fail to draw annie under tunnel Erwin had other plans beyond that which was Eren fighting her and even a plan C.

[@tzukishiro]

@@narcisorivero5893 irrelevant

[@shadezaplaya]

Lupa was speechless? Wow 😂 I can tell he’s really uncomfortable with feeling uncomfortable

[@victor9]

2:31 lol! this is what i live for lol you guys are the best

[@bilalk85]

Man. watching it all again with you guys, what an experience man honestly!! 😭😢😢

[@spazzgaming1105]

@2:35 this man took his glasses off 🤣🤣🤣👌🏽🖤

[@yugiohmastermind8]

Reactors for this episode always seem to completely rule out Floch's opinion on the matter the second he opens his mouth just cos he's not one of the main characters. Which is ironic since one of the whole points of his character is to give a voice to the background fodder characters who get slaughtered constantly.

[@cooljo5881]

Erwin was in my opinion the better option for humanity

[@FernzRamiz]

Too bad he died

[@thelegacyofgaming2928]

He was, but him throwing his hand up like that would make anyone believe they shouldn't bring him back.

[@yumilee6822]

Definitly

[@kj_freecss]

@@thelegacyofgaming2928 Yeah, I can't blame them too much for picking Armin.

[@yahallooo]

True . But I also welcomes Levi's choice . That man need some rest

[@stevenadamsapple]

Roshi's Angry "YEAH?!" when burtholdt was screaming out for help got me more than I thought it was. Just that look of pure "NIGGA U SRS" 😂

[@countersphere2924]

😓Man idk why but Bertholdts death is kinda the saddest death in this episode for me. Just the fact that he forgot that Eren and the rest was his enemies he looked back at them and asked them for help and he died brutaly without telling Annie that he loved her. Idk man that just hits different.. :/

[@benc35728]

Wow Lupa was just speechless this whole episode

[@marshmellowmoon7990]

Armin is obviously the future of the corp, Erwin saw that and was trying to push him to get some leadership experience. But Erwin is the current leader of the corp and they don't really have time to wait for Armin to gain experience. It's a really tough decision, do you save the person that will lead you today or will you save the one that will lead you tomorrow. I think they made the right call, losing Armin would have been a greater future loss then losing Erwin.

[@erikalmaguer2323]

Ive seen alot of anime and honstestly this is one of the most emotional episodes in anime as a whole! Every aspect of this episode is top tier

[@aurorafulnowandforever]

this is the FIRST time ive ever seen Lupa this quiet omg!!!

[@badbich204]

That’s what AOT does to you 😂

[@hervemakubongi5461]

That sound effect when Armin started to breath that was too much caught me off guard in such a sad moment 😂😂😂😂

[@malikbrw4806]

Admin definitely don’t have more dubs than Erwin let’s be honest

[@arturoespino7950]

Off course not

[@jirengray6188]

Let’s see armin stopped the female titan from killing jean. Armin sacrificed himself so they could get bertholdt. Armin is the reason they found Reiner. Armin literally sacrificed his masculinity to impersonate historia. Cmon now 💀

[@arturoespino7950]

@@jirengray6188 and still dont have more Ws

[@justinfrancis4621]

@@jirengray6188 Armin helped saved jean-That statement is stupid itself because saving an individual soldier is nothing impressive,how many soldiers died during that time.Erwin saved humanity.Armin found Reiner fairpoint but erwin found out who the true enemies were before anyone thought of it.He found out that the truth was in the basement.He found out that there were spies in the city. Armin sacrificed himself to defeat the coloosal.Erwin literally sacrificed a whole army to save humanity.

[@a_aw1070]

@@jirengray6188 armin saved one soldier. While Erwins new scouting formation decreased soldier casualties by 70%. Erwin sacrificed himself so they could defeat the beast Titan. The beast Titan is way more dangerous than Bertolt. Ur third point is ridiculous. Don’t compare them.

[@adddieeee]

i had found this show great, but this episode really showed me how incredible this show is because the characters are written SO HUMAN its scary good.

[@j.m.9519]

"The one who's gonna save humanity isn't me or the commander. It's Armin." ..................Let that sink in folks.

[@alphaa5240]

Your intro never gets old.

[@Omar_E11]

I still think Erwin would've been more useful. He has both combat experience and brains.

[@oi2837]

You know its a really good season when you dont even realize your already 6 episodes into this.

[@zuunpyi7120]

2:32 Y'all killing me even after a week 😂 😂

[@NotMe-zc3vs]

I love the armin sneeze edit and y'alls reaction :D ~had to repeat hahaha

[@Valicecp]

Erwin the leader that AOT will never have again. He was brilliant

[@Hakkar6993]

This entire arc hits different, man. God.

[@alfie9089]

Having read everything and understanding Reiner and Bert I felt bad for Bert.

[@esteban8681]

Brooo the sneeze. Ur edits have been top notch my dude. 😂😂😂😂