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Wall. Raid on Stohess District - Part 3
Finally, my last episodic review for Shingeki no Kyojin.
This last episode of sorts comes full circle with the embodiment of ideas that series teaches throughout its run.
One who is willing to make sacrifices and go to the latest of consequences can change his or her world. Not doing anything keeps everything unchanged.
What I liked the most about this episode after Annie got captured was Jean confiding to Armin his doubts that in order to overcome monsters one has to throw away his or her natural humanity in order to beat them. Of course, Armin replied that's one way or possible route that might benefit humanity, but that's not the only one.
I'm glad they brought that particular point to topic in the episode, because I believe Eren is whole and integral without his Titan powers. What I mean is that there is no need for Eren to rely and become addicted to the thought of turning into a Titan every time he's deployed into the battlefield. IMO, that power is borrowed from the shot his father administered him three years ago. Delightfully, that aseveration of mine gets trounced or comes to conflict when Eren confided to Mikasa, after the ordeal, that he felt good not minding to die but to rip Titans to shreds.
Ultimately, the concept of pyrrhic victory is suggested based on the results of the operation at Stohess. Annie managed to once again escaped interrogation and custody by cocooning herself inside a tough crystal so as to protect any secret information she carries. Hence, all casualties involved and accounted for resulted in naught for the Survey Corps again. Yet, the Survey Corps managed to stay alive and out off the hook for the blatant facts that Erwin made sure will never remained undeniable by the brass. The evidence that out there is evidence of other Titan shifters like Annie inside the walls. That's what Erwin had to offer and again his bet won the survival of the Survey Corps.
The fact of fighting monsters by turning into monsters doesn't bode well to me either. Because for a series like this where and when every corner and minute is hell for the humans then the purpose of making each sacrifice, doing each struggle, and confiding in themselves that they can face the monsters at their doorstep with no guarantee of survival is, therefore, soundly defeated.
The fact that out there are so many mysteries to solve and to explain clearly begs for a second season, which fits accordingly when the camera once again takes a close up shot on the key that Eren continues to hold. In addition, the first statement is made more so obvious when the last shot for the entire series is focused on Wall Sina, revealing surprisingly that there's a Titan inside the wall. Hence, adding another question to be asked: What are the walls?
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