Attack on Titan - Episode 36 Discussion / Poll

[James Rye]

Originally Posted by Anh_Minh

While Beast Titan is still on speaking terms with reality (unlike Reiner, who's more of an occasional pen pal with it), do you really think he's at home to sanity?

Not really, no. More to HIS definition of sanity, but that's not common sense sanity.

[wingdarkness]

I don't know nothing about nothing because I'm an anime-only viewer but something just popped into my brain based on the reveal of a couple episodes ago on titan shifters .... now I'm thinking of a crazy scenario where during this fight with the smiling titan Eren is going to be so enraged that perhaps he eats Bertoldt and gains a new ability ( probably steam based ) and all this kidnapping crap would've been worth it ... then I'm thinking perhaps that's how he will always be able to gain new powers by eating "titan spies"...

[ReddyRedWolf]

Originally Posted by wingdarkness

I don't know nothing about nothing because I'm an anime-only viewer but something just popped into my brain based on the reveal of a couple episodes ago on titan shifters .... now I'm thinking of a crazy scenario where during this fight with the smiling titan Eren is going to be so enraged that perhaps he eats Bertoldt and gains a new ability ( probably steam based ) and all this kidnapping crap would've been worth it ... then I'm thinking perhaps that's how he will always be able to gain new powers by eating "titan spies"...

What the hell is this Megaman?


The interesting thing about Christa is the mystery surrounding her. Her real name is Historia. The church of the walls consider her important to monitor but wished she wasn't born to begin with. With her lies the answers both the Scouting legion and the Warriors seek. Answers she herself may not know.

To put cherry on top of it Ymir empathizes with her. Ymir has a history with another cult. Then she hears the schemes of a cult within the walls concerning a little pretty blonde girl that everybody wants to their wife.

[wingdarkness]

Hey I didn't come up with the Titan rules lol but I do find it interesting ... I went back and watched the Trost conflict and I broke it down...Eren was stabbed and taunted by Armin to wake up , he never ate anyone so that blows up Bertholdts theory...

Now there is a gap of time unaccounted for in between Armin getting eren's attention and Eren picking up that boulder to fill the hole...We see Marco ( which in retrospect looks like a harbinger) then we see Eren toting the rock having realized he's in Titan form so unless he ate someone inbetween Armin's pep talk (which makes no sense because why have Armin do this and show Eren becoming aware because of this?) he's different from Reiner's group all together...

But then I started thinking about Ymir's Discovery episodes and it stands to reason that he could acquire power by eating shifters so I think that's the next logical stage for him to get stronger ... could be wrong but it makes sense to me...I also find it weird that Berthold isn't even considering transforming which is leaving him open to this

[Applehell]

Christa: They're going to try to eat me.
Ymir: Everyone has one or two faults.

...Uhhh that sounds like a pretty big flaw to me.

[sion21]

i rattled my brain but I just cant see how the author can give any good and satisfactory explanation for those two turning Titan and killing millions.

and dam cliff hanger again.

[ReddyRedWolf]

Originally Posted by sion21

i rattled my brain but I just cant see how the author can give any good and satisfactory explanation for those two turning Titan and killing millions.

and dam cliff hanger again.

Spoiler for Hint:

Watch episode 35. Ymir's backstory is a major spoiler. Also take note of Reiner and Bert's ramblings that they didn't want to do this but had to.
[*snip*]

[sion21]

Originally Posted by ReddyRedWolf

Spoiler for Hint:

Watch episode 35. Ymir's backstory is a major spoiler. Also take note of Reiner and Bert's ramblings that they didn't want to do this but had to.
[*snip*]

yeah still no idea, unless you mean Reiner and Bert is part of the religion. still cant see why they would knowing kill millions of human consciously

[Guido]

Here it is! The gates of hell have been cracked opened unleashing swarms of bloody titans roaming the earth from the abyss; madness has been set loose upon the brave survey scouts, as they wrestled against time in a suicidal bid to save Eren from being taking away forever by the traitors.

Indeed, Connie, Jean, and Sasha experienced a hard time at sorting their feelings upon witnessing the truth for themselves about Reiner and Berthold. I mean recalling all those memories from back the good, old days put a severe mental strain on Berthold.

He claimed that they did what they did because both had no choice in the matter; they were ordered to stain their hands with the blood of innocents realizing full well that eventually both would be hated and despised once the truth was uncovered.

Spoiler:

The previous episode I did overlook a tiny but crucial piece of information, which is the reason behind the mission that Reiner and his comrades were tasked to accomplish: finding something called the 'Coordinate'.

Whatever it is, then it must have to be something so monumentally important for Reiner's party to be prepared for their mission to destroy the Wall Maria and infiltrate humanity. A decision that continues to haunt them upon the present day.

However, Mikasa was not any longer moved for their plight, since she got her own share of trauma way back in her childhood and didn't want anyone to stand in her way to save Eren, making her message clear to whether be Ymir, Christa, or Berthold that she made her mind to stain her hands with the blood of her enemies if happen to foolishly crossed her path.

Spoiler:

The best shot for this season was watching Berthold's cowering in absolute terror at the sight of Mikasa looming outside from Reiner's skin.

Those were the eyes of a berserk beast craving for the flesh and blood of the prey wailing helplessly inside its cage. However, pretty ironic for the man who happens to be the Colossal Titan being subdued by sheer terror by Mikasa.

Then everything went hellbent once Erwin led the horde of crazed titans right at Reiner's path. Chaos and confusion ensued, as well as titans literally raining down from the sky thanks to Reiner.

Spoiler:

Which I guess his strategy was twofold: freeing himself, having the titans wiping out the scouts, and, luckily, getting Eren devoured so that the fortunate titan getting restored to human form might had been easier to capture and cooperate with.

Since the scouts managed to break Eren free despite surmounting again heavy losses. But, moreso, perhaps the character of this episode goes to Erwin Smith whose tenacity, ferocity, and hardened will to lead mankind prevailing against the titans made possible the turning tide once he broke Eren free from Berthold's custody due to the latter getting mind played by Armin using Annie as leverage.

Spoiler:

Armin deserves praise for his performance in this episode, using his knowledge about Annie's captivity to mentally unsettle Berthold and having him lower his guard so he wouldn't Erwin's assault.

And, finally, the man of the episode himself, Erwin Smith. He's gotten the craziest, devil's luck in the whole season.

At one moment, his riding leading everyone to charge, then he gets whisked away by a titan biting him through the right arm and still kept himself composed screaming at his comrades to charge on without losing the objective ahead. Then, I was of the same thought like everyone else that Erwin was sure as dead, but at the most unexpected twisted pulled out he came back alive, with one less arm, but as ferocious as ever setting Eren free.

The hell continues unabated as this season, at last, reaches its climax reminding both Eren and Mikasa the horrors from five years ago as an old but unpleasant, familiar face roams into the battlefield.