Attack on Titan - Episode 7 Discussion / Poll

[mistress_kisara]

Originally Posted by Zenaku222

Actually Eren is 170cm, Annie is 153cm

Aww poor Connie, the shortest of the guys..

[ChainLegacy]

Alright, my favorite part was when good titan literally knocked the other titan's head off his shoulders with a colossal punch. One hit knockout! What a beast.

[NoemiChan]

Originally Posted by ChainLegacy

Alright, my favorite part was when good titan literally knocked the other titan's head off his shoulders with a colossal punch. One hit knockout! What a beast.

So this new Titan has a tougher body.. oh wait the hands..

[Fenrir_valindri]

To be honest, we haven't seen any "vets" in action yet. All the Recon Corps left before the attack. The "vets" shown defending the city are just the Garrison.

[David_The_Gnome]

Originally Posted by Puu

They'd probably have to deal with it being expensive though and tough on their (probably) already tight resources. We can build nukes, drones and whatnot because we have the benefit of importing materials if we don't have them... but bet those guys behind the wall don't have that luxury.....

B) Humans are more abundant....

Good point about having access to resources.

Alright fine, suicide bomb their ass! Nobody should die in total vain without a feasible chance to take one of em down.

You wanna eat me alive?

Chug a bomb in their mouth and let it blow through their neck from the other side. These titans are real asshats btw.

[TinyRedLeaf]

Originally Posted by CJ_Walker

That would be a good idea, but how would they eat? . . .I guess they could do what the guys living underground in TTGL did for food. . .

I think the suggestion is more about escape tunnels rather than underground shelters. It would make a lot of sense, as people wouldn't then have to be exposed to titans while they evacuate. But that's assuming the authorities had the time and resources to build such a network of tunnels. Still, it has been five years since the first attack, so it ought to have been feasible but, for whatever reason, it wasn't done.

But then, where's the fun in a story when people can get away safely? Face it, we do in fact relish watching people get eaten alive. Much more entertaining that way. What's the point of moe giants wandering around looking for food? Not exactly exciting TV, is it?

[jeroz]

Good luck waiting until you reach the neck to blow the bomb when those titans just bite your head off first

[yankky5]

Originally Posted by David_The_Gnome

Good point about having access to resources.

Alright fine, suicide bomb their ass! Nobody should die in total vain without a feasible chance to take one of em down.

You wanna eat me alive?

Chug a bomb in their mouth and let it blow through their neck from the other side. These titans are real asshats btw.

Originally Posted by jeroz

Good luck waiting until you reach the neck to blow the bomb when those titans just bite your head off first

Some body already pefected that idea http://forums.animesuki.com/showthre...61#post4669561 xD

[Fenrir_valindri]

That would involve an incredible amount of gunpowder, and has a very high chance of backfiring should someone panic and detonate it prematurely.

[David_The_Gnome]

Originally Posted by jeroz

Good luck waiting until you reach the neck to blow the bomb when those titans just bite your head off first

It's a long shot but if they swallow you whole may work.

Better than not contributing to humanity's survival.

Originally Posted by yankky5

Some body already pefected that idea http://forums.animesuki.com/showthre...61#post4669561 xD

LOL

Got to check that thread now.

EDIT: So you're that "somebody" and you already beat me to it.

[yankky5]

Yeah I had the idea but I didnt plan on

every citizen equips their personal dynamite backpack and trigger fuse.

lol

[backbone]

Weird. If those guys had enough gas to begin counterattack, follow Mikasa and even rush towards HQ, why couldn't they use them to climb the wall instead?

[Fenrir_valindri]

the Wall is a straight climb, while getting to the refueling station allows them to utilize rooftops to save fuel. As Mikasa showcased, burning through a ton of fuel all at once just gets you in trouble.

[yankky5]

Originally Posted by backbone

Weird. If those guys had enough gas to begin counterattack, follow Mikasa and even rush towards HQ, why couldn't they use them to climb the wall instead?

That wasnt necessarily a counter attack it was more like they were gunning towards the supply depot they totally avoided fighting except for mikasa and you seen the results ;as for why they didnt just go to the wall they were probably too far and remember they still have to use their gas to climb the 50m wall and some guys already run out of gas just before getting to the depot which is supposed to be closer

[~Yami~]

just shocked.....

Mikasa's reaction is priceless... that dead eye... and that speech...
it's just like she's care about others but actually she's just want to do a suicide mission

That 'abnormal titan' is also awesome.. what a timing to appear
they are just handling this show perfectly! it's truly like finally humanity can regain some strength to fight back

the awesome point is how they put the "best 10" of 104th cadet in here... each of them got their own development.. (well, I don't see Christa though). And most of them are motivated by Eren's words

and when everything become tense.... "to be continued" words appeared....
/flipthetable

give me next episode!!!!!

[Myke1576]

Originally Posted by VTHokiePride

Same here. It's just a guess, but I'll use a spoiler tag

Spoiler for My Thoughts:

I have a feeling that the Titan has piece of Eren within it? His soul? I'm not sure. I know it may seem like a crazy idea, but it came to save Mikasa and had some form of intelligence. We still don't know how the Titans remained alive without feasting on humanity for 100 years or the contents on the room that Eren had the key for from his father. While I'd be happy that Eren would be brought back, I'd need a really good reason for why he was.

Since it seems like some posts were deleted due to spoilers... I'll hazard a guess at what's going on behind a tag.

Spoiler for My Thoughts As Well :

Since this behavior stands out from even the abnormals, I think this new titan is really something special. I was thinking that it is somehow related to Eren since he's a main char (that was eaten) and seems somewhat similar... or it might just be me. Maybe titans bud like aphids with characteristics similar to those they have eaten? Those would be some really really big aphids...
I guess it could explain how there are so many titans around even though they don't have any visible means of reproduction. Wonder how they maintain that high body temp even though they don't seem to eat anything but humans (somewhat of a silly question since it's a show and all).

Really liked this episode with char development and all. I also separately came to a similar conclusion that "This world is merciless... and it's also very beautiful" so it's great to see that thought around.

[BoyTitan]

Originally Posted by TinyRedLeaf

I'm guessing that you're probably thinking what I'm thinking. There's not much subtlety to this story, after all.


And I'm fairly sick of you harping on the same point, because you well know my rebuttal. If you don't like the anime, you're welcome to stick to the manga, which you apparently prefer.





And that is what I mean by reserving judgment, and also of the futility of comparing anime against manga. Different creators bring different interpretations to a story. It ought to be quite clear now that the anime chooses to make a more direct link between Mikasa's motivation and her meaning in life. Which is to say, as long as Eren is around, she's driven to act. Take him away from her, or her memories of him, and she loses her will to live.

Within the context of the anime, it makes perfect sense. It certainly makes for gripping viewing. Sure, you're welcome to compare all you like, but always remember that directorial/editorial decisions must always be judged from within the context of its work. It makes no sense to compare apples against oranges, and that's what annoys me about manga comparisons: It must be done in the right spirit, or you'd fail to evaluate the anime on a fair basis.

Anyway, all that aside, a brilliant episode. I loved it.

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By the way, I believe this was the first time it was brought up in the anime: There are no stairs on the walls.

Which is to say, the only way to scale it during an emergency is with functioning 3DMG...

1 I was talking to some one else.

2 The scene had been mentioned as other pointed out for mikasa doing the same thing Eren did but worse only she had competent team mates and not fodder like eren and only got 3 people killed and she had the luck of the giant titan saving her and facing zero deviant titans were as erens group had at least 2 deviant titans and a 15 meter attack them. So it was fair to bring up how people bashed Eren but everyone is ok with mikasa doing worse at that with a group of actually important people and not just fodder.

3 I didn't even complain about the scene being different I said maybe it was done to draw comparisons to how Mikasa copies him. Was simply trying to figure out why the animator would change something so small.

[Archon_Wing]

I liked the episode a lot. Under lame circumstances, Mikasa would inspire everyone to go on a Generic Rampage of Asskicking due to Main Characterdness. Although she did quite well, in her current mental state was just no better than suicide. On the other hand, doing nothing isn't an option. Much like playing a terrible game of mahjong on a site that shall not be named, life forces you to take an action even if you don't want to. Even if the result is the same, the choices you do make define the person you are. But fortunately she has found out what to do and most importantly, why.

Though it appears that Eren has gone all Jonah on a titan or some shit, so we'll just have to see what happened.

Also Sawano's music for this series is most excellent.

[Obelisk ze Tormentor]

Originally Posted by Archon_Wing

Also Sawano's music for this series is most excellent.

That Gundam Unicorn and Sengoku Basara’s composer has never disappointed me so far .

[Anh_Minh]

Originally Posted by n120cky

Wouldn't it be cool if that Rebellious Titan become Mikasa sidekick . . .

And/or love interest. She did say she felt something as she saw him...