I will have no fingernails left as this series goes on, I feel very safe in betting on that. For anyone that is used to a sedate pace of anime story development, Attack on Titan never fails to surprise and move quickly, yet we are not left wanting at all.
Wound delivers heart wrenching reality of how even soldiers deal with Titan attacks. Aside from our main cast, we see a lot of completely understandable reactions after Trost was basically massacred as badly as Wall Maria 5 years ago. However, we of course now have Eren Jaeger and the inexplicable ability his father seems to have given him.
That mystery remains and is happily ignored for the thrust of this story. Commander Pixis is delivered very well here not only for his odd slant on reality, but why he is the leader of the southern forces of humanity. He realizes the demoralization of his troops and with a succinct speech gives the wavering soldiers a choice, feel free to return home, but know the fear of Titans will come to your families as well. Again we get the very real reaction that fearing your own death can be debilitating, but the same threat to family can give us strength to walk back into hell.
Armin plays well here again as he has before, he shows a firm grasp of understanding and gives us a clear view of how desperate humanity is at this moment. If Wall Rose falls, humanity is basically doomed. Eren is the only hope and while he has no more answers about what he is, he swears to go forth with the only plan to save Trost there is, seal the hole with his Titan body.
This is where the episode picks up, Eren transformed but not in control of his Titan form. Oddly his actions are not random as other Titans attack all humans, but focused on Mikasa. Obviously she survives, but after the previous episode (summarized above) we see the full results of the tenuous thread even elite soldiers hold onto in this world.
The guard have to deal with the advancing Titans, strangely still drawn to them despite the mass of humanity luring them away. Armin realizes something is wrong and with a show of immense conviction, snaps Eren out of his blank state.
Inside the Titan body Eren has been seemingly trying to sleep in his 'home' of 5 years ago. Armin's tactic eventually pierces the fog and we are left gaping that Eren chooses to face the world again because he was born into the world of Titans and all he loved was always threatened by them. It ends with the vision being burned away and the Titan finally regenerating after Mikasa dropped it earlier.
If I do not have a heart attack or emotional break down after every episode I will eat my bloody shoes!
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