YES! So after forcing Eren to wake up, Armin desperately informs the elite troops that if the boulder gets placed they win. Eren is barely moving with the boulder, his regeneration causing steam to constantly stream from him as body is being strained beyond breaking point.
He is forced to watch at the desperate gambles of his friends and comrades as they sacrifice themselves to give him a clear path. He also gives us a beautiful clarity about why he wants to leave the walls and why what the Titans have done to him is not only tragic to him personally but has always made him angry.
The simple freedom to see the world is denied to mankind and far too many have accepted that to Eren's mind. They have accepted living in a walled cage and never seeing the outside again. Eren does not accept this and demands that all must fight for all to be free once again.
This episode is another nail biter, never mind the obvious progress for Eren in his Titan body, but we see soldiers fight desperately for their first victory in 107 years against the Titans. The after action report gives a full cost of this battle and I was left a little numb that even with a Titan, mankind had a horrifying war ahead of them.
We are left with Eren waking up in an underground cell and chained facing the Commander and Captain of the Recon Corps, the very group Eren wishes to join. They ask his intentions, with Capt. Levi demanding an answer to their questions.
Eren flashed through all he has been through and we see the above eyes with a simple wish:
"I wish to join the Recon Corps and kill as many Titans as I can!"
Levi seems to like this answer and offers to take responsibility for Eren, including killing him if needed, and the higher ups should be happy with that.
Awesome episode and damned happy to see it. It does have a summary of episodes 11-12 I found at first annoying, but then it culminates in a lovely result right before the opening starts. This series is going to suck up my time forever!
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