Finally, in Eren’s memories, he receives what he has wanted ever since he was little. An admission of guilt from Grisha, as well as a display of love. His face goes from shock towards a figure he has hated, to relief and catharsis.

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How ironic is it that the Beast Titan, the titan that mimics life in all of its forms was possessed by Zeke, who convinced himself that life doesn’t have any meaning. His epiphany that it does in this chapter makes his arc feel so complete to me

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You could argue that the scene in S3 isn’t canon, but nonetheless this scene opens up with birds in the sky & Eren staring at them longingly; the scene conveys his desire to be as free as the birds in the sky, and that his mission doesn’t stop at the sea.

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The Scout regiment are the wings of humanity inside of the walls, their purpose being to grant humanity the freedom they desire so badly. This just places more importance on the association between birds & freedom in the series

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Birds symbolize the ultimate freedom; using their wings, they are unbound from the restraints humans find ourselves grounded by. They have the freedom to roam the Earth as they desire; seas, plains of sand, burning water, land made of ice...they can see it all.

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Something I’ve come to appreciate recently is the motif of birds in AoT. It’s neat how Isayama is able to use them to supplement core themes and ideas, as well as the desires of the characters.

(adding bc manga spoilers)

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He’s responsible for the death of hundreds of thousands and the loss of Marcel & Annie, for what reason? To terrorize people trying to live normal lives? He realizes this, but he’s too deep in the mission & is responsible for too much to turn back.

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The anime execution aside, if the meaning of him being a half-assed piece of shit wasn’t clear before, it’s really clear now. Just like Eren, he realized that the “enemies” are human. Him and Eren do contradictory things like saving people they have the intention to kill

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I always kind of thought that Floch was a good demonstration of how people change when they gain power, but nothing beyond that. I rewatched perfect game & hero while doing chores, and I realized that his progression falls in line w/ earlier characterization. very neat

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obviously that first line applies to so many characters, but for some reason my brain immediately connected it to these lines about Erwin. Postmortem he’s still a great character contributing to this series’ themes. Wonder if Eren will become a “devil” just like him

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The way Isayama ties the present back to the past is damn near unparalleled. As if it wasn’t enough he even fucking threw Dina in this flashback??????? PEAKKKKKKKKK

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Chapter 93 (left) vs 96 (right)

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