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This episode has the best twist in anime. The intensity of this scene was crazy and it was enhanced by stellar music and animation. Eren Yeager is the best fictional protagonist and he only gets better going forward. Grisha and Zeke are also incredible characters.

The emotions if Eren, zeke and Grisha in this episode is too tier, I really loved it. We see how a complex man Grisha was, Zeke gets to onow the truth with his father and gets closure. Who is the bad guy here, Eren or Zeke. The story keeps on shifting every episode and I am here for it.

My vote is 10

I have Spoken.

I will start by saying.. this... this BLEW my mind!! One of the greatest twists in TV history! Peak storytelling!! I was both SHOCKED and heartbroken! The VA's of Eren and Grisha were phenominal in this episode! Got chills! And those last 5 min... Truely a rewarding experience to watch this show! Plus the animation in this episode is some of the best i've seen!

I can't get tired of telling everyone this is the best thing I've ever seen, thank you very much. As always, we've seen a beautiful masterpiece. If it keeps like that, damns, the best thing in history.

WOW WOW WOW.

Im shocked! This is the BIGGEST PLOT TWIST EVER!!!

A masterpiece! Really dont know what or how to say it but omg Eren! I can't believe what im seeing!

Thank you Mappa and thank you Isayama!

(I reviewed this early by way of the Attack Titan)

I'd first like to applaud the people responsible for the eerie silence when Eren starts talking to Grisha, never would I have thought that having no music would fit the atmosphere so well. I loved how the scarf scene was enhanced by Mikasa's utterance "It's warm" with a reverb effect and definitely the choice to reuse Wit's storyboards for the key scene with eye shots of Grisha and Zeke to connect back to episode 1 how he was looking at an estimation of Eren looking back at him this entire time. A most clever decision to maintain consistency and the foreshadowing genius of Isayama!

This episode was such a rollercoaster of emotions not just for us but for Eren himself, displaying various interesting faces in his journey through his father's memories.

In the paths before entering Grisha's memories, Eren displayed a bout of anger at Zeke's resignation of himself and his own bloodline for the sake of perishing for the greater good. But it wasn't a matter of comparing the bloodshed from either plan to which Eren calls messed up, but the ideology each brother abides by that are at odds with each other (as represented by Eren not catching the ball the previous episode). The rejection of one's people disgusts Eren, as someone who lives with the pride of being born and being free. His anger at Zeke and scorning him as a pathetic man who could only define himself by sacrificing his own dignity, that is the ultimate act of shame for him. Because "I don't want to just live (for the sake of it)(ED7).

But Eren is also capable of sorrow. After witnessing the bloodbath at his own hands at the cabin, Zeke thought nothing more and signalled Eren to move on, but the scene of him wrapping his scarf around Mikasa means a lot more to him. The scarf represents beauty in a cruel world for Mikasa, as well as the promise he made to his mother to protect her at all costs, a promise he had now discarded through Louise's words to Mikasa, representing a beautiful moment lost in the past. To MIkasa now, it is a symbol of her attachment to him, which Mikasa feels conflicted about at the moment. We don't get a chance to see this side of Eren very often, and it sucks that neither does Mikasa.

=I am me, I always have been=

I anticipated this moment since it came out years ago because it marks such a significant turning point for Eren's character because while he used the catchphrase "Because I was born into this world" rather loosely this was the first time we've heard Eren actually show some semblance of self awareness and acknowledgement of his nature. It's the moment of clarity we've all been waiting for as someone who understood that he was never brainwashed by anyone or even influenced by his environment to come to this point because the main driving force behind his unquenchable thirst for absolute freedom came from within ever since he was born. He had always felt this way, and this was something Zeke, someone who never wanted to become a warrior, who was content with living in the internment zone is safety, could never understand. It's a battle of nature and nurture within Eren and between Eren and Zeke, as brothers who foil each other.

=Bootstrap Paradoxes=

I'm certain that many are confused about how Grisha could "see" Zeke and to be clear it's very well established in the narrative how this happens without any plotholes. Grisha simply sees Zeke from Eren's POV as he peeks into the future memories of Eren by way of the founding titan's power (hence the title of the episode), thus also foreshadowing that Eren would have his way midway through the episode by gaining the power of the coordinate from Ymir to transfer it to him in the first place. Grisha is literally seeing himself from Eren's eyes as he "looks" at him, just imagine that for a moment.

Since dynamic determinism is basically confirmed by the existence of this causal loop through the path (and hence memories), all characters continue to preserve their own agency through compataiblism, which is the theory that supports the coexistence of both free will and determinism, so no worries there. It's just ingenius how this was all setup and foreshadowed from the very first episode, from the very first chapter, and the execution of "time travel" (though not really) just blows my mind everytime.

I was speechless then and I am speechless now, simply a 10/10 episode.

Erwin (to Eren): "Who is the real enemy"

No one knows who the enemy is.

Marleys are convinced Eldians are the devils.

Eldians have to fight back.

Pieck points at the Yaegerists.

Zeke thinks it's Grisha, his father.

Eren sees the titans as the obvious threat to humanity.

The war continues.

This episode reveals the ultimate villain.

Very few series comes close to such levels of writing.

I was really worried about the animation quality and music for this crucial chapter as I was disappointed by these aspects of the last episode, but this one was executed perfectly. This episode starts off simple and just keeps building and building to a very chaotic and devastating final scene. Voice acting was on point and the animation held up much better than some of the strange animation choices in "two brothers". At this point, I've forgotten much of the plot of the manga, so it was nice to be shocked all over again by the twists in this (and they are really excellent) - it's a very well written episode, with a great story telling device functioning well at the centre of it, and some fantastic lines of dialogue - nothing too cringeworthy as this show sometimes falls into. Definitely my favourite episode of the second half, probably the best episode since "assault" imo.

We are at the Interstellar+ period of the show. So many questions are supposed to be answered in this episode, yet the writers have created so many more. The episode is surely finished at one of the most suspended cliff hangers of the show's history.

Whatever path the story had taken, once more, took a swift turn just about now and broke expectations. Even though this episode contains dialogues and flash backs mostly, the shocking element exists to a great extent. I am agitatedly waiting for the next episode... god!

Im going to be Brief, this is my favorite attack on titan episode, the OST, the faces by the same guy who do the faces in death note, the voice actors especially Grisha one are amazing, and of course that plot twist almost at the end is the best twist in the show, I don't think anything can match this but who knows? 10/10 without a doubt this is the easist score i ever given on IMDB.

This episode sets aside action and focuses more on explanations. Zeke and Eren run through their fathers memories and place pieces together on his reasons behind his intentions. How it all started, what it could possibly mean for the future. Who's intention was it to start with, influenced memories coming into light.

I liked the episode, not all greatness comes from epic action. I rated a 10 because i believe it's above a 9.5 but not a 9.9. We are gaining more hard truth about the story as the series goes but for me this episode sits at a strong 9.6, 9.7 or at most a 9.8.

9.8/10.

There! I said it. The haters can go to hel. We could never have imagined this, ever. I mean...tbh, this even surpassed, Empire Strikes Back, Lost's twists, GOT's Winds of Winter & The Door, heck this even surpassed AOT's Senshi and That Day itself. I don't think I'll ever witness something as extraordinary as this MASTERPIECE. All I can say is that Isayama is a remarkable writer gifted with extraordinary story-telling gifts and talent. The Pure tension I experienced even after having read the manga is inexplicable. This episode had a psychological vibe to it like Death Note and I absolutely loved it. This is the most fascinating story ever told.

What a powerful episode, a proof that this show don't need like others an action and fighting scenes to bring to us an absolute perfection.

This show keeps surprises us and I cant wait to see what will happens next... 10/10.

First of all a big thank you to Grisha's VA. What an immense work. Completely stole the show!

The revelations make complete sense and i think we can finally have our "three eyed raven". It is very rarely where a show ties all of it's mysteries so well and manages to surprise you even after you thought you've seen the best of it. I can't wait to see what's coming.

And ingenious writing that should definitely be taught in schools!

Unbelievable. This chapter was adapted perfectly. More mind blowing than the basement reveal in my opinion. I was in tears by the end of the episode. Next episode is bound to be just as good!

This episode is truly lit with the amount of drama and revelations. Zeke finally understanding the true nature of his father and at the same time his brother is really what you are waiting for. The way they developed Eren's character from the manga is just awesome.

I really appreciate the voice actors. They really did an amazing job. Thanks to Mappa for putting a lot of efforts and so much heart into this.

I thought Zeke was the mastermind watching 78th episode but this episode made it clear how Eren is the real mastermind and true genius.

#tatakae.