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Thoughts & Feelings Column: Attack on Titan Season Two – Episode Thirty-Seven

Thoughts & Feelings Column: Attack on Titan Season Two – Episode Thirty-Seven

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The promise of season three in 2018 helps keep you from being too worried about the state of this bloody battle as things begin to look bleak toward the end. I think this announcement does wane the dire situation, but there isn’t much you can do about spoilers in this day and age. With a final episode for the season comes more reveals to keep you baited for season three, but luckily these aren’t portrayed as cliffhangers and we can rest assured that we are on our way to discovery. It’s frustrating to still be out of the know at the end of all this, but just think about how the scouts feel- they know even less than we do as viewers.

Thoughts & Feelings Column: Attack on Titan Season Two – Episode Thirty-Six

Thoughts & Feelings Column: Attack on Titan Season Two – Episode Thirty-Six

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The best way to describe episode thirty-six is to imagine a room where everyone is shouting and moving erratically in a maelstrom of chaos that just doesn’t make a whole lot of sense- it’s just pure emotion and confusion and everyone is on a different page.

Thoughts & Feelings Column: Attack on Titan Season Two – Episodes Thirty-Four & Thirty-Five

Thoughts & Feelings Column: Attack on Titan Season Two – Episodes Thirty-Four & Thirty-Five

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Overall, quite a few questions are answered in this set of episodes, so even if the show seems to be slowing itself down in the middle of the action- at least it’s for good reason. It’s also about time that we get some concrete answers on titans since most people watching the show aren’t far enough in the manga to understand what is really going on. We also don’t know if the anime will diverge at any point like most ongoing manga-to-anime adaptations do. However, even though we are given much needed information in thirty-five, episode thirty-four is the weakest entry in this season, yet, centering far too much focus on Eren’s childish anger using everyone around him as a set-up for thirty-five’s reveals.

Thoughts & Feelings Column: Attack on Titan Season Two – Episodes Thirty-Two & Thirty-Three

Thoughts & Feelings Column: Attack on Titan Season Two – Episodes Thirty-Two & Thirty-Three

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A lot of both episodes 32 and 33 are battles and quick flashes of scout training. It does feel like we are putting off more reveals, but I’m a terribly impatient person and I understand that pacing is key. Objectively, we are looking a great group of episodes that build this arc so we can continue to empathize with Reiner and Bertholdt, though that time is long past according to Eren. The breakneck speed at which the show was moving in the first half has slowed to a more manageable pace, and it’s obvious this is where AOT wants us to be for the remainder of the season.

Thoughts and Feelings Column: Attack on Titan Season Two – Episode Thirty-One

Thoughts and Feelings Column: Attack on Titan Season Two – Episode Thirty-One

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It’s episode 31 which means we are almost halfway through the spring season. It’s not quite time for recaps, but AOT takes about two minutes to remind us what happened in the last episode. Considering there was no real precedent set before now for the cold open it’s really not a huge issue, but I did find the idea a little surprising since it’s only five episodes into the new season. I suppose I’m just wary of lollygagging with AOT since we had so many years without it.

Thoughts & Feelings Column: Attack on Titan Season Two – Episode Thirty

Thoughts & Feelings Column: Attack on Titan Season Two – Episode Thirty

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This episode’s title card promises more information on Historia at first glance; however, this time we are provided with Ymir’s history and motivations more than any solid understanding of Christa. Which, considering we know very little about Ymir, too, works since her death is imminent.

Thoughts & Feelings Column: Attack on Titan Season Two – Episode Twenty-Eight

Thoughts & Feelings Column: Attack on Titan Season Two – Episode Twenty-Eight

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This was a truly great episode of AOT, and I think that the this show has gotten better over the years. The suspense and dread you feel during these events feels real and feels like it all actually matters which is something I don’t believe came across well in the first season.

Thoughts & Feelings Column: Attack on Titan Season Two – Episode Twenty-Seven

Thoughts & Feelings Column: Attack on Titan Season Two – Episode Twenty-Seven

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With episode 27, we are continuing the saga of Wall Rose’s breach and a delve into the lives and backgrounds of some of the fan favorite characters with little screen time last season. The show is setting up some major twists and turns, so there are some great bits of suspense and mystery as we move forward.

Spring Season 2017: First Impressions

Spring Season 2017: First Impressions

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The spring season is well underway, and all the new anime have finally premiered (that I know of…)! Below is a list of the anime I’m watching this season and my first impressions of each. This anime season has some great pinch hitters, and some- not so great additions to the anime universe.