Board Thread:Manga/@comment-27321453-20190908104148/@comment-24036697-20190909232025

SunWarriorAsahi wrote: I definitely was not impressed. I'm a casual reader and I found it to be filler. Bloated, overly complex filler. Eren manipulating Zeke to get him to the pasts is one thing but implying everything to happen up to now was all according to Eren's plan, including the murder of the Reiss family feels contrived. DX To me that explanation doesn't solve any purpose. Like I said I ain't a hardcore reader but even if I was....sorry I just shook my head at this one XP Not to come off as rude, but being a self-labelled "casual reader" might mean you have missed/forgotten some things from past arcs.

For example, Eren having this type of knowledge of things both past and present has been hinted at multiple times (even going back to chapter 1). We also got hints about the Paths being used to convey information to other users of the Attack Titan back in Grisha's flashback with Eren Kruger.

So, what I'm trying to say is, none of this stuff is contrived. Big time plot twists, sure, but to those paying close attention, there are definitely bread crumbs that have led up to here. The best kind of plot twists work like that. Give you just enough to suspect things, but don't come full circle until the big reveal.

I'd say it serves the purpose of showing that Eren truly is the centerpiece of this story, and why this story will conclude with him still at the center. I personally think 120-121 are a brilliant piece of storytelling, but again, tastes are different.