Board Thread:Manga/@comment-27321453-20181109001854/@comment-24036697-20181112043301

Penguinluver1431 wrote:

Tumblr is a bit more mixed in their reception. Most found it either acceptable or awful, but no one outright said it was the best thing since sliced bread. Of course, everyone and their mothers is concerned about Falco and the Gabi hate is still alive (both of which I agree with), and yeah definitely a lot of discourse about the Hizuru clan and just how involved they are with Zeke's apparent plan. Lot of people demonizing Nicolo (I'm neutral about it due to the aforementioned Falco/Gabi opinion above), but definitely quite a bit of hate for Mikasa and Mr. Blouse, which tbh I feel as well. Mr. Blouse was pathetic so I was pretty disappointed that he's this month's FA, and Mikasa....well, I don't like her anymore, lost a LOT of respect for her. I get the whole 'forgiveness' thing Isayama is going for, but honestly I don't care, what Mikasa did left a very sour taste in my mouth.

I already gave my overall ranking of this chapter so I'm not gonna keep repeating it. I really don't pay attention to Tumblr.

I never said it was the best thing since sliced bread, but I don't understand the hate levied against it. I can see why some people might not like arcs like this one and Uprising as much because they don't have a lot to do with the Titans, but they are fabulous world/character building arcs and I personally love them the most for it.

See, it's so hard for me to demonize anyone in this series because they *all* have complex motivations and there's no real black and white (unlike what Gabi was brainwashed to think). So even after Gabi killed my waifu Sasha, I couldn't bring myself to hate her because I understand that Gabi grew up being brainwashed by Marley to hate the Paradisian "devils", and she also saw people she cared about killed right in front of her.

Why hate for Mikasa? Because she stayed Kaya's hand? Mr. Blouse had just given an (IMO) epic speech about why the cycle of hatred needs to end, and that the adults should not pass it down to their children (this reminded me so much of the Fishman Island arc in One Piece, because it dealt with very similar themes), but Kaya had a knee-jerk reaction (just like Gabi had on the airship) and tried to take vengeance for Sasha. The adults in the room (minus Nikolo) understood that the cycle of violence needs to end. It's been going on and on for centuries. They truly want the hostilities to cease with the next generation.

Why do you think Mr. Blouse was pathetic? I'm honestly very curious. I think he was quite the opposite. It takes a lot of courage and fortitude to look your daughter's killer in the eye and not seek vengeance or retribution. He understands that the world is not black and white and his child was caught up in the "forest" of the world. While he may not truly forgive Gabi, he has no desire to harm her, because in the end, what would it accomplish? If he had killed her, would it bring Sasha back? Would it take away the pain of her death? No, and he knows that.

I'd also like to know why you lost respect for Mikasa. If she had let Kaya kill Gabi, what kind of example would she be setting? Enough blood has been spilled already, and she knows this. Again, taking a life as retribution for another life taken is not the answer.

You seem to want some kind of revenge series, which is not what Isayama is going for. His story and his characters' motivations are *much* more complex than that. And for that, I am glad.