Board Thread:Manga/@comment-27321453-20191208140701/@comment-4383890-20191208185257

Hmmmmm well this one is literally half and half for me, because the half that wasn NOT Gabi-centric was generally well-executed.

Pros:

-Looks like with Reiner weakened and disheartened, he'll be out of the way for a while. I would say he's a sitting duck, but let's be real, Brauns have ridiculous plot armor. But at least we won't have to hear much about his emo manpain.

-The 104th debate on Eren's actions and what to do with Falco. At least Jean is viewing Eren's actions objectively and acknowledging that despite the costs, it's a benefit for them.

-Connie snapping. Look, I like Falco. He's the only Marleyan character I really like at all. But Connie has lost far more than anyone outside the Walls (except maybe Grisha). I'm glad people seem to be understanding of Connie even if Falco is just a kid. But between a Marleyan kid whose really a supporting character and a main character we know from the beginning...Connie is in the right over Armin. Sorry Falco, but Connie deserves to have his mother back at least, and if Falco is the cost, so be it. Maybe Gabi will truly know what loss feels like if Falco is sacrificed for Mrs. Springer.

-"So you lived". As much as I like Floch, Jean's quote is a total mood.

-Yelena witnessing the Ackerman strength.

-If Floch is putting Yelena and the other Volunteers under arrest, maybe there's a chance we'll know exactly what both him and Yelena have been doing with Eren prior to the Liberio raid.

Cons:

-Out of the non-Gabi batch of scenes, the only one that didn't really do it for me was Annie's return. That was just 'ok' for me simply because Isayama took too long to do it. Time doesn't always pay off, so unless you're a die-hard Annie fan, this wasn't quite the 'gotcha' moment it's been built up to be.

-Mikasa just letting Connie take Falco. After sparing Gabi for killing Sasha. Mikasa ruins everything she touches.

-Gabi. Especially being paralleled to Sasha. I could suck up people comparing her to Eren because even though Eren is infinitely better, being a crappier, more annoying carbon copy of the MC made it easy to see why people would compare the two. But comparing Gabi to Sasha as if they were anything alike? That Kaya would see Gabi as a sister? FUCKING DISGUSTING. This is by far the most insulting parallel Isayama has ever jammed down our throats. Shame on him for literally trying to replace Sasha with Gabi. Sasha lived to protect others. Gabi only cares about herself and still lacks proper empathy. Fingers crossed Kaya will still try to kill Gabi despite being saved by her, just like how Gabi backstabbed Kaya in the first place.

Neutral:

-Seeing Mr. Leonhardt. Technically, like everyone in Liberio, he's guilty through complacency, but it was sorta neat to see him panic at the vision of the Rumbling Titans coming to destroy the world.

-Farewell, Pixis and Nile. Though we hardly knew ye, you will still be missed.