Board Thread:Anime/@comment-5774380-20180427103154/@comment-2202259-20190701124823

Yeah Isayama is clearly out of touch with the audience at times & is supposedly rushing the series toward a conclusion. I mean most of the fans prefer the manga pacing & were expecting at least 24 episodes this season, I had hopes for 25 episodes personally. We really got cheated out of an episode or 2 during the "Uprising" or "War Within the Walls" Arc. We also probably should have gotten 1 more episode during the Return to Shiganshina Arc.

The Episode "That Day" probably should have ended a bit sooner, with Dina becoming a titan being moved to near the start of "The Attack Titan" which probably should have ended with Eren learning the name of his titan. Leaving the full Kruger-Grisha talk intact for that episode. Then the rest of said episode should have been pushed into its own episode starting with the scene that results in Levi releasing Eren.

Personally I think it's a bit too soon for the 4th & Final Season, seeing how manga chapters are released monthly. We're probably in for a rushed conclusion for the series if it comes out next year. I remember back when the Return to Shiganshina Arc concluded thinking the manga was only about half over at that point. Although the content that would go into that 4th & final season feels heavily rushed even in the manga.