Board Thread:Manga/@comment-27321453-20181206222153/@comment-4383890-20181207191108

Penguinluver1431 wrote: Definite improvement over last chapter, lot more pros than cons this time around.

Pros:

-The Yeagerists and SC in one room? That's bound to lead to trouble.

-FINALLY we have the EMA conversation.

-Eren is still dedicated to destroying his enemies, and for that, I thank him.

-After enough of Armin's 'let's talk this out' mentality after the time-skip, it was nice to see someone [Eren] kick the tar out of him. Maybe this will snap him out of this suicidal pacifism that's overtaken him. Interesting that it seems to stem from inheriting the Colossus from Bertolt.

-For ONCE, Gabi kept her yapper shut, so no annoying "Eldian devil" crap out of her. Still hate her guts, but at least she wasn't front and center of this chapter.

-Zeke was...oddly comical this chapter. Can't really explain why with words, it's just kind of a visual thing I suppose.

Cons:

-Mikasa. Had she not done what she done last chapter (betrayed Sasha's memory by sparing Gabi and refusing to kill an enemy soldier), what little is left of my heart would be broken by how she reacted to Eren's true feelings about her. Now I say she deserves it. She strayed from her Ackerbond for the Scrappy, ergo, she made her bed, now she can lie on it (bye Felicia!) Speaking of Ackerbonds...

-Learning the nature of Ackerbonds. It wasn't disappointing, per se, but it still leaves more questions than answers to me. Like, at least the whole thing is confirmed, but the only explanation is "titan science". How exactly does that enable them to form an unbreakable bond with a certain person? Maybe in the future that will be elaborated more.

Neutral:

-Red flag for Levi, mentally preparing myself for that.

Overall, 7/10, vast improvement from the mess we got last month. Scratch that, I forgot a pro AND a con to the chapter:

The pro is Floch. I like that he's becoming to Eren what Yelene is to Zeke, if not even more fanatical. And I like the evil grin he gives when Hange suspects he knew about the wine conspiracy. Funny how people change after four years, going from thinking someone is stubborn and reckless to being the savior Paradis needs. And I guess he's more or less Eren's new cheerleader now that EMA talks went south.

The con is Nicolo. After what he did last chapter, why the sudden heel-turn? Are we supposed to believe that just a few inspiring words from the SC is enough to make him feel regret? He attacked Gabi and Falco for their role in Sasha's death, someone very close to him. I'm not buying that he suddenly feels remorse. I certainly wouldn't. I'm not convinced by the sudden change of heart that is an unfortunate trope in a lot of manga and anime.