Board Thread:Anime/@comment-27321453-20190603021521/@comment-39684222-20190603171852

Light977 wrote: Neuroticchicken wrote: Ngl I'm kinda pissed. I'm not a regular manga reader but this chapter could have been written differently. I can deal with Zeke and Reiner ~blasting off agaaaiiin~ but I can't get over Levi's lapse in objectivity. It's OOC, even given his rage kill from No Regrets. Once it started devolving into a game of who deserves the injection because *dreams* I was about ready to check out. Honestly, I had been SO convinced that either of the following would happen: 1. Erwin would show up to the rooftop still conscious, just after Armin received the injection. He would be fatally injured, but not so badly that he couldn't at least make it to the basement, carried on someone's back/horse. Or... 2. Erwin would be fatally injured, still conscious, and use his dying breath to protest Levi's decision and convince him to save Armin. (He had already put Armin in charge on a few occasions and was likely aware that Armin was always a step ahead, even compared to him.)  Ugh I just don't buy Levi going back on his word and letting his emotions cloud his judgment when he literally just chastised Eren and Mikasa for doing the same. And it didn't even need to happen that way for Armin to be chosen! Like I said there were other ways for that to play out! But a mercy kill? Since when does that come before the collective fate of humanity, at least when it comes to the Scouts' decision making?

Last but not least what in the hell has been going on with the pacing and general awkwardness lately?

(Just wanna make it clear that I'm thrilled Armin was saved but still sad that we lost Erwin. God help the few scouts that are going back home without the commander...or the rest of the new recruits. If they weren't a popular regiment in the past they're really in the shitter now.) Finally someone who gets it!! Wanna add some points tho: Im still upset about Levi's choice. That whole "freeing him from his obsession and shackles" phrase just discredits his sacrifices and dreams/goals. He had one weak moment when he sat down with levi before charging to the beast titan but that's the most human reaction when being cornered. Oh and the saying that" Levi didn't want erwin become a demon" is such an misinterpretation because Floch referred to Levi as the demon and Erwin as the one who has control over him thus being more valuable than Armin. What cracked Levi and led to his choice was his memory of eavesdropping Armin when he talked with sparkling eyes about the sea and that's what disappoints me the most about the credibility in Levi's character. I mean come on, he finally gets the choice to actually save a loved one and now suddenly he becomes all selfless and wants to commit the same selfless deed as his uncle did? That's an interesting interpretation but it seems like Floch is very much referring to Erwin as the devil. "My mission is to bring the devil back to life." The whole reason he went to the trouble of hoisting the commander onto his back and ODMing him all the way back over the wall instead of killing him on the spot was because he believed Erwin deserved to suffer on earth with the rest of them for what he did. (Which, I mean, Erwin is responsible no matter what, even if there was no escape because Zeke's titan minion blockade and rock barrage were unexpected, and even if Levi made the final call to greenlight his suicide plan. He still led newbies into the Shingashina situation and didn't originally plan for the worst...or maybe that's moot since his ultimate plan did almost work.) Anyway when Floch recalls seeing Levi slaying the titan blockade, it's because it made him realize that Levi had the serum and that it could be used on Erwin...as punishment. Floch also acknowledges that Erwin is a valuable strategist/titan killer so reviving him when he'd only send more troops to their deaths feels like it kinda contradicts the boy's original point BUT moving on lol

Going back over the moment when Levi was weighing his options with both injection candidates, and he was overwhelmed with memories of Armin, Erwin, and Kenny, I feel like I'm still having trouble making out what exactly's going on in his mind. Some fans have said that Armin's dream seemed more promising to Levi because it would continue to motivate Armin after Erwin's basement dream was fulfilled, which is where the whole "they couldn't keep going unless they were drunk on something" logic comes in. But I don't buy that. Erwin was fixated on the basement for the information inside. He obviously would have used it to form new strategies. Some fans even said he would've retired after that! What?? A nearly immortal titan shifter with his level of dedication, expertise, and newfound knowledge??

I totally agree with you, "freeing him from his shackles" absolutely discredits his sacrifice and goals. I have a feeling the "Thank you Levi" memory gets misconstrued as "Thank you for letting me die" because they inserted it at a weird moment. Erwin was thanking Levi for making the decision for him about the plan because he mentally couldn't. (And we know Levi felt the weight of that decision when he quietly apologized to the charging soldiers from up in the air.)