Board Thread:Manga/@comment-5774380-20151009004044/@comment-24407809-20151009065949

Manuel de la Fuente wrote: After having recovered a bit from the initial hype, I think this chapter was amazing; the most exciting in a long time, as it was expected since the final chapters of each volume have usually more action. Some points to highlight:


 * The biggest question is: how the hell did Reiner manage to survive Levi's attack? Well, I've been thinking about this and I guess this might have to do with how the weak point of the Titans worked in Chapter 0. In the draft story, their weak spot was not in the nape, but in random places inside their bodies that varied from Titan to Titan. What if it's the same case with Reiner? Because Levi clearly cut his nape without error, so if his weak spot is still there, he should have been dead. I'm actually surprised that Levi did not decapitate him completely, considering that in The Uprising arc he cut one of Kenny's men in half.
 * What Tausendberg said: bad idea to lead an army of Titans into the battlefield if your enemy is the Coordinate. That's something that Reiner and Bertolt should know very well. And I hope Eren has more control of his abilities now; though I don't know to what extent considering that there are no Titans within the Walls to practice. At this point I wonder, why the Beast Titan wants the Coordinate if he can control Titans as well? Is he another Coordinate user? Does his ability is different and the Coordinate is more powerful? Anyway, I agree with the general opinion: I hate that guy. I hope he gets eaten by his own army of Titans or crushed by a rock.
 * Erwin has a card up his sleeve. What that could be? My first thought was that it was the Titan serum; but he gave it to Levi, so... surprise me, Isayama.
 * Everything Neetaku said, hahaha. You read my mind. Kudos for that. :P
 * I continue to contend that Ymir has been handed over to the Homeland and will not appear until the next arc (when Historia enters into action again too).
 * Finally, Erwin is preparing his successor in the form or Armin. This strengthens my impressions from chapter 72 that the commander will not survive this mission. And is good to see Armin returning to his long forgotten position as a protagonist. He will be a worthy commander someday, and I think he has even more possibilities than Hange in this regard.

So thumbs up for Isayama, and I hope he keeps up the pace and the next chapter will be even more exciting (as it should). First, I'd like to say that I'm glad we're on the same page when it comes to Reiner's survival (I'm assuming that's what you meant when you said I read your mind). About the Beast Titan leading an army of Titans into battle against Eren and the Coordinate: at this point, we should not (bold AND italics!) assume that the Beast Titan, who has proven himself  to be the most dangerous character in the series by killing Mike "Second Only To Levi" Zacharius (and Henning and Lynne) and defeating Reiner's Armored Titan in battle without breaking a sweat (and I'd also like to note that from what you can see of Reiner's body, the Beast Titan actually broke through his armor, as opposed to Eren, who couldn't break Reiner's armor and had to fight him through other means), and who was given a "smart" rating of 11 in the Attack on Titan Guidebook would simply lead an army of Titans to fight someone who has the power to control Titans without some kind of plan to counteract said power (that being said, I've got no idea what said plan would be, and have no intention of attempting to guess what it would be just so Isayama can go "LOL no" in the next chapter).

I'd also like to say that I am a fan of the Beast Titan and, after reading some of the posts in this discussion, find it hilarious that I am apparently the only one who does.