User blog comment:San&Ashitaka/Chapter 51/@comment-13234254-20131108055320/@comment-24121336-20131108083350

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Yea, I agree with you GVASS, probably has to be the biggest dissapointment so far in the series for me, definately wasn't worth waiting for an entire month. I felt the 45 pages were just so drawn out and trying very hard to avoid anything serious apart from Hanji finally making the link between humans and titans. I would expect them to have asked Historia some questions rather then say "keep those two (Eren and Historia) safe till they are adults, things will be easier then" or put her on a waterboard and interrogate her for some damn answers!

I think the author was just aiming for a peaceful atmosphere at the end and tried to turn the feeling of having so much loss to the 104th squad acting as if they were trainees again in the forest.