Board Thread:Manga/@comment-5774380-20160609000528/@comment-27702860-20160610091143

Hange: Yes, not only her survival but her lack of injury such that she could complete the attack on Reiner's jaw is a major "Eh?" that "needs esplainin' Lucy!" I hope Isayama has a good one. I do not hate on her, nor do I look forward to her demise, but relatively pristine condition is about as realistic at this point as Indiana Jones hiding in a refrigerator during a nuclear test.

Sasha: I think Isayama understand why fans like her--you need a bit of comic relief and she one of the few "good" characters. So if she is due to Shuffle Off this Mortal Coil and Join the Bleeding Choir Invisible, I would hope it would be at least epic and meaningful. But who knows? A lot of "epic" characters died on the side without much fanfare.

Armin: interestingly, he was perhaps the only character Eren successfully defended/saved without Mikasa doing the actual "work." I believe he realizes this.

Now we have to wait for the next issue. . ..

--J.D.