Board Thread:Anime/@comment-27321453-20180812183035/@comment-1327106-20180814013601

I don't think this was as good as last week, but it wasn't quite as janky as the earliest episodes. I liked the scene in the woods with Marlo and Hitch (yay, seeing them again) and they bring a nice outsider's perspective to what's known by the general public.

Flegel's cowardice and redemption in a single episode feels rushed though. It might have been okay if he showed a little grit after Hange told him about defeat being all the Scouts have ever known, and that would have telegraphed that he was about to show some guts, but watching this it felt like "Wow, that was fast." He basically builds up his guts in the span of a few hours and suddenly decides not only is he setting a trap, but he's going to protect Trost.

That transformation took three days and four chapters in the manga, which feels like enough time that he could turn himself around off-camera.

One thing still bothers me though, and I'm not sure if it'll eventually be mentioned so I'll mark it as a spoiler.