Board Thread:Manga/@comment-27321453-20200206201905/@comment-27125793-20200206221808

Personally, I give this chapter a solid 8/10, which is lower than most AoT chapters. It felt a bit too rushed at times, particularly Connie's about face. One moment he's hesitant but willing to feed Falco to his mother, and the next page he's immediatelly regretful and gives up. Honestly, I expected and would've liked if Connie had died, not because I don't like him (I really do actually; I found this whole kidnapping-Falco thing very fascinating and down-to-earth), but it would've emphasized and perpetuated the chaotic state of things, and just how difficult the times are right now. As things went in this chapter, it was just a bit too... shonen-y for me.

I liked Hange's self-reflection, especially the way she compared herself to Sannes, 'cause, whether she or anyone of us would like to admit it or not, she was showing similar traits of witholding information from the public while being ultimately, all-around inneffective in the grand scheme of everything. Levi still has a hard-on for taking vengence on Zeke, which was, while understandable, actually kinda disappointing; his vindictiveness is one of the traits I like much less in him. I really do hope Isayama does what he does best and plays the trope straight, showing it as a significant flaw and shortcoming in Levi's psyche, since a big part of the recent arcs has been the idea of forgetting past infractions and moving forwards (something which Levi sucks in, and yet faces no real consequences and disappointments for).

The way the group met up with Annie was fun, I liked it well enough. I am kinda disappointed that we didn't get to see them all interact with one another, especially her and Mikasa, but I do understand why, since the chapter would've been a bit overly long by that point, and we've already spent enough chapters setting things up for future events.