User blog comment:Miskos3/Shingeki no Kyojin Episode 24: Mercy, Review/@comment-22449579-20130922162948/@comment-189.143.56.193-20130922232430

I agree with Miskos3. When Eren transforms in the manga it feels really empowering for Eren. In the manga, the transformation and the whole fight sequence that follows show him really in control of his titan form and very level-headed. While the anime points that he just manages to get things done when he switches to psychopath mode which I think destroys his whole character AND contradicts the last part of The Battle of Trost arc.

IMO the filler could've been a lot better with Eren and Annie beating each other while having Eren monologuing about his time spent with Annie and the deaths of Levi' squad and then ending the episode with Eren determined to capture (not kill) Annie.