Board Thread:Manga/@comment-5774380-20160109013258/@comment-1421951-20160109045714

Yes! Character development! Motivation reveals! Frikking answers!!!! Finally!!!!!! Honestly, this is what I've been waiting for for some time: insight into the motivations of our villains. We now know what drives them, the feeling that humans are evil and to be exterminated. We also get a bit more of an explanation of what happened to Marco, which not only makes his death that much more tragic, but also provides a greater insight into the mental states of the villain trio and the level of guilt they feel over their actions, not to mention further exemplifying just how roayally screwed up Reiner is in the head.

As for Reiner's overall fate, well, I hope he's not dead yet. Sure, it would be a pretty cheap move to have him survive something even a Mortal Kombat character couldn't shake off, but even so, it would be a pretty anticlimactic way to end his character. The whole thing about his split personality and the warring sides in his head between the soldier and the warrior still needs a proper resolution, and until that happens, he needs to stick around a little while longer

Overall, loved it. I really wish they'd move it along a little with some of the action we've been promised (still can't wait for that Levi vs Beast Titan awesomeness) but in this case I'll gladly take the character building and development that we got instead. Perfect 10/10