Board Thread:Manga/@comment-27321453-20191108184732/@comment-44328804-20191114053252

RuneLai wrote: I'm not surprised that we got a flashback, because we had to get one eventually to see more of the transformation that Eren must have gone through.

I don't think he's actually going to go out and murder everyone outside of Paradis, because this chapter takes pains to show that Eren cares a lot about the underdog. He empathizes with immigrant refugees and makes sure his friends hang out with them long enough for the two groups to have a good time. What we get is a young man visibly disturbed by the unfairness in the world. Marleyan get ice cream, Eldians don't. Refugees who have lost everything to war live in tents without freedom.

Eren leaves because he realizes the association with the really long name isn't the going to be the answer. He needs another one (which he's obviously working on right now, though details are still missing). I'm pretty sure we didn't get to see him arrange that gathering of SC friends and refugees only for him to go rumble the fez kid and his family into dust, and there's no reason to believe the refugees are Subjects of Ymir themselves. The off-handed way it's mentioned as a possibility comes off as a convenient way for Marleyans to get rid of an unwanted immigrant.

I did like that Mikasa narrated this chapter, since we've never really gotten her point of view despite the fact she's supposed to be one of the main characters. I'm not entirely sold on her getting flustered over what Eren means to her (it feels like pandering to a particular audience a little too late), but any actual character development on her part is a welcome addition. Thank you! I'm glad I'm not the only one who is skeptical of Eren destroying the world. Great analysis here Rune!