Board Thread:Anime/@comment-5774380-20180427103154/@comment-27125793-20180428114002

In my opinion, the Uprising Arc is both the most interesting, multifaceted arc, and yet, the most disappointing in a way too. The battles were great, Kenny's introduction was masterful and the politics and dialogue were off the hook. The exposition and many revelations (which I won't mention for the anime-watchers' sake) finally gave many answers we'd been looking for.

My main issue with the arc is the way Isayama handled Eren, the main character. He was completely underwhelming and had offered little to no contribution. Sure, it gave the other characters some more screen time, but at a too great expense for Eren. It wouldn't have been an issue if he'd handled him better in the previous arcs, but in general, the only thing that seems to happen to him is losing battles, getting kidnapped, and spouting out his emotions. The anime dials these traits even higher. I get that Isayama wanted to make it something of a growing from child to adult thing in Eren's case, but he's the main protagonist, and his victories and contributions, while the results of them are usually long-lasting, tend to be momentary, and his moments of heavy, extended action almost always play against him. The only thing Eren can pretty much give to the Survey Corps is his combat worth, but Isayama makes him seem utterly worthless in that scenario as well, despite his skill and powers. I get that he and Eren are, in his own words, polar opposites, but my biggest point against him is his depiction, characterization, and character development of the main protagonist Eren Yeager (not counting the recent Marley Arc).