Board Thread:Manga/@comment-27321453-20181206222153/@comment-1327106-20181207023334

LoverOfTragedy wrote: When Mikasa first protected him he didn't even have Titan powers yet. Eren must be lying to protect his friends for some reason.

I can't help wondering if "host" was really the appropriate translation. It sounds like he's implying someone who has the Founding Titan (and thus is the king), but obviously he didn't have it back when he met Mikasa, and Levi had no opportunity whatsoever to have met a current holder of the Founding Titan when he awakened. There's no evidence he ever met Uri or Frieda.

It might be that Eren means Mikasa has recognized someone as a potential king (sort of like what TheMagicalWonders is saying) and that was enough, but host implies the person possesses something, and Eren didn't at the time.

I did like him being a complete ass to Mikasa though, and proving that her actions are not entirely her own. I'm less certain about the Annie/Armin/Bertolt connection, because Armin has been close-ish to Annie on his own. Even if Bertolt hadn't existed, he probably would be doing the same thing anyway.

Zeke running away while Levi had his back turned was unexpectedly funny (the sound effects helped). I still don't know what Zeke's game is though. It's possible he's not actually controlling Eren, but I think he's certainly influencing him. The things Eren's learned are only because Zeke helped him get access to that information.