User blog comment:Yumiru sama/Chapter 55 Review ( All Hail the Queen ! )/@comment-93.209.51.9-20140309080548

You say he should skip the torture scene. I assume he has a reason to draw what he draws. He included it either because he has to fill the chapter (he most likely has to deliver roughly 50 pages every month to the publisher), or because it will turn out important in the long run. The combat scenes of Annie fighting against humans in the training camp did not make sense originally, but that changed when the Female Titan appeared. I think torturing that guy will either impact the psychological development of the cast or it has something to do with the Titans, actually. The Titans were supposed to be THE cruel monsters, portraying humans as virtually the same (or worse) could be important for the relation between humans and Titans. Also don't forget that Hange was really sad when she had to torture the Titans for scientific purposes, and when she learnt that Titans are actually humans. She maybe is "happy" to torture a guilty human now, after she tortured innocent humans in the past unknowingly.

It's right to mention the 2000 years thing. If the royal/Reiss family goes back 2000 years, they most likely have own records of the past and getting them would be a game changer. The "to you" part could be the ancient secret "speaking" (in a poetical way) to the reader. Would explain Historia's name too, making her queen will reveal the history.

Another important point is that they stopped allowing people entering the walled area in the past. It's possible that Reiner, Annie and Berthold are related to those people locked out backed then. That explains why they regard the civilization in the walls as enemies.

One last thing for Grisha: I urge everyone not to forget that he really cared for his wife and for his son after the first wall fell. I am pretty sure that he had "business" with the royal family and was able to acquire something secret, like the Coordinate, Titan shifting ability and the true history. He may also be related to the royal family, don't forget "Geographica". I still believe that she might be Eren's (true) mother, so Eren is a prince. Historia, on the other hand, is an illegitimate child.