Board Thread:Manga/@comment-27321453-20181206222153/@comment-7630054-20181210080536

BlazeRelease wrote: So, if we take Eren's words seriously, what do you guys think about what happened to Mikasa when she heard Eren died the first time? She was still fighting, for his memories, and the time with the Smiling Titan's return, she didn't exactly put all her effort into protecting Eren, rather spend her last moments with him. And then, Eren contradicts what he presently said about 'always' hating her, by keeping her down while he promises to wrap that scarve over her _forever_, even taking up the strength to fight back with the Smiling Titan. (Speculation) It's a vague thought for now, but I think she might have been 'released' from her host the moment she thought Eren died. That Lost Girls 3 bit I mentioned, intentionally or no, is taking place at that moment where her 'real' seft can be seen as acting against an Ackermann part. Her standing up might have more to do with her own feelings towards Eren's memory in that scenario. Then, Attack Titan enters the picture, Mikasa acts like she recognizes it as Eren, and the Ackermann part wins again, reaquiring the host.

The ch50 bit, I think it's just her still being a human and having limits, plus, there wasn't exactly a point where Eren was directly endangered while refusing to continue fighting, so she had to do it instead. Personally, I'd really love to say it's becasue she was free from an Ackermann bond at this time, after it being broken in the events mentioned above, but that is thrown out of the window by her restraining Armin in the current chapter, as much as I wanted to think Mikasa actually had free will all this time.

All in all, I do think Eren is at least saying half-truths to both Mikasa and Armin (tbh, I still think he outright lies to Armin), and I don't think he hates her at all. If it is Eren talking, not someone else, that is. I also wonder if he actually is looking for Zeke to start the Rumbling and 'save Eldia', since the WHT knowledge is still a wildcard that might make him realize another solution Zeke might be unaware of.