Board Thread:Manga/@comment-27321453-20190508212248/@comment-38810880-20190511181139

I didn't even consider the possibility that Reiner proposed this plan of acton solely for Gabi and Falco. That would explain why Eren considered it "idiotic."

As far as what's skippable, I feel completely different. For me, the details are what bolster the main story for me and keep me a fan. If the significance of Zeke's resurrection is never mentioned I'd feel it was broken, considering how every detail Isayama puts out there has added significance. I'd especially be upset if we don't get more background and history on the Tybur family, especially Willy and his sister. I've been reading up on a bunch of fan theories at reddit, and they're some really good ones. I never realized that a lot of Eren's behavior is influenced by the previous holders of the Advancing and Founding Titan. Biting his hand is from Frieda. the way he sits at times is from Kruger.

For me, I really appreciate how this is not just a linear story. For the basement we went back in time to when Grisha was a young boy, and later a married young man. We went back to see when RBA were kids training in the warrior program. And that's  not just a writing trick, but it actually makes sense within the story because of the crucial aspect of "paths" and how it relates to Eldians and titan shifters in particular.

There's been a few minor bumps in the road as far as this series goes. The asspulls for Reiner and his plot amor, the anticlimactic meeting between Zeke and Eren in Marley, the ridiculous way Gaby and Falco got to Marley and the crazy coincidence of running into Sasha's adopted sister. But then the story gets a whole lote more complex and interesting again, and I'm back in.

And Isayama's foreshadowing is insane. Pieck threatening to blow Eren's brains out for example.