Board Thread:Manga/@comment-27321453-20180708204808/@comment-1037137-20180709043610

Penguinluver1431 wrote: ArticunaDragon101 wrote: The Marley arc started off interestingly enough, but the flashbacks and flash forwards were confusing and inconsistent, which is why I think people didn't like it. Individually, the parts are written well, but as soon as we got invested in them they do a random montage of flash back to the present. It would have been more enjoyable it we had a couple of chapters of flashbacks, and then onto the current plot.

I m still hoping that Gabi becomes "good", as in as paradis's side, but she shouldn't become the main character. I don't think it's likely that she will, because I don't think the author is going to want to displease the fans. And he shouldn't. The idea of being a writer is to create and keep a fanbase, not to lose it. Creating Gabi as a character was polarizing enough, but putting her front and center? People would drop the series too quickly. Particularly since, at least on sites like Reddit and Tumblr, majority of fans despise Gabi and just want to watch her die. Is that the kind of character a writer would want at the forefront of their story? It's impossible to read Isayama. But if he's read half of what the online forums say on the matter, he oughta do the smart thing and not push things much further ahead of whenever he intends to clarify what her actual part is supposed to be in the long run. This kid was rubbing people the wrong way before everything in 105 transpired. Personally, I feel absolutely nothing for her. But she clearly doesn't have a strong fandom, and whatever it is pales to Falco's, and for good reason. Right now, she's just a cancerous presence.

Whatever her ultimate part is meant to be, the buildup to it has not gone over well in her favor at all.