Board Thread:Anime/@comment-27321453-20180923183023/@comment-35822279-20180924135300

Tdfern14 wrote: Freeman1378 wrote: This episode was pretty much what I expected it to be but that's perfectly fine as I really dug this material in the manga and enjoyed it here as well. I'm definitely looking forward to the next cour as WIT managed to take one of the most bipolar arcs of the manga and slimmed it down into a highly enjoyable cour of the anime that hit all the right notes for me once it hit its stride and considering the highly visual nature of the next arc I can't wait to see how WIT takes Isayama's work and amplifies it. I actually like that arc but that's for another thread entirely. So back to the matter at hand I don't love Uprising's first half (chapters 54-60)  while I really like it's second half (61-70) that's what I mean by bipolar as the first half in the manga is let down by odd pacing, sidelining the more interesting players for the Reeves (Flegel is far better than Dimo but still only works as a bit player and his role was handled better by no name citizens in earlier arcs), and has some bizarre tonal dissonance (Armin gets molested/ sh*t machine + gritty political thriller = what?). Ultimately Uprising's first half problem is that it manages to feel slow, boring, and inessential in the manga and it's not that I need constant fighting in AOT as the manga and show have many standout moments that are simply just conversations (Kenny's speech in this episode is a personal favourite) but the stuff that is in the first half is largely dull as it mainly only exists to set up Erwin's gambit and doesn't offer very many thrills or character insights meaning that it's like 4-5 chapters of relatively slow and ineffective world building that creates the anti-page turner. In the end though the anime fixed most of my issues by focusing on the stuff that mattered while the bad stuff was ripped off like a band aid, quick and relatively painless.

- Note: Can't remember which part Sh*t Machine originates from so feel free to correct me if I'm wrong

- if I had to rate the first half in the manga it would be a 5/10 while the second half would be a 9/10

- The anime cour of Uprising would most likely be a 9/10. Seasons so far from best to worst (subject to change): Season 2 (9/10), Season 3- Uprising cour (9/10), Season 1 (8/10)