Board Thread:Manga/@comment-27321453-20181206222153/@comment-27125793-20181207033336

While I'm not completely discounting the possibility, I really don't think Eren was honest when he said he hated Mikasa. He said he hated those who weren't free. That's wrong; he hates those who take away the freedom of others. In this case, even if it's unintentional, Eren is the one taking away Mikasa's freedom. He was most likely trying to force her to distance herself from him so she'd regain her freedom. Like he mentioned, the headaches occur due to the 'real her' fighting against the Ackerman instincts, which means the 'real' Mikasa is still in her mind. He doesn't want her to be leashed to anyone, let alone someone who is to die in a few years, maybe sooner due to the whole insurgency.

I do think he was right about Armin's situation, though. It makes sense. While offering a diplomatic option is totally understandable, the fact that not once he considered its possible - and most likely - failure, nor contemplated a militaristic alternative, is certainly telling. His visits to Annie are self-explanatory, even if he had been somewhat friends with her, though definitely not on the same level as Eren, and if he finds his number of visits weird, then...

It is possible that Eren has gone full-time villain, I ain't gonna lie, but there's a lot of doubt too. He just seemed to be trying WAY too hard to be douchebag. As Freeman1378 said, he might very well be trying to protect them, you know, in his own convoluted manner.