Board Thread:Theories/@comment-44086949-20191210042805/@comment-44086949-20200509181456

Razzylada wrote: No matter what sacrifices were made in Avengers, that still just looks like a cheap way to ensure many movies can still be done with the characters they revived. The characters who died due to the snap was 1. not a sacrifice in the narrative sense, and 2. were already implied that they would be revived with the use of time travel with the existence of the time gem, and Dr. Strange mentioning a possibility of winning. Therefore, they could viably be brought back.

Also, you don't need to revive dead characters to make films about them, look at Black Widow as an example. They're simply taking a look at her past to give more depth to her character.

Razzylada wrote: I absolutely love time travel. But certainly not in stories that were never meant to work with such a feature. Time travel is a very risky tool for storytelling, a few are the authors that handled it well when they introduced it in their stories when it wasn't supposed to be there. Just look a the mess Harry Potter the Cursed Child was when they introduced a non-fixed timeline when HP3 clearly established that it was a fixed timeline. J.K. Rowling is the queen of retconning, so it makes sense that she would screw something up like that if fixed timeline was established in the series. In AoT, however, neither option has been "established" yet. Razzylada wrote: From the SnK character's perspectives, they'd try to do so they'd obtain the best outcome of the time travel if they discovered such a possibility. Despite the difficulties they could still face, there'll still be a nullifying of the weight of the events, which will partially destroy what SnK is.

Well, here's the problem. The SnK characters haven't seen all possibilities. Let's say, VERY HYPOTHETICALLY, that some form of iceburst was used to time travel. They would have limited attempts to do this, which not only puts stakes on the rumbling not being prevented, but also the characters messing up events. If they end up screwing up on this level, it's the definition of what SnK is about. Like poetry rhyming, Eren made a decision that ended the Levi squad, and Armin will make a decision that ruins history. These are very serious concequences, and it satisfies three types of people that 1. wanted to see Eren's plan realized, and 2. want Eren to be stopped, and 3. wanted the theme of failure and reality reflected. Razzylada wrote: Isayama already said that he doesn't want to disapoint the readers but to hurt them. Don't tell me that changing the events of the past won't disapoint a big majority of the readers. (Well, I suppose that such a disapointment would hurt them XD)

If they fail, that would hurt those that wanted them to succeed. Armin failing would hurt the readers and satisfy those who wanted heartbreak like you and I. It just works out narratively speaking. It's not an asspull if it tears & prolapses your rectum in the process.