Erwin Smith: The 57th Exterior Scouting Mission, Part 4

Irvin Smith is the twentieth episode of the Attack on Titan anime. It is produced by Wit Studio and Production I.G.

Summary
Episodio 20 Following the trapping of the Female Titan, Eren questions himself if Commander Irvin intends to take the Female Titan alive. Captain Levi uses his Three Dimensional Maneuver Gear gear to reach Commander Irvin to tell him that the Female Titan stopped moving, Irvin responds with them lowering their guard even after the trap - he also tells Levi that they did well attracting the Female Titan to the trap. But Levi tells him that they wouldn't have succeeded without the help from the rearguard soldiers that tried to defeat the Titan. Eren tries to think if the Female Titan is either an Abberant or an intelligent titan like the Armored Titan. Auruo and Petra interrupts his thinking and tells him to focus on getting farther in and standing by. Commander Irvin tells Waves 2 and 3 to fire the spare rounds upon the Female Titan once again.

Following the rearguard soldiers, Christa and an unnamed Scouting Legion soldier realizes they begin to climb. The soldier tells Christa that if they get close enough, both of them will move from another tree. The soldier also thinks that it wouldn't be long until Commander Irvin issues a withdrawal order by firing a smoke grenade. Sasha and Mikasa wonders if they are firing cannons into the forest, but Mikasa stays quiet. Reiner thinks they wouldn't have brought cannons in the forest but Ymir says the noise is really loud. She then asks Bertholdt where Christa went but Jean doesn't know. Connie begins to wonder why he is in the rearguard, he thinks of going home.

Jean and Armin decide to shift positions as a titan is beginning to climb farther into their position. Jean realizes the titans figured out about how to climb the trees. Armin begins to worry that he knows the Titans can learn. Jean realizes that the SOS squad was luring the Female Titan into a trap to capture who is inside it.