Board Thread:Manga/@comment-27321453-20200308161511/@comment-4383890-20200308181142

Pros:

-Opening dream sequence of Jean living a comfortable life after the war is over raising a family. He kinda deserves this after so long.

-Yelena being the smartass she was born to be and telling it like it is. Though obviously I don't think the SC ever did anything wrong or that their enemies didn't deserve what they got, but the point was for her to keep stoking conflict, and I think that's gonna come back to them later on. Actually, I HOPE it does, because the whole team-up still reeks of Easily Forgiven tropes.

-Yelena being revealed to be a Marleyan after all. Perhaps I misjudged some of them, but that doesn't mean they don't deserve what they're getting in the form of genocide, so I completely understand Yelena's desire to give her middle finger to the Nazi regime. Which is also why I dismiss Warriorstan's notions of "they were brainwashed". Yelena clearly broke free of that chain and clandestinely opposed Marley, so I still don't consider brainwashing a valid excuse for the Warrior's behavior. Yelena is proof of that.

-Stew. Who can argue over a good stew?

-FINALLY Marco is relevanta again and got some form of justice in the form of...

-Jean beating Reiner to an absolutely bloody pulp and THEN kicking Gabi. I know the latter wasn't intentional, but I'm glad it happened anyway. Either way, both Brauns deserved what they got.

-I still despise Reiner, but at LEAST he's owning up to his horrendous actions from the past and took his beating like a man.

-The Yeagerists once again being one step ahead of the Cringevengers and stopping them from stopping the Rumbling. I still unironically support them so I don't see them as a threat to Paradis in the least.

Cons:

-Hange Zoe, the ENTIRE time. She's basically been sucking up to the enemy and talking about "joining forces", still living in an idealistic and pacificstic world where they can hold hands around a campfire singing campfire songs as if Marley hasn't victimized them enough. Oh, and that part where she screams "You can't just massacre everyone!" That's exactly why she's a problem and should never have been in charge of anything...she still would rather let the enemies of Paradis trample over them than make a tough decision that will save them in the long run.

-Magath. I obviously never liked any Marleyan except Falco, but boy Magath really showed what a racist POS he is. Acting as if he has some moral high ground or that Marleyans are somehow victims in all of this. Please let Floch pop a cap in this guy.

-Gabi Sue being a completele hypocrite AGAIN. After everything she's done, NOW she wants the SC to help her stop the Rumbling despite taking Sasha from them. And the narratie just lets it happen. I can't even with this bitch...

Neutral:

-Azumabito. Why is she here again?