Board Thread:Manga/@comment-27096343-20151021150023/@comment-26207277-20151025072258

Like this thread's name, I do believe this arc is going to begin answering some questions and eventually lead to the end. The universe's expansion in my opinion is coming to an end and like some theories of universe creation, it will end in a big "crunch". Expansion that is needed before this includes the basement, the Homeland and definetely answers to key questions stated by those above.

The monthly updates are torturous but I can't complain too much as I only heard about this series a few months ago. I think the remainder of this new arc will be fighting, the basement discovery (or not if others have ransacked it) and vaguely showing the Homeland through Bertolt/Reiner/Beast Titan's memories, Eren's memories awoken by Historia of the basement/ where his dad came from/Homeland's vision. The remaining arc(s) can explore these and tie up loose ends but I don't think this can be done thoroughly enough to satisfy everyone's hype. And I forgot to mention Ymir (that will big whatever it is in itself...).

You definitely have to give some credit to Isayama's foreshadowing and universe-setting-up skills which lead me to think that many previous concepts, characters, incidents and places shouldn't be overlooked as they may be revisitted to show their value and plot-driving ability. He's one of those writers that make you question anything that goes wrong (or even right) as to being of quintessential value... He linked Eren's equipment fail in training to a current chapter! (I suspected it though as he was a protagonist).

Thus in summary, Isayama will answer the questions how he always does (foreshadowing till an in-your-face reveal) and to the extent he sees fit (many theories have been overly though out). I personally can't and try not to imagine this series ending. Not that I don't want it to, but I can't see an ending that will do justice to this series.