User blog comment:XGlass Reflection/.... Oh crap/@comment-69.40.251.38-20130625033819

I know that I'm a little late in commenting in this article and  my comment may in fact never even be read, but that isn't relevant at the moment, and what the heck, I feel like putting in my 5 cents into the situation.

First and foremost, thanks to the present warning, I'm assuming that anybody reading this comment is either caught up witht the manga or is apathetic to spoilers, either way, I will not censor my language for the sake of avoiding spoilers in exchange of clarity. You have been formally WARNED.

When I first heard that episode 14 was going to be a recap episode, I originally thought, "oh no, things are gonna go downhill from this." But then I realized that the function of said recap episode may go on beyond simply recycling footage for the sake or saving money or time for animators to animate the next 10 or 11 episodes. But now I think it fits logically within the sequence of the show.

Since a lot of story has been covered so far in these 13 episodes (beginning of series to conclusion of the battle of Trost) and much more will be covered from episodes 15-25 (I theorize from the courtroom scene to somewhere in the Female Titan arc), a recap episode will provide a well-needed refresher and a turning point in which the audience will know a new phase of the story is on the horizon.

At first I though that they could stretch the courtroom drama a bit and then add from the chapters in which Eren interacts with the Recon Corps before heading out on his "test" mission, maybe end the present season with the Recon Corps heading out while a foreboding outline of the Female titan stands in the shadows. But now I think that would be stretching it and honestly it would drown a great show in filler, something I assume no one wants.

(Continue on Part 2)