Just a heads up, I have not finished the series yet, but I feel I have seen enough to comment on it up to where I left off. So by episode:
I'll stop there because I am a slow to type but the series did bring to my attention a complaint I have with narrtatives like this, it strikes me as easier to not care about anyone because someone is bound to die that you get invested in. So I say just don't bother. What about you guys?
1. The first character we meet is Eren Yeager, who is apparently like the Skywalkers in Star Wars because he sees his mom die in a dream, and I spoil that with no shame because it's completely fucking predictable. The next name to remember is Mikasa Ackerman for whom I say this: make some of your own fucking decisions *****. She is like Samus in Other M in that she never does anything unless Eren does it first, something he seems to call Mikasa out on later. Next is Armin Arlert and Christ I keep having to go to Wikipidia just to spell these fucking names. Anyway Armin seems to want to "get stronger" but it is painfully obvious that he lacks courage. This is about all that happens really in this episode, so there is nothing more to dwell on.
2. FUCKING CALLED IT! Eren's mom is eaten by one of the titular Titans. I must say stop screaming and point and laugh because so many of these things look too goofy to be threatened by. A lot of them seem to have "rape face" smiles on their faces that make me giggle rather than scare me. So Eren's home town is overrun by Titans and we move on to the story proper.
3. GODDAMN IT ATTACK ON TITAN! With two episodes down with no traditional anime style humor that I hate we suddenly have that stuff constantly in this one. Also Ymir where is my giant alien? That was a 20 Million Miles to Earth reference that had an alien of the same name. Lastly, this one ends anticlimactically.
Attack on Trost Arc. At the start of this story arc, we meet Annie Leonhart who without wishing to spoil raises a red flag on the first meeting. With that said when the attack begins proper Eren may not have said it but he was thinking it. You know what I mean, those particular positive thoughts that seem to actively attract trouble. So yes Eren seems to bring the Colossal Titan with happy thoughts like Peter Pan with a death wish and the assault begins. It is here that the "anyone can die" narrative raises its head. So many named characters die or almost die in this arc that it loses a lot of its sting. On the positive side, Armin demonstrates his capacity for planning and tactics which highlights just how little he should be on the front lines. We also get some background on Mikasa and Eren which only confirms to me that they are mentally unstable. The most significant part of the arc though is the introduction of Titan Shifting. I'll be honest, I skipped the episode where Eren has to gain control because I find it the most boring part of a story with an element like this because they inevitably will do whatever it was they set out to do with it anyway so better to get it over with.
2. FUCKING CALLED IT! Eren's mom is eaten by one of the titular Titans. I must say stop screaming and point and laugh because so many of these things look too goofy to be threatened by. A lot of them seem to have "rape face" smiles on their faces that make me giggle rather than scare me. So Eren's home town is overrun by Titans and we move on to the story proper.
3. GODDAMN IT ATTACK ON TITAN! With two episodes down with no traditional anime style humor that I hate we suddenly have that stuff constantly in this one. Also Ymir where is my giant alien? That was a 20 Million Miles to Earth reference that had an alien of the same name. Lastly, this one ends anticlimactically.
Attack on Trost Arc. At the start of this story arc, we meet Annie Leonhart who without wishing to spoil raises a red flag on the first meeting. With that said when the attack begins proper Eren may not have said it but he was thinking it. You know what I mean, those particular positive thoughts that seem to actively attract trouble. So yes Eren seems to bring the Colossal Titan with happy thoughts like Peter Pan with a death wish and the assault begins. It is here that the "anyone can die" narrative raises its head. So many named characters die or almost die in this arc that it loses a lot of its sting. On the positive side, Armin demonstrates his capacity for planning and tactics which highlights just how little he should be on the front lines. We also get some background on Mikasa and Eren which only confirms to me that they are mentally unstable. The most significant part of the arc though is the introduction of Titan Shifting. I'll be honest, I skipped the episode where Eren has to gain control because I find it the most boring part of a story with an element like this because they inevitably will do whatever it was they set out to do with it anyway so better to get it over with.
I'll stop there because I am a slow to type but the series did bring to my attention a complaint I have with narrtatives like this, it strikes me as easier to not care about anyone because someone is bound to die that you get invested in. So I say just don't bother. What about you guys?
