Shingeki no Kyojin: The Final Season - Episode 63 discussion

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Shingeki no Kyojin: The Final Season, episode 63

Alternative names: Attack on Titan Final Season, Shingeki no Kyojin Season 4

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Episode	Link	Score	Episode	Link	Score
60	Link	4.65	73	Link	4.67
61	Link	4.57	74	Link	-
62	Link	4.71
63	Link	4.77
64	Link	4.9
65	Link	4.73
66	Link	4.92
67	Link	4.81
68	Link	4.67
69	Link	4.53
70	Link	4.64
71	Link	4.52
72	Link	4.79

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[u/Zjgoku]

After Eren making his own grandfather mentally break down, he meets Reiner... more trauma coming up...

[u/lindorm82]

The bricks Reiner shat upon seeing Eren could build a fourth wall on Paradis.

[u/SolubilityRules]

GUESS WHO'S BACK, BACK AGAIN?

[u/Garlicbread10]

“It’s been 4 years Reiner”

This line gave me chills

[u/eepicprimee]

Holy shit Eren getting to talk to his grandfather for the first time.

Love how he borrowed the name Kruger.

Make sure to stay after the credits!

[u/Medeses]

I really like how at first you think that grandpa Jäger is a doctor at the mental hospital only to find out that he actually is a patient there.

And it makes me so happy that a part of YouSeeBIGGIRL was playing during the after credit scene.

[u/serrations_]

Grandpa Yeager's breakdown was so heavy and well done

[u/lucella713]

Glad this ep established that yes, the entire world hates Eldians and yes, Eldians in Marley have it relatively easy compared to Eldians in the other countries.

And to make things even more spicy, Eldian is in fact in charge of Marley!

Makes the world even more complicated and interesting, doesn't it?

[u/xPlasma10]

There is an important post credits scene at the end make sure to watch it

[u/BlazerionX]

To you, two weeks from now

[u/Yaggamy]

\* A wild basement appears! \*

Viewers: Here we go again...

[u/MilkToastKing]

Hizuru, a country in the Orient

Interesting, a specific name drop for another nation in the world (that's not the federation) which we have not seen yet. I'm still thinking about the fact that the woman was wearing a Kimono... maybe there is a possible connection to the oriental clan of people mentioned in season 3?

[u/clorox_baratheon]

falco is so cute and precious. his innocent smile where he thinks hes reuniting old friends to cheer reiner up is so cute.

people wish anime characters were real so they can indulge in some unprotected first name calling with their waifus, but i wish anime characters were real so i can pat falco on the head and buy him an ice cream

[u/NinjaristicNinja]

That poor bastard. From a gun in his mouth one day to meeting Eren in the next... Reiner just can’t catch a break.

[u/Silent_Shadow05]

We have quite a big reveal in this Episode.

Basically the its The Tyber Family that's running things in the background and they also allowed Marley freedom and power to do whatever they want. Just think about it, behind all the suffering of the Mainland Eldians ARE Eldians themselves. This is quite an irony. With that much power, no wonder the Tyburs live like Kings with Big Mansions and such in Marley.

Also more depression for Reiner.....since he got to meet "Kruger".

[u/comandoram]

Reiner back in aot season 2

"Hey eren, I am the armoured titan and he is collosal titan"

Eren in season 4

"Hey Reiner, I came all the way here, from the other side of the ocean to meet you, in your hometown"

If this is not classic example of reverse uno card, I don't know what is.

[u/alisonburgersm8]

Falco: Let me introduce a traumatized war veteran to someone I just met at a mental hospital. What could go wrong?

[u/DJ_AW03]

Warhammer titan is such a cool name

[u/Aileos]

Yeager grandpa PTSD was really well done.

That went from 0 to 100 real quick.

[u/Xenosys83]

This was an unbelievably well-composed, and well-directed episode. Pacing was also spot-on.

From the jolly, upbeat carnival setting from the Marleyan side with OST to match for most of the episode, to the menacing, foreboding YouSeeBigGirl right at the end when Reiner and Eren end up in the room together.

Willy Tybur's VA was spot-on and the episode was generally well-acted by all the cast.

Cannot wait for the next episode. Shame it won't be for another fortnight.

WATCH THE POST CREDITS SCENE AS WELL.

[u/rusticks]

IF YOU DID NOT WATCH THE POST-CREDITS SCENE, STOP WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND WATCH IT NOW, IT IS VERY IMPORTANT AND WILL BE SPOILED HERE

Also, there's no episode next week. That's right, you'll have to sit on that fucking cliffhanger for two weeks.

[u/CubeStuffs]

And I have brought you a single solution to this unending problem

hey ive seen this one before!

[u/Positive_Magician_52]

WHAT?? How is Eren expecting to walk out alive with all the Marley Titans being present at the festival????? Shit the next episode can't come fast enough.

[u/bombingrun19]

What's with this show and basement reveals lmao

Also holy shit the next 2 weeks are gonna be painful.

[u/notthehulk03]

Here is something that goes unnoticed.
Marley has a lot of more advanced entertainment stuff such as clowns, circus or food like pizza, hamburgers, pies etc. Like thats all cool, we all saw/ate that.
But our friends on paradis ? Besides living under the fear of titans.. they had a pretty mundane life lacking of fun stuff to do :(

[u/DadAsFuck]

porco nearly had a heart attack because he had never seen an ass like that

[u/Delumo999]

Am I the only one here digging the ED so much? Like holy fuck it's just so good, I can't get enough of it!

[u/alisonburgersm8]

We've finally reached the second basement

[u/CallMeGhaul]

Eren using the name Kruger is absolutely perfect

Paying homage to his Titan grandfather

[u/randomness7345]

I liked the OST used in this episode a lot more than other episodes

[u/ItsArduke]

guys, I'm gonna check my basement, maybe some groundbreaking truths are hidden there.

[u/veryearlypotato]

Aaaaaa that no money reiner scene, I have been waiting for years for it, worth the wait

[u/MilkToastKing]

Eren stole the last name of the Attack Titan user that came 2 shifters before him, and whose first name was also his namesake. That's... actually rather genius

[u/alisonburgersm8]

Eren reading Grisha's book at the end of Season 3:

Grisha: Life sucks in the ghetto, but we have ice-cream and pizza and Pieck's ass and...

Eren: Say no more

[u/Sane-Ni-Wa-To-Ri]

End card for this episode! Next episode on January 10th!

(from official twitter)

Bonus selfie with hobo!

(by animator)

MAPPA: Warriors

(from MAPPA twitter)

Bonus: full visual released now

(from official twitter)

[u/R3pN1xC]

They added back the scene of Pieck crawling on all fours, manga readers so horny right now.

[u/realstrikemasterice]

Details I liked:

• The same OST from Eldian soldiers reuniting with their families as Falco delivers a letter for Eren to Eren's family to say he's okay.

• Quick shots of Magath scanning the Tybur family for who might be the Warhammer.

• Porco's hair gets a bit messy when he gets scared by Pieck.

• lol Gabi sneaking up. And there exists Marley soldiers that aren't assholes.

• Gabi's still eating when she's talking in the scene after getting bread. These small details that make the show more lively.

• We can assume Falco's been holding an extra ice cream cone just waiting for Gabi. And then "EAT THIS" lmao

• Side note Gabi's voice acting has been so funny.

• Reiner in the back paying for everyone's food out of pocket lololol

• Beginning of YOUSEEBIGGIRL (Reiner and Bert reveal OST) at the end

[u/greyviewing]

So, Eren named himself Kruger. Cool circular naming.

I like how Marley is clearly entrenched in corruption the same way Paradis was pre-coup d'etat. Also, are the Tyburs so well-respected they don't even have to wear armbands?

Hah, an actual confession. I think it would actually be even more interesting were Gabi to realise that Falco doesn't want her to get the titan because it'll kill her - because to her that's the greatest honour possible.

I hope Sophia doesn't just stay the background warrior - she kind of just sits there and is deadpan so far.

The way you think that Yeager is just a random doctor who happens to have Eren's surname until he starts the story is masterful. Also, look at Eren! He's completely unfazed - he has one mission now. Keep in mind that this is the first time he's met his grandfather, and there's not a shred of care on his face.

The glimpse we get at the wider world is amazing - There's slight hints of sympathy for the Eldians from the Orient woman, but the sense that there are swathes of other "normal" humans who just want this race of terrifying transforming people to be eradicated is definitely more prominent.

The fact that we see other races of people really struck me with something I never realised before - the show didn't have a diversity issue, it's just that Paradis is basically an ethnostate of white europeans. Apparently there was literally one asian woman in the whole 3 walls. I wonder if Mikasa's character will be expanded on through this - is her heritage from one of the "Orient" countries mentioned?

I absolutely love the track played during Willy's speech, and the festival scene is a great brief bit of levity.

Holy shit, my heart was pounding when Falco was leading Reiner to Eren, because I guessed what was happening and was not ready for what Eren had planned. Apparently it's just a greeting, which is incredible - I was entirely ready for Eren to just attempt to straight-up murder Reiner, so the fact that he wants to talk is really interesting. The preview for next time has me hyped to no end.

You're damn right it's been 4 years, Eren. you can't convince me it won't feel like 4 till the next episode either.

[u/RekklesCami]

I want to crystalise for these 2 weeks. It's going to go by so slow

[u/thesealisdying]

Anyone going to talk about the two guards with the warrior kids? Probably the first Marleyans we've seen so far that don't seem to have a problem talking to Eldians.

Dunno. They really jumped out to me.

[u/VeryNiceKapusta]

They didn't cut Pieck's ass. AND WHO DIDN'T TRUST MAPPA, HUH?

[u/safinhh]

the gatekeeper is a nice guy compared to the other adult marleyans

[u/DarkBladeEkkusu]

Falco: "It's because I care about you."

Gabi: "Are you messing with me?

My psycho loli comrade can't be this dense.

[u/axl625]

FALCO BEING THE CHAD HE IS. GABI DOES NOT DESERVE SUCH A STRONG-MINDED BABY THAT IS FALCO.

The scene at the festival is so nice. Reiner genuinely smiled when he saw the warrior candidate children happy.

That post-credits scene though... looks like Eren's going to plunge Reiner into further depression.

[u/autumnsnowflake_]

Reiner buying Gabi and the other kids food at the festival was such a wholesome moment. I feel like there won’t be much of that from now on.

[u/DadAsFuck]

banh mi appreciation post

[u/DadAsFuck]

they call her cart titan because she got that mf wagon

[u/OneTrueArthur]

So I have to wait 2 weeks for the follow up to THAT. Nah. I can't.

[u/aminelifaoui]

Yesterday enemies is today enemies

[u/fridge_freezer]

Holy shit that cliffhanger, and just to make it worse its a 2 week wait for the next episode. Nice to hear a bit of YouSeeBIGGIRL again, used the same way it was in S2 to reveal an enemy in hiding.

The scene between Eren and his grandfather was pretty sad but the reveal was really well done, I fully expected him to just be a doctor at the hospital until the PTSD kicked in. Poor guy lost both of his children and doesn't have much time left with Zeke. He has no idea his other grandson is sat beside him, and he'll eventually lose him too.

All the stuff with the Tybur's and Helos is fascinating to me, hoping that Willy does actually reveal more next episode. Also, that one guard who opened the door for Magath is fucking gigantic.

Edit: something i've noticed rewatching this episode, Tybur says that Helos slayed "the devil of all earth". I'm not sure if it's just the choice of wording for the subtitles in this episode, but in S3E20 Grisha's dad (reading Marley's history books) said that Ymir Fritz made a deal with something called the Devil of All-Earth to gain the power of the titans.

[u/ionatankuperwajs]

We haven’t had any action almost the entire season so far, but the world-building has been incredible. All of the little interconnected details, dialogue scenes, and reveals in these first four episodes have been really well done. It’s particularly impressive to do all of this while essentially introducing a completely new cast, and just shows how thought out this whole story is

[u/TSmasher1000]

Eren is back baby and his eyes are empty, just like Reiner’s depression and his wallet. He’s become more calm and mature, analytical, sexy, and so different that you really would question if this was the angry raging kid that you saw in S1 as this mature, philosophical, sexy hobo. OhnoI’mstartingtoquestionmysexualityErenohgawd. It was a nice buildup episode and I loved how everything seems to be starting to fall into place and that it seems like something’s about to happen as Gabi said.

Also, the Pieck ass scene was readapted in (to a different place for some reason). I guess nobody could resist that best Eldian booty and wanted that scene in no matter what. I am glad that /r/anime seems to have Pieck culture and have accepted Pieck as best grill.

A billion people have probably reminded you all of this already, but for all those that missed it there is an end credits scene, so make sure to watch that if you’ve missed it.

[u/Madao16]

I felt like episode lasted only a few minutes. I even forgot to eat snacks and now I am eating those while I am reading comments.

[u/cornpenguin01]

I teared up during that scene with Reiner buying food for the warriors. Man that small smile was heartbreaking

[u/94Temimi]

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[u/UnavailableUsername_]

"Eren?! What is the meaning of this, why are you here?! You tricked Falco making him think you were a Marleyan soldier and used him to reach me?! How could you?! Falco trusted you so much!! What kind of monster infiltrates an enemy army making them think you are one of them, a comrade in arms they can trust and ask for advice in their harshest moments, like a reliable big brother figure would d- ....oh."

Damn, Reiner can't get a break.

1. His trauma for losing all his mission allies is destroying his mind last episode.

2. This episode his wallet was destroyed.

3. Now he has to deal with Eren.

Poll for anime-only:

What do you think Eren is doing in Marley?

[u/cyclops274]

Gabi went to Eren Jaeger school of being oblivious to love.

[u/Kowsihan]

Eren asking for main character spotlight from Reiner

[u/On_The_Fourth_Floor]

Wait...with all the gas imagery in the OP....are they legit gonna "Final Solution" this?

[u/[deleted]]

Even though he personally played a huge role in the misery of the past seasons, I can't help but kind of... like Magath. He's shrewd and honest and seems less dogmatic than the other military men, and not quite as hostile to the Eldians as them either. And now he's sort of humbling himself before the Eldian family who really controls everything. This show does shades of grey probably better than anything else I've ever seen.

[u/LightThatIgnitesAll]

"Yo, it's been 4 (5) years."

It's the same thing Eren said when he met the Colossal Titan again and now Reiner too.

Didn't realise that before. I'm sure many manga readers already noticed though.

[u/Shimmering-Sky]

"Kruger", heh.

The OP continues to grow on me each week. It definitely feels like it fits this season, even if I literally cannot tell what the lyrics are right before the last part.

Holy shit, Willy's voice. Is that Kakashi?! I'm literally just now watching Naruto and if that's not his voice I'm shocked.

YES YES YES THEY INCORPORATED PIECK SCARING PORCO!!! Bless you MAPPA.

Blushing Falco a cute. Too bad Gabi is apparently about as dense as a harem protagonist.

Falco had a "sore demo"!

Damn, Dr. Yeager's breakdown while he was talking to Kruger. The visuals were perfect during that part.

Eyecatch Info yay~

Everyone going around the festival was just so cute.

Post-credits scene! Ohohohoboy was that such a good scene. Now I can't wait until the next episode!

[u/safinhh]

Post credits scene = Basement reveal 2.0

[u/LeonKevlar]

The name Warhammer Titan will always be the coolest Titan name ever.

They did it! Manga readers thought they cut the scene! They actually just moved it! 10/10 for Eldia's ass!

Oh my poor boy Falco. Even the Marleyan guards feel bad for him at how dense Gabi is!

This scene is just as brilliant as how I remembered it in the manga. Dude walks up to Eren and we all think it's a Doctor checking up on him. His name should've been a flag we all quickly brush it aside since he warns Eren about asking Falco running errands for him. Then he starts talking about his son taking his sister outside the walls and we see a quick flash of a pack of dogs. That's when you realize that, holy shit! Eren's currently talking to his own grandfather right now! He's not even a doctor, he's also a patient!

I haven't seen anyone talk about it but we finally see a Japanese lady that's even wearing a fucking Kimono during the dinner party who saves Udo. We even get to see Africans in the party and other various ethnicities.

That entire festival scene was just so fun. It's a nice reminder that not all of AoT is doom and gloom. Gabi screaming at her ice scream cone and Reiner experiencing more suffering thru his wallet was just hilarious!

And that final scene! They fucking finally meet again at last! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!

[u/cppn02]

Falco: It's not like I'm doing this for you...baka!

As if Reiner isn't miserable enough now his wallet has to suffer too.

And holy shit, that post credit scene is hype as fuck. Ima just go and cryofreeze myself for two weeks to be able to handle the wait.

[u/Sandwich-External]

Pieck

That’s all. That’s all I have to say

[u/NorwegianLion]

That scene with Reiner and the kids... I started to cry man. the look on his face when he saw them enjoy themselves. it was so beautiful. You can tell that at this point their the only things keeping him going

And then Eren had to come ruin his respite of this cruel world...

[u/Hochseeflotte]

The scene of Eren and his grandfather was fucking amazing. I didn’t catch on with the name (I was thinking maybe it’s a common last name) but then the story of Grisha leading his sister outside the walls comes up and I’m like holy shit.

That post credits scene was great. I dread this two week waiting period.

Gabi and Reiner with some foreshadowing when they said that it feels like everything is about to change.

My guess is the festival is not going to go to plan for Marley. My theory is Eren has lead Reiner away so when the rest of the Survey Core attack only Zeke will get Vietnam flashbacks from Levi beyblading his ass. Reiner can only deal with so much PTSD

[u/Punxiy]

Felt like this episode was paced way better than the last one

[u/asianedy]

RIP Reiner's wallet.

[u/BadBehaviour613]

Weird to go from everyone hating the Cart Titan last season to everyone simping for the Cart Titan this season.

[u/[deleted]]

Damn what an episode! So much lore dump.

So the Tybur family secretly controls Marley and they allowed all the atrocities that have happened to the Eldians. So I guess these people can go fuck themselves.

According to Udo, the rest of the world treats Eldians just as badly if not worse. We kinda saw this treatment during the war scene in the first episode so I guess it's not that shocking of a revelation. Basically this horrifying world can go fuck itself.

The one noblewoman in a Kimino seemed like to act like a human being which is nice to see. We've known that Mikasa and her mother were Asians and here we have this woman from a country which is clearly AOT's version of Japan. Could it be that Mikasa's mother comes from this country? Or maybe her mother was descended from people who came from that country or another country outside of Paradis?

Reiner meets Eren!!! I honestly didn't expect this to happen so soon! Shit I just hope Falco gets the fuck out of there. He really is a sweet kid and I hope he lives a long and peaceful life. He's definitely in danger so long as he's around Eren.

Also seeing as Willy Tybur is definitely the guy from the trailer and judging by the title of the next episode, I can only assume that Spoiler

[u/SpaceMarine_CR]

MY BALLS ARE SO BLUE GODDAMMIT

[u/Lewis_Parker]

I haven't seen anyone mention how massive that Tybur bodyguard is. MF is almost touching the ceiling

[u/SrCannon]

OMG!! That end tho!

Well, I just wanna say that Eren finally met his granpa... And u know, he regrets and that's so sad bc Eldians don't have the choice to go against the Marley country!

[u/[deleted]]

I like to think Eren is trolling Zeke by sending letters and writing it’s from Levi to mess with him lol

[u/chellybeanery]

Knowing that Marley has a hard on for the Founding Titan and Eren just being THERE, like "wut up? I heard you liked founding titans" and him not being afraid of what his capture would mean...like what the fuck, what is this confidence? What on EARTH do they have planned? He's literally surrounded by every titan Marley has!

Omg and the subtle talk about power wielding and explosives and everyone being gathered in one spot and the "declaration of war" tease but WHO is doing the declaring and WHO is the target?! This is fucking masterful and I may die of anxious excitement before this two weeks is up.

[u/ENKlDU]

ITS HAPPENING EVERYONE STAY CALM

STAY FUCKING CALM

[u/ANINETEEN]

For all the Pieck's dumpster truck worshippers, MAPPA definitely answered your prayers 😂

But seriously the writing in the episode was AOT at its best. Just effortlessly executed setup, pacing and world building🔥 By expanding the universe, this new vibe feels like a breath of fresh air. For me, it's kind of nostalgic to a western crime thriller cartoon set in the past. The new OSTs and anime original scenes were perfect, almost like the show is just continuing to reinvent itself. Tybur acts exactly how I wanted him to and the focus on Gabi with her squad has been so good. The episode feels like it goes by so quick so you'll definitely get some unexpected chills for the end credit. This extended wait is gonna feel even longer 🥺

[u/[deleted]]

Damn these comments coming in fast bro it has just been posted 4 minutes ago

[u/Kuro013]

At this point, I love the opening with burning passion, its too damn good.

[u/Smoke_Santa]

That Kimono lady goes on to show that not everybody is brainwashed to hate Eldians, and that some really don't care about bloodlines and stuff...

[u/JuicyDragonCat]

Magath's talk about wanting to reintroduce conscription was a really nice part. It really shows how he isn't a retard like the rest of the Marleyan high command and understands how warmongering will lead to Marley's downfall and that Marleyans should taste the horrors of war as well rather than just eldian devils

[u/Necromancer5211]

If next episode doesn't break any upvote records im gonna lose my faith in reddit

[u/cyclops274]

Is this the most diverse episode. We had black people, arab people, and Japanese woman. Saudi Arabia in this anime.

[u/TheHiddenAnswer]

Not seen many people commenting on the woman at the party. Even in all of the problems in the world there is small hints of humility left. I dont want to get any hope tho.

[u/Kyubeu]

Many plotlines combined so let me start from less important stuff

We interrupt SnK to bring you a SoL romcom honestly though, both Falco/Gabi at the checkpoint and festival scenes were a nice break

What's next... Tyber Family which is a bit ambiguous but has an imposter (titan) among them. Also, nice display of humanity from a diplomat from non-Japan

Dr Yaeger... oh. So a grandpa. Wait this guy looks familiar...

And when Falco was leading Reiner somewhere, I knew

Bravo, SnK, bravo! Every episode so far has at least one WTF moment. And next one looks very promising

[u/HypeKaizen]

Viewers: We already had a basement...

AOT: We've had one yes...

What about SECOND basement?!

[u/luvkr]

How do you root for both Reiner and Eren? :(

[u/Silverkira]

lmao got so hyped forgot to upvote.

[u/Pamander]

Oh my fucking god poor Falco, he's such a pure good boy just trying to help out and his world is about to get turned upside down.

Side note that fucking scene with the guards and Falco and Gabi was hilarious.

[u/Atario]

Ooo, tricksy and false!

Hm, someone's pretty bold about smack-talking his oppressive country

This is very weird and complicated. Eldians, secretly in charge of Marley, suppressing Eldians. Looking forward to unraveling all this

/r/rareinsults (I also enjoyed how a black cat crossed in front of the camera as she mentioned bad luck)

Eren has mastered the stone-face. Either by effort, or by hard experience

Well, now we know what Japan is called here

Awesome Freudian Slip, there, Daddy Warbucks. You had one job

Yey festival episode!

"Uh… how ya been, man?"

[u/chillininthebasement]

I came to see anime onlys thoughts but there's manga readers everywhere 😩

[u/Khronify]

Besides the post-credit scene, the scene where Eren meets his grandfather was also incredible. I didn't realize it at first when he said his name was Yeager but then I noticed their eyes and I had an instant smile on my face. This show is amazing. The 2-week wait for EP 5 is going to be torture.

[u/RooeeZe]

"W"illy "T"ybur "W"arhammer "T"itan.... hmmmm.

[u/14MySterY-]

WHO LET PIECK ROAM AROUND WITH ALL THAT CAKE

[u/M_onStar]

Man, I teared up a little, Falco really adores his Mr. Kruger. That little smile he has when he's holding the letter and he's soft laughter as he lead Rainer. And Rainer, my dude, really love them kids. Ugh, so adorable.

[u/Aerohed]

Reiner: smiles

Eren: And I took that personally.

No, but really, I’m quite curious as to what’s gonna happen. Obviously, the fighting will start, but I wonder if Eren will try to have some kind of talk with Reiner beforehand. Leading him into an underground space seems like a good way to keep him in check in the ensuing attack, but I wonder if it was just to give them space for a small discussion to take place, now that both are acutely aware of what the other has been through.

Also, damn, Eren’s grandfather has it rough.

[u/reader216]

Falco and his family being related to Grice. The one who led Grisha to the rebellion. Loving all the call backs and set up this episode!!

[u/ButtholePasta]

I am incredibly worried about Willy's "Final Solution" to the world's hatred of Eldians.

[u/gulitiasinjurai]

Yo, Reiner

Best line drop in 2020

[u/Silverkira]

every episode is hitting 13k after the first. 13 years they live, erwin 13th commander., 13 is unlucky number or bad omen for things to come, my birthday comes on 13.

P A T H S.

[u/Emi_Ibarazakiii]

Oh no! Gabi changed from a badass soldier, into a dense romcom protagonist! And these guys represent our reaction every time we see it happen in romcoms.

The important thing in the episode (other than Reiner/Eren) seems to be Willy Tybur... I'm not sure what to make of him yet;

But in the previous episode I theorized that the titans were scheming something (well I think it's more than a theory, it seems rather obvious)... So I wonder, is he part of the scheme? It seems rather convenient to invite so many important people all in the same place.

And Eren was sending a lot of letters, so I would assume they were either for him, or the titans (or both).

The big question is... What will Reiner do? Will he stay loyal until the end? Or will he have a change of heart, and turn loyal to his own people in the end? He's pretty much brainwashed (by his superior, and by himself, after trying so hard to convince himself he's doing the right thing), so can someone/something overwrite it, or is he too far gone?

I suppose we'll have a good idea about it in the next episode, depending on the discussion with Eren goes. I assume Eren's confident about his chances, or he would never have shown up; If he can't get Reiner on board with whatever he's planning, showing up like that could compromise everything.

[u/FakeDaVinci]

Can we just agree that this is probably one of the worst diplomatic blunders in history?

Love the eyes....

[u/genasugelan]

Holy shit, holy shit, holy shit, holy shit, holy shit!

The hype is real, the hype is fucking real. I repeat:

THE HYPE IS FUCKING REAL

[u/tramquangpho]

I love how Eren borrow the name Kruger

[u/DragonTamer69420]

No one gonna talk about that old lady who pretty much saved Udo’s life?

[u/Sasquatch_in_bush]

"I'm the same as you"

hoo boy that hits on so many levels

[u/Koe95]

Pieck's backstory was great.

[u/iReddat420]

I'm surprised no one's talking about the fact that Colt and Falco are the nephews of Grice, the guy who introduced Grisha to the Eldian Restorationists. Small world innit.

[u/BloomFX]

Loved how dramatic it was with Eren meeting Grandpa Eren, especially the eye detail when he was losing it.

This whole sequence with the ice cream was brilliant, especially at the end when Falco says "Lets Go!" almost like its the beginning of a mission.

This surprized me the most, it seems like Reiner's pockets are thin.... Which is shocking considering he's the vice-chief... I didn't think the Eldians that high up in the army would still struggle financially.

The kids have such fun personalities

I love characters like Zofia (She gives me such strong Annie vibes)

Udo in episode 60

[u/Jeroz]

I can't believe the manga readers spoiled the pieck ass scene

[u/aviggox77]

Awww Eren having a wholesome chat with his grandpa

[u/TheHDEYGuy]

"Lately it seems like lots of new things have been happening."

"It does."

"It kinda feels like something is about to change!"

"Yeah. It does."

omg omg i got shivers, favorite part of the episode

[u/FlamingSparrow]

Loved all the different types of people with unique looks in the room. It's a small thing, but well appreciated.

[u/VegetoSF]

I feel so stupid for not realizing last episode that Kruger is Eren. At least I realized it this episode and still that reveal at the end was priceless. The irony in Rainer and Eren meeting like this is just amazing.

I assume if Eren is there, more of the other Characters are there as well, so that might get very ugly in the next episode.

Reiner and Falco, to be honest I like them both and I want them to survive, especially Falco. Very curious to see if Eren can convince Reiner that they are supposed to be on the same side.

[u/Mockingbirdguy]

All these comments and not a single person is giving love to Zofia and her “weird act.”

[u/darthbaum]

It is crazy the difference in the way people regard the Tyburs vs rest of the Eldians. They also have the "devils blood" but they are so loved by everyone in the world and even in their presence talk about how awful the other Eldians are. Its baffling to me at least

[u/RazorStrider_Hugo]

Willy Tybur is such a polarizing and exciting character. It's like Erwin was reincarnated and was actually born in Marley. Let's see how this star-studded speech goes.

[u/drakenastor]

Im not gonna lie. when I saw those credits pop up as they were dragging the girl away and they were talking bout how somethings about to change. I soooo thought there was gonna be gold thunder striking in the background and a titan was gonna show. Like "payback time biyatches!!"

[u/Arcius777]

Falco has the same voice actor as Tanjiro from Demon Slayer!?! Holy shit that's why he sounds like a genuinely good guy

[u/tramquangpho]

The final line of Season 1 ep 4 is “ It’s been four years” and the final line of Season 4 e 4 is :” It’s been four years , Reiner”

[u/tiour]

Man, Falco sounded so cheerful ☹️. Pain in 2 weeks...

[u/Silverkira]

i am just gonna this episode was sooooo goood. everything i wanted with great direction elevating things , especially that eren's grandpa scene.

[u/Ethitlan]

Eren: "Yo Reiner, it's been four years huh?"

Reiner: life flashes before his eyes

Reiner: "Eren"

[u/Amauri14]

It is good to see that they didn't remove Pieck's walking scene, just move it to this episode.

I love that the black cat jumps into the frame the exact moment that woman mentioned bad luck.

Lol, the scene of Reiner buying food is as funny as I remember.

Damn, we have to wait until the 10^th for the next episode.

[u/only_entirely]

Thought the old man was a spy coming to relay information. But no....it’s really just gramps who went crazy. Bruh

[u/[deleted]]

finally caught up on attack on titan again after only watching the first season in 2013 what a great show holy moly

[u/KiznaiverParadox]

This show is the real Game of Thrones.

[u/MilkToastKing]

Gabi

...

Wait I've seen this one before

[u/NeoElohssa]

Reiner not only gets to meet his best friend for a PTSD reminder, his wallet also suffers because of the festival. Will he truly ever get a break from all of this

[u/Yae_Sakurama]

Aww the kids having so much fun and LOL at reiner paying for everything. This eps was so wholesome I can't wait to see how wholesome the reunion gets as well next episode

[u/like_my_likes]

I haven't seen anyone talk about this. But that talk between Willy and Magath near theatre when they share some diary of the final plan. All that talk about rats etc was pretty complicated. I think we will get to know more in the future.

Secondly, I am an anime only but i was thinking who could be titan in that tybur family. So i think it was that 7 foot guard. Why? because:-

1. giving titan to a strong person would be a better decision

2. And they have led a luxurious life so i don't think they would spoil life of their own family to own a titan but the guard would have to be from that family too(i think)

3. Plus he can also act as a protection for Willy.

4. Also they showed everyone's face but not of the guard when they talk about who is the titan.

Only problem is tho why would the guard be loyal to them 🤔

And another think i hate how these episode discussion threads are only jokes and memes now and that too all the comments are the same damn jokes every ep. Very few comments are here related to proper discussion.

edit: and another thijg i am guessing with the posters is levi is not here because only he has swords whereas everyone else have guns etc.

[u/thismise4u]

I feel like I'm the only one who caught this and I hope I'm correct because I'm hyped and never once saw this coming in all the time I've thought about this fantastic anime.

Eren asks Falco to send a letter to his "family" which I thought was bullshit because he's sending it to someone undercover in Marley of course. Then, in their second conversation, Eren has a baseball glove and ball that he has received. That means that there is no way he got them from someone else from Paradis since baseball doesn't exist there. There is literally one character that I have ever seen make a baseball reference in AoT and he's done it several times. Eren's "family" member Zeke. Does this mean that Eren is communicating with Zeke while here and they are on the same page? If that is true then holy shit this season is not going to end the way I thought it would.

[u/galileotheweirdo]

So let's talk about worldbuilding things that aren't Reiner and Eren (I am anime-only):

• Falco's uncle was the same Grice who introduced Grisha to the rebels. After they were busted, Falco and Colt were both sent to be Warriors so that the rest of the family wouldn't be punished. We can infer that Falco and Colt don't want to fight, nor do they believe in Marleyan propaganda.

• Udo's family is from an Eldian internment camp outside of Marley. Probably one from the Mid-East Alliance since he can speak their language. If they wanted to immigrate to Marley, we can assume that Eldians are treated even worse outside of Marley.

• The TYBURS! Willy Tybur, an Eldian, is the head of the Tybur family - the TRUE rulers of Marley. He gave Marley the freedom to do what they wanted, including oppressing his own people. Now he seems to see that Marley's warmongering has come back to bite them, and wants to prevent Marley from losing power. How is he going to do that? We don't know, but it's not too far-fetched that he is in cahoots with Zeke. Could the Tyburs themselves have royal blood?

• Eren (okay I have to mention him) has a baseball glove and ball. Who's the other guy we know who has baseball knowledge? Zeke! And when Eren mentions his "family" that he's writing, could he talking about Zeke, a literal family member? Could Eren be in cahoots with Zeke AND Willy Tybur? Fascinating stuff.

• The celebrated Eldian warrior candidates are lowly waiters at the fancy party. So much for "Honorary Marleyan" (which I'm increasingly convinced just means they won't be turned into Titans as punishment and imparts no other benefits). The Easterner from Hizuru... definitely relevant. We see she wants to protect Udo, so perhaps they're more tolerant. Likely to be the origin of Mikasa's mom, who ended up marrying an Eldian (although I'm not sure if Ackermans are Eldian just yet).

[u/echykr4]

I thought that guy sounded like Kaji Yuki (Eren's VA). and then he went to call himself Kruger in front of Falco, which furthered my suspicions. Thankfully, the episode ended with the reveal that he is indeed Eren, who has arrived on the mainland on some mission/errand.

That speech the Tybur guy is going to make next episode which he says will end the war once and for all, this reeks of GoT's Red Wedding all over again.

At first I thought Eren's grandpa is a doctor, turns out he's also a patient, driven insane by Grisha's seeming "exile" to Paradis. Eren could only look on in pity at the reduced husk his grandpa has become.

PS Gabi is denser than a black hole. lol

In a romantic comedy series, she would have been a popular Best Girl.

[u/Tsubasa_sama]

Yep, Reiner's reunion with Eren gave me chills

[u/BrBafan]

I said "No way" far too many times during that post credit lmao.

[u/[deleted]]

Holy shit look at the number of awards to this post XD

DEDICATE YOUR AWARDS!!

[u/bhupeshpr25]

Week 4 of saving my free award for the weekly AOT thread

[u/FeistyKnight]

The it's been 4 years line seemed oddly reminiscent of episode 4 when he says "oy it's been 5 years" when the colloassal titam appears to attack trost

[u/ccfnicolas]

My favourite arc getting a beautiful adaptation is not a dream anymore. My life is pure happiness seeing that the quality remains this good four episodes in and also knowing that the best is yet to come.

[u/SuperWeeble12]

The pacing was much better than the one of the last episode !

[u/AlberS16]

When Eren’s grandpa said his surname, Eren didn’t even bat an eye referring that he already knew that from Grisha’s memories. Every detail matters.

[u/Hadouukken]

I keep watching motion manga videos of season 4 on YouTube because I legit cannot contain my excitement for the rest of season4 to be animated😖😖😖

Agghhhhhhhhh I love this show so damn much, Reiner and Eren’s relationship is one of my favourite in all of the anime I’ve watched

[u/KujoJoseph]

Real dick move by Eren here towards Falco. Kid thinks he's just helping some poor soldier reunite with his family and friends. Like, everything we've seen paints Falco as a good selfless kid, and Eren is just completely taking advantage of that just so he can fuck with Reiner.

[u/NittanyEagles55]

Is it just me or do these episodes feel like they last five minutes

[u/Nome_de_utilizador]

Bodied in the war, depression, wallet, and then an angry titan coming for revenge.

Damn, Reiner taking L after L

[u/PrasantGrg]

Best episode this season by far imo. Outside of Eren's model appearing different at time, the rest was perfect animation wise and direction wise. Much better OST usage than episode 1 and 3 as well. Sad to see the closeup of the stairs from the trailer not being used though as it looked great. (Or will it be in another episode?)

Unfortunately this episode's karma seems like it's going to be lower than expected as the new KV will take top spot in hot tab for today I'm guessing.

[u/Jireninho]

Falco being so excited to help Eren hurts, it’ll be interesting to see how he changes after this next encounter. Poor Little Falco.

[u/BetaBoy777]

I feel so bad for Falco, he’s got such a good heart but little does he know he’s helping the rebel alliance that wants to destroy Marley. Eren seems cold-blooded now. I see nothing but ruthlessness from his eyes.

[u/mike_2797]

Glad to see mappa put that Pieck scene in.

[u/Vadican]

Fuck that was good, so it seems from the trailer that the play / announcement is him announcing world war against the Paradis people. Also Mikasas lineage seems to be from the nation of that Kimono lady, I wonder if she’ll end up helping the Eldians since she doesn’t seem to hate them

[u/izzes]

There are thousands of comments in here, and I can't possibly scroll by all of them. If anyone said this, I'm there with you, just couldn't find you, but, someone said last episode that Eren's eyes were devoid of any "shine", like they're dead or whatever. This week, in the reveal to Reiner, Eren's eyes are back with the usual shine. I think he's "awake" now

[u/pamagiclol]

Oo, is it going down hardcore next ep?

[u/GhostOfLight]

Wow am I excited for the next episode! I can see why people were hyping it up, we likely have a lengthy Reiner Eren discussion which is probably going to end with my heart being broken, Willy possibly just straight up declaring a genocide, and just based on how hyped people are making this, I'm throwing out that we either see an Eren or warhammer transformation.

It seems like Eren was having Falco deliver mail to Jean and co on the outside, but I really hope he has someone near that basement. I don't think the combined smarts/love of Armin+Jean+Mikasa would have Eren confront Reiner alone, but I guess Eren could be undercover for long enough that they don't have an immediate say in that, especially if Eren thinks an important announcement is going to made at the festival. It's very easy to see a scenario where Reiner walks out of the basement and tells everyone he's got the Founding Titan, but Eren seems to be banking hard on depressed Reiner coming to talk. Which will probably work because all Reiner knows now is depression (partly because of Eren though).

Thanks for coming to my Ted talk, see you in two weeks.

[u/JoeSantoasty]

(anime only)

Another great episode, although this one has probably been the weakest thus far for me. A lot of cute slice of life moments with the cadets were nice to see, there is a lot of other seemingly more world-changing stuff going on.

The Tybur family. I had no idea these people had this much power in Marley. To have control of the entire military is insane. Willy seems interesting, and I very much doubt that he is the Warhammer Titan. It seems him and Magath have struck up some sort of deal where Magath has access to more troops beyond just Eldians? I'm not sure I fully understand it, the details may be revealed in future episodes but if they are not please feel free to clarify.

We also got to see Eren meet his grandfather. I actually noted his grandfather appearing in episode 2 when he met Zeke, so it was cool to see this interaction occur. But it also begs the question, how much does he know about "Kruger"? Is he aware that our Eren is likely a "restorationist"? At the very least, Grandpa seemed to recognize that Eren was taking advantage of Falco by having him send letters. And it seems like he would choose not to report Eren because of what happened with Grisha.

The After-Credit Scene. I am curious what the play is here... what advantage does Eren have in revealing his identity to Reiner right now? My theory the past two episodes based on the show and people hyping up episode 5 is that our Paradis people are going to be attacking before the Marleyans have a chance. If Eren and Jean are in Marley, it's safe to say there are probably more here. So perhaps Eren is trying to keep Reiner underground while the rest start wreaking havoc outside? I could also be completely wrong and this is a personal vendetta from Eren.

Great episode, sad I have to wait two weeks :(

[u/[deleted]]

a Calm before the storm. Can't wait for the next episode.

[u/Left-Chance-4564]

Great buildup episode.Also really loved the anime original scenes that Mappa added,gave more life to the new cast.

On another note,the convo between Eren and grampa Yeager was a huge step up from it's manga counterpart imo. The transition from Faye's death to gramps losing his mind was 10/10.

Oh,watch the post credit scenes.HYPE!

[u/[deleted]]

THEY DID IT

THICC PIECK

[u/Bulbasaur_is_bae]

Next time: Declaration of War

Holy shit holy shit holy shit its finally happening holy shiiiiiiit!!!!!

[u/Sedjin]

YOUSEEBIGGIRL hit just the right spot.

[u/human-male121]

The jeager tradition of basements versus the joestar secret Technique

[u/genesis1v9]

Declaration of war in 2 weeks.. my body is ready.

[u/steven4869]

What a great episode that was, probably the best among all the four episodes till now. Even though I haven't seen Naruto in years but can still identify the Kakashi's voice and looks like everything is about to change as our protagonist has come back.

[u/joe4553]

Not sure if the author meant for it to be this way, but the way I look at this show is when you're a naive kid who knows little about the world you look at your countries enemies as evil and your own as just hero's with a noble cause. However as you get older and fight for the country you realize your opponents are the same as you. Tools in the war machine. Your ideals are gone, but what is there left to do but try and finish the war. In that sense it's just like Eren said Reiner and him are the same.

[u/Bios1023]

Gabi: I feel like something is about to change

Reiner (still depressed with his empty wallet) OH NO NO NO YOU DUN JINX IT

[u/[deleted]]

this was the best episode this season so far!

[u/RazorStrider_Hugo]

“It kinda feels like something is about to change!”

Gabi, Eren would like to have a word.

[u/hsm4ever10]

Reiner: "I have finally found something to live for again"

Eren: "Surprise bitch! I bet you thought you've seen the last of me"

[u/sabersober]

Did someone see the black cat, as soon as the shopkeeper lady said bad luck?? Oh that was so subtle, loved it!!!

[u/deathjokerz]

I wonder what has happened to Eren's gang during the past 4 years.

[u/Dr3xion]

Another great episode. How convenient the episode is on Sunday and I always have a free award I just save it for an AOT discussion thread Lol

[u/complete_refuter]

When this Tybur guy announced that he has found a "single solution" to that "eternal problem", I had to think of the term "final solution"...

[u/daskrip]

They keep hinting at something big going down at the festival, and the suspense is killing me. Why were Tyburn and the war general talking about some random decrepit rat-infested shack? Demolition plans? Is the Warhammer Titan going to come out and demolish something? What is the "one solution" to end Marley's oppression of other nations? I doubt he plans to exterminate all Eldians because he said "I understand the desire to exterminate the Eldians but I have one solution." But he's going to the internment zone for some reason. I have a suspicion that Eren might be in on this too (or others from Paradis?). The war general talked about how Marley doesn't understand the terror of war because they have no experience of it. Is that a hint as to what they're planning?

[u/drakenastor]

bruh please tell me erens not bout to massacre his fellow eldians?

[u/CrazyK2222]

Based "I read the Manga talk bla bl" but in the Manga I literally didn't connect the dots and didn't know it was eren until Reiner said his name. Yeah, imagine what my dumbass face looked like then

[u/Darksoldierr]

Fuck, i really dislike how Falco is being used.

But this is why this anime is the best, this all feels so fucking real and plausible. Cannot wait what happens next, poor Reiner gets another dose of PTSD

[u/[deleted]]

I think my butt is permanently damaged from aggressively clenching over that last scene.

Reiner4Nakama?

I am really glad that Eren’s grandpa is regretting his past actions.

Pieck’s ass scene wasn’t as glorious as in the manga but it’s better than nothing.

Can you shut the fuck up Gabi and not jinx it?

I really can’t wait to see where all of this is going!

[u/Meapcuteee]

Oh that music man, that music in the after credit, the moment that changed the whole show, i can definitely feel it will change the show again somehow.

[u/CordobezEverdeen]

Also the oriental country from the kind lady in the reception party.

As an anime only i sure hope nothing tragically horrible happens to her after establishing her as a nice person.

You know when someone does something nice in anime they either backstab you into oblivion or suffer an horrendous death

[u/xRuneRocker]

I can feel it. In my bones, in my blood. The manga calls my name!

[u/Smoke_Santa]

Reiner is a goddamn dad. Absolutely love him.

[u/Successful_Priority]

Falco shoving the ice cream in Gabi’s face made me laugh a lot haha

[u/FrizFroz]

Wholesome Daddy Reiner getting pizza for his sons and daughters.

[u/[deleted]]

Hold up, is Willy Tybur voiced by the same VA as Kakashi from Naruto?

[u/tramquangpho]

So guys, any ideas who the War Hammer Titan is from the Tybur family

[u/Poop_Dawg_]

For a second I thought Eren might be more surprised to realize that the man he was talking to was his grandfather once he heard his name was Yeager, but a pretty cool detail is that you can see that Eren knew exactly who he was the moment he saw him because of the shared flashbacks from his father.

[u/[deleted]]

You can tell how much more serious and well made these emotions are it’s so detailed and smart, when he said he’s dr Yeager, Eren didn’t make one facial expression because he’s undercover in and other anime “NANI!!”

[u/edwardjhahm]

Gabby: "I think things are about to change!"

Oh boy Gabi...be careful for what you wish for. From what I've seen across the history of this show, I think it's about to get a lot worse.

Also, EREN HOLY SHIT. Love how he borrowed the name "Kruger." Also love how he's just...meeting Reiner in the post-credits. Dang.

Pieck still best girl.

[u/__Raxy__]

More a 2 week wait. Sigh

[u/CrFl]

Please explain to me the scene when Theo tells Willy about the demolition of the house infested with rats. Does it mean something?

[u/[deleted]]

I kind of hope Eren and co have realized the position Reiner (and all of them) are in and want to form an alliance with him.