You guys aren't even human anymore." An all-round quieter episode this week, that concentrates too much on emotional interactions rather than plot-movement. Indeed, emotions are running high as each individual character has to deal with new revelations, each attempting to understand their own circumstances in this ever-mysterious world. With all eyes on Reiner, Bertholdt, Eren and Ymir, here we have a clash of perspectives, one who is entirely lost, one who is only partially ignorant and two who may appear to be in control, but still feel vulnerable in this Titan-infested land.
Whilst I can't criticise Eren too much, as he is completely ignorant in everything concerning the origin of Titans, but he doesn't make his life any easier by shouting. Annoyingly, he spends most of his time in this episode, screaming angrily at Reiner for refusing to explain his plans, but more importantly, for harbouring no remorse for the deaths of so many people. What was interesting was looking thoroughly into the psychological effects of Reiner and Bertholdt's long game as they masqueraded as Scouts, but also sometimes caused chaos in Titan-form. Seeing Reiner struggle to control these two different perspectives gives me hope that he and his friend could be exonerated in the future, but at the moment they are fighting for their lives. Ymir, on the other hand, doesn't seem very perturbed about anything, despite being in a position with only one arm and one leg. However, she does feel motivated to go along with Reiner's intentions when he refers to saving Christa - someone who means a great deal to Ymir following their close relationship during training. But, I see Ymir now as the sane member of this little group. Eren is careless, Reiner's struggling to grasp his identity, Bertholdt doesn't have the capacity to take charge. But Ymir has all the right questions, especially when it comes to that Beast Titan - a Titan that hasn't appeared for a while now, and one that could be vitally connected to the Armoured and Colossal Titan, seeing as its capable of speaking. The big question is, who is it? Elsewhere, the Scouts are making good ground, now that Reiner and Bertholdt are resting (heaven knows why). Erwin has organised the typical formation for the Scouts and it seems a full-scale rescue is at hand. Also, Hange, despite her injuries, has locked onto a new target - a Titan found back at the decimated village, that was unable to walk. Could she be on the verge of finding out more secrets to these elusive Titans? Let down by the fact that there's not many (if any) plot changes, Opening is more a springboard for the final three episodes incoming. If the Scouts manage to get to Eren and Ymir before Reiner and Bertholdt have a chance to escape, it's going to be interesting to see the course of action for their punishment. Clearly, they'll be vital to finding out more information about their world, and this hometown that they keep referring to, but considering the level of treachery, a lot of the Scouts will be reluctant to take them back into their walls for fear of them causing more destruction. 7.5/10
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