“Reiner doesn’t talk about Bertholdt once in s4”
First off, wrong. (Let’s put a pin in this.)
Secondly, who exactly does Reiner have to talk to about Bertholdt after his death?
The people who last knew him as an 11 year old, such as Porco and Colt?
The people who are too young to even remember him, like Gabi and Falco?
Zeke and Pieck, the people who left him for dead?
Anyone else in Marley who can’t know how he and Reiner changed their minds about the island devils?
The Scouts who killed him after he wiped out dozens of their comrades?
Reiner can’t meaningfully talk to some of these people about Bertholdt because they don’t know the person Bert grew up into. For the people who do know the “real” Bert, there’s a lot of baggage related to the Battle for Shiganshina to work through, first.
Know who Reiner can talk to, though? The one person he does talk to meaningfully about Bertholdt?
Annie! The one time Reiner mentions Bertholdt in s4 outside of a namedrop is to Annie.
And it’s to apologize and express his regret over being the reason Annie and Bert never got to see their fathers again. Yes it’s a short conversation but it’s very clear that Reiner didn’t just forget his best friend. The fact that people claim Reiner doesn’t care about Bertholdt is ludicrous.
Look at his face and tell me he doesn’t care!
For the folks who’ve only watched the anime, in the manga Reiner’s nightmare features Levi, Mikasa, and the image of Eren cutting Bertholdt out of his titan. The anime cut this detail out, I believe for scene transition purposes.
In conclusion, Reiner’s silence isn’t an indication that he doesn’t care. Also, I mean, this is Reiner. He cares deeply about the people in his life, even people who don’t deserve it *coughkarinacough*
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