Well, ch104 sure... happened. People actioned various actions very actively! Also, war is bad, news at 11.
... Nah, I liked the chapter well enough -- it’s just that these action ones don’t leave me with much to say ^^ I wonder about the plan, I wonder about what’s going to happen, I’d like more emotions that aren’t coming from Gabi or Falco.
Well, I suppose I did get Armin.
In the chapter, Armin obviously recalls Bertholt’s first appearance in Shiganshina, what he must’ve seen and felt as he rained destruction on the place... but it’s hard also not to think back to their confrontation in Shiganshina the second time, when Armin tried to manipulate Bertholt and miscalculated, because Bertholt was beyond anything Armin was trying to make him feel; Bertholt just wanted all of this to end.
And it feels like now Armin understands Bertholt as he was then, too. Because, let’s face it: no pleas, manipulations or attempts at negotiation on the part of the Marlyeans would’ve been able to sway Armin today. If Falco had appeared before him, tearfully asking him to reconsider the attack, or railing against him for the injustice, Armin would say that he was very sorry, but there was nothing they could do now. The plan had been made. All these people had to die.
Speaking of: if we needed any more confirmation that this op was in fact the result of SC planning, and not Eren striking out on his own and forcing their hand, we have it now. I still don’t understand the bigger picture behind the plan, but everything I’d have wanted to say about ch104′s politics has already been covered by @ghostmartyr, so that’s neat.
Holy hell, Eren using Galliard to crack the Warhammer crystal. That was brutal
Speaking of, I wonder what Eren saw when he consumed the Warhammer titan. His eyes lit up for a bit. Did he see her memories, her life? Some Tybur history something? Willy? Nothing?
Reiner wants to die in peace, does it mean his titan will soon be inherited by Gabi or Falco?
Gabi is doing the predictable Eren 2.0 thing, which is... eh, not the most interesting thing she could be doing, even though I understand why the narrative went there
I find myself surprisingly invested in Paradis crew being able to get away. Like I understand both sides of the war have done shitty things etc etc, but I’m still more invested in the Paradisians, and I don’t want the Marleyans wrecking their plans
(Especially if they’re Armin’s plans, because let’s face it, the day I’m not biased towards Armin is... not this day)
If the SC isn’t getting a clear-cut victory here in terms of killing all Marleyan shifters, leaving no military person alive, etc, then does it mean we’re in for a protracted conflict?.. How much more of this war can we have? But then again I guess this comes back to all the political questions
Anyway I’ll be glad if there’s a break from all the action that lets us see the fallout of everything. Hopefully more Paradis POV???
Okay, and most importantly: where is Zeke??
