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Jesus Christ, that episode. Probably the most depressing one yet. I just felt so terrible for Mikasa at the end there, especially with the last line she had in the episode. I was like, "Oh no... Oh, no..." Mikasa getting the first titan death in the series and Eren kicking rear end to bail out Misaka were both awesome too, but overall the episode just felt... so bleak and sad. And yet I still want more. Next week can't come soon enough.
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If my memories of the manga are correct, you will enjoy the next episode.
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May 12, 2013 02:34
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Segmentation Fault posted:the episode just felt... so bleak and sad. And yet I still want more. I think that's what they're going for  But yea, despite the bleakness there was so much that was really hopeful in this story. I forgot that Mikasa's scarf was a gift from Eren, and the way that he was all of course you live with us now was the best.
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May 12, 2013 02:39
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After some wariness due to the high count of guilty crown staff, and the shonen genre tag, I finally took the dive and caught up to today. I'm sold. I just hope their explanation for Eren's violent moral clarity doesn't disappoint.
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May 12, 2013 03:11
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Burning Shounen Spirit or not, slitting a complete stranger's throat open and then calmly shutting the door with a "loving bring it" expression rings like, ALL, the early warning bells for a severe psychopath 
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May 12, 2013 03:24
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There's a reason people think Eren is crazy.
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May 12, 2013 03:32
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Wow uh yeah dad was remarkably cool that his son turns out to be a complete child sociopath
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May 12, 2013 03:45
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Good episode, some nice information dumped on us this week. Blueballs till next week I guess to see if Eren's really dead though.
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May 12, 2013 03:48
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Not Keyser Soze posted:Burning Shounen Spirit or not, slitting a complete stranger's throat open and then calmly shutting the door with a "loving bring it" expression rings like, ALL, the early warning bells for a severe psychopath
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May 12, 2013 04:02
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Just remember not to let one fact be lost in your reaction to Eren's work with the knife of justice. Eren tracked these dudes down through a forest in the time it took for his dad to go get the cops and come back. So he's not just a child killer following the commands from the voices to wipe out evil. He's also a skilled tracker, for evil will not escape him no matter what it's form. Wonder if he just kept repeating the Red Lantern's Oath as he trudged through the woods on their trail.
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May 12, 2013 04:16
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Gyges posted:Just remember not to let one fact be lost in your reaction to Eren's work with the knife of justice. Eren tracked these dudes down through a forest in the time it took for his dad to go get the cops and come back. So he's not just a child killer following the commands from the voices to wipe out evil. He's also a skilled tracker, for evil will not escape him no matter what it's form. That's where the shounen tag comes in; Eren has a special power that lets him smells the bad mans and the rest of the series is just flashbacks of him delivering psycho justice.
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May 12, 2013 04:25
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Gyges posted:Just remember not to let one fact be lost in your reaction to Eren's work with the knife of justice. Eren tracked these dudes down through a forest in the time it took for his dad to go get the cops and come back. So he's not just a child killer following the commands from the voices to wipe out evil. He's also a skilled tracker, for evil will not escape him no matter what it's form.
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May 12, 2013 04:30
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Gyges posted:Eren tracked these dudes down through a forest in the time it took for his dad to go get the cops and come back. So he's not just a child killer following the commands from the voices to wipe out evil. He's also a skilled tracker, for evil will not escape him no matter what it's form. His last name is Jäger, after all. It probably runs in the family.
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May 12, 2013 05:29
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Oh hey here's another thing. Let's make him make it moddable so we can get giant fast moving monsters rampaging around.
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May 12, 2013 05:33
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This poo poo is wonderful.
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RuBisCO posted:This poo poo is wonderful. I couldn't resist (You might want to turn down your speakers.)
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May 12, 2013 06:02
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   Titan-chan is going to be late for his first day of school.
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May 12, 2013 06:08
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May 12, 2013 06:09
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That run is the funniest thing. That animator is a genius. Just read some of the manga because I couldn't resist. Next episode is gonna be great.
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May 12, 2013 06:33
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Mikasa had a hard life... And gently caress, that last line of the episode was like driving the knife in even further. 
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May 12, 2013 06:47
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Happy Mother's Day everybody!  The timing reminds me of another show I watched(Fate/Zero). My Japanese animes sure are cruel.
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May 12, 2013 07:06
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I completely forgot how  Eren was in the flashbacks. He had obviously been in their house for a while seeing as how he MADE A SPEAR out of their own poo poo. Eren closing the door was sidesplitting. Also you now know that multiple character's back-stories are basically "I was freaking out and then Eren saved me and now I want to be a like him".
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May 12, 2013 07:12
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PowFu posted:Happy Mother's Day everybody! Haha, I bet he plans these episodes just so that they would land on this day.
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May 12, 2013 07:21
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 Good God just when i think to myself "Well, this episode couldn't be more awesome than previous ones"... Eren's character makes so much more sense now.
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Honestly, I was kind of disappointed with this episode. Mikasa's VA is still kind of flat, a couple changes from the manga were made that feel sort of pointless and dumb (embroidery, what?), the whole "Mikasa emanates lighting" thing sort of kills the atmosphere of the whole flashback up to that point, they censored what made that CPR scene really pack a punch (warning: gross) in the first place, and there were a shitload of stills. The anime up to this point has been on par with or an improvement from the manga, but this episode was a definite downgrade from the source material. It was still a good episode on its own merits, but so far when watching the show I've been thinking "man this show really does the manga justice" this episode I was just thinking "what was the point of doing this if you can't at least be on the same level or improve on the manga?". Hopefully this is just a one-off thing and won't be the trend going forward.
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May 12, 2013 07:58
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May 12, 2013 08:09
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That part in the manga was absolutely stunning in how it was executed, honestly. Would have been a bit hard to top, and I suppose they might uncensor it or whatever in the Blu-ray (I hope). I still haven't seen the episode yet, so I can't really say what they ruined 
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May 12, 2013 08:16
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They chose such an awkward camera angle to try and get around it and on top of that decided to cast a huge shadow over it. Given all the other stuff they showed in the rest of the episode, not to mention the series thus far, you'd think censorship like this wouldn't be so blatant or even necessary.
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May 12, 2013 08:26
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I've never read the manga and caught on to what was going on just fine. In fact I kinda like the choice to hide the lower half of his body. To each their own I guess.
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Ketchupface posted:I've never read the manga and caught on to what was going on just fine. In fact I kinda like the choice to hide the lower half of his body. To each their own I guess. Yeah, I actually liked it wasn't flat out shown as well. Since at first I didn't realize it, then eventually as it kept going they panned around enough that I could tell and it made it click a bit harder than if I had just been shown it outright from the start of the scene.
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I have no complaings regarding that scene either. It was pretty strong, since what made that scene so great and powerfull in the manga for me, was not the mangled guy, but Armin's breakdown.
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May 12, 2013 09:23
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But you see it wasn't exactly like the manga in every way and therefore terrible!
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socialsecurity posted:But you see it wasn't exactly like the manga in every way and therefore terrible! I, too, love hyperbole! Captain Invictus fucked around with this message at 09:34 on May 12, 2013 |
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May 12, 2013 09:32
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It was pretty obvious what happened in that scene and didn't remove the emotional feeling from that scene. In fact, I like the anime version better because the manga version is so over the top that it's just silly.
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Good god do you people not understand understating your violent imagery so what little there is has more of an emotional kick? He was clearly not moving, and what little we could see suggested he had lost most of his body. Madoka did a similar thing and it was awesome for it.
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Phobophilia posted:Good god do you people not understand understating your violent imagery so what little there is has more of an emotional kick? He was clearly not moving, and what little we could see suggested he had lost most of his body. Honestly, I've felt overt and understated each have their merits. The first episode with the mother just off screen was honestly more disturbing "censored" that way than seeing her legs sticking out of the titan's clenched teeth at odd angles was in the manga. This episode however... I'm not sure I'd be able to make out what was going on if I didn't have the manga panel seared into my brain. I guess even if it was effective for folks who didn't read the manga, as a slow realization, anyone who did read the manga would probably just be kind of frustrated at the lack of clarity, waiting for the reveal that never comes.
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It was clear what happened to him though. 
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It was pretty clear what happened to him. Although I find it kind of odd they would even bother censoring it considering they've shown limbs being chomped off before and that panel isn't even all that graphic.
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DerLeo posted:Wow uh yeah dad was remarkably cool that his son turns out to be a complete child sociopath It's a reflection of the society they live in; it's not exactly accurate to call it "medieval" given the whole future history thing, but violence is a lot closer and less abstracted for them than it is for us. Eren's dad may not have the most shining standards of morality, either. 
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Use your ~*~imagination~*~
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