@@dryblackfire7587 that’s a great question… several things could be done. They could take a break from Aot, then wait and let the dub finish airing. But then they’d still have to wait for Funimation to add S4 P2s dub (who knows how long of a wait that’ll be). It’s tricky either way. Because it’ll be hard to find a website with all the dub episodes, especially one that allows them to watch it with no issues… let’s hope they wait it out (I honestly really want a Dub reaction lol, there are hardly anyone that does dub reactions that I can find)
@@Anonymous-vl8ez I know right, I’d love to know that too! I love sub and dub (preferably Dub). But I must admit, there are some animes that make sense in there respective languages. Some animes sound better in dub and vice versa with sub. Especially those particular animes that make sense in both (AoT being a good example of that (personally). Everyone has their own preferences, right haha (no disrespect here lol)
"Because you're important to me. More then anybody else." is the same line that Konny said to Jean and Sasha when they were on the airship... Right before Sasha died.
Just to clear something up, Niccolo isn’t one of the Volunteers. The Volunteers were plotting to join Paradis from the beginning, while Niccolo was just one of the Marlean soldiers taken prisoner that got permission to work
I actually think that the scene where Historia says to Mikasa that she finally has someone to share her burden with is really wholesome. A part of the fandom likes to pretend that Historia and Mikasa are sworn enemies for some reason when they're actually pretty friendly.
I got fired from my job because i almost fought my 50 year old coworker.. and It got toxic yo so now, i spend most of my time smoking weed on my UA-cam channel now, meanwhile i get back to the hustle😅haha
A common theme in this show is having characters get inches away from their goal only to end up getting taken out or unhappy. Erwin is stopped inches away from the finish line. Historia just wanted to live for herself with Ymir. But now the girl who loved her the most is gone, she's pregnant in some grand scheme, and she looks more unhappy than ever. The girl who wants to live for herself is being forced into another role. This is less of a dub vs sub thing, and more of a Japan language difference. But it seems like Eren is simply yelling and getting aggressive with Hange. However, despite his actions, he's actually using really respectful honorifics. He calls Hange, "Hange-San" in the sub which shows he still respects their position of power, and he's speaking in a more formal way people in Japan usually use to address their superiors. Which paints the scene in a whole new way if you're familiar with Japanese. Eren isn't getting aggressive because he's unhinged or anything. He seems to be genuinely pleading with Hange to show him another way. But it's still sad. Seeing how their friendship started off and where it is now. Hange has some big shoes to fill. And the weight of Erwin's legacy is a mighty burden to bear. Side note, the anime actually changed Mikasa's symbol in Season 1. Some people theorized that it's because Japan doesn't like showing children with markings so they censored it. There are a lot of moments from Season 1 that were changed or cut out, which unfortunately takes away the foreshadowing when said moment actually becomes important.
I think in a way that Eren is looking for help, he is looking for a way out, he wants other options. But with his certainty about future events he is angry because his actions seem to be the only solution that "will" ever happen.
@@smartguy6895 She got pregnant in order to prevent Zeke from being eaten immediately. And give more time to someone's grand plan. That's what the Military Police theorized. That's the "scheme" part I'm talking about.
@@alexinator-hh5fe I'm talking about how Isayama teased Historia and her child actually being relevant but in actuality they were pointless in the story. So much potential but Isayama ruined it
@@smartguy6895 I think that's less of Isayama and more of the readers though. He made it very clear that was a simple side plot that wasn't very important. And yet, for chapters on end, people began theorizing about who the father was. Instead of focusing on the themes the story brought, people turned things into a shipping war between Eren, Mikasa, and Historia. It wasn't that Isayama made it seem like a big thing, but rather the fandom blew that entire plotline out of proportion.
Fun fact: the mark on Mikasa's wrist was retconned in the anime. On season 1, WIT Studio changed the scene where Mikasa gets her tattoo as Kenny explained. Instead, they replaced it with her learning an embroidery with the symbol of their family.
@@racool911 No, Isayama worked with them so there is no way the tattoo would be removed due to overlooking The real reason is that tattoos in Japan are banned for under 18
SPOILER he genuinly wanted a different way to resolve this, but AOT world is deterministic, meaning that no one really knows that fate is already decided by Isayama, therefore nothing that they can come up with will change the future. It is sad to see Eren to torn up, exposed to the truth and knowing that it could be all for nothing if his friends died and if he didn't see that image of freedom he yearned for.
@@raylenerobin Yeah, the nuances got completely lost. He is incredibly angry and frustrated at himself mostly but also at everyone else because nobody gives him a better alternative. When Hange then plays the "I see through everything" bullshit on him as if she knows what he is doing and berates him for going about it the way he has - he snaps. In the dub he just sounds like a raving lunatic in this scene who wants to take control for the sake of taking control imo.
Thank you for catching the similarity between Eren laughing at Hannes and Sasha's death. Way too many people like Connie read animosity or indifference into it when that couldn't be further from the truth.
to me I feel like the way that Eren asked Connie what was Sasha’s last word and then half laugh half grieving was just the confirmed that everything is according to the plan. Remember that Eren has power to.....so he probably has seen .... hundreds of time while trying to figure out another solution.
@@DeeRealGee Eren doesn't know as much as you believe he knows. What he saw was very limited to what happened that one night. He saw maybe 10 minutes of events in total.
@@DeeRealGee I don't think it's that complex. Keep in mind, I haven't read the manga and I am only up to where the English Dub is right now (as of now the main characters just finished their campfire counseling session). I think it was a more reserved version of what happened when Hannes was killed. Just like in Hannes case he felt like Sasha's death was his fault and that he was powerless to stop it. I don't believe Eren's knowledge of the future is absolute. I believe he knows the big picture outcome (what happens to the eldian race if things continue the way they are). I don't think he knows who will die along the path to his goal, only that his goal is the only way to protect as many of his friends as possible. Also, I don't think Eren pulled a Doctor Strange and saw billions of possible outcomes and is doing what he can to get to the best one. Nothing about Sasha's death was positive for him. Her death caused him severe anguish because she is one of the ten people Eren wanted to protect most of all, but ultimately failed to. The reason he didn't fall apart like he did with Hannes is because he's much older now and more capable of keeping his emotions in check. Also, his plan was still on track so her death probably seen by him as a meaningful sacrifice rather than Hannes' death which drove him into a moment of complete dispair as he watch his friend die with no means of saving him or anyone else around him from certain death. As to what Eren actually saw, I don't think he pulled a Doctor Strange and saw billions of possible outcomes. My theory is that when he touched Historia's hand he saw the genocide of the Eldian people, realized the world could not coexist with Eldia and so he decided to pursue his own final solution to the conflict. He witnessed first-hand what the world intended to do to Eldia and decided to fight. The only way to win was to fight.
@@elheber yes, thank you. Eren knows bits and pieces and Sasha's death was a unknown variable. He laughed and grieved because he couldn't protect one of those friends who he deem dearest.
I'm so glad that you caught that look between Eren and Mikasa on the train! In the manga, it is a much more obvious look. Most of the time, people don't ever notice it.
Fun fact: Remember season 1 episode 6 Mikasa's flashback where Mikasa's mom was making a embroidery and says to Mikasa that one day she will pass on this technique to her kids. In manga she was actually tattooing Mikasa's hand making that symbol and told Mikasa to pass it on to her kids. they changed the tattoo to embroidery in anime probably due to censorship reasons or 3 timeline theory...
I just don't get why they didn't just go with the embroidery for the Anime now since it was established that way, retconning it in the Anime to a tattoo at the last second makes less sense. Like they could have just made Mikasa wear a wristband that she learned to make from her mom instead. I think I would have preferred that over them trying to retcon it into having been a tattoo all along.
The first scene does a great job at showing that Eren is hanging on by a thread. He doesn't see any other way forward and at this point is so detached from everyone else that he even threatened to transform while Hange was in range. Granted, he probably wouldn't have done it, but the threat was still very much there.
That was Mike's ODM gear that Zeke took from him in season 2, which left Mike vulnerable and got him eaten. On another note, Historia is really sad not because she's with some random dude (she chose him after all and knows him), but because she had to bear so many children immediately just for them to slaughter and devour each other, being incapable to live a full life because they can only live 13 years more whenever they eat the beast titan host amongst each other - to be raised like livestock as Eren puts it. It's so heartbreaking that our dear Historia and her children have to be sacrificed for the plan to work. 😭😭
Everyone was blushing though? Eren and Mikasa looking at eachother during that scene didn’t really indicate romance to me but more like some sort of acknowledgement. Just trying to understand why you think it’s romantic given the context of that convo
@@syamhaque8580 yes an acknowledgment of their love for each-other lmfao. Anyway… they didn’t specifically focus on Mikasa and Eren looking at each-other for no reason during that scene. Have you read the manga? If you haven’t then it’ll make sense later on when you find out.
Not only is laughing justifiable but Eren also showed real pain directly after he laughed when he heard of Sasha's death. Its not like he burst out into hysterical laughter. Levi Squad is angry with Eren, thats understandable but Connie is presenting it like Eren enjoyed what he did. Idk if its just me, but Eren hasn't shown any semblance of pleasure or happiness all season and it seems that he is simply acting out of need, at least in his mind.
Another minor thing to add to this, during the end of season 2 when Eren was having an absolute meltdown he started laughing hysterically. I think its just his default reaction when he breaks.
8:07 In case no ones mentioned it, Zeke here mentions that he procured this ODM gear himself, We actually saw Zeke take this gear off of someone, back in Season 2 Episode 1 when he killed Miche (the smeller guy) and stole his gear. The ODM gear he's presenting here is Miche's.
I hate how they critique him for laughing, it obviously was a mental breakdown laugh, he wasn't laughing at her dying. He might have been laughing ironically at her final words because it was soooo like her.
But they don't know that though. They don't know the inside of Eren's head like the audiance does minus Armin (and Mikasa to an extent). There frustration is understandable.
@@DistinguishedSombrero also the idea that it would be cancelled over a pregnancy and not genocide is hilariously weird like how does one even make that conclusion
@@dryblackfire7587 genocide has happened way more in reality than you think.. Well, but one underage pregnancy is enough for twitter to drag this show to hell😶
I love your reactions, but also sincerely appreciate you mentioning how laughing in intense situations is often a coping mechanism. I have in the past been accused of being insensitive for making jokes and laughing during very serious and devastatingly traumatic events, but it's only because I apparently have a hard time dealing with overly intense situations sometimes, and my only out is to fall back on humor to cope.
I've heard some great analogy for that so these words are not mine but : "Stress or trauma do that thing. It's like your brain has dropped the emotion's catalogue and is doing what it can to figure something out. You're lucky it went for laughing and not screaming and pooping on the table."
I think eren laughed at sasha’s death because he found it funny that of all last words Sasha could’ve said her last words were “meat” and then has the flashback of when she stole meat from the officers mess, followed by him laughing. As soon as Jean points out she would’ve of died if he hadn’t called for them he goes from laugher to a look of pure anger and it seemed like anger at himself because he knew it was true. So in my interpretation I like to to think he laughed because even though she was dying she was still thinking of food, classic Sasha
Hey guys. With FMA:B you can't use the first episode for the comparison. That's a "filler" episode that was invented for the remake as a treat for the old fans. Every character gets introduced starting at episode 2 and all the story plots start there. My proposition is: 1. Death Note episdoe 1 (maybe 1-2) 2. FMA: Episode 2 3. Demon Slayer episodes 1 and 2. This combination would be a fair introduction to the stories and it would give you a clear look into the potential that all this shows have. Ps. I'm only telling you to watch one episode of FMA with 2 episodes of the other shows because I know that if you'll watch FMA:B episode 2 you're going to pick that show in a heart's beat. ;)
Small note, the original Japanese dialogue with niccolo is "this is the wine you want, right?" He's not supposed to be the one recommending it, rather he is assuming that's the wine greiz will ask for.
It's really weird they changed it in the dub, it's a complete different meaning and changes Niccolo's character, he was trying to figure out what was happening with the wine, and it seems like he's in it.
Fellow psych major here. The laugh response here at first seemed a bit peculiar, but i thought about it a bit, and i think i would compare it to laughter when one is being tickled. Its legitimately a panic response. Your body has no clue how to react to the sensation, and that panic forces a laugh. As far as coping mechanisms go, there are far less desirable reactions than laughter.
I'm aware of the entire plot...I'm purely watching you guys react because I love y'all and your reactions just are the best and I am waiting for when certain moments come up ❤️❤️
Mikasa is incredibly naive when she comments that the problem is that people don't understand them, the problem isn't that they don't it is that they do. Because, what the world does understand is that the last time the Eldians were unleashed on the world they terrorized the world for two thousand years. No sane country would ever want to risk that again.
I know laughing is coping mechanism to some people but i still think Conny’s reaction is justified. If someone laughed when i told a them a friend died i’d still be kinda pissed
The problem is Mikasa is the only one who knows this IS a coping mechanism for Eren. Because she was the only one there when Hannes died. Eren reacted the same. He laughed at his own failure to do anything. But no one would believe her because of how close they are
Just as a little note. In the manga right before we see Mikasas parents get killed her mom is wrapping up her wrist from the tattoo we see in this episode. When wit animated it they didn’t realize it would be important and changed it a bit. In the manga she has always had that wrist wrapped up.
6:00 Shoguns were military dictators in Japan for several centuries. There was still an Emperor but he was a ceremonial figure. It seems that Hizuru’s shogunate may have ended since no blood of the Shogun remain. The emperor, if there is one, may have taken over or some other government may be in place. But, it seems the Azumabitos and other clans may be pro-Shogun and may support the return of the shogunate.
I really want them to do Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood next but the first episode of Brotherhood doesn’t start at the beginning. It’s not until episode 2, that it shows them breaking the taboo. So it’s hard to choose based on first episode only.
If you go back to the episode that explains Mikasa's backstory in Season 1, she actually has a conversation about the tattoo with her mother right before the kidnappers arrived. edit: nvm, they changed it for the anime. It was only in the manga for some reason.
Also on erens laugh He laughed after he heard that sasha said meat as her last word then the show had a flash back of her meat talk on the wall while he laughed Its clear he had that memory in his head during his laughing he laughed based on ofcause being uncomfortable but alao that her last word had dark irony her love for meat is ehat he remembered in the moment
@@Fullmetal_TD I'm a new anime watcher and AOT set the bar real high... after that nothing was appealing. I watched first four episodes of FMAB, first three of Jutusu Kaisen, first two of spy x family... can't get into for some reason. Just personally. When I was younger I enjoyed Pokemon, Dragonball Z, Naruto... those classics.. I'm gonna try Demon Slayer and see how that goes.
After AOT, pls react to either FMAB or Deathnote plsss....coz Montana is sooo good in dissecting amazing stories... Such talent will come to waste if you will just react to demon slayer
Fullmetal alchemist brotherhood for the next anime I would like to say though the way I interpreted the scene between hange and eren was a cry for help. Eren doesn't want to do what he's doing and he was begging hange to tell him if there's another way
@@mrb1051 Why are you so butthurt? I was just pointing out that they just believe that a stranger is the potential father. The internet has really become so sensitive...
@@equinoxXIII nobodys butthurt, they literally explained who the father was so why would they question it, manga readers are so annoying lmao as if they would know any better
5:26 So Mikasa's tattoo might seem like its just kinda pulled out of thin air to randomly make her royalty, but actually it was set up right at the start of the series. During Mikasa's origin episode, it shows her mom teaching her an embroidery pattern that she's supposed to pass on to her kids, but in the manga it was actually her mom giving her that tattoo. I suspect it was changed for the anime because tattoos are still super taboo in japan, and the show runners didn't think it would actually come up again. This funnily enough leads to some inconsistencies in the anime, where you can see her wrists clearly without the tattoo, however in the manga, any scene that shows even a bit of her wrist, she has it covered with a bandage. Figured I'd chime in on that because when I watched this episode for the first time, it seemed a little contrived that she's all of a sudden royalty or whatever - but when I checked the source material, Isayama had been setting it up since the start.
Mikasa's tattoo was in the manga, but the anime removed it since Japan doesn't really approve of tattoo's. So the manga was consistent, as Mikasa was shown to have that bandage, and there was that scene in season 1 where she got a tattoo, but in the anime, they changed it to a "family embroidery symbol" thingy.
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Remember this is one of Kenny's favorite shows, and up to S4 E7, he had seen already. So I am sure back in S1 there were many people complaining about it, and I'm sure he read it without thinking much of it, and then here he sees it. IDK seems more likely this way
A few things. 1. I think Erin may have already known that Sasha died and her last words was something he didnt know and it brought back a funny memory of her. His mind is constantly in a past, present, and future mix and his response may not have had anything to do with trauma. 2. Is Zeke Earvins dad? 3. Is Hange Kennys daughter? 4. Historia starting a family to ensure heirs makes perfect sense. She may only have 13 years to live for all she knows. 5. I really dont like that they introduce the Azumabitos and then make them out to be money grubbers. We get a sense of wonderment that Mikassa has a really special heritage and then they potray them like that. Just thoughts I appreciate any constructive answers to help me understand. This is my second time through the series and I am learning alot from Kenny and Montana and the community comments. Thanks! 😊
@@LettsReact then mind explaining how you knew about the tattoo being in the manga... You couldn't possibly have known unless you saw it first then researched about it.
@@LettsReact damn, lying so shamelessly, how pathetic. I hope you changed after all this time. Though I guess I'll never know since you could just lie again
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Will you and Montana be watching episodes 17+ in English dub?
@@dryblackfire7587 that’s a great question… several things could be done. They could take a break from Aot, then wait and let the dub finish airing. But then they’d still have to wait for Funimation to add S4 P2s dub (who knows how long of a wait that’ll be).
It’s tricky either way. Because it’ll be hard to find a website with all the dub episodes, especially one that allows them to watch it with no issues… let’s hope they wait it out (I honestly really want a Dub reaction lol, there are hardly anyone that does dub reactions that I can find)
@@derick_ab gee I wonder why almost nobody watches Dub
@@Anonymous-vl8ez I know right, I’d love to know that too! I love sub and dub (preferably Dub). But I must admit, there are some animes that make sense in there respective languages.
Some animes sound better in dub and vice versa with sub. Especially those particular animes that make sense in both (AoT being a good example of that (personally). Everyone has their own preferences, right haha (no disrespect here lol)
Watch death note please!
"Because you're important to me. More then anybody else." is the same line that Konny said to Jean and Sasha when they were on the airship... Right before Sasha died.
Connie*
"Konnie" lol
@@DimaQxtkoni lol
Just to clear something up, Niccolo isn’t one of the Volunteers. The Volunteers were plotting to join Paradis from the beginning, while Niccolo was just one of the Marlean soldiers taken prisoner that got permission to work
how did niccolo get to the island first? Did Yelena toss him overboard?
@@boggless2771 I believe they said something like him being on a scout ship
@@zacharyh.9565 he was on the ship the with Yelana when she first came to paridis
@@zacharyh.9565 he was basically drafted
I actually think that the scene where Historia says to Mikasa that she finally has someone to share her burden with is really wholesome. A part of the fandom likes to pretend that Historia and Mikasa are sworn enemies for some reason when they're actually pretty friendly.
Bruh u on every vid
This is what ships do to the community...
I got fired from my job because i almost fought my 50 year old coworker.. and It got toxic yo so now, i spend most of my time smoking weed on my UA-cam channel now, meanwhile i get back to the hustle😅haha
Some people only watch from surface. AOT requires way more intelligence and remembering than any other Anime
It all started when historia and eren started to get really close and mikasa got a little jealous of it
A common theme in this show is having characters get inches away from their goal only to end up getting taken out or unhappy. Erwin is stopped inches away from the finish line. Historia just wanted to live for herself with Ymir. But now the girl who loved her the most is gone, she's pregnant in some grand scheme, and she looks more unhappy than ever. The girl who wants to live for herself is being forced into another role.
This is less of a dub vs sub thing, and more of a Japan language difference. But it seems like Eren is simply yelling and getting aggressive with Hange. However, despite his actions, he's actually using really respectful honorifics. He calls Hange, "Hange-San" in the sub which shows he still respects their position of power, and he's speaking in a more formal way people in Japan usually use to address their superiors. Which paints the scene in a whole new way if you're familiar with Japanese. Eren isn't getting aggressive because he's unhinged or anything. He seems to be genuinely pleading with Hange to show him another way.
But it's still sad. Seeing how their friendship started off and where it is now. Hange has some big shoes to fill. And the weight of Erwin's legacy is a mighty burden to bear.
Side note, the anime actually changed Mikasa's symbol in Season 1. Some people theorized that it's because Japan doesn't like showing children with markings so they censored it. There are a lot of moments from Season 1 that were changed or cut out, which unfortunately takes away the foreshadowing when said moment actually becomes important.
"Pregnant in some grand scheme"
Manga spoiler
The was no grand scheme. She nor the baby had any importance in the end lmao.
I think in a way that Eren is looking for help, he is looking for a way out, he wants other options. But with his certainty about future events he is angry because his actions seem to be the only solution that "will" ever happen.
@@smartguy6895 She got pregnant in order to prevent Zeke from being eaten immediately. And give more time to someone's grand plan. That's what the Military Police theorized. That's the "scheme" part I'm talking about.
@@alexinator-hh5fe I'm talking about how Isayama teased Historia and her child actually being relevant but in actuality they were pointless in the story. So much potential but Isayama ruined it
@@smartguy6895 I think that's less of Isayama and more of the readers though. He made it very clear that was a simple side plot that wasn't very important. And yet, for chapters on end, people began theorizing about who the father was. Instead of focusing on the themes the story brought, people turned things into a shipping war between Eren, Mikasa, and Historia. It wasn't that Isayama made it seem like a big thing, but rather the fandom blew that entire plotline out of proportion.
Fun fact: the mark on Mikasa's wrist was retconned in the anime. On season 1, WIT Studio changed the scene where Mikasa gets her tattoo as Kenny explained. Instead, they replaced it with her learning an embroidery with the symbol of their family.
And the reason for this was because tattoos are taboo in Japan.
WIT really underestimated how important little details would be in this show lmao
@@racool911 No, Isayama worked with them so there is no way the tattoo would be removed due to overlooking
The real reason is that tattoos in Japan are banned for under 18
Mikasa got Ackerman blood and Hizuru noble blood. Insane genes
Eren’s outburst at Hange has such a deeper meaning than the surface level. People that are caught up will know
SPOILER
he genuinly wanted a different way to resolve this, but AOT world is deterministic, meaning that no one really knows that fate is already decided by Isayama, therefore nothing that they can come up with will change the future. It is sad to see Eren to torn up, exposed to the truth and knowing that it could be all for nothing if his friends died and if he didn't see that image of freedom he yearned for.
Some of the few moments where Adult Eren is actually not scheming but he feels truly genuine and frustrated with our added knowledge
The translation is trash even in the subs. Eren was asking for other options. Not taunting hanji if she had a "ace up her sleeve" against Eren.
@@raylenerobin Yeah, the nuances got completely lost. He is incredibly angry and frustrated at himself mostly but also at everyone else because nobody gives him a better alternative. When Hange then plays the "I see through everything" bullshit on him as if she knows what he is doing and berates him for going about it the way he has - he snaps. In the dub he just sounds like a raving lunatic in this scene who wants to take control for the sake of taking control imo.
yeah he was fr desperate
Thank you for catching the similarity between Eren laughing at Hannes and Sasha's death. Way too many people like Connie read animosity or indifference into it when that couldn't be further from the truth.
to me I feel like the way that Eren asked Connie what was Sasha’s last word and then half laugh half grieving was just the confirmed that everything is according to the plan. Remember that Eren has power to.....so he probably has seen .... hundreds of time while trying to figure out another solution.
@@DeeRealGee Eren doesn't know as much as you believe he knows. What he saw was very limited to what happened that one night. He saw maybe 10 minutes of events in total.
@@DeeRealGee I don't think it's that complex. Keep in mind, I haven't read the manga and I am only up to where the English Dub is right now (as of now the main characters just finished their campfire counseling session). I think it was a more reserved version of what happened when Hannes was killed. Just like in Hannes case he felt like Sasha's death was his fault and that he was powerless to stop it. I don't believe Eren's knowledge of the future is absolute. I believe he knows the big picture outcome (what happens to the eldian race if things continue the way they are). I don't think he knows who will die along the path to his goal, only that his goal is the only way to protect as many of his friends as possible. Also, I don't think Eren pulled a Doctor Strange and saw billions of possible outcomes and is doing what he can to get to the best one. Nothing about Sasha's death was positive for him. Her death caused him severe anguish because she is one of the ten people Eren wanted to protect most of all, but ultimately failed to. The reason he didn't fall apart like he did with Hannes is because he's much older now and more capable of keeping his emotions in check. Also, his plan was still on track so her death probably seen by him as a meaningful sacrifice rather than Hannes' death which drove him into a moment of complete dispair as he watch his friend die with no means of saving him or anyone else around him from certain death.
As to what Eren actually saw, I don't think he pulled a Doctor Strange and saw billions of possible outcomes. My theory is that when he touched Historia's hand he saw the genocide of the Eldian people, realized the world could not coexist with Eldia and so he decided to pursue his own final solution to the conflict. He witnessed first-hand what the world intended to do to Eldia and decided to fight. The only way to win was to fight.
@@elheber yes, thank you. Eren knows bits and pieces and Sasha's death was a unknown variable. He laughed and grieved because he couldn't protect one of those friends who he deem dearest.
Connie didn't see Eren laughing at Hannes' death so it's understandable that he misinterprets it when he saw it the first time. You can't blame Connie
I'm so glad that you caught that look between Eren and Mikasa on the train! In the manga, it is a much more obvious look. Most of the time, people don't ever notice it.
Wow, seeing Eren in this episode awakened something in me. The guy aged like fine wine.
It’s the black air force energy.
It probably awakened your "manhood". I mean, I know it awakened mine.
@@josecortez1986 Yeah, Eren does have an official seat at the table
"Aged like fine wine" he's only like 19 lol
He does have a ten pack
Fun fact: Remember season 1 episode 6 Mikasa's flashback where Mikasa's mom was making a embroidery and says to Mikasa that one day she will pass on this technique to her kids.
In manga she was actually tattooing Mikasa's hand making that symbol and told Mikasa to pass it on to her kids.
they changed the tattoo to embroidery in anime probably due to censorship reasons or 3 timeline theory...
Really? I thought they did it coz at that point in the production the manga hadn't caught up so it made no sense to add it to the anime.
I just don't get why they didn't just go with the embroidery for the Anime now since it was established that way, retconning it in the Anime to a tattoo at the last second makes less sense. Like they could have just made Mikasa wear a wristband that she learned to make from her mom instead. I think I would have preferred that over them trying to retcon it into having been a tattoo all along.
"The wine... Is that a Zeke plan?!" Naa no way this is a blind reaction 💀😂
It is! Just a good guess!
The first scene does a great job at showing that Eren is hanging on by a thread. He doesn't see any other way forward and at this point is so detached from everyone else that he even threatened to transform while Hange was in range. Granted, he probably wouldn't have done it, but the threat was still very much there.
Eren is in two prison cells: the physical one here and the one of his own mind.
@@dryblackfire7587 ua-cam.com/video/FADgFOrTj3c/v-deo.html Eh...Shao Dow might have something to say about that 😂
@@dryblackfire7587 he can break out of one of them
@@dryblackfire7587 Both?
@@dryblackfire7587 read again
That was Mike's ODM gear that Zeke took from him in season 2, which left Mike vulnerable and got him eaten. On another note, Historia is really sad not because she's with some random dude (she chose him after all and knows him), but because she had to bear so many children immediately just for them to slaughter and devour each other, being incapable to live a full life because they can only live 13 years more whenever they eat the beast titan host amongst each other - to be raised like livestock as Eren puts it. It's so heartbreaking that our dear Historia and her children have to be sacrificed for the plan to work. 😭😭
What Connie doesn't know is that Eren's memory of Sasha stealing the meat back in season 1 and bc her last word was Meat is why Eren laughed.
Eren having so much control that he just can tease a transformation without even beeing cut. Wow
I think it was the strong emotions
Poor Hange. Honestly. I miss their smile
Definitely a “romantic” look lol, I’m glad you guys didn’t overlook it like so many other reactors haha
Everyone was blushing though? Eren and Mikasa looking at eachother during that scene didn’t really indicate romance to me but more like some sort of acknowledgement. Just trying to understand why you think it’s romantic given the context of that convo
@@syamhaque8580 because they're in love with each other?
@@syamhaque8580 yes an acknowledgment of their love for each-other lmfao. Anyway… they didn’t specifically focus on Mikasa and Eren looking at each-other for no reason during that scene. Have you read the manga? If you haven’t then it’ll make sense later on when you find out.
@@maytecastaneda7835 I mean I know that, but how is that scene supposed to indicate that in any way?
@@b4byheart726 I haven't haha, looking forward to it!
Not only is laughing justifiable but Eren also showed real pain directly after he laughed when he heard of Sasha's death. Its not like he burst out into hysterical laughter. Levi Squad is angry with Eren, thats understandable but Connie is presenting it like Eren enjoyed what he did. Idk if its just me, but Eren hasn't shown any semblance of pleasure or happiness all season and it seems that he is simply acting out of need, at least in his mind.
Another minor thing to add to this, during the end of season 2 when Eren was having an absolute meltdown he started laughing hysterically. I think its just his default reaction when he breaks.
8:07 In case no ones mentioned it,
Zeke here mentions that he procured this ODM gear himself, We actually saw Zeke take this gear off of someone, back in Season 2 Episode 1 when he killed Miche (the smeller guy) and stole his gear.
The ODM gear he's presenting here is Miche's.
I hate how they critique him for laughing, it obviously was a mental breakdown laugh, he wasn't laughing at her dying. He might have been laughing ironically at her final words because it was soooo like her.
But they don't know that though. They don't know the inside of Eren's head like the audiance does minus Armin (and Mikasa to an extent). There frustration is understandable.
Finally, some mature comment
Took this episode for me to realize Eren was a full grown man at this point.
@@dryblackfire7587 ??
I mean not really, I’d hardly call a 19 year old a “full grown man” tbh.
@@mollyterrell881 He’s saying that because Historia got pregnant. If Historia had gotten pregnant while underaged “the show would have been cancelled”
@@DistinguishedSombrero also the idea that it would be cancelled over a pregnancy and not genocide is hilariously weird like how does one even make that conclusion
@@dryblackfire7587 genocide has happened way more in reality than you think.. Well, but one underage pregnancy is enough for twitter to drag this show to hell😶
I love your reactions, but also sincerely appreciate you mentioning how laughing in intense situations is often a coping mechanism. I have in the past been accused of being insensitive for making jokes and laughing during very serious and devastatingly traumatic events, but it's only because I apparently have a hard time dealing with overly intense situations sometimes, and my only out is to fall back on humor to cope.
I've heard some great analogy for that so these words are not mine but :
"Stress or trauma do that thing. It's like your brain has dropped the emotion's catalogue and is doing what it can to figure something out. You're lucky it went for laughing and not screaming and pooping on the table."
I think eren laughed at sasha’s death because he found it funny that of all last words Sasha could’ve said her last words were “meat” and then has the flashback of when she stole meat from the officers mess, followed by him laughing. As soon as Jean points out she would’ve of died if he hadn’t called for them he goes from laugher to a look of pure anger and it seemed like anger at himself because he knew it was true. So in my interpretation I like to to think he laughed because even though she was dying she was still thinking of food, classic Sasha
Have you caught up with the show? It’s clarified in part 2 of this season.
It is a coping mechanism too. He laughed when Hannes died too.. :(
Hey guys. With FMA:B you can't use the first episode for the comparison. That's a "filler" episode that was invented for the remake as a treat for the old fans. Every character gets introduced starting at episode 2 and all the story plots start there.
My proposition is:
1. Death Note episdoe 1 (maybe 1-2)
2. FMA: Episode 2
3. Demon Slayer episodes 1 and 2.
This combination would be a fair introduction to the stories and it would give you a clear look into the potential that all this shows have.
Ps. I'm only telling you to watch one episode of FMA with 2 episodes of the other shows because I know that if you'll watch FMA:B episode 2 you're going to pick that show in a heart's beat. ;)
in the manga, Eren and Mikasa have separate panels where they look and smile directly at each other. so yes, you can consider it a romantic moment
Can Hange REALLY criticize someone for talking to themselves? They talk to damn Titans!
Titans talk back mirrors don't
@@BhBc8f8 ...Imagine being crazier than Hange, if they are calling you weird it is time to reevaluate your life.
Small note, the original Japanese dialogue with niccolo is "this is the wine you want, right?"
He's not supposed to be the one recommending it, rather he is assuming that's the wine greiz will ask for.
It's really weird they changed it in the dub, it's a complete different meaning and changes Niccolo's character, he was trying to figure out what was happening with the wine, and it seems like he's in it.
The dub has changed a few lines that alter their meaning. It unfortunately happens but it's a shame all the same.
Fellow psych major here. The laugh response here at first seemed a bit peculiar, but i thought about it a bit, and i think i would compare it to laughter when one is being tickled. Its legitimately a panic response. Your body has no clue how to react to the sensation, and that panic forces a laugh. As far as coping mechanisms go, there are far less desirable reactions than laughter.
I'm aware of the entire plot...I'm purely watching you guys react because I love y'all and your reactions just are the best and I am waiting for when certain moments come up ❤️❤️
I always thought that the ODM gear Zeke gave to Hizuru was the one he took from Mike at the start of season 2, is that right?
There's no confirmation but it's definitely the same part he took from Mike
Are we sure Kenny didn’t watch these episodes or got spoiled?? This man is so good at connecting the dots
Eren when hannes died also screamed out "NOTHINGS CHANGED"
Yes Love actually exists between Mikasa and Eren
Levi is unintentionally funny.
FMAB is the better choice imo, amazing characters, cool power system, plot is dope, and better potential for analysis in my opinion
Yes!
Agreed
Absolutely! Really hope they pick FMAB
Edgy incels will vote death note every time
@@koki84ji7
You're one of THOSE people who use misuse labels and apply them to everything
Passing through to appreciate the pauses you guys do, it lets you process what happened.
Mikasa is incredibly naive when she comments that the problem is that people don't understand them, the problem isn't that they don't it is that they do. Because, what the world does understand is that the last time the Eldians were unleashed on the world they terrorized the world for two thousand years. No sane country would ever want to risk that again.
I know laughing is coping mechanism to some people but i still think Conny’s reaction is justified. If someone laughed when i told a them a friend died i’d still be kinda pissed
The problem is Mikasa is the only one who knows this IS a coping mechanism for Eren. Because she was the only one there when Hannes died. Eren reacted the same. He laughed at his own failure to do anything. But no one would believe her because of how close they are
Just as a little note. In the manga right before we see Mikasas parents get killed her mom is wrapping up her wrist from the tattoo we see in this episode. When wit animated it they didn’t realize it would be important and changed it a bit. In the manga she has always had that wrist wrapped up.
The train scene
I still can’t get over how phenomenal the foreshadowing in this show is 🙌 Great vid! May have to jump on that Patreon...
6:00 Shoguns were military dictators in Japan for several centuries. There was still an Emperor but he was a ceremonial figure. It seems that Hizuru’s shogunate may have ended since no blood of the Shogun remain. The emperor, if there is one, may have taken over or some other government may be in place. But, it seems the Azumabitos and other clans may be pro-Shogun and may support the return of the shogunate.
So much will be happening after this episode. Hold on tight kids, shits about to hit the fan and escalate quickly.
The symbol was on a blanket in season one.
The only reason Eren laughed is that he realize the future couldn’t be changed
They misspelled "Argument" in the thumbnail 😂
jean-“i don’t much like getting his hand me downs”
Am I the only one who thought that Eren was laughing at Sasha’s last words being meat?
that wine has... alcohol in it. 🤣
8:08That's Mike's ODM, from season 2 episode 1
i think by saying "fight just fight" eren is trying to convince himself to fight
7:25 Eren's last smile.
we get one more
I really want them to do Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood next but the first episode of Brotherhood doesn’t start at the beginning. It’s not until episode 2, that it shows them breaking the taboo. So it’s hard to choose based on first episode only.
Maybe they'll pick death note
If you go back to the episode that explains Mikasa's backstory in Season 1, she actually has a conversation about the tattoo with her mother right before the kidnappers arrived.
edit: nvm, they changed it for the anime. It was only in the manga for some reason.
I heard someone say WIT censored it in the anime cus tattoos are taboo in Japan
Also on erens laugh
He laughed after he heard that sasha said meat as her last word then the show had a flash back of her meat talk on the wall while he laughed
Its clear he had that memory in his head during his laughing
he laughed based on ofcause being uncomfortable but alao that her last word had dark irony her love for meat is ehat he remembered in the moment
10 year anniversary of Korra!
Hange and the rest of paradis command really blew it
"WATCHA GETTING ALL RED FOR!?"
Lupa-san: "Its....5:30"
Definitely watch FMAB!!! Such a good show compared to the other two.
Personally couldn't move past fifth episode of seaosn 1
@@VillainessAO Well they were able to move past the 5th episode quite easily, so maybe you should try watching it again.
@@Fullmetal_TD I'm a new anime watcher and AOT set the bar real high... after that nothing was appealing. I watched first four episodes of FMAB, first three of Jutusu Kaisen, first two of spy x family... can't get into for some reason. Just personally. When I was younger I enjoyed Pokemon, Dragonball Z, Naruto... those classics.. I'm gonna try Demon Slayer and see how that goes.
how does he know a fun fact already if hes never watched this episode lol?
I'm still wondering what they fed Connie, the guy was the shortest and is massive now lol
After AOT, pls react to either FMAB or Deathnote plsss....coz Montana is sooo good in dissecting amazing stories... Such talent will come to waste if you will just react to demon slayer
So true. I personally thought Fullmetal Alchemist was pretty okay, but I thought Death Note was really good.
People process grief in different way. Eren didnt laugh out of amusement, he laughed at his own weakness, his inability to do anything
Reiner: One day, my wife
Ymir:I think the f*** not
Farmer:I'm about to end this people career.
Zeke has ODM gear and show it to Azumabito that he took it from Mike when in Season 2 episode 1
kenny, you were 1 link away from figuring out the wine-zeke plan. montana even said what the catalyst was.
When conny and sasha huh'd eachother a real beavis and butthead moment lol
Fullmetal alchemist brotherhood for the next anime
I would like to say though the way I interpreted the scene between hange and eren was a cry for help.
Eren doesn't want to do what he's doing and he was begging hange to tell him if there's another way
Bruh Kenny so got spoiled abt the plan of Zeke
@@seancarroll5803 lying to your community and your girlfriend is not very cool i gotta say. where did he send you a message?
@@seancarroll5803 oh shoot so youre even an actual paying member of this community? this mustve hurt a bit i assume
The fact that they don't question who the real father is of Historia's baby. They just accepted that a mere stranger made her pregnant...
bit random, they literally said it was someone she knew, just because you read the manga and cant enjoy the show like the rest of us lol
@@mrb1051 Why are you so butthurt? I was just pointing out that they just believe that a stranger is the potential father. The internet has really become so sensitive...
@@equinoxXIII nobodys butthurt, they literally explained who the father was so why would they question it, manga readers are so annoying lmao as if they would know any better
@@mrb1051 *nobody's
@@equinoxXIII didnt ask manga reader go look at some panels
I find it unreasonably and inexplicably amusing to picture Eren's name spelled as 'Aaron Yeager'.
When you get to season 4 pt 2 the into has a lot of spoilers but the song slaps
Nice of Kenny to give Montana the point for suggesting poison when he said it first
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood !
Ah yes, hello Eren terrifying counter.
5:26 So Mikasa's tattoo might seem like its just kinda pulled out of thin air to randomly make her royalty, but actually it was set up right at the start of the series. During Mikasa's origin episode, it shows her mom teaching her an embroidery pattern that she's supposed to pass on to her kids, but in the manga it was actually her mom giving her that tattoo. I suspect it was changed for the anime because tattoos are still super taboo in japan, and the show runners didn't think it would actually come up again. This funnily enough leads to some inconsistencies in the anime, where you can see her wrists clearly without the tattoo, however in the manga, any scene that shows even a bit of her wrist, she has it covered with a bandage.
Figured I'd chime in on that because when I watched this episode for the first time, it seemed a little contrived that she's all of a sudden royalty or whatever - but when I checked the source material, Isayama had been setting it up since the start.
2:18 this made me smile and make me proud of you two lol
5:47 I love how your reactions were in-sync lol
Mikasa's tattoo was in the manga, but the anime removed it since Japan doesn't really approve of tattoo's. So the manga was consistent, as Mikasa was shown to have that bandage, and there was that scene in season 1 where she got a tattoo, but in the anime, they changed it to a "family embroidery symbol" thingy.
Kenny Genius Counter was too scared to come out in the ending QnA lol
Rumbling is a dangerous game
-Eren Yeager
Montana being ornery and sassy is a whole mood
here’s another FMAB rep 🙌🔥🍻 and loved your game night stream 🤓 gotta see Montana play some Zelda games, as well as some 1v1 and team battles on Super Smash, Mario golf etc.
Erens laugh of last time was more of a forced unhappy laugh
FMAB is probably the best story of the 3. Demon Slayer has some insane animation.
these guys have no hype so they wont appreciate the animation and we wont enjoy watching them
@@mrb1051 hrmmm, DS animation is a completely different level tho. Either way, i think, FMAB is the best choice.
@@motastic1714 i agree it's godly, but from what i've seen i don't think these 2 will have good hyped reactions to it
Eren telling his friends how important they are to him... i cant hold it anymore :'(. Just thinking about what all of this relates to....
24:46 Look episode 11 or 12 Season 2 when did Hange Eren also laughed while crying
can you maybe watch dragon prince, its so good and sokkas voice actor is one of the main characters and the show is so goooddd
Zeke is such a smart guy.
God Montana is sooo good!!! I won't confirm where she got it right, but it's just soooo amazing....
I’m honestly glad that AOT has very little romance. Too many shows have that; this is refreshing!
Haha ...oops
@@jakemorgan7242 Meh…
Yeah like nobody gets married or have kids in this show.
6:11 So wait, how does Kenny know about the tattoo and what people were saying about it? Did he read the manga and is just pretending to be surprised?
People tell these things online
probably got spoiled on it
Remember this is one of Kenny's favorite shows, and up to S4 E7, he had seen already. So I am sure back in S1 there were many people complaining about it, and I'm sure he read it without thinking much of it, and then here he sees it. IDK seems more likely this way
Obviously he has seen this and pretended to be surprised. Lol he also pretended to be "tHeoRiZiNg" lol
29:00 was that so evident? Nice job Kenny
A few things. 1. I think Erin may have already known that Sasha died and her last words was something he didnt know and it brought back a funny memory of her. His mind is constantly in a past, present, and future mix and his response may not have had anything to do with trauma. 2. Is Zeke Earvins dad? 3. Is Hange Kennys daughter? 4. Historia starting a family to ensure heirs makes perfect sense. She may only have 13 years to live for all she knows. 5. I really dont like that they introduce the Azumabitos and then make them out to be money grubbers. We get a sense of wonderment that Mikassa has a really special heritage and then they potray them like that. Just thoughts I appreciate any constructive answers to help me understand. This is my second time through the series and I am learning alot from Kenny and Montana and the community comments. Thanks! 😊
There is a notebook in Death Note.
Little extra thing im not sure if you said it the odm gear zeke gave was from when he killed miche/mike in szn 2 ep1
zeke got the ODM from that dude he killed in s2e1.....the guy who got his legs chomped of by that weird midget titan
Midget Titan used to be Conny's baby brother.
*adopted*?
feels like kenny has seen the episodes already
Nope! Never have :)
@@LettsReact then mind explaining how you knew about the tattoo being in the manga... You couldn't possibly have known unless you saw it first then researched about it.
@@LettsReact damn, lying so shamelessly, how pathetic.
I hope you changed after all this time. Though I guess I'll never know since you could just lie again