yeah and that's what makes kenny one of the few special characters in the show because near his death in the end he achieved the compassion he always wondered if he would get by being the strongest and let go of his dream also maybe!! armin's the same after reaching the seas but characters like Eren and Erwin both always remained slaves to their dreams!!
I only recently realised that while Kenny is assumed to be evil because he is stated to be a serial killer of MPs , it's actually due to the fact that the military police were hunting down his family. Honestly, his killing of the MPs is far more justified than the stuff he did as a part of the kings personal squad, like almost killing Historia as a literal child. While he is trying to prevent him from interfering, I'd guess from his nonchalance that he wasn't seriously trying to kill Levi, and even prevents his No.2 from trying to hunt him down. (There's also a line that was cut,where he calls him his pride and joy, because he taught him everything he knew, and that's why it's his responsibility to stop him from interfering.) And obviously we all know only because he joined the king was he able to prevent the persecution of the Ackermans. Even his motivation behind trying to obtain the founding Titan is that he wanted to be able to feel how it feels like to be compassionate, not realising that (as the show flashes quick moments that showed his care for Levi and his subordinates) he already was capable of it, but became so mired in self-hatred to the point that he couldn't accept someone like him becoming someone's father. I think his final appearance speaks for itself. That scene adds a ridiculous amount of context to the character in such a short time. Not to mention the thematic value his character's philosophy then goes on to imbue the show with. Just goes to show that you shouldn't trust AoT to just give you a straight up serial killer and not a complex tragic anti-hero instead.
As amazing as this was, I love the Kieth episode right after this even more and I didn't think it was possible lol. Something about Bystander and Carla's speech at the end just resonated with me.
I feel like from this point on, AoT becomes a masterpiece. There isnt a single "meh" episode left. S3P2 and S04 as a whole, theyre my favorite pieces of fiction of all time.
And based on your discussions, I feel like you guys will love it as well. But just make sure to see things through. From a not so distant point forward, AoT starts to really require some maturity. A maturity that sincerely most of the fandom lacks. But I think you guys will do just fine
i don't feel like there was any MEH episode in aot as a whole even in season 1 and 2 its just that ahead of this all the episodes r much more ever greatly paced that they all the just fucking great!!
@@jrlombardi5251 It's been a year and nobody answered your question. It's been a year but here's nothing. Basically Historia wasn't as driven and accepting of her new role in the manga as she was in the anime. Historia started to panic and unable to take it. Levi basically motivated her in a very aggressive way. He basically lifted her carrying her by the collar of her robe and defiantly told her "If you want to stop me, then fight!" This is also the reason why Mikasa ended up sealing the deal by telling Historia "Once you're Queen hit that little runt." Honestly, while many not liking this change in the anime. I personally like it, because it makes Historia's character more mentally strong. Her moments of doubt and insecurity already passed with the entire eating Eren debacle.
@@danielmunoz1275 First, I think you misinterpreted what happened here. I didn't ask anything, I said that what happened with Historia and Levi was skipped and someone else asked me what chapter was that in, to which I asked if they were asking for Levi and Historia, to then later say what chapter it happened in. Second, in my opinion this thing in manga makes Historia's character way way better, bc she isn't just strong and that's it, it makes more sense with her character and allows an entire in which we see an amazing evolution. After Ymir leaves Historia feels really lost and she hasn't found her strength or own path, that's why it makes sense she seems so submissive and vulnerable when Levi does that to her, but in manga that happens when the arc just starts, so later she can have her entire arc by being kidnapped, getting with her dad, rejecting him, etc, that's where we see actually evolving, finding herself, her own strength and choosing her path, that's what makes so powerful that later on she could go directly to this situation in which she was so helpless and mistreated and go like "I'll do it bc now I'm able to choose for myself, but you need me so I'll take advantage of that and do what I want, I have conditions", and that's when she demands stuff like fighting Rod, thing no one would have let her do if it wasn't bc she went for it and used her position as successor in her favor. At the start of the arc she's so lost that she would have given her entire life to the crown just bc they screamed at her to do it, bc they forced her, after her development she becames this person able to face and demand the stuff she wants to the person that mistreated her. That's not just better written but to be honest, way more badass and showing more strenght. To me being able to face (and even punch lmao) something or someone that previously scared you and made you give up, shows way more strength than just being naturally able to bear it the first time it is presented to you bc you just got to that point in your personality already. At the end of the day she took that thing they were forcing on her and made it her own, she made it her way, turning the tables (that's also why many confuse her conclusion with her just ending up doing what others made her do, ignoring she's actually choosing it for the best for her people but also making it be as she wants to have her best life inside of it, getting an actual happy conclusion). It could have been something that they decided for her and her old self would have accepted it, in the other hand she grew up and made that necessary thing her people needs, something that she also wants and that will also make her happy, having the strength to rule and live as she wants while helping her people, even when others tell her she should do a different thing. That's what makes her such a different queen, as Jean and Armin talk about just after she's crowned. In the anime they just make her already be bc they put the scene after all her arc and just make her ooc and unrealistically take the decision that will change her entire life and put the destiny of what she thought was the entirety of humanity in her hands in like just 10 seconds with barely any doubt before, and then pretty randomly punch Levi bc Mikasa just thought about it... That honestly didn't look good, then nowhere as amazing as in manga and then even badly written for both her quick decision and the lack of reason for her decision towards Levi. That moment in manga is way more badass and makes her the empowered strong woman she is (and also someone different to so many in the fandom thinking royalty is just cool and being the queen badass so obviously taking the chance, when it is way more than that and a much more difficult decision and position a ton wouldn't want for what it really is, that she doesn't want but take a it bc it's necessary and changes what she can to make her her own thing, even ending up living more like a humble farmer than anything else). Tbh, I'm really sad they cut off so much of her arc. The anime is better than the manga, but not this arc. Another change I hated from this arc for example, is how they deleted the sequels that Armin's sexual assault left in him and scenes of his friendship with Jean bc of this. I'll never understand people who thought this arc was boring in manga and wanted it shorter in anime. It's such a shame.
42:09 -- Not only that he knows her name, but he calls her "Annie-chan", which could be loosely translated as "little Annie" and which implies a certain level of endearment.
Little fun fact before we get to the Kenny analysis: In the manga, there's actually a small flashback involving Historia and Frieda. Frieda wonders why Historia's hand is hurt. And Historia tells her it's because she tried climbing over the fence. Frieda becomes uncharacteristically angry and her eyes gloss over as if someone else is talking. And she screams, "I told you to never go over the fence!" The fence is obviously an allegory for the walls and how the first King seems content with leaving humanity inside them. And anyone who tries to leave must be reprimanded. Which is honestly really sad. Frieda genuinely seemed like she wanted to help. But because of the First King, she could do nothing. This episode was honestly such a good ending to Kenny's character. I love him for what he brought to the story and how unique he was. Seeing that he loved Levi but couldn't be a dad for him was sad. His curiosity for if having Uri's power would turn him compassionate and all powerful. He was so intrigued and moved that someone so powerful would bow to trash like him. So he had to know. That was his dream. Find out that truth. So when Rod revealed the truth to Eren, his dreams and goals were crushed and he had nothing left to live for. He used his last ounce of strength to give Levi the closure he wanted. After finding closure within himself. His monologue about how everyone is a slave to something is honestly pretty true and means a lot. But yeah, since the anime removed the scene of Levi choking Historia, Mikasa telling her to hit him back doesn't even make sense. In the manga, it happens before Eren or Historia get kidnapped(and it's actually the Reeves boss who tells Historia to hit Levi for doing that) R.I.P. Kenny Ackerman. You brought a lot of chaos and comedy to the show. Now then, on to MONKE.
@@Vismondo it wasn't.. His dialogues were amazing and extremely real, he was speaking hard facts and that made historia realise what's actually important to her after the fallout inside the chapel
I think Kenny’s words “Everyone had to be drunk on somethin’ to keep pushing on… Everyone… was a slave to somethin’.” is one of the themes of this story. Kenny realized that Uri was also "a slave to something." In Uri's case, he lived to "build a paradise in the twilight of a few human beings. Hence the benevolence. I think Kenny was freed from being a "slave to power" when he gave the injection to Levi. In that last moment, Kenny was able to see a view where he was not a "slave to something". It may not have been what Uri saw either, but I think it was the view Kenny had always wanted to see. And I think it was very meaningful that Levi heard this words from Kenny.
“Is this position that you actually don’t want to truly, and you’re not getting to act for yourself anymore , you acting for a greater good , it’s almost like you are being forced to a role”. ANNA WORDS OMG- I ALMOST GOT GOOSEBUMPS !!
Same it was in the game AoT 2 but I never knew what it was until they brung it up, they're such good reactors because they catch into so many little details like this
@@aidondiaz2668 me too bro, this is the 1st time i realized that this symbol even existed because when they were talkin about the royalty sign i thought it is that darius zachly court or cadedt uniform sign which just have two swords as cross!!
You guys are the only reactors that I watch the entire before/after discussion. Great commentary and analysis. You can't fake excitement! :) One of your theories this episode is spot on. I've never seen any reactors make that conclusion before!
I think it's really touching how Kenny wanted that power for himself, but it wasn't really the power and the influence of that power that he wanted. All he knew in his life was violence, he saw it as his nature and something intrinsic. What he really wanted from that power was the ability to be compassionate and see the world the way Uri saw it. "Could trash like me see the world the same way you saw it?". His connection with Uri really hit him to his core, even if he didn't change his outwards behavior through most of his life. Another core sentiment that is brought up in this episode is actually Uri's pondering. "What was it that made us friends? Was it violence?..." Uri seemed to think that the compassion he decided to show Kenny that day was what brought them together. Which isn't wrong. But, was it not violence that brought upon their meeting in the first place? I also love how he first hears Uri's voice when Levi calls his name. It's just such a stellar episode.
The next part of season two is going to be so crazy. I can't wait to see your guys' reactions to it. I also can't wait to see your questions answered at the end of this season.
What some people tend to look over when they watch AoT is the fact that aside from the existence of titans and their powers, this series touches on some pretty serious/sensitive real life issues (so far some of them were already mentioned, others will be mentioned in the final season) What keeps the show interesting is the fact that the author managed to deliver the dialogues, and the characters' opinions and decisions in such a way that makes us viewers feel something, be it sympathy, anger, sadness, joy or excitement. Kudos to the voice actors as well. I dare say that the biggest takeaway of this show would probably be that humans will never agree on one thing, like Erwin said, the bloodshed won't stop unless there's only one human or less left. All other conflicts will stem from the same fact that we will always agree to disagree. You can't please everyone. Edit. This is my opinion after finishing s4 pt2, if you haven't watched s4 you may disagree with me, if you have watched it and you still disagree, well that just proves my point
Man, you guys are smart! I won't tell you what you're smart about, but you're pretty dang smart! I love watching your speculations. I wonder how you're going to react to Season 4.
Also, appropos of nothing, I just love the way Anna holds her gaze and smile squarely on the camera for several long seconds at the beginning of every video 😃😅 Keep it up!
She is "important" to the story, precisely because under her rule, the scouts will be able to pursue the truth about the world again. From now on, things get more and more real. Can't wait for you to finish this Season
44:40 that's funny how reactors always think zeke looks that old to be potentially erwin's dad, historia's, armin's, reiner's or someone's dad at all, when he's barely older than our scout's generation, some men are hairy at 20ish, that doesn't means let's double their age.
I always wondered how much you could pick up on during your first watch and how much you could guess from the little hints Isayama left for us and you two are proving that you can pick up on a LOT! I've seen this anime multiple times but there are things I never even noticed that you're pointing out for me too, like Eren and Grisha's titans and the Beast Titan having pointy ears. Isayama is a goddamn genius, seriously. And you guys are so smart too, you get so many things right! You also have theories that are simply wild but interesting, and also ones that aren't true but totally would've made sense.
You two are very smart, and with such long discussions you sometimes do very sharp theories, some of which could even be true. Love your reactions as always ❤️.
So many characters and the way they manage to incorporate a lot of care into each one is amazing..Kenny wasnt in much but he is such a well written fully realized character by the end.
33:56 "... people, with free will - to make their choices and that can change fate." Hey Moderators! If you see this, please show that quote to Anna and see if she starts laughing. ----------- 59:40 "if Griesha had been planting things in Eren's mind." 😱
Also will we get the two times a week double uploads of AoT this month? It's fine if not, seeing as you guys have been through some shit this month lol.
I'm catching up! Here are my highlights! 1) 10:52 In this scenes Levi looks a lot like Mikasa. XD 2) 17:12 Levi got punched by Historia and he smiles! XD Great reaction! :)
38:23 "It felt like, weird to actually like, have like a W, like in this show, you know, like-" Well, you know what they say: out of the frying pan, into the sun. Also, why do I have a sudden urge to like the video...
Knowing about Ymir's curse, I'm actually wondering about Uri's age now? Both Frieda and Historia were 15 when they were supposed to inherit these powers so I can't imagine Uri was older than 20-25 either, which means he couldn't have been older than than 40 when he had to pass down the powers so why did he look so old?
I would say is quite the opposite, the reason why Bertholdt didnt fight the Beast Titan is because the Colossal is too strong, not weaker. the man is so much taller than any of the other shifters, he could just use his steam attack to keep you away from him, or to make you struggle and then stomp you to death, or literally throw himself over you.
Great episode. I disagree with Kenny though, there are things in life that boost you but makes you forget about what's important in life and things that kept us awake to reality so we can think critically to face the world. He was confused between the two, not everyone is drunk with something.
Love the video!! [Spoiler-ishh] . . . . . Some, if not most, of your questions are so valid that makes me wonder how you are going to continue analyzing future eps. Or what is left to speculate anymore 😂
hi Anna. i heard u like romance movies. have u seen "Her" ? It has joaquin phoenix and scarlet johanssen. maybe u can react to it with ben in the future.
I'm glad they didn't, with their analyzing skills they would've predicted exactly what was going to happen and ruined some of the best episodes of the show for them.
I get the sense that there was an unspoken love between Kenny and Uri. And I mean it in a romantic sense, even though neither of them were romantics. Unfortunately they both felt too duty-bound to express it.
@@SpiderGuy38 They saw the post credits scene? Man kinda bummed I think they'll figure out the best episodes of season 3 p2 before they watch them now lol.
@@arwenlostlorn6569 wait Nono I worded that badly 😭 They already saw ep 12 if you look in the description, but I’m not sure if they saw the post credits scene. I hope they didn’t too but I was just saying that they already saw ep 12 so we can’t really tell them not to watch it cuz they’re already past that point lol
I love that Kenny, who was portrayed as a villain initially, had pretty good motivations. To want to see the world from the king’s perspective just to see if it could change his view is something anyone could relate to.
I love how Attack on Titan has no "I'm bad" villains, at least for the most part. Characters have reasons to do stuff, reason that can be at least a little bit relatable, they're believable. They're not doing stuff because they're villains or heroes, but because they're characters
@@thewingedone1172 yep, that's why for the most part. You have the dudes from the royalty in S3, the kidnappers in S1, king Fritz in season 4, but they are a minory when it comes to AoT antagonists
@@thewingedone1172 "They didn't care about humanity, they cared about their gardens" When wall Maria "fell" (The fake fall) they decided to order the MP to ose the gate instead of helping refugees. Yeah, I understand why they would choose that, but it's pretty evil to me, even with a reasoning behind it
Beautiful Gems. This one S3Ep10 gets one of the basequotes underlying the real story of aot started. (The things Kenny said will get essential to understand characters decisions) The next one S3Ep11 is one that nobody talks about and no one really remembers at first, but its the one Isayama(the writer of the story) said he worked the most on. So ur in mayb the most underrated duo EP of the show. Even if theres not much cinematic-action sequences with masterpiece soundtracks, the details isayama dropped in these ones make BIG influence on the whole Story. Please early-full lengt reactions off UA-cam-Membership(can't use Patreon)! Would get u sum income to grow! Love
Since you guys are so close to EP 12, I hope you don't watch the post credits! Also the OP from 13 onwards has a lot of spoilers so I hope you don't watch that too, but then again it's entirely up to you.
This is one of my favourite episodes, my favourite that you've seen so far for sure. It's easily the most fascinating episode in the show. Despite him only lasting this arc, this episode made Kenny one of my favourite characters, my 3rd favourite to be exact. The first time I watched this episode I liked it, but it's grown on me so much over time, and I find myself thinking about this episode very often. I still feel like there's stuff I don't quite understand here, despite how much I've gathered from the episode.
I love Kenny's last few lines so much - "Everyone had to be drunk on something to keep going. Everyone is a slave to something." It describes the whole show perfectly.
ajjajajja no se imaginan lo que va a pasar ,por favor sigan subiendo mas videos ,sigan hablando y haciendo teorias recuerden que todo es importante ,acciones ,simbolismos ,significados ,dialogos ,pensamientos ,sueños etc tambien tengan presente la depresion ,la presion ,la tristeza ,todo lo mental tambien en el episodio 12 no repitan la escena post creditos ,solo veanla una vez todos somos exclavos de algo ... la relacion de kenny con levi ,le enseño a sobrevivir sabiendo que le estaba enseñando cosas malas por la forma de vivir de el y respetando el deseo de kuchel que ese niño sobreviviera ,no era tan malo para dejar morir a un niño pero tampoco tan bueno para hacer de padre la cara de levi de perder al unico lazo directo de sangre y el unico que cuido de el en este cruel mundo pero encontrando una verdadera familia que serian los chicos por eso esa sonrisa al final increible episodio
"What would happen to someone [like Kenny] who obtained this power? Would they become compassionate too?" Well, consider who holds Uri's power now: You'll find your answer in Eren. (Edit: of course, it's different for Eren versus royals; for one thing, Eren doesn't have access to Uri's memories, at least not yet. But Kenny isn't royal either.)
This episode’s discussion is probably one of the most interesting ones yall have ever had on this series (trust me, i listen to all 60+ minutes of them lmao). I am now even more excited for you guys to get your answers. Season 3 part 2 is a roller-coaster ride, i hope yalls seatbelts are on!
"everyone is a slave to something"
describes the show as a whole quite well, kenny figured it out.
Move over Armin, Kenny is the big brain now.
the world, rather
This phrase describes all humans in RL!
yeah and that's what makes kenny one of the few special characters in the show because near his death in the end he achieved the compassion he always wondered if he would get by being the strongest and let go of his dream also maybe!! armin's the same after reaching the seas but characters like Eren and Erwin both always remained slaves to their dreams!!
@@Edd211 *almost all humans. Some people don't really have anything like that.
I only recently realised that while Kenny is assumed to be evil because he is stated to be a serial killer of MPs , it's actually due to the fact that the military police were hunting down his family. Honestly, his killing of the MPs is far more justified than the stuff he did as a part of the kings personal squad, like almost killing Historia as a literal child. While he is trying to prevent him from interfering, I'd guess from his nonchalance that he wasn't seriously trying to kill Levi, and even prevents his No.2 from trying to hunt him down.
(There's also a line that was cut,where he calls him his pride and joy, because he taught him everything he knew, and that's why it's his responsibility to stop him from interfering.)
And obviously we all know only because he joined the king was he able to prevent the persecution of the Ackermans. Even his motivation behind trying to obtain the founding Titan is that he wanted to be able to feel how it feels like to be compassionate, not realising that (as the show flashes quick moments that showed his care for Levi and his subordinates) he already was capable of it, but became so mired in self-hatred to the point that he couldn't accept someone like him becoming someone's father. I think his final appearance speaks for itself. That scene adds a ridiculous amount of context to the character in such a short time. Not to mention the thematic value his character's philosophy then goes on to imbue the show with. Just goes to show that you shouldn't trust AoT to just give you a straight up serial killer and not a complex tragic anti-hero instead.
okay... let me cry a moment...
Wait, Kenny calls Levi his pride and joy?? In the manga or anime??
I already liked Kenny but your comment highlighted the goodness in him in a way I hadn't considered! You're very insightful
One of the best written episode/chapter... I love this episode so much
As amazing as this was, I love the Kieth episode right after this even more and I didn't think it was possible lol.
Something about Bystander and Carla's speech at the end just resonated with me.
@@arwenlostlorn6569 same.. These 2 episodes are so underrated
Too many gems
this and bystander
I feel like from this point on, AoT becomes a masterpiece. There isnt a single "meh" episode left. S3P2 and S04 as a whole, theyre my favorite pieces of fiction of all time.
And based on your discussions, I feel like you guys will love it as well. But just make sure to see things through. From a not so distant point forward, AoT starts to really require some maturity. A maturity that sincerely most of the fandom lacks.
But I think you guys will do just fine
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What's happening next ep i dont rember
i don't feel like there was any MEH episode in aot as a whole even in season 1 and 2 its just that ahead of this all the episodes r much more ever greatly paced that they all the just fucking great!!
@@attilamert6973 Shadis's story
I love that Historia's first act as queen was to abuse her power and hit Levi
she needed it to feel like the queen, with how afraid she's of him for what he did to her (skipped in anime sadly)
@@jrlombardi5251 Yup, don't know why... 🤦♂
@Offisianシ what Levi did to Historia? Chapter 56
@@jrlombardi5251 It's been a year and nobody answered your question. It's been a year but here's nothing.
Basically Historia wasn't as driven and accepting of her new role in the manga as she was in the anime. Historia started to panic and unable to take it.
Levi basically motivated her in a very aggressive way. He basically lifted her carrying her by the collar of her robe and defiantly told her "If you want to stop me, then fight!" This is also the reason why Mikasa ended up sealing the deal by telling Historia "Once you're Queen hit that little runt."
Honestly, while many not liking this change in the anime. I personally like it, because it makes Historia's character more mentally strong. Her moments of doubt and insecurity already passed with the entire eating Eren debacle.
@@danielmunoz1275 First, I think you misinterpreted what happened here. I didn't ask anything, I said that what happened with Historia and Levi was skipped and someone else asked me what chapter was that in, to which I asked if they were asking for Levi and Historia, to then later say what chapter it happened in.
Second, in my opinion this thing in manga makes Historia's character way way better, bc she isn't just strong and that's it, it makes more sense with her character and allows an entire in which we see an amazing evolution. After Ymir leaves Historia feels really lost and she hasn't found her strength or own path, that's why it makes sense she seems so submissive and vulnerable when Levi does that to her, but in manga that happens when the arc just starts, so later she can have her entire arc by being kidnapped, getting with her dad, rejecting him, etc, that's where we see actually evolving, finding herself, her own strength and choosing her path, that's what makes so powerful that later on she could go directly to this situation in which she was so helpless and mistreated and go like "I'll do it bc now I'm able to choose for myself, but you need me so I'll take advantage of that and do what I want, I have conditions", and that's when she demands stuff like fighting Rod, thing no one would have let her do if it wasn't bc she went for it and used her position as successor in her favor. At the start of the arc she's so lost that she would have given her entire life to the crown just bc they screamed at her to do it, bc they forced her, after her development she becames this person able to face and demand the stuff she wants to the person that mistreated her. That's not just better written but to be honest, way more badass and showing more strenght. To me being able to face (and even punch lmao) something or someone that previously scared you and made you give up, shows way more strength than just being naturally able to bear it the first time it is presented to you bc you just got to that point in your personality already. At the end of the day she took that thing they were forcing on her and made it her own, she made it her way, turning the tables (that's also why many confuse her conclusion with her just ending up doing what others made her do, ignoring she's actually choosing it for the best for her people but also making it be as she wants to have her best life inside of it, getting an actual happy conclusion). It could have been something that they decided for her and her old self would have accepted it, in the other hand she grew up and made that necessary thing her people needs, something that she also wants and that will also make her happy, having the strength to rule and live as she wants while helping her people, even when others tell her she should do a different thing. That's what makes her such a different queen, as Jean and Armin talk about just after she's crowned.
In the anime they just make her already be bc they put the scene after all her arc and just make her ooc and unrealistically take the decision that will change her entire life and put the destiny of what she thought was the entirety of humanity in her hands in like just 10 seconds with barely any doubt before, and then pretty randomly punch Levi bc Mikasa just thought about it... That honestly didn't look good, then nowhere as amazing as in manga and then even badly written for both her quick decision and the lack of reason for her decision towards Levi. That moment in manga is way more badass and makes her the empowered strong woman she is (and also someone different to so many in the fandom thinking royalty is just cool and being the queen badass so obviously taking the chance, when it is way more than that and a much more difficult decision and position a ton wouldn't want for what it really is, that she doesn't want but take a it bc it's necessary and changes what she can to make her her own thing, even ending up living more like a humble farmer than anything else).
Tbh, I'm really sad they cut off so much of her arc. The anime is better than the manga, but not this arc. Another change I hated from this arc for example, is how they deleted the sequels that Armin's sexual assault left in him and scenes of his friendship with Jean bc of this.
I'll never understand people who thought this arc was boring in manga and wanted it shorter in anime. It's such a shame.
42:09 -- Not only that he knows her name, but he calls her "Annie-chan", which could be loosely translated as "little Annie" and which implies a certain level of endearment.
Little fun fact before we get to the Kenny analysis: In the manga, there's actually a small flashback involving Historia and Frieda. Frieda wonders why Historia's hand is hurt. And Historia tells her it's because she tried climbing over the fence. Frieda becomes uncharacteristically angry and her eyes gloss over as if someone else is talking. And she screams, "I told you to never go over the fence!" The fence is obviously an allegory for the walls and how the first King seems content with leaving humanity inside them. And anyone who tries to leave must be reprimanded. Which is honestly really sad. Frieda genuinely seemed like she wanted to help. But because of the First King, she could do nothing.
This episode was honestly such a good ending to Kenny's character. I love him for what he brought to the story and how unique he was. Seeing that he loved Levi but couldn't be a dad for him was sad. His curiosity for if having Uri's power would turn him compassionate and all powerful. He was so intrigued and moved that someone so powerful would bow to trash like him. So he had to know. That was his dream. Find out that truth. So when Rod revealed the truth to Eren, his dreams and goals were crushed and he had nothing left to live for. He used his last ounce of strength to give Levi the closure he wanted. After finding closure within himself. His monologue about how everyone is a slave to something is honestly pretty true and means a lot. But yeah, since the anime removed the scene of Levi choking Historia, Mikasa telling her to hit him back doesn't even make sense. In the manga, it happens before Eren or Historia get kidnapped(and it's actually the Reeves boss who tells Historia to hit Levi for doing that)
R.I.P. Kenny Ackerman. You brought a lot of chaos and comedy to the show. Now then, on to MONKE.
That manga section you mentioned is so good why tf would they keep it out of the anime damn.
@@arwenlostlorn6569 yeah I prefer the uprising arc in the manga way more
Which chapter?
that scene was awful and out of character for levi. they removed it for a reason and isayama approved the changes in the arc
@@Vismondo it wasn't.. His dialogues were amazing and extremely real, he was speaking hard facts and that made historia realise what's actually important to her after the fallout inside the chapel
I think Kenny’s words “Everyone had to be drunk on somethin’ to keep pushing on…
Everyone… was a slave to somethin’.” is one of the themes of this story.
Kenny realized that Uri was also "a slave to something."
In Uri's case, he lived to "build a paradise in the twilight of a few human beings. Hence the benevolence.
I think Kenny was freed from being a "slave to power" when he gave the injection to Levi.
In that last moment, Kenny was able to see a view where he was not a "slave to something".
It may not have been what Uri saw either, but I think it was the view Kenny had always wanted to see.
And I think it was very meaningful that Levi heard this words from Kenny.
“Is this position that you actually don’t want to truly, and you’re not getting to act for yourself anymore , you acting for a greater good , it’s almost like you are being forced to a role”.
ANNA WORDS OMG-
I ALMOST GOT GOOSEBUMPS !!
You're inching towards S3 Part 2 and we're here for all of it-- can't wait to see you guys finish this epic ass story!
omgomgomgomgomg
The best arc
@@rokp3590 3rd best arc*
@@hiihello7625 Actually I agree s4 is better
@@rokp3590 best arc indeed
I've seen this show more times than I can count and I'd never noticed the tree symbol you guys brought up from the royal crest... damn Isayama
Same it was in the game AoT 2 but I never knew what it was until they brung it up, they're such good reactors because they catch into so many little details like this
even also about Alma the possibility of Historia mom
ditto
@@aidondiaz2668 me too bro, this is the 1st time i realized that this symbol even existed because when they were talkin about the royalty sign i thought it is that darius zachly court or cadedt uniform sign which just have two swords as cross!!
You guys are the only reactors that I watch the entire before/after discussion. Great commentary and analysis. You can't fake excitement! :)
One of your theories this episode is spot on. I've never seen any reactors make that conclusion before!
so wild bro.. they the best
In that case, you wouldn't want to miss Filmbuff's discussion. I think you'll love it if you check it out.
Same
Fr they went so close to disclose beast titans identity without even knowing much about him thats pretty impressive
@@mohdrameez4147 This is why they don't read the youtube comments.
Next episode "Bystander" is in my top 3 fav episodes I love it so much!!!!!!
Saaame
Listening to your theories after this episode has been the highlight of my week. I can’t say what’s right or wrong but they were so fun to listen to.
I think it's really touching how Kenny wanted that power for himself, but it wasn't really the power and the influence of that power that he wanted. All he knew in his life was violence, he saw it as his nature and something intrinsic. What he really wanted from that power was the ability to be compassionate and see the world the way Uri saw it. "Could trash like me see the world the same way you saw it?". His connection with Uri really hit him to his core, even if he didn't change his outwards behavior through most of his life. Another core sentiment that is brought up in this episode is actually Uri's pondering. "What was it that made us friends? Was it violence?..." Uri seemed to think that the compassion he decided to show Kenny that day was what brought them together. Which isn't wrong. But, was it not violence that brought upon their meeting in the first place?
I also love how he first hears Uri's voice when Levi calls his name. It's just such a stellar episode.
1:08:46
"Where is this show gonna go since so many of the loose ends have been tied up?"
Hah. Hahah.
No one tell her. Please.
Please
The next part of season two is going to be so crazy. I can't wait to see your guys' reactions to it. I also can't wait to see your questions answered at the end of this season.
once they get to part 2, there will only be goated reactions because every episode is a banger after S3 P2 till Season 4
"I hope Darius washed his hands thoroughly"...lmao
What some people tend to look over when they watch AoT is the fact that aside from the existence of titans and their powers, this series touches on some pretty serious/sensitive real life issues (so far some of them were already mentioned, others will be mentioned in the final season)
What keeps the show interesting is the fact that the author managed to deliver the dialogues, and the characters' opinions and decisions in such a way that makes us viewers feel something, be it sympathy, anger, sadness, joy or excitement. Kudos to the voice actors as well.
I dare say that the biggest takeaway of this show would probably be that humans will never agree on one thing, like Erwin said, the bloodshed won't stop unless there's only one human or less left. All other conflicts will stem from the same fact that we will always agree to disagree. You can't please everyone.
Edit. This is my opinion after finishing s4 pt2, if you haven't watched s4 you may disagree with me, if you have watched it and you still disagree, well that just proves my point
17:12 most epic moment of all anime
Man, you guys are smart! I won't tell you what you're smart about, but you're pretty dang smart! I love watching your speculations. I wonder how you're going to react to Season 4.
i am so freaking excited for the upcoming arcs. y'all are in for a treat!
Also, appropos of nothing, I just love the way Anna holds her gaze and smile squarely on the camera for several long seconds at the beginning of every video 😃😅 Keep it up!
She is "important" to the story, precisely because under her rule, the scouts will be able to pursue the truth about the world again.
From now on, things get more and more real. Can't wait for you to finish this Season
She thinks it's close to an ending, lol.
This is going to be fun.
one of the best written episode.
44:40 that's funny how reactors always think zeke looks that old to be potentially erwin's dad, historia's, armin's, reiner's or someone's dad at all, when he's barely older than our scout's generation, some men are hairy at 20ish, that doesn't means let's double their age.
And what are u a hero ?
That part gives me chills
I always wondered how much you could pick up on during your first watch and how much you could guess from the little hints Isayama left for us and you two are proving that you can pick up on a LOT! I've seen this anime multiple times but there are things I never even noticed that you're pointing out for me too, like Eren and Grisha's titans and the Beast Titan having pointy ears. Isayama is a goddamn genius, seriously. And you guys are so smart too, you get so many things right! You also have theories that are simply wild but interesting, and also ones that aren't true but totally would've made sense.
I am so excited for the next episode, it's one of the most beautiful eps in the show
Your post episode analysis as always is full of some excellent theories. Love to see it. ^^
LEZZGOOO IVE BEEN WAITING THIS FOR YEARSSS 🔥
You two are very smart, and with such long discussions you sometimes do very sharp theories, some of which could even be true. Love your reactions as always ❤️.
So many characters and the way they manage to incorporate a lot of care into each one is amazing..Kenny wasnt in much but he is such a well written fully realized character by the end.
omg annas theories are on fire
autosave on 2050 be like : 18 minute reacting , 24 hour discuss
Kenny was a great character! I love him!
I really love your theories
I love your reaction & discussion section! ❤️
1:11:21 you forgetting the one true couple, ymir and historia cmon
Not them still somehow clinging to Reiner's barely-there crush on Historia yet calling Ymir and Historia "friends" xD
@@Little-Dude kinda annoying tbh
very interesting thoughts some clarifications will be given this season, just wait a bit and hold on to your suppositions
Get ready guys! The shit is gonna hit the fan ... I'm so excited!
I like this phrase, "I couldn't do it unless everyone was drunk on something."
Dude with the glasses has like…an 8-pack
Pecs are on his clavicle 😂
Keep these questions of yours in the back of your heads, they will eventually be answered
Kenny’s last word is the most important with whole show. With our life too.
17:20 Levy face yo.. poor guy
Seeing Levi almost shed a tear made me tear up. Such a strong person, but even Levi can't be strong all the time.
33:56
"... people, with free will - to make their choices and that can change fate."
Hey Moderators! If you see this, please show that quote to Anna and see if she starts laughing.
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59:40
"if Griesha had been planting things in Eren's mind." 😱
Damn, you're discussion about the Beast Titan was extraordinary ❤
SPOILER
Holy shit I can't believe they guessed that Zeke is royal blood and potentially eren's half-brother just by seeing him.
No double drops this month? Alexa play the sadge music 😢
Here's to Kenny... The Ackerman we didn't know we needed! This is one of my favorite episodes.
Great reaction, as usual. By the way, I see that you have already seen the episode 3x12. Have you seen the mid-credits scene?
Nice reaction and discussion!
Next ep is gorgeous😊
WoOOOO gonna watch before class in...2.5 hrs ay.
Been waiting for a certain post-cred
Not the main one, but the check- in
8;04 it was a what
Also will we get the two times a week double uploads of AoT this month? It's fine if not, seeing as you guys have been through some shit this month lol.
I'm catching up! Here are my highlights! 1) 10:52 In this scenes Levi looks a lot like Mikasa. XD 2) 17:12 Levi got punched by Historia and he smiles! XD Great reaction! :)
Increíble episodio
Suban mas reacciones de aot por favor
really good discussion
38:23 "It felt like, weird to actually like, have like a W, like in this show, you know, like-"
Well, you know what they say: out of the frying pan, into the sun. Also, why do I have a sudden urge to like the video...
Knowing about Ymir's curse, I'm actually wondering about Uri's age now? Both Frieda and Historia were 15 when they were supposed to inherit these powers so I can't imagine Uri was older than 20-25 either, which means he couldn't have been older than than 40 when he had to pass down the powers so why did he look so old?
Levi's face at 17:23 lol
I would say is quite the opposite, the reason why Bertholdt didnt fight the Beast Titan is because the Colossal is too strong, not weaker. the man is so much taller than any of the other shifters, he could just use his steam attack to keep you away from him, or to make you struggle and then stomp you to death, or literally throw himself over you.
Waiting until episode 4x3
56:10
Can't wait to see your reaction to "Bystander" 😫😫😫
KENNNYAHHHH rip
Now i cant wait for your reaction on Bystander and how you think about it lol lezgooo 💙
Wow, you are awesome...!
Great episode. I disagree with Kenny though, there are things in life that boost you but makes you forget about what's important in life and things that kept us awake to reality so we can think critically to face the world. He was confused between the two, not everyone is drunk with something.
Can't wait for bystander
Love the video!!
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Some, if not most, of your questions are so valid that makes me wonder how you are going to continue analyzing future eps. Or what is left to speculate anymore 😂
You might wanna se Ymir's titan before and after there is one difference
Are they gonna watch the post-credit scene in the last ep of this part of the season ??
I'm just curious. What equipment do y'all use?
Did they stop with the sunday videos?
I think so yeah, just once a week from now on 🥲
Hey @autosave
I got a suggestion , why don’t you guys do double reaction videos from now on? For example best post would be episode 11& 12 reaction
Kenny: we are all slaves to something, remember this well, guys
Wow, that theory though.
Hey do you guys have any plans of reacting to House of the dragon on the channel? I think it'd be dope if you did.
Can someone tell me how many times they upload aot reactions in a week?
hi Anna. i heard u like romance movies. have u seen "Her" ? It has joaquin phoenix and scarlet johanssen. maybe u can react to it with ben in the future.
Wow some way out there ideas what an imagination you two have kinda cookoo . Don't try so hard enjoy the mystery and surprise
oof you didn't watch the after credit scene in episode 12
I'm glad they didn't, with their analyzing skills they would've predicted exactly what was going to happen and ruined some of the best episodes of the show for them.
I agree, I want to see their reaction to the scene without knowing already y’know?
That’s better
I get the sense that there was an unspoken love between Kenny and Uri. And I mean it in a romantic sense, even though neither of them were romantics. Unfortunately they both felt too duty-bound to express it.
Headcanon accepted.
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Seriously, this is like the tiniest happiness we get before everything goes down to hell.
This comment is so unnecessary
The next couple of episode are also nice and calm
@@grapehool Why? I merely said what I felt about this episode and the rest of season 3 part 1 because I know they don't read the comments.
I want you guys to react the trailer of AoT S4 before watching them. That trailer was so cool...
Stop them they know too much
Yeet
I’m Ep 12 remember to watch the post credits there’s a scene at the end 💯💯💯
no
They already watched it bro
@@SpiderGuy38 They saw the post credits scene? Man kinda bummed I think they'll figure out the best episodes of season 3 p2 before they watch them now lol.
@@arwenlostlorn6569 wait Nono I worded that badly 😭
They already saw ep 12 if you look in the description, but I’m not sure if they saw the post credits scene. I hope they didn’t too but I was just saying that they already saw ep 12 so we can’t really tell them not to watch it cuz they’re already past that point lol
Ohhh ok then 😅
I love that Kenny, who was portrayed as a villain initially, had pretty good motivations. To want to see the world from the king’s perspective just to see if it could change his view is something anyone could relate to.
I love how Attack on Titan has no "I'm bad" villains, at least for the most part. Characters have reasons to do stuff, reason that can be at least a little bit relatable, they're believable. They're not doing stuff because they're villains or heroes, but because they're characters
@@Mr.Vini2204 "At least for the most part"? Pretty much only kidnappers and king shitz were like that.
@@thewingedone1172 yep, that's why for the most part. You have the dudes from the royalty in S3, the kidnappers in S1, king Fritz in season 4, but they are a minory when it comes to AoT antagonists
@@Mr.Vini2204 "dudes from royalty" weren't evil.
@@thewingedone1172 "They didn't care about humanity, they cared about their gardens"
When wall Maria "fell" (The fake fall) they decided to order the MP to ose the gate instead of helping refugees. Yeah, I understand why they would choose that, but it's pretty evil to me, even with a reasoning behind it
Beautiful Gems.
This one S3Ep10 gets one of the basequotes underlying the real story of aot started. (The things Kenny said will get essential to understand characters decisions)
The next one S3Ep11 is one that nobody talks about and no one really remembers at first, but its the one Isayama(the writer of the story) said he worked the most on.
So ur in mayb the most underrated duo EP of the show. Even if theres not much cinematic-action sequences with masterpiece soundtracks, the details isayama dropped in these ones make BIG influence on the whole Story.
Please early-full lengt reactions off UA-cam-Membership(can't use Patreon)! Would get u sum income to grow! Love
Since you guys are so close to EP 12, I hope you don't watch the post credits! Also the OP from 13 onwards has a lot of spoilers so I hope you don't watch that too, but then again it's entirely up to you.
55:00 My face during this entire segment 😏
This is probably the best discussion yet. I am excited for them to reach the end of the sea son
This is one of my favourite episodes, my favourite that you've seen so far for sure. It's easily the most fascinating episode in the show. Despite him only lasting this arc, this episode made Kenny one of my favourite characters, my 3rd favourite to be exact. The first time I watched this episode I liked it, but it's grown on me so much over time, and I find myself thinking about this episode very often. I still feel like there's stuff I don't quite understand here, despite how much I've gathered from the episode.
I love Kenny's last few lines so much - "Everyone had to be drunk on something to keep going. Everyone is a slave to something." It describes the whole show perfectly.
ajjajajja no se imaginan lo que va a pasar ,por favor sigan subiendo mas videos ,sigan hablando y haciendo teorias
recuerden que todo es importante ,acciones ,simbolismos ,significados ,dialogos ,pensamientos ,sueños etc
tambien tengan presente la depresion ,la presion ,la tristeza ,todo lo mental
tambien en el episodio 12 no repitan la escena post creditos ,solo veanla una vez
todos somos exclavos de algo ...
la relacion de kenny con levi ,le enseño a sobrevivir sabiendo que le estaba enseñando cosas malas por la forma de vivir de el y respetando el deseo de kuchel que ese niño sobreviviera ,no era tan malo para dejar morir a un niño pero tampoco tan bueno para hacer de padre
la cara de levi de perder al unico lazo directo de sangre y el unico que cuido de el en este cruel mundo pero encontrando una verdadera familia que serian los chicos por eso esa sonrisa al final
increible episodio
"What would happen to someone [like Kenny] who obtained this power? Would they become compassionate too?" Well, consider who holds Uri's power now: You'll find your answer in Eren. (Edit: of course, it's different for Eren versus royals; for one thing, Eren doesn't have access to Uri's memories, at least not yet. But Kenny isn't royal either.)
This episode’s discussion is probably one of the most interesting ones yall have ever had on this series (trust me, i listen to all 60+ minutes of them lmao). I am now even more excited for you guys to get your answers. Season 3 part 2 is a roller-coaster ride, i hope yalls seatbelts are on!