Attack on Titan Episode 12 (Crunchyroll)
Attack on Titan Episode 12 (Hulu)
Flaw / Attack on Trost Part 8 - Attack On Titan, Season 1 (Original Japanese Version)
"Flaw/Attack on Trost, Part 8"
08/31/2013
Last night and this morning I had a mini-marathon of Attack on Titan. I'm trying to get caught up to what is currently airing, so I can start writing as the episode comes out each week. Here we go with episode 12.
*Spoiler*
This episode has the "classic anime mind trap." Essentially, Eren is stuck inside of his Titan self, and can't seem to get out. This also happens pretty frequently in fantasy books as well. Eren was show a false reality, with his mother still alive and his family altogether, including Mikasa. Of course, it wasn't real, but the episode focused on him trying to escape it while others fought and died around him to protect him.
Armin is really the hero of this episode. He manages to convince Mikasa to leave Eren alone with him. That's amazing in itself, since Mikasa has become quite the hovering older sister. He also sticks with Eren the whole time and finally is able to reach through to him.
A lot of characters really stepped up in this episode. You had Jean keeping his cool even though his gear malfunctioned. General Pixis stuck with the plan despite the early red smoke. He appears to be a better and better commander each episode that we see him. The commander for the elite troops protecting Eren also did a great job and stayed with him.
The episode had very little action, and all of that coming in just the final minutes, but that's alright. This was an episode examining if Eren could control his Titan self. For that reason, I think it will set up things in the future, especially with how he attacked Mikasa.
Of course, we are left with another cliffhanger at the episode's end. What will happen now that Eren has control? We will have to wait and find out.
Stay tuned.
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