Attack on Titan Episode 21 (Funimation)
Attack on Titan Episode 21 (Crunchyroll)
Iron Hammer/The 57th Expedition, Part 5 - Attack On Titan, Season 1 (Original Japanese Version)
"Iron Hammer/The 57th Expedition, Part 5"
09/03/2013
*Spoiler*
Some episodes in a series stick out more than others, this is one of those episodes. We have had episodes in the past that had no action, just story setup. This is the opposite. This episode was all action, gut-wrenching action, from start to finish.
We learn that the female human inside the Titan escaped using her maneuvering gear by hiding in all of the steam from the Titan's dissolving body. She seems to be far more adept at the transformation than Eren is. In fact, Erwin has this observation as well. It was a mistake to use Eren, who is very new to Titan transformations, as the sample for all of their tests. This female Titan can keep her gear with her inside the Titan, harden her body and even have strength to leave the Titan body with full motion and then transform a second time. That is leaps and bounds above where Eren is right now.
There are a few more observations about who the Titan would have to be, since it would have needed to be someone who saw Eren transformed in Trost. I continue to believe that it is Annie, just given the limited amount of people it could reasonably be, plus the blond hair, as I've said before. I've made sure to actively avoid anything spoiler-wise online, since I know the manga is far ahead of this point and may have already revealed her true identity.
We learn here that trusting your team may not always be for the best. Had Eren chosen to fight originally, they may very well have won. Imagine the female Titan trying to fight Titan-Eren along with Levi and the full squad? They probably would have been able to incapacitate her at the very least. Eren realizes that too late though. He chose to hold his power in check until it was too late to help the Levi squad. The entire squad is decimated, other than Captain Levi himself.
As Eren and the female Titan fight, it is obvious that she has the advantage in speed and control. Eren seems to have more power, but for how long the fight lasts, he only lands one solid blow and loses his jaw in the process. She then cuts his head off and bites him out of the neck. If you're looking for a show with graphic content, you have found it.
Mikasa arrives just in time to see Eren being taken. She gives chase and even manages to land several blows, causing the Titan to fall to her knees. She is just so fast. It is amazing. The problem though is that ability to harden the skin. Mikasa can't cut through it. Levi shows up as well and they both start to follow the Titan as she turns to run again. She seems to be tiring, so Levi and Mikasa may wait until the moment is right to strike. These are arguably the two strongest human fighters, so we may see what the human limitation is against a human-Titan.
Preview: Mikasa and Levi vs. the female Titan. Who will live and who will die?
Stay tuned.
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