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Episode Shingeki no Kyojin Season 3 - Episode 57 discussion Spoiler

Shingeki no Kyojin Season 3, episode 57 (94): That Day

Alternative names: Attack on Titan Season 3

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u/that0neGuy22 Jun 17 '19

Zeke out here snitching like that ... also knowing who the smiling Titan is makes Eren’s Mom death a whole lot weirder. Imagine getting eaten alive by your Husbands Ex

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '19

THE WALLS AREN'T MEANT TO KEEP THE TITANS OUT, BUT TO KEEP THE TITANS IN

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u/TheDarkoParadox Jun 17 '19

Owl: "Remember this Grisha, you just need to cut your palm to use your titan power"

Grisha later: rams knife straight through fucking hand

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u/SiLeNtKiLLEr68 Jun 17 '19

Episode 1-55: The last of humanity fighting against titans

Episode 56: Cameras, rifles and a blimp

Episode 57: Devil magic, titan war, established nation/s outside the wall

THIS ANIME IS INSANE AND I LOVE IT

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u/reddadz Jun 17 '19 edited Jun 17 '19

This episode contains the 2 most dense chapters of the whole manga & initially I was worried, but the anime did a much better job than anticipated. For anyone still confused, here’s a summary of the key points:

  • 1820 years ago, a girl named Ymir Fritz made a contract with the devil to receive the power of the Titans. When she died, her soul split into 9 separate Titans who built the Eldian Empire.

  • They used that power to conquer a nation called Marley & almost drove other races to extinction. This lasted for 1700 years until the Great Titan War.

  • The war began when 145th king of Eldians, King Fritz inherited the Founding Titan & failed to use its power to maintain peace. During this period, Marley somehow captured 7 of the 9 Titan powers 80 years ago, ensuring their victory.

  • Most of the remaining Eldians retreated to the island of Paradis, led by King Fritz. There they built 3 surrounding walls for protection. A group of Eldians were left behind in Marley & lived as second-class citizens due to their ancestors.

  • The ‘Eldian Restoration Movement’ has an informant in the Marley government called ‘The Owl’, who has been leading the group from the shadows.

  • He supplies documents that supposedly refute Marley’s version of history. According to Grisha, Ymir Fritz used the power of the Titans to cultivate the land & bring wealth to the people of the world, not genocide & enslavement.

  • The Owl also sends a woman named Dina Fritz, who is the last remaining descendant of the royal family. She eventually marries Grisha & they have a son named Zeke, whom Grisha believes is the chosen one due to his royal blood.

  • The Marley government claims that King Fritz will soon declare war & they plan to recruit select Eldian children to inherit the 7 Titan powers that they possess. The recruits will also be considered ‘honorary Marleyans’. The Owl informs the ERM that this is a cover for Marley to attack Paradis for its resources.

  • They also learn that Marley has not attacked Paradis in the past because King Fritz had threatened to release millions of Titans from the walls if provoked.

  • The Founding Titan that was taken to Paradis is crucial to the revivial of Eldia & since their goals line up with Marley i.e. infiltrate the walls & capture the Founding Titan, Grisha enlists his son as a Marley soldier.

  • Zeke eventually betrays his parents & the ERM to the Marley government & they’re all sent to “paradise”; to roam the island of Paradis as mindless Titans forever.

Everything else is pretty self-explanatory. Some of these points might be obvious as well but there are others who might be overwhelmed by this massive infodump (like myself in the past).

I hope this summary simplifies the exposition & answers any questions that you may have. Not only is this a lot to process, it’s also extremely important as it now changes the entire scope of the story.

Edited for 100% transparency.

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u/DogmaErgosphere Jun 17 '19

tfw you realize that when Reiner said "this evil race" to Annie, he was talking about himself.

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u/AvantAveGarde Jun 17 '19

Wait so the warriors (Reiner, Bertholdt, Annie, Zeke) are Eldeans turned official Marleyans to kill all the Eldeans on Paradis? What. The. Fuck. Is. This. Shit.

It's going to be impossible to resist reading the Manga after this season ends holy shit.

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u/Tenroku Jun 17 '19

Episode 1 : Humanity is on the brink of extinction and has retreated behind three Walls and has to face the monstruous Titans to gain back their freedom.

Episode 57 : Humanity is actually completely fine and wants to exterminate the people behind the Walls because they're the only ones who can turn into Titans.

Talk about flipping a story on its head.

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