Pride

I think, it's the episode where the good things take off.. next episode will be a blast for sure.

In this episode, there were things which looks minute but has very deep meaning. Overall very enjoyable episode.

There were good moments in the start.

The middle was good too.

And the end was good too..

The visuals were great, great animation as always, Hange and Levi, I love Hange, want more of her, the tension between the yeagerists, but this episode had a lot of cringy and weird moments. Pacing was alright, Annie coming which was good. The Mikasa and Louise scene. Then Annie shows up and all of a sudden there's comedy, do they not realize she literally killed many of their friends and soldiers? The meetup between Armin, Annie and Connie is a bit too convenient. Idk, it's just a strange change of tone. Most of the episode wasn't related to the plot, just some subplot with Connie which got resolved hella fast. Apparently the next episode fixes the issues with this episode so good.

The manga readers kept on saying that this episode gonna be trash and cringy which made me worried and not hyped, but after watching it i can say don't ever listen to the manga readers. It was actually a very good episode, maybe a little but rushed, but there was nothing cringy or bad. Whoever hate on it are mostly a fan of the genocide, but you need to understand that these characters never wanted to kill PEOPLE to get freedom, they are different from the Yeagerist who are killing anyone who goes against them. Plus, i freaking miss Eren and can't wait to see him.

Awesome episode with even greater drawing. This episode sets up the rest of this show and now we know whats the common goal for our 2 groups. Group A with Eren Jeager and the Jeagers with the plan to destroy everything outside Paradise. Group B with Levi, Mikasa, Armin and a hole lot of heroes from AOT previous season to stop Eren and save the world!

PS: i dont know if its a bit obvious but i think the whole Gabi-Falco situation reminds me of Eren and Mikasa but with reverse gender rules? Idk but its good and it seems they're going to be the hero characters in the end of the show.

This episode puts a lot of emphasis on the arcs of some characters rather than advancing the plot in a major way. This episode had great music, tense scenes and was very entertaining.