Wow! So much exposition yet done so well. It made the payoff worth the wait! I did not expect them to explain everything so well with only 20 minutes. Dense but still very palatable.
I find it incredibly interesting how much the show's plot seems to draw from the Bible this episode.
Firstly Ymir and the parallel of taking the fruit from the devil (which gave the knowledge of good and evil) or in AoT's case, the extreme power of the titans.
Next the Eldians (Israelites) Tied in a bloody genocidal war with another faction Marley (Egypt). Then they were eventually banished to wander aimlessly (40 years in the dessert) to find the promised land (Paradis Island / The 3 walls) Just like the Israelites.
They then after wondering so long they arrived at Jericho (A city surrounded by huge WALLS described as being surrounded by rectangular towers and being Heavily fortified, with a virtually impregnable double wall) - now while they did not BUILD these walls, it really seem similar to the walls we see in the show. Walls that we're almost considered divine and infallible at that point in time.
After they won the battle at Jericho the tracts of land were assigned to each tribe (which we can relate to Walls Maria, Rose, Sheena) and they lived peacefully with each other. (Like the King's rule in AoT, just minus the mind wipes)
I guess my forced youth group studies as a child finally paid off huh...
Review by Matt DVIP 4BlockedParent2021-01-18T04:47:42Z
Wow! So much exposition yet done so well. It made the payoff worth the wait! I did not expect them to explain everything so well with only 20 minutes. Dense but still very palatable.
I find it incredibly interesting how much the show's plot seems to draw from the Bible this episode.
Firstly Ymir and the parallel of taking the fruit from the devil (which gave the knowledge of good and evil) or in AoT's case, the extreme power of the titans.
Next the Eldians (Israelites) Tied in a bloody genocidal war with another faction Marley (Egypt).
Then they were eventually banished to wander aimlessly (40 years in the dessert) to find the promised land (Paradis Island / The 3 walls) Just like the Israelites.
They then after wondering so long they arrived at Jericho (A city surrounded by huge WALLS described as being surrounded by rectangular towers and being Heavily fortified, with a virtually impregnable double wall) - now while they did not BUILD these walls, it really seem similar to the walls we see in the show. Walls that we're almost considered divine and infallible at that point in time.
After they won the battle at Jericho the tracts of land were assigned to each tribe (which we can relate to Walls Maria, Rose, Sheena) and they lived peacefully with each other. (Like the King's rule in AoT, just minus the mind wipes)
I guess my forced youth group studies as a child finally paid off huh...