“You know… I wished I could stay cooped up in my room, ears shut… but… if I did that… those burned bones would never forgive me…” :broken_heart:
I loved the scene with Reiner mentioning everyone back at the island. His family expected him to recall the horror of the people there and he tried to do that however he couldn’t really come up with anything terrible to portray them negatively. These episodes really make me feel sad for Reiner and his conflict (which we already saw some glimpses of in previous seasons).
Zeke doesn’t know the truth about his mother? Or was he intentionally hiding it?
So by now, we basically know or have heard of all the Nine Titans:
Can someone die out of sheer excitement?!?! What an episode!!
I really wasn’t a fan of Bjorn during this season, I have no connection to his character, so I really wasn’t moved by his death. I mean it was supposed to be this epic send off but it just dragged for me and it felt very flat. And honestly to say that Bjorn “was even greater than Ragnar”?! How? Yes, he was a beast of a man but I fail to remember any moment where I was really impressed by him or any of his plans/actions. He lacked Ragnar’s greatness. The only thing he succeeded in doing was unite all of Norway on his death bed, and they all answered his summons because he was a son of Ragnar! I feel the show failed to build him up as a truly remarkable character.
So the season starts with a 4 years time jump and we are seeing things from the other perspective. What we know so far:
The Curse of Ymir is 13 years.. When Eren spoke about it, he had 8 years left, and Armin had 13.. In the last episode of Season 3, we see a time jump but I don’t remember how much so I wonder how many years do they have left with the current time jump as well?
After the big reveal in the last season and the reality of titans, it was sad seeing all those titans being thrown out of the plane to meet their demise. It feels weird to root for Reiner and Zeke in this episode.
Not a big fan of the opening and closing sequences soundtrack.
I was putting off reading the manga until this season was over (which was initially after this episode) mainly because I wanted to be surprised by the anime. But now that we are getting a part 2 and the fact that it will be in 2022, that is such a long wait so I guess I will be starting the manga and hopefully can make myself stop before reaching the end (and avoid spoilers) just to leave some suspense for the anime.
Zeke’s plan is fully explained, although given that there is only one episode left, I thought we would see more of the current storyline. Nevertheless, these background episodes are always so well done and this was no exception.
As for the final scene, the animation was beautiful! But Levi is not dead, right? RIGHT? RIGHT???
One episode left, how they are going to wrap up the story in 24 mins??
So it is confirmed that Frank has dementia. Frank is such a horrible character, he has done so many inexcusable things throughout the years but I am sure I will be in complete tears as the story progresses. William H. Macy does one hell of a job portraying this character.
Another highlight of the episode was Mickey and his conflict when it comes to his father. I love the way this was handled and how he dealt with it in the end.
I miss old Lip and him actually making smart decisions! And now he wants to sell the house where his siblings live? Even if they each get a cut, why would they want to add “paying rent” to their problems? And what about Liam? Who will he end up with?
It is ironic how Debbie was the one to point out that Carl was actually raped. I hope this means she now understands the gravity of what she did to Franny’s dad (whatever his name was) Just watched the Debbie's Hall of Shame episode and she actually raped her first boyfriend Matt. With Derek (Franny's dad), she lied about being on birth control pills.
So I'm guessing Maddie's brother died and the family adopted Buck afterwards which is why he has no memory of that kid. Because why would you hide a sibling's death from your child? They had so many years to tell him...
Oh god! I hate things related to the eyes. Had to skip that scene altogether!
So what is the secret related to Buck? My first thought is that he is adopted. However, the fact that Maddie told her mom that Buck was seeing a therapist (which is something he explicitly did not want to do) makes me think there is something more serious going on.
Now for the crossover event, I am usually not a big fan of crossovers especially when I am not watching one of the shows but this one really worked. The 9-1-1 Lone Star episode was great and their team seem like solid characters, I actually enjoyed that one much more than the 9-1-1 episode. I loved the pairing, like-minded people put together. I wouldn’t watch Lone Star (9-1-1 is enough for now) but I wouldn’t mind another crossover when done well.
Ysabeau felt a powerful presence near Sept Tours but only the least reliable person (Marcus) got out to check it. The chateau is filled with daemons, witches, and vampires. They are already aware of the danger lurking around them however they still have no preparations whatsoever. They are basically just sitting idly waiting for Matthew and Diana to come back.
I didn’t like Diana going behind Matthew’s back and giving her blood to Hubbard when Matthew explicitly told her not to! This is bound to make troubles and we see the first glimpse of that when Benjamin Fuchs comes questioning Hubbard. Speaking of Fuchs, is the Oxford blood rage vampire related to him in any way? We got a reveal of the face but it is not someone we recognize, at least I don’t. Are we supposed to have an idea by now who it is?
What is the point of Marcus’ girlfriend? She feels very forced into the story…
The episode feels rushed, many characters are introduced but nothing really fully explored. I haven't read the books so I am not sure how much more details it has but for example, the alchemist scene was very quick and I failed to really understand it. How/what caused the snake to come alive?
I am glad Diana got accepted into the witches' covent, it would be interesting to see her full abilities. As for Sato, how do we know she is also special? Was it something specific that was shown in the previous season?
On the other hand, while everything seems to be working for Diana, it is not the case for Matthew who came back a different man and is having trouble fitting into his old role.
I was ok with them including the pandemic in the storyline but at this point it is like they are not sure what to do with it anymore. We get all these moments where the pandemic is emphasized and then others where it doesn’t seem like that big of a deal, like Kate choosing that specific moment to confront Marc or Randall deciding to travel and find out about his mom!
Now about that whole Kate/Marc story, the show gave us glimpses here and there and really took its time teasing us about Kate’s past but never divulging all the truth, and now it seems the reveal and resolution were rushed. Kate suddenly decides to confront Marc (during a pandemic nonetheless) and after one talk with him, she is suddenly free of an abusive past that has taken years of her life. She never even spoke about it! I mean good for her but how realistic is this? In one episode, she is triggered to remember her past, tells Toby the truth, stalks Marc, confronts him, and then done, chapter closed!
I still don’t like the whole Randall’s mom story but I am kind of curious to see what will be the reason for her not looking up William or her son all these years?
Kevin calling Randall for advice really got me all teared up… BUT what is going with his storyline? The whole disagreement between him and Madison really came out of nowhere! It is not like she suddenly discovered that he is an actor, and Kevin really doesn’t travel that much! Specifically, it came right after she pushed him to accept the location change of his latest movie. Why can’t you just sit and talk and maybe come to some agreement, like she can stay with the kids in LA and Kevin can travel back and forth when needed. One line that cracked me up though was when she told him “you come from a family of great speech-givers.” :joy:
SPOILERS ahead for non-book readers:
- I know Penelope wants to protect Colin but she will never resort to shaming anyone. So Marina’s pregnancy reveal kind of disappoints me. I feel the whole idea behind Lady Whistledown is taking a different turn. Penelope should have gone to Eloise or Lady Bridgerton with the truth, I just think this will have major repercussions once we get to the reveal in the future
- Now to the problematic scene. It is not as awful as it was in the book, however, that is not say it was not wrong. Simon was not drunk here and even his reaction and the stuttering was a bit tamer, I thought there would be more emphasis on it. At this point, Daphne doesn’t even know about his stutter! Also, being in Daphne’s mind in the book, knowing her thoughts, and the fact that this happens after she learns all the truth about his father and his stutter makes it even worse. God, I hated this scene in the book, and what made me resent it even more was how the aftermath was handled. Daphne didn't really regret what happened, she thought it was good that she took advantage of the situation as this might be her only chance to get pregnant. For me, Daphne's character never redeemed herself and Simon forgave her (without her even apologizing) and went along with it too easily. So I want to see how the aftermath will be handled in the show because even if this scene wasn’t as messy, it was still very uncomfortable.
The SNL skit of this show was great!
https://twitter.com/nbcsnl/status/1340538423443111937
I am not sure if they are preparing for Buck and Eddie to be endgame but I like this Buck/Tommy storyline! And he calls him "Evan"!
