The Dawn of Humanity

Eren becomes the very thing he swore to defeat.

We take a look at the events of Eren and the Scout Regiment entering Marley before the plot of this season took off. It was great to see old familiar faces giggling in humble prosperity again just like we did in Season 3. No divided notions, fallen comrades or depressed alienation, it was a breath of fresh air for the first half of the episode to remind us what they used to have.

Towards the second half explains more into depth about why and what Eren's plan was before everything kicked off in Marley. A sorrowful engagemant with certain characters to what Eren's intentions actually mean. Then the episodes final moments reach us with the start of what Eren plans to do, to crush Marley and it's people just like his home was in the first season. Some good action towards the end but is cut short, more of a tease for the next episode. The build up is done, the conclusion is here and now. Next episode should be huge.

9.8/10.

Before coming to the actual episode I have to say something about how great Season 1 of AOT truly is, everything we are witnessing now was set in stone from season 1 especially Eren's true nature.

Hajime Isayama is nearly unrivalled in foreshadowing and re - contextualising the previous scenes.

Now coming back to the episode this is probably my favourite episode of the series.

Animation, visuals, character design, direction, ost choices everything was beyond amazing.

I am not going to discuss anything about the content of this episode because I don't think I can properly explain how great it truly is without spoiling.

Don't tell me i have to wait for season 4 part 3....... A really perfect show mixing drama and action in just one single episode. Breaking Bad of anime 😁

Not only was the decision to combine 123 and 130 together impeccable, but so was the execution. Many scenes were elevated astronomically for a fantastic finish to part 2 of the final season. Here's to the finale next year!

The parallels to E1 Fall of Shiganshina is insane. 123 is among my top favorite chapters and my level of happiness seeing it animated is not measurable. Peak OSTs as always. Eren's true reason for his decision is revealed. So many questions answered. And the terrifying final minutes. Can't wait for part 3 and I don't think I could handle the premiere episode on 2023 which most probably will be 'The Rumbling'. My fav AOT chapter.