Well written dialogue coupled with god tier voice acting and score manage to elevate this episode to some of the series' best
This episode reminds me a lot of Midnight Sun from Season 3, an episode that was also almost entirely dialogue based and focused on the conflicting ideologies of its characters rather than on the action and yet it still managed to be just as captivating as some of most action packed episodes of Attack on Titan.
It just goes to show what a powerful effect good voice acting and score can have, when coupled with great dialogue, on a narrative. That even as something as mundane as a bunch of people sitting around a camp talking can be equally as exciting as two huge titans fighting. A great example of the efficacy of animation as a medium and why people are just as enthusiastic to see an episode even after having read the manga.
It just goes to show what a powerful effect good voice acting and score can have, when coupled with great dialogue, on a narrative. That even as something as mundane as a bunch of people sitting around a camp talking can be equally as exciting as two huge titans fighting. A great example of the efficacy of animation as a medium and why people are just as enthusiastic to see an episode even after having read the manga.
- mattxrt
- Mar 5, 2022