Attack on Titan’s new opening title sequence has perpetually teased the Rumbling, but it hits on a much deeper level when the series officially descends into this chaos that’s set to decimate the world. It’s truly frightening when Eren successfully claims Ymir’s Founding Titan power, triggers the Rumbling, and turns the iconic wall that has protected the anime’s characters since the series’ start into a cataclysmic stampede of Titans. “From You, 2000 Years Ago” begins with Zeke seemingly in the position of control, but it turns out that Eren didn’t just have one more Reverse Card up his sleeve, he also has a +4 Card that’s been compounding interest for generations. The past few episodes of Attack on Titan have been one giant game of Uno between the Jaeger brothers, where each sibling plays the Reverse Card right when it seems like the other has won this game. There are certain narrative milestones in series that never get crossed because doing so completely changes the premise and forces the show to prove that it actually has something to say beyond an engaging hook. It’s very easy to reduce each installment of this season to “ Attack on Titan’s best episode,” but holy cow, oh God, “From You, 2000 Years Ago” is Attack on Titan’s best episode. This mastery over intricate, serialized storytelling has reached a level of perfection in the second half of this final season where each week effectively establishes a new standard for Attack on Titan’s apex. The first half of Attack on Titan’s final season was extremely satisfying, but also full of huge narrative risks as it builds to its endgame. It’s an episode that’s dense, enlightening, and frequently horrifying, which pushes this final season to even bolder heights as everything is about to get burned to the ground. “From You, 2000 Years Ago” examines the breadcrumbs that Eren has left for himself to follow generations later, which have gone on to become the very foundation to Attack on Titan’s ongoing war. It’s deeply satisfying as this narrative loop completes and how this haunting piece of symmetry truly emphasizes how Eren has always been the series’ main character, even when he thought he wasn’t. Attack on Titan is a pro at keeping its cards close to its chest, but it’s extremely impressive that the answer to this question that’s posed in the anime’s pilot finally gets answered in “From You, 2000 Years Ago,” which echoes closure across centuries of turmoil. You get to decide!”īack when Attack on Titanfirst started there was a cryptic nature to the significance behind the first episode’s title, “For You, 2000 Years From Now,” both in terms of what it’s referring to and who is behind this message. You’re just a human! You don’t have to obey anyone! You can decide. This Attack on Titan review contains spoilers.
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