Eren’s Kruger-inspired scene in the opening of the episode was pure fudging HYPE. And looking a little deeper, I think it also hints at his development as a Titan Shifter, soldier, and young man stepping into adulthood after having trodden such a difficult path.

We’ll also be exploring a couple of brief but powerful moments of revelation involving Mikasa and Armin, respectively. What might the narrative be telling us here?

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This is one of those episodes where the comment section will be open on YouTube, so feel free to sound off there! HOWEVER...if you're a manga reader, PLEASE make sure to properly mark off and hide from view any Season 4 spoilers you wish to share (that is, use a spoiler warning and make sure the spoiler material itself is below the "read more" tag). I do plan on moderating comments to try and help people avoid getting accidentally spoiled regarding Season 4.

And if you're a troll who wants to deliberately do that for "fun"? …I'll respond accordingly.

All right, folks. Shinzou wo sasageyo!!

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Abbreviated Content Notice: Regarding content, most of my coverage of "Attack on Titan" will be in the PG range, unless otherwise noted. PG-13 will be when we get into things like particularly graphic descriptions of violence and suicide.



The show itself is definitely an R/TV-MA series, however, and I would recommend a minimum age of 15 or so. That is chiefly due to violence—mainly of the action type.

Resource Roundup:

• Zeke: "Koreee?" https://youtu.be/Mu7AMFaBnXw


• Resources—trailer-reaction episode page, WolfManiac_ interview, Blaise Pascal posts, and AoT clips: https://bridgeurl.com/reference-links-for-podcast-episode-77-aot-s4e9-part-6


• Link for new page on Vurbl: https://vurbl.com/station/7CzpBqKxFav/


• My article on the younger Eren Jaeger: https://ahsokajackson.com/2021/01/10/complex-humanity-and-nuanced-masculinity-eren-jaeger-was-already-a-great-character/


• Part 1 of my review for Episode 9: https://ahsokajackson.com/2021/02/09/72-reaction-to-attack-on-titan-season-4-episode-9-brave-volunteers/


• My series review for people new to the show: https://ahsokajackson.com/2020/12/07/9-why-attack-on-titan-shingeki-no-kyojin-is-well-worth-a-try/


• Part 1 of my Season 4 trailer reaction: https://ahsokajackson.com/2020/12/07/10-thoughts-on-the-season-4-shingeki-no-kyojin-attack-on-titan-trailer-part-1/

Resources & Episode Web Page: https://ahsokajackson.com/2021/02/13/79-part-8-of-reaction-to-attack-on-titan-s4e9-brave-volunteers/(opens in a new tab)

Keep an eye out for upcoming episodes! You can find links to many of the podcast platforms where the show is currently available, plus the subtitled/captioned YouTube videos, here: https://elink.io/98db231