35. Reaction to “Attack on Titan,” Season 4, Episode 5: “Declaration of War”

Wow, guys. I’m…honestly a wee bit of a wreck right now. This feels like how it did after I first watched John Wick: Chapter 3—Parabellum. The movie was such an intense and emotionally harrowing experience that it actually took me some time to even process whether I liked the film. Now, I know I liked this episode. That much, I understand. Heck, I loved it. But I feel so overwhelmed right now even trying to process and think through it, and cover it for you guys. But, what’s that he says? Just gotta keep moving forward. We're gonna talk about: • Our revisited history lesson from Willy Tybur • The way Marley's own actions have led it to this point • And just how tragically and criminally flawed its approach to Paradis is ========= 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!! ========= 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. That aspect gets very intense. There's some strong language here and there, but not to where it's really noteworthy, and as far as I can recall, there's been no graphic nudity or sexual content thus far, though there are certain other content caveats mentioned in my review. Resource Roundup: Referenced materials—music & article: https://bridgeurl.com/reference-links-for-podcast-episode-35-aot-s4e5-part-1 Part 1 of my review for Episode 4: https://ahsokajackson.com/2020/12/28/28-reaction-to-attack-on-titan-season-4-episode-4-from-one-hand-to-another/ 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/2021/01/11/35-reaction-to-attack-on-titan-season-4-episode-5-declaration-of-war/(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