76. Part 5 of Reaction to “Attack on Titan” S4E9: “Brave Volunteers”

We continue examining the pluses and minuses of Eren’s “aggressive negotiations” and his decision to go rogue, plus we ask the million-dollar question: What real alternatives were provided? In fact, I’d especially like to hear from my listeners on that: Do you have alternative solutions that could’ve given Paradis a fighting chance here? ========= 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!! ========= 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: Resources—some posts related to Blaise Pascal (the second being my favorite of the 2) : https://bridgeurl.com/blaise-pascal Resources—Sasha's epic moment, the firing-range scene, and the mirror scenes: https://bridgeurl.com/reference-links-for-podcast-episode-74-aot-s4e9-part-3 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/2021/02/13/76-part-5-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