Joining us for our chapter 137 discussion was AndrewAllStars who is known for two things – his livestream reactions to the manga and his undying love of Zeke Jaeger. We were also happy to have our friend Underscore to help us make sense of one of the most divisive chapters so far. We hope you enjoy the discussion.
137 Discussion:
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Bonus Outtakes:
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TIMESTAMPS
Intro
1:34 Chapter Impressions
6:05 The ending – We got off the hype train
List of complaints: Valid or nah?
13:35 Velocious’ rant video – https://youtu.be/KQ2X2M2VT00
14:25 The existence of Hallucigenia downgrades Eren’s character.
16:48 Ymir’s Isekai existence
19:33 Zeke could’ve acted at any point. Instead sat there having an existential crisis
23:37 Dead titans returning to the fight was disappointing and avengers-like
29:55 The battle continually feels like there are no real stakes
Zeke Discussion
33:49 History 101 with Isayama: the Cambrian explosion
37:28 Thoughts on Zeke’s perspective on life
39:59 Andrew on Zeke origins
46:23 What is the fandom opinion of Zeke?
48:25 Momtaku was wrong about Ksaver. Luna wasn’t 😛
50:48 Zeke’s and Grisha’s relationship
56:18 Ask from Paris (twitter): How did you guys feel about Zeke’s final moments?
57:02 Ask from A-ZFAN (twitter): Does existentialism tie well into the series’ themes?
1:01:36 Ask from A-ZFAN (twitter): Are the past shifters stopping the rumbling consistent with their character?
1:05:36 Who would support the rumbling?
Crack theories (or are they?)
1:14:18 Fandom theories of Eren killing his mom
1:15:50 Final Fantasy XIII trilogy – Luna’s horrible Ragnarok theory
1:17:56 Muv-Luv ending?
Armin discussion
1:19:15 Armin’s memories that made life worth living
1:25:04 Meta “The race of Life” by aspoonofsugar – https://aspoonofsugar.tumblr.com/post/642592936249425920/the-race-of-life
OG Ymir
1:28:21 Ask from Monica So (twitter): How can a parasite unite people in a parallel dimension?!
1:33:35 The Two Worm theory https://www.reddit.com/r/titanfolk/comments/lfkjgr/discussion_chapter_137/gmn7wnq/?context=3
1:35:48 Does Ymir now side with the alliance?
1:38:47 Will she be reborn as Hisu’s baby?
Random Musings
1:40:23 Highschool AU ending revisited
1:43:27 Momtaku gets personal (WTF?!): “what is your leaf?”
1:48:17 ~~ Break ~~
The Battle: The Alliance vs. The Titans
1:48:49 The rise of Fingerstein
1:52:58 Gabi snipes
1:57:44 Ksaver’s titan form useless?? RIP to the whale titan
2:02:04 Lotus flower Godmin
2:06:21 Freckled Ymir :))))) and other shifters we want to see again
2:09:36 Bert’s fingertips of chastity vs. Malaysian titan clothing
Levi and the postmature demise of Monke
2:11:26 Andrews reaction to Levi killing the Beast Titan
2:15:14 Ask from Paris (twitter): How did you read that look on Levi’s face as he finally got to kill him?
Reiner Helos
2:20:53 Ask from Vital (discord) – Who’s going to be the next Helos? The set-up says it’s Reiner
Q&A
2:23:29 Ask from Shanto (twitter): How did we feel about the former shifters coming to help?
2:23:51 Ask from PrinceSeerow (twitter): What are the consequences of stopping the rumbling?
2:24:58 Fandom theory #1: Eren will restart the rumbling
2:26:27 Fandom theory #2: Lelouch ending, Eren planned this
2:27:10 Andrew’s theory #1: LotR ending
2:28:13 Andrew’s theory #2: The future of Paradis (is in Rico’s hands?)
2:30:15 Final panel theorizing
2:32:43 Luna’s theory: Open ending, the Eldians’ fate will be a mystery
2:34:28 Ask from Sych🦉(twitter): Will Eren actually do something next chapter, or will we just get his swan song?
2:36:22 Ask from Translateda (tumblr) – Disappointment in the Russian fandom
Wrapping up
2:40:20 What would you like to see next chapter?
2:46:22 QUICKFIRE ROUND (spoiler alert: we all die of laughter)
2:53:46 Thank you and goodbyes
LINKS THIS EPISODE
Velocious’s 137 Rant Video
aspoonofsugar: “The race of life”
Two worm theory
Malaysian Comic Magazine Censors Attack On Titan Manga…With Pants
Andrew Livestars on Twitch
Underscore’s Youtube