With all of the political machinations seemingly out of the way, the show begins to shift its focus back to the titans. Technically, none appear directly, but they do have a more overt role in the plot than they've had for quite some time.
The episode is light on action, but more than makes up for it with big reveals aplenty. There's still a lot of talk about character family bloodlines, but it is a lot more interesting than the scouts vs military conflict.
Not only do we learn that Eren was the one who killed his father, but that Eren's father killed a majority of the Reiss family. While the plan was to kill Eren to steal his power anyway, it does give them a much deeper motive for going after Eren, as there is a personal grudge. The aforementioned aspect of the plan also negates the fact that Eren did inadvertently give them some degree of vengeance. Even if Eren wasn't bound and gagged, bringing that up really wouldn't have helped him.
What's really crazy is that the key that Eren was given way back in the show's first season gets brought back to the relative forefront. We still don't know what the key is for, but the fact that the writers didn't just forget about it after all this time is worth commending.
Historia herself has some revelations of her own, as she learns that she had a half sister. Said relative, named Freida is the polar opposite of Historia's mother. Freida's kind, friendly, and does what she can to give Historia some degree of proper guidance. Considering how crappy Historia's mother really was, it was nice to see somebody actually care for her for once. It is rendered somewhat moot by the fact that she is no longer living, but still.
A lot of this information is brought to light via the fact that the Reiss family has the ability to manipulate memories. They can mindwipe people and restore said memories at will. It's not perfect, Historia, for example, is unintentionally given some of her memories back when she and her father attempt to enlighten Eren about the history of their families.
While we're on the topic of family histories, Mikasa's also gets a bit of time in the limelight. She learns of her possible ties to Kenny the Ripper and we learn through a flashback that the Ackermans are immune to the memory manipulation of the Reiss family.
Yeah, this episode is a bit of an exposition dump and while all of this sounds convoluted, it never really lost me or my interest. While the episode may not be the most eventful, it's easily one of the more impactful ones as far as the show's narrative goes.
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