Armin, Levi, and Hange pop in and do stuff from time to time, but it seems like a majority of the episode is spent with largely peripheral characters who either didn't appear before, or I just flat out don't remember.
Ultimately, the focus of the episode is to clear the name of the Scouts, which the team does by tricking some interior police into admitting to shady dealings before they attempt to tie up a loose end.
There seems to be a running motif of the scouts leaping out of nowhere at just the right moment. I mean, it's a cool visual, but at the same time, I'm not sure it really makes a whole lot of sense. It's a nitpick, but I couldn't help but notice it.
The "test" was a somewhat interesting scene. At first it looks like Jean (a character I legitimately forgot and wouldn't have remembered if I didn't look it up online) is going insane and/or rogue, as he makes an attempt to kill Marlo and Hitch after Levi orders him to tie them up. It was probably the only scene in the episode that had any tension, which is impressive as these are three characters whom I barely remember.
It also provides one of the episode's best laughs, as Hitch (who had managed to escape and run off) comes back to make a surprise attack against Jean via hitting him in the back of the head with a club.... after the showdown had come to a peaceful resolution. You can't fault her for it. Based on the information she had, she thought she was doing something heroic, but ultimately it was for naught. It's both awesome and amusing.
I do hope we're getting to the end of this subplot, however. I'd like to think we are, but it's too soon to say. It really didn't work the way the writers may have thought it would.
In any event, this does bring us one episode closer to being caught up, so there's that at least.
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