Some crunching of the numbers reveals just how perilous and imbalanced Paradis’ situation is. And our exploration of the figures also sheds light on one of the biggest problems revealed in not only this season but also in the series as a whole. This is arguably what Eren is truly fighting, more than anything else.
Hence what happens later.…
Tataka wana kereba katenai. Tatakae…tatakae…! [“You can’t win if you don’t fight. Fight…fight…!”]—Eren Jaeger
Season 4, Episode 9: “Brave Volunteers” [Romaji provided by user Adrian Ruffner]
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What a chimera then is man! What a novelty, what a monster, what a chaos, what a contradiction, what a prodigy! Judge of all things, feeble earthworm, repository of truth, sewer of uncertainty and error; the glory and scum of the universe.
—Blaise Pascal
Pensées
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!!
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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:
- 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/2021/02/13/75-part-4-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
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