Rich in revelations, episode 20 of the final season of “Attack on Titan” was also deeply dramatic. Was it one of the saddest episodes of the animated series?
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Last week, episode 19 of the final season of Attack on Titan turned our heads, revealing that Grisha – in possession of the powers of the Original – had finally taken the upper hand over his half-brother Eren. But events finally took a new turn with episode 20, largely devoted to the father of the two brothers: Doctor Grisha Jäger.
The first three seasons of the series had left us waiting to discover what secrets lay in the basement of the Jäger house; while exploring the place, Eren had ended up discovering the existence of another world than his own, which his father Grisha and his half-brother Sieg are from.
If the existence of Doctor Jäger was already tinged with a feeling of tragedy, episode 20 broadcast this Sunday drove the point home by revealing that the actions of the latter had not been dictated by his own will. … but by Eren’s! The powers of the Assailant Titan indeed offer its holder the possibility of drawing on the memories of his successor and therefore of being able to know the future.
It was therefore a father haunted by the existence of his own son who led to the execution of the Reiss clan and the recovery of the powers of the Original Titan. Haunted by his crimes, Dr. Jäger fulfilled his destiny by transferring his faculties to Eren (thus sacrificing his own life) and giving him all the information necessary to bring his fight to an end.
While he thought he had taken advantage of his half-brother, Sieg understood that Eren was finally one step ahead of him, a new turnaround that shocked many fans of the series. Here is a selection of the best reactions posted on social networks: