@@jackson_carter Armin dying was one of the hardest one to hold back I ever had on a show. The first time I saw it I was breathing heavily to hold back my tears
@@Anonymous-cn6zl sure, i cant , even after season 4 i m still crying other his death. He was so underrrated. Plus this line after in the flashback, i don t run, litterally meaning how he is ready to endure the worst of suffering, And he did it.
After seeing his back story, I feel so bad for Captain Levi. His first friends died, his mom is dead, his uncle, his entire squad, and he's just had to watch all of them die every. Single. Time.
But that's kinda lame that he's never in danger himself. He's too bs strong, no matter who he fights, you know he's never gonna lose, even when he's literally in the open field with 5 Titans sprinting at him and he has only one pair of blades left. I mean, how does he even not run out of blades or gas while doing all those crazy spinning cuts and zooming around the enemy like a blur? Other soldiers broke their blades by simply cutting Titan's fingers, yet he literally performs a judgement cut on Beast Titan's hardened skin and his blades are still somehow intact. That's why I don't like him, he's too bs op for this setting, you never have to worry about him
Marlo's death is defenitly up there for one of the more sad ones. When Marlo saw his own death inevetiably coming, his last thoughts were about Hitch. He was imagining her sleeping peacefully and was scared of her. Hitch wasn't sleeping tho, she couldn't possibly sleep when the man she loved was out fighting for humanity. Such a heartbreaking moment.
A little detail most people miss, for almost the entire show Erwin refers to himself as using the term "Watashi" which is how you refer to yourself if you are a respected person or speaking formally. Then when he sits down with Levi and talks about how he really feels, he all of a sudden refers to himself using the term "Ore" which is the "normal" or non formal way of referring to yourself. Such a little but amazing detail showing us how his vulnerability in that exact moment even changes the way he speaks.
Man these change in the use of Japanese pronouns referring to yourself often have so much hidden meanings in almost every anime that eng sub or dub watchers miss.
You almost got it. Watashi = formal Ore = informal (masculine) Erwin uses "watashi" when addressing troops formally. It doesn't necessarily mean he thinks he's important or respected.
Inner monologue of any titan shifter who dares to face Levi for the first time: "Wait..." [gets fingers chopped off] "Is..." [gets tendons severed] "...this..." [gets eyes stabbed out] "...Levi-AAAUGHHH!!!" [gets hacked out of nape]
YEEES this was the first introduction moment zeke started monkey crapping himself of seeing Levi lol One of my biggest favorites drama moments of the conflict in this series
I love how Carter went from anime hater to the point of crying over an anime .Same goes to cannon, from anime hater to having existential crisis over an anime.... Love all of you so muchh
yeah, I watched a lot of AoT reactions, but these two are the only ones I've seen who were so devastated by Armin's death that they didn't even reacted to Hange being alive... and I know they love Hange!
My mother is 70 years old and cried her eyes out watching Erwins' speech and final charge with my daughters... One of the most powerful scenes in ANY form of media...
I love that he cares enough to cry, whenever there are reaction channels you can always tell if they're faking sadness but these guys genuinely care about the show
@@parkchanyeol1544Yes, I love it 'cause Carter and Cannon never watched any anime, and in the first episode even they weren't putting faith that they would like or even get emotional. And there it is haha ❤️
I cannot imagine what Levi felt when he watched all his comrades and the person that means the most to him, charge towards their deaths… when he looks at them and says “I’m sorry” it’s the most heartbreaking thing ever. I cry everytime.
A magnificent parallel between Erwin and Armin in these two episodes. Hats off to the writer for this. Both were the commanders of their squads at the end. Both were the brains behind the muscle. Both had a dream they had been following all their lives. Both realised the hopelessness of the situation before anyone else. But unlike everyone else, both pushed through their fear and thought up a way to win. Both entrusted their strong, powerful and hotheaded friend with their dreams and sent them to assassinate their foes using a sneak attack at the expense of their own lives. Both were undisputed GOATS. One was supposed to follow the other in leadership. Both went out like Heroes and achieved a Perfect Game for their side, somewhat.
You know, for as many times as I watched this, I never thought of the fact that it really was as perfect of a game as it could have been for them. I guess losing Erwin and Armin didn't let the thought occur to me...
The parallel is amazing, but Levi is the farthest thing from hotheaded at this point in ths show. Also, I like the perfect game analogy, but I really think Isayama was only referring to Zeke's baseball hobby lmao, especially because that was the name of the previous episode where everything was set up for the opposing side to win, with Zeke, Reiner, and Bert, all set to complete their objective perfectly with no way out for the scouts, aka a perfect game.
Everyone turned out to be the "Hero" in episode 17. Eren eliminating bertholdt, the scouts sacrificing themselves for humanity, Armin sacrificing himself for Eren, Levi fighting the beast titan, Jean, Conny, Sasha, Mikasa and Hange fighting Reiner. Everyone was the HERO.
You know _Ervin Smith_ is an *extraordinary* and *galvanizing* commander when he tells his soldiers that they will 100% -DIE...- And they still went with him, now that's *leadership.* His speech had me ready to join the frontline. *R.I.P G.O.A.T👑*
Not only that, even after Erwin went down, the remaining soldiers continued marching on. They knew what was at stake, and they carried their duty as commanded by Erwin. RIP Erwin, you fight the good fight.
@@GoopyFlips even after Erwin's death the only remaining person who heard that speach fought till the end for his country so.. we all know how impactful that speech is
If you pay attention you could see how scared was levi about what was about to happen, his eyes were wide and shaking, but then he narrowed them back before looking at erwin with total resolution. He understood what erwin needed in that moment, he understood his sorrowful burden, and resolved to free him from the weight of one more he said what he said.
The thing about Levi is that his emotions are so hidden but they're so intense. I think Isayama intentionally wrote him this way. When he hesitates in the next episode over the serum, Eren knew why. That small moment of hesitation was emotion from Levi. In order to understand Levi, we have to be aware that his emotions won't normally be written so clearly for us to see. I find that to be incredible writing
Bro there was a chick who told me that according to her Erwin's Suicide charge was unnecessary and stupid in terms of tactical strategy and he could've owned the Beast Titan without letting any of the recruits die and just Levi was enough to do it on his own.....i obviously disagreed to complete extent but damn i'm so cringed out the reasons she gave out especially the shipping of Marlo and Hitch as they could've hooked up if Erwin didn't plan this🤣 i even asked her what could've been done in that situation....her idiotic answer was that all they had to do was distract Zeke for 10-15 secs and Levi could've scaled the distance, killed off the titans adjacent to zeke and reached him too all in these mere 10-15 seconds🤣🤣🤣 moreover i asked her how the distraction could've worked even if i for one moment believe in this stupendous joke of a theory..... now brace for this one😭 she literally said they could danced like crazy monkeys and Zeke would've been surprised by this 🤣
@@beinglogicalaintracist6363 I think she has a point but my idea is different if all of them were to ride the horses to each side and charge the beast while killing the titans I still think levi could disarm the beast with much less casualties, yk I never really thought of what I would do in comander erwins position but I think I wouldve went with this but probly their are flaws im not realising, but even if the beast was to still throw stones at them it would be much harder to him them due to the angle and direction of the horses
The fact that the beginning of the show really is just “easing you into it” is great. To new comers the beginning seems wild. When rewatching after seeing how crazy it gets, you look at the first season like child’s play 😂
@@JamesReborn2023 I was watching the first season with a friend today, we're at the Trost arc and the amount of destruction death and misery is... honestly, quite quaint comparing to how fucked everything gets by Season 4.
Armin S1: “Someone who can't sacrifice anything can't change anything. What do I have to sacrifice?” Armin S3: “My dreams. My hopes. My life. Everything. That's all I have to give!”
Honestly, this way of defeating the collosal titan is just the best way it could’ve been done. It really is the titan that looks the most difficult to kill, and it makes Armin’s sacrifice feel worth. The collosal could’ve never been defeated without such a sacrifice and act of heroism.
@@snowman9631 That's a weird take the situations were completely different. The beast titan had optimal range and only a small path of titans leading to him. Erwin had normal humans and Levi while Armin had the titan Eren. Both their situations looked hopeless and they are both goated for finding the only way of 'victory'.
Not gonna lie. I didn’t cry the first time. But this time while watching you guys I did 😭😭😭 thank you for allowing yourselves to feel and cry. We all felt the same way but only you were brave enough to express how you felt. That’s some serious strength. You young men are shattering my wrong view of men. It is relieving to see that men do feel just as deeply if not more than women. Sometimes it feels as though men simply don’t care but this video only proves otherwise. Thank you for sharing your experience. 😊
Dude watching yall fight the tears got me emotional. It really be like that. You know a show built its characters when you really don’t want to see them go. Cannon was not having it one bit. He was hurt & pissed while stone faced staring into the abyss. Man this series is a ride!
Two universal truths: 🌎 1) When Erwin leads................You follow him to hell and beyond🔥 2) When Armin dies..................You let them tears flow 😭
Purely raw and unfiltered reaction. I am glad you guys got to witness all the seasons leading to this epicness in the most pure form as possible without getting any spoilers. This is how it's meant to be watched. Judging by their reactions this is what it can do to you when you watch it in the correct way.
even with spoilers its still great, I got spoiled erwin dies when season 2 was airing so I thought he was done in 2x11 but when he appeared again I was so hyped. He still had 2 more arcs to give. He is the best char in the manga imo
@@ionutalexandru3645 Even I got spoiled that Erwin dies and still we feel the moment is as epic as ever. Imagine if we experienced it without any spoilers like they did.
The last conversation that happens between Erwin and Levi is easily one of the greatest moments of this show. It's a genius piece of writing. The line “Give up your dream and die” sounds like the worst possible thing you could say to a friend. But once you go deeper in on it, it turns into an expression of deep respect and devotion. They both knew Erwin’s sacrifice was the only way to take down the Beast Titan and come out of this situation victorious on the brink of defeat. Erwin’s entire purpose of living was in his arm's reach. Then he gets left with the hardest of all choices, does he betray his friends and the future of mankind for his personal desire or does he sacrifice himself and his long dream to give the Survey Corps a winning chance? Erwin has been full of guilt and ashamed for the pursuit of his dream at the cost of all the men and women who have followed him and died under his command, especially him being the one reason that his own father got killed. “And upon a mountain of their corpses I now stand”. He questions whether all of these people died for nothing else but his own selfish desire to avenge his own father. Levi knows about Erwin’s conflict. so he is the one who decides to break the chain of command by making the choice for Erwin, which means he takes over and decides to carry his burden. Telling him to let go of his dream and die is exactly what Erwin needs to hear at that moment. Deep down Erwin already knew that he should of abandoned his dream a long time ago in order to rid himself of the overwhelming feeling of guilt he has and die with a clear sense of right. Ordering a man he respects beyond everything to sacrifice himself is an incredibly painful experience for Levi, but it’s the only way to guarantee that Erwin can rest in peace. It's tragic but what Levi said and did was the best choice that he could have made in such a desperate situation. It’s an act of the utmost respect on Levi’s part. Erwin died for humanity and was a hero. He died as one of the greatest commanders ever and as the GOAT, hell even i would give my life up for him if i heard his speech right there and then. In the end, AOT managed to turn the line “Give up your dream and die” into a touching moment of devotion and deep respect between two friends.
I watched the Levi OVA right after these episodes. So after I watched the OVA I understood these scenes as “Remember how I joined the Scouts? Well... *fuck you.“*
@@DrunkenCoward1 Except that doesn’t make sense within the following episodes after and all the way up to the end. Does him trying his best to fulfill the promise he made to Erwin seem like a “fuck you”? The OVA is called No Regrets, if that were the case then that would imply Levi wasn’t over what happened which wasn’t the message of the OVA at all.
@@uwuwuwus3461 I don't want to get into what happens in the next episode due to spoilers (though I guess they already watched it), but there is one specific thing that made me connect the OVA to these episodes. Also something Kenny said. Yes, Levi was on Erwin's side, but what did Kenny way? “We all had to be drunk on something.“ Just because you enjoy the time when you're drunk doesn't mean that you don't realize you were drunk.
@@DrunkenCoward1 Wow, what a singular take lol. That's definitely not it though. He made the decision for Erwin partly because in the OVA, Erwin told him that the moment he started to doubt, or regret, his decisions, then someone else will decide for him, and all that's left for him is to die. This is a callback to that. But for the most part, the actual reasoning is what @Scep has already commented above
I read this in the manga before the anime aired and I remember reading every single panel again and again, as if I were expecting it to change somehow. There are so many scenes in these two episodes that deserve awards for best writing that each one takes significance off the other. From Erwin’s monologue to Levi pouring out his heart to him leading the recruits straight into hell and giving up on his dream to Armin saying “im sure Eren will reach the sea for me” after waking him up by the ruse of looking at the sea, we all choked on our damn tears as many times as we rewatched. The emotional impact of these scenes was so much that we keep forgetting these episodes had two of the best action sequences sandwiched between these layers of emotional trauma. All I can say is, thank you Isayama for writing this masterpiece. And to Cannon and Carter, keep hanging in there bros. If you think this is the last time this show has turned the story on it’s head, you’re deeply mistaken.
I understand you, something similar happened to me, I couldn't believe what I was reading. I went back to the beginning because it seemed like a lie, and I repeated the experience with Midnight Sun, I had to read it twice... if I think about it, almost all these episodes I had to reread them, my head exploded so much after the basement XD
The best group reaction to ever exist. You guys are golden. The "what the heck" with the cracking voice at 23:05 is actually what I truly felt after watching the episode.
I'm so glad you guys didn't hold back tears. Men can cry and there's no shame about that. Also thank you for uploading both episodes. it would have been so unsatisfying if you hadn't uploaded them both.
Mckay saying he wishes he could watch it again for the first time and Carters face being pure agony, sums up what its like watching it for the first time. Cannons and Carters faces when it was Levi VS Beast Titan was sooo good. they're faces at the end of the episode was so pure and destroyed. Keep going guys! It only gets worse 😂
These are the episodes I’ve been waiting for you to react to the most. These two and the next one make an unforgettable trilogy, they’re so good that all three of them are in the Top 3 of the highest rated Anime episodes on IMDb! This is truly the greatest TV arc of all time. These two episodes not only included three of my favorite moments of the series, but they’re also just so incredibly sad and emotional. This is actually the first time I saw Carter cry in an AoT reaction, but it’s so relatable. No matter how many times I see that end scene of episode 16 with Erwin’s sacrificial charge or that memory of Armin after he got turned to ashes by the Colossal Titan in episode 17, I always get very emotional and shed tears. And I even cried just now simply watching a reaction video to these moments, that’s how hard they hit! I also really like how Cannon is so frustrated that he doesn’t say a thing until Levi’s epic fight with the Beast Titan. But I think the next episode will be even harder for you to watch. You might need to prepare yourself with some tissue, because the next one might make you cry even more. At least I did when I watched it for the first time.
at one point, AOT had 11 of the top 25 or 50 (cant remember which exactly) breaking bad, while a good show, comes nowhere close to this and doesn't deserve to be considered best of all time.
Armin's sacrifice is really what impacts most people in this episode and the hardest even considering the prior episode. It think it is one of the highlights of the whole show. Despite all the badass moments, his heartfelt sacrifice stands above many of the other excellent scenes. I know Cannon says he doesn't cry, but his eyes did seem to tear up quite a lot there.
this is the only channel that shows true reactions to my favorite anime of all time. it is so natural and not forced. you have earned my like and subscription. on behalf of the scouts
I loved the several time where McKay and Briggs look at each others smiling like "yeah, we already know what's happening" to immediately look at the screen and their faces changing to "fuck, we know what's happening"
Love seeing how much episode 17 affected Carter and Cannon. Shows how people are so complex, Carter expressing his emotions through tears and Cannon's emotions of sheer disbelief and anger.
Man he made me cry. Im not an anime fan but I love AoT. I try to tell people even though its anime and you don’t dig that genre of media, its one of the best series ever made. And watching the guys react is exactly why. So so good.
"We die trusting the living who follow to find meaning in our lives. That's the sole method in which we can rebel agaisnt this cruel world." Those fkng words man, chills everytime.
A little detail not so many notice, when Eren finally manages to defeat bertholdt and cuts him out he says "Gotcha!". Back in season 1 when the colossal titan all of a sudden appeared at the end of ep 5 i think, Eren also said "Gotcha!" when he thought he got Bertholdt. Him now saying the exact words after finally achieving it is such a satisfying feeling of revenge, you can see the anger in Eren's eyes as he pulls bertholdt out.
Another cool callback is when Armin stabs Eren with the sword. Back in season 1 when Armin tried to wake Eren up in Trost he stabbed him a bit to the side, which resulted in Armin piercing Eren's arm after which he screamed in pain. In this episode Armin learned from the past and stabbed Eren stopping just before hitting his arm with the blade.
i feel sorry for Carter, he looks so sad, i didn't think i would cry but seeing a guy cry makes me feel sick too, because basically guys really cry if it really hurts and this episode was really depressing 😭
@@CarterAndrusFrom Day 1, the moment you guys introduced yourself as anime haters; we been waiting for them sweet tears😆. We knew it would come. You are one of us now😂
I can't even count how many times I watched the show and I can't count how many reactors I saw react to it, too. This scenes STILL get me teary-eyed/crying ALL THE TIME. This show is so hype but it's equally heart breaking at the same time.
touches the soul to know someone out there cares as much about these characters and this story. Isiyama and his work means sm to me. I’m so glad y’all found this anime 😭🔥 Levi and armin will always be the realest 💯
from anime haters to crying (or at least wet eyes) because of an anime, now thats development also glad yall are grown enough to show us these emotions, showing emotion is more masculine than not showing ‘em it will not get better
In episode 17 20:39 , seeing how Armin being drained out of his flesh and blood is heavy and unbearable and AOT team know that, for this reason they moved us quickly after this hard scene to a scene of finishing Reiner trying to decrease the depression we felt after watching Armin and giving us a little hope or joy with finishing one of the threats. Not only that but continue with the MAGNIFICENT moment that we all waited since first episode which is Eren beating the colossal titan and to make it perfect he did that NOT with his titan form but with his human form Then they bring us back to depression mood seeing how Armin ended but this time we felt (RIP Armin your sacrifice didn't go in vain) 22:07 Carter you are not alone, we cried too & couldn't hold it with that flashback
Yes. Ep17 is an emotional roller coaster and they did that so well. We wouldn't get emotional shifting extremely this fast in a good way in other shows, so it's one of a rare emotions and that's why it sticks in audiences' hearts. Moreover, our brain would stop thinking logically and can't predict what will happen. The writer knows how to tease us
Their emotional reaction to these whole episodes The genuine anxiety, anger and the tears they felt This really goes to show how amaizing these episodes were, part of an already amaizing show
I felt wicked emotional watching these episodes. Erwin's voice actors in both Japanese and English gave everything they had into their roles and the final speech he gives always gives me chills no matter how many times I've seen it in dubbed or subbed. Armin was such a good character too it was hard seeing him go out like this. I still have no words for it. But he did it for Eren and as Armin said, he didn't run even from Bertholdt.
I’m so glad that y’all been able to experience this arc. It’s one of the best arcs in anime and manga in my opinion. Absolute masterpiece. I’ve been waiting for your reaction to season 3 episode 17 ever since y’all uploaded your first reaction on this channel and I’m so happy that y’all got here!!
From the moment I saw you guys start this show THIS is the episode I was waiting for you to experience. It feels like the whole show builds up to ‘perfect game’ ‘hero’ and ‘midnight sun’. I am in tears watching with you, feeling the pain, the awe, the relief and just so glad that you gave this show a chance. My favourite show of all time and my favourite reactors too!!
I have replayed these moments and scenes countless times since finishing these episodes. I’m serious, these are up there with the best episodes of any show I’ve ever watched, and is what I would call the greatest consecutive stretch of episodes ever. And I am very critical on shows and movies lol. Thank you for your comment❤
Shout out to StudioGek and anyone else involved with this channel for doing an incredible job👏 I think I speak for most of your subscribers when I say that no other reaction channel has got us this hyped in a long time. Kudos👍
Man I've seen these episodes so many times and I still get teary eyed at that Armin speech. The voice acting and music in this show is amazing. Dope reaction guys.
i randomly saw one episode of your reactions on snk and i just had to see every episode and im just glad y'all are deeply connected to these beloved characters
Episode 17 really devastated me the first time. I remember I watched it together with a friend, and I cried for a pretty long time because Armin was my favorite character from the very beginning. It was really the most gruesome possible thing that could have happened to the most innocent character.
Rewatching their reaction for the 3rd time. The fact that we were all collectively waiting for these two episodes specifically. Safe to say it was more than worth it. I cried a bucket while watching this again, every single time man😭😭
i am hardcore dc fan so i have batarang tattoed on my right shoulder, and i use to be anime hater before but last year i got my left shoulder tattoed with 4 names, erwin smith, levi ackerman, sasha braus and hange Zoe( e with 2 dots). my point is these are fictional characters but they had some impact in myself that changed me especially erwin smith. his every god damn word is like war cry...
War .. that's what it is .. I feel like that is real .. somewhere at some point of history.. it happened, it definitely did .. all the suicidal missions and all the feelings , it's so real . I love how Isayama didn't just save the characters cuz we liked them or created a miracle that'll save them in such a situation. It's just the most real thing to happen, and the most real feelings to have ... Uhh this is just so epic
The level of speechlessness people are always left with after this episode never ceases to hit me right in the heart. This is one of my favorite episodes of any show ever and one of my favorite to see other people experience.
At first I used to think Levi is just a Cold Blooded Soldier.... But as I understood about his character, he's the most broken from the inside... The ones who died have suffered, the one who lived suffer the most. For Levi: All of the comrades died, One survived, but none of them lived.
You guys do this in every episode, but seriously, thank you for just being real and not overdoing anything or playing things up for the camera. It makes me feel like I'm watching it for the first time all over again and shows that you're actually invested for the story. Such a heavy episode, I sob every time. Can't wait to see the next episode with you and am so excited for you to all be caught up for the new season! 💜
@Carter Andrus Of course!!!! So excited for you guys and hope you'll find more animes you enjoy after AOT so I can revisit more great stories with you in the future. Love the channel, love the content, you guys are doing great. Absolutely PUMPED for the new season so we can all watch together in real time. Just keep doing what you're doing 💜
I'm actually crying as I write this, like I knew this moment was coming but istg I never recover from the suicidal charge and Erwin's motivational speech, and then Levi completely unhinged taking down the beast titan. One of the tv show arcs ever including non-anime. I swear. Omg the feelings. And yes I felt like punching walls when they took Zeke out. Imma keep watching but I had to pause and write this before cooling down LMAO I feel like watching this with friends and it's amazing, thank you guys, is the perfect schedule to warm up before the show comes back!!!
I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Your reactions are so pure and genuine and unfiltered. Your tears brought tears to my eyes again. These two episodes are some of the best and most emotionally powerful. It's an emotional rollercoaster, but well worth the ride. Thank you for all that you do on this channel! I look forward to finishing the rest of this journey with you guys. SHINZOU WO SASAGEYO! 👊🏻 P.S. I love how invested Cannon is.... like I can tell that he is so pulled into the story that even the really cool moments that get us excited are immediately drawn back into the seriousness of what is at stake. He and Carter can feel how heavy everything is and it shows.
That is hands down, the best reaction from you guys yet. The emotional rollercoaster is REAL!! This season's ending and the next seasons are great as well :))
It was sad the first time around but experiencing it with you guys now made the loss even more heart-breaking. Seeing how far you've come and how quickly you've become attached to the characters...it's been a beautiful journey so far. Chin up, Carter.
Episode 17 shot to best episode in IMDB and held its place in the top for a long time at its release, and seeing it again still gives me so much feels. I was definitely tearing up with Carter in the end of that episode. I was waiting for Cannon and Carter's reaction to Episode 17 ever since Levi kicked the shit out of Eren in the courthouse. 😂 (The "Levi is Cancelled" one lol) And I was not disappointed. And I feel like "The Greatest TV Arc of All Time" is such big praise coming from you all. 🔥🔥
Thank you for this comment!! I’m not kidding when I say these episodes are seriously some of the greatest episodes I’ve ever watched in my life, and are genuinely the greatest consecutive stretch of episodes ever. And I’m VERY critical of movies and shows. They just are that good
There are many phenomenal episodes to come but this one will always have a special place in my heart as this is when I realised this show is/will be the best thing I have ever watched
Ever since I watched episode 17, the theme that plays when Armin sacrifices himself is for me the most tragic OST with a bit of an epic undertone. Like a tragedy of epic proportions. It's so good!
yes this OST is so good but the chidlrens one with Ymir? it breaks my heart every time. the whole OST is just phenomenal..... HOW? do you have such an amazing show AND an amazing soundtrack? we were never ready for this.
Years after, countless rewatches after, and I still get deeply emotional with quietest tears streaming down my face. In pure silence and stillness. Thank you for the reaction.🙏
Fun fact : the horse of Erwin actually didn't die from the rocks, it died because it just couldn't lift the balls Erwin had at the end of the episode
That comment will take away some our tears 🤣
ah yes, obligatory Erwin's balls meme. Love it. Thank you, we needed that
Bro I took you seriously in the first half of your comment xD
Oh yes that's canon
This comment makes Erwin seems like he didnt have the biggest balls from the beginning, why would people like this
You can tell just from this reaction how genuine they feel about the show. No over reaction, no clickbait titles
I was kinda surprised how emotional they were, but I understand.
@@jackson_carter Armin dying was one of the hardest one to hold back I ever had on a show. The first time I saw it I was breathing heavily to hold back my tears
@@Anonymous-cn6zl sure, i cant , even after season 4 i m still crying other his death. He was so underrrated. Plus this line after in the flashback, i don t run, litterally meaning how he is ready to endure the worst of suffering, And he did it.
thats why they are the best
True, that is why they are the only reactors I like to watch ❤️
This episode has one of my favourite comedic exchanges.
Levi: “How's it looking?“
Erwin: *utterly deadpan* “Terrible.“
JuSt aNoThER dAY fOr ThE SuRvEYyy CoRPS
And then they see Eren bent over the wall...
Eren getting yeeted onto the wall and then just being like “oh hey is that Eren up there?” Makes me feel bad about laughing at it every time.
@@MysteriMustacheToast corpse
They know too well what they've signed up for
After seeing his back story, I feel so bad for Captain Levi. His first friends died, his mom is dead, his uncle, his entire squad, and he's just had to watch all of them die every. Single. Time.
I would have given up at this point. His mental strength is unmatchable
That's the downside of being as strong as him, he has to watch the "less strong" people die before him
He didn't actually see his first friends die. They were dead when he get there. But yeah, I feel bad for Levi too.
@@ToonMageChannel He saw the last moments of Farlan I think, but not Isabel.
But that's kinda lame that he's never in danger himself. He's too bs strong, no matter who he fights, you know he's never gonna lose, even when he's literally in the open field with 5 Titans sprinting at him and he has only one pair of blades left. I mean, how does he even not run out of blades or gas while doing all those crazy spinning cuts and zooming around the enemy like a blur? Other soldiers broke their blades by simply cutting Titan's fingers, yet he literally performs a judgement cut on Beast Titan's hardened skin and his blades are still somehow intact. That's why I don't like him, he's too bs op for this setting, you never have to worry about him
Cannon's table slap was so valid
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Duck Titan 😭😭😭
Dude I smashed my tv remote on the ground at that moment, every fan felt that frustration for sure😂
Marlo's death is defenitly up there for one of the more sad ones. When Marlo saw his own death inevetiably coming, his last thoughts were about Hitch. He was imagining her sleeping peacefully and was scared of her. Hitch wasn't sleeping tho, she couldn't possibly sleep when the man she loved was out fighting for humanity. Such a heartbreaking moment.
She was sleeping tho
@@Stream_shots nope, later in the ep they show a scene where she's sitting by the window in her room and waiting
she loved marlo?
loved? he was just in awe imagining how nice it would be to just be relaxing instead of that situation.
@@ItsMe-bt4tm Marlo is a lot like Eren. He didn't realise Hitch had feelings for him until his death. But when it came, his last thoughts were of her.
A little detail most people miss, for almost the entire show Erwin refers to himself as using the term "Watashi" which is how you refer to yourself if you are a respected person or speaking formally. Then when he sits down with Levi and talks about how he really feels, he all of a sudden refers to himself using the term "Ore" which is the "normal" or non formal way of referring to yourself. Such a little but amazing detail showing us how his vulnerability in that exact moment even changes the way he speaks.
thanks for the info thats a plot changer
That’s something you cant do with a straightforward english dub.
Man these change in the use of Japanese pronouns referring to yourself often have so much hidden meanings in almost every anime that eng sub or dub watchers miss.
You almost got it.
Watashi = formal
Ore = informal (masculine)
Erwin uses "watashi" when addressing troops formally. It doesn't necessarily mean he thinks he's important or respected.
Watashi doesn’t mean that you are important, it is just more formal than ore. It is the most neutral way of referring to yourself in Japanese.
Finally the "Is this Levi?" scene. Absolutly incredible, gives me fullbody chills every single time.
Waiting for the "Is that Ackermann??" Scene...
@@tanweeransari2132 not gonna spoil anything but i wanna see them watch the first 8 episodes of season 4.
Inner monologue of any titan shifter who dares to face Levi for the first time:
"Wait..." [gets fingers chopped off]
"Is..." [gets tendons severed]
"...this..." [gets eyes stabbed out]
"...Levi-AAAUGHHH!!!" [gets hacked out of nape]
@@tanweeransari2132 shhhh delete this
YEEES this was the first introduction moment zeke started monkey crapping himself of seeing Levi lol
One of my biggest favorites
drama moments of the conflict in this series
I love how Carter went from anime hater to the point of crying over an anime .Same goes to cannon, from anime hater to having existential crisis over an anime.... Love all of you so muchh
I’m not kidding, I never EVER would have imagined this happening to me, especially over this show. How wrong I was lol
Well it's AoT
@@CarterAndrus it's attack on Titan after all . the power attack on Titan holds is higher than Mt. Everest .
@@sanchitaghosh620 haha nice one
yeah, I watched a lot of AoT reactions, but these two are the only ones I've seen who were so devastated by Armin's death that they didn't even reacted to Hange being alive... and I know they love Hange!
My mother is 70 years old and cried her eyes out watching Erwins' speech and final charge with my daughters... One of the most powerful scenes in ANY form of media...
Never too old to understand greatness
Carter is so sensitive and empathetic, he always puts himself in the character's shoes or hides his face ❤️
He's so sweet 😭
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I love that he cares enough to cry, whenever there are reaction channels you can always tell if they're faking sadness but these guys genuinely care about the show
@@parkchanyeol1544Yes, I love it 'cause Carter and Cannon never watched any anime, and in the first episode even they weren't putting faith that they would like or even get emotional. And there it is haha ❤️
That table slam at 16:54 🤣🤣 EMOTIONAL DAMAGE
and then at the end he's saying he doesn't cry like I'm p sure I saw a few tears there buddy 😂
BWHAHAHA FR
I woke up the whole family at 2am with a loud WTF?! When I saw that for the first time. lmao
I was pissed af when I saw it the first time. I was like “when can we get a W?”
@@somogoto He was certainly fighting back tears with Armin's death, you can see his eyes watering while he's fighting to keep a straight face.
I cannot imagine what Levi felt when he watched all his comrades and the person that means the most to him, charge towards their deaths… when he looks at them and says “I’m sorry” it’s the most heartbreaking thing ever. I cry everytime.
😭😭😭
The worst part about that isn't how many people died, but that the one person who should have did not.
when does Levi say this?
That "Have i ever lied to you?" from Armin also hits sooooooo fricking hard now
When did Levi say that?
I am always on the verge of tears, watching Armin's scene, but Carter just threw me over the edge without a parachute, man...
I’m sorry😭
@@CarterAndrus Don't be! The emotion is so real, it's worth balling my eyes out for haha
I was Carter when this episode ended too. Armin is my babyyyyy
help without a parachure IM ShAKINGG
I couldn’t believe I was crying again watching Carter after watching this scene more than 100 times since it aired!
A magnificent parallel between Erwin and Armin in these two episodes. Hats off to the writer for this.
Both were the commanders of their squads at the end. Both were the brains behind the muscle. Both had a dream they had been following all their lives. Both realised the hopelessness of the situation before anyone else. But unlike everyone else, both pushed through their fear and thought up a way to win. Both entrusted their strong, powerful and hotheaded friend with their dreams and sent them to assassinate their foes using a sneak attack at the expense of their own lives. Both were undisputed GOATS. One was supposed to follow the other in leadership. Both went out like Heroes and achieved a Perfect Game for their side, somewhat.
You know, for as many times as I watched this, I never thought of the fact that it really was as perfect of a game as it could have been for them. I guess losing Erwin and Armin didn't let the thought occur to me...
I’ve never thought about this parallel. It’s even more interesting if you look at it like that.
Brooooooo............such a beautiful description brother❤️
Your name shud be USTAD Munir😀
This.
The parallel is amazing, but Levi is the farthest thing from hotheaded at this point in ths show. Also, I like the perfect game analogy, but I really think Isayama was only referring to Zeke's baseball hobby lmao, especially because that was the name of the previous episode where everything was set up for the opposing side to win, with Zeke, Reiner, and Bert, all set to complete their objective perfectly with no way out for the scouts, aka a perfect game.
Erwins speech gets straight to my heart, the VA really did an amazing job
The VA of Erwin is a fucking legend. The way he conveys these hyping, emotional speeches is just something else man..
@@langfinger12 That's Ono Daisuke for you
Also the whole message of "we die trusting those who follow will find meaning in our lives" is just so complex and true.
It's Midorima Shintaro, while Levi is Akashi Seijuro
All the other dubs do an amazing job with it too. English, Arabic, even German
Everyone turned out to be the "Hero" in episode 17. Eren eliminating bertholdt, the scouts sacrificing themselves for humanity, Armin sacrificing himself for Eren, Levi fighting the beast titan, Jean, Conny, Sasha, Mikasa and Hange fighting Reiner. Everyone was the HERO.
Imagine if they pooled together all the steel they could muster and just gave Eren's titan a sword
Just if cart titan wasn't there...
@@SomeTH-camTraveler sounds wild, too bad they don't have the technology for that
@@SomeTH-camTraveler Or perhaps a Warhammer.
Just imagine what they could have accomplished if they stuck together after this, sucks that eren gave up on his team.
You know _Ervin Smith_ is an *extraordinary* and *galvanizing* commander when he tells his soldiers that they will 100% -DIE...- And they still went with him, now that's *leadership.* His speech had me ready to join the frontline. *R.I.P G.O.A.T👑*
Not only that, even after Erwin went down, the remaining soldiers continued marching on.
They knew what was at stake, and they carried their duty as commanded by Erwin.
RIP Erwin, you fight the good fight.
@@detectivemarkseven You're exactly right!
Man after that speech i would have charged through the frontline no secoend thoughts.....thats just best speech in the history of tv.
@@GoopyFlips even after Erwin's death the only remaining person who heard that speach fought till the end for his country so.. we all know how impactful that speech is
Absolutely! I would have ride with him too.
If you pay attention you could see how scared was levi about what was about to happen, his eyes were wide and shaking, but then he narrowed them back before looking at erwin with total resolution. He understood what erwin needed in that moment, he understood his sorrowful burden, and resolved to free him from the weight of one more he said what he said.
so true, i noticed he was scared and worried 😟
The thing about Levi is that his emotions are so hidden but they're so intense. I think Isayama intentionally wrote him this way. When he hesitates in the next episode over the serum, Eren knew why. That small moment of hesitation was emotion from Levi. In order to understand Levi, we have to be aware that his emotions won't normally be written so clearly for us to see. I find that to be incredible writing
Bro there was a chick who told me that according to her Erwin's Suicide charge was unnecessary and stupid in terms of tactical strategy and he could've owned the Beast Titan without letting any of the recruits die and just Levi was enough to do it on his own.....i obviously disagreed to complete extent but damn i'm so cringed out the reasons she gave out especially the shipping of Marlo and Hitch as they could've hooked up if Erwin didn't plan this🤣 i even asked her what could've been done in that situation....her idiotic answer was that all they had to do was distract Zeke for 10-15 secs and Levi could've scaled the distance, killed off the titans adjacent to zeke and reached him too all in these mere 10-15 seconds🤣🤣🤣 moreover i asked her how the distraction could've worked even if i for one moment believe in this stupendous joke of a theory..... now brace for this one😭 she literally said they could danced like crazy monkeys and Zeke would've been surprised by this 🤣
@@beinglogicalaintracist6363 I think she has a point but my idea is different if all of them were to ride the horses to each side and charge the beast while killing the titans I still think levi could disarm the beast with much less casualties, yk I never really thought of what I would do in comander erwins position but I think I wouldve went with this but probly their are flaws im not realising, but even if the beast was to still throw stones at them it would be much harder to him them due to the angle and direction of the horses
when was he shaking can u time stamp
Dude I cried more after watching it for the 3rd time, AOT is ageless bro it will always make you cry. This show is goated
Still think about this episode daily
Levi vs Beast Titan is one of the best fighting sequences in all anime. I still get goosebumps watching it
You mean one of the best
@@AdarshRaj-kb1te no its one of the fights ever
Definitely one of the fights of all times
@@Osbern lol yeah
Same, i love that scene🙌I always get chills at the scene where he says I made a promise 🥺
i like how everytime, everyone say "next part is going to be awesome". Bro the show gets better every episode passing
It really does.
Like, the beginning isn't bad, but compared to the end... it is.
Because it just CONSISTENTLY gets better.
It is interesting from the start itself
The fact that the beginning of the show really is just “easing you into it” is great. To new comers the beginning seems wild. When rewatching after seeing how crazy it gets, you look at the first season like child’s play 😂
@@JamesReborn2023 I was watching the first season with a friend today, we're at the Trost arc and the amount of destruction death and misery is... honestly, quite quaint comparing to how fucked everything gets by Season 4.
@@DrunkenCoward1 🤫 🤣 I know. Don’t tell ‘em tho! They’re in for it
I remember sobbing uncontrollably during the scene of erwin's death to the point that my parents were concerned it was something very serious
To this day after watching it more than a few times, I still can’t stop myself from crying.
Me too
Saaaame except where I really lost it was with Armin
the way carter expresses emotions, I love it so much, i really do relate to him when it comes to feeling for these characters. We love the emotion
Thank you so much for this, I’m so glad to see comments like this❤
@@CarterAndrus ofc!! I teared up with you 😭
Armin S1: “Someone who can't sacrifice anything can't change anything. What do I have to sacrifice?”
Armin S3: “My dreams. My hopes. My life. Everything. That's all I have to give!”
Good catch!
this arc made me respect armin and erwin so much more
Yeah same. Armin became one of my favorite characters str8 up after 5his episode.
Levi stuffing his sword in Zeke's face was such an astounding scene.
Levi: Hey! Talk to me you rude piece shit.
Zeke:.....(Fking,how da heck could I say something now?)
side note : It's pretty censored in the anime, in the manga panel he pierce trough his mouth into his eyes
@@TurimoO on the Blu-ray version of shows it going all the way through
Honestly, this way of defeating the collosal titan is just the best way it could’ve been done.
It really is the titan that looks the most difficult to kill, and it makes Armin’s sacrifice feel worth.
The collosal could’ve never been defeated without such a sacrifice and act of heroism.
Lmao remember that point about colosall titan having no other way to be defeated at the end of the anime. What a shitshow...
@@Skylingale Everything after The R******* isn't cannon in my eyes
Y’all calm down in here 🤫 yah speaking tooo much. Don’t spoil ‘em 😂
Contrast Armin with Erwin as goatd as Erwin is he had to sacrifice everyone to take down one enemy where as armin only had to sacrifice himself
@@snowman9631 That's a weird take the situations were completely different. The beast titan had optimal range and only a small path of titans leading to him. Erwin had normal humans and Levi while Armin had the titan Eren. Both their situations looked hopeless and they are both goated for finding the only way of 'victory'.
Carter is so real for crying. I cried too. I actually wanted to bawl like a damn baby in this scene. It’s crazy how good this show is.
Not gonna lie. I didn’t cry the first time. But this time while watching you guys I did 😭😭😭 thank you for allowing yourselves to feel and cry. We all felt the same way but only you were brave enough to express how you felt. That’s some serious strength. You young men are shattering my wrong view of men. It is relieving to see that men do feel just as deeply if not more than women. Sometimes it feels as though men simply don’t care but this video only proves otherwise. Thank you for sharing your experience. 😊
Loved this comment so much. Thank you for writing this❤
same here.
Wholesome
W for men woohoo
Wholesome comment, i hope u can express yourself as well.
Dude watching yall fight the tears got me emotional. It really be like that. You know a show built its characters when you really don’t want to see them go. Cannon was not having it one bit. He was hurt & pissed while stone faced staring into the abyss. Man this series is a ride!
This shows character work is unbelievably good😭
Two universal truths: 🌎
1) When Erwin leads................You follow him to hell and beyond🔥
2) When Armin dies..................You let them tears flow 😭
i remember actually crying when armin died he’s always struck me as such an immaculate and deep character
Purely raw and unfiltered reaction. I am glad you guys got to witness all the seasons leading to this epicness in the most pure form as possible without getting any spoilers. This is how it's meant to be watched. Judging by their reactions this is what it can do to you when you watch it in the correct way.
even with spoilers its still great, I got spoiled erwin dies when season 2 was airing so I thought he was done in 2x11 but when he appeared again I was so hyped. He still had 2 more arcs to give. He is the best char in the manga imo
Nah It is supposed to be watched in 10 years of waiting how this gonna end. Best experience I ever had watching a show
@@ionutalexandru3645 Even I got spoiled that Erwin dies and still we feel the moment is as epic as ever. Imagine if we experienced it without any spoilers like they did.
The last conversation that happens between Erwin and Levi is easily one of the greatest moments of this show. It's a genius piece of writing. The line “Give up your dream and die” sounds like the worst possible thing you could say to a friend. But once you go deeper in on it, it turns into an expression of deep respect and devotion. They both knew Erwin’s sacrifice was the only way to take down the Beast Titan and come out of this situation victorious on the brink of defeat. Erwin’s entire purpose of living was in his arm's reach. Then he gets left with the hardest of all choices, does he betray his friends and the future of mankind for his personal desire or does he sacrifice himself and his long dream to give the Survey Corps a winning chance?
Erwin has been full of guilt and ashamed for the pursuit of his dream at the cost of all the men and women who have followed him and died under his command, especially him being the one reason that his own father got killed. “And upon a mountain of their corpses I now stand”.
He questions whether all of these people died for nothing else but his own selfish desire to avenge his own father. Levi knows about Erwin’s conflict. so he is the one who decides to break the chain of command by making the choice for Erwin, which means he takes over and decides to carry his burden. Telling him to let go of his dream and die is exactly what Erwin needs to hear at that moment. Deep down Erwin already knew that he should of abandoned his dream a long time ago in order to rid himself of the overwhelming feeling of guilt he has and die with a clear sense of right.
Ordering a man he respects beyond everything to sacrifice himself is an incredibly painful experience for Levi, but it’s the only way to guarantee that Erwin can rest in peace. It's tragic but what Levi said and did was the best choice that he could have made in such a desperate situation. It’s an act of the utmost respect on Levi’s part.
Erwin died for humanity and was a hero. He died as one of the greatest commanders ever and as the GOAT, hell even i would give my life up for him if i heard his speech right there and then.
In the end, AOT managed to turn the line “Give up your dream and die” into a touching moment of devotion and deep respect between two friends.
I watched the Levi OVA right after these episodes.
So after I watched the OVA I understood these scenes as “Remember how I joined the Scouts? Well... *fuck you.“*
@@DrunkenCoward1 Except that doesn’t make sense within the following episodes after and all the way up to the end. Does him trying his best to fulfill the promise he made to Erwin seem like a “fuck you”? The OVA is called No Regrets, if that were the case then that would imply Levi wasn’t over what happened which wasn’t the message of the OVA at all.
@@uwuwuwus3461 I don't want to get into what happens in the next episode due to spoilers (though I guess they already watched it), but there is one specific thing that made me connect the OVA to these episodes.
Also something Kenny said.
Yes, Levi was on Erwin's side, but what did Kenny way?
“We all had to be drunk on something.“
Just because you enjoy the time when you're drunk doesn't mean that you don't realize you were drunk.
@@DrunkenCoward1 Wow, what a singular take lol.
That's definitely not it though. He made the decision for Erwin partly because in the OVA, Erwin told him that the moment he started to doubt, or regret, his decisions, then someone else will decide for him, and all that's left for him is to die. This is a callback to that. But for the most part, the actual reasoning is what @Scep has already commented above
Why do you write this? Do you think other people don't get it, are you testing your theory, do you just wanna express yourself? Is it something else?
23:20 love how McKay is assuring them if they're ready for the tearjerker fest of the next episode lmfao
I read this in the manga before the anime aired and I remember reading every single panel again and again, as if I were expecting it to change somehow. There are so many scenes in these two episodes that deserve awards for best writing that each one takes significance off the other.
From Erwin’s monologue to Levi pouring out his heart to him leading the recruits straight into hell and giving up on his dream to Armin saying “im sure Eren will reach the sea for me” after waking him up by the ruse of looking at the sea, we all choked on our damn tears as many times as we rewatched.
The emotional impact of these scenes was so much that we keep forgetting these episodes had two of the best action sequences sandwiched between these layers of emotional trauma.
All I can say is, thank you Isayama for writing this masterpiece.
And to Cannon and Carter, keep hanging in there bros. If you think this is the last time this show has turned the story on it’s head, you’re deeply mistaken.
I understand you, something similar happened to me, I couldn't believe what I was reading. I went back to the beginning because it seemed like a lie, and I repeated the experience with Midnight Sun, I had to read it twice... if I think about it, almost all these episodes I had to reread them, my head exploded so much after the basement XD
The best group reaction to ever exist. You guys are golden. The "what the heck" with the cracking voice at 23:05 is actually what I truly felt after watching the episode.
Dude you're everywhere.
I promised not to cry a second time from Armin dying but Carter crying made me cry!!! 😭😭😭
@@sroth2021 yeah man. I am addicted to AOT.
lm reaction for aot is pretty god-tier
@@tonberrygaming3267 yeah absolutely, I also love them.
I'm so glad you guys didn't hold back tears. Men can cry and there's no shame about that. Also thank you for uploading both episodes. it would have been so unsatisfying if you hadn't uploaded them both.
Even years after watching this originally, i keep regularly coming back to erwin's speech and just crying. What an insane and unforgettable scene!😩😩😩
Mckay saying he wishes he could watch it again for the first time and Carters face being pure agony, sums up what its like watching it for the first time.
Cannons and Carters faces when it was Levi VS Beast Titan was sooo good. they're faces at the end of the episode was so pure and destroyed. Keep going guys! It only gets worse 😂
These are the episodes I’ve been waiting for you to react to the most. These two and the next one make an unforgettable trilogy, they’re so good that all three of them are in the Top 3 of the highest rated Anime episodes on IMDb! This is truly the greatest TV arc of all time.
These two episodes not only included three of my favorite moments of the series, but they’re also just so incredibly sad and emotional. This is actually the first time I saw Carter cry in an AoT reaction, but it’s so relatable. No matter how many times I see that end scene of episode 16 with Erwin’s sacrificial charge or that memory of Armin after he got turned to ashes by the Colossal Titan in episode 17, I always get very emotional and shed tears. And I even cried just now simply watching a reaction video to these moments, that’s how hard they hit! I also really like how Cannon is so frustrated that he doesn’t say a thing until Levi’s epic fight with the Beast Titan.
But I think the next episode will be even harder for you to watch. You might need to prepare yourself with some tissue, because the next one might make you cry even more. At least I did when I watched it for the first time.
Based on IMDB(user rating), these two episodes and the next one are in the top 25 best episodes of any TV show ever. It’s just that good…
Wasn't it in the top 5 ?
Yeah no surprise there, thanks for the fact😁
This episode is the second episode ever on IMDB. Only second to the GOAT show breaking bad S5 E14
they used to be 10s but got review bombed
at one point, AOT had 11 of the top 25 or 50 (cant remember which exactly)
breaking bad, while a good show, comes nowhere close to this and doesn't deserve to be considered best of all time.
"My soldiers, rage! My soldiers, scream! My soldiers, fight!" I'm having goosebumps again like when I hear it for the first time
ive got that in my gym playlist
Armin's sacrifice is really what impacts most people in this episode and the hardest even considering the prior episode. It think it is one of the highlights of the whole show. Despite all the badass moments, his heartfelt sacrifice stands above many of the other excellent scenes. I know Cannon says he doesn't cry, but his eyes did seem to tear up quite a lot there.
It was the onions in Briggs popcorn
He was so pissed the whole time from the moment he knew what was gonna happen to Erwin :(
and how he sais i don t run in the flashback, after which in the future , he did not run.
The music during that scene is so good. Makes me emotional every time I listen to it
cannon went away to wash his face. All men have gone through such moments. No need to point it out:)
this is the only channel that shows true reactions to my favorite anime of all time. it is so natural and not forced. you have earned my like and subscription. on behalf of the scouts
I loved the several time where McKay and Briggs look at each others smiling like "yeah, we already know what's happening" to immediately look at the screen and their faces changing to "fuck, we know what's happening"
Love seeing how much episode 17 affected Carter and Cannon. Shows how people are so complex, Carter expressing his emotions through tears and Cannon's emotions of sheer disbelief and anger.
I think I might be a creep 😜
I enjoyed way too much watching Cannon and Carter go in and out of depression every 5 minutes😆
Man he made me cry. Im not an anime fan but I love AoT. I try to tell people even though its anime and you don’t dig that genre of media, its one of the best series ever made. And watching the guys react is exactly why. So so good.
Cannon had tears too, his eyes were red as heck
@@Neji513 Yea he was about to cry before Carter, but I think that's when it started turning into anger for him 😂
@@ScilentFox1220 Somewhat the same. I'm not a huge anime fan, but AoT doesn't feel like an anime because of it's story and world
This episode has one of the best quotes in all anime. Truly inspirational
which quote
"give up on your dream and die" 🤚😌
@@jojodoesthings- For me personally, it's "We die trusting the living who follow to find meaning in our lives!".
@@jojodoesthings- I think “give up your dreams and die“
3x16 through 3x18 is just one big goated quote.
"We die trusting the living who follow to find meaning in our lives. That's the sole method in which we can rebel agaisnt this cruel world." Those fkng words man, chills everytime.
Carter and Connor are going through it. It’s ok to cry I was over here crying too, damn what a show.
I remember when I first watched these two episodes I couldn't stop crying. This is my favorite story arc of the show because of how fantastic it is!
A little detail not so many notice, when Eren finally manages to defeat bertholdt and cuts him out he says "Gotcha!". Back in season 1 when the colossal titan all of a sudden appeared at the end of ep 5 i think, Eren also said "Gotcha!" when he thought he got Bertholdt. Him now saying the exact words after finally achieving it is such a satisfying feeling of revenge, you can see the anger in Eren's eyes as he pulls bertholdt out.
HOW MANY COMMENTS DID YOU MAKE LMFAO
Another cool callback is when Armin stabs Eren with the sword. Back in season 1 when Armin tried to wake Eren up in Trost he stabbed him a bit to the side, which resulted in Armin piercing Eren's arm after which he screamed in pain. In this episode Armin learned from the past and stabbed Eren stopping just before hitting his arm with the blade.
@@CruxOCE sorry man there was a lot of stuff that happened in this episode and i wanted to comment on all of it 💀
@@scepii dw lol
i feel sorry for Carter, he looks so sad, i didn't think i would cry but seeing a guy cry makes me feel sick too, because basically guys really cry if it really hurts and this episode was really depressing 😭
Guys crying always destroys me, lol. I can watch girls cry all day but the second a tear rolls down a man’s face, I’m crying too.
It's more sad to see people crying over a sad thing than see the sad thing itself
These comments are making me feel a lot better, thanks guys😭❤
@@CarterAndrusFrom Day 1, the moment you guys introduced yourself as anime haters; we been waiting for them sweet tears😆.
We knew it would come. You are one of us now😂
@@CarterAndrus I am glad my intention was conveyed
I can't even count how many times I watched the show and I can't count how many reactors I saw react to it, too. This scenes STILL get me teary-eyed/crying ALL THE TIME. This show is so hype but it's equally heart breaking at the same time.
Season 3 episodes 16, 17, and 18 are PEAK WRITING
touches the soul to know someone out there cares as much about these characters and this story. Isiyama and his work means sm to me. I’m so glad y’all found this anime 😭🔥 Levi and armin will always be the realest 💯
from anime haters to crying (or at least wet eyes) because of an anime, now thats development
also glad yall are grown enough to show us these emotions, showing emotion is more masculine than not showing ‘em
it will not get better
“It will not get better” lmao facts
100% agreed about what you said about showing emotion
and yeah this is the peak of aot
I love the way you said "it'll not get better"
I can honestly say, I never would have imagined this ever happening to me with any anime ever, especially this one. How wrong I was lol
In episode 17 20:39 , seeing how Armin being drained out of his flesh and blood is heavy and unbearable and AOT team know that, for this reason they moved us quickly after this hard scene to a scene of finishing Reiner trying to decrease the depression we felt after watching Armin and giving us a little hope or joy with finishing one of the threats. Not only that but continue with the MAGNIFICENT moment that we all waited since first episode which is Eren beating the colossal titan and to make it perfect he did that NOT with his titan form but with his human form
Then they bring us back to depression mood seeing how Armin ended but this time we felt (RIP Armin your sacrifice didn't go in vain)
22:07 Carter you are not alone, we cried too & couldn't hold it with that flashback
Yes. Ep17 is an emotional roller coaster and they did that so well. We wouldn't get emotional shifting extremely this fast in a good way in other shows, so it's one of a rare emotions and that's why it sticks in audiences' hearts. Moreover, our brain would stop thinking logically and can't predict what will happen. The writer knows how to tease us
Still cried even though I watched Aot 2 times 😭😭😭
Little Armin :(
Their emotional reaction to these whole episodes
The genuine anxiety, anger and the tears they felt
This really goes to show how amaizing these episodes were, part of an already amaizing show
I felt wicked emotional watching these episodes. Erwin's voice actors in both Japanese and English gave everything they had into their roles and the final speech he gives always gives me chills no matter how many times I've seen it in dubbed or subbed.
Armin was such a good character too it was hard seeing him go out like this. I still have no words for it. But he did it for Eren and as Armin said, he didn't run even from Bertholdt.
i already caught up with everything but still i cried with them.
Watching cannon's expression change as the conversation between Levi and Erwin went on, as he realised what was going to happen,, 😭
I’m so glad that y’all been able to experience this arc. It’s one of the best arcs in anime and manga in my opinion. Absolute masterpiece. I’ve been waiting for your reaction to season 3 episode 17 ever since y’all uploaded your first reaction on this channel and I’m so happy that y’all got here!!
From the moment I saw you guys start this show THIS is the episode I was waiting for you to experience. It feels like the whole show builds up to ‘perfect game’ ‘hero’ and ‘midnight sun’. I am in tears watching with you, feeling the pain, the awe, the relief and just so glad that you gave this show a chance. My favourite show of all time and my favourite reactors too!!
Exactly. Similarly, everything that follows from 3x19 leads to 4x19, 4x20 and 4x21
yup, these 3 episodes are the perfect trilogy imo. Then S4 has one that's arguably on the same level...
@@ellabbaris9162 yes!! almost a full circle moment
@@dangsalty truly the most incredibly written arc. aot makes you emotional often but the rollercoaster of feels in these few episodes are unmatched
I have replayed these moments and scenes countless times since finishing these episodes. I’m serious, these are up there with the best episodes of any show I’ve ever watched, and is what I would call the greatest consecutive stretch of episodes ever. And I am very critical on shows and movies lol. Thank you for your comment❤
I just love Jacks Shoulder pat 23:32
Shout out to StudioGek and anyone else involved with this channel for doing an incredible job👏
I think I speak for most of your subscribers when I say that no other reaction channel has got us this hyped in a long time. Kudos👍
Armin's death always hit hard. Watched several reactions on these episodes already but it still put me in tears ngl.
I almost exclusively watch sub, but the AoT dub is unbelievably good. It made me cry at moments that the sub hadn't.
Man I've seen these episodes so many times and I still get teary eyed at that Armin speech. The voice acting and music in this show is amazing. Dope reaction guys.
For sure, season 4 def make me feel things for characters that I never thought I would feel
i randomly saw one episode of your reactions on snk and i just had to see every episode and im just glad y'all are deeply connected to these beloved characters
love a man who won't suppress his tears
Episode 17 really devastated me the first time. I remember I watched it together with a friend, and I cried for a pretty long time because Armin was my favorite character from the very beginning. It was really the most gruesome possible thing that could have happened to the most innocent character.
Rewatching their reaction for the 3rd time. The fact that we were all collectively waiting for these two episodes specifically. Safe to say it was more than worth it. I cried a bucket while watching this again, every single time man😭😭
What Erwin said about trusting the living to give meaning to our lives gave me chills. Wow
i am hardcore dc fan so i have batarang tattoed on my right shoulder, and i use to be anime hater before but last year i got my left shoulder tattoed with 4 names, erwin smith, levi ackerman, sasha braus and hange Zoe( e with 2 dots).
my point is these are fictional characters but they had some impact in myself that changed me especially erwin smith. his every god damn word is like war cry...
Literally. What an amazing line for a show like this
Legends say it took 1 month for the Levi vs Ape Titan battle to storyboard the scene, and a three month to animate. Such an insane episode
This is literally the best reaction of those episodes I have ever seen your ructions, the cut, everything was on point Chefs kiss
I always cry my eyes out during this episode thank you first reaction that actually hits m feels
War .. that's what it is .. I feel like that is real .. somewhere at some point of history.. it happened, it definitely did .. all the suicidal missions and all the feelings , it's so real . I love how Isayama didn't just save the characters cuz we liked them or created a miracle that'll save them in such a situation. It's just the most real thing to happen, and the most real feelings to have ... Uhh this is just so epic
Damn this reminds me of ww2
This comment. The show is so REAL. The feelings are real. The terrible situations are REAL. The sacrifices are REAL.
my favourite part of the day is when studio gek uploads
❤❤❤ this just made me so happy
The level of speechlessness people are always left with after this episode never ceases to hit me right in the heart. This is one of my favorite episodes of any show ever and one of my favorite to see other people experience.
At first I used to think Levi is just a Cold Blooded Soldier.... But as I understood about his character, he's the most broken from the inside...
The ones who died have suffered, the one who lived suffer the most.
For Levi:
All of the comrades died, One survived, but none of them lived.
You guys do this in every episode, but seriously, thank you for just being real and not overdoing anything or playing things up for the camera. It makes me feel like I'm watching it for the first time all over again and shows that you're actually invested for the story. Such a heavy episode, I sob every time. Can't wait to see the next episode with you and am so excited for you to all be caught up for the new season! 💜
Thank you so much for this!!!! I appreciate these comments so much
@Carter Andrus Of course!!!! So excited for you guys and hope you'll find more animes you enjoy after AOT so I can revisit more great stories with you in the future. Love the channel, love the content, you guys are doing great. Absolutely PUMPED for the new season so we can all watch together in real time. Just keep doing what you're doing 💜
ive been waiting for these episodes since u guys started aot 😭 safe to say im not disappointed
same
Episode 17 has the best rating in IMBD with 9.9 with breaking bad. This show is a full masterpiece
I like the scene where Erwin changes his facial expression four times after Levi says "I will take down the beast titan".
I'm actually crying as I write this, like I knew this moment was coming but istg I never recover from the suicidal charge and Erwin's motivational speech, and then Levi completely unhinged taking down the beast titan. One of the tv show arcs ever including non-anime. I swear. Omg the feelings. And yes I felt like punching walls when they took Zeke out.
Imma keep watching but I had to pause and write this before cooling down LMAO I feel like watching this with friends and it's amazing, thank you guys, is the perfect schedule to warm up before the show comes back!!!
Omg at 17:00 "you can't catch a break!" and his friend nodding... boy you have no idea 😂 I'm so happy they share their reaction, such a great show
I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Your reactions are so pure and genuine and unfiltered. Your tears brought tears to my eyes again. These two episodes are some of the best and most emotionally powerful. It's an emotional rollercoaster, but well worth the ride. Thank you for all that you do on this channel! I look forward to finishing the rest of this journey with you guys. SHINZOU WO SASAGEYO! 👊🏻
P.S. I love how invested Cannon is.... like I can tell that he is so pulled into the story that even the really cool moments that get us excited are immediately drawn back into the seriousness of what is at stake. He and Carter can feel how heavy everything is and it shows.
Thank you for this comment❤❤
@@CarterAndrus Aww, no thank you! ❤️
That is hands down, the best reaction from you guys yet.
The emotional rollercoaster is REAL!! This season's ending and the next seasons are great as well :))
Thank you, these episodes really left an impact on me. Cant wait to see what’s next😭
I have seen these episodes like 5 times now and I still cry as hard as I did the first time. Really makes you feel all the feeels
literally bro i watched this scene with my dad and after seeing it like 5 times i still break down
It was sad the first time around but experiencing it with you guys now made the loss even more heart-breaking. Seeing how far you've come and how quickly you've become attached to the characters...it's been a beautiful journey so far. Chin up, Carter.
We’re here for you Carter, we all cried at that scene 🥲
Thank you😭❤
Episode 17 shot to best episode in IMDB and held its place in the top for a long time at its release, and seeing it again still gives me so much feels. I was definitely tearing up with Carter in the end of that episode.
I was waiting for Cannon and Carter's reaction to Episode 17 ever since Levi kicked the shit out of Eren in the courthouse. 😂 (The "Levi is Cancelled" one lol)
And I was not disappointed.
And I feel like "The Greatest TV Arc of All Time" is such big praise coming from you all. 🔥🔥
Thank you for this comment!! I’m not kidding when I say these episodes are seriously some of the greatest episodes I’ve ever watched in my life, and are genuinely the greatest consecutive stretch of episodes ever. And I’m VERY critical of movies and shows. They just are that good
There are many phenomenal episodes to come but this one will always have a special place in my heart as this is when I realised this show is/will be the best thing I have ever watched
Ever since I watched episode 17, the theme that plays when Armin sacrifices himself is for me the most tragic OST with a bit of an epic undertone. Like a tragedy of epic proportions. It's so good!
yes this OST is so good but the chidlrens one with Ymir? it breaks my heart every time. the whole OST is just phenomenal..... HOW? do you have such an amazing show AND an amazing soundtrack? we were never ready for this.
@@FelicityGemini Yeah that one is fantastic as well. It's incredible for a show to excel at everything like this one does
Cannon was traumatized this whole video. He was silent all the time. I loved his reactions it shows how much he cares for the characters.
Years after, countless rewatches after, and I still get deeply emotional with quietest tears streaming down my face. In pure silence and stillness. Thank you for the reaction.🙏
every single viewer cried here, no matter their age, their gender. Me watching this scene for the 3rd time and it still made me cry.
23:04 “Bro what the heck bro” 😔 The most sincere bro tears. Respect.
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That speech from Erwin would be in my mind forever, i had never cried so much in my entire life
I ain't never seen them be this quiet until the end of these two episodes. Damn.
Bruh, I'm crying with Carter lol he can empathize so well
😭 thank you
Erwin Smith is truly one of the commander of all time, I love it when he shouts "SUSUMEEEE" and then susume'd all over Beast titan.
@Facts Overload susumeeeee
@Facts Overload SUSUMEEEE
@factsoverload9562 susume 🗿
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@factsoverload9562 SUSUME 💀