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brynnmclean · 1 year
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Actually, I am deeply curious now.
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momtaku · 7 years
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SnK Chapter 93 Poll Results
The chapter 93 poll closed with 1,143 entries. Can I start with a wow? With so many responses, this is going to be a long one.
RATE THE CHAPTER (1024 responses)
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The Marley Files continue to grow on us. 77% of respondents rated Chapter 93 very highly.
Best chapter I've ever reviewed in a while. I hope next month will deliver heavy stuff.
My Jaeger reunion hype was amplified by 3000 eggplants after this chapter
Loved the diversity in the new characters. Riener is so torn mentally & emotionally. I believe few more pages on the warrior are still needed before getting back to Paradise. I sense a glimpse of hope in escaping a doomed end. somebody will live & achieve freedom. who? hard to tell.
Everybody has different opinions about the plot, but I do not think anyone can argue about the art. Love this manga. Want to see Levi again!
I never imagined I could love these characters even more. Now I do. Bravo Isayama-sensei, I never felt so hyped for this chapter for the longest time!
Stop trying to make these new kids happen, Isayama. It's not going to happen.
My interest in the manga is reaching an all time low with this focus on Marley. And it looks like we'll still be there next month. I'm so done.
I haven't minded these recent chapters, but I haven't felt like I enjoyed them since its a virtually unknown cast. I did however enjoy chapter 93!
I am loving these chapters. I know they're not everyone's favorites - not by a longshot - but I am so happy to have focus on Reiner and the warriors. The viewpoint from Marley is greatly expanding the scope of the world in SNK, and giving us some much needed backstory. Also, I love the interaction of the warrior cadets with the shifters, and it gives us important insight into how RBAM were prior to becoming shifters, and also helps explain their motivation.
WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE MOMENT OF THE CHAPTER? (1029 responses)
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WHAT IS YOUR SECOND FAVORITE MOMENT? (1027 responses)
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I’m combining these two questions since it’s the sum of both that gives us the answer. Clearly there was a lot to love in this chapter, but news about our main cast was cited most frequently as favorite.  Learning that Eren and Armin have been smashing Marley ships and discovering that the Ackermans were a"byproduct of titan science” were our #1 and #2 favorite chapter moments. 
I think these topping the list tells a lot about where our heart are. While the story is interesting, we are desperate for any news of Paradis. 
Meeting Pieck and Galliard was #3. For write-in entries, moments with Reiner were the most common including: Reiner being a big brother, Reiner being alive, Reiner being hot , Reiner dialog with Falco, Reiner growing a spine, Reiner’s PTSD and Seeing the "real" Reiner.
A combination of the Ackermans and Eren/Armin's ship smashing - even if temporary, watching the main characters being set up as mysterious, daunting figures (even to the audience who have gotten to know these characters so thoroughly) is a very interesting approach to starting this new arc. It's probably one of the reasons I don't mind the time skip very much.
All of the above
all of the above...again
I WANT TO KNOW THE ZEKRET
I think the whole Reiner flashback scenes are completely underrated, and are important in really seeing his character development.
BEST NEW CHARACTER? (1048 responses)
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Pieck is best girl. I can’t believe Mads got only 11% of the vote!
Why is pieck so popular? She had, like, two lines. Mads and Galliard have more characterisation. Is it because she's a cute girl? *sigh*
After this chapter, if I have to choose side, I'll choose Mads Mikklesen (Hannibal) side better; coz with him, at least he can cook with anything flawlessly, artistically and deliciously. Unlike the other side (Eldia), they eat them meat alive, kicking, crying and raw with blood everywhere...so unrefined taste and way of eating =P
Fuckin Mads Mikkelsen. Dudes a boss even when it's not him
"Can we get a titan ... that can grow wings?" - Mads Mikkelsen 2017
I like how everyone is shipping Galliard x Pieck. I love them too.
someone please give Pieck a medal, not only she's really cute and funny but she's also the best girl and Marley's mvp
Colt is officially my favorite of the new kids. Jerwin ftw
WHY IS EVERYONE SO OBSESSED WITH PIECK
I’m kinda bummed the official translation changed Mads from Admiral to General. Now we can't call him Mads-miral
I voted again just to say how much disappointed left me Mad Mikkelsen is not the best new character for you all
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ON A SCALE FROM FALCO TO GABI, HOW BADLY DO YOU WANT REINER TO RUFFLE YOUR HAIR? (1063 responses)
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While the majority would willingly submit to a Reiner Hair Ruffle, more than 30% of you would turn it down. Imagine how horrified Gabi would be!
"Never thought I'd see the phrase "rough me up Reiner" yet here I am, agreeing with it wholeheartedly
ON A SCALE OF GALLIARD (1) TO 5, HOW MUCH SYMPATHY DO YOU HAVE FOR REINER? (1083 responses)
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I love when charts are perfect stair steps, so thank you! Galliard blamed Reiner for basically everything wrong in the world and apparently 7% agree with that assessment. 36.7% support him with Gabi-level intensity.
I'm in physical pain seeing Reiner like this. Why do I have such an unfortunate taste in favourite characters??
Reiner and the kids hit me right in the eldest sibling feels! I'm an adult with a preteen sister like Gabi and I've really started to sympathize with Reiner more now.
I used to not know if I could hate Reiner or not. I knew there must have been something behind their betrayal, and the last few chapters have cleared this up. Seeing his flashbacks to his friends gave me hope (which I know is a bad thing to have in this series.)
WHICH OF THE WARRIORS DO YOU FEEL MOST SYMPATHY TOWARDS? (1086 responses)
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Reiner pulled off a last minute victory, edging our Annie by less than 1%. 
Reiner is the best dad. The very best. Not that he has a lot of competition in this show, but still.
I'm not as interested in the "B cast" but seeing Reiner act as a big brother and have PTSD is so heartbreaking
The flashback with Reiner and the older warriors made me want to carve my heart out with a teaspoon.  
WHICH OF THE WARRIORS WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO SEE SWITCH SIDES? (1047 responses)
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While Reiner was narrowly named most sympathetic, there’s some mad love for Annie and plenty of hope that she’ll return to the Survey Corps. 50.6% would like to see Annie switch side.
when will my wife, annie leonhardt, ever return home from the war? i miss her.
I think right now is the golden opportunity to bring Annie back into the narrative and give her the damn redemption arc she deserves
i always saw reiner helping the sc in the future and i really hope he will switch sides
I want redemption for Annie but after this chapter I lost almost all my hope.
Plot twist: Annie's been helping Paradis destroy those ships and Zeke's seemingly accurate speculation will get shit on
WHEN ANNIE COMES OUT OF THE CRYSTAL, WHAT ARE YOU EXPECTING? (1036 responses)
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I have to think that seeing Ymir’s fate caused this answer to take a swing towards the negative. 39.3% think Annie will be killed quickly after leaving the crystal.
 I don't know if "join the survey corps" is exactly accurate, but I do think she will aid them (mainly because I don't see narrative options for who could take her titan--presumably it would be a woman, it won't be Historia, Sasha or Hange wouldn't make much sense, and Mikasa's whole arc is about learning to live even if she loses her loved ones so I don't see her getting this way out of that.).
I don't think she'll join SC otherwise she will join SC when she was caught. She crystallized herself because she didn't want to join. 
Is she guaranteed to come out? I am staring to think the crystalization was a last resort, as in she might as well be dead inside the crystal because she can't get out.
probably something tragic :// thanks isayama... i mean if she ever DOES come out
I think I'll cry no matter what.
IS THERE ANY CHANCE YMIR IS STILL ALIVE? (1066 responses)
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I count myself among those who think “not exactly dead” best sums up Ymir. I see too many missing pieces in her story, including her resemblance to the “devil” to accept her fate, but clearly I’m in the minority.
I am so sad about Ymir and hope Historia gets to whoop Galliard's ass for killing her gf
Well if my theory that all past and future Eldians and their memories are connected through the Path (remember Kruger comment) in a sort of lifestream, technically no one is really dead-dead. This theory is called "Ymir is dead: how to cope".
about Ymir - let me hope D;
I REFUSE TO BELIEVE YMIRS DEAD SHE WANTED TO LIVE FOR HERSELF NO WAY IN HELL WOULD SHE LET HER POWERS BE TRADED IN FOR A FUCKBOY LOOKIN ASS BOY LIKE GALLIARD
Of course Ymir is dead. Galliard said he saw her memories of Reiner and the 104th, so he obviously ate her. How can there be any doubt?!
I hope we see more Ymir, flashbacks or otherwise. I found her death incredibly disappointing (a side comment of 'oh yeah btw she's dead' and 2 small panels...really?). Other than that, I enjoyed the chapter.
I haven been waiting so long for Ymir to return... I have to say my reaction was similar to Historia's reading the letters: 'That's all?'
WHY DID ISAYAMA KILL YMIR OFF PANNELS . WHY DID HE KILL HER AT ALL. ITS BEEN YEARS AND ALL WE GOT WAS A LETTER AND A "oh yeah and she's dead". 
WILL THE 9TH TITAN HAVE WINGS? (1003 responses)
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Welp.
NEED WINGED TITAN
i hope we will never see a titan with wings it would be ridiculous
WHO IS THE CHARACTER IN THE FOREGROUND? (1039 responses)
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This was closer than I thought. While the majority think this character is important, a huge number think s/he was a well placed nobody in the foreground of the street scene. Popular write-in suggestions were Eren, Ymir or a Marleyan operative spying on Reiner. The best answer was that it was Isayama himself.
Hajime Isayama wondering how we could ruin the peaceful moment of the warriors and make them suffer
Isayama cameo-ing in his own story (who is also the 9th titan)
It's Eren, are you blind? I don't think there is enough person on Paradis with that hair combined with such low intelligence.
I was KINDA holding out hope that Ymir WASNT dead and that the mysterious person at the end was actually Ymir but.....that's just wishful thinking lol. 
BY THE END OF THE SERIES ARMIN WILL VIEW THE OCEAN AS: (1022 responses)
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Ok, granted this was a dumb question, but the contrast of Zophia’s view of the ocean as piss water and Armin, who’s dreamed of it his whole life was too cute not to mention. Thankfully one person took me seriously.
Armin is brilliant, so let's not downplay what the ocean means to him. It is more than just a vast body of endless salt water, it represents freedom. As a child Armin didn't just dream of seeing the ocean, he dreamed of seeing the world because that is freedom to him. Zophia's comical comment isn't going to change Armin's outlook. Besides he's 19 years old now, his common sense should tell him that people piss in it.
Your opinions are piss water.
These polls are stupid
These polls aren't even entertaining and are inaccurate. Stop wasting your time.
DO YOU THINK ARMIN IS A COLOSSAL TITAN? (1041 responses)
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Welp 2.0
Armin being showns as Colossal Titan was awesome
VERY curious about Armin's mental state at this point.
Our blonde coconut is definitely Alolan Exeggutor now
ON A SCALE OF MAGATH TO ZEKE, HOW BADLY DO YOU WANT TO RETURN TO THE ORIGINAL CAST ON PARADIS? (1098 responses)
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I hope we get back to the main cast soon, I'm getting desperate.
I wanna see Levi's ponytail. Yeah I am happy with very little
Wow, the question about returning to the original cast has me divided. Of course I want to see them again, but... BOI, what a chapter this has been. So much information given in such a natural way (unlike 91's f***ing convenient amnesia). Reiner's mental state and what's going on in his head is also enough to make me interested in more Marley episodes. It's natural people want to go back to Paradis, though, it's been more than half a year without seeing much of the original cast.
Stick with the new guys! I really want to see more of them. I trust Isayama can pull this off.
Please god, no more Levi Man Pain hour.  Give me more of this sweet warrior development and shades of grey.  Many chapters without Levi continue to be good chapters.
I like the idea of a full Marley volume. I think that by the end of it we will meet up with the Paradis crew again.
Seeing even a glimpse of the main cast was enough to get me nostalgic.  I'm all for introducing new characters but this late in the series, I want to be with the characters I've already grown to love.
I love that we are finally getting a view of what the other side is like and I would have loved to see more if it weren't for the time-skip. I am at the point where I'm desperate to know what happened to our main crew and how much things have changed for them. 
Everyone needs to chill. My faves may be in the main cast, but I've waited forever to get POV chapters dedicated to the warrior side. 
WHICH CHARACTERS DO YOU GENERALLY ENJOY THE MOST? (1081 responses)
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My beloved vets continue to take a hit both in canon and in the poll. Last month the Vets were at 34.7%. This month that number was down to 23.2%. Meanwhile, the Warriors are up 4% over last month. Support for the 104th remains consistently strong
Final comments
With over a thousand entries, I can’t publish them all, but here’s a sample of the comments. As always,  I thank you for the support. 
Colt's comment about being honored to have been there while Zeke spoke his mind reminded me of Marco and his motivation for wanting to join the MPs for some reason. I can't unsee this comparison now.
I found it interesting that not only does Zeke have the trust of the Marley government but we also saw another hint that he has a secret agenda. Reiner being protective of the kids was heart-warming! A little more info about the Ackermans being a result of Titan blood science made my inner scientist go beserk with joy! At last we were introduced to Galliard and Pieck in human form.
Lost all faith in Isayama's writing skills after killing Ymir like that...like stop with the years of character development if you will throw it away like that, with just one panel of her sad gay freckled face. Also Mikasa and Levi going captain america yo! nice
I am intrigued by the fact that Marley's titans are beginning to become less powerful in the face of more advanced technology and I'm interested in seeing where the story goes from there.
I would love to free the shifters from the curse. Reiner deserves better, Ymir should be alive... Oh, and I love Colt's drunk side. Hannes would be proud.
I can't help but feel uneasy about the transfer of Marley's Titan Powers. There's been too much time put into these new warriors. They have to play some part in this story, but having Reiner get killed off by just handing over his life, after all this shit he's been through and all the unfinished business he has with the main cast doesn't feel right. I don't want Reiner to go out quietly.
I love this "outside world" arc, we learned a lot of stuff. It's also a hot mess currently, but that's what the series have been and that's why I fucking love it. Not everyone might be a fan of the shifting (hhehe) point of view, but I love how this portrays them as a "good" side, with Paradise being the "bad" side. Like there is no cliche of just black and white, but a hell lot of greys. It reminds me of when Bertholdt screamed "Who do you think actually wants to kill people!?" and "Someone will have to stain their hands with blood!" I'm getting the feeling that Isayama is building up characterization for these new characters, make us care for them (to be honest, I hope they get enough screentime for that), and sympathize them later on. Heck, we'd probably feel bad for them too when all hell breaks loose, and we readers will probably feel conflicted on who to root for. I can see that happening.
I like the Warriors a lot more than I thought I would, and even though I'm dying to get back to the main crew I’ve really enjoyed these chapters and am surprised by how much these new guys are growing on me. I think the pacing will feel a lot better on a reread, it's just hard when you read it monthly.
Reiner, you better get some goddamn agency and protect your pack of children. It may be too late for you, but they can still make it out of this!
This chapter bored me to death. I mean, I understand that this chapter was full of important information and is a pre cooking for the real cooking show but I just couldn't enjoy it. The last 2 chapters have been exhausting to read to the point that it's physically painful. I know a lot of people already loves Gabi and Falco and I know I'm gonna get so much hate for this, but I just couldn't bring myself to get invested or even so much as to like them as I have with the original characters. I mean, I do sympathize them for what they go through and I'm glad we see that because now I have a better grasp of how RBA's childhood was like but everytime they were on, or just the entirety of the last 2 chapters I've been looking for Armin, Eren, Mikasa, Sasha, Jean... And especially since Ymir died this chapter, I felt empty of her death like, I wasn't satisfied of it. I wasn't even convinced. It was like when RB said they were the CT and AT but that was exciting and this was.. heartbreaking. Long story short, this chapter and the previous chapter made me not want to read snk...
I got hyped again! This chapter was by all means, I won't say better or more important, because a story naturally needs descriptive parts like 91 & 92, but more enjoyable. This mainly is due to it building connections between the two sides we have seen in the rest of the series, for example with the Ackermans being revealed as a subproduct of titan science, thus creating suspense. The plot itself, standing still in 91 & 92, starts to  move on at least a bit, and indicates a lot of progression for next chapters as well as creating a foundation for new theories and headcanons about the snk world. I personally suspect that, since the Ackermans were supporting the Eldians way before Marley oppressed them and established a titan science program, titan science, a result being the Ackermans, was practiced in Eldia as well. This could mean that Ymir Fritz's encounter with the devil was actually a metaphoric paraphrasing of a scientific breakthrough, which will lead to us hopefully getting a more realistic description of how the titans were created. But back to the chapter. Character wise, I began to sympathize with the warrior kids a lot more as they gained more depth, and Reiner made my heart break in even more pieces than last month. I just feel so sorry for him! But fortunately, Pieck could fix the damage with her beauty. I don't really like Galliard that much but maybe that'll change...let's see! As for Ymir, I sure felt sorry for her, but even though I truly adore her character and look up to her a lot, I didn't really feel that bad about her dying, unlike the majority of the Tumblr community. But that's not because I don't want her to be happy or anything, it's just that Snk is and stays a dark fantasy and drama series where death is a totally normal thing. I actually wouldn't like it if everyone just magically survived, because the story would feel less real and mature to me. And I think that she's got way more character closure than some others, and last but not least we still have her memories. So all in all, this has been a great chapter, I got all my hopes back for the final arc and I can't wait for June to arrive.  (This is like waaaaay to long for a poll comment but well....)
EXTRA DANCC
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brynnmclean · 1 year
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All right, again in the spirit of curiosity:
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brynnmclean · 4 months
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Speaking of sibling dynamics though, all y'all who were having feelings about my Eldest Sibling Spy poll, I feel like you should know that when I had dinner with my kid brother a week ago and he told me about how our parents ask him for news and info about the rest of us, I couldn't help laughing and holding my hand out to him. "From one sibling spy to the next."
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brynnmclean · 1 year
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your parents sound truly awful are you ok
Ahahahahaha, thanks for the concern, anon! I am okay!
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