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I never even pictured in my head that the main antagonists would even be one inside the walls. Then it happened. It....was a groundbreaking plot-twist. This was one of the most incredible plot-twist in TV's history.

Also, my favorite at the time and the main episode which propelled me to watch the whole series in a flash. After this, i was totally into the show, like 100% and made me an absolute AOT fan. Truly an incredible work of art.

The episode was absolutely unbelievable! Incredible build up of the events, and then they shock you about of Reiner and Bertholdt true identity!

The transformation scene with Reiner and Berthold turning into their respective titans on top of the wall is one of the best in the entire show.

The animation is close to perfection and the remix of "Vogel im Käfig" never fails to give me goosebumps regardless of how often I watch it.

Sadly, narrative-wise this scene didn't achieve the emotional result that it was going for, at least for me.

Reiner and Berthold have way too little screen-time throughout the show for this to feel like the grand betrayal that it is going for and their characters are not nearly fleshed out enough, at least not in the anime (not sure about the manga). Heck, Berthold maybe says two sentences throughout the entire show up to this reveal.

Had we at least gotten 1 or 2 scenes of Eren spending time with Reiner, getting to know him more closely and perhaps trusting him with a personal secret, this could have worked.

The first time I watched this scene, my reaction was litteraly "Whoa, they're the titans...wait, who is that again?"

Also, the fact that this is the 4th time a human is revealed to be a titan in the show doesn't help (Ymir was literally revealed to be a titan in the episode before this). Had only Eren been revealed to be a titan up to this point, this could have been a much bigger shocker. But now Annie is a titan, Ymir is a titan, Eren is a titan, suddenly everyone is a titan?

I watched it again with my girlfriend and she also wasn't sold on the reveal, which is a pity because it truly is one of the most atmospheric and epic scenes that I have seen in television. It just doesn't fully earn it in my eyes and doesn't come close to being one of the best betrayals in television history as many people seem to claim.

I first watched this episode when Season 2 was still airing weekly back in 2017 and I still watch it to this day and get goosebumps, it is mindblowingly sensational. The reveal of the Armored and Colossal Titans was breathtaking. The OST complemented the moment incredibly. The animation is so beautiful in this episode. The voice acting is also impeccable, in sub and dub. Everything in this episode was executed perfectly. This show is a classic and a must watch. Many people gave up after season 1 or read the manga soon after but I stuck with it without spoiling what's to come from 2013 to 2019 and I will be watching the fourth and final season in fall 2020 even if it's not animated by WIT Studio. I honestly can't believe how good this episode is.

I want to address the people calling the reveal terrible. Firstly the reveal is genius, it was done in such a unique way which certainly caught me and many others off guard. Reiner said that he and Bertholdt were the Armored and Colossal titans so casually because he was conflicted, he had a split personality so it makes perfect sense why Reiner would reveal it in this way. No one could guess how this reveal would turn out, that's the point of it, the writers were one step ahead of the audience the entire time, they knew that we probably knew that Reiner and Bertholdt were the monstrous titans who tore down the walls as they had been acting suspicious in prior episodes, so they subverted the viewers expectations in such a genius way. I can't explain with words how masterfully done this episode is.

I was lucky enough to watch this episode without the reveal being spoiled. It's an incredible experience in every sense of the word. Attack on Titan season one had many amazing and mindblowing moments. Such as Episode 21. But this might be the greatest moment in the entire show. This episode begins very calm and quiet. It's lures you into a false sense of security. It makes you believe it'll stay slow paced but once the revelation happens it quickly turns into a masterpiece. It's just a tremendous scene in every aspect. The music was gorgeous and gave me chills.The voice acting is also perfect. The Japanese and English voice cast did a wonderful job conveying the emotion of the moment. The animation was fantastic. I just loved the moment when Eren first saw the Armored and Colossal Titans appear through the smoke.

The way this reveal was executed was so unexpected to me. First Reiner reveals his identity politely because he was still thinking about Eren as his friend. But that's when he realized which side he's on and who his enemies truly are. The show already hinted at Reiner and Bertholdt's identities throughout the season, but they did something very risky and original and it paid off in one of the finest moments in television history. I've seen Breaking Bad, GoT, Sopranos, etc. But i believe Attack on Titan is right up there with the best of them. This episode gave me a feeling i will never forget.

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