Attack on Titan 4x20 REACTION!! "Memories of the Future"
Added 2022-05-14 17:36:08 +0000 UTCJohn and Steve's reaction and discussion for Season 4 Episode 20 of Attack on Titan - Memories of the Future
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That was great!! Thank you!!
John DeTrolio
2022-05-14 18:43:04 +0000 UTCSo in order to avoid any confusion regarding the time travel mechanics, I will break down what type of Time travel we're dealing with here. AOT operates by a particular type of time travel where it's almost impossible to change the past even if you somehow go back in time. And any change that you tried to cause was always meant to happen in the overall timeline. Here time is a fixed circle, not a stream. We may see Eren meddle in the past but that was always meant to happen. This calls into the question of the existence of free will in the world of Attack of Titan.The Attack Titan's ability is to receive the memories of its future inheritors. This was hinted when Kruger mentioned Mikasa and Armin towards the end of S3. Keep in mind, they can only view these memories but can't interact with them. So how was Eren able to meddle in the past. He had 3 perfect conditions to do so, first he had the ability of the Attack Titan, second he had the ability of the founding titan, and 3rd he was in contact with someone with royal blood who was Zeke. After Zeke touched Eren's head, they were able to view Grisha's past memories with Eren using the power of the coordinate. They were freely able to view the past as if it were through a one way mirror. Now if Eren had any other Titan other than the Attack Titan, he would only be able to look. But since Attack Titan can see forward in time, Grisha can use this to see Eren's recollection of the same event that he's currently experiencing in real time. So this mean that whenever Grisha can see or hear Eren, he's actually recieving a brief future memory from Eren's POV where he can see out of his eyes and hear his words. That means he is seeing himself from a 3rd perspective. Then if he responds, his response is simply part of the memory that Eren/Zeke are viewing, allowing for a two way communication through time.Also Note that everytime, Grisha sees Zeke, Eren is always standing behind his dad. So whenever Grisha sees Zeke, it is from actually due to the memories from Eren's POV.Another thing to add: Eren does not see everything in the future. Eren only has seen only some moments in the future. Hopefully this clears things up.
john ross
2022-05-14 18:28:54 +0000 UTCGreat reaction and discussion as always
devan1
2022-05-14 18:08:42 +0000 UTC
