This poll closed with 770 entries. It was a lot to go through, but I appreciate the all the support. The poll was posted on Reddit and Tumblr, so I’m hopeful it’s a solid snapshot of how the fandom views the events of chapter 89.

What happened on the roof was too significant a moment for the characters to be completely unchanged by it. Anger, trust issues, grief were cited as factors. Interesting, many people saw the change as a potential positive.

My favorite positive comment:

Change, yes, but not necessarily damage. Their relationships will grow from this just as they have through every other arc.



This comment made me nod my head solemnly:

I REALLY hope so. I hated the serumbowl, but if it happened it might as well have some meaning and not have all the drama be just outta the moment. I wanna believe the characters have a say in where the story goes, and it’s not just convenient so the plot can move to where Isayama wants to.



Many respondents noticed a general numbness in Levi’s demeanor. Several want to wait and see. But at this point, only 12.9% of respondents think Levi’s relationship with Eren and Mikasa is permanently damaged.

Levi doesn’t seem to care about what’s happening around him anymore, i don’t think he’’ll care about his relationships anymore. He looks like he’s even starting to ignore his duties as a soldier.



I was expecting a more emotional response out of Levi but he’s still hanging there. A lot of fans think he’s much more distant after losing his liege but I feel like this sentiment is often what the fans want to see rather than what is happening? Levi behaves pretty kind to the kids the past few chapters though, even though they played a large part in his decision. Only time will tell I guess but I do wonder about his mental state…

Levi’s rationality will help him cope with Erwin’s loss in so many ways. On the other hand, his compassion will always make him understand what it’s like to be in other people’s shoes. After all the revelations, I’m pretty sure he has also considered Eren & Armin’s time limit, and how Mikasa is taking it. He has always been that kind of person, rational and strong but never lacking in compassion.



To the mind of many, Hange is far less forgiving than Levi. 73% of respondents think her trust and faith in Eren and Mikasa is damaged, and 26.5% believe it’s permanent.

“Bitter Hanji is my life source. I need her backstory like I need air.”



Despite Hange’s open disagreement with Levi over the serum, 89% of respondents think their relationship will be ok. I agree.

The good news: 70.8% do not think Hange’s being cruel. Hange is stressed, heartbroken and grieving, and that may be making them more short-tempered than normal, but their behavior is not unreasonable.

The bad news: 20% of the fandom think she is being cruel. As someone on Reddit suggested, maybe we should put a fence around them.

I’m sorry for Eren, but also Hanji is really tired right now. She has a different position and has to face a lot of problems and other high ranked heads of the military divisions and making difficult decisions…and they just have not many time.

I loved Hanje in that chapter, I think a lot of ppl don’t realise how alone Hanje is in this situation, their situation is even worse than Erwin imo. They have more enemies, less trusting comrades [Levi put his personal feelings 1st and reduce the chances of Humanity surviving…

she is being unreasonable, but i think it’s a realistic portrayal of how someone would behave after going through so much like idk why people are acting like her behaviour is unfounded. like im not sayin hanji acted reasonsably, she didnt like she shouldve tried reasoning with eren instead but she obviously got frustrated because of the absolute shit everyones going through right now

From how she behaved during the actual serum bowl ™ I think it’s safe to say Hanji is a very empathetic, understanding and mature person. The problem right now is she doesn’t know what Eren is going through and why he is behaving weirdly at this moment,in addition to being frustrated and not being able to understand Levi’s decision.



I’m huffy about the Hanji hate… she’s so stressed and grieving, people need to cut her some slack



Isayama did good! Despite all our theories, it appears that Ymir was an ordinary girl who was given an extraordinary name. 84.5% of respondents were satisfied with her backstory.

That said, many people think there’s more to the story. Don’t rule out those mystical ties just yet!

Well i know the People of Ymir share weird connections that even surpasses time… That Ymir’s dancing titan looked hella like the Devil that gave Ymir Fritz powers.



I’m still expecting more to be revealed. Her past hasn’t completely been showed to us and I still believe she’s somehow connected to THE Ymir.



About 2/3 of the fandom agree that Ymir is too important for an offscreen death. Big thumbs up from me on this one! For those who think she’s dead, they are side-eyeing the Quadrupedal Titan.

I believe Ymir was eaten to make the Quadrupedal Titan. The way they both stand on all fours makes me believe that. Also, Ymir’s disappearance and The Quadrupedal Titan’s appearance.

I sometimes think of these polls as an “ask the audience” test since usually the majority is right. That won’t work for the question of whether Reiss and Fritz are the same or a different bloodline. With almost 800 respondents, the fandom is equally divided on this point.

32.6% do not think time travel will be a part of this story. 22.1% do. If time travel is a factor, 48% are ok with that if it’s well written. 30% will be disappointed.

My personal feeling align with this:

I HATE TIME TRAVEL

WHY ISAYAMA

I TRUSTED YOU

Dammit



I’m hopeful if the story goes this way, Yams will pull it off successfully.

Most people believe Eren Jaeger is the source of Kruger’s memory of Mikasa and Armin. The most popular write-in entry was Grisha. In retrospect, I should’ve added him as an option.

Past, present, and future exist simultaneously. Eldians are magically connected, so they can “leak” their memories/thoughts to each other across time. The Coordinate just make this process very efficient.



I’m happy to report that my favorite Commander Handsome is still loved and missed by the majority of the fandom, at least on Tumblr! I was told that most of the 25.7% who disregard him at this point are the Redditors who chimed in :)

He would be 200% more stressed out, with more weight on his shoulders and with 199 new ghosts judging him 24/7.



Because I personally favor the vets, I assume the majority of my tumblr followers do as well. This makes me wonder if the results of these polls are slanted in their favor. This month, however, this wasn’t the case. Fans of the 104th had a nearly equal voice.

Some Final comments

I can’t list them all, but here’s a sample of the final chapter thoughts:

“Reiner looked really handsome this chapter. This is not important but appreciated.”

“I really enjoyed the flashback! I feel like many other major series get boring after the underwhelming reveal (since fans just want to see the series finish after the theories parts are done) but I felt like snks “truth” lived up to its hype.”

“Nobody’s talking about the men who venerated Ymir have the same clothes as the people from the wall cult …”

“Eren aknowledged Mikasa’s existence! Yay!!”

“Jean acting as Hanji’s assistant–make Moblit proud man! You go Jean, let those leadership qualities shine! :P”

“I’m worried that Eren won’t trust others with the information about Dina, and that withholding the information will have bad consequences :/”

“The utter lack of focus towards what happened between Armin and Bertholdt and Armin’s new powers is so bizarre to me. Like really, Bert’s death has been so poorly handled.”

“Where’s Annie”

“pls let ymir be alive and gay”

“Recent reveals have been great, I hope the characters will start to take action with what they know soon.”

“More heart-break and intrigue, but this is Attack on Titan so what else is new, lol!”

“Mindblown since 5 chapters^tm, give me the Ackertalk and some love for Mikasa and Levi-they look both done af and bring Ymir back”

“I’m so loving the latest chapters & these info reveals. So complex & cast may qs abt humanity’s nature. Everyone can be right or wrong, evil or good depending on the perspective. I do strongly believe there’s hope & the cycle will be broken. most likely, Eren would sacrifice himself somehow.”

“I hope that Mikasa’s weight loss isn’t just a throw away line and that she gets treated more like a main character. Oh and that we finally get the Ackertalk!”

“Levi looks so done…”

“For the love of everything can we please have these characters talk to each other. Eren talk to Mikasa, Mikasa talk to Levi, Levi talk with Hanji just open up the thought chambers. Lord. We’ve been waiting on ackertalk for 84 years…”