Hello everyone and welcome to another edition of Attack on Titan catchup, this time looking at season 2 episode 11, Charge. Now I have felt that some of the episodes in this season have been a bit lacking with plot points dragged out or seemingly forgotten about. This show reminded me of what this show can do. When it is good it is very very good and this episode was brilliant. It hooked, took you on an emotional ride and the twenty minute runtime felt like two. I wanted more!

It started off with the captain of the scouts using some of his men as bate. They made a point out of saying that this is something he has done before so he definitely had a win at all costs mentality. This along with his screaming declaration to advance while being dragged off by a Titan was going to lead me to argue that he was the most bad ass character in the episode. The fact that he wasn’t is ridiculous as he really went up in my estimations…but Mikasa pipped him to the post. Her hate filled speech demonstrated how sick and tired she was of losing people and plans changing and had now undertook a more focussed and no-nonsense attitude (not that she was passive or anything beforehand, she just turned things up a notch). I can’t decide whether “There is only so many people I can give a damn about” or “I have no heartstrings left to pull on” is the better line but they were both top notch nonetheless.

As the scouts finally caught up you could really feel Connie’s rage and sadness aimed towards Bertolt. The scene hit me in the feel but it didn’t for Mikasa. She was far beyond sympathy by this point. Mikasa managed to get Eran out alive but the threats just didn’t let up as the episode ended with them coming face to face with another Titan. I think it is supposed to be the same one that ate Eran’s mum but I am not completely sure. A great episode and I would say the best of the season so far.

DD Rating: 9.5/10