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After two episodes of heavy action, “Assassin’s Bullet” takes some time to catch its breath. However, this isn’t just a slower episode, it’s one that casts a cloud of dread over everyone. There are many moments where shots linger on characters staring at each other in appreciation or lengthy beats where the Survey Corps hug one another. This focus on emotion is rare for Attack on Titan and it’s a major red flag that danger is right around the corner. The title “Assassin’s Bullet” is designed to create tension and all of these elements work together once Gabi decides to board Eldia’s airship.
“Assassin’s Bullet” embraces warm shots of characters and close ups of connection, but it in turn uses these same tools to reflect disappointment. Scenes where characters joyfully smile upon reunion with their group are balanced with Levi’s rant about how much he hates Eren’s face and how it’s turned into a symbol of frustration. Attack on Titan has explored several enlightening angles for its story and characters, but a new one that this episode initiates is Eren losing the support of his own friends.
It’s strangely cathartic to watch Levi wail on Eren and berate him like he’s a spoiled brat because that’s exactly how he acted back in Liberio. This direction works so well and it’s significant to see Eren’s support staff start to leave him. It’s still early, but it doesn’t look like things are far off from the Survey Corps putting together a coup against Eren or him forcing everyone to follow his rule under duress. Forget about Eldia versus Marley. This could easily become a situation where it’s everyone versus Eren
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Another very smart touch is that–much like the people of Marley–the audience assumes that all of Eldia has been in on this bloody attack, but in fact it’s got a lot more to do with Eren’s superiority complex, which made him go rogue. This is the first time that we really get to see Eren and Levi together since the four years that have passed since the end of season three and it’s a brilliant idea to reveal that Levi seems to currently hate Eren. This apathy that begins to form within the Survey Corps makes the reveal that Zeke has secretly been working together with Levi and the Survey Corps hit even harder.
This alliance speaks to an even greater level of subterfuge and strategy. It feels like every character is actually three or four steps ahead of everyone else and just waiting for disparate individuals and events to align in order for them to move forward. It also casts what’s already been an unpredictable season in an even more mysterious light where nothing can be taken at face value and one side’s defeat may actually just be a piece of a larger plan that’s yet to fully materialize.