One of the first images from “Judgment,” the premiere entry from Attack on Titan: Final Season, Part 2, is a naked and bewildered Zeke who emerges from the husk of a Titan’s corpse, as if he’s been reborn anew. Attack on Titan has always been interested in how death is necessary for rebirth, but it’s become a suffocating mantra during the series’ final season.
More casualties have been experienced than ever before as characters become increasingly willing to write off huge swathes of humanity for some nebulous “greater good” that might not actually be appreciated until generations later, if at all. The body count in Attack on Titan only continues to rise, and the chilling new opening title sequence (“If I lose it all outside the wall, live to die another day…”) pointedly prepares the audience for unprecedented destruction. However, a glimmer of hope for salvation remains–just like a cleansed man who crawls out of death and into the sunlight of opportunity–and maybe it,Titan carnage, but it’s not exactly anything that hasn’t been seen before. ’s somehow possible that everything will be alright.
Eren had transformed into his titan form, and Porco Galliard shielded Piek and Gabi from the backlash. As Gabi questions which side Piek is on, Piek reassures her that while she may not believe in Marley, she believes in her comrades. As soon as she says that, the entire Marley troop, spearheaded by Reiner and Magath, appears in the sky in a host of airships.
Yelena requests Eren to return to safety, but Eren continues towards Porco, disregarding her. While Yelena gives her soldiers the order to keep Eren safe, she struggles to understand why Eren is not following the plan, since Eren was supposed to be special.
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Piek transforms into the Cart Titan and takes Gabi to Commander Magath for her safety, where Colt asks her about Falco. The people from Marley are shocked to know that Falco ingested some of Zeke’s spinal fluid, and is held a prisoner. Eren realizes that only Reiner could have mobilized and brought the Marleyan troops on this desperate mission. Reiner transforms upon landing, and he and Porco attack Eren.
The Marleyan troops start to drop from their airships with parachutes and wreak havoc on Yelena’s soldiers. On the Marleyan side, Piek equips herself with her signature canon. She reports that Eren has not used the powers of the founding titan yet and she cannot figure out why.
Gabi recalls the conversation from when the Survey Corps had rescued Eren and Zeke from Liberio, and reports it to others word by word. They realize that Zeke is a titan of royal blood, and vow to not let Eren and Zeke come together.
As Eren and Reiner battle yet again, Reiner continues to think that Eren has suffered enough, and now they should all just rest. Contrary to this thought, however, their battle picks up pace, and using the power of Warhammer, Eren immobilizes both Reiner and Porco. However, Piek and the Marleyans severely injure Eren using their special canon.
As Yelena watches horrified, Onyankopon runs off to let Armin and the others out. After some scruffle, Armin convinces everyone to help Eren. Mikasa, however, is still stuck on what Eren had said to her about the Ackerman loyalty, and despite agreeing to help Eren, she refuses to believe that this could be her own free will.
It becomes clear from their conversation that neither Connie nor Jean trusts Eren right now. While Armin staunchly believes that Eren would never agree to Zeke’s Euthanasia plan, he is shocked to learn that even Mikasa is starting to lose faith in Eren.
Outside, Marleyan soldiers completely overpower and destroy Paradis troops. Reiner also seems to have overpowered Eren, who screams in agony as Attack on Titan Final season part 2 episode 1 ends.
With the extremely high expectations that surround Attack on Titan: Final Season, Part 2, “Judgment” shows a surprising amount of restraint. A city still gets demolished and numerous Titans get impaled, but it’s a rather direct entry that focuses on the fallout of Attack on Titan: Final Season, Part 1’s big climax. It’s very satisfying to get an episode that mostly consists of Titan-on-Titan carnage, but it’s not exactly anything that hasn’t been seen before.
