Eren has truly become the devil of Paradis, and seeing him in action evokes the same terrifying awe that the Colossal and Armored Titans did back in Season 1. It is a testament to writer Hiroshi Seko and director Yuichiro Hayashi that the fight scenes work as both roaring spectacle and as the culmination of 76 episodes' worth of character building that the little kid angry and scared of Titans is now a one-man-army capable of holding his own against not one, but three Titan shifters. The rest of the episode deals with the assault on Paradis by Marleyan forces, and the latest round in the never-ending brawl between Eren and Reiner. His return also comes with some hints of lore, as we see Zeke next to a girl who he claims built him up using sand, in a strange astral plane looking like the "Paths" Eren Krueger explained back in Season 3. And yet, what makes the opening scene absolutely infuriating is seeing Zeke, the most sadistic person on the show, emerge from the womb of a Titan fresh as a daisy and ready to go.
Even if Hange is lying and he is still alive - it was rather odd that she would not let anyone examine the body, and then quickly ran away and threw Levi and herself down a river - it will not be the same Levi we knew and loved. The poor man's face is messed up, his body is mangled, and he is missing a few of his sword-holding, ODM gear-using fingers. The episode wastes no time getting right to the biggest unanswered question from last season: what the hell happened to Levi? Well, pour one out for the baddest fighter on Paradis, because it is rather hard to see how he could come back from this one. Though this episode is mostly table setting, it still does a great job of reminding us of the story so far, reiterating the stakes, and likely building up to a crushing finale. The Final Season Part 2 premiere certainly hits the ground running with brutal, absolutely savage action, some devastating reveals, emotional moments, and further blurring of lines. Attack on Titan is finally back and at its most metal yet.
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