Nah

i record ON MY PHONE for context. That's my bar for quality. Do better!

Dandadan has the goofiest fucking moments with aliens trying to steal some kids dick because it gives them power?

Two seconds later, there's a beautiful, vulnerable moment between two very flawed people just trying to understand each other

And then nessie shoots a laser at them

to ever learn anything by overwriting memories time and again. It's only after Grisha takes the founding titan that advancements and knowledge are made, and they're made *immediately.* Like, Hange observed certain details but the origins, mechanisms, and everything were always behind the veil.

i've somehow managed to always need (3/3 seeds) Seasick as a result tho which is hilarious, especially when the check's also been double slam locked all three times too! Shopkeeper shuffle has been interesting and i might need to do 2 in the pool instead to really feel the impact. Krool shuffle is $

Like genuinely couldn't tell you the last time I lost on it.

Him talking to Armin just further highlights this. I think there's some clear pitfalls in the story writing but the central narrative is NOT one of them, actually? This all fits pretty neatly really and doesn't take a lot of deep contemplation to arrive at. Also Armin's saying he chose to help!!

He's not saying there's no good reason for what he did: he's saying he could not find a different outcome no matter how much effort he put in. It's clearly stated he rehashed the timeline over and over again looking for a different method and nothing ever changed the outcome. he's frustrated as hell

and so far as "i did the bad thing because i'm an idiot" goes: there's a clear subtext that Eren does not know how to utilize the powers bestowed upon him throughout the whole series. He struggles at every step, and when given literal time-warping powers, he still can't find a peaceful way out.