#bloomy asks

i think it’s interesting too!! to be honest, i’ve found that it’s sometimes a challenge for me to discuss media. i’ve recently thought about it, and i think it’s because most of the time, i just accept a piece for what it is: made by someone else. i usually don’t think about the “what could have beens” or “what should have beens” because they never really occur to me organically, and it’s not like someone else’s ending is something i can change. plus, i usually can’t come up with “better” plot ideas anyway lol.

that all being said, imo isayama’s really taken what fans and critics have said to heart and i think it’s warped a lot of his opinions on his work in hindsight. which sucks as an artist. but that’s what happens in today’s day and age i suppose. i can totally see what he’s saying though about failing to commit to eren being a detestable figure, that part is very apparent in the ending to me. eren’s narrative flounders at the end, leaving you unsure of what to make of him a bit. on the other hand, intentionally or not, it does fall into line with a lot of the grey area that makes aot aot. yes, what eren did was absolutely wrong and awful and the worst possible decision, but sometimes people you’ve grown to care for end up making wrong and awful decisions, and now you’re stuck wondering what you’re supposed to make with your feelings toward them. i think making a hero a villain is a hard line to walk in fiction because it’s messy and un-figure-outable (lol) when it happens in real life, let alone in a story where people of all walks of life and different lived experiences will read it.