Attack On Titan “Sneak Attack” Review
Attack On Titan “Sneak Attack” is the seventy seventh episode of the Attack On Titan anime. Following on from the attack on Paradis is episode 76. I have to say I enjoyed this episode immensely but I feel like that’s because I knew what was coming up. And know what’ll happen soon.
Direction and Characters
One of the things I took from this, mainly character based episode, was that Gabi isn’t unbearable and doesn’t make me want to punch a wall every time she opens her mouth. The direction and mainly voice acting of that character in particular is so well done that she’s actually coming across as the sympathetic character she was always meant to be.
I mentioned direction and that’s something else I noticed. Whilst this episode does re-use scenes from the previous at times. Presumably to cut down on time needed to render and draw new ones. The action, when it’s there, is so amazingly directed that it takes away from the bad. There are small hints as to the character’s fates as Gabi, Falco and Falco’s brother hide out in a room full of open bird cages. Anyone who knows will make the connection. And it’s a cool little nod.
Slow but Fast
The only real complaint I have with this episode in particular is the pacing. Like I said, a lot of the beginning was just re-used footage. So it felt slow as all hell. I even wondered for a hot minute if I was watching the wrong episode. Re-using some footage is fine but re-using whole damn scenes is another story. It led to an episode which felt slow but packed full of content. Slightly confused tonally. I hope MAPPA don’t make a habit out of it.
Overall a good episode but pales in comparison to 76.
