Review of Attack on Titan Season 3

Oh God, what a let down. After giving season 1 and 2 such high scores, I wasn't expecting for me to be so uninterested this season. Perhaps I was too blinded by the huge spectacle of it all, but it seems to have finally worn off on me. Where I do begin? The story never once managed to hook me or keep me interested. It felt like they just spewed out backstories for characters hoping one of their sob stories would manage to strike a cord in our hearts - unfortunately for me, it never did. I realize that for all of the side characters, andeven the well-beloved main characters like Armin and Levi, they could die and I wouldn't bat an eye. I think I'd get more sadness from watching the characters reactions than the actual death itself. I think that's telling of how well developed the characters are. Apart from that, I see how they were trying to connect all the different pieces together in an attempt to be more cohesive, but it doesn't make up for the fact that it isn't even interesting to begin with. Nothing comes as a surprise or shock anymore. The fight scenes don't have the high stakes they used to. There are never any major casualties or consequences and so I'm left being extremely bored during fights, which is a shame being that the combat is one of the things the show excels at. Honestly, I'm just confused and a bit let down. I hope part 2 and the subsequent season 4 deliver something better than this. The art is good, as always. The OP and ED are good, as always.

I just don't know how I feel about AoT anymore. I was so hyped watching the first season and also the second season. I'm not sure what happened - maybe I'm just getting tired of seeing characters I really don't care about. Ugh.