Review of Attack on Titan Season 3

Wow! Just...WOW! After a disappointing (to me, at least) Season 2, Attack on Titan roars back into my heart with the speed of a Levi-attack in ODM gear! The Season 3 opening is a visual pastiche of melancholy, a bittersweet reflection, set to a surprisingly upbeat tune, and we see just how far our heroes have come, while also giving us glimpses into the background/psyche/makeup of other characters, like Erwin, Levi, and Christa/Historia. Minor Spoiler: during the opening credits, there's a scene where a happy child/Eren runs and bumps into a stoic soldier/Eren. Soldier/Eren doesn't react, as child/Eren dances joyfully around soldier/Eren, laughing and waving to gethis attention. It's fairly "meta," but it really sets to tone for the season.

In addition to the Shiganshina Trio, we get more screen-time and exposition with Erwin, Levi and Hange, and it feels like ALL the characters, like Connie, Sasha, and Jean, are being a part of a real team, even as the story unfolds and grows more complex and twisted.

Production values remain high; art, motion, music, and with vastly improved story-telling technique over Season 2, Season 3 sets a very high bar.