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Spoilers follow for every season ofAttack on TitanandGame of Thrones.
The ultimatum is out.
You dont come back from mass murder.
Erens mission is, in its indefensibly twisted way, a corrective to that history of violence.
They were both adapted from sprawling fantasy texts George R.R.
MartinsA Song of Ice and Firenovels and Isayamasmanga that are split into diverging, often conflicting points of view.
They share an interest in shock value, viscera, decapitations, and (oftenproblematic)allegory.
Their production schedules ran across years of high anticipation after shockingly brutal first seasons.
They both led fans to petition for a change to the endings of theirrespectivestories.
They even share a fewminor character designsbecause Isayama is apparently aThronesfan.
Its not that Erens rage isnt justified.
Theres a whiplash to this.
Narratively, arcs like those of Caligula, Daenerys, and Eren are more satisfying as cautionary tales.
No one with a conscience roots for mass murder.
The characters nihilism, ironically, needs to say something concrete.
