Attack on Titan got bad long before its controversial ending
A Polygon article examines how Attack on Titan’s quality declined well before its controversial ending. The author pinpoints a specific turning point: the scene where Rod Reiss licks cerebrospinal fluid off a cave floor before transforming into a malformed titan. While devoted fans saw this moment as part of the series’ escalating complexity, the critic experienced it as the moment the show fundamentally changed, losing its identity as a survival horror story in favor of increasingly complex narrative directions.