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Ep.56 - The Basement (S3E19) Apr 05, 2021

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The remaining scouts surround Armin as he comes to consciousness and they explain to him the events of that day. Hange, Eren, Mikasa and Levi make their way to the basement recalling the horror of their childhoods in Shiganshina. In the basement they find a hidden compartment unlocked by Eren's key, containing three small books and a photograph with a note explaining that people outside the walls live in luxury. Nile tells the council about Erwin's theory of people beyond the walls. In the post credits we see a flying airship and a modern city where young Grisah Jeager and his sister, clad in armbands, begin to venture beyond the walls of the internment zone.
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Ep.55 - Midnight Sun (S3E18) Apr 05, 2021

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Zeke tells Eren their father lied and that he'll be back to rescue him. Hange, Jean and Mikasa attempt to take the Armored titan power when Reiner is suddenly saved by a mysterious Cart Titan who flees with their wounded bodies. Just as the decision is made to use the single titan serum injection on Armin, Floch appears with the mortally wounded Erwin. Levi changes his mind causing a emotionally charged fight between Mikasa, Eren and himself. With everyone else dismissed from the scene Levi attempts to inject Erwin who quietly refuses. Armin appears as a pure titan who consumes Bertholdt and emerges before his friends healed.
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Ep.75 - Above and Below (S4E16) Mar 29, 2021

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Floch and Hange head towards the sound of an explosion as Zeke's nearly dead body is placed inside a pure titan. Yelena holds the entire rest of the Paradise military as hostages marked with armbands according to their allegiance. In Jail, Connie and Jean ask Armin and Mikasa for answers about Eren. Yelena interupts and discloses the entire euthanization plan. Eren asks Gabi for help but is interrupted by Pieck who holds him at gunpoint, but then pledges her allegiance to the Jeagerists. She leads them to the roof to show her loyalty where Galliard bursts through the floor an attempts to eat Eren. Marleyean Airships converge on Shiganshina as Eren transforms ready for a fight with Reiner.
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Ep.74 - Sole Salvation (S4E15) Mar 22, 2021

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Zeke remembers his childhood beginning with the humiliation of his family outside Liberio. Struggling in his warrior training Zeke comes under immense pressure from his parents, Grisha and Dina Jeager, who see him as a tool for the restoration of Eldia. While the boy is stuck learning two conflicting Eldian histories, Tom Ksaver, the previous Beast Titan, befriends young Zeke through baseball. When Zeke learns that Marley is suspicious of his parents, Ksaver convinces him to turn his them in. Ksaver, near the end of his term tells Zeke about a special power of the founding titan to change Eldian anatomy. They form a plan to sterilize the entire Eldian race and rid the world of titans. Later on Zeke meets with Eren and they agree to move forward with the euthanization. Finally, Levi hears Zeke muttering part of his plan right before he pulls the pin on the thunder spear impaling his body.
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Ep.73 - Savagery (S4E14) Mar 22, 2021

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At the meeting with Mikasa, Armin and Gabi Eren claims his actions are all his own. He indicates that Armin is being controlled by Bertholdt's memories and Mikasa is a slave to her Ackermann blood line sworn to protect Eldian kings. Levi makes plans to kill Zeke after concluding he is the true enemy. Zeke runs and shouts turning 30 scouts into titans. After fighting his way out Levi takes down the beast titan again and takes Zeke captive. Floch persuades the newest cadets to join the Jeagerists while humiliating Keith Sadies.
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No Regrets OVA Episodes (1+2) Levi's & Erwin's Backstory Mar 15, 2021

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In this 2 part series we follow a young Levi Ackerman stuck in the Underground City where lawlessness and criminals rule. Part of a young band of thieves who use stolen ODM gear, Levi and Farlan Church take in the animal-loving Isabel Magnolia after saving her from merchant thugs. A mysterious figure takes one of their allies hostage and convinces the trio to carry out a contract that will secure their citizenship above ground. They're eventually caught by a special band of scouts led by Erwin Smith who persuades them to join the military.
In part 2 Levi, Isabel and Farlan officially join the scouts with a mission to recover stolen documents and kill Erwin. Unable to find the documents the trio leaves on expedition outside the walls where they successfully take down three titans. When rain and heavy mist set in Levi leaves to find Erwin only to find an abnormal titan has demolished the scouts including his two comrades. After taking the titan down in a fit of rage Erwin confesses he knew of the assassination plot all along and convinces Levi to permanently join the scout regiment.
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Ep.72 - Children of the Forest (S4E13) Mar 08, 2021

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Zeke reveals how he's able to transform Eldians into pure titans and Levi receives news of Erens's escape. The Braus family arrive at the restaurant followed shortly by the scouts, who meet with a combative Nicolo refusing to serve them the wine reserved for the "high ranking officials." When Nicolo realizes Gabi is Sasha's killer he strikes Falco with the wine bottle and carries them both to Mr. Braus with a knife in hand. Mr Braus speaks eloquently on the cycle of violence and Nicolo confesses That Zeke's spinal fluid is in the wine. The stunned Gabi and Falco are whisked away by Mikasa and Armin when Eren shows up suddenly. Floch and the Jeagerists take Hange by force.
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Ep.71 - Guides (S4E12) Mar 01, 2021

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Armin and Hitch discuss Annie's crystal, the headlines concerning Eren's arrest, and the citizens surrounding military HQ demanding answers. Yelena admits to Pyxis she secretly met with Eren, and Onyonkapon tells Hange details about Yelena's radical past as a volunteer. After giving Mikasa and Armin orders not to talk to Eren, Premiere Zachary is assassinated with a bomb planted by young scout recruits. Eren escapes prison and meets up with Floch and another 100 other Jeagerists. Pyxis admits defeat and plans to negotiate with Eren and Pieck shows up in the heart of Paradis.
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Ep.70 - Deceiver (S4E11) Feb 22, 2021

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Gabi and Falco escape from prison. After running all night they're invited to breakfast by Kaya, an orphan who lives and works at Braus stables. Kiyomi Azumabito arrives in Paradis with an iceburst crystal powered flying boat. Hange is mobbed by justly concerned citizens right before she confronts and sentences Floch (and other loyalists) for leaking news of Eren's imprisonment. Kaya shows Gabi and Falco the village where her mother was eaten and begs the question why. General Magath discovers Zeke's secret and announces the plan to invade Paradis in six months. However, the warriors insist a surprise counter-attack must happen now.
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Ep.69 - A Sound Argument (S4E10) Feb 17, 2021

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Eren has a heated conversation with Hange in prison as she recalls the events of the 2 years prior. Kiyomi Azumabito arrives at the Port of Paradise where she reveals Mikasa's royal origins as a descendant of the shogun of Hizuru. She also discusses the terms of Zeke's secret plans for the rumbling and the scouts sort out who will inherit Eren's titan. Back in the present, we discover Historia is with child and Conny, Mikasa, Jean and Armin try sort out why Eren is no longer the Eren Jeager he once was.
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