History Recap / AttackOnTitanS2E12Scream

* AnythingButThat: Reiner is horrified that Eren possesses the Coordinate ability, lamenting that he is the worst person who should hold such power.

* WhamShot: Eren seemingly tries in vain to fight the same Smiling Titan that took his mother, only to unleash some mysterious power that commands the other titans to devour it. It turns out he is a "Coordinate" that Reiner and Bertolt were looking for.

* OhCrap: Reiner is absolutely horrified to realise that the Coordinate that he has been searching for all this time and Eren are one in the same. As he notes Eren is the absolute last person on Earth he'd want to have said power.

* FreezeFrameBonus: The moment Hannes is killed by the Smiling Titan, the exact same group of flowers being splashed with blood from Eren's cryptic dream in the very first episode briefly flashes on screen.

* CallBack: In the very first episode of the series, Eren has a cryptic dream starting with a group of flowers suddenly being drenched in blood. The moment Hannes is killed by the Smiling Titan, the exact same group of flowers from Eren's dream is drenched in blood in the same manner.

* DevouredByTheHorde: The Smiling Titan, as Eren uses the Coordinate to send every titan in the vicinity to attack it. It [[DissonentSerenity shows no reaction]] or attempts at defending itself.

* DevouredByTheHorde: The Smiling Titan, as Eren uses the Coordinate to send every titan in the vicinity to attack it. It shows no reaction or attempts at defending itself.

As pandemonium reins around the battlefield Eren is confronted by his mothers killer. With history repeating itself once again and hope seemingly lost Mikasa reveals the feelings she's had for Eren all this time. Spurred on Eren tries one final do-or-die tactic against the Smiling Titan only to reveal an ability that may turn the tide of battle.

* DeclarationOfProtection: After Mikasa's DyingDeclarationOfLove (seen below) Eren tells her that he'll "wrap that scarf around [her] as many times as you want" before punching the Smiling Titans hand.

* LaughingMad: After Eren is ForcedToWatch Hannes being eaten by the Smiling Titan all he can do is laugh and cry over how useless he feels. Yuki Kaji delivers an ''amazing'' performance in this scene.

* LaughingMad: After Eren is ForcedToWatch Hannes being eaten by the Smiling Titan all he can do is laugh and cry over how useless he feels.

* DoNotGoGentle: When it looks like Eren and Mikasa are going to be eaten by the Smiling Titan Eren screams and punches its hand seemingly as one last middle finger to his enemy. This actually turns out to be more effective then initially presumed as it allows him to use the Coordinate and kill the Smiling Titan.

* CompressedAdaptation: While the first half of the episode is a pretty faithful adaptation of chapter 50 (with one exception being Ymir's conversation with Bertolt and Reiner on top of Shiganshina's wall which had some fat cut out of it) the second half, which covers chapter 51, is a bit different. Instead of the Survey Corps convening on top of the Wall it cuts to a week later and the conversation about Eren awakening the Coordinate was moved to taking place inside Trost. One of the biggest changes was that Hange's theory about why Titans eat people was cut and instead they reiterate that Titans were once people. Likely, since this was the season finale and they were running low on time, the episode decided to end on a somewhat more triumphant note then if it had straight adapted chapter 51's material.

* AdaptationalBadassery: The expanded focus on Hannes' death in the anime shows him holding his own against the Smiling Titan for a while, as opposed to his much faster death in the manga. He performs well for a self-professed coward and drunk, and for what was likely his first ever fight against a Titan.

* TheScream: Much like the title says there is a scream this episode specifically one from Eren after when he punches the Smiling Titans hand and activate the Coordinate for the first time.

As pandemonium reins around the battlefield Eren is confronted by his mothers killer. With history repeating itself once again and hope seemingly lost Mikasa reveals the feelings she's had for Eren all this time. Spurred on Eren tries one final to-or-die tactic against the Smiling Titan only to reveal an ability that may turn the tide of battle.

* DyingDeclarationOfLove: When it looks like she and Eren will be killed Mikasa thanks Eren for giving her something to fight for and for wrapping her in her scarf when they were kids. Of course Mikasa and Eren end up surviving due to the Coordinate.

* WildCard: Ymir, once again, is focused entirely on how best to keep Historia save. That means she is in turmoil as she isn't sure which side can best protect Historia from the coming war and therefore who she should back. Ultimately, once she realises that with the Coordinate humanity now has a chance, she leaves Historia in the hands of the Survey Corps while she goes to help Reiner and Bertolt at the last second.

* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: The Beast Titan's human host is revealed (albeit only in shadows) much earlier then he was in the manga.

* HeroicRROD: Eren is still healing from the wounds he got from his fight with the Armoured Titan. Unfortunately this means that he can't transform and can't prevent Hannes from being eaten. Interestingly it's possible that the Coordinate may be effected by Eren's healing to as the camera places emphasis on Eren's healing hands before he punches the Smiling Titan.

* TheReveal: Not only is it revealed that Eren is the "Coordinate" that Reiner has been talking about the Coordinate's ability allows it to control other Titans.

* WasOnceAMan: Erwin summarises Hange's findings by concluding that all Titans originated from humans in one form or another. Levi is left disturbed as he realises that he has spend so long killing other humans as oppose to mindless monsters.

* WorfHadTheFlu: Mikasa's injuries that she occurred in the previous episode means that she is to weak to protect Eren from the Smiling Titan.

* BookEnds: For Ymir's character arc until now. She started life as a false goddess and was sacrificed for the happiness of others. After regaining her humanity she vowed to life only for herself. However she then met Historia, fell in love, and dedicated her life to saving her. In the end, after realising that Historia now has a future inside the Walls, she decides to willingly sacrifice herself to Reiner and Bertolt as repayment for returning her humanity to her. Her last words in the episode are very fitting:

* TheReveal: Not only is it revealed that Eren really is the "Coordinate" that Reiner has been talking about the Coordinate's ability allows it to control other Titans.

* WasOnceAMan: Erwin summarises Hange's findings by concluding that all Titans originated from one form or another. Levi is left disturbed as he realises that he has spend so long killing other humans as oppose to mindless monsters.

* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: The Beast Titan's human host is revealed (albeit only in shadows) much early then he was in the manga.

* HeroicSacrifice: Ymir going with Reiner and Bertolt back to their hometown is framed this way considering what little we've found out about it from her flashbacks (as well as Ymir's assertion that they won't allow them to return empty-handed).