In the manga, the Survey Corps soldier's death was gruesome and quick, but the anime managed to up the ante, playing out the grisly scene for a rather extended period of time.

Numerous fans in online forums such as Reddit immediately noted how haunting and horrifying Mike's death was portrayed in the anime. Mike decided to divert the giants' attention to himself, attempting to buy time for everyone to escape. Heading out on horseback, the group was pursued by numerous Titans, including a number of abnormals. With this, everyone realized that Wall Rose must have fallen and that they desperately needed to escape. Reiner, for his part, remarked how strange it was that they were not equipped with their weapons, while other Survey Corps members around them were fully armed.Д«efore long, however, Sasha felt Titans coming towards them, and immediately after, other Survey Corps officers saw the incoming giants in the distance. Members Sasha and Connie reminisced about how much they wished to visit their villages, which were located nearby. The episode then shifted back to events 12 hours before, focusing on the other members of the 104th Training Corps under the command of Squad Leader Mike Zacharius. Overall, Hange's scene with Pastor Nick served to bring about one of the biggest questions in the franchise so far: Are all the Walls made of Titans, and why are the powers that be hiding this information from the people? With Nick calling her bluff, Hange decided to manhandle him instead, throwing him to the ground, before reminiscing how the recent events reminded her of her first days in the Survey Corps.

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