The worst episodes of Attack on Titan
Ranked by viewer rating, lows first. Lit marks on the season rail place this list across the run. Vote on a placement to back it or contest it.
- 01
A Dim Light Amid Despair - Humanity's Comeback (1)
Eren begins his training with the Cadet Corps, but questions about his painful past overwhelm him. When he struggles with a maneuvering exercise, Berholt and Reiner offer kindly advice.
- 02
Idol - The Struggle for Trost (7)
Plans are created to use Eren's Titan powers to seal the hole in the wall in an attempt reclaim Trost. But with the government's bloodstained history and vocal dissenters in the military ranks, the biggest threat to humankind may not be the Titans.
- 03
Wound - The Struggle for Trost (8)
The plan to reclaim Trost falls apart when Eren's newfound powers turn him into a mindless giant. As Titans continue to swarm the city, it's up to Armin and Mikasa to make sure the cadets massacred during the mission haven't died in vain.
- 04
That Day - The Fall of Shiganshina (2)
Some of the Shiganshina townsfolk escape to the inner Wall Maria while the soldiers try to hold off the Titans. The soldiers try to close the gate, but one of the Titans rams the gate, breaching Wall Maria, and causing those inside to retreat even further to Wall Rose. During the next year, as a food shortage becomes apparent, the government orders the refugees to work at the farms or fight to reclaim Wall Maria.
- 05
The World the Girl Saw - The Struggle for Trost (2)
Armin tries to cope with the loss of his friends and allies after Titans massacre his squad. Elsewhere in the city, Mikasa manages to take out several of the monsters, which brings back tragic memories of her past and the first time she met Eren.
- 06
Special Operations Squad - Eve of the Counterattack (2)
The Scout Regiment moves Eren to an old abandoned castle where he will continue his training. Hanzi visits and reveals that she's been putting two captured Titans through a series of tests and trials - experiments that she wants Eren's help with.
- 07
What Needs to Be Done Now - Eve of the Counterattack (3)
Everyone is a suspect in the investigation to find out who killed the two test-subject Titans. Meanwhile, the Cadets pick which corps they'll be joining, but after the harrowing events in the Trost attack, many are uncertain which branch to choose.
- 08
The Night of the Closing Ceremony - Humanity's Comeback (2)
Annie proves her skill in a sparring session, Jan dreams of serving alongside the King, and graduation day brings shocking revelations - along with a sudden outbreak of violence.
- 09
Response - The Struggle for Trost (6)
Cadets respond to Eren's terrifying transformation with doubt and fear as he struggles to understand it himself. If Armin can't talk the commander into using Eren's newfound powers for the good of humankind, all hope of stopping the Titans might be lost.
- 10
Can't Look Into His Eyes - Eve of the Counterattack (1)
A special military tribunal will decide Eren's fate. The Military Police calls for his execution while the Scout Regiment argues that he is a powerful resource for humankind, and Mikasa is put on the spot when asked about the events of the Trost mission.
- 11
Female Titan - The 57th Exterior Scouting Mission (1)
As the Scout Regiment begins its push toward Shiganshina, they encounter an intelligent Female Titan unlike any they've seen before. When Armin hypothesizes that it's really a human that's been turned into a Titan, he, Jean, and Reiner attempt to stop it.
- 12
Primal Desire - The Struggle for Trost (9)
After the skirmishes between the cadets and the Titans come to a close, the soldiers of Trost see Eren carrying the boulder to the breach and defend him with their lives.
- 13
To You, in 2000 Years - The Fall of Shiganshina (1)
For over a century, humans have been living in settlements surrounded by gigantic walls, which prevent the Titans, giant humanoid creatures who eat humans, from entering. Young Eren Yeager wishes to see the outside world by joining the Recon Corps, as he likens living in the cities to livestock. Despite this, his foster sister Mikasa Ackerman and their mother Carla are against him in joining the Corps. Even after seeing the Recon Corps returning home with large casualties, Eren expresses his interest to join.
- 14
First Battle - The Struggle for Trost (1)
Eren faces off against the Colossal Titan after it appears out of nowhere and knocks a strategic hole in the Rose Wall gate. As Titans swarm the city, the newly graduated Cadets are called in to fight in brutal battle that won't be without casualties.
- 15
Smile - Assault on Stohess (1)
In the Stohess District of Wall Sina, the Military Police are ordered to escort the Recon Corps convoy once they enter the capital. After the convoy has entered Stohess, Annie is secretly called by Armin in the alleyways.
- 16
Whereabouts of His Left Arm - The Struggle for Trost (5)
A miraculous return is met with anger and fear. Cannons are fixed on Eren as he struggles to remember what happened to him inside the belly of a monster and how he ended up humankind's enemy. One question is all that matters: is Eren human or Titan?
- 17
A sudden visit from the Tybur family shakes up the Marleyan military. Meanwhile, Falco smuggles letters for a friend and helps two old comrades reunite.
- 18
Small Blade - The Struggle for Trost (3)
After the retreat bell sounds, many cadets find themselves without enough fuel to scale the wall back to safety. Mikasa begins to lose hope once she hears of the deaths in Armin's squad, but the appearance of a new type of Titan stokes her will to fight.
- 19
Mercy - Assault on Stohess (2)
Days before Eren is escorted to the capital, Erwin and Armin reveal to him they have a plan to capture the person they believe is the Female Titan. Back in the present, Eren, Armin and Mikasa manage to escape a tunnel collapse while being hunted by the Female Titan.
- 20
After barely surviving Eren's recovery, a rising threat from the shadows puts everyone's lives in danger again.
- 21
On the run and running out of time, the Scouts must entrust their lives to others if they plan on surviving.
- 22
Two years ago, Paradis welcomed their first visitor who was surprised to see one of their own. Obtaining their help will be critical in a three-part plan to protect Paradis.
- 23
Trapped on the world's most dangerous island, Falco and Gabi will do anything to survive. Elsewhere, the public demands answers when they learn the savior of Paradis has been detained.
- 24
While Hange and Pyxis piece together Zeke's true intentions, tension builds outside HQ where Armin and Mikasa plead for permission to speak with Eren.
- 25
Armin tries to save Falco from Conny's attempt to feed him to his mother's Titan in order to restore her humanity. Back in Shiganshina District, Floch Forster begins the execution proceedings for Yelena and Onyankopon.
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