Episode
Attack on Titan: Erwin Smith: The 57th Exterior Scouting Mission (4)
Overview
With the help of Levi's squad, the Recon Corps has successfully captured the Female Titan. As Commander Erwin and Captain Levi begin preparations to extract whoever is inside the Titan, will the Recon Corps discover its true identity, or does the Female Titan have one last trick up its sleeve?
Details
- Series
- Attack on Titan
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 20
- Air date
- 2013-08-25
- Runtime
- 24 min
Episode context
Erwin Smith: The 57th Exterior Scouting Mission (4) is Episode 20 in Season 1 of Attack on Titan. It aired on 2013-08-25. The runtime is 24 min.
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Episode 19: Bite: The 57th Exterior Scouting Mission (3)
With the Female Titan still chasing after Levi's squad, Eren considers turning himself into his Titan form, but Levi tells him to choose to be either a monster or a member of the Recon Corps. As Eren remembers what he has learned from the squad, he realizes that the danger and sacrifice they all share is not what binds them — it is trust. Now it is up to Eren to make the decision of who he will trust.
Episode 21: Crushing Blow: The 57th Exterior Scouting Mission (5)
After a last act of desperation, the person inside the Female Titan has escaped from the Recon Corps and reverted to their human form. Now, disguised as a member of the Recon Corps and equipped with Maneuver Gear, they finally catch up to their prey — Levi's squad.
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Episode 22: The Defeated: The 57th Exterior Scouting Mission (6)
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Episode 17: Female Titan: The 57th Exterior Scouting Mission (1)
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Episode 25: Wall: Assault on Stohess (3)
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Episode 14: Can't Look into His Eyes Yet: Eve of the Counterattack (1)
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