3 : Old Story 〈2025〉

The episode focuses on the pasts of and Commander Erwin Smith , revealing the "old stories" that motivate their current actions.

Shingeki no Kyojin Season 3 - Episode 47 discussion : r/anime

Are you asking about this episode, or were you looking for a review of something else, like the Tracey Marshall book Old Story or the Richard Trythall piano piece Mirage 3: Old Story ?

The episode highlights the "morally reprehensible" actions of those in power and the selfish motivations behind even the "heroic" characters like Erwin. Points of Criticism

A flashback shows young Erwin's father theorizing that the government altered humanity's memories. His father's subsequent "accidental" death at the hands of the Military Police fuels Erwin’s lifelong quest for the truth.