The WORST episodes of Attack on Titan
Every episode of Attack on Titan ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Attack on Titan!
After his hometown is destroyed and his mother is killed, young Eren Yeager vows to cleanse the earth of the giant humanoid Titans that have brought humanity to the brink of extinction.
#1 - Old Story
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/6/2018
Historia and Erwin look back on their past, revealing a shady government with a hidden agenda and inspiration for an uprising.
#5 - Opening
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/27/2017
The Scouts rally and charge in pursuit, but Reiner is not quite himself while the group is trapped in the giant forest until nightfall.
#6 - I'm Home
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/8/2017
With the appearance of Titans within Wall Rose, Sasha and Connie ride as messengers to warn their villages of the impending threat.
#10 - Idol: The Struggle for Trost (7)
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 6/16/2013
Plans are made 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.
#11 - Special Operations Squad: Eve of the Counterattack (2)
Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 7/21/2013
The Recon Corps 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.
#12 - The Hunters
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/20/2017
Without a way to pursue the Titans, the Scouts have no choice but to recuperate as they wait for reinforcements. But do they still have faith in Eren?
#15 - Wound: The Struggle for Trost (8)
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 6/23/2013
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.
#16 - A Dim Light Amid Despair: Humanity's Comeback (1)
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/21/2013
Eren begins his training with the Cadet Corps, but questions about his painful past overwhelm him. When he struggles with a maneuvering exercise, Bertholdt and Reiner offer kindly advice.
#17 - What Needs to Be Done Now: Eve of the Counterattack (3)
Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 7/28/2013
Everyone is a suspect in the investigation to find out who killed the two test-subject Titans. Meanwhile, the cadets pick which military branch they’ll be joining, but after the harrowing events in the Trost attack, many are uncertain which branch to choose.
#18 - Smoke Signal
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/23/2018
After barely surviving Eren's recovery, a rising threat from the shadows puts everyone's lives in danger again.
#20 - That Day: The Fall of Shiganshina (2)
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/14/2013
After the Titans break through the wall, the citizens of Shiganshina must run for their lives. However, those that do make it to safety find a harsh life waiting for them.
#21 - Bystander
Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 10/8/2018
Having seen a glimpse of his father's memories, Eren attempts to track down a man hoping they might shed some light on his father's secrets.
#22 - Response: The Struggle for Trost (6)
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/9/2013
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.
#25 - The Door of Hope
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 12/21/2020
Reiner reflects on his past, remembering what pushed him to become a Warrior and keep moving forward when all hope was lost.