Just as Atlas was condemned to hold up the celestial heavens, Eren literally and figuratively carries the weight of humanity's survival on his shoulders.
[Anime Spoilers] Anime Rewatch – Episode 13 – Primal Desire
The episode concludes with the appearance of Captain Levi and the Survey Corps, signaling a move toward reclaiming lost territory and investigating the basement in Shiganshina.
The final scenes see Eren imprisoned in a dungeon under the supervision of Commander Erwin Smith and Levi, setting the stage for the legal and ethical debates over his existence that follow in the next arc.
The central imagery of the episode—Eren carrying a massive boulder to seal the breach in Wall Rose—is frequently compared to the Greek myth of .
The battle concludes with 207 soldiers dead or missing and nearly 900 injured.