Attack on Titan (manga)/Recap/S1/E02 The Fall of Shiganshina, Part 2

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Hannes apologizes to Eren for not saving his mother, admitting he was afraid of the Smiling Titan and that both Eren and Mikasa are still weak children. Some of townsfolk of the Shiganshina District escape to the inner Wall Maria, while the soldiers try to hold off the Titans. The soldiers try to close the gate, but the Armored Titan rams the gate, breaching the inner Wall Maria, and causing those inside to retreat even further inside Wall Rose. Some time later, Eren has a strange dream in which his grieving father forcefully gives him an injection and his key before being woken up by Mikasa. Eren grows disgusted with the people of Wall Rose as the latter do not like sharing their food or homes with the refugees. During the next year, as a food shortage becomes apparent, the government orders the refugees to either work on the farms or fight to reclaim Wall Maria. About 250,000 people, 20% of the populace, choose to fight, only to be wiped out by the Titans. Eren vows revenge and joins the army along with Mikasa and Armin.

(Copied from Wikipedia, "List of Attack on Titan episodes (season 1)")

Tropes used in Attack on Titan (manga)/Recap/S1/E02 The Fall of Shiganshina, Part 2 include:

• It Gets Worse: The Armored Titan appears, and destroys an inner gate. This allows the Titans to go from the outlier district of Shiganshina to Wall Maria.
• Shoot the Dog: The government sent the adult refugees to their death, probably to ease the food shortage.
• Uriah Gambit: The adult refugees, who probably had inadequate training, were forced to try to reclaim their home from the titans. The government had a motive to cull the population.