>>6 way to prove OPs point!
The show is absolutely carried by it's animation and OST. As for the story, it's very generic. The definition of normie slop. That's why it's so popular.
>>8 AOT season 1 (especially the first episode) is objectively a masterclass at directing. I can understand if you don't like anything past the first season, as they drop in quality, but it was over-all a good show (despite me having put off watching everything past the first season until recently, for it being very popular with normies!)