It is! Because in Hawkeye's flashback , soldiers who normally had blue eyes in the flashbacks , don't have them. Because after all they were just people.
definitely a creative choice but the whole war of ishvalan extermination seems to be inspired by the holocaust in wwii. amestris has quite a few similarities to germany such as the title of the leader being fuhrer. the blue eyes i think was a reference to blonde haired blue eyed aryans. hitler's ideal race.
That last exchange between Ed and Winry while he slowly peels her fingers off the gun will never fail to hit me in the feels. His words were so sweet and caring :( and also it's just beautifully written for all the characters involved. Winry becomes something that now forces Scar to realize what he's truly doing, and Winry defies the cycle of revenge because despite all the hurt and pain she still can't bring herself to even try to harm ANYONE. She's amazing.
And some people dare SAY Winry is a useless character still... People just overrate physical power over a well-written character that enforces the true kind of strength.
@@aime7035 they say she's useless but this is an action anime and she isn't a fighter, she is useless in combat of course but she is an emotional and well written character for the brothers to develop and have a reason to fight and protect.. so yeah she is useless in some aspects but she is overall very important and ties a lot of characters like Ed and Scar together.. :) have a nice day/afternoon/night!
@@nickwx9816 _How_ is she supposed to be _"useless in combat"_ in any way shape or form... Ed would be completely unable to fight with only one arm and on a wheelchair... the only reason this can be a so called _"action anime"_ is _because of her_ (and Pinako)... the second she forgot a single screw _Ed_ was the one who was rendered almost useless..!
@@mbpoblet Wtf? Did you really just forget about the part where she isn't a fighter herself? Can you imagine her taking on any of the maniacs Elric brothers had to fight against?
@@mbpoblet She cannot make an arm and a leg in the middle of a firefight. She cannot rehabilitate an amputee in the middle of a fight. Just like a Doctors skills are not helpful in fighting an enemy, Winry is useless in a fight. She is not a useless character, or useless in general, but within the narrow context of active combat, she does not contribute in a significant way compared to pretty much any of the other characters. (edited a fight to active combat for more clarity)
“Tell the world Edward, tell them I, Edward Elric, a man, I'm a victim too of domestic violence. And see how many people believe or side with you.” Also Winry probably. (JK tho, for anyone that takes things way too seriously/ trope of female leads physically harming their male counterparts is prevalent in anime, almost as prevalent as as male leads perv-ing on their female counterparts)
This episode is so good. It shows the cycle of violence, with Scar realizing he’s become the very thing he hates, and shows the parallels between Scar and his brother and Ed and Al. Ed and Scar’s brother both being extremely talented alchemists who sacrificed their right arms to save their younger brothers both of whom are better fighters than their older brothers.
I love his hesitation when he sees Ed protecting Winry :( so sad. He's one of my favorite characters. Even if he's out of it for a little while here and there, whenever he is in it he's very impactful and teaches us things. And his slow bond with others is pretty heartwarming
Ed’s words to Winry at the end here, for me personally, make up one of the most beautiful moments in the series. I love Ed’s character so much. So strong, determined, and hot-headed; yet so gentle, compassionate, and wise.
The amestrian army looking like the same white, blond, blue-eyed people in the marches was a stylistic choice to show the Ishvalans perspective. They didn't look like "a people" to the Ishvalans during the genocide. They looked like a plague that was steadily wiping them out.
@@vince7520 The closer reference is nazi Germany. Blonde hair and blue eyes defining Hitler's conception of a "perfect" aryan race. Committing genocide against another race known for its religious heritage for bullshit reasons parallel to the holocaust. Allusions to Amestris being like nazi Germany are present throughout the entire show - the most blatant example obviously being that the leader of the country is the Führer.
@@vince7520 it’s literally a direct parallel to the third reich and nazi Germany. The creator of the manga has stated as such. Amestrias is nazi Germany but in a different universe.
We need to remember that scar isn't just killing all amestrians. He's just killing all state alchemists, 99% of whom were at the war. The only exception we know of is Edward.
@@ProcInc technically tucker was also not involved in the war, yeah he deserved death, but the reasoning that he was to blame for the war was blatantly false.
@speedy01247 Yes from a viewer perspective, we didn't need Tucker to be involved in the war let alone have an unsympathetic flashback because we saw the horrible things he did. I didn't suggest Scar was attacking Alchemists who were involved in the war only (after all, he attacked Edward Elric) but that it was a choice to feature the alchemists he killed in the flashbacks specifically That was it was easier to sympathise than the character
god. i love that "it's your hands they weren't made to kill. they were meant to give life" scene so much. and the parallel of scar and his brother giving up his arm to save him with ed and al's story is so good and devastating as well.
That's the thing with FMAB, it's literally the only show I've watched where I loved every single character in it, main or secondary, protagonist or antagonist; They're all incredibly written and fleshed out, they all have realistic, completely engaging arcs. There's many more characters to come, and you're gonna love them all. It's super hard to choose favorites. This is why FMA is considered -amongst fans- to be the most flawless manga.
fmab has a few flaws. it needed 3 or for mor episodes to introduce certain characters. most egregious were barry's intro and the mine episode. both pretty important characters whose introduction they just skipped to just drop them in without explanation later
i ugly cry every time i see this episode. Ling's speech about true kings and Bradley responding there are no true kings gave me amazing goosebumps. and then we get to see the horrible tragedy of Scar's background. and they finish it off with that wonderful words of consolement by Ed to Winry. Like the show makes you like Ling even more, Scar even more, and Ed/winry even more after all this. even bradley with his nihilistic/cynical words of "there are no true kings" elevate his character just as well.
I think the reason why the soldiers looked the same is because we’re seeing the backstory from Scar’s perspective. All Amestrians are the same to him, blond with blue eyes. In his mind they are reduced to that because it makes it easier for him to hate.
Re: The flashback to Ishval Now you can see why Mustang (& Hawkeye) said Scar was basically justified in his acts at the start of the series, what they did there really was monstrous; even the killing of Windry's parents makes a kind of sense when you see the state he woke up in, he was literally crazed at that point, continuing the grey/morally ambiguous nature of the series.
I really believe that this is the episode that makes it abundantly clear that every hero is somebody else's villain. You both mentioned that Mustang is called the "hero" of the war. He's definitely that to the Amestrians, but to the Ishvalans, it's quite the opposite. Also the whole thing with Winry and the gun can have connections all the way back to the 2nd episode of the series. Remember when she was younger, she asked Hawkeye if she ever had to shoot anybody, and why she became a soldier? Hawkeye responded then that she had somebody to protect. This whole moment between Winry and Scar wasn't about protecting anybody anymore. She wanted revenge for her parents, and they know that it's not the right reason for it.
I think the eyes of the Amestrians and looks is a creative choice, especially because these are Scar's memories so in his eyes he sees them as all the same.
I don't know how far ahead they are, so I'll mark SPOILERS: In Episode 30: You get flashbacks from the Amestrian point of view, and the visuals don't have the same muted tones and bright blue eyes. In fact, many of the Amestrians don't have blue eyes at all (even looking at our main characters, Hawkeye and Roy both have brown eyes). This episode was absolutely highlighting the difference between the Arian looking invaders and their dark-skinned, red-eyed victims.
@@sebrussell *SPOILERS* below It's worth noting, though, that the show is often _very_ deliberate when it comes to hair, eye, and skin colour (practically all Ishvallans have tan skin, red eyes, and white hair, for instance), and that Amestris has grown by conquering other nations, like Ishval... the implication seems to be that "pure blooded" Amestrians (like the Armstrongs, for instance) - and by extension the Amestrian stereotype Scar and other victims have come to hate or fear - have light skin, blue eyes, and blonde hair (pictured with a dark outline), and that any Amestrian that diverges from that is probably, to some extent, a descendant of some of the conquered nations (very few blonde blue eyed people in Liore, for instance, if I recall correctly, which seems to be a relatively recent acquisition)... the other prime example of distinctive racial traits besides Ishvallans and Amestrians being people from Xerxes... and the Elrics, who have _golden_ eyes and hair (their hair being a clearly different shade than Amestrian hair, and with a lighter outline)...
Remember how in the beginning Lola and Milena wanted Winry to learn how to use a gun and become a soldier? Yep. I was thinking of this exact episode shaking my head thinking, "Oh...oh, honey no. That would be no good."
There’s so much in this episode that is so great and so emotional. Scar thinking for a second that his brother is alive and okay is gutting, on top of the whole scale slaughter we’ve just seen committed on the Ishvalan people. Then Winry’s confrontation with Scar is one of the most well written moments so far. And it culminates in the *peak romance* of Ed so gently taking each of her trembling fingers off the gun, and holding her hand between his like it’s something precious as he tells her that her hands are meant to give life. So yeah, I’m a crying mess through basically the whole episode.
Scar's backstory is so gut wrenching. Every time I see it I tear up, especially at that haunting wail he does when he sees that all he knew and loved has been destroyed
Amestris is heavily coded to be Nazi Germany carrying out a holocaust - and it is applicable to that - but it has a lot more to do with Japan's imperial colonization. Japan has many different ethnic groups across its isles, and it isn't just the main group we typically think of as being Japanese (such as Okinawans and the Ainu people). The author, Arakawa, is from the dominant ethnic group that colonized the the various Japanese people centuries ago, and she is from one of the areas that saw the subjugation of the local ethnic group. Part of Arakawa's purpose in writing this story was exploring what that means: what does it mean to live amongst that history, what does it mean to right the wrongs of the past, and what is her relationship (which is not entirely from the dominant ethnic group, as that's not how humans, colonization, or population genetics work) as a modern Japanese women living in this part of Japan. It also does have a lot to do with World War 2 genocides, but while applicable to the Nazis and their fascist state, has more to do with Japan's fascism and genocides. Arakawa wanted to understand this and accurately represent it as part of her exploration of these themes and histories. She interviewed quite a few veterans about what they experienced during the Second World War (I think mainly from the Korea and Chinese fronts, but I'm not certain about that). The events depicted in the show - and even more so the manga which has, if I remember correctly, an entire volume devoted to the Ishvalan Civil War - reflect those horrific realities of war and its human cost.
Thanks for bringing up all these details. Most people stop on the nazi trope and don't think that far. The anime doesn't help though as it adds some clichés that weren't in the manga, like the blue eyes or the title "Furher" for Bradley.
@@lazyshoggy Thanks, I didn't realize that the issue of blue eyes were added as a focus of scar's experience in the war. It's a bit obvious now, but Yuriy Rockbell almost certainly doesn't have blue eyes in the manga (I can't find a reference, but his mother, Pinako, doesn't, and it seems like Winry got her blond hair and blue eyes from her mother). I think the issue of Bradley's title is a translational issue? The wikipedia for the series gives a Japanese term it likens to "generalissimo". I don't know Japanese, but "generalissimo" has been used to indicate both a rank and a military head of state, particularly in a dictatorship (North Korea, fascist Italy, fascist Spain). So it seems like, given the heavy Germanic coding of Amestris, "führer" is not a bad translation. The literal translation of the Japanese term (thanks to Google), is "Nr. 1", which seems to roughly fit with usage of either "führer" and "generalissimo" especially for the context it's being used in.
@@orthochronicity6428 Some interesting thoughts here, sadly I don't have the time to answer right now. We'll talk again in a few days. Have a good week.
@@lazyshoggy it's not just the anime, Japan wasn't an authoritarian state. If the author wanted to focus solely on Japan's influence the ruler would be emperor as well as several other cultural choices. The manga uses their militaristic characteristics, uniform and settings that ..all nods to Nazi Germany. There were probably several other influences but the main one is quite clear.
One way or the other, Winry was going to find out the truth about what happened to her parents. She has a right to know, regardless of how painful that truth is.
FMA does such an amazing job with its characters. There are characters that are very clearly side characters but absolutely no character truly feels like a side character.
I love how at the end there, Ed is removing Winry's fingers from the gun one by one, each time stating a life she saved or helped. It's a really powerful moment and message that: 'your hands aren't meant to kill, they're meant to give life'. Absolutely stunning episode. Also, when the Crimson Alchemist tried to kill Scar and his brother, the lightnings on the transmutation were red. Huh, wonder if that means anything, or if it's just a cool visual... ;-D
The “ your hands weren’t made to kill” scene will forever make my eyes sweat. It’s such a deep and hard hitting moment after finding out Scar is the killer of the rockbells. It shows just how much hatred can consume people. How grief and anger can cause the sweetest souls to travel down the darkest roads. Ed was right in saying her hands weren’t meant to kill. But in that moment that was all winry thought she could do. Feed into that hatred just once but if she did she could never go back. God I love FMA
@@davide6929 A small scene in the manga that the anime cut had Edward ranting about Ling, and amidst other childish insults accuses him of having 'evil eyes'. That part Ling reacts to, basically saying "okay, *that's* a sore spot, I know my eyes makes me look menacing, that's why I try to keep them closed."
One of my favourite episodes. I used to be lukewarm on winry, but this episode and a later one on a rewatch made me really start to like winry. And the Winry scar dynamic is one of if not the best dynamics in the show.
I'm not sure if you commented on it in a previous episode, but the reason the army is shown to be marching and looking the same is this: the marching is more just creative choice to look intimidating, but the author also chose to make them have blond hair and blue eyes. If you noticed during the flashbacks, it's typically black and white but the Amestrians have blond hair and blue eyes, alluding to Germany during World War II (they saw blond hair and blue eyes as the perfect genetic makeup).
Blue eyes yes, but definitely not blond hair. It isn't Arakawa's choice since it doesn't appear this way in the manga (which is in black and white only, btw) ; same with the choice of "Furher" for Bradley, which is only an english translation stuff - and a bad one, I would say. This anime is far more subtle than the usual evil nazis trope.
@@lazyshoggy if you look at the shots at 14:23 then the recall of it at 17:11, they were for sure implying that he recognized them as amestrians because of the blue eyes and blond hair. Of course this isn't true of all amestrians we know that, but all the ones shown in the shot of the matching shoulders have blue eyes and blond tinted hair, sure it's dark toned but that's still blond hair standing out against the black and white of everything else.
In the flashbacks to ishval they show them like that, with the bright blue eyes and similar look to show that that's how the ishvalans saw them. Earlier in the series we get a similar flashback from a Amestrian talking about the war and in his flashback we see bright red eyes and a evil look to them. It shows how each side is viewing the other
This show does a really good job of making you feel real feelings, not only for the characters in the show but it let's you reflect on real life and how beautiful and terrible it is. And trust me, this show still has more moments that will make you tear up and cry.
This episode is precious. All of the characters here shine so fricking brightly, to the point where you see how they will and are lighting up the story. Just wonderful writing.
@@lazyshoggy I mean it's a black and white filter but you can still tell most of them are blonde, like the scene at 14:24. I'm sure the blonde hair is as intentional as the blue eyes, but correct me if I'm wrong.
Since that part of the episode is in Scar’s pov, he’d see some characteristics that are particularly different from the brown-skin red-eyed Ishvalans, so he might’ve exaggerated how many white blond blue-eyed people there were in the army
While Bradley isn't using his eye, the fact that Ling can somewhat hold his own against him while carrying someone shows you you don't need to know alchemy to be a monster.
@@marti9734 it's hard to not feel for him and see him as a heartless killer after this scene, it's such an intimate display of pain and desperation... my man went through some real shit
28:01 The Amerstrian soldiers are shown in black and white, except their blue eyes, which relates to the Rockbells, who are also shown like this, as that's all Scar saw when he woke.
I was surprised to hear that Scar stabbed the Rockbells both to death. On my first viewing, I assumed he used his arm's power to kill them, but it was more brutal than that. Also Kimblee, the Crimson Alchemist, creates explosives out of solid materials he touches. That can make it hard to see the difference between his powers and Mustang's at a distance since the explosions usually have some fire incidentally to them. I am not sure whose fire we saw in this episode but Kimblee doesn't usually create that much fire in his wake. If he blew up a building, the building would fall, but not burn, usually.
Kimley produces a blast from the explosives, not fire. The scene they referred to shows a wall of flames going up to the sky. Kimley cannot create flames, that was definitely Mustang.
We have two brothers who love each other very much. Both immensely gifted in alchemy. The younger is taller and stronger than the older. The older gives his right arm to save his younger brother's life. Who am I talking about?
He isn't because alchemy exists, but without alchemy he is. (And also because Bradley aged, the author herself confirmed that Bradley in his youngth could have beat all the team of Edward all at once...)
This is such a beautiful series. episodes like these show how incredible this series is. a series who emitts so much emotion from episode to episode. I look forward to seeing you girls finish this series.
That was the Crimson Alchemist who destroyed a lot of Ishval. He has destructive alchemy that is incredibly powerful. Can't wait for next episode too for them to freak at a few things (those who know the episodes in this range know what I mean)
I’ve heard someone say that if you took any one character from this, and drop it into a different show, they would be the best character in the series. But every single character here is like that. And the duality between having those strong characters (especially the women) who are insanely skilled in combat and showing how amazing they are, but also having characters like Winry who can’t bring herself to take a life, and saying that no, she’s not weak. She is so strong and amazing, and meant to help others and give life. There are plenty of other woman who can fight and protect, but that’s just not her place, and there’s absolutely nothing wrong with that.
The way Scar’s murder of the Rockbells is conveyed proves powerful because it’s not excusing him, it’s an awful thing he did, but in a tragic way you understand… He was full of rage and couldn’t think, he ONLY sees the eyes of the Amestrian people who are murdering his family and people, not the doctors who saved his and his peoples’ lives. Thing is, if Ed hadn’t moved at the end… Winry WOULD have shot Scar; to defend what she loves. And if she had it would have permanently changed her; that’s WHY Ed moves, because he knows it’s not Winry’s nature but he FEELS that if she thought she was protecting him she would have done it. Brr… And I’m saying this to reinforce what Ed is saying - Winry isn’t a killer and should never pick up a gun because it would destroy who and what she is as a good person.
If this show can be summed up into one word it would be: sacrifice. You cannot just take, you must also give. One example, as exhibited in this episode, is sacrificing pride and taking accountability. What I love is how each character holds themselves accountable - self-reflecting and taking responsibility for their actions. Hypocrisy is greatly acknowledged in this ep, and the show as a whole.
Basically, it is what define who are the good and the bad characters in this anime, since everybody has done shit at one time or another. I like this way of building a story.
_"self-reflecting and taking responsibility for their actions."_ But "responsibility" is myth, it never exists outside the imagination. So how does that work?
This have to be one of the more precious and emotional episodes, next to a few ones more in the future and the episode of Roy beating Lust´ass, this is one of one of my favourite.
one of the best episodes that explores the cycle of vengeance. As for the marching soldiers and the focus on the eyes, I think that was a creative choice to highlight Scar's Trauma but also similarities with the events of Nazi Germany. Their ideals based on eugenics and the perfect human specimen having blonde hair and blue eyes. Also yes that was the Crimson alchemist that attacked Scar's family, he makes explosives but no he can't create flames.
Ideals based on eugenics have nothing to do with Amestris, to be honest. And the nazis weren't the only ones who commited genocides. I guess that Arakawa didn't think about nazis when she made most of the good guys former war criminals. The Japanese imperial army killed more people than the Germans during WWII, for instance.
@@lazyshoggy The blatant whataboutism in your comment make sit hard to read, why are you bringing up what other countries did? The author made these creative choices for a reason. Why do you think Amestrians are associated with blonde hair and blue eyes. Mustang...one of war criminals who are good guys as you put it is one of the few Brunettes in the show with black eyes to differentiate him from the rest but none of them are "good guys", they are men who did good and bad things. The show constantly reminds you of the bad things that they did so If you decided to hero worship them that's on you. These are creative choices that the writer made for a reason. I can't believe I need to explain this but yes, obviously the story is fiction and focuses on some evil plot but discrimination is central to the story. You think they needed to give the Ishvalans brown skin and brown eyes for the story to work?
scar lashed out at them but he had no iddea how to control or activate the arm. it was just a terrified guy lashing out. it's not even normal manslaughter at that point. it is involuntary manslaughter. he did not even comprehend he was weilding a weapon when he struck in terror
Yeah, Madam Shan said they were murdered in cold blood, but I would say it was not cold blood, this was a very hot blooded act. Scar wasn't aware of his situation, of what they were doing there, or what they were doing to him, or their intentions. He was very emotional and acting out on impulse. It doesn't excuse what he did, but at the same time if he had time to think about the situation, and saw that they were saving Ishvalans, he wouldn't have killed them. However, they still would have ended up dead. *SPOILERS for Ep 31* But moreso spoilers for the manga, rather than the series. When we see Kimblee taking out Scar's family, they weren't his only targets in that sector. The military wasn't too pleased with doctors from their side helping the Ishvalans, and had asked Kimblee to arrange an "accident" at their clinic. But before he had gotten there, Scar had already been taken there and dispatched the Rockbells, saving Kimblee the trouble. Despite this, Kimblee respected the Rockbell doctors, as they stuck to their convictions, without worrying about their own lives, or what the military would do to them. So he does genuinely respect them for that. But he still had no qualms about killing them, either.
If there was ever a situation where extreme emotional distress was a factor, then this was definitely one of them. There are simply no words to describe the level of shock that he must have been in when he woke up and saw something as unnatural as another person's arm attached to his body after having just survived and explosion that level a couple city blocks. Scar could not be expected to respond rationally in that situation because its just so beyond the pale.
I guess most Amestrians have blonde hair and blue eyes. That's why scar was triggered when he saw the Rockbell's blonde hair and blue eyes as that how he associate the people who destroyed his home land.
The very robotic and mechanical representation of the war is meant to deliver how Scar perceived the war, and how, the victims of it saw the 'exterminators'. Throught Scar's eyes, Amestrians are nothing but soulless killing machines, whereas a regular soldier view himself as an individual drawn into the flow of the war, following the orders of an authocratic military state. A lot like the marleyans in AoT, most of the ground soldiers aren't unidimensional bad persons. Having the reality biased by the character telling the story is brillant, because that's how History is made, survivors (and victors) tell their side and that's what is retained in history books althought it might not be faithful to reality.
20 episodes in and the tears are already there. I don't expect it to hit you the same way as Avatar did, but I'm not surprised one bit you've fallen in love with this show and these characters
i don`t think i have ever watched anything as good as this... i`ve been searching for years for something as good as FMA but i`ve yet to find something that makes me feel the things this show does.
The crimson alchemist's ability is to create explosives (not devices, it creates explosions). When Edward throws himself in front of Winry, Scar not only sees his brother in him, but sees himself as the Crimson Alchemist, implying that he realizes he is becoming what he swore to destroy.
Nah, Roy can't take Bradley lol His flame alchemy is powerful but it's very situational. Remember Lust beat him the first time, the only reason he killed her is because she wanted to gloat and left him to bleed out instead of finishing the job. He's kinda useless against fast opponents or anyone smart enough to know how his flame works.
@@SnowyWolborg Honestly you don't even need rain, just a glass of water to dowse his gloves or just injure a finger so he can't snap. When it's an unexpected fight he has an upperhand but if you know you're going to fight him it's pretty easy to beat him. Kimbley was really only powerful because of the stones he possessed. Scar beat him in their first encounter and he had to run away. I'd say the most powerful Alchemists are the ones that combine alchemy with their physical capabilities. I can't put Ed at the top because he had a cheat code the entire series being able to transmute without a circle but at least he's a very capable fighter and incorporates that in his alchemy. Armstrong and Izumi are probably some of the best in the show.
i think the blue eyed soldiers/ muted colors of scar’s flashback were more just a creative choice to highlight the visual triggers of scar’s trauma
interesting choice also
It is! Because in Hawkeye's flashback , soldiers who normally had blue eyes in the flashbacks , don't have them. Because after all they were just people.
definitely a creative choice but the whole war of ishvalan extermination seems to be inspired by the holocaust in wwii. amestris has quite a few similarities to germany such as the title of the leader being fuhrer. the blue eyes i think was a reference to blonde haired blue eyed aryans. hitler's ideal race.
The end song is so fitting for this episode. "Let it all out, let it all out" lmao I always let the song play out
Yeah same
My favorite ending song for that reason
It's hard to believe how many great episodes there are during this song, and how their last scenes just fade into it 🥹
@@breath5734 my personal favourite is the episode that ends with winry says “has Ed’s shoulders always been so broad?”
nah, I always skip the ending and move to the next episode😂
but I watch all the opening & the ending on youtube right after finishing the show..
That last exchange between Ed and Winry while he slowly peels her fingers off the gun will never fail to hit me in the feels. His words were so sweet and caring :( and also it's just beautifully written for all the characters involved. Winry becomes something that now forces Scar to realize what he's truly doing, and Winry defies the cycle of revenge because despite all the hurt and pain she still can't bring herself to even try to harm ANYONE. She's amazing.
And some people dare SAY Winry is a useless character still... People just overrate physical power over a well-written character that enforces the true kind of strength.
@@aime7035 they say she's useless but this is an action anime and she isn't a fighter, she is useless in combat of course but she is an emotional and well written character for the brothers to develop and have a reason to fight and protect.. so yeah she is useless in some aspects but she is overall very important and ties a lot of characters like Ed and Scar together.. :) have a nice day/afternoon/night!
@@nickwx9816 _How_ is she supposed to be _"useless in combat"_ in any way shape or form... Ed would be completely unable to fight with only one arm and on a wheelchair... the only reason this can be a so called _"action anime"_ is _because of her_ (and Pinako)... the second she forgot a single screw _Ed_ was the one who was rendered almost useless..!
@@mbpoblet Wtf? Did you really just forget about the part where she isn't a fighter herself?
Can you imagine her taking on any of the maniacs Elric brothers had to fight against?
@@mbpoblet She cannot make an arm and a leg in the middle of a firefight. She cannot rehabilitate an amputee in the middle of a fight. Just like a Doctors skills are not helpful in fighting an enemy, Winry is useless in a fight. She is not a useless character, or useless in general, but within the narrow context of active combat, she does not contribute in a significant way compared to pretty much any of the other characters.
(edited a fight to active combat for more clarity)
Winry's hands were made to give life. Her wrench, on the other hand... That thing was made to knock Ed's soul out of his body
"It was not me it was the wrench!" - Winry probably
“Tell the world Edward, tell them I, Edward Elric, a man, I'm a victim too of domestic violence. And see how many people believe or side with you.” Also Winry probably.
(JK tho, for anyone that takes things way too seriously/ trope of female leads physically harming their male counterparts is prevalent in anime, almost as prevalent as as male leads perv-ing on their female counterparts)
@@muhammadnazrin3390 Things are a changing now though lol. True Gender Equality follower Kazuha is leading the charge.
This episode is so good. It shows the cycle of violence, with Scar realizing he’s become the very thing he hates, and shows the parallels between Scar and his brother and Ed and Al. Ed and Scar’s brother both being extremely talented alchemists who sacrificed their right arms to save their younger brothers both of whom are better fighters than their older brothers.
I love his hesitation when he sees Ed protecting Winry :( so sad. He's one of my favorite characters. Even if he's out of it for a little while here and there, whenever he is in it he's very impactful and teaches us things. And his slow bond with others is pretty heartwarming
It honestly makes me think about how Al would've turned out if he lost Ed in the process of getting bonded to the armor.
Ed’s words to Winry at the end here, for me personally, make up one of the most beautiful moments in the series.
I love Ed’s character so much. So strong, determined, and hot-headed; yet so gentle, compassionate, and wise.
The amestrian army looking like the same white, blond, blue-eyed people in the marches was a stylistic choice to show the Ishvalans perspective. They didn't look like "a people" to the Ishvalans during the genocide. They looked like a plague that was steadily wiping them out.
It's because Ishvalans are like amérindian.
They call European colon of America the "bleue eyes".
@@vince7520 The closer reference is nazi Germany. Blonde hair and blue eyes defining Hitler's conception of a "perfect" aryan race. Committing genocide against another race known for its religious heritage for bullshit reasons parallel to the holocaust. Allusions to Amestris being like nazi Germany are present throughout the entire show - the most blatant example obviously being that the leader of the country is the Führer.
@@vince7520 it’s literally a direct parallel to the third reich and nazi Germany. The creator of the manga has stated as such. Amestrias is nazi Germany but in a different universe.
We need to remember that scar isn't just killing all amestrians. He's just killing all state alchemists, 99% of whom were at the war. The only exception we know of is Edward.
Every alchemist he is seen killing onscreen features in a war flashback as being an absolute prick
@@ProcInc technically tucker was also not involved in the war, yeah he deserved death, but the reasoning that he was to blame for the war was blatantly false.
@speedy01247 Yes from a viewer perspective, we didn't need Tucker to be involved in the war let alone have an unsympathetic flashback because we saw the horrible things he did.
I didn't suggest Scar was attacking Alchemists who were involved in the war only (after all, he attacked Edward Elric) but that it was a choice to feature the alchemists he killed in the flashbacks specifically
That was it was easier to sympathise than the character
god. i love that "it's your hands they weren't made to kill. they were meant to give life" scene so much. and the parallel of scar and his brother giving up his arm to save him with ed and al's story is so good and devastating as well.
This dialogue is just too good
Caitlin Glass, the actress that voices Winry said it was her favorite scene in the entire series
Hiromu Arakawa has too good sense
That's the thing with FMAB, it's literally the only show I've watched where I loved every single character in it, main or secondary, protagonist or antagonist; They're all incredibly written and fleshed out, they all have realistic, completely engaging arcs. There's many more characters to come, and you're gonna love them all. It's super hard to choose favorites. This is why FMA is considered -amongst fans- to be the most flawless manga.
It has flaws, but Still.... Is THE Best shone ever created.
fmab has a few flaws. it needed 3 or for mor episodes to introduce certain characters. most egregious were barry's intro and the mine episode. both pretty important characters whose introduction they just skipped to just drop them in without explanation later
i ugly cry every time i see this episode. Ling's speech about true kings and Bradley responding there are no true kings gave me amazing goosebumps. and then we get to see the horrible tragedy of Scar's background. and they finish it off with that wonderful words of consolement by Ed to Winry. Like the show makes you like Ling even more, Scar even more, and Ed/winry even more after all this. even bradley with his nihilistic/cynical words of "there are no true kings" elevate his character just as well.
27:56 remember, we were watching Scar's memories, It's how Scar perceives the enemy, they all look the same and evil to him.
I think the reason why the soldiers looked the same is because we’re seeing the backstory from Scar’s perspective. All Amestrians are the same to him, blond with blue eyes. In his mind they are reduced to that because it makes it easier for him to hate.
Re: The flashback to Ishval
Now you can see why Mustang (& Hawkeye) said Scar was basically justified in his acts at the start of the series, what they did there really was monstrous; even the killing of Windry's parents makes a kind of sense when you see the state he woke up in, he was literally crazed at that point, continuing the grey/morally ambiguous nature of the series.
I really believe that this is the episode that makes it abundantly clear that every hero is somebody else's villain. You both mentioned that Mustang is called the "hero" of the war. He's definitely that to the Amestrians, but to the Ishvalans, it's quite the opposite.
Also the whole thing with Winry and the gun can have connections all the way back to the 2nd episode of the series. Remember when she was younger, she asked Hawkeye if she ever had to shoot anybody, and why she became a soldier? Hawkeye responded then that she had somebody to protect. This whole moment between Winry and Scar wasn't about protecting anybody anymore. She wanted revenge for her parents, and they know that it's not the right reason for it.
19:15 scar not only sees his brother in ed, the scene also shows him in the position of kimblee
I think the eyes of the Amestrians and looks is a creative choice, especially because these are Scar's memories so in his eyes he sees them as all the same.
I don't know how far ahead they are, so I'll mark SPOILERS:
In Episode 30:
You get flashbacks from the Amestrian point of view, and the visuals don't have the same muted tones and bright blue eyes. In fact, many of the Amestrians don't have blue eyes at all (even looking at our main characters, Hawkeye and Roy both have brown eyes). This episode was absolutely highlighting the difference between the Arian looking invaders and their dark-skinned, red-eyed victims.
@@sebrussell *SPOILERS* below
It's worth noting, though, that the show is often _very_ deliberate when it comes to hair, eye, and skin colour (practically all Ishvallans have tan skin, red eyes, and white hair, for instance), and that Amestris has grown by conquering other nations, like Ishval... the implication seems to be that "pure blooded" Amestrians (like the Armstrongs, for instance) - and by extension the Amestrian stereotype Scar and other victims have come to hate or fear - have light skin, blue eyes, and blonde hair (pictured with a dark outline), and that any Amestrian that diverges from that is probably, to some extent, a descendant of some of the conquered nations (very few blonde blue eyed people in Liore, for instance, if I recall correctly, which seems to be a relatively recent acquisition)... the other prime example of distinctive racial traits besides Ishvallans and Amestrians being people from Xerxes... and the Elrics, who have _golden_ eyes and hair (their hair being a clearly different shade than Amestrian hair, and with a lighter outline)...
@@sebrussell it's a good comparaison with European colon in America
The autochtone/amerindian call european /white people the blue eyes
@@vince7520 yeah but most Europeans have BROWN EYES lol
Remember how in the beginning Lola and Milena wanted Winry to learn how to use a gun and become a soldier? Yep. I was thinking of this exact episode shaking my head thinking, "Oh...oh, honey no. That would be no good."
There’s so much in this episode that is so great and so emotional. Scar thinking for a second that his brother is alive and okay is gutting, on top of the whole scale slaughter we’ve just seen committed on the Ishvalan people.
Then Winry’s confrontation with Scar is one of the most well written moments so far. And it culminates in the *peak romance* of Ed so gently taking each of her trembling fingers off the gun, and holding her hand between his like it’s something precious as he tells her that her hands are meant to give life.
So yeah, I’m a crying mess through basically the whole episode.
Scar's backstory is so gut wrenching. Every time I see it I tear up, especially at that haunting wail he does when he sees that all he knew and loved has been destroyed
Forreal. The fact you feel bad for him RIGHTA after seeing him murder Winry's parents is a testament to the writing.
Amestris is heavily coded to be Nazi Germany carrying out a holocaust - and it is applicable to that - but it has a lot more to do with Japan's imperial colonization. Japan has many different ethnic groups across its isles, and it isn't just the main group we typically think of as being Japanese (such as Okinawans and the Ainu people). The author, Arakawa, is from the dominant ethnic group that colonized the the various Japanese people centuries ago, and she is from one of the areas that saw the subjugation of the local ethnic group. Part of Arakawa's purpose in writing this story was exploring what that means: what does it mean to live amongst that history, what does it mean to right the wrongs of the past, and what is her relationship (which is not entirely from the dominant ethnic group, as that's not how humans, colonization, or population genetics work) as a modern Japanese women living in this part of Japan.
It also does have a lot to do with World War 2 genocides, but while applicable to the Nazis and their fascist state, has more to do with Japan's fascism and genocides. Arakawa wanted to understand this and accurately represent it as part of her exploration of these themes and histories. She interviewed quite a few veterans about what they experienced during the Second World War (I think mainly from the Korea and Chinese fronts, but I'm not certain about that). The events depicted in the show - and even more so the manga which has, if I remember correctly, an entire volume devoted to the Ishvalan Civil War - reflect those horrific realities of war and its human cost.
Thanks for bringing up all these details. Most people stop on the nazi trope and don't think that far. The anime doesn't help though as it adds some clichés that weren't in the manga, like the blue eyes or the title "Furher" for Bradley.
@@lazyshoggy Thanks, I didn't realize that the issue of blue eyes were added as a focus of scar's experience in the war. It's a bit obvious now, but Yuriy Rockbell almost certainly doesn't have blue eyes in the manga (I can't find a reference, but his mother, Pinako, doesn't, and it seems like Winry got her blond hair and blue eyes from her mother).
I think the issue of Bradley's title is a translational issue? The wikipedia for the series gives a Japanese term it likens to "generalissimo". I don't know Japanese, but "generalissimo" has been used to indicate both a rank and a military head of state, particularly in a dictatorship (North Korea, fascist Italy, fascist Spain). So it seems like, given the heavy Germanic coding of Amestris, "führer" is not a bad translation. The literal translation of the Japanese term (thanks to Google), is "Nr. 1", which seems to roughly fit with usage of either "führer" and "generalissimo" especially for the context it's being used in.
@@orthochronicity6428 Some interesting thoughts here, sadly I don't have the time to answer right now. We'll talk again in a few days. Have a good week.
@@lazyshoggy it's not just the anime, Japan wasn't an authoritarian state. If the author wanted to focus solely on Japan's influence the ruler would be emperor as well as several other cultural choices. The manga uses their militaristic characteristics, uniform and settings that ..all nods to Nazi Germany. There were probably several other influences but the main one is quite clear.
Thank you for this. Im fucking tired of people just stopping at the nazi germany.
One way or the other, Winry was going to find out the truth about what happened to her parents. She has a right to know, regardless of how painful that truth is.
No, "rights" are a myth, they never exist outside the imagination. We made them up in order to coexist easier.
FMA does such an amazing job with its characters. There are characters that are very clearly side characters but absolutely no character truly feels like a side character.
I love how at the end there, Ed is removing Winry's fingers from the gun one by one, each time stating a life she saved or helped. It's a really powerful moment and message that: 'your hands aren't meant to kill, they're meant to give life'. Absolutely stunning episode.
Also, when the Crimson Alchemist tried to kill Scar and his brother, the lightnings on the transmutation were red. Huh, wonder if that means anything, or if it's just a cool visual... ;-D
The “ your hands weren’t made to kill” scene will forever make my eyes sweat. It’s such a deep and hard hitting moment after finding out Scar is the killer of the rockbells. It shows just how much hatred can consume people. How grief and anger can cause the sweetest souls to travel down the darkest roads. Ed was right in saying her hands weren’t meant to kill. But in that moment that was all winry thought she could do. Feed into that hatred just once but if she did she could never go back. God I love FMA
This is one of those legendary episode from this show that you'll always remember, no matter how much time passes, it sticks with you.
Everyone laughing at him until Ling gets serious.
Everyone is a boss until Ling open his eyes
@@davide6929 A small scene in the manga that the anime cut had Edward ranting about Ling, and amidst other childish insults accuses him of having 'evil eyes'. That part Ling reacts to, basically saying "okay, *that's* a sore spot, I know my eyes makes me look menacing, that's why I try to keep them closed."
The first appearance of a little something I like to call _Ling Yao's serious face,_ let's see it in action!
@@teamcybr8375 "she's lost a lot of blood! (*Ling Yao's serious face*)"
One of my favourite episodes. I used to be lukewarm on winry, but this episode and a later one on a rewatch made me really start to like winry. And the Winry scar dynamic is one of if not the best dynamics in the show.
Winry is such an amazing character.
Underrated Opinion :
Scar is the best non-protagonis character development
Popular opinion:
Zuko is also one of the best non protagonist character development.
I love both the series
Apparently hot take: Zuko and Scar are protagonists
I'm not sure if you commented on it in a previous episode, but the reason the army is shown to be marching and looking the same is this: the marching is more just creative choice to look intimidating, but the author also chose to make them have blond hair and blue eyes. If you noticed during the flashbacks, it's typically black and white but the Amestrians have blond hair and blue eyes, alluding to Germany during World War II (they saw blond hair and blue eyes as the perfect genetic makeup).
They speak Serbian, I'm going to guess they don't need a history lesson on nazi ideology...
@@robertcampbell8070 i thought the same haha, i think we already know this, but nice comment :3
@@EiderVRc They thought the blue eyes soldiers were ishvalans at first.. i would not be surprised if they needed
Blue eyes yes, but definitely not blond hair. It isn't Arakawa's choice since it doesn't appear this way in the manga (which is in black and white only, btw) ; same with the choice of "Furher" for Bradley, which is only an english translation stuff - and a bad one, I would say.
This anime is far more subtle than the usual evil nazis trope.
@@lazyshoggy if you look at the shots at 14:23 then the recall of it at 17:11, they were for sure implying that he recognized them as amestrians because of the blue eyes and blond hair. Of course this isn't true of all amestrians we know that, but all the ones shown in the shot of the matching shoulders have blue eyes and blond tinted hair, sure it's dark toned but that's still blond hair standing out against the black and white of everything else.
In the flashbacks to ishval they show them like that, with the bright blue eyes and similar look to show that that's how the ishvalans saw them. Earlier in the series we get a similar flashback from a Amestrian talking about the war and in his flashback we see bright red eyes and a evil look to them. It shows how each side is viewing the other
This show does a really good job of making you feel real feelings, not only for the characters in the show but it let's you reflect on real life and how beautiful and terrible it is. And trust me, this show still has more moments that will make you tear up and cry.
This episode is precious. All of the characters here shine so fricking brightly, to the point where you see how they will and are lighting up the story. Just wonderful writing.
I like how they weren't at all subtle when they portrayed Amestrians that commited war crimes as blue-eyed and blonde LOL.
Funnily there are only blue eyes in the anime, but people almost always add blond hair as a pavlovian reflex ... nazi clichés die hard.
@@lazyshoggy I mean it's a black and white filter but you can still tell most of them are blonde, like the scene at 14:24. I'm sure the blonde hair is as intentional as the blue eyes, but correct me if I'm wrong.
Since that part of the episode is in Scar’s pov, he’d see some characteristics that are particularly different from the brown-skin red-eyed Ishvalans, so he might’ve exaggerated how many white blond blue-eyed people there were in the army
The most funny fact is that blonde hair and blue eyes majority dont even come from Germany lol it comes from the Scandinavian countries...
While Bradley isn't using his eye, the fact that Ling can somewhat hold his own against him while carrying someone shows you you don't need to know alchemy to be a monster.
Yeah, greed had his shield and hundreds of years of experience and he got slaughtered
I love how the show depicts Scar's trauma, he couldn't even see Winry's parents as people, he saw blonde hair and blue eyes and instantly went crazy.
Yeah not to mention waking up and finding out your brothers arm is now your arm... that must be also so traumatic😕 panic attack guaraneteed
@@marti9734 it's hard to not feel for him and see him as a heartless killer after this scene, it's such an intimate display of pain and desperation... my man went through some real shit
Scar talks the talk and walks the walk, easily a top 5 character.
"It's your hands, they weren't meant to kill. They were meant to give life." Into the outro is one of the best moments of the entire series
28:01 The Amerstrian soldiers are shown in black and white, except their blue eyes, which relates to the Rockbells, who are also shown like this, as that's all Scar saw when he woke.
I love Scar. His growth throughout the series is everything
I knew you'd shed A LOT of tears for this episode, girls!
I don't know if anyone has already brought this up before, but it may be a good idea to watch the FMAB OVA #4 after episode 30.
absolutely ,it include lot of message
I was surprised to hear that Scar stabbed the Rockbells both to death. On my first viewing, I assumed he used his arm's power to kill them, but it was more brutal than that. Also Kimblee, the Crimson Alchemist, creates explosives out of solid materials he touches. That can make it hard to see the difference between his powers and Mustang's at a distance since the explosions usually have some fire incidentally to them. I am not sure whose fire we saw in this episode but Kimblee doesn't usually create that much fire in his wake. If he blew up a building, the building would fall, but not burn, usually.
Kimley produces a blast from the explosives, not fire. The scene they referred to shows a wall of flames going up to the sky. Kimley cannot create flames, that was definitely Mustang.
Ofc it was mustang, kimblee exists to show the hipocrisy of him and the army, what they did basically was a wet dream of kimblee
'Let it all out' never never hit this hard, right? I cried AGAIN lol
Amazing reaction!
Not a spoiler: The Crimson Alchemist, Zolf J. Kimblee, uses alchemy to covert materials into explosives. He can turn things into bombs.
I love how they almost ignored the last cliffhanger and move on to unexpected back story for the fact that you can't love this ending song more
This has got to be my favorite "transition to ending" episode of the entire series. Let it all out.... let it all out... 🥰
Love Ling. He’s never gonna give you up. Never gonna let you down
Also, another clue about Scar's arm: He has indeed an scar where he lost his arm and where his brother attached his own.
Every character in this show can create their own anime LOL that's how well written this show is
One of the best episodes in anime history. At least in my top 10. 64 EPISODES OF GREATNESS.
I always break down when the ending starts: "Let it all out, let it all out..."
LM: "I think Roy is a better fighter than Ling."
Ling "Hold my philosopher's stone."
Don’t know if you two will see this, but thank you for being so open and strong enough to show emotions for this show.
This is also the episode I fell in love with Ling! Such a good character 👏🏾
you two need to start appreciating how well each episode transitions into the ending song!! it's brilliant every. single. time.
We have two brothers who love each other very much. Both immensely gifted in alchemy. The younger is taller and stronger than the older. The older gives his right arm to save his younger brother's life. Who am I talking about?
Scar is what would happen if Ed died.
I love when Ling opens his eyes yet still remains sharp, giving that menacing vibe.
7:07 You haven't realized it yet, but Ling Yao here proves that he is the most OP character in the series.
He isn't because alchemy exists, but without alchemy he is.
(And also because Bradley aged, the author herself confirmed that Bradley in his youngth could have beat all the team of Edward all at once...)
End song hits the most here
This episode is truly horrifying and sad, and the fact you two have so little to say reflects that well. Your expressions said it all.
This is such a beautiful series. episodes like these show how incredible this series is. a series who emitts so much emotion from episode to episode. I look forward to seeing you girls finish this series.
"These hands are meant for giving life" This echo so much with Grisha not willing to kill the Fritz family
Except there he had to hear... a different kind of speech, let's put it this way 😂
@@robertolanzone Isayama: I can make this scene ten times more horrible
Totally different situation tho
Nah too much reaching tbh
That was the Crimson Alchemist who destroyed a lot of Ishval. He has destructive alchemy that is incredibly powerful.
Can't wait for next episode too for them to freak at a few things (those who know the episodes in this range know what I mean)
Again, Roy was even a greater genocidal, i think its pretty clear that he had a fair amount of kills and destruction to say the least
When Scar looked at his hometown comletly destroyed by war, I have to think of all the people that must have witnessed the same. War is terrifying.
I’ve heard someone say that if you took any one character from this, and drop it into a different show, they would be the best character in the series. But every single character here is like that.
And the duality between having those strong characters (especially the women) who are insanely skilled in combat and showing how amazing they are, but also having characters like Winry who can’t bring herself to take a life, and saying that no, she’s not weak. She is so strong and amazing, and meant to help others and give life. There are plenty of other woman who can fight and protect, but that’s just not her place, and there’s absolutely nothing wrong with that.
The way Scar’s murder of the Rockbells is conveyed proves powerful because it’s not excusing him, it’s an awful thing he did, but in a tragic way you understand… He was full of rage and couldn’t think, he ONLY sees the eyes of the Amestrian people who are murdering his family and people, not the doctors who saved his and his peoples’ lives.
Thing is, if Ed hadn’t moved at the end… Winry WOULD have shot Scar; to defend what she loves. And if she had it would have permanently changed her; that’s WHY Ed moves, because he knows it’s not Winry’s nature but he FEELS that if she thought she was protecting him she would have done it. Brr… And I’m saying this to reinforce what Ed is saying - Winry isn’t a killer and should never pick up a gun because it would destroy who and what she is as a good person.
this ep explained not only why scar hated state alchemy but also why teacher was so angry about ed became a dog of military.
36:43 You know this is a good episode when Lola is tearing up in the review. 😅
If this show can be summed up into one word it would be: sacrifice. You cannot just take, you must also give. One example, as exhibited in this episode, is sacrificing pride and taking accountability. What I love is how each character holds themselves accountable - self-reflecting and taking responsibility for their actions. Hypocrisy is greatly acknowledged in this ep, and the show as a whole.
Basically, it is what define who are the good and the bad characters in this anime, since everybody has done shit at one time or another. I like this way of building a story.
_"self-reflecting and taking responsibility for their actions."_
But "responsibility" is myth, it never exists outside the imagination. So how does that work?
This have to be one of the more precious and emotional episodes, next to a few ones more in the future and the episode of Roy beating Lust´ass, this is one of one of my favourite.
one of the best episodes that explores the cycle of vengeance. As for the marching soldiers and the focus on the eyes, I think that was a creative choice to highlight Scar's Trauma but also similarities with the events of Nazi Germany. Their ideals based on eugenics and the perfect human specimen having blonde hair and blue eyes. Also yes that was the Crimson alchemist that attacked Scar's family, he makes explosives but no he can't create flames.
Ideals based on eugenics have nothing to do with Amestris, to be honest. And the nazis weren't the only ones who commited genocides. I guess that Arakawa didn't think about nazis when she made most of the good guys former war criminals. The Japanese imperial army killed more people than the Germans during WWII, for instance.
@@lazyshoggy The blatant whataboutism in your comment make sit hard to read, why are you bringing up what other countries did? The author made these creative choices for a reason. Why do you think Amestrians are associated with blonde hair and blue eyes. Mustang...one of war criminals who are good guys as you put it is one of the few Brunettes in the show with black eyes to differentiate him from the rest but none of them are "good guys", they are men who did good and bad things. The show constantly reminds you of the bad things that they did so If you decided to hero worship them that's on you. These are creative choices that the writer made for a reason. I can't believe I need to explain this but yes, obviously the story is fiction and focuses on some evil plot but discrimination is central to the story. You think they needed to give the Ishvalans brown skin and brown eyes for the story to work?
Just a lighthearted, family fun show.
scar lashed out at them but he had no iddea how to control or activate the arm. it was just a terrified guy lashing out. it's not even normal manslaughter at that point. it is involuntary manslaughter. he did not even comprehend he was weilding a weapon when he struck in terror
Red eyes versus blue eyes! I think that's all they were going for with that visual. No gold eyes involved, at least.
Yeah, Madam Shan said they were murdered in cold blood, but I would say it was not cold blood, this was a very hot blooded act. Scar wasn't aware of his situation, of what they were doing there, or what they were doing to him, or their intentions. He was very emotional and acting out on impulse. It doesn't excuse what he did, but at the same time if he had time to think about the situation, and saw that they were saving Ishvalans, he wouldn't have killed them.
However, they still would have ended up dead.
*SPOILERS for Ep 31* But moreso spoilers for the manga, rather than the series. When we see Kimblee taking out Scar's family, they weren't his only targets in that sector. The military wasn't too pleased with doctors from their side helping the Ishvalans, and had asked Kimblee to arrange an "accident" at their clinic. But before he had gotten there, Scar had already been taken there and dispatched the Rockbells, saving Kimblee the trouble.
Despite this, Kimblee respected the Rockbell doctors, as they stuck to their convictions, without worrying about their own lives, or what the military would do to them. So he does genuinely respect them for that. But he still had no qualms about killing them, either.
If there was ever a situation where extreme emotional distress was a factor, then this was definitely one of them. There are simply no words to describe the level of shock that he must have been in when he woke up and saw something as unnatural as another person's arm attached to his body after having just survived and explosion that level a couple city blocks. Scar could not be expected to respond rationally in that situation because its just so beyond the pale.
Girls crying
The ending:"let in all out,let it all out.." :)))
I guess most Amestrians have blonde hair and blue eyes. That's why scar was triggered when he saw the Rockbell's blonde hair and blue eyes as that how he associate the people who destroyed his home land.
The very robotic and mechanical representation of the war is meant to deliver how Scar perceived the war, and how, the victims of it saw the 'exterminators'.
Throught Scar's eyes, Amestrians are nothing but soulless killing machines, whereas a regular soldier view himself as an individual drawn into the flow of the war, following the orders of an authocratic military state. A lot like the marleyans in AoT, most of the ground soldiers aren't unidimensional bad persons.
Having the reality biased by the character telling the story is brillant, because that's how History is made, survivors (and victors) tell their side and that's what is retained in history books althought it might not be faithful to reality.
20 episodes in and the tears are already there. I don't expect it to hit you the same way as Avatar did, but I'm not surprised one bit you've fallen in love with this show and these characters
This episode made me love Ling. His character starts to shine here.
The other show that 'does not make her shoot' is Avatar the last Airbender with Katara own storyline 🙂
oh god this episode! this kills me every time I'm watching it and there's so much in it too. (and I always ship Lan Fan and Ling)
i don`t think i have ever watched anything as good as this... i`ve been searching for years for something as good as FMA but i`ve yet to find something that makes me feel the things this show does.
this is my favorite episode in the show, it's so good 😭
Description implies that Lola and Milena have already watched episode 26, and I'm happy about it
The irony of subtitles being unavailable on a video that started with Lola and Milena complaining about lack of subtitles.
Lol
I love how all characters have so many layers.
The crimson alchemist's ability is to create explosives (not devices, it creates explosions).
When Edward throws himself in front of Winry, Scar not only sees his brother in him, but sees himself as the Crimson Alchemist, implying that he realizes he is becoming what he swore to destroy.
This is probably my favorite episode. My top tier list is
1. ep 22
2. ep 63
3. ep 64
i really like after the emotional rollercoaster of the episodes we got sang by "let it all out" lmao
Nah, Roy can't take Bradley lol His flame alchemy is powerful but it's very situational. Remember Lust beat him the first time, the only reason he killed her is because she wanted to gloat and left him to bleed out instead of finishing the job. He's kinda useless against fast opponents or anyone smart enough to know how his flame works.
Exactly. People like Roy and Kimblee are most powerful at long distance.If it's raining, or if his glove is damaged, he's pretty much useless.
@@SnowyWolborg Honestly you don't even need rain, just a glass of water to dowse his gloves or just injure a finger so he can't snap. When it's an unexpected fight he has an upperhand but if you know you're going to fight him it's pretty easy to beat him. Kimbley was really only powerful because of the stones he possessed. Scar beat him in their first encounter and he had to run away. I'd say the most powerful Alchemists are the ones that combine alchemy with their physical capabilities. I can't put Ed at the top because he had a cheat code the entire series being able to transmute without a circle but at least he's a very capable fighter and incorporates that in his alchemy. Armstrong and Izumi are probably some of the best in the show.
It was a creative choice… we first see the story of ishval told my amestrians and the red eyes are portrayed as ‘bad’
This is one of my favorite episodes of FMA:B it always hit me in the feels.
That “Give them back!” Always gets to me.
I swear no matter how many times I re-watch Fullmetal the feels still hit so hard 😟 we don't deserve Fullmetal
This episode's title should've been "Let it all out"
I need you guys to react to "Violet Evergarden" you would ABSOLUTELY LOVE it!!!
Emotional wrecks at the end of the episode? Check! 15/10
I swear that the ending song for this season was written specifically for the ending of this episode.