A Philosophers Stone! | Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood Fiancé Reaction | Ep 3, "City of Heresy"
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
- In their first adventure we get to see after becoming State Alchemists, Ed and Al learn of a cult leader named Cornello using a philosophers stone to lie to the people of his town. Questioning the validity of religion and god, Ed presses Cornello to learn the truth, leading to a battle! This episode showed us what alchemy is REALLY capable of, and we can't WAIT to see what happens next!
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Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Episode 3, "City of Heresy"
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Thursday is gonna be rough. That episode is coming.
Love your reactions. Out of curiosity, is “Sword Art Online” somewhere on your reaction list?
Love your hair highlights, Montana.💗
Fyi the VA for the woman Montana simped for is Luara Bailey. She's married to Mustangs VA Travis Willingham. They play D&D with Matthew Mercer(Levi's VA) as Dungeon Master every Thursday on twitch. Critical Role even got their own adult cartoon on Amazon prime based on their 1st campaign
Kenny: "Making a chimera seems pretty cool"
Narrator of life: "Kenny would later go on to regret those words greatly"
Oh god….
He also talked about memes. So next one is going to hurt.
I saw what was coming up, they are going to need tissues
@@corvacks8924 and lots of it.
😅😅🙃🙃
This episode left a big impression on me because Rose's story is *exactly* how cults indoctrinate people. They pick the people who were struck by tragedy and say that they are able to heal them or even reverse it, as we see in this episode. They give them a sense of purpose and community and reshape them as people after they were broken. It's genuinely quite chilling.
This episode doesn't just talk about cults but religion as a whole. Religion indoctrinates people.
@@mrgroovy5113 I am Christian and I think this isn't aply for all. This is Your choice your desicion. Religion are not doctrine but a lifestyle so they are some things that we do and don't have to. This is who we are now and we made that choice because we wanted to 😄.But unfortunately they're some people's who abused of it.I hope that you don't take this aggressively because I don't say that aggressively 😁. Have a good day 😆 oh and I'm French so sorry if I made some mistakes 😅
That episode was more chilling and dark in the original series in 03
@@sns6995 I mean, it doesn't color me surprised that you're religious and think that it doesn't apply to all. And you would be correct. When I said, "Religion indoctrinates people". I didn't mean all people. Of course, for some people, it is a lifestyle and that's okay. But for some it is indoctrination. Also no worries, you didn't come off aggressive at all and your English is pretty good. I actually plan on learning French in the future too. You also have a great day. :)
@@sns6995 well to be fair: the basic idea about religion is spreading the faith and get new believers to help the community grow. Therefore especially kids undergo indoctrination and there’s no difference in Christianity, Islam or any other religion. So indoctrination is part of it. Nevertheless there’s a difference in how people interpret and live their beliefs. I’m not a fan of religion since it’s not adaptable to science (even if some people wouldn’t agree). Religion has the problem of sticking to old beliefs without questioning. And there’s the cut to science. Science also has its own issues which will be pointed out with the next episode quite well.
Gluttony did in fact call her Lust in this episode. So yes her name is Lust, Kenny was right
Lol! Was just about to comment this.😅😅
And he assumed because last episode she called him Gluttony
While Ed has really only been a state alchemist for a few years, he has travelled all over the country on his journey, unlike many other state alchemist who focus on their research or serve on the battlefields. Along the way he has helped a lot of people with anything from trivial matters to corrupted officials, unlike most state alchemists, and as such become a bit known as a sort of a folk hero. As such his name gets recognized every now and then all over the country and corrupted officials have become wary of him.
Me: That was fun, i'm glad they're reacting to this show.
Me after the Episode 4 preview: It's been 13 years.. but it is still to soon.
This series creator Hiromu Arakawa is an amazing writer and has a very nuanced view on religion, philosophy, and science and you'll really see that through the story. She also depicts herself as a cow in the manga and has a wickedly smart sense of humor. She's just amazing overall lol
Why a cow?
@@CrimsonCharan if I'm remembering correctly she either was from a countryside area or studied agronomy, I can't remember if it's either or both. Also cows are cute.
Edit: she did grow up in a farm!
@@laurainathunderstorm I also heard it's cause hiromu- "moo" like a cow
My guess. Her nickname was Moo. And she just rolled with it
Kenny asked how long has it been since Ed became a state alchemist, the answer is not a spoiler, he became a state alchemist at the age of 12 (it was said in ep 2, that's why he's the youngest state alchemy in the history of his country, so no wonder why he is so famous by name), and now the brothers are 15 and 14, so Ed has been a state alchemist for somewhat 3 years. Also they were 11 and 10 when they tried to bring her mother back, so Al has been in that armor body for around 4 years
The magic system in this show is truly one of the best in fiction. The rules are set and make sense, and place restrictive obstacles that the characters have to be able to solve. The one item that breaks the rules, the philosopher's stone, is the exception--which makes it even more of an interesting story element. Seriously you guys are in for a wild ride!!
Actually, it's not even an exception. It, too, has rules/costs, and it ain't cheap.
Fun fact: we actually see Gluttony eat priest Cornello's Chimera in the episode.
Oh wow that's right, I never paid attention to what he was eating there, thanks
This show makes comments on both religion and science compare ep 3 and 4 for example. It shows both are harmful if taken to extreme degrees, and many more examples to come. I just love the themes so much.
Same with the Sins. By themselves, they're not necessarily harmful or damning (no ambition without Greed, no justice without Wrath, no children without Lust, no self-worth without Pride, and so on), but when taken to an extreme they can consume a person and ruin them.
In my opinion the ultimate theme of FMA is that of Hubris, which is defined as "arrogance before the gods". The whole show is a lesson in humility. To me that was the ultimate lesson and the worst sin of all. Arrogance. Not pride, but arrogance. That was also Fathers greatest flaw. He removed his 7 sins but still, he was too arrogant for his own well being. Its the lesson Ed and Al encountered at the beginning, and its the lesson Ed finally learns at the end.
Comment below if you are excited for Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood to be our next series!
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Both authors are women.
They conquered the world of Japanese male-oriented manga.
Yes! Love your reactions to this series!!! Hope you see this series through.
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It is my favorite anime. I am so happy that y’all are watching it.
In the FMA 2003 there is a scene of roses fiancé where he was made into a imperfect bird/human chimera and which soon died . For those who haven’t seen the FMA 2003 I really recommend it
‘03 really does the Lior episodes better
@@LokiWyrm i think the first couple arcs are handled better in the first series , and leads to some better character development. This series is much better overall in my opinion though.
@@natanaru 100%. 03 helps solidify early character development while Brotherhood overall is cleaner and more concise. Granted they made Brotherhood insanely fast paced because people had watched 03 & read the manga. Kinda like "yeah spiderman homecoming is a cleaner story but the raimis fill in a ton of backstory"
@@MnkeysSome folks suggest i’s best to see both and I agree. As long as you know that the first one veers off in another direction they’re both worth viewing.
I think is not like Edward doesn't believe in ´´God´´, he just doesn't believe in a God that can break natural/alchemical laws because for Ed ´´God´´ is the representation of the law of nature, He doesn't believe in a God that has motives or an individuality because the universe hasn't any of that human traits, that's the reason way for him, worshipping ´´god´´ and asking god for helps make no sense. The ´´God´´ that Edwar knows has more to be with a universal law of nature, a law or a truth that is everywhere (even inside us cause we are part of the universe) and controls everything, God is the universe itself.
This is exactly what I believe as well
Though this God is judging each individual who commits the unforgivable sin. A judge with no individuality wouldnt care about morality or sin. So I respectfully disagree that God in the show doesnt care. I interested it as he does care and is judging humans who are trying to play God when they are obviously not.
@@BalikTrollbane he doesn't care about morality, he doesn't care if the person that makes the taboo is going it by his own will or under coercive situations, this god is just the nature law of cause and effect. I can't argument more without making a huge spoiler.
That is exactly what I believe as well: fact about me this show is what converted me to atheism. It makes the most sense to me.
I just want to say, Chris is right. Like scientist you have different field you are mastered in but you also know the basics of science. Biologist may know basic physics, but jumping to quantum..... it will be difficult to even interpret their papers lol
I love seeing the Discussion breaks increase in quantity, this show is heavily philosophical and it is always fun to see thinking people get into it :D
The whole thing with the philosopher stones is that it is supposed to be this all powerful source that is able to do any alchemy without have to conform to the Law of Equivalent Exchange. It's not supposed to break.
But like you said it did work. It will eventually be discussed in this show, as the philosopher stones play a big role in the story. I don't think I should say more about how they work or where they come from to avoid spoilers.
I really like that this show is able to have nuanced takes on religion and cult-like behavior. It definitely leans towards science more than religion (considering what the show is about) but it doesn't try to claim all religion is bad, it just says that people shouldn't blindly follow religious beliefs without thinking anything through.
It also comments on science and the dangers when it’s on hands of the state. Criticises religion and science without saying they are bad
Also at the end of the episode, when the woman loses her belief/faith she breaks down crying not knowing what to do. Edward tells her that she has to figure it out. To stand up and walk, keep moving forward, and use your legs, and you're strong enough to make your own path.
Edward was basically saying that you don't need religion to pick yourself up, to make your decisions, and lead your life. That you are strong enough to make your own decisions and lead your own life.
This is exactly why most mangas / animes handle politics better than many western shows. They are not preachy and are not trying to tell the audience which side is good or bad. They look at things from an outside perspective without taking side. FMA warns about the extremes of both religion and science, without picturing either side as good or bad. It's pretty much the same for Attack on Titans where the author pretty much refuses to completely vilify one side even when topic as horrible as genocide is being introduced, that is the reason why regarding who is right or wrong, fans are as divided and conflicted as the characters in this show lol. This is great writing.
Uh, I like how you structure your videos,... The breaks, the counters, the questions at the end... Cool ideas! 😁
I can tell this episode is gonna be the one that officially hooks you guys.. because how deep it goes in
So some insight on the manga. The contents of this episode were the first introduction to the story. Before knowing exactly what happened to them as kids, this Leor arc was meant to hint a lot of the darker parts to the story without actually giving any answers
Any UA-camr watching episode 3: Oh chimeras are cool.
Audience remembering episode 4: No. No. No. Oh god No.
Big brother
7:50 Ed really said “y’all be weak in the knees stand up! STAND UP!”
The figure Ed met is called “Truth” but it isnt god. Its more like a personification of the universe aka nature aka all that exists.
Seeing the teaser for the next episode triggered some serious PTSD in me, I forgot that the "dog arc" was this early...
Ah, yes, pain incoming
It is a rite of passage lol 😂 cant wait
I don’t really get the memes… I saw it for the first time a few weeks ago and while it was definitely creepy and disturbing, it didn’t seem as bad as everyone said it would be?
… still gonna skip it if I ever rewatch tho lol
@@jessieg58 it happens pretty quickly in brotherhood but if you were reading the manga or watching the original 03 series you had a lot more time to get attached to the characters. Much more impactful then.
@@jessieg58 Yeah, you need to see the original version from the 2003 FMA anime to understand "the memes" of how traumatic it was. The FMA:B version of it has nowhere near the impact.
7:07 I love that Kenny caught that.
You might have missed it while talking, but Gluttony does call her Lust. Not a spoiler, you know her name now
Full metal is just a name. Ed is jack of all trades, he doesn’t specialize in a particular alchemy. But some alchemist like mustang do have specific name like the flame alchemist. And yes if you know the makeup or how the object works you can fix it or mold it into something of equal mass of the original object.
24:28 it’s actually even funnier. The guy who designed Asami didn’t see Brotherhood until he finished her design. So when he saw he accidentally made a similar-looking character, he gave Asami Lust’s lipstick color.
I feel like an overlooked philosophy regarding both the show and real life on the subject of God vs Science is that they are in no ways against one another: rather they are complementary, as Science is the understanding of the Creation as made by God, all of its facets and laws. If you're interested in that perspective i'd highly suggest looking into the books of Saint Thomas Aquinas and especially his Five Ways to Prove God. Saints Augustine of Hippo and Ambrose of Milan are also greater thinkers and have wonderful writings.
Being an alchemist is a lot like getting a degree. Anyone CAN do it But it's the same reason why not everyone finishes college. And much like a college degree you can declare any major but people choose to focus on a specific attribute. Some overlap, some don't.
FMAB has great storytelling. One of my favorite tools is establishing an ironclad rule and then immediately (apparently) violating it, and I always use FMAB as an example. We’re told in the second episode intro that it is *impossible* to create something out of nothing, and yet…
This episode/small arc in the 2003 series really hits it dark and hopeless. If you haven't seen the original everyone I'd recommend just watching this bit.
In fact, my suggestion is to watch the 2003 series from ep 1-16 then jump to Brotherhood from ep 1 for better context.
Its incredible how they asked the question "what is the downside in using a Philisophers Stone" this early on. That actually becomes a huge plot device later on. Really impressed with this reaction.
Let's clear this up early, Ed did NOT meet god. The being he met said "I am CALLED by many names" ONE of which was god, that doesn't mean it actually IS god. Way too many people seem to block out all the rest of it the second they hear the word "god" and then stubbornly cling to that through the entire series, even though it's almost never referred to as "god" again.
it is referered to as "God" again. What was Father doing then?! The guy he engulfs in the end is the "Truth" or "God"...
I mean if truth referred to itself as God, as the universe, as all AND one... truth isn't NOT God. In the sense that it fits the generally accepted definition of God being everything and everyone. All and one. Alpha and omega.
No. The Truth is the God of the FMA universe. The Biblical god also has many names (they are written on Ed's door), and the Greeks, Romans, and Egyptians all considered their pantheons to be different names for the same gods. God(s) have multiple names in every religion.
I agree. It definitely is the god of this universe but it's not a god that molds events like a lot of other religions, it's just kinda a natural phenomena@@Abcdefg-tf7cu
u can have "fake" stuff that still does the job but not nearly as well. like fake off brand products. the stone is "fake" because not only is it less powerful, its not suppose to break
Oh boy the next episode. It's gonna be a wild ride of emotions. We all forget it happens so early on in the series.
Also, you’ll find out way later, but I’m gonna use the same example I did on another reaction. The stones are like a pickle jar. A jar with pickles is a pickle jar and a stone with its power source is a stone. However, when that source runs out the pickle jar just turns into a jar and the stone basically “dies” with anything it’s attached to.
I haven't even watched the episode yet but I firstly noticed Montana's hair. She looks stunning!
AHHHH Been so long since I've seen FMA Brotherhood, it will be great to see everyone's input on it.
One thing you guys should know is that FMA: Brotherhood is the second version of the anime that follows the manga right to the end. The original FMA anime got to the point where they caught up to the manga and then branched off creating their own "ending" because it was taking too long to finish the chapters. However up to a certain point where the original anime was following the manga, the episodes were much more fleshed out and "crying out loud" type of emotional. You guys should check it out after FMA:Brotherhood, although I do believe Brotherhood is overall the superior show.
This episode shows the bad side of religion, it was placed perfectly between episodes 2 and 4 about the bad side of science
Fun story, the VAs for Lust and Mustang worked together on the first FMA series. They got to know each other and got married before reprising their roles in Botherhood....
This episode is disturbing.
To answer your question, no an alchemist can’t take a bullet and transmute it as it hits them. Remember the circle rule? If they don’t have the right circle prepared or can’t react the way they need to, it’s over. State alchemists, as talented as they are, really are just regular people. They don’t have superhuman capabilities without specific conditions. Like for instance Alex Louis Armstrong. The guy was probably trained from birth to be as he is. You can’t just punch through walls unless you’ve trained to do so.
The rules take some time to get used to. Take the Chimera. Lion, lizard, bird, all sorts of animals. It’s a mixture of body parts that don’t belong. Ed says it’s twisted because to make a creature like that, he must’ve put every animal in that beast through a LOT of pain. And it probably hurts living too. Because of equivalent exchange, you need to always work with what goes together for maximum effect. And if you don’t…well…you’ll see.
It’s amazing as insecure as Ed and Al are about their mistakes, they still have such gigantic forces of will as to try and get someone out of a CULT mindset. These kids really are geniuses. And the BIGGEST flex of will is freaking Ed being an atheist, AFTER MEETING GOD. He knows there’s no point worshipping what he saw in the portal of truth. And it’s so cruel for any decision you make involving it, all you want is to keep your distance.
Kind of reminds me of that MCU meme, Captain America personally met 2+ gods (Thor, Loki, etc) still a Christian, Ironman personally met them still an Atheist, Hulk personally met those same 2 gods, and beat them both up.
I started watching fmab last Sunday and I’m on the last episode
Wow that’s fast. Great series right?
Glad I found this! I've loved this show for a LONG time, and it's always fun seeing people watch it for the first time. Love the questions you guys are thinking of, and how you circle back to them when the show gives you something new, it'll be fun to see you two develop those questions as you watch further. I'm pretty sure people might have already said this, and I haven't seen any too bad ones, but be careful if you check the comments for spoilers.
in alchemical transmutations (in this story), the symbols / the circles are specialized depending on what transmutation you want to do, you also need it's components as ingredients. That's why you need to know the composition of your intended product, and how you want it to change.
And it's also why doing a transmutation without needing a circle is so powerful:
it means you can be much more versatile. Otherwise you need not only the knowledge about the transformations you want to do, and to have the ingredients in hand (like ED still need); but you also need a circle representing the specific formula for every type of transmutation you want to do.
The “God” Edward met was just an entity that says it is sometimes called God. Ed understands this and probably thinks of that entity as someone unknown and powerful, but not unquantifiable.
The philosopher stone is something fabled, the stuff off legends.
It's supposed to be super powerful and probably durable too, that's why Edward says the ring is a fake
Also, your have probably already seen it but the next few chapters are disturbing.
The infamous Episode 4, Ive watched this show so much and still shakes me up a bit
That thing Edward meets isn't a god and/or the 'god'. That character Edwards meets is the closest thing to the concept of "God" to appear in the series, but isn't exactly a god. That's why Edward still doesn't believe in a god or a religious god.
Fullmetal can also mean Ed's personality being determined or stubborn, since he isn't actually fully metal.
28:37 The thing about Ed during that part is that he was hemming it up to get a reaction out of Rose and make her more amenable to introducing him to Cornello, He used her want to "save" him to his advantage.
Kenny: Red equals bad
Eds jacket: 👀
Montana never ceases to amaze me with the Harry Potter references 🔥
Hope you guys like the next episode. So much ethical and moral existential questions. Yes it”s a “fusion” of ideas! 😂
Goddamn it
*Too.*
*Effing.*
*Soon.*
Btw, answering Montana you couldn't transmute a bullet into air because a lead bullet doesn't have air in it. Basically they can only use what's already there, they can't make something out the components that are not in a thing. So he could break a bullet into many smaller pieces. Or construct a statue from many bullets, but he can't turn lead into gold, or air. Not without a philosophers stone anyway
Asami from Legend of Korra isn't based off of Lust. At least what it said in the wikipedia when the creator was talking about creating Asami.
This is a short version of this story. When FMAB rethreads the same ground as the earlier full metal Alchemist anime they do entire arcs condensed down to single episodes.
You are in for a real treat my brother and I watched FMB and he really enjoyed this.
Montana's hair's looking extra pretty this video
11:06 Even when the Fullmetal Alchemist is threatening to be killed, Ed wants to make sure they at least know that it’s him!
this show is so crazy n im so excited for yall to see the rest of this
The 2003 FMA anime really nailed the emotional line delivery for the first few episodes where Brotherhood falls a little flat. The story with Rose is fleshed out quite a bit more too.
The two series diverge later on when the ‘03 anime went past the manga, while Brotherhood is a true-to-manga retelling. Both have their merits, but ultimately I like the first series a bit better.
It’d be neat to see you do a comparative reaction to the two.
I definitely agree about the earlier part, the Anime studio basically assumed that most people who are gonna be watching FMAB would have watched FMA already and thus wanted to skim through the parts until they diverge quickly because they felt FMA did a good job. Even though I think FMAB is overall more polished and feels more coherent as a story, I think the earlier parts in FMA were better.
I mean big part of 2004 was made up. Even the first episode before the split (fma fmab) they added a lot of stuff that wasn’t in the manga. You know rose‘s bf as a bird abomination and so on. So i Must admit I really like the introduction here better. It’s more faithful to the source material.
@@Renozable Saying you're whole reason for liking Brotherhood more is just because it's the same as the manga is such a narrow minded view. It's like you're arbitrarily dismissing the skill and quality of the storytelling and world building that the writers of the original anime came up with on their own, simply because it's different. Personally, I applaud the people who made the original anime for having the guts to make their own version of a core story, rather than just doing a bunch of mindless filler while they waited for the next chapter of the manga like all the other shows did at the time.
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I don't think either one is BETTER than the other because they took such different approaches to the story after they diverged. The original sacrificed the epic scale and bombastic action set pieces in favour of a more grounded story by keeping the world building and use of alchemy more faithful to the early world building. As well as having an explanation for the Homunculi that created much more personal stakes for several characters, while also making them much more threatening. On the other hand, Brotherhood gradually but steadily veered towards a more hand wavey "because magic" approach to the world building and story telling in favour of those bombastic action set pieces and epic scale, resulting in a story vibe more like something you'd see in an Avengers movie. They also made the origins of the Homunculi, and by extension how you kill them, much simpler so they wouldn't step on the toes of the central villain.
I think each style has their appeal and constantly comparing them is just unfair to both because both were executed wonderfully.
I like so much to see u guys are enjoying this anime! Is fantastic and so enlightening, keep it up!
Fun fact:This episode covers the events of the original Full Metal Alchemist anime's first 2 episodes.
The original series was made while the manga was still being written, and overtook it, splitting off it's story after a certain point.
This series covers the events up to that point, but a bit faster, likely with a "you saw this already" mentality...likely, but not definitely.
I prefer the original series up to the spilt in part because Brotherhood knew it had to skip ahead quickly but missed a lot of the character development and lore along the way.
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I have been wondering lately if maybe there's some wierd way to watch both intertwined to get some sort of combined "best of both worlds" experience.
Off topic but OH MY GOD MONTANA’S HAIR!!!! 🤩🥵😍
If you look at Cornello when he looks out the window, you can see an old man... And an old man who lives on the old man's forehead.
That was what Ed called, “rebound”. It’s kinda like too many uses that use too much power each time could cause the power to alter the user in a negative sense. That’s my interpretation
28:32 I thought if felt more like rejection than denial
Y'all have such lovely vibes, I'm having a blast watching y'alls reactions!!
Alchemy rearranges molecules, so it wouldn’t be possible to turn bullets into air. The metal would still be metal. Well… not without a Philosopher’s Stone.
what about decomposing bullets as soon as they come near you or touch your hand?
The bullets would still have kinetic energy and decomposing it into smaller pieces would increase the piercing power due to the smaller surface area and make more of them, like a scatter shot. So, I think that would be far worse.
I don’t think you can effect kinetic energy with alchemy as most of its focus is on matter, even though there is some energy usage involved, which is represented by the red or blue crackling. They later talk about where the energy comes from and kinetic is never mentioned.
So, I highly doubt it, but who knows. Probably only the author.
@@DavidRomigJr what about decomposing into really small pieces, like decomposing into individual molecules?
Curiosity piqued. The standard pistol Amestris uses uses a 45 caliber bullet. A typical military pistol using 45 caliber bullets in the US has a mass of 14.9, diameter of 11.5 mm, firing pressure of 140 MPa, velocity of 255 m/s, and kinetic energy of 483 J.
So, the energy density per area would be roughly 465 J/cm^2. Skin penetration starts around 10 J/cm^2. If you don’t penetrate the skin, you should be fine. Doing the reverse and assuming the kinetic energy doesn’t change, all you need to do is increase the bullet diameter from 11.5 mm to 78.4 mm and it likely wouldn’t penetrate the skin.
So, maybe it is possible… assuming you can react fast enough to transmute an 11.5 mm bullet coming at you at 255 m/s. I know it’s not unusual for anime character to catch or block already fired bullets, but FMAB is a bit more realistic when it comes to that kind of thing. So… probably not in FMAB unless the transmutation could be started long before near a person.
@@DavidRomigJr oh ok. Thanks for the detailed reply.
"Next episode:
Kenny: that's a cute pup"
Oh no, oh noooo
16:15 terrible pun?!!! That arm pun is amazing
i havent really been watching you guys since u finished avatar, now i saw u guys watching full metal alchemist brotherhood which is my favorite anime.
im so hype to watch this again with your reaction to is.
Cornelos stone was not necessarily fake but more an imperfect or incomplete product. When you the the price for the stone you will understand why its so powerful.
16:52 "what was it?"
Well... they transmuted the raw materials into everything needed to construct a human body. But... they did not assemble it correctly.
So basically they created a pile of organs, bones, limbs and all manner of connective tissue; haphazardly thrown together. So pretty much a living pile of meat.
Pretty much the baboon scene from the movie The Fly.
I feel the Funimation Fullmetal Alchemist automail reveal in Leore seemed more dramatic than FMA Brotherhood.
FMAB was released in 2009, but the original anime version was released in 2003. just like HunterXHunter was released in 1999 and end in greed island arc, then in 2011 they reboot it and they added chimera ant arc.
This is the original first episode of FMA redone. And the start of the manga. So much more context in just this episode. It's like they did the first 3 episodes of Brotherhood backward for some reason.
2:38 plus that was Alphonze that fixed the clock, not Ed
Fun fact for the FMAB show, those middle character cards also tell you if the person is dead or not. Whenever they say the character's name their still alive. But when it just shows the face and they don't say anything, they're going to die.
I'm a Huge fan of this series as well. So awesome that y'all are enjoying the series!
Spoilers!
The bullet will not be gone.
By laws there conservation of mass, and by definition - conservation of momentum.
Thus no matter how hard you do alchemy, the thing of the same mass still flying towards you with the same speed
They draw Al to look “badly drawn” so we can see his emotions
LOL Montana mocking Kenny for not getting the name when it was really her who didn't get it xD
i love this episode so much, i love rose’s character. i was raised christian, and at 14 i walked away from my faith. the writing for rose is phenomenal, the trying to rationalize and cling to hope that your god can save you. i find myself still doing it today, praying in moments of extreme stress even though i don’t believe that there’s any god out there that would hear me. i’m a lot more like edward now, but as a 14 year old i used to lay in bed crying, begging for god to send a sign, anything to tell me he was there, that he loved me. after a particularly traumatic event that made me feel truly alone, i couldn’t go on believing that god cared for me. this episode always moves me because i see myself in both ed and rose
tl;dr
speaking from experience as someone who walked away from religion, rose’s character is displayed perfectly
This show would've been trending all over twitter and tik tok if it came out nowadays.
Episode 4 about to make you cry 😭
In the Verdict, I think of the question "What kind of Alchemy you want to specialise" both of your answers were wrong.. lol
So basically alchemy in here is the art of deconstructing a physical object with specific chemical compounds and reconstructing it with the very same chemical compounds, you need to know from what shape to what shape you want it to change, but can't change the ingredients. So basically to specialise in alchemy you need to be knowledgeable of the chemicals of the object and to be familiar of the shape you want as a result.
Sooo tech alchemy is kinda hard and in the same way useless, if you need specific ingredients to make a certain machine. You won't be able to find them all the time and why would you need to alchemy-ing a machine to do something, when you can use alchemy as machine to do the job that you want the machine to do. As well you need to know the exact shape of what you are reconstructing.
And for plant alchemy.. so yeah its part of the taboo thing, organic alchemy is not easy. Again, the ingredients thing is kinda questionable, you can't make from absolutely same chemicals every plant, and not to mention the shape in here. That's why reconstructing a plant, gonna end it dead, unnatural shape, almost 99% of the time.
⚠ NOT SPOILERS, READ TO AVOID MISSING IMPORTANT DETAILS IN FUTURE EPISODES ⚠
Episodes 6, 8, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 36, 40, 42, 43, 44, 46, 48, and 49 have scenes after the credits; they are sometimes just fun little vignettes, but often they include significant details that will be relevant later on, and that might make some future events confusing if you haven't watched them; it's therefore highly recommended to watch them. If you don't have this list at hand, just look at how much time is left in the video when you get to the credits; if it's more than usual, there's almost certainly a post-credits scene.
Furthermore, the credits in episodes 45, 54, 63, and 64 are different than usual, and worth watching (especially the ones in 64, which everyone will probably be expecting a reaction to).
One of the most interesting things about Edward is that he doesn’t believe in God but literally met him.
A 'fake' stone is one that works, but is imperfect. it has a limit and will eventually break.
My take on Ed's lack of religion despite having meet God shows his relationship with God. He isn't religious, and doesn't worship God because he has met a Godly being and he fundermentally hates that being.
Your third discussion was great! I think the bullet would still shred the individual because of the velocity and speed behind it, even if an alchemist could transform it into something else.
I can’t wait for you guys to learn more about the stone, baddies, story, and alchemy!! All of your questions pretty much get answered. Sometimes in ways that you never thought of.
Ed literally saw god and said I’m not the religious type. 😂
Drawing Kenny as Mustang and Montana as Hawkeye is *chef's kiss*
its not more political than Attack on Titan, Attack on Titan is just more subtle about it.
really interested to see how you guys react to the next episode
"there's just one problem: he *met* God"
Yeah, and Ed was not impressed lol
I wouldn't say fake stones... Think of them like batteries. Some are just much stronger than others due to... How shall I put it? Differences in production methods. It'll make sense later.