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| The most "anime death" death ever |
| Hughes death makes sense but its not sad since he didn't have much development as a character and it doesn't help that most of his interactions turned out to be comic relief. Kinda weird that they never killed the receptionist and wtf that no one of their subordinates following him after saying where he was going. |
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| Great and melancholic episode to say the least. Seeing Hughes dying like that and the funeral always gives me chills. The original anime did a much better job with the whole thing that really did make Hughes' passing feel more painful and the music was better there but for a compact summary of what happened at the start, this portion was handled very well for one episode. |
| I didn't even know Hughes that much but I still feel sad |
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| Yep, this episode broke me. I never knew an anime could make me feel this many damn EMOTIONS! So wow... what an episode. I literally had to just take a break after this. |
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| That was unexpected General Hughes T_T |
| i am sure boss Cyclops is behind it all, hes the head of the army after all, the creation of the stone, its all connected to Hughes killers to |
| his death was predictable as expected.it is so sad that hughes was eliminated soon at episode 10. |
wizardevJun 27, 2021 10:41 PM
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| Elicia: “Papa, work hard!” Gracie: “Come home safe!” Me: Fuuuuuuuuuu……. |
| an okay episode, Hughes's death didn't affect me really. They could improve this a lot by avoiding using those bland chibi faces on the characters |
| Man... I cried in this episode. It was so sad to see my favorite character in this show die like that. That was very sad. T__T His daughter was crying and my heart was breaking. |
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| i really liked this episode it fun very interesting and sad at the end |
BeeBeeKay said: Bayek said: Had to watch this side by side with the 2003 version. Honestly there's just no comparison. I love Brotherhood, but it really doesn't deliver Hughes's death to the same caliber. These early episodes really do lack the tension, buildup and emotional depth that came with the older version. robbydesu said: [i]However[/i] - here's the thing guys - for FMA1, I still knew in advance that Huges was going to die. It wasn't because I read the manga, but that I was spoiled by my friend (I'll never forgive him for that! "Did you get to the part when Hughes dies" my ass ugh). Regardless, I still cried and found the part really sad. Overall, I think FMA:B is more....straightforward, they get to the point. FMA1 was just, melodramatic. I like melodramatic...but I also like how clear cut FMA is this time around. llamaben said: These episodes are now flowing better... However, his death this series was lacking emotion... Can't pinpoint exactly why, but it definitely wasn't sad. As said in the quotes above, I personally thought that something was missing in this adaptation. Don't get me wrong, it was a good episode. But Hughes death just didn't have the same emotional impact as in FMA. And since I already knew what would happen from reading the manga and watched them both on the same day, it had nothing to do with missing build-up of Hughes as a character or fond memories of watching the first series 10 years ago. I simply felt that FMA set the scene better in this episode alone and thus left a bigger impression on me. TwistedChick said: ...and I think the really heavy dramatic score didn't help. Something with more sorrow, perhaps? I didn't feel as much as I should during this scene. =( ToG25thBaam said: I didn't like the sudden switch of mood. Fapallday said: I also feel that the random comical parts and music didnt help his death this time around. Those were the biggest differences in terms of atmosphere that I noticed as well. The score in FMA was more fitting for the funeral scene and although some people very much liked the cut to the brothers on the train laughing and making funny faces, it ruined it a bit for me since it gave no time to let the gravity of what just happen really sink in. I'm aware that Hughes is not meant to be a main character but he was still important enough for a more serious note there. I agree with all of you, though Roy did give me chills with his declaration of becoming Fuhrer and avenging Hughes. |
| i knew he was gonna die when they were showing him with his family this much :/ |
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| God why? Why did it have to be Hughes? He was such a great character and yet he got killed by Envy. This episode was very sad and it really hit close to home for me because of the recent deaths I've had to deal with quite recently. I was just begging and begging for Lieutenant Hughes not to be killed but of course it happened. It's pretty dark to think that while Ed, Al and Winry are enjoying themselves on their little train journey to their next destination, Mustang and Riza are just at the funeral of one of their colleagues who got murdered. I was really crying during it, I just couldn't believe what I was seeing right infront of me on my own TV screen. It was such a beautifully tragic episode. Sure it had a bits and pieces of lightheartedness to it but it was ultimately a dark episode overall. |
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| One of FMAB's best episodes. For those watching this for the first time, if you're not invested by now, just leave it and don't look back. Funerals obviously are always sad. But to have a kid there crying for her papa to return home, just makes cut deeper. I had forgotten the one who was directly responsible for Hughes' death, and it turns out to be Envy. The wound Lust gave him probably wasn't fatal. Now I still forget if he was aware of this or not, but |
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| just incredibly sad |
| It's a terrible day for rain. |
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| I have so many things I want to say... What I want to say the most is HOW could they kill off the most lovable character in just 10 episodes?! Like, we still have 54 episodes to go?! And no more Hughes with his jokes? So you're saying that Elycia lost the father she loved the most? T---T I can't. I watched this episode at 1am and honestly my chest felt tight. Maybe I'm overreacting, and I know that this is an important point for the story to progress, but how could they make Hughes' character so endearing just to kill him off this quickly? I will never forgive Envy for that. I'm also reminded of the early episodes. Bradley said something about "I have a story to tell my son" or something like that when he met Ed. I didn't really suspect him at first, but after his visit to the hospital, I became suspicious... is he the "father" in question? Or does he have something to do with the organization? Armstrong was also reluctant to talk to Mustang about it after Bradley told those in the room at the time not to tell anyone. But Mustang is a smart one, he could understand from the clues that Armstrong naturally dropped. I love this man so much I hope he doesn't die until the end. Please. Even though I know it feels like it's impossible but... T____T I'm also curious how Lust can appear anywhere unexpectedly... so far we've seen one of her abilities is her spear... is another one making herself invisible? I know I might sound so silly now lol but how can a military man like Hughes not realizing her presence? Also when she was suddenly inside Marcoh's house, he didn't realize anyone was there when he opened the door... |
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| Hughes that poor old soul |
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| THEY KILLED MY BOY |
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| This entire thread needs to be cleansed. That wasn't as impactful of a death but the baby crying without fully understanding the situation was sad af and I finally got to see the real version of that Mustang crying scene that's been memed to death. I need someone to explain to me why Hughes went outside to die alone if it's not explained in the future episodes. It's funny how that thorn bitch just conveniently appears whenever someone gets close to discovering her secret. |
| r.i.p. Hughes, he was so wholesome : (( |
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