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| I liked this episode. It built up to Ed lying there with the bar in him perfectly. After that, though, it all just resolved far too quickly, which worries me a little. This was a really important lesson for Ed to learn, and I really don't feel like he learned anything. Once again, I feel like Alchemy is a big cushion on character development. I didn't like that Al was being "drawn" to the gate in the previous episode, but it worked here because I felt like they were drawing on the connection between Ed and Al. Also, with what's-her-face talking about golden beings and Ed mentioning that he should think of himself as a Philosopher's Stone, I feel like they're dropping hints on how they will be able to restore their bodies. Good episode that was lacking in the end. |
| wow... been a while since i read that scene with ed in the manga so i had totally forgotten about it. great as usual. really love this series @___@ |
| Definitely a top-notch episode, really had me entertained for all of it. |
| That's what I love about FMA; differently from Bleach ar Naruto it gets better instead of getting boring :D This chapter was the second most awesome chapter in the series; the first one was chapter 40 :D |
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| The next episode is gonna be worth watching xD |
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| Ed pulling out the metal bar, that was the best scene I've seen. I'm going to rewatch it again! Too bad he's not gonna appear a lot after this. |
| Oh my god...the scene where Ed saved himself (along with the chimeras) was so intense, man... My side hurt just watching it lol. |
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| OMG! ED! @.@ |
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| Brave kid that Ed. |
| A little part of me died inside when Ed had that steel beam pulled out of him... T.T Poor Ed... |
| Best part was when Ed used his life span to heal himself. |
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adamantine said: I remember waiting what felt like ages to find out what would happen next. The anime viewers have it lucky. :| Lucky? I say cliffhangers enhance the reading value x) It's us manga readers who were lucky, ehehe. Great one, I really had chills when Lion King was pulling out that pole out of Ed's side. Divinity_123 said: I'm really starting to hate Kimblee... Ugh, what a bastard. Really? I like him more and more. I don't know, I guess it's just nice to see someone merciless, who actually has skills, intelligence and is cunning. Who, in short, makes a villain you don't want to die too soon; because they're simply entertaining and pose a challenge for the protagonist. |
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| Holy CRAP that was intense! Romi Park was great in that scene; I hope Vic Mignogna's up to the challenge when it comes time for the dub. |
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| OMFG this was so epic *-* I remember this in the manga... but OMG *__* Ed is such a man <333 god *^* I'm speechless... They could have done an AWESOME cliffhanger, but as said before, we wouldn't have one of the most epic scenes of FMA ever. I think I stopped breathing for a moment when the lion quimera was pulling off the metal thinguie out of Ed's stomach... Paku Romi is an awesome seiyuu, Ed wouldn't be as half as badass as he is without her voice <3 The animated scene gave me much more impact than the manga: this was a pure win for the producers *_*b Al's mini cliffhanger was also really, really good! Uhul, next episode ;3 |
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| Gosh. This episode.. too awesome ! I can't describe it anymore. I'm a fan to the one who dubbing ed's voice. Her voice sound alive and real. With the add of tragic music. Gah. to awesome. XD The one who got inside al's body is funny. 'mate yo nii san' in his style. it rocks. =3 |
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| Great episode with another epic scene and lots of action. I've come to expect nothing less from this series ^^ |
| Intense ending is intense. Loved it. |
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| The scene were Ed heals himself was nicely done. I'm sure that the philosopher stone will be given to Ed later on when the time is right. Great episode. |
| This has added to a string of great episodes coming from this series. I'm glad I stopped reading the manga before I got to this point. And I'm enjoying the intensity and surprises. P.S. God I wish someone would kill Kimblee already! I have always hated that guy.  |
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Maelstel said: And I don't really get why they ended it the way they did instead of making an OMFG cliffhanger. Last couple ep they even changed the planning and execution part of the "scar abducts Winry" plan to make a cliffhanger that wasn't even in the manga. And now they miss this one, which was in the manga... Don't get it. It seems better this way, because the suspense happens so fast, you don't have any time to think about it much, but just OMG ED!!!! Whereas if the episode ending on Ed dying, then of course, you'll have a week's time to think about it and realise that Ed will never ever die, and the impact is reduced. Worst is, they'll probably have to do a recap of the accident on the next episode, which just feels wrong. Following which Ed will not have much appearance in the show for a while, a bit jarring eh? As it is, the scene flows perfectly, love it! One of the better episodes of late. =) |
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| TT.TT poor Ed has to suffer the pain again just like he encounter the door of truth TT.TT |
noteDhero said: Couldn't agree more.I liked this episode. It built up to Ed lying there with the bar in him perfectly. After that, though, it all just resolved far too quickly, which worries me a little. This was a really important lesson for Ed to learn, and I really don't feel like he learned anything. Once again, I feel like Alchemy is a big cushion on character development. I didn't like that Al was being "drawn" to the gate in the previous episode, but it worked here because I felt like they were drawing on the connection between Ed and Al. Also, with what's-her-face talking about golden beings and Ed mentioning that he should think of himself as a Philosopher's Stone, I feel like they're dropping hints on how they will be able to restore their bodies. Good episode that was lacking in the end. But what exactly Philosopher stone anyway? From what we have known so far it is a stone you can gain something without have to pay for the price which it opposite to the Alchemy theory. |
 "A Legend is but a tale of a beautiful lie." |
| It seems like its really just a reservoir of energy that allows you to circumvent equivalent exchange. Human lives are basically untapped potential, allowing users to defy the laws of nature when harnessed correctly. As Ed noticed, sometimes its a jagged crystal, the more powerful version is the perfectly round stone that Kimblee has, and the most powerful version is Hoenheim, where the stone is his blood and the entire makeup of his body. |
| If we take that into account and the ones that Homunculi has it. It does seem like they are not perfect and they has a limited of energy that they can stock in it. As you think the energy is what they use to pay for the price while Ed used his life energy as the price in this episode. |
"A Legend is but a tale of a beautiful lie." |
| Exactly it's just like what the little Xing girl began to say however many episodes ago about everything being connected, and how the alchemic infrastructure of Amnestris was run on something totally different from that---Father/Homonculus, if I read into that the right way. Everything is going back to Xerxes and the golden beings. |
| I think I forgot how the Xing alchemy being used differently from this country. |
"A Legend is but a tale of a beautiful lie." |
| Another great episode the ending was spectacular and to take all that pain and still be conscious Five Stars  |
| yay!! another great episode ^^ I liked the last scene.. whan the 2 chimeras helped Ed.. I thought Ed would die.. xd |
| Yet another awesome episode. Anyone who still insists that the first anime was better has shit taste, imo. noteDhero said: Exactly it's just like what the little Xing girl began to say however many episodes ago about everything being connected, and how the alchemic infrastructure of Amnestris was run on something totally different from that---Father/Homonculus, if I read into that the right way. Everything is going back to Xerxes and the golden beings. Yep. Father brought Alchemy to Amestris, and Hoehenhiem brought Alkhestry (or "Eastern alchemy", depending on the translation) to Xing. |
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| I love it how it keeps getting better and better with each new episode. Never feels stale. I also dig the new opening and the ending is not bad either. FMA:B has got a great thing going. I'm out of town all week. The only thing that I look forward to while coming home at weekends is my weekly fix of this wonderful anime. On a side note, @ Cebola92: Your signature always gets me :P :P I know what's in there but still xD |
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| I was on the verge of tears! Oh Ed!! |
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| LOL "Help meeeee! Help meeeee!!!" ...and...oh god....x___x EDO!!!! I hate when people have things stuck through them...Jesus Christ. Why. Why'd they do that to poor Ed ;____; I can't believe they effing showed that. FFS. My rating for this is going up now. I'm really into it. |
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| god that had to hurt, but it was either die then and there, or shorten his own life |
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| Absolutely lmao at one of the Briggs' soldier inside Ed's make-shift Al. This episode was pretty damn good. I really want Ed to stick it to Kimblee. Poor bastard though. D: I still really don't like the American-ized "Full Metal Alchemist" bit for the start and end of the ads. It just really peeves me. The bit with the explanation about Golden Beings and whatnot was pretty interesting. Loved Winry and the two Chimera's faces when they were talking. :B |
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| I was freaking out when Ed almost died. He's a REAL man. Taking that pain and the having the stregth to heal himself. I think I'm falling for him *.* (Roy fan) |
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| well kimblee lost all his men pretty fast that's what he gets for being an asshole i guess xD this episode was awesome :) learning about Hohenheim bringing alchemy to the east and the fight scenes were pretty good :) feel sorry for Ed after the fight with kimblee he looked like he was in a lot of pain all because how he refuses to kill people but in the end he gained two new allies by helping those chimera so thats awesome next episode there will be lior its been a while xD |
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| Awesome. Good thing Winry wasn't there to see that. Guess I can't stop at this episode. |
| Wow I just love how all of a sudden one by one the enemies are starting to become one of their allies, lol it's so weird to see them work together like that. I'm not used to it. :( Anyways, I was freaking out when I watching the chimeras pull the metal bar out of Ed. I was like "AAAAH THAT'S GOTTA HURT A LOT." I hope that Ed survives this. I also hope that those 2 chimera will give the piece of the stone to Ed. So Hohenheim is the legendary sage of the west huh? and that other thing who copied his form is the sage of the east? Well that's just my conclusion. |
| Oh my goddess, I was screaming with Ed when that chimera was removing that steel beam. Poor Al, it seems that his soul is trying to leave his armor to get back to his body. Hang in there, Al!! |
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| good episode. can't wait to watch the next few episodes :) |
lr3t2Dec 11, 2010 10:41 AM
| "Truth is always a delusion." - Friedrich Dürrenmatt |
| Imo there isn't any point in having a cliffhanger in that scenerio. I mean it's a given ED isn't going to die and even if he did he'd come back. So a cliffhanger would only give an illusion of suspense in which you fool yourself into wondering what's going to happen. When really, at the back of your head, you know ED will be ok. Really enjoying this anime :D I was wondering if they could manifest a philosopher's stone using animal souls o__o |
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| Good episode, Kimblee is a really evil guy |
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