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Jul 6, 2014 1:10 PM

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I couldn't believe live human flesh was the main ingredient! D:
Sep 19, 2014 11:54 PM

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Jan 2014
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My favourite up till this point.
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Fight again, fight again for justice!
Dec 26, 2014 4:10 PM
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May 2012
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How can they fire someone with such convenient talent?!?!
So, no Philosopher's Stone then?? I can understand Ed's frustration.
Dafuq is wrong with Scar.
Jan 25, 2015 10:55 AM

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Apr 2013
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Well that's kind of a problem, don't think they'll make such a stone now ._.
Jan 29, 2015 5:48 AM

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Jan 2014
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Well, I kind of expected something like that.
Apr 10, 2015 8:28 AM

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Dec 2012
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This episode brought back so many memories of what's in store. So hyped for this rewatch.
May 26, 2015 8:20 PM

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May 2015
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Wow that blew my mind. I wonder what they're going to do. I'm expecting they won't make a stone, but maybe something will happen. I can't wait to see this
Jul 6, 2015 6:56 PM

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Apr 2012
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Really enjoyed this, maybe the best ep so far.

I'm not sure I understand Lust though; she wants them to find the Philosopher's Stone, but didn't seem to mind the library was destroyed? What's up with that?
Jul 7, 2015 2:12 PM

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Nov 2014
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Wow =O
And those book ashes lol
Jul 30, 2015 11:11 AM

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Jul 2015
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More Lust and Gluttony, yay! What exactly are they if they can't seem to be killed? And I'm definitely interested in who Lust really is/was from Scar's memories, and what happened to make her the way she is now!

And wow about the ingredient of live human beings... I hadn't given it much thought before, so I didn't see that coming. I don't understand why Lust needs Ed and Al though... -- 4/5
Aug 6, 2015 12:48 PM

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Oct 2014
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This was a really good episode though can't believe the Philosopher's Stone main ingredient is human lives...
Sometimes I wonder why I do one thing and not do something else...
Oct 26, 2015 8:47 AM

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Nov 2011
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Episode that gives wings to the history both of the two protagonists, that's the main one, many background to come to light, exciting! Good script, the plot apparently going to have a further push in the next episode. The cast expands, I'm happy!
Nov 21, 2015 6:22 AM
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Nov 2014
26585
The conversation between Roy and Hughes was hilarious, find yourself a wife! Haha, brilliant.
Dec 7, 2015 3:10 PM

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Dec 2009
568
The philosophers stone is people!!! It's people!!
Such junk...
Jan 22, 2016 5:17 PM

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Nov 2011
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Well that's a massive roadblock. The Philosopher's Stone isn't something that can be easily made, in that case.
Feb 2, 2016 8:33 PM

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Dec 2013
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Roy needs to find himself a wife LOL

Confrontation between Scar and the homonculi was intense!

Good luck trying to make a philosopher stone now.
Feb 6, 2017 3:20 PM

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Oct 2014
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And this is why libraries should be digitised -_- just have multiple backups.
May 16, 2017 12:16 PM

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Good to see that girl can actually have a job again, despite thinking all she could do was read ... but who the hell can remember so many books O.O

Also the evil duo are "homunculi" or something and we see the Ishbalan's still doing fine despite almost going extinct back then.


How ironic, the Phiosopher's Stone needs live human beings ... and Edward wants to bring his mother back with it, a life for a life. - Equivalent exchange.
Jun 12, 2017 8:02 PM

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Blackouting said:
Really enjoyed this, maybe the best ep so far.

I'm not sure I understand Lust though; she wants them to find the Philosopher's Stone, but didn't seem to mind the library was destroyed? What's up with that?

We could assume that she knew about Sheska, or is just that confident in Edward's abilities, but I personally have a hard time believing either. Then there's also the matter of how she, Gluttony, & Scar managed to sneak into a government compound in the first place. They already had word that Scar was there, shouldn't there have been more security instead of less?

I really want to like this anime, but it ticks me off how poorly they explain the details. Guess I'll just have to keep watching and hope the explanation is randomly dumped off like with the circle-less transmutation technique.
Oct 17, 2017 1:08 PM

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Around the gif~
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Feb 24, 2018 10:54 PM

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Wow....gotta sac some humans to make this thing. Ed will find a way around it though!

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Jan 24, 2019 4:47 PM

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Sheska is so freaking adorable, omg *^*

Jun 20, 2019 9:57 AM

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Jul 2016
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Great episode, the secret of the stone is revealed, not much different from the manga or the Brotherhood Anime this episode.
Jun 20, 2020 1:41 PM

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TK8878 said:
Blackouting said:
Really enjoyed this, maybe the best ep so far.

I'm not sure I understand Lust though; she wants them to find the Philosopher's Stone, but didn't seem to mind the library was destroyed? What's up with that?

We could assume that she knew about Sheska, or is just that confident in Edward's abilities, but I personally have a hard time believing either. Then there's also the matter of how she, Gluttony, & Scar managed to sneak into a government compound in the first place. They already had word that Scar was there, shouldn't there have been more security instead of less?

I doubt that she knew about Sheska, otherwise the girl would've been Gluttony's next meal. They want Ed to continue his search for the philosopher's stone since (i assume) this plays into their plans. She even said in this episode that they need him as a sacrifice. I think she doesn't want him to read Marcoh's notes because there might be some clue hidden in them about "the truth behind the truth".

About security: they knew Scar was in town but so far he was only targeting state alchemists, not books. So I think security would focus on other buildings.

Oh, and it looks like Lust use to be Ishbalian since she was shown alongside Scar's brother.
Jun 3, 2021 9:54 AM
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Jan 2020
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Well that is one crazy reveal. Sheska is quite underrated and likeable lol




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Oct 7, 2022 5:08 PM

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May 2018
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Time to mush up some yucky humans and become omniscient haha
Oct 21, 2022 9:37 PM
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Aug 2022
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2022 rewatch. i sometimes forget to add that i'm rewatching in episode discussions whoops.
anyways, another banger episode! sheshka is such an underrated character, she's really cute! and we also learn how the philosopher stone is actually made. i already knew how, of course, but it still shook me.

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