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Nov 8, 2008 5:13 AM
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THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE.
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Dec 11, 2008 8:43 AM
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Not much discussion here I see. Well anyways, a good episode I say.
Dec 12, 2008 10:29 AM
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Hi.
Dec 19, 2008 1:06 AM
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Hey.

Mar 19, 2009 10:05 AM
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'Sup.

Anyways, the ep. was pretty good.
Apr 1, 2009 7:15 PM
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How's it going?

New OP, it's not amazing but at least it's not the last one :D
Decent episode I thought, the story may be actually going somewhere now.

Jun 28, 2009 10:34 PM
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Yo.

I kind of get angry with characters who think the existence of some people (like the state alchemists and Nina) are evil in the sight of their god, especially because it happens all the time in RL. I wonder how Scar came to his beliefs.

Anywho, the ending's scene with the snowflakes was pretty cool. (And hey, a cartoon has made me think seriously today. Hmm!)
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Jul 11, 2009 1:52 PM
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tsk talk about history repeating itself. first ishbal and now this village. at least there is less bloodshed.
Sep 6, 2009 11:38 AM
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It was a good episode. But I liked the old ending song way better!!
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Dec 7, 2009 8:42 PM

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Hey there.
Jun 23, 2010 11:08 AM

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Wait, did the Brigadier General died?
I hope so. He's a faggot.
Jun 30, 2010 1:02 PM

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^yes . He did . . The creep deserved it . Btw , nice username :)
Jul 22, 2010 8:28 AM

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Hmm, the thing about FMA is... how should I put it? It's not clear if it's serious or not.
Oct 7, 2010 5:50 PM
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Sometimes it's serious... sometimes it's not, simple!
Feb 13, 2011 9:46 PM
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PLOT. Hurray
Apr 9, 2011 10:07 AM
Apr 23, 2011 2:11 PM

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Not bad. This episode was better than the one before it. Great to see more of what we got earlier coming together with stuff from more recent episodes.
May 24, 2011 8:53 PM

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i love LOVE this OP. i remember they used this one in the dub on tv. i couldnt help but repeating it numerous times.
and damn that guy got owned, i was hoping ed would atleast punch him once for that hit he did on ed in the chimera case.


Sep 5, 2012 9:58 AM

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Great episode especially loved the red water that was actually already a stone and the new op and ed are lovely!
Sep 24, 2012 2:59 PM

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first off the new opening and ending is cool :D

and wow Armstrong is soo badass!!!!!!!

reminds me of Dudley especially his expression :P

and Brigadier General seem to have died??

didn't like him, but he did provide some clues who Dr. Marcoh is.

next episode Roy Mustang!!!!
Dec 30, 2012 11:28 PM
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GREAT episode! Lots of Alchemy power display! and Great Showdown Match ups! Corrupt military guy vs. Alchemist killer Scar, military guy gets pwned bad by Scar. Then Scar goes after Edward and its Edward vs. Scar and lastly the Good guy Strong military alchemist comes to save Edward so its him vs. Scar! Boooom! I wonder who won that fight? guessing Scar looool! lucky break for Edward though for making off with the doctor and the red stone lol.
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Mar 24, 2013 8:38 AM

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BUTTHURT said:
Wait, did the Brigadier General died?
I hope so. He's a faggot.
I hope so too, but I also hope you learn to be less homophobic. :/
Mar 24, 2013 9:08 AM

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Hstar said:
BUTTHURT said:
Wait, did the Brigadier General died?
I hope so. He's a faggot.
I hope so too, but I also hope you learn to be less homophobic. :/
He certainly lives up to his username lol
Jun 21, 2013 11:15 AM

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SteampunkDalek said:
Hstar said:
BUTTHURT said:
Wait, did the Brigadier General died?
I hope so. He's a faggot.
I hope so too, but I also hope you learn to be less homophobic. :/
He certainly lives up to his username lol
Haha yeah! :D
Aug 17, 2013 12:51 PM

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Aw, Ed you're so sweet C:

I hope Curly is okay fighting with Scar x3
Dec 27, 2013 4:11 PM

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i am okay with this general or lieutenant or what ever he is dying i didn't like him anyway and scar seemed really strong but this general seemed op.
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Feb 3, 2014 10:55 PM

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I spotted 3 Moai statues in this episode.

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Feb 4, 2014 5:12 PM

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haha ironblood alchemist was a jackass in this anime. But damn, Scar is still my favorite. And we finally got action from Alex the strong arm alchemist. I'm hoping it gets better now.


May 14, 2014 5:43 AM

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dat marcoh
"Urushibara Ruka. The mannerisms and voice of a woman... No... More feminine than any woman. But he's a guy. Taller than Mayuri, but so very thin... But he's a guy. Looks great in a miko outfit... But he's a guy. It's already twilight And yet, it's so hot. The cicadas are crying. But... He's a guy."
Jun 3, 2014 5:22 AM

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Scar kills people in a creepy way (very much like Game of Thrones S4E8 which I saw last night only that doesn't have alchemists lol).

Interesting episode.
Sep 19, 2014 10:59 PM

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2 great debuts. Scar the right-hand of God, and Alex Louis Armstrong, the strong arm alchemist!
"Let Justice Be Done!"

My Theme
Fight again, fight again for justice!
Dec 26, 2014 2:17 PM
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Alright, new opening and ending song!!
Heh, I wasn't expecting to see Rose again.
LEAVE. MARCOH. THE FUCK. ALONE.!! WTF?? I can't believe that he was killed that easily and this early :O

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2 great debuts. Scar the right-hand of God, and Alex Louis Armstrong, the strong arm alchemist!


Hmmm.......Is his surname Armstrong because his arms are strong, or the other way??
Jan 22, 2015 2:20 PM

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That Armstrong guy is cool, I like him! I hope he won't die as easily as Grand :P
Jan 28, 2015 2:49 PM

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HI. SUP?
May 24, 2015 11:43 AM

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I liked both the old intro and outros better, oh well, cool episode. I hope Marcoh becomes a permanent ally or something.
Jun 22, 2015 6:37 PM

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It was a bit jarring how they suddenly cut away from the fight to Rose. And not in a good Eva way.

So Ironblood guy turns into a ridiculous looking thing that sprouts machine guns all over his body? Okay, someone's gotta do it :P
Jul 6, 2015 7:07 PM

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Great new opening and ending themes!
I loved the part in the ending where the snow wouldn't melt on Ed's metal arm or on Al's body. That scene was just really cool. =O

And Rose is back! Yay

That mustache xD
Jul 27, 2015 5:29 PM

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Blackouting said:
It was a bit jarring how they suddenly cut away from the fight to Rose....


I agree with this. I understood that they were showing what was happening in Liore with the civil war and everything, but still. The parts with Rose just seemed completely out of place.

Anyway, the episode as a whole was a great one! I love that we got to see a lot more of the villains behind the civil war, plus all that with Scar! I can hardly believe they killed off Grand without him putting up a fight whatsoever.

Definitely want more episodes like this one! -- 5/5
Jul 28, 2015 12:45 AM

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RedWhisper said:
Blackouting said:
It was a bit jarring how they suddenly cut away from the fight to Rose....


I agree with this. I understood that they were showing what was happening in Liore with the civil war and everything, but still. The parts with Rose just seemed completely out of place.

Anyway, the episode as a whole was a great one! I love that we got to see a lot more of the villains behind the civil war, plus all that with Scar! I can hardly believe they killed off Grand without him putting up a fight whatsoever.

Definitely want more episodes like this one! -- 5/5

I can't disagree enough. The parts with Rose made the episode even more intense than it already would have been. I fail to see how it felt out of place, especially with the extreme parallel between Ishbal and current-day Liore.
Oct 18, 2015 8:20 AM

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Not bad storytelling, all you can say except that it is slow and boring, quite the opposite. Good also the further step of the plot, good designs and animations, new opening and ending, are catchy. Glad that obnoxious alchemist mustachioed, died.
Oct 22, 2015 11:33 AM

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It's all getting heavier now. I loved Armstrong's introduction, and the confrontation with Scar. Only complaint was that the iron-blood guy got beat way too quickly. He should have put up a good fight; he even had the philosopher's stone! Also new OP is slightly better, but still not that great. New ED is not bad but the first ED was awesome :( Oh well, there's still two more of each.
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Nov 20, 2015 8:39 AM
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Great episode, Armstrong is awesome.

New OP tho :(
Jan 20, 2016 12:59 PM

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I don't like the new OP and ED as much, but the plot might be headed in a more interesting direction now.

The General was a jerk, but I didn't exactly want him to die. Scar is a fearsome foe; Ed's fighting style isn't suited to dealing with him at all.
Jan 31, 2016 3:37 AM

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New opening is meh. Definitely prefer the old one.

Armstrong!!!

Pretty different from Brotherhood. Still I really like this episode.
Apr 11, 2016 8:06 PM
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I'm pretty new to anime in general and started to watch FMA. I think it had a slow start but this episode and the last one were really good. I think the story is starting to pick up now.
Aug 23, 2016 7:04 PM

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Armstrong had such a strong introduction no pun intended. Also I didn't expect that one dude to die already the iron blood one I forget his name, of course he was kinda a dick and obviously expendable but like I was not expecting anyone major to die this early really shocked and impressed me. Just happened in a heartbeat too, the way this show deals with death is very good.
Jan 12, 2017 10:05 AM

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The new OP and ED are better than the previous imo.
Feb 4, 2017 12:40 PM

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Wait why was Edwards hair green in the ED? Anyway that Armstrong guy was pretty badass.
May 15, 2017 1:33 PM

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Brigadier General dying ... wasn't expecting that.
This Armstrong guy made quite an entrance into the show, he looks strong af.
Jun 22, 2017 11:05 AM

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Wasn't expecting Iron Blood to die, damn. Armstrong's pretty awesome so far.

Old OP>new OP, although new OP is pretty good.
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