May's scenes were my favourite parts of the episode. :3
They were followed closely by Ed's "evil" expressions. Overall it had some good action scenes, but I think I'd call this a comedy episode above that.
May's scenes were my favourite parts of the episode. :3
They were followed closely by Ed's "evil" expressions. Overall it had some good action scenes, but I think I'd call this a comedy episode above that.
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
Good episode as always, a fine mix of decent action and comedic moments.
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"Always be yourself... unless you suck."
not the best episode, i felt. it was fun in parts, and i liked what they did with Yoki's backstory finally getting explained (Armstrong sisters.... shudder...)
for me, the highlight of this episode were the scenes with Buccaneer and the troops at Briggs. I especially like the scene where the man from Central asks Olivier (circumspectly) about Raven's death, and the wind blows and reveals her other eye. usually, with characters who have an eye (or both) hidden, this device reveals some "hidden" aspect of the character, but Olivier is just looking at him with the same look she gives most people.
looks like they're saving more of the Scar and Winry interaction for later, and I hope the next episode is more action packed (the title doesn't indicate that). this episode was decent, but this whole season has been a little lackluster
Humans are different from animals. We must die for a reason. Now is the time for us to regulate ourselves and reclaim our dignity. The one who holds endless potential and displays his strength and kindness to the world. Only mankind has God, a power that allows us to go above and beyond what we are now, a God that we call "possibility".
http://tracker.minglong.org/torrents...5D.mkv.torrent
I know some of you will wait for eclipse release, but I couldn't wait. I don't have much of a way to tell if the sub is horrible. It was decent and the video quality was good.
New opening and ending...I liked the last ending and am not so sure about the new ones.
Episode 39 HD | SD - Eclipse
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A rather interesting episode even if that much didn't actually happen. They did build up uncertainty and a bit of suspense, though. It's always good when things balance so that even if the heroes succeed perfectly in their own act, somewhere else things can go wrong.
Winry sure has a lot of earings, more evidently so when she's taken them all out onto her hands. While it's a nice theme and all to have her give it to Ed and make a promise for their return, Kimblee would sure get suspicious if he finds them in Ed's possession.
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
I was thinking of the same thing. Ed wasn't supposed to meet Winry before she got kidnapped, and why would Winry have given them to him via a proxy instead of simply storing them in her own pocket? If they had met, it could be easily explained but not now. Too bad Ed is generally not experienced enough to keep his wits close to him all the time, down to the last detail.Originally Posted by Buffalobiian
cant belive no one commented on this.
at 1:55 after ed grabs kimblee, he loses his hat
at 2:26 after scars destroys the build kimblee is wearing his hat
then at 2:33 kimblee is not wearing his hat once again
for now ill keep watching the episode...
Yeah, I noticed that. Wrote a thread about it on my forum and for the front page for an episode review. xD I didn't catch it at first when I was watching the raw. It took another watch until I noticed it.
Yet another good episode. More scheming on the part of the good guys. But just how much tricks can they pull over the homunculus master plan?
they are taking a lot of time with this arc... but, well, it is good to see people (and not just the good guys) planning things out...
Father needs one more...
I'm not really in love with either the 4th OP or the 4th ED. The songs are okay enough, but it feels to me that there's something epic missing from both of them. Glad to see the visual material was rather vague, as I hate spoilers in OP/EDs.
the preview for episode 40 got me so excited i just might have to stomach Tomodachi's crappy speed release
Humans are different from animals. We must die for a reason. Now is the time for us to regulate ourselves and reclaim our dignity. The one who holds endless potential and displays his strength and kindness to the world. Only mankind has God, a power that allows us to go above and beyond what we are now, a God that we call "possibility".
The next episode will be worth waiting for the good Eclipse release. Trust me.
Fullmetal Alchemist - 40 - [TMD-Raze]
Another side-storyish episode that goes into very interesting details about the past, if this episode doesn't generate speculation or discussion I don't know what will.
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Nnnn, wonderful wonderful episode. I've been waiting for this episode for a very long time and they did a pretty good job with it. It was interesting to see it finally animated.
some discussion
01[14:26] <masamune> hmm. it had been a long time indeed
[14:26] <Yukimura> since you banged a chick?
01[14:26] <masamune> as you said, it seems like "the homunculus" was something found, not created
01[14:26] <masamune> that too
01[14:27] <masamune> but, it does not seem to have been anything until it was given Hoenheim's blood
[14:27] <Yukimura> we didn't actually see that part though right?
01[14:27] <masamune> or, rather, it might have been a source of power, something Xerxes studied
01[14:27] <masamune> no
The link to the manga chapter. NOTE - all manga chapters are there, so don't go browsing unless you want to read manga
01[14:52] <masamune> http://www.onemanga.com/Full_Metal_Alchemist/75/04/
01[14:53] <masamune> also, consider page 05 right after it. although "Father" doesn't seem terribly into Hoenheim's words about the joy of friends and family
[14:54] <Yukimura> yeah i noticed that
[14:54] <Yukimura> he seems to see it as a liability or something
01[14:54] <masamune> the chapter does clear up alot of things about the state of the bottle
01[14:54] <masamune> i have always thought that it's no coincidence that he chooses to be called "Father"
01[14:55] <masamune> or that the starting point of the whole story revolves around Ed and Al trying to bring back their mother, that the main characters are the product of Hoenheim finally getting that family
01[14:55] <masamune> Father has a lot of contempt for humans, sure
01[14:56] <masamune> but he has Lust, Greed, Pride. he even wants his "products" to call him Father
01[14:57] <masamune> he's not too far from being a human himself. he is, in fact, just a bunch of humans. Hoenheim first, then the nation of Xerxes
01[14:57] <masamune> "breeding"
01[14:57] <masamune> in reverse
01[14:57] <masamune> that's just my speculation though
01[14:58] <masamune> when he's in the flask, Father wants a body. he wants to become a human, of sorts
01[14:59] <masamune> it's like
01[14:59] <masamune> he wants to become the bottle.
[15:00] <Yukimura> ?
01[15:10] <masamune> ...not literally
01[15:10] <masamune> just think about it
[15:10] <Yukimura> you think he wants to stick the whole world in a bottle?
01[15:10] <masamune> not just any bottle
01[15:10] <masamune> him
[15:10] <Yukimura> ah
[15:10] <Yukimura> you mean eat everyone
01[15:11] <masamune> unless he has something different planned for Amestris
01[15:11] <masamune> it would seem that he's doing the exact same thing he did at Xerxes, but on a much bigger scale
[15:11] <Yukimura> i had been wondering what he wanted to make another giant circle thing for
[15:11] <Yukimura> i figured her was already immortal so I didn't think he'd care to eat more people
01[15:12] <masamune> i mean, sure, world domination is a classic villain goal
[15:12] <Yukimura> but maybe he just likes eating souls for the sake of doing it
01[15:12] <masamune> but, really, what more could you plausibly want?
[15:12] <Yukimura> a partner perhaps
01[15:12] <masamune> no THAT is an idea
01[15:12] <masamune> now
[15:12] <Yukimura> it crossed my mind that he might want to bring another of his 'kind' to his level
01[15:13] <masamune> family
01[15:13] <masamune> one of the homunculi?
[15:14] <Yukimura> maybe
[15:15] <Yukimura> or maybe he just found another bottle person we don't know about
[15:15] <Yukimura> but he could be trying to 'make' a partner and the homunculii are his attempts
01[15:18] <masamune> it's possible. after all, he was made, or something, using Hoenheim
[15:18] <Yukimura> quite so
Humans are different from animals. We must die for a reason. Now is the time for us to regulate ourselves and reclaim our dignity. The one who holds endless potential and displays his strength and kindness to the world. Only mankind has God, a power that allows us to go above and beyond what we are now, a God that we call "possibility".
Excellent episode, I love the story of this world. So, it seems to me that Father is a tiny bit of the truth ripped out into the real world. While the other homunculi are certainly intelligent I get the feeling they are considerably different from him. As their names imply they are gatherings of certain aspects of humans, from the humans of Xerxes.
I like the idea that he is going to create another of his kind. Now the question is what would make him happy after having his one wish granted, is it really just companionship?
Well when Hoenheim asked him what makes him happy, he couldn't answer. That was the one piece of knowledge it didn't have: what makes him "happy"?
"Starting a family" was the only tip it got from his creator.
Great episode. I was pretty drawn into it.
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
Where did that thing come from in the first place? If it did come from somewhere, it might want to go back there - and needs lots of power for that purpose. It might have gained its ability to talk and finally its current body using Hohenheim but considering it knew a lot more than anybody else in the kingdom, it had its wits well before it encountered anybody there. But then again, it could have also been the product of some even more ancient civilization.
I can only imagine that it's the product of some weird alchemy that, like a poster said before, resulted in tearing a piece of Truth into this space.
When given some organic matter (blood), it finally took a form that allowed it to communicate to people. It's apparent that besides wit, it had already established an arrogance of being above humans.
And if everything is what it seems, then Pride is in fact NOT the first Homunculus.
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