That scream and colour scheme reminds me so much of the Mass Production Evas - completely with dripping inhumanity and savageness. (or so I'd expect).
The contrast between how Briggs and Mustang & co does things was great. That "ninja Briggs" scene was by far my favourite this episode (the still-enjoyable second favourite goes to "I'm getting chased by Scar!").
And who the hell is this?
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If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
Good ep overall.
I thought it wouldnt be as good as the first series. But this is awesome.
Those Briggs folks mean serious business. They look a bit funny in the winter camo, but I guess it's useful for them to tell a friend from a foe since the basic uniforms would basically be more alike.
Originally Posted by Buffalobiian
And who the hell is this?
Watch some of the still frames before the groupe shot. You'll see someone wearing slippers, I think it's "The Passing Housewife" that was held in Briggs' jail.
Ah. I caught the slippers, but it only added to my confusion.
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I accept your apology.
Dont forget she's always has been considered as a "monster" both combat and alchemy wise. So the red glowing eyes are making sense if you see it that way.
red eyes can allways be an ishvalan... before i saw this episode i thought it was that ishavalan lieutenant, then i remembered he was at the east....
May Chang has a lot of work to do to fix her mistake. But I guess forgiving her is a little easier since she's nothing but a kid all things considered.
Good episode, really liked the new op and ed, though been liking all of them so far. It was nice to see Wraith again in the op liked that scene as it makes him seem more human. All in all FMA reminds me why I love anime.
Edit: Wait is Wraith actually shedding a tear in the op or is it the rain?
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You are here alone again
In your sweet insanity
All too calm, you hide yourself from reality
Do you call it solitude? Do you call it liberty?
When all the world turns away to leave you lonely
I'm not fond of the new OP/ED at all. I don't think they'll grow on me either.
As for May, sure, she was foolish enough to get tricked, Envy attacked her weakness pretty effectively, but I have to give her credit for that rather remarkable display of martial arts. Those dolls are kind of weak, but despite her diminutive stature, she gave off the feel that she is easily the equal to her Xing rivals in skill. While Lin, Lan Fan and Fuu probably beat her in terms of pure martial arts, she has Alkestry as well.
I also greatly enjoyed the Armstrong siblings. Olivier has such a powerful commanding presence, and Alex contrasts to her wonderfully. One is ruthless to the extreme, one too kind-hearted for his own good sometimes. On the other hand, he is also a great deal stronger than she is. She may have kicked his ass a few episodes ago, but I think this scene leads credence to the idea that she won because he couldn't fight all out, certainly not against his [beloved] older sister. Alex can only truly fight monsters, not people, especially ones he cares about.
May's martial arts skills were, indeed, surprisingly awesome this episode. We all knew the end result was going to happen, so that wasn't really a surprise. However, I'm wondering if there is any difference in power from before and now.
Olivier is by far my favourite character from this series. Man-handling those soldiers, and then fighting Sloth... when she was captured I almost let out a tear, as I couldn't believe a great character like her would go down just like that. I'm glad Armstrong was able to show up and "protect" her.
Did not expect (and had actually completely forgotten about) the philosopher's stone.
It's dangerous to go alone. Take Nep.
Watching May was like reminded me a lot of watching a Jackie Chan flick. But the speech given by Heinkel to Al at the end made sense to use the Philosopher's stone and not let it "go to waste".
why couldnt Al just transmute legs without the stone?
it thins the metal of his suit unless done either with the original legs/material or the philosophers stone. I'm almost certain it was mentioned before, though i couldnt tell you where. i think it also has to do with the fact that only Ed knows how to do so effectively, so maybe he needed the stone's boost to do it correctly
Regular transmutation would require him to transmute something equivalent into legs. The stone allows him to use the energy of the sacrificed to grow more metal.
He couldn't transmute the ground into metal?
I can't remember an instance in this series where they are able to change element. I might be mistaken so if someone can find it, feel free to point it out. Alchemy, i believe only allows them to manipulate what is already there such as mustang creating explosion from oxygen in the air using his special gloves, and Eds copying Greed's trick after his obtaining northern auto-mail that contain carbon.
If that is the case, then it is safe to assume that the ground there only contain traces of metal and not enough to where Al can reconstruct his legs without the use of a philosopher stone.
I actually like the new OP. The song fit the images very well and the overall theme gives the feel of a desperate struggle which fit the last arc.
Firstly, I'd like to say I like the new OP. I haven't payed much attention to the ED, and I frankly can't remember what it sounds like right now, but it wasn't terrible. (I'd remember it if it was)
Al was never as great at transmutation as his brother, I have to admit reluctantly. I think watching Al and Ed for so long has made us forget how hard Alchemy actually is. Before these two brothers came along, everybody other State Alchemist (who aren't necessarily the best, but are pretty damn good) all focused on 1 type of transmutation. I think that in itself tells us how difficult it is to perform a single one well, let alone how to do everything else.
Al might have gained the knowledge from the Truth, but skill seems to be another matter.
As proof of this, his transmuted legs look pretty shitty.
However, given his situation, he still should have tried to transmute something into a leg, wheel or anything. He wasn't in any condition to fight anyway, so his first priority should have been to get away as fast as possible. Punching one's leg does not make this happen.
Stupid Al.
(And I know it was dusty, but you'd think Pride's newly inherited sense of smell would be better than this)
I have to say the same thing to Ed too. The best thing to do against dumb, immortal masses are to trap them. You've got them in the same room as you, so how about some cages/rooms/pits or whatever. Beats doing something that obviously isn't working.
Judging from Alex's response, his fists hit harder than a cannon. Good to hear.
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