FMAB Episode 45 Reaction Extended (YT link below)
Added 2021-02-20 02:00:19 +0000 UTCYouTube link:
In Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood 1x45 The Promised Day, everyone gets a statue!
Alex fights Olivier, Greed fights Bradley, Greed fights himself, Greed fights Ed, and the network fights back.
Comments
To me, I feel like Olivier would respect Louis more if he had either continued to stay in Ishval to fulfill his duty asa soldier, or stood up against the war definitively. Doing neither and simply walking away from the war is what I think she means by Louis' cowardice.
BirthdayParty
2023-03-14 09:54:47 +0000 UTCGotcha. That was how I THOUGHT things would go when I first saw how Mustang recruited Ed. That explains a lot
Alex G
2021-02-21 03:29:30 +0000 UTCI had that same thought! He lost his cool
Alex G
2021-02-21 03:28:55 +0000 UTCIn brotherhood they skip over a lot of the beginning chapters in central when Ed is training to get into the military and dealing with being a newbie on the block, so when he talks about being used to "rolling over like a dog" he's referring to a lot of stuff that happens in the manga/2003 FMA and a little bit in brotherhood towards the beginning of the story. Roy in particular in 2003 is constantly placed as "in the way" sorta to the brothers and multiple times gives them orders they don't want to follow but are kinda forced to anyways.
benj
2021-02-20 20:01:30 +0000 UTCIt’s all coming fullmetal transmutation circle
Nick
2021-02-20 18:28:20 +0000 UTCGrumman knows Mustang and Hawkeye have a thing, and Grumman and Mustang's relationship is part of why Armstrong doesn't like him. She feels that he got his rank unfairly or by not working hard, and being friendly with higher up like Grumman doesn't help his case.
MooTuu
2021-02-20 15:43:45 +0000 UTCMaybe I'm remembering the show wrong, but I feel like this is the first fight where Bradley looked really angry, made it feel more personal. Also the fight was badass :D
Fredo_Credo
2021-02-20 15:22:43 +0000 UTCHe was slipping her the note!
Luis
2021-02-20 10:30:21 +0000 UTCThe saga of Greedling and ed begins. So excited to see the dynamic between ed and greed again, It feels like so long since he has been a part of the plot
Peter Jackson
2021-02-20 09:54:51 +0000 UTCEven worse for Grummen's case LMAO
Peter Jackson
2021-02-20 09:52:48 +0000 UTCHe's also pretty good behind the wheel
Brennan Regnier
2021-02-20 07:24:00 +0000 UTCApparently in the manga Ed calls the two chimera Donkey Kong and Lion King. A funny reference. Side note: Not sure if it's been mentioned but Grummen is actually Hawkeye's grandfather on her mother's side
Noah C
2021-02-20 05:37:07 +0000 UTCI think Olivier hates Alex for the same reason Alex dislikes himself, they both see him as a coward for fleeing in Ishval. She'd probably have more respect for him if he stayed and fought against the military, as futile as that would've been.
malik
2021-02-20 04:43:46 +0000 UTCI just went back and watched it, and it was awesome. Good to see Kain is indeed alive :) I'll be sure to watch the end credits from now on just to be sure.
Alex G
2021-02-20 04:42:46 +0000 UTC@A Goodwin TV I meant the actual end credits, not just the post-credit scene :D I can forgive you this time but please, at least watch the credits in episodes 54, 63 and 64! There's going to be a small time skip between episodes 45 and 46 so the end credits were definitely worth watching. @Nick, I didn't mean the paper burning but the end credits showing Al and Hohenheim hatching their plot, Izumi and Sig traveling to central, the homunculi preparing for the promised day etc.
Ruma Risto
2021-02-20 04:21:22 +0000 UTCThanks :)
Alex G
2021-02-20 04:01:44 +0000 UTCThis moment on, it's finally the Finale. And just like you said, everything and everyone is coming together -- just like that scene in the opening, where Ed and All start off all alone in a wasteland that eventually starts filling up with all the people they met and connected to. To me that very scene summarizes the central theme of this show. All their journey was never meaningless, and now everything comes full circle!
Say
2021-02-20 03:50:55 +0000 UTCThere is a time skip from this episode to the next one, it's winter in this episode. Episode 46 starts several months later, it's already spring. It's a tiny detail, but I thought you should know.
Joey Joseph Jojoson
2021-02-20 03:42:35 +0000 UTCI did miss that! Damn he fooled me. Good code passing
Alex G
2021-02-20 03:41:21 +0000 UTCThat sounds like so much fun. I can already feel the pull...
Alex G
2021-02-20 03:40:53 +0000 UTCLots of people miss that the butt touch was him putting the note in her pocket. It's weird but it's how he uses his old coot ways to slip the note on there.... it does look weird tho and no one picks up on it.
Luis
2021-02-20 03:32:33 +0000 UTCIt gets harder and harder to not finish the show in one sitting the closer you get to the end. I watched the last 12 or so episodes in one day lol.
Etsch
2021-02-20 03:20:32 +0000 UTCThe cliffhangers make you want to keep binging.
MooTuu
2021-02-20 03:14:41 +0000 UTCI personally don't think the scene is that confusing because its clarified, but a bunch of reactor missed it for some reason. I wouldn't normally post it but it makes someone look really bad if you fall for it.
MooTuu
2021-02-20 03:12:00 +0000 UTCAs weird as this is to say, part of me wants it to end because I’m looking forward to any discussion you might have afterwards. Your thoughts on the series overall are going to be cool to hear I mean, obviously I never wanted the show itself to end but I’m still excited for those post show discussions
Nick
2021-02-20 03:10:38 +0000 UTCSo far this is the latest episode I've seen. I will probably watch 46 & 47 tomorrow. I'll try to keep that in mind :)
Alex G
2021-02-20 03:04:47 +0000 UTCGetting a glimpse into their household explained a lot lol
Alex G
2021-02-20 03:04:13 +0000 UTCThat Grumman scene does hurt. But anyway, yeah it's crazy how close to the end we are! I don't want it to end
Alex G
2021-02-20 03:03:39 +0000 UTCAh I didn't make the connection that it was that same town
Alex G
2021-02-20 03:03:03 +0000 UTCHaha yeah I saw the post-credit scene, I just forgot to check for it before talking
Alex G
2021-02-20 03:02:47 +0000 UTCCan't wait to watch
Alex G
2021-02-20 03:02:26 +0000 UTCYoki works great as a punching bag haha
Alex G
2021-02-20 03:02:17 +0000 UTCYeah, at this point in the show, every episode is packed and it's almost impossible to wait for the next episode.
jdthebud
2021-02-20 02:57:01 +0000 UTCBy the way, how far ahead are you? There's a comment I want to make regarding episode 47, but it would be easier to remember if have seen episode 46 first. Its not a spoiler, the anime does something confusing where someone else's thoughts are narrated by a different person, therefore the person you hear isn't actually thinking this and it kind of changes your opinion of them if you take it at face value. If you miss this comment, that's fine also, since they try to clear this misunderstanding up at the end of the conversation, but I've seen a lot of people miss it.
MooTuu
2021-02-20 02:55:46 +0000 UTC@T-mo you're right, I forgot that one
Carlos Salazar
2021-02-20 02:42:47 +0000 UTCHe had ONE. Reading the map of the SECRET TUNNEL!
T-mo
2021-02-20 02:42:25 +0000 UTCNow you can see that the house Yoki tried to steal from was the Armstrong household. The youngest straight up threw a piano at the guy, as any Armstrong would.
T-mo
2021-02-20 02:42:06 +0000 UTCHe did, with Roy burning the slip of paper It’s just a bit later after his post episode talk I’m pretty sure
Nick
2021-02-20 02:40:47 +0000 UTCActually he played an important role disguised as Dr Marco
Carlos Salazar
2021-02-20 02:39:49 +0000 UTCSelim looks like a kid-version of Mustang. Speaking of looking alike, I heard somewhere that Sig Curtis (Izumi's husband) and King Bradley are related by blood, but I have no idea if it's true. In the OVA flashing back to Izumi's alchemy training, he looks exactly like Bradley.
MooTuu
2021-02-20 02:39:19 +0000 UTCI love this ending song. It’s called Shunkan Sentimental, definitely one of my favorite ending songs to any anime. It fits the resistance vibe so well, just makes me hyped lol There are only 19 episodes left in the show, so you are definitely close to finale territory I also forgot that Grumman scene happened and now I want to remove it from my memory again
Nick
2021-02-20 02:38:16 +0000 UTCRemember the miners that Yoki was stealing from and Ed helped? Now we can see that they are truly great people trying to help Mai without even knowing her
Carlos Salazar
2021-02-20 02:38:09 +0000 UTCNoooo, you should have watched the end credits :D! I do think Olivier's treatment of Alex is way over the top but I can't help but understand her. She's the oldest sibling, she outranks her brother and is probably way more competent of a leader than Alex.
Ruma Risto
2021-02-20 02:35:44 +0000 UTCExcept for Yoki of course
Nick
2021-02-20 02:34:54 +0000 UTCoh boy oh boy. these like next 5 episodes are absolutely insane. so many twists and turns I cannot wait to see your reactions
Zavooloo
2021-02-20 02:31:25 +0000 UTCDon't you love a show where everyone who came up in the show has a role to play?
ArmdVctr
2021-02-20 02:31:07 +0000 UTCI agree, I love the sword catching moment especially
Alex G
2021-02-20 02:22:45 +0000 UTCBradley and Greed's fight in this episode may be short but it's my favorite in the show by far. The animation is buttery smooth and Bradley looks so badass when he's going for the killshot to Greed's neck.
Mr. White
2021-02-20 02:02:28 +0000 UTC
