FMAB Episode 44 Reaction Extended (YT link below)

Bruh I brought it up one time among so many comments I left. That's normal, I just thought it was funny.

Craig Stanley

Gays are seriously incapable of not bringing up their deviancy lmao

Volksradio

Lol I never even realized Winry in the bath was a fan service thing. I'm gay so I never thought about it, twice.

Craig Stanley

lmao that's probably the best comment I've ever read on patreon

Sal Inger

And then ironically he'd be a 4 meter Titan

Alex G

That scene is so funny because it's set up like a scene from a horror movie with tense music and everything... all because someone read the word "short" out loud

Alex G

Forgot about the Lust moment :D

Alex G

Ed in a titan? He wishes.

BubbleTea

I still get chills when Ling yells at Greed

Noah C

Everytime I see the Ed recovery scene, I'm reminded how oddly terrifying it is. Just imagine you've heard the two other men with you get taken out in quick succession and then suddenly a steel limb smashes through the wall and starts strangling you. I'd be shitting my pants lol. Great reaction as always, and see you for the next one :)

A Suresh

The rewatch of this show is amazing. So many things come together and are foreshadowed amazingly. It's what makes this show one of my favorites of all time. Live action or animated.

Kamolak

This show is really good about fanservice, which is helped by the fact that FMA was created by a female mangaka. So none of the female characters are over-sexualized, but they're also drawn and animated like real women. The only real instance of "anime boobs" is Lust, which is deliberately played for laughs.

R. Lewis

<3

Kamolak

I assumed they meant the asuke scene with the space angel... In most translations it was depicted as a mind atttack with sexual undertones and such.... But yea I think like eva they use the bath/shower to show characters at there most bare.... Misato thinking of shinji and how she is using him.... Asuke in the bath considering her dispair... Shinji thinking of his dad and eva..... Even hawk eye in fmab thinking about ishval and roy... I think its good all be it simple symbolism... Not to mention easy on the eyes lol

Stephen husuc

Haha hey to be fair we have already had ed in the shower... He even got seen by envy 😂😂😂

Stephen husuc

These last 20 episodes are gonna both feel like forever and gone in an instant at the same time!

Abush

Another super uncomfortable one is the sauna scene in My Hero Academia season 3 at the summer camp. All of the characters are like 14-16, and they're buck-ass naked.

Mr. White

Well Considering how many times you Noticed the Moon and how you keep referencing the moon in your videos I Wouldnt say you've been looking down. Maybe just during the day you never bother to look up I mean who wants to look right at the sun I dont blame you.

Ramon Cintron

bro, delete. its completely spoilers

benj

"Woah! What am I looking at?" *smiles*

Aidan Pullen

His biceps have been passed down the Armstrong line for generations!

Nick

Ramon Cintron

Not expecting fanservice?! Alex Louise Armstrong is all fan service. The author of FMA knows what they like

Luis

That all said, Winry is also easily one of my favorite female anime characters.

Matthew B

I think ultimately, that's what it is: a chance for bonding between Winry and Rose and a moment of reflection back to the beginning of the show. The fan service is fine. It doesn't feel distasteful to me, just surprising!

Alex G

Ahhh I see. Yes, that is by definition sexual assault. There totally was a shocking scene in end of eva, but I guess I',m more inclined to find that just disgusting and a pretty deep look into shinji's psych at the time than actual fan service. But I can see how people would see that differently. I think I just have less of a problem with that being in the media if it actually serves a purpose in exposing characters mental states (i mean the shinji asuka scene, not misato being a perv)

Matthew B

(Matthew Bremmer) I remember seeing one scene where Asuka and Misato were enjoying a bath together and the 30-year-old Misato was tickling Asuka somewhere she shouldn't have. Even though they were both laughing, it's not ok for an adult to touch a 14-year-old girls's private parts. (I live in Finland which is a notoriously liberal country when it comes to nudity, but even here it's a serious offence to touch someone's naked body in sauna, bath tub, skinny dip or anywhere at all without consent.) In the End of Evangelion Shinji jerked off to Asuka's comatose body which I just found obnoxious and disgusting.

Ruma Risto

I think Ed sees it as far more unforgiving, not only because he felt more responsible for his family, but also because his mother died after Hohenheim left. Their family fell apart. It also makes sense with other things Ed has said. He told Scar a few episodes ago that he wouldn’t hesitate to (probably) kill him if he hurt Winry, but he would work with him. Ed holds deep grudges, so it makes sense his father abandoning him with no explanation, leaving them to try to cope with their mom dying of the plague and then them trying to figure everything out on their own, would leave a sting

Nick

There's a pretty shocking scene in End of Eva where Asuka is comatose in the hospital.

Alex G

This just in: anime showrunner announces high school character is actually 5000000 years old, so it’s totally normal and fine Published in an official statement on Twitter: “Please don’t sue us, she is actually a 5000000 year old demon.”

Nick

Yeah I 100% agree. I think this is the first big fanservice moment since Lust's jiggly moment in episode 19. That Winry scene made me really uncomfortable, ngl! :D

4Tom4lepus4

Knowing AOT and how bleak it is, they'll tease a Mikasa bath scene and then give us a Wellman bath scene instead.

Alex G

Sounds good where can I watch it? Is it streaming or...

Alex G

Haha missed opportunity there for me. I'll get it next time

Alex G

I had literally forgotten about that amazing Greed and Ling conversation at the end of this episode. Come to think of it, that interaction makes me think of self isolation. Ling is basically lecturing Greed on how he pushed all his friends away, probably because at this point he perceives that they make him weak. It resonates with me in some sense because in my past I would create distance between myself and friends out of complex emotions like not wanting to be a burden. Obviously Greed’s situation is very different lol, but the meaning of what Ling is saying hit home for me Also I forgot that there was fan service in this episode. When I watched it, I honestly didn’t even think of it as fan service. Weirdly it just felt like a bonding moment between Winry and Rose, I think the reason it doesn’t come off as incredibly distasteful is because they’re actually having a conversation that is meaningful to their characters Some shows will just shove gratuitous fan service for the sake of fan service but I like that it’s not like that here. Additionally, I agree with you that the show feels very hopeful despite throwing tragedy at you. It makes you think the series is going to be edgy, and then pulls a 180 with positive messages about humanity

Nick

😂

Alex G

I would imagine having a female author also helps feel a little more easier about that kind of depiction.

Dominic Caciappo

I'm old so my memory may be failing me, but when was Asuka sexually assaulted? Unless you just meant being a pleasurable view for the male gaze in general.

Matthew B

omg the new outro is GENIUS

penguin

You're right, what he really is wondering if there is a Armin bath scene

benj

Omg if you do please please please post it on your channel/patreon. It's such a good show to look at philosophically and I would love your insight.

EJFee

I actually really liked the Winry bath scene (as a feminist literary scholar). Even though I generally hate the oversexualization of underage girls in anime, Winry is a strong and independent character with her own complex arc and bold personality. She doesn’t just exist for the pleasure of a male viewer nor does she have to go through sexual assault (like Asuka in Neon Genesis Evangelion) to be a well-rounded character. She is one of my favorites in the whole series.

Ruma Risto

Not sure how I’m spoiling anything? Maybe there is maybe there isn’t 🤷🏼‍♂️ And yeah cause I’m totally sure the MAIN thing Alex is hoping for in AOT is a Mikasa bath scene lol 😒

Itachi The Rouge

Hey man, no spoilers for whether or not there is a Mikasa bath scene. That's like...easily the no. 1 thing Goodwin is anticipating for the show!

benj

Now hopefully they do some fan service in AOT and give us a Mikasa bath scene. Also fun fact: in the Japanese subbed version of FMAB Ed’s VA also voices Hange/Hanji (depending on translation) in AOT.

Itachi The Rouge

i got this new anime plot. basically there's this high school girl except she's got huge boobs. i mean some serious honkers. a real set of badonkers. packin some dobonhonkeros. massive dohoonkabhankoloos. big ol' tonhongerekoogers. what happens next?! transfer student shows up with even bigger bonkhonagahoogs. humongous hungolomghononoloughongous.

benj

Holy shit I died laughing when you were talking about naked Winry and then immediately jumped into "This is what I meant about cycles of goodness". Totally thought you were about to go all philosophical on us about big ol anime tiddies.

ComicalSkate

Fullmetal throttling. Cycles of nud--CYCLES OF NICENESS!

Kotryna

@utdbenj i'm just saying my opinion, i'm uncomfortable with fanservice of underage characters but it's fine of you have a different opinion

Francesca White

Code Geass is my favourite anime. Now that I think of it I wonder if that has anything to do with the fan service lol

EJFee

I wonder how much of that is Ed being the oldest and feeling more responsible for the family and therefore resenting Hohenheim leaving (also he probably remembers that time in childhood better). But mostly it seems like it's just Al being his kind self lol. Although there's probably a big connection between both of those things.

Alex G

I always forget that they're so young in light of everything they go through and how well they handle it lol

Alex G

That's awesome. I will listen for that next time :)

Alex G

I really have to watch that again. I remember loving it but my memory of it is nonexistant.

Alex G

Of course, Armstrong, the most important fan service of all time. And yeah R.I.P Bido, the character I didn't know I cared about until this episode.

Alex G

R.I.P Bido

MooTuu

Only a handful of episodes left until the like, 15 episode finale. Such a stark contrast between the brothers when they meet Hohenheim again; Ed is immediately hostile and Al is immediately welcoming.

Etsch

yeah i always feel weirded out with fanservice in anime, especially with a character that's 15 like Winry lol, but luckily fmab doesn't really have fanservice besides a few small instances

Francesca White

Half Xerxians to be precise, but yes.

T-mo

I really enjoy having Al and Hohenheim rebuilding their relationship amongst the rebuilding of Liore which holds an important meaning to the characters and a nice check in with Rose. Also fun fact: Rose and Hawkeye have the same VA Colleen Clinkenbeard (the coolest name ever). She was the adr director and hawkeye for the 2003 fma and rose hadn't been cast yet. since in the beginning Rose was a minor character she jumped in to voice her (which ended up backfiring as when 2003 went anime original rose became a much bigger character) and she reprised the role for brotherhood

malikparah

Are and Ed and Al technically Xerxians?

ArmdVctr

yeah this winry fan service gives me code geass flashbacks hahaha. though not as bad as that.

NitrousOxide19

Excuse me we did have fan service in this show! Every single time Alex Armstrong took his shirt off! Also, YOU NEVER KNOW WHO'S GONNA BE IMPORTANT IN THIS SHOW! YES! Also, also, I'd love to see your rewatch!

T-mo