FMAB Episode 41 Reaction Extended (YT link below)
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I definitely wish to be more like Ed
Alex G
2021-02-19 05:44:15 +0000 UTCIt's always so hard watching one of your favorite characters go through such immense pain. Like even though they aren't real, they FEEL real and human and have human convictions that you yourself strive for.
BotheredAsh
2021-02-19 05:41:12 +0000 UTCThat's interesting! And yeah it's very admirable! The fact that he is good EVEN THOUGH he knows he is in great danger is very inspiring.
Alex G
2021-02-12 03:50:08 +0000 UTCThanks :D I often feel underwater in terms of figuring certain things out but it's a lot of fun
Alex G
2021-02-12 03:49:03 +0000 UTCThat line elevates it for me because usually the trope is a hero who does good things and always manages to win, but Ed is a hero who does good things even though bad things can and probably will happen to him, which seems more realistic to me and is more inspiring.
Alex G
2021-02-12 03:48:28 +0000 UTCI've never seen Gundam 00. I did watch Code Geass and I loved it, but it was so long ago I can barely remember what it was about.
Alex G
2021-02-12 03:46:40 +0000 UTCNicely said. And I like that they influence each other in all that too. We get to see the characters express their opinions about other characters which is really nice, like Miles' conversation with Ed and later his musings about Ed being very dedicated.
Alex G
2021-02-12 03:46:05 +0000 UTCEeey! Patreon FMAB rewatch?
T-mo
2021-02-11 15:47:56 +0000 UTCIt really is, I second that.
T-mo
2021-02-11 15:46:51 +0000 UTCWell yeah the armor is rejecting his soul I'm saying its only worse, at least in that moment, because Ed is fading.
Rachel Keys
2021-02-11 14:58:20 +0000 UTCSo fun little tidbit about this episode. At the time the mangaka wrote this chapter, she had recently given birth to her child. I can't find the source for it anymore but I remember reading that she drew on the pain of that experience and wanted to convey how painful it is to bring a new life into this world through Ed. The brothers do indeed pay the price for sticking to their guns, but that sort of conviction makes them all the more admirable. It's something to aspire to. And yes, I do suspect that the moment Ed gets close to death, the bridge that's maintaining the connection between Al's soul and body weakens, and his soul gets yanked back. Great reaction, see you for the next one!
A Suresh
2021-02-11 10:33:23 +0000 UTCGreat commentary as usual, love seeing you putting all the pieces together! Cant wait to see more <3
Scott McKennedy
2021-02-11 10:24:51 +0000 UTC"If this is really what showing mercy is gonna cost me, then I'm gonna have to learn to pay the price, right?" Talk about resolve, especially after getting burned for that exact principle.
Brennan Regnier
2021-02-11 09:40:34 +0000 UTCafter the series is over I'd recommend watching a video called Solf J. Kimblee - The Psychopathic Realist by Aleczandxr it delves deeply into who Kimblee is and is an overall great video
The Bird of Hermes
2021-02-11 09:14:00 +0000 UTCI may have already asked this, but have you seen Gundam 00 or Code Geass?
Kamolak
2021-02-11 07:35:22 +0000 UTCIt’s such a small moment but something I find really hopeful in this episode is when Scar and a bunch of Amestrians + someone from Xing are just sitting in the tunnel, and Scar is teaching them about the Ishvalans, even if it’s just research notes. A theme of the show is cycles of violence, but you can tell it has a deeper message about humanity coming together in the face of hardship, learning to accept each other and moving on to forge a better future. This is reflected beautifully in the protagonists dedication to avoid killing. The willingness of Roy, Riza and Armstrong to try and make things right. Or Marcoh working with Scar to decipher the notes and save Amestris. These characters I just listed are all, in some way, working to stop the cycle, even if they have contributed to it in the past. It’s a story of unity rather than division. And I love how the characters acknowledge their past complicity, but they use their regrets as fuel to help.
Nick
2021-02-11 06:32:05 +0000 UTCNext time I watch the show I'm definitely going to watch it subbed. What you said about truth speaks to me in a big way. One thing I've been trying to articulate about Kimblee is that one of the reasons he impresses me is that comes off as being in some way a GREATER human than many others, because he has something like an "awakeness" that is rare. He has looked deeply and found his principles, and even though they're terrible, they're well defined and he's consistent in applying them. And Ed has been on the path there for the duration of the show, and as you pointed out, it does feel like a culmination of that process for him, because now he has incorporated the various lessons he's learned and he's unwavering in his application of who he wants to be. I will be thinking about the quote from the Truth. That is an awesome interpretation.
Alex G
2021-02-11 05:17:31 +0000 UTCRemember a few episodes back at fort Briggs, when Ed told Kimblee he joined the military with the determination to NOT kill? The subbed version of Kimblee's response was something along the lines of: "Is that so? Well, that too would be a Truth should you stick to it till the end." This episode is the culmination of that. A belief becomes a Truth on its own if one follows it until the end, and I think this is also what Truth beyond the door means when it says "I am one, I am all... but most importantly, I am You." Each person has their own version of Truth. But only the truly determined and dedicated manages to carve out their own. Ed in this episode is truly inspiring precisely because of this, just like you said; he's willing to stick to his Truth of mercy even at the cost of his own life. Kimblee's doing the same at the opposite end of the spectrum, and I think that's why he makes such an interesting antagonist to the brothers.
Say
2021-02-11 04:57:41 +0000 UTCPotential spoilers, I guess. I don't think so because later Ed is in perfect health but Al is still having issues with being pulled back.
Mr. White
2021-02-11 04:43:23 +0000 UTCThat is my second favorite edward scene. The first is much later. Also remember that there are two sages. In episode 18 we learn that both Amestris and Xing have a legend about a sage. There is an eastern sage and a western sage.
Purple Dawn
2021-02-11 04:33:56 +0000 UTCThe way I see it (and correct me if I'm wrong) is that its Ed's alchemy holding Al in place his energy holding him here and with Ed almost dying his body started pulling on his soul harder because Ed's energy was fading.
Rachel Keys
2021-02-11 03:59:03 +0000 UTCThat's interesting, and both were pipes, right? They had two different reactions, Kimblee's was to just let him die and Ed's was to try to live.
Alex G
2021-02-11 03:55:21 +0000 UTCsomething I noticed while watching your reactions is that, back in ep 33, kimblee was impaled on the train in the same place where ed is impaled this episode :0
penguin
2021-02-11 03:45:57 +0000 UTCI like how Al converted one half and Ed the other
Alex G
2021-02-11 03:39:27 +0000 UTCNow we finish the quartet of chimeras with Darius (gorilla) and Heinkel (lion). The four are minor characters but I love what they add to the show and the shift in the groups dynamic.
Etsch
2021-02-11 03:27:48 +0000 UTCRemember Roy's Pyrimid scheme. Everyone protecting those closest to them. Ed and Al are pretty much the embodiment of that idea and they effect everyone they meet.
Jonathan Canfield
2021-02-11 02:58:50 +0000 UTCLOL exactly
Alex G
2021-02-11 02:49:17 +0000 UTCYou think that's Ed's first piggy-back ride?
MooTuu
2021-02-11 02:47:21 +0000 UTCI didn't connect Al's situation with his soul with Ed's injury, but that's an interesting theory, and now that I think about it, the timing is certainly suspect. By far my favorite part of this episode is Ed using himself as a "miniature" philosopher's stone to heal himself. I know he did human transmutation using his own soul before, but this is a whole nother level of application.
jdthebud
2021-02-11 02:40:14 +0000 UTCChekhov's dinamite, tho.
T-mo
2021-02-11 02:35:49 +0000 UTCI have been SO excited for you to see this episode! There are a lot of memorable moments in this show, but Ed using his own life force to heal himself is up there!
Alyssa Callahan
2021-02-11 02:35:42 +0000 UTC
