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Hohenheim is one of Brotherhood’s most fascinating characters. When we first learn about him, he seems like the typical deadbeat dad, a source of angst for our brothers to be troubled by along their journey. But then we see his doppleganger in episode 14, and we start thinking, “holy shit, is he going to be the big bad?” There’s a constant air of mystery around him and his motives; he’s terrifying and enigmatic and seemingly beyond our comprehension, and every time he’s on screen becomes the tensest encounter of that episode. But then, we get episode 36, which opens to our first real flashback to his life. And this time, we see things from his perspective: Ed’s memory of staring at his dad furiously working in the study with no time for his kids? He was trying to unravel Father’s schemes. That image he has of Hohenheim’s stone cold, cruel eyes as he walked out the door and out of their lives? He was actually on the verge of tears and desperately hid it for his sons’ sake. Suddenly, we realize that this enigmatic terror we’ve been so scared of is actually on our side.