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[Where My Twin Watches]: Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood Episode 51
Last Time: The Bus Came Back, Al really needs to learn Morse Code, and the Golems woke up. Onwards!
Oh snap, new opening. Soft music as Ed and Al stand together in Central, looking at the lit-up castle until Ed looks away to blue pictures of Royâs Crew wait I just saw Hughes in there. Oooh no. Thatâs not a good sign. Ok itâs including everyone from Armstrong the Great to General Grumman so unless this showâs heading towards a Total Party Wipe (which is not as unlikely as Iâd like) it must just be stylistic. Wait what that was a white Truth outline that looked a heck of a lot like Winry. Please tell me sheâs ok. Aaaand now itâs all red and black as someone (Ed?) screams and other flashes of red souls oh itâs the Goths. Aw hell itâs the Goths! And Uncle as well looking annoyed until GAH itâs one of those freaking Golems. Ok back to calming blue pictures of the Good Guys, then Alâs Soul still sitting at the Gate of Truth with his empty armor behind him, and Truth laughing like the jerk he is. Winry! Wi- wait why are you standing in a white dress at the edge of a cliff? Young lady thatâs far too close, step back right now. Also stop crying and/or point me in the direction of whoever made you cry. We get a title for this song (âRainâ) as townspeople and villagers look up at the storm clouds in concern, and Military soldiers run out alongside tanks whaaaaat is that? What is that thereâs a hunched figure standing in flames, zoomed in to show glowing white eyes and very big teeth. Now itâs Bradley in a bloodied white shirt sitting in the rain acting all calm and collected, switch to complete opposite of Scar tossing aside his jacket ooooh are we gonna get Scar fighting Bradley in this arc? Yeah I know that the trailers always lie but there tends to be elements of truth like the arms that grabbed Al coming up in a later arc. Now itâs the Chimera Army (sadly not under the command of General Al), and the Armstrong Siblings standing alongside each other and Mrs. and Mr. Curtis! Good to see you guys again! Wait Roy why do you look so upset? Riza why are you crying in an alleyway with your dog? And now Ed and Al are standing on opposite sides of a tree damnit are they gonna get separated again? Ok finally the sunâs broken through NOPE NOPE DEAD PERSON ALERT THAT LOOKS LIKE MAMA ELRIC BUT IT PROBABLY ISNâT EITHER RUN OR PUNCH IT ED. Nevermind he was just dreaming. While being watched over by Winry. Kinda cute, but kinda creepy too. Episode 51 - âThe Immortal Legionâ Oh great, this episode is gonna focus on those creepy Golems. Just what I wanted to start the new year with, yay. So a bunch of pipes are disconnecting from the gasping artificial zombies who land kneeling on the floor, before standing GREAT theyâre in that uncanny 3D modeling that Titan!Envy used. Officer laughs at the labcoatâs insistence that they needed more tests, pointing at the undying, obedient, invincible soldiers. [Officer]: âWe have our Title Drop, at long last!â Now heâs ordering the Golems (âPapaâ NO) to deal with the renegade ele- Uh What So⊠One of the Golems walked forward and just⊠tore out his throat with its teeth. And a bunch of other Golems have pounced on the screaming Officer. Whoâs no longer screaming. Aaaand now theyâve stopped, and turned with bloody mouths to the labcoat. ⊠⊠⊠How fucking stupid are these guys? I mean really. REALLY. How has Amestris lasted as a country this long if this is what its leadership and researchers are like? How could the labcoats have failed so spectacularly to create Zombies when the goal was to create Golems? What kind of shoddy âtestsâ were they running to not figure out that their supposedly obedient soldiers were mindless killing beasts? Was there no prototype? Did they literally build an army of these things just assuming that they would all work? You fail, my good sirs! You fail at Science! And you, Officer! You completely ignored the guy whose job it is to know things, who told you that the weapon wasnât ready, and you just set it off? You were so blinded by your arrogance and desire for command over others that you unleashed this army of Zombies without any assurance that they wouldnât kill you for standing in front of them? Uncle. I get that youâre a bad guy. I get that you view humanity as a lesser species, no better than fuel for yourself and your Goths. And frankly, after seeing this Kimblee level of incompetence, I can see your point. But you have to have seen this coming. You had to have known that your minions were this stupid, this incredible level of dumbfuckery that has me storming around my room, ranting at the utter failure of this Officer and researcher. Clearly this is the reason you made your Goths, because if this was the level of ability you led before you made more competent henchmen? Itâs a miracle that the whole country hasnât gone up in flames without even the slightest effort by the Conspiracy.
Ok. Ok, we need to move on. So while that whole mess is kicking off, Edâs reached the Door beneath The Third Laboratory. Oh hey, Barryâs still there! Miss you, you were funny when you werenât killing innocents or trying to flirt with Riza. Giant door, check. Now how to open it. Actually, do we want to open it? Is it connected to the Transmutation Circle, is opening it playing into Uncleâs hands? Ah well, Edâs gonna try anyway, struggles for a bit pulling at the seam (maybe itâs a push door?) until Scar gets bored and prepares to HoD it oh hey itâs opening CLOSE IT CLOSE IT CLOSE IT ZOMBIES CLOSE IIIIIIIIITTTTTTT Oh hey Armstrong the Great. Still havenât killed the second General? Yeah heâs more useful as a bullet shield right now, and heâs still a General so he can order the Central Forces to stand down. Only heâs not giving the order? Huh. Iâm actually kinda impressed here, guyâs been stabbed multiple times and has a gun to his head but he still gives an order to seal all entrances to Central. Still a bad guy and Armstrong the Greatâs absolutely going to kill him now, but still. Ooor instead of Armstrong the Great, itâll be Sloth literally crushing him. Ouch. Oooh dear, seems Slothâs been ordered to kill Armstrong the Great for interfering, and she doesnât have a tank or a snowstorm this time. Sheâs still laughing though, thanking the Goth for opening up another General seat, and brandishes her blade. [Armstrong the Great]: âThis sword was passed through the Armstrong Family for generations. Now I donât have to sully it with his filthy blood!â Adventure Strings continue as Edâs fighting the Zombie Horde, the Chimeraâs are throwing punches and Scarâs breaking out the HoDs to kill⊠oh dear. Scarâs One Hit Kill isnât killing. Thatâs not good. The Zombies groan and shuffle around them- [Zombie]: âBig Brother!â NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPENOPENOPENOPENOPENOPENOPENOPENOPE FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK YOU, WHOEVER WROTE THAT LINE YOU DO NOT TARNISH ONE OF THE SADDEST MOMENTS IN THIS SHOW WITH THESE MONSTERS SCREW. YOU.
Edâs reacting in shock, realizing that they used human souls to make the Zombies, even somehow poor Ninaâs. And for all the Zombies already, more and more come pouring through the door. Scarâs right, if these things escape outside to where civilians are just standing around wondering at all the Military soldiers running around, itâll be a slaughter⊠Oh. Ok, I get it. Uncle deliberately set this up so the Officers (who are still IDIOTS) would set off a slaughter of the Central populace, probably to fuel the Transmutation Circle like Kimblee orchestrated the Drachmanâs destruction up north. Back inside, Ed seals off the exit to keep the Zombies in ok sorry I have to say something, did the animation budget get cut for this episode to focus on the Zombies? Because for whatever reason Ed just seems off-model today, his face keeps looking rounder and younger. Anyways, the Chimeras are eager to let loose in a fight and transform, the group charges towards the Gate to plow through the horde and reach âthat bearded bastardâ. Outside Military forces are trying to close off roads and keep the Armory Ice Cream Truck from escaping, until a certain Briggs Officer arrives to express his displeasure. [Central Officer]: âA- a bear! A bear with a mohawk! Aaaa-â So Roy and his Crew are safely out of town, but now theyâll have some trouble getting back in. Although the Military are looking for an ice cream truck specifically. Almost makes me wish Ed was here to Transmute up a disguise for the vehicle. Almost mind you, things arenât so desperate we need that just yet. Lionâs still at the Dome, wondering how things are going with the others. With nothing better to do he goes to talk to Al, ask what that annoying tapping noise is FINALLY thank you so Al didnât know but Lion with his military experience was able to identify the dot dot dot dash dash dash dot dot dot and realize that Al needs to shut Pride up, NOW. Heâs been broadcasting your loca- Uh oh. Kimbleeâs here. And as much as I insult the guy, I think heâs probably strong enough to brush past an injured Lion and break Pride out- Or straight up kill Lion while knocking a hole in the Dome. Damnit. Pride is loose. Mid-ep pictures of Zombies (âMannequin Soldiersâ) doing the See-Speak-Hear No Evil poses, and Alphonse Elric looking pissed. Aw shit Mayâs getting chased by Zombies in the tunnels! Run May! Run Shao May! Screw Envy, leave him to get eaten by the monsters! She screams at Envy for tricking her while he yells that her source of Immortality is still further inside, then she takes a moment to lay a beautiful if ineffective beatdown on some Zombies before catching oh shit I was joking about Envy getting eaten nobody deserves- Uh oh. [Envy]: âIâm baaaack!â Soooo, Envyâs kind of⊠melded with the Zombie, who ate another Zombie and then melded with all of the other Zombies to make Titan!Envy, who shrunk down into standard Envy. Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a Goth back in play. Crap. In the village near the Dome, Yokiâs panicking at the Military presence, trying to persuade Marcoh to stay quiet and not draw attention to themselves. But Marcohâs upset at not doing anything. Also, whatâs that smoke coming from the Dome? Prideâs sauntering out, Kimblee actually sounds a bit unnerved at the news that Pride ate another Goth. Prideâs justifying it as them coming from the same father, theyâre just in a combined form again. Oh hey, Lionâs still alive! Kinda. Not looking or sounding too good, though. Al rushes forward damnit he just got grabbed by Prideâs shadows, heâs gonna get possessed again and Edâll have to fight him damnit. But Al transmutes the ground for a Big Boom, ok so dust to block out the shadows? Or not, Pride still has Alâs feet⊠aha! He only has Alâs feet! Al pulled a Lan Fan! Back to Battle Drum music as Armstrong the Greatâs fighting Sloth, whoâs smashing up the room with his chains. Armstrong the Great, honey, donât waste your bullets on Sloth, itâs doing nothing. Maybe your sword? Damnit Military grunts, stop bothering Armstrong the Great by threatening to shoot her for treason. See, thatâs what you get for threatening Armstrong the Great, she just dodges so you take the hit from Sloth. Thanks for the grenade, btw! So thatâs not going to do much to Sloth (besides be funny as he âHuh?âs at the grenade right in his face, but maybe Armstrong the Great can use the smoke to- [Sloth]: âHey, look! I caught you! And this time, I wonât mess up.â Well that aint good. Slothâs got her trapped against a pillar and is squeezing her to death, Armstrong the Greatâs actually in pain and-
YES [The Mighty Armstrong]: âHEELLLOOO, SISTER! AAAARRREE YOOOOOU ALLLRIGHT?! HAH HAH!â *sparkles and explosion because AWESOME* Heâs back! The Mighty Armstrong is back, and after sending Sloth flying with a single punch is ready to fight alongside his snarky sibling! Armstrong the Great updates The Mighty Armstrong on the plot (thatâs a Goth, bullets are useless, I want my tanks back). [The Mighty Armstrong]: âYou donât say? *sparkle* Fortunately dear sister, that is my specialty! Why donât you let your brother have a crack at it! Iâll take this atrocity down! Come on, you monster!â [Sloth]: âUgh. What a pain.â Hey! Hey hey hey donât you skip away from the Armstrong Fight! Go back to Best Characters! Ugh, ok fine Alâs current situation of trying to drag a grievously wounded Lion away from the dome while his own legs are stumps is sufficiently dramatic enough Iâll accept the scene switch. This time. But yeah, Al and Lion are in a tough spot. Lionâs even telling Al to leave him behind, which Al is having none of. But really now, Alâs down a few limbs, when the dust clears theyâll be facing Kimblee and Pride together, and Lionâs coughing up blood. Now Alâs knee has blown out and heâs resorting to beating the crap out of it in frustration. [Lion]: âYou brothers⊠are really something else⊠Youâre still determined to help another person, even when youâre falling to pieces yourself.â Now Alâs talking about his promise, to never let anyone else die. So now the showâs going to either force Al to break his promise abandon Lion at the Chimeraâs insistence, or heâll keep trying until the dust fades and Pride walks up and kills Lion before repossessing Alâs armor anyway. This sucks- wait, whatâs Lion have in his pocket?
HOLY LETO ITâS THE PHILOSOPHERâS STONE! I completely forgot that Lion pocketed it ages ago after Edâs injury. Has the dude been carrying around one of the settingâs most prized MacGuffinâs in his pocket this whole time? Dude. Also, is this going where I think itâs going?
So theyâre discussing the dilemma: with their own Stone they might be able to fight against the other guy armed with one and the âkidâ powered by two, but if they use the Stone theyâll be using the souls used in making it. And if I remember, this was Kimbleeâs first stone, the one made with Ishvalan Sacrifices. Lion talks about Edâs conviction to not use Stones on their bodies. Instead, he says to âuse it to save the entire world insteadâ. [Lion]: âYou deserve it. Because even if theyâve been put into that Stone, you still recognize them as people. I know⊠those people⊠even though theyâre trapped in Stone, they still want to fight to protect what matters to them. Let them fight. They deserve the chance!â Iâm picturing the Ishvalans in the stone cheering. âHeck yeah letâs kick some ass! That jerk in the tacky suit used us to murder our own people, we want to tear him apart!â Al agrees. Theyâll fight together. Thank you. For all my ranting at not using the Stone to heal Ed back then, I can appreciate this take. Using a Stone is Wrong, and it cannot be something that our Protagonists ever truly accept. But when faced with no other options, and using it specifically to help others, not themselves, it is acceptable that Al uses the Stone to fight back. Outside the cloud Kimblee asks if he should blow it away, but Prideâs overconfident and says theyâre trapped without Alâs legs- BOOM! Flash of red, Kimblee loses his hat in the windblast, and Al strides out on newly-Transmuted legs. Kimblee smiles. New Outro! Weâve got⊠I canât tell if itâs Beardless or Al, going by the stonework Iâm going to assume Beardless. Still Beardless, hair blowing in the wind...still Beardless...still Beardless...what is the whole Outro just Beardless never mind it just switched to Mama Elricâs grave, then a crowd of Xerxes folk hey itâs that picture Keaton used to show Xerxians have no black outline to their hair. Then either Beard or Uncle walking through the desert in a white cloak, and the Elric Household complete with the swing that Beard nearly broke his back setting up. Whoop speaking of we have a grumpy Beard surrounded by white light and shattering stone, then Homunculus sulking in his flask. Also, A+ on putting the only credit this screen (Mixing Engineer Adrian Cook) right in front of the one-eyed circle monster.
Ooh, but now weâve got an orbital view of the planet, with a giant circular shock wave coming off of it. Implying the Nationwide TC is activated? Now Ed looking serious in his red coat, and poor skinny Alâs soul smiling in front of the Gate. Now itâs his armor form standing in front of a sunset (Ending Theme âRay of Lightâ), and a final shot of the road leading to the Rockbell home.

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[Where My Twin Watches]: Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood Episode 50
Last Time: Beard went into Papa Bear Mode, Greed pulled a Vegeta, and Mrs. Bradley was very confused and upset. Onwards!
Episode 50 - âUpheaval in Centralâ Weâve got the Beret!Officer from last ep talking over the title, saying that they can kill everyone besides Roy. Cue gunshots⊠Yup, the Officerâs just standing there in shock while all of his men are on the ground, clutching busted kneecaps or wrists. You fools pulled guns on Riza, what did you- Oh ok thereâs a bunch of plain-clothes conspirators up in the rafters, and another guy with spiky hair putting a gun to Officerâs head. Where did all these guys come from? While thatâs going on, Mrs. Bradley is facing two unfortunate possibilities; either the country is attempting a coup against her husband⊠or her husband has abandoned her. Roy âdoesnât knowâ, but promises to continue to protect her. Also, if she could maybe possibly use her position as spouse of the Fuhrer to pardon them once this is all over, thatâd be greeeeeat. Now theyâre on the move to avoid the commandoâs backup, Royâs being updated by Spiky Hair who apparently knows him (manga character?), learns heâs still at the wreckage and confirms Mrs. Bradley doesnât know the truth just yet. Now, back to scaring off the hapless mooks! Said mooksâ boss is very upset that his men havenât killed the five meddlers of the Conspiracy yet. Then reports start coming in that theyâve got a full platoon of rebels now, and that while they have a bunch of casualties there havenât been any deaths. Whaaa? You mean the Good Guys are trying to fight nonlethally? Who would ever think of such a thing? Apparently not the rest of the Amestrian military, the mooks keep spending so much time wondering why they arenât already dead that our heroes keep incapacitating them while they talk. Central Officer takes this as a personal insult, orders even more mooks out to get wounded.
The remaining Generals in the War Room are whining about how their troops getting systematically whittled down, until Armstrong the Great points out that it really should be expected. Think of it like the Military Police of Attack on Titan: While youâve got more troops along the borders fighting in wars with other countries, these troops are in the very center of Amestris, with not nearly as much experience as those who are fighting daily on the borders. Armstrong the Great even points out their feeble performance against Mr. Freeze in the first episode, how a single rogue Alchemist decimated them and nearly froze over the entire city. Now theyâre facing a rogue Alchemist with experienced and determined soldiers behind him.
The other General takes offense to the truth and her offer to step in and help, barks that sheâs only there as a hostage to ensure her loyal troops toe the line (oh he is so dead). Armstrong the Great just laughs as Skyrim Chanting starts up.
[Armstrong the Great]: âHahaha! You donât understand a single thing about the resolve of my troops! Your plan is useless. The only law the men of Briggs know is Survival of the Fittest. They know to abandon me if confronted with a crisis. Even if you were to murder me in cold blood, my troops would simply write me off for being too weak. They donât need me! Those men can act as their own force. Thatâs the strength of the Briggs army! Donât even begin to assume that you know the soldiers Iâve trained!â Mowhawk. White Uniforms. Sandals? Ok so Buccyâs standing with some other unique Briggs troops and soldiers in the white Briggs coats in an apparent cellar. But sandals? And thereâs a space in the back with two glowing red eyes. Who are these new people? Guess weâll find out later, because the Briggs soldiers are on the move and the Oh Shit alarms are going off in Central, as Armstrong the Great âwondersâ if her bear-killing soldiers will have any trouble with the dolls of Central. Let the curbstomp begin! But seriously, where were they? They mentioned a cellar but I donât think theyâd all fit under Madame Christmasâ bar even it wasnât blown up. [Spiky Hair]: âThe Armstrong Mansion?â Oooooh, duh. They even âsubtlyâ pointed it out when Roy visited Armstrong the Great after the timeskip, of course thatâs where the Northern troops hid. Ok so apparently Spiky Hair is Charlie, one of his own subordinates comes running up asking for ammo. What, you arenât getting enough spare bullets from the soldiers youâve wounded? Or the dead now, seeing as the Briggs troops are in play. Or theyâve got a supply unit that hasnât shown up yet. [Roy]: âLook guys, if it comes down to it just leave me behind.â [Charlie/Other]: âRoger that!â [Offended!Roy]: âYou could at least pretend like youâre willing to die by my side!â Uh oh, but it looks like the Militaryâs realized theyâre out of ammo. They make a push- and nearly get run over by a Funny Bear truck. Ooh, hereâs that supply unit! With a familiar face, itâs Rizaâs friend Rebecca! And oh my Leto that was certainly worth the wait, rifles bullets and bazookas galore! Roy gets a new rifle from the driver, a lady with a covered face? Someone who knows the Colone- ⊠⊠⊠[HELL TO THE FUCK YEAH]: âSecond Lieutenant Maria Ross, returning to active duty without permission, sir!â
Yessssssssssss Sorry, give me a minute. I need to walk around with a stupidly large grin on my face for a while. Ok, Iâm better now. Letâs continue. Aw, Rebeccaâs all upset that she came all this way only to find a bunch of âsissiesâ restraining themselves since theyâre in the city. As she loads a friggin mortar Leto damn woman how is Grumman still alive? Oh ok it was a smoke bomb, just enough to disrupt the military so they can load into the truck and drive away. Rebeccaâs showing off all the cool Xingese weapons Ross brought back. But she procured the rest of the conventional weapons through someone else? She says sheâll let âhimâ tell Roy, they hook up a radio. [Roy]: âThis is Colonel Roy Mustang speaking. Iâm honored to have your support.â [!!!]: âHeh heh, man, whose ass do you think youâre kissing?â [Roy]: *shock* [!!!!!]: âIâd prefer if we kept things casual!â Oh my Leto itâs Havoc! Running a General Store/Conspiracy Quartermaster! yessssss [Havoc]: âSo, who do I send the bill to?â [Roy]: âThe office of the Fuhrer. And start a tab!â yesssssss Mid-ep pictures of Ross and Havoc being awesome (all my babies are coming back Iâm so happy!) and Beard pushing up his glasses. Seeing smoke and hearing sirens in the distant city, Ed and the crew (minus Greed and Al) are preparing to make their move. Ooh, and Beard says he has a countermeasure if the TC gets activated, but just says heâd rather stop it in the first place. So weâve got two unspoken plans going on, this is looking better and better! Wait no Beardâs saying they need to destroy Uncleâs âflaskâ in order to defeat him and free the souls he gathered. Eh, just vague enough that I wonât count it as a stated plan. As for finding the guy, Scarâs going to show them the tunnel he and May found way back when I thought Beard was the bad guy. Lionâs staying behind because of his injuries, as is Marcoh for his wanted status and Yoki because Yoki. Ed takes a moment to say goodbye to Al still stuck in the Dome, they bump fists against the earthwork as Pride is still tapping Alâs helmet with a stick wait. Wait wait WAIT NO LETO-DAMNIT the Goth is clearly doing quick taps and longer taps itâs obviously Morse Code heâs sending a signal to the surviving Goths damnit Al take your helmet back! Ugh ok so while that ticking timebomb counts down weâve got May running through Central with her covered jar, urged on by Envy to reach Uncle before he reveals the secret of immortality. She slips into the tunnel just before troops arrive to block the area off. Back in Central oh buddy you really donât want to do that. The Military Police General is pointing a gun at Armstrong the Great, demanding she call off her soldiers. Sheâs all âWhat? But you stripped me of my northern command, remember?â But the General just whines that theyâve been chosen to ascend with Uncle and all the sacrifices are necessary- Nope! Just like with Raven, Armstrong the Greatâs gotten bored of listening to their stupidity and stabs his arm while drawing a pistol on the other general, chiding them for being Armchair Generals who donât dirty their own hands, espousing the ânecessity of sacrificeâ while never making any of their own. Also, you threatened Armstrong the Great, so die. The Mighty Armstrong? What are you- oh shit, did nobody tell you about the Promised Day? Holy crap, if The Mighty Armstrong wasnât updated then heâs still working for the Military, just sees his comrades apparently go crazy and start shooting up soldiers and setting the city on fire. Someone please update this poor man- Oh hey, itâs Brosh! Speaking of updates, someone tell this guy that his partner isnât dead, heâs had to spend all this time thinking she was killed by Roy! [Brosh]: âThat devious coward! First he murdered Lieutenant Ross and now heâs kidnapped the Fuhrerâs wife?! The man has got to be pure evil!â Ooof, even if he doesnât know the Promised Day plan The Mighty Armstrong did know Ross was alive, heâs probably feeling a bit guilty for not telling Brosh. Fuâs off to the side, overhears The Mighty Armstrong being told about his siblingâs actions, and heads off to try and find Ling in the chaos. But he canât sense his new Goth nature, what with Uncle giving off Big Bad Vibes underground. That have grown stronger? Uncleâs sitting in his pipe chair, lounging as machinery rumbles and pounds, disturbing mice and dogs even outside the city wait nevermind itâs not the machinery thatâs making that noise. Itâs the Littlest Goth with his helmet and stick, tapping out a message. Al, take you Leto-damned helmet back!
Three quick taps. Three long taps. Three quick taps. And Uncle opens his eyes. Al and the others have arrived at the cordoned off tunnel, think thereâs too many to fight past. Come on guys, itâs just a couple of Military Police, youâll be fine. Thatâs your only way in any case, itâs not like you can just manipulate the ground beneath your feet to make a new tunnel OH WAIT. Or is there actually another way? Oh yeah, the Third Laboratory! With only three guards at the gate too, thatâll be easy. Hold up, Ed says he has a plan- Right, I keep forgetting that heâs an official State Alchemist, he can just order them to stand aside and- [Ed]: âOh please help me! That murderous Ishvalan Scar is trying to kill me!â [Scar]: âwait what.â [Guard]: â*gasp* Oh my, that manâs on the wanted list! Stay back little boy, we three Muggle Soldiers will tell this murderer of multiple State Alchemists to surrender!â [Ed]: âMwahaha!â [Guard]: âAaargh! No, our consciousnesses! We need tho-â Man, Ed can be a jerk when- [Beard]: â...that was a mean thing to do.â [Ed]: âAw shut up, câmon.â No, sorry Ed, but Iâve got to side with your old man on this one. Meek nerds in labcoats cower as our heroes brush past them in the hallways, until Ed finds the poorly-transmuted doorway and oh for Letoâs sake do you have to put tacky demons or skulls on everything you Transmute, you deranged midget? Anyways Ed made a new door, letâs continue. Oh yeah, I remember how Royâs Crew had to split up to take both hallways last time. So how are the groups getting split? Apparently Beard leading one, and ooh Ed has to travel with Scar. Edâs not happy with this, especially when Beard raises the valid but still condescending point that Scar could still fight against Uncle when Edâs power was shut downâŠ. Wait. Wait wait wait WAIT. Did you⊠did you seriously never get any lessons in Alkahestry? Not a single one? Dude. You KNEW that Uncle could shut down your conventional Alchemy. The whole POINT of tracking down May and Scar was to get lessons from the little girl. And you learned NOTHING of the discipline? Wow. Just, wow. So our Protagonist gets saddled with the repentant murderer because heâd be curbstomped on his own. Meanwhile Beard takes⊠nobody? Because heâs already so OP? [Beard]: âOn second thoughtâŠâ [Lan Fan]: âHuh?â *Old Man Flirt Mode Engage* [Beard]: âIt wouldnât be a bad idea to have a bodyguard, so I might as well take the young lady with me.â Somewhere Fu and Greedling feel rushes of protectiveness and anger about lecherous old men. After the groups separate and the Chimeras grumble about the âpervy old manâ, Beard actually take a moment to Iroh at Lan Fan, lets her go to search for Ling. And like that sheâs off, and Beardâs on his own. Oooh, shit. Thatâs the Golem Room. An officerâs just barged in with a labcoat running after him, shouting about how they havenât been tested yet. But Officer thinks thereâs no better test than a field test, and starts pulling levers. Tubes of liquid and shattered red stones start glowing, the pipes make a heartbeat sound, and red sparks OH LETO NOPE NOPE NOPE I did not need to see eyes pop up on their foreheads and AAARGH theyâre all screaming nope nope nope Cue lots of dramatic head turns from characters at The Hell Is That Noise, and fade to black. Grrrrreat. This is going to go swell, Iâm sure. End credits. Jeez. So on one hand, this episode had me grinning like a loon as characters came back from offscreen in awesome ways. On the other hand, that noise is going to give me nightmares tonight, and I really, really donât want to see those creepy Golems moving.
[Where My Twin Watches]: Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood Episode 49
Embassy of Stories said:Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas indeed! In honor of the bar formerly run by Royâs foster mother, letâs see the next episode.
Last Time: Madame Christmas went on vacation, Pride got a case of the munchies, and Mrs. Bradley was ârescuedâ by Royâs Crew.
Congratulations! You are being rescued. Please do not resist.
Onwards!
Episode 49 - âFilial Affectionâ
Beardâs trying to wake Al up from his forced nap, while Pride WHOA NELLY his artwork seems a little harsher than I remember and you can definitely tell heâs got the power of two Goths in one package, the Shadow Blades are back with ferocity as he tries to draw Beard out by attacking his other son. Edâs dodging and weaving yikes!
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Ha! As much as Iâve been crowing about Ed growing taller, heâs still short enough to duck under Prideâs Shadow Mouth attack that chops the tree he was against. Now itâs Greedlingâs turn to backflip to safety, and hoo boy. Lan Fan I know you have a massive crush on your young lord but in the middle of a battle against an upgraded Pride is not the time to demand Greed surrender control of the body. And cripes Iâd forgotten about your arm, as much as you want to help now youâre no good if by trying to fight you aggravate your injury and turn yourself into a liability.
See? Ed agrees with me, Lan Fan tries insisting she doesnât need help right after Ed kicked her away from a Shadow Mouth, as much as I like her she needs to back off until she can help without hurting herself. The other ninja is helping away Lion whoâs apologizing for not killing Pride earlier, but Greed brushes it off.
[Greed]: âHeh! Donât sweat it. Canât exactly fault you for that one. Even I consider him to be a monster.â
Beams of light? Hey, Alâs back! Poor kids a bit confused on waking up halfway across the country, and understandably upset that Pride hijacked his friggin soul. Beardâs taking an analytical approach to the issue, thinking that as aspects of his own counterpart theyâre close-enough ârelativesâ they can influence Alâs seal through his blood. Cheery!
The genetics lessonâs interrupted by Fu and Lion arriving with news. Good News: theyâre down to one Goth. As for the Bad News⊠Al angsts about getting caught oh poor baby itâs not your fault. This is freaking Pride, the First Goth weâre talking about here. Backed up by Gluttony and with your fainting spells, theyâre the ones to blame, not you. Fu reports that Prideâs got plenty of light for shadows with the spreading fire and heâs out of flashbangs. They need to think of something before the villagers oh-so-helpfully show up to put out the fire and get slaughtered by Pride. Time for Beard to show his powers?
Alâs hashing out an idea with Beard, so we cut to Greed and Ed getting batted around by Pride. Unfortunately the Gothâs done a bit of gardening, no more trees to take the hits for our heroes. Lan Fanâs hanging out by the edge of the clearing nope never mind Prideâs got her pinpointed with his enhanced sense of smell⊠hey, Ed! You got any more dynamite stashed somewhere?
[Greed]: âUgh⊠dammit! Hey, you still breathing over there?â
[Ed]: âDoes wheezing count?â
Oh neat, Prides calling Greed out on caring for others. And notably Greed didnât argue against that, say something like âIâm just protecting my possessionsâ or whatever. He just called Pride a monster. Aw, is Greed getting character development?
Ew ew donât call yourself Greedâs brother you little gremlin. You donât get to claim family ties (oooh I just got the title ok then) when youâre getting ready to eat your âsiblingâ.
[Greed the First]: âJust donât blame me when I give you a stomachache! You did it to yourself!â
Prideâs sniffing? Adventure Strings? YES. Beard is entering the fray! Show us what you can do, Papa Elric.
Wait what? âThe hero always waits until the last second to make his move.â Pffft no. Buddy, if you think youâre the Protagonist of the show then Iâve got some bad news for you. Unless this is just grandstanding for Alâs planâŠ
But now heâs just standing there, cheerfully saying that he could never possibly fight Pride. Which unnerves the Goth so much he withdraws his Shadow Mouths and focuses all his attention on Beard NOW AL ATTACK FROM BEHIND damnit.
[Pride]: âAre you joking? This was your pathetic plan?â
Uh I kinda have to agree with Pride here, your plan was to charge screaming across the field to try and punch Pride in the face? This canât be it, but Beardâs holding Ed back and Alâs forced to his knees among Prideâs shadows.
Oh hell no you did not just call Al stupid. Ed, push past your father and kick his-
[ShinyGlasses!Beard]: âThatâs crossing a line, Pride. Donât ever mock my son!â
RED ALERT RED ALERT RED SPARKS BEARDâS IN THE FIGHT NOW HERE WE GO
Hooooly Leto. So while standing completely still, Beardâs tearing up the ground to form a giant dome over Pride and Al, and if the dome blocks all the light and Alâs right there now without any shadows to bind him, then Al can pick up where Lion left off!
Huh. So Alâs plan wasnât to finish Pride off, but just to trap him? Huh. I mean, thereâs no way this is going to stick until the Promised Day is over, you canât just shove the secondary Protagonist in a cage a dozen episodes before the finale. But what about the comment of Alâs body not needing food or water or air? Is little Selim going to start choking and Good Guy Al will have to decide between breaking the trap or watching an apparent little child suffocate?
Whatever happens the dome is holding for now, and Beardâs explaining that Al told him not to warn Ed, whoâs a little upset that his brotherâs stuck in a cage with a Goth. Beard goes to put the fires out, while Ed yells through the stone at Al who apologizes for the bad reunion. Sorry kids, hopefully this will blow over soon.
Greed? Greed what are you doing? Why are you leaving the good guys⊠aw, damnit! Dude come on, I was just complimenting you on your character growth earlier this episode, donât go and pull a Vegeta on me now!
[Ling]: âHey Greed! What the hell are you planning?â
[Greed]: âHeh. Iâve told you; Iâm planning on ruling the entire world.â
Mid-ep pictures of Pride and Kimblee damnit not this guy again. Uuuuugh. Fine whatever he got mildly competent again after tricking the Drachmans into attacking and dying so Iâll try to cut him some slack.
A couple of hobos are around a bin fire, talking about all the Ishvalans who have moved into the neighborhood. Kind of like that murderer with the distinctive scar on his well look who it is! Scar politely asks for directions, but gets a little upset when he learns that May Chang came back through wait a few weeks ago?! Jeez I keep forgetting thereâs been such a large time skip. But where is she? And for that matter, whereâs the Goth she was carrying?
Scar also doesnât like his people being called terrorists and accused of blowing up Bradleyâs train. Because theyâve got that whole Honorable Warrior Race thing going on where even Scar justified his killings with the fact that he faced people directly. But soon enough theyâll be seen as allies and heroes of the Amestrians!
...well, other Ishvalans will be seen as allies and heroes. These guys seem to have come down with a case of death, courtesy of someone humming to the Sinister String Music yup itâs Kimblee, skipping over bloody corpses and berating himself for getting his tailor-made suit dirty before the scheduled âfunâ starts.
In the Dome, Prideâs trying to tunnel out with a stick before Al tells him itâs pointless. So of course he drops the wood and goes for Alâs discarded metal helmet with the sharp point on it, nice job getting the baddie to upgrade again. Although now Prideâs stopped moving as Al points out the biggest flaw in the Gothâs plan: the humans. Theyâre needed as âsacrificesâ, but the whole thing would have fallen apart if they had just said Fuck It and joined ARMSTRONG SR. and family on the vacation to Xing.
Oooh, but the Goths were banking on the Protagonists to be that selfish and leave them to cause havoc in their wake. Pride even brings up Mrs. Bradley, who once got between Pride and a car crash. She obviously didnât know the truth, but she still risked her own life to protect what she loved. And the Sacrifices were chosen specifically because they were âa step above thatâ, with souls so strong they would never turn their backs on those who needed help.
[Pride]: âSo explain to me again, how were our plans so sloppy?â
While Pride and Al are debating humanity and compassion, Royâs visiting Hughesâ grave when Riza comes to check on him.
[Afterlife!Hughes]: âAlright, you guys are going into the final fight. Riza, nowâs the time to- wait no Roy stop! Damnit man she was just about to say something but you had to put on your Commander Face and walk right past her! You were going to have a moment dude! Get back here and confess your love, you idiot!â
Alright so Scarâs crew have reached the clearing ooooh no. No no no crap dudes donât notice the Dome and get close and get tricked into opening it. Whew ok good, the respective Chimeras of the groups have met up and spent so long accusing eachother of still working for Worst Boss Ever that Ed was able to run up and get them to face Shorty as a common annoyance. Later theyâre catching up over the campfire-
[Toad]: âOnce the sun comes up, things are going to get rough.â
[Gorilla]: âI know. Letâs just hope that everyone makes it through the day alive.â
Welp youâve signed your death warrant. Nice knowing you, Gorilla.
Fuâs heading off to do some recon in Central, I predict thatâll last right up until he finds Greed pulling a coup and is torn between helping the Protagonists and siding with the Goth inhabiting his chargeâs body. In the meantime, you gonna explain your strategy? Nope? Relying on the Unspoken Plan Guarantee? Alright then.
Aw thereâs that Red Jacket that got tossed aside a few episodes ago. Iâm sorry, I just got really attached to the White Jacket and the character growth that the outfit change symbolized, but Iâll agree that the original look is closely tied to Alâs character. Iâll try to get over it.
[Ed]: âAlâs doing everything possible to keep us safe. The rest of it⊠Thatâs up to us!â
End-credit music kicks off as Ed dons his jacket and the sun rises on The Promised Day.
After-credits: A young blonde girl is yelling at her sleepy older brother to get up or heâll miss the solar eclipse. But Older Brother wakes right up when his younger brother sees smoke, which turns out to be Roy destroying government property. An officerâs getting the update that they know itâs Royâs group doing the damage but theyâve got Mrs. Bradley as a hostage so they canât never mind Officer just said they were all expendable except for Roy. Cue troops in berets smashing through windows, even as Riza holds a gun to poor Mrs. Bradleyâs head.
[Beret!Officer]: âThe only one we need alive is Mustang. Kill the rest.â
Mrs. Bradley is not pleased to hear that.
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Gunshot?
Gunshots?
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Well ok then.
[Where My Twin Watches]: Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood Episode 48
Last Time: Beard blocked Edâs fist with his face, Lion bravely started beating up an apparent child, and THE NINJAS ARE BACK YAY! Onwards!
Episode 48 - âThe Oath in the Tunnelâ Weâre back with the Awesome Eastern Music as Lan-Fanâs putting her new automail arm to work, slicing up Gluttony. Jeez sheâs going to town on the Goth, heâs left stumbling around crying that he doesnât want to die anymore. Then he goes and complains about them not letting him eat them, and I remember that he has to be put down. Sorry Gluttony. Blame Uncle for making you so single-minded. Now Lingâs getting in on the fun, knocks Gluttony around while Greed laughs at his host kicking butt and having a surprise woman waiting in the wings. Wait how is Lan-Fan fighting Gluttony? I know that Ling can sense Gluttony in the darkness- Never mind, Grandpa Fuâs here to exposit their training in sensing chi to Ed and Gorilla, also says the two have been hanging out in Central for a while gathering info until they sensed this battle going on. Anyways, letâs update Fu: Gluttonyâs fighting Greed/Ling, Prideâs getting batted around by their feline companion, and thereâs a huge Chi hanging out in the village but heâs on our side. So, you gonna help your son out against the Goths, Beard? I know you had all sorts of death flags last episode, but we could use your help. Yikes, Lan Fanâs only had her new arm for seven months? Letâs listen to the guy whoâs grown up with artificial limbs Fu, the stress on the limb could never mind the Ninjas have bombs. That should even things out. In the meantime, it looks like the lights are coming back on in the village. If Pride hasnât been killed yet, then they need to help Lion before the shadows come into play again. Ed and Fu head off to- wait, Gorillaâs not going to join them? Alright then, take a breather. Looks like Lion could use one too, heâs panting in a deforested field while facing a silent Pride. But no matter how hard the Chimera hits, Pride just keeps getting back up and dusting himself off. Whatâs it going to take to put the kid down? In Central now, oh hey itâs Madame Christmasâ bar! Seems sheâs been researching Selim, confirming that the kid isnât a kid. Heâs been ghosting around for ages, posing as the child of various government officials. Easy enough to fabricate family records when youâre the dictator of a nation. Back to Lion whoâs trying to suffocate Pride now, but the littlest Goth is just giving a deadpan stare back. Whatâs it going to- crap! Villagers! With a lamp! Damnit you NPCs Lion isnât the monster, itâs the yup lamp brought up shadows enough for Pride to attack Lion and then smash the lamp of the panicking villagers, now the bushes are on fire and Lionâs in a bit of trouble. [Pride]: âIâm glad they shed some light for us. Now letâs shed some of your blood! Goodbye, chimera.â Ed in for the save! And like in the intro, his armâs actually strong enough to block Prideâs shadow. Time for a fight between the smallest (barring Envy) Goth and the Little Alchemist. Back in Central, who are these noir detective-looking dudes watching the bar? Anotherâs just run up out of breath, after confirming that Royâs still in the bar says that the owner is- ah, so Madame Christmas is Chris Mustang, Royâs foster mother! So they are related, I donât know if thatâs been said before but I thought there was something going on there. Now knowing their connection, the detectives draw guns and go running BOOM. Huh. Guess the barâs usefulness was done, connected to Roy as it was and someone researching the Goths. Sorry Madame, Royâll buy you a new bar after he becomes Fuhrer but before he charges himself with the Ishvalan Genocide. Now back to the business of saving the country. Mid-ep pictures of Lan Fan and Gluttony. Royâs still walking through the sewers after the bar blew up, meets up with Riza, Fuery, and Breda. Riza reports that Wrath and Pride went east, Roy updates them on the assassination attempt. Things might be a bit more difficult if the Eastern Forces are being kept back for Grummanâs own power play, and with Bradley âmissingâ they either have the best chance theyâll have (unlikely) or theyâre walking into a trap (more likely). Not like they can call it off now. [Riza]: âYour orders, sir?â [Roy]: âWhatever action we may take, weâre heading straight for the battlefield. And no matter the outcome, thereâs no turning back. Even if we win, this mission still wonât be close to completion. Not until we rebuild this nation, with me as the Fuhrer. Weâll still have the task of setting things right. In other words, Iâm only giving you a single order to obey: Donât die. Understood?!â [Riza/Fuery/Breda]: âSir!â Adventure Music go! Back to Pride vs Ed, Prideâs flinging all sorts of Shadow Spikes around but Edâs blocking them all with his automail arm. Ah, so itâs the northern automail with a carbon base, like Greedâs Ultimate Shield. So if Pride canât get past Edâs automail then⊠oh right. Alâs armor. No no, thatâs fine, make Ed fight against the appearance of his family. Totally not a jerk move. So now the Armorâs in play- wait, is Ed smiling? Oh yeah Fuâs there with assortment of ninja bombs. Eat flashbang, Goth! The light attracts Gluttony though, and damnit thereâs Lan-Fan having trouble with her new arm. Damnit girl, tell your boss whatâs wrong donât just go charging off with faulty equipment! Awesome, under the light of the flashbang Alâs body was separated from the shadows, and like weâve seen in previous episodes and repeatedly in this one, when a Gothâs separated from their limb it disintegrates. Which meanâs Alâs not possessed anymore! Still unconscious though, so Gorilla needs to get him to safety. Pride tries to intercept but another flashbang stops him OOH all of his shadows have faded now, heâs down to just his human form! Take him out now! Nevermind the flashbangâs faded, Prideâs reconnecting with the shadows now while Gluttony clutches his eyes in pain. But now everyone (except Beard come on dude youâre Uncleâs counterpart throw a punch already) is in the clearing, another flashbang and they should be wait. Pride just realized something? And licked his lips? [Pride]: âGluttony? How many times have they killed you now?â Uh oh. Gluttony? You might want to run- Wow. Prideâs a jerk. Dude straight-up ate Gluttony to seize his Philosopherâs Stone. [Crying!Gluttony]: âNo, Pride! Donât eat me! It hurts! Please help me! GRAAAAaaaaa-â The good guys are standing around in shock as, in the words of Ling, Pride devours one of his own. So now Pride has two Stones⊠oh. Itâs not just Pride anymore. Heâs taken on Gluttonyâs hunger. And enhanced sense of smell. Two Goths in one tiny package. Not good. [Pride]: âOh wait. I recognize that scent. Youâre somewhere close by, arenât you? Hoenheim.â Is Beard going to fight now? Heck ye- friggin end of episode are you kidding me stop stopping right before awesome fights you jerk writer! Bleh. Wait there are still like five minutes on the clock along with the credits. Long after-credits scene? In Central Uncleâs chilling in the Fuhrerâs chair as the generals report on Royâs Crew sneaking around and Ishvalans gathering in the city. Uncle asks the Generals to predict Royâs next course of action wait. Wait, no! Donât do it! [Armstrong the Great]: âIf I were in his place⊠well, I would most likely take the Fuhrerâs wife as a hostage.â Damnit Armstrong the Great! Donât tell me youâre siding with the baddies now! Please please please be part of an unstated plot of some kind, donât pull a Grumman! It is a good plan though, Mrs. Bradleyâs the one person that Wrath seems to care about, even admitting to Riza that sheâs the one thing in his life that he chose. Unless that was deliberate misinformation⊠Anyways looks like the abductionâs underway, Roy and Riza take out the poor womanâs guards. Then politely ask her to come with them, so framed less as an abduction and more a rescue mission. Are you going to tell her about the true nature of her husband and adopted child? Thatâll be an interesting conversation.







