I gasped so loud the first time I saw Riza get sliced like that, I was so shocked and terrified since shes one of my fav characters. I was watching the ep a few mins before I had to leave to walk to school, so all day I was just thinking about it wondering if she will survive and couldnt wait to watch the next ep as soon as I got home.
@@sh3n3ng even longer if you lived in a small town without a Borders or Barnes and Noble, was a child so you couldn’t drive, and had to wait for your family to make their quarterly trip “into town” to finally do you mass restock of all the new releases you were late getting to. Lol
Probably something a lot of people noticed and I'm just dumb, but it kind of just occurred to me that Hawkeye bleeding out on top of a transmutation circle probably represents the damage and pain alchemy has brought to her life.
This was on Patreon, but the title of this episode, Sacrifices, is written ひとばしら, all in kana, even though "normally" it'd be 人柱. That's a flashing sign to the audience that the word is being used in some special way or has special meaning. (In this case, Cast points out the contrast between Riza, Fu, and Buccaneer vs Father's sacrifices directly). The "kana spelling to indicate special meaning" thing is a pretty common trope (e.g. Demon Slayer 1x19, ヒノカミ, Re:Zero 2x7, ユージン, Fruits Basket 1x14, ヒミツだよ, Haikyuu 2x15, アソビバ...), but I think it's basically unknown outside Japan, so trying to spread the word.
I was excited for this episode, and for good reason. The way you went so quickly from "ahh clearly Riza is going to be used as a bargaining chip" to "do it do it perform human transmutation just do it already" Riza just has that effect on all of us
The way I've always heard it explained is that Greed can't actually cover his entire body so whenever he appears to there are actually weak points that we can't see but Bradley's ultimate eye is capable of seeing them. And using his full body hardening slows him down so fighting against someone like Bradley who could see his weak points and already move faster than him it just wouldn't be an optimal way to try to fight him. I'm not sure if that checks out but that's the way I've always had it explained to me
The reason Bradley got greed the first time is because greed can’t regenerate and cover himself in the shield at the same time. Yes there are week point on him but if he is covered in armour there is none
@@dryfish8337 I don't think that's true because only one third of your body is made of carbon so he has a limit to how much he can extend his shield. Either way it slows him down and it doesn't matter if he's in vulnerable if he's not fast enough to do any damage to Bradley
@@TsavoriteRosie except he was willing to go full armor against Ed who is a much less intimidating opponent than Bradley. The authors never given a definitive explanation but what I mentioned are fan explanations that would justify it. Since the human body is only one third carbon that suggests there's a limit to how much protection stretching that out across his entire body could give him. There's also the possibility that he can't completely harden his eyes or else he would go blind. But I think the most satisfying and typically agreed on explanation is that hardening his entire body slows him down and Bradley is just too fast to fight like that
Aside from blocking his handsome face, the reason Greed doesnt go full shield on Bradley is probably because of the things he learned from Ling on how to fight Bradley properly. One, going full Carbon impedes Greed's regenerative abilities which we find out from Ed's observation back in Greed's debut episode, so keeping it to some parts allows Greed to keep a handle on both powers without losing either. Two, trying to get past the ultimate eye. Greed could keep his whole body hardened but then Bradley would only repeat how he beat him initially by finding his weak points and openings until Greed goes down being forced to take down his shield to regenerate mass amounts of damage which puts immense stress on his stone. By hardening on certain parts of his body and using the fact that Bradley's ultimate eye has no X-ray capabilities Greed can keep Bradley in check and avoid being rushed and barraged into submission like before (it certainly helped that Bradley didn't have his other swords this time). And finally, the hardened carbon shield Greed has, while not properly mentioned at all, does take a toll on his movement and flexibility. We can see it the most when Ling uses them this episode. Ling who is normally inhumanly fast is moving noticeably slower when in full shield, and his arms look as if they have more weight to them as well (shoutout to the amazing animators). So of course in a fight with Bradley you do not want to be the slower of the two. Sorry for the long comment, I just really love the GreedLing Bradley fight.
This episode was really amazing. One of the series best imo. It begins right after the huge cliffhanger of the last episode, it has some memorable scenes, such as: - The end of the Bradley vs Greedling fight. - Ling's breakdown after Fuu's death. - Epic ultimate shield comeback. Greedling being absolutely badass. - Iconic Buccaneer's farewell. And also, this episode has a huge cliffhanger. Another great episode from the last arc of FMAB.
The old woman on 15:50, has the same character design for the first body we see Dante in during the 2003 version of FMA. Dante was the main antagonist of 2003 FMA who wanted the Philosopher's Stone so that she can attach her soul into another body. Thus, giving her eternal life, and she used the homunculie to to accomplish that goal. Basically, she is the Father of the 2003 version. Dante's name comes from the French poet Dante who wrote Purgatory. A book that basically explains the functions of the seven vices of man (or the seven deadly sins). Which Fullmetal Alchemist has taken quite the advantage to extreme effect.
Weird small detail - Ling says "I am man of Xing and men of Xing always keep there word" which must be a thing Xingese people are known for as Foo says to Maria Ross when they are on their way to Xing many many epiosdes ago that "the people of Xing are hard working and honest". Just a weird connection I have just thought of now.
Agreed. It's very nice that this dub is so high quality. I think the sub only adds to it if you already speak enough Japanese to understand the dialog, like how Bradley and Olivier use old-school verb forms that are similar to each other, but different from everyone else in the show, or how Ed's famous line from Ep.3 and 62 is repeated verbatim, both times when he knocks down enemies who claim to be God. But I have a feeling most people who say "Japanese is better" are just uncritically parroting the stereotype, and that's sad, since ironically, they're probably missing out on the emotional impact the English could have had for them.
@@Ryan_gogaku I loved the comparison between ep3 and ep 62. You really explained it well and i just HOPE people who hates the dub FOR ONCE IN THEIR LIVES COME OUT OF THE STEREOTYPES AND ACTUALLY RESPECT HOW GOOD THE DUB IS
having watched both versions a few times, I'd say they're equally good, some are better in some aspects, but this is defintely one of the best dubs out there, and it's quite refreshing to listen to after having watched it subbed
That was the portal of truth. It was used similar to how they escaped gluttony. Except the sacrifices were the prospective furers and it brought them to a specific place. It was probably contructed to bring 5 sacrifices to the father for the transmutation
The whole arc of The Promised Day is a relentless roller coaster of emotions and honestly I love seeing your brain explode more and more, it's what we all experience the first time and no matter how many times I see it, it still excites me the same way . This is what we meant when we said that The Promised Day was the best fmab arc, and one of the best in all of anime.
22:00 - This is where Manga placed the cliffhanger. I do wonder how "bad" it would've been for anime to place it at ~22:07, with that blood pool building with Mustang screaming "Lieutenant"...
LOL. Still remember my reaction, This and the Roy reveal in a few chapters. Literally making my roomate at the time stop everything and read thhe manga so i coud freak about it.>>>> Pretty sure the manga had was released monthly this final arch took years of my llfe. The wait killed me.
I was in denial about the death of Riza at this point. There is no way! Rather Roy will do the transmutation? That I wasn’t sure. I had to wait a week like you to figure out and It was SOOOO frustrating. This hole arc has cliffhangers almost every episode!
Its also amazing when you realize the Greeling scene with them going down defeating the soldiers is basically in opposicion from Bredley's scene with him going up and doing the same
In defense of the Central Forces going up the stairs, in their perspective it’s kinda rough. You Allie’s are attempting a coup, they just killed your leader, they have some sort of alchemical monster. Like you can’t fully blame the grunts.
3:21 I swear I thought that blood was purple for a second because of the way the background lines up with it. 😂😅 (I was half- paying attention and had to do a double take.)
I really loved that it wasn't just Ling that was broken down and enraged over Fu, that it was also Greed. Even though he won't admit it, after spending so much time with Ling, he came to respect Fu and even care about him. In the previous episode when Ling attacked Bradley in an attempt to remove his eye, it wasn't just Ling, it was Greed too. You could hear the VA change over to Greed. Through Ling, Greed learned about teamwork and friendship and what it means to have a family. Ling wants to protect everyone dear to him and because of that, Greed finds himself also wanting to protect them. What's important to Ling has become important to Greed. So much so that he stopped referring to his friends as his possessions.
I once heard a theory that Greedling didn’t cover their entire body because it inhibits their movement, making it harder for them to dodge Bradley’s attacks or regenerate and easier for Bradley’s Ultimate Eye to locate and attack the weak spots in their Ultimate Shield (iirc the original greed had weak spots even when the Shield was up, so the new greed would probably have them as well).
It also takes him a few seconds of just standing still to fully cover himself, and that's really hard to do when you're fighting someone as fast as Bradley
@@TheLangenator think of it like this.. greed had plenty of time to cover it before he jump down from the top of the wall.. had he hardened his face then came down.. would bradley even waste time fighting a fully armored greed and bother trying to attack the eyeballs of greed would be the only exposed part and greed would easily gaurd his eyes.. wraith would literally just ignore greed and yeet him away then make is way to were ever he was going... BUTT i like to think .. casue it makes sense.. greed inteionally left his head exposed and the RISK of being cut and having his head cut off and then having bradley cut his head off over and over while it was regening which means greed would eventually die.. aka it was on purpose to bradley would even bother to stay and fight.. speed arugment doesnt make sense in this fight.. cause greed could have hardened his head too at the start before he jumped down.. so the only logical thing could be what i mentioned above.. it was greedy needing to give wraith a reason to even bother fighting him and that mean allowing the risk of dying by getting his head clapped over and over.. xD
So I always love how the sins die. Its ironic to their character Gluttony dies by being eaten Lust is killed by a ladies man Envy dies jealous of humans Wrath dies peacefully after being killed by a man fueled by revenge Sloth dies fighting Pride dies once he decides to "lower" himself as to want to use a human body to survive.
For Greed's shield, I forget where he said it, but Greed said at one point that he doesn't cover his full body because he hates how ugly it makes him look. That's literally it.
This really is one of my favorite episodes, so much happening and going on! Your reaction was amazing, as always. Your commentary and conclusions are just so much fun to hear because you pay so much attention and pick up so many details. Now, about Greed's shield, I don't remember where exactly he says it, whether it's in the manga or in an episode, but he doesn't use it on his face because he hates how ugly it looks. It's that simple, lol.
Yeah greed doesn't like how he looks with the full shield, but in the battle with Bradley in dublith (and I think it's clearer in the manga) he doesn't cover completely because the Fuhrer is too fast and he won't let him
The prior Greed said he can cover his entire body, but he doesn’t like covering his handsome face. That’s why you don’t see it covered much. On a separate note, Ed figured out Greed can’t operate his shield while healing and vice versa.
Im not sure if its true or not, but my theory of why greed didnt use his ultimate shield probably he learn while he fight Ed (cant remember which episode). Once Ed break the ulmimate shield, it took times to regenerate and it put himself in alot more danger situation. But its nice for u to notice. I didnt even think of that😅 Well, i need to watch that episode again to get more understanding.. Haha
I think Greed can’t grow his shield and heal at the same time, so Bradley kept injuring him. It’s reminiscent of Shifters in Attack On Titan. It is a minor plot hole I guess. Maybe Greed’s arrogance and vanity kept him from fully shielding before the fight started.
one tini tiny detail make this ep more cruel, wanna know why maes huges was really murdered? it wasn't because he discovered country secrets, lust was already going to kill him, he just happened to discover it that same night, it red haired you from the real reason, it was so mustand commited the taboo, and he actually was going to, on huges funeral he told he understood the elric brothers as he also wanted desperately to bring him back to life, reeeaaal sad
So yeah just got caught up on your reaction man I forgot intensify that moment with Riza how sad 😔 and angry I was Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood man how many anime can you name that send you through a eamnlol rocostter because that is what this story did to me Cast let me know if you feel the same way Keep up the great work man
consider this.. Full shield greed... means no neck or head exposed. .. so would bradley even waste his time then fighting greed?! so never explained butt if we want to look at it logically and realistically... id say greed purposely left his head unamormed thus creates risks of being harmed and killed which would also have wraith fight him.. otherwise had greed came down fully armored.. there would be zero openings except his eyes... and bradleys good butt not that good . .. it be a waste of his time only able to target the greeds eyeballs which is also the only thing greed would have to protect... and even if wraith stabbed him in the eyes.. it take forever to do it over and over and over again xD and its be a death sentence for wraith as he would just tire out plus hes old.. so he'd tire out faster then when he was younger.. eitehr way it seems like a utterly pointless battle... so i say greed purposely allowed his head to be expose and risk being cut there which also means bradly could cut his head off and then keep chopping as it grew back and greed would eventually die.. aka that risk greed took is all bradley need to stay and bother fighting.. otherwise he'd have just yeeted greed away then then probably made his way to where he was trying to go.. i hope that is a good explanation for you.. again we really dont know butt its makes sense so im sticking with that... xD EDIT: conside how after bradley fell and was out of the picture.. now greed/ling engage the full shield on the face too.. protect from bullets. no risk.... shoulders dont know that so they are still attacking.. unlike prior .. wraith knew that and wouldnt waste his time thus why greed had no face shield... thats gain the only think i can say to explain it... i think it fits extremely well if i say so myself lmao
