Well that was.... traumatic | Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Episode 2 Reaction 

starting the series off on a traumatic note LOL also for some reason Al's voice in the dub is SO quiet so I ended up enabling subs (but with english audio still) we're on episode 8 over on patreon with full opacity / audio and an additional timer reaction for tier 3! www.patreon.com/hollyreacts

Ed's leg was for their mom... His arm was to bind Al's soul to the armor

Ed's still an alchemist. He isn't creating stuff out of nowhere, he made that weapon out of the materials in the floor. That's why there was a crater where he was standing. On top of requiring the materials that go in to whatever they are trying to make, alchemists also have to draw alchemist circles. Those are the glowing runes and symbols you saw everyone have when they were doing alchemy in the first episode. They basically serve as the formula or instructions to guide the alchemy in turning one thing into another. What makes Ed unique is that for whatever reason he no longer needs to draw a circle to get alchemy to do what he wants.

11:46 - His name is "King", his rank is fuhrer (mildly confusing, I know)

He's still an alchemist, how Ed does it without a circle gets explained later on. But yeah Ed really took "Costs an arm and a leg" seriously.

hi!!!! this series means so much to me and i’m so happy i’ve been brought to you. i’m having the HARDEST time finding reactors actively watching this series that i connect with ever since my fma hyper-fixation has resurfaced. love your energy, you seem so sweet 😭😭😭

12:00 it‘s not that he‘s creating stuff out of nowhere, it‘s that he uses part of the floor to create his weapon of choice. As for why he doesn‘t need the circle, there will be an a little more explicit explanation later.

As I understand it, the equivalent of "fullmetal" in Japanese sounds like the Japanese word for "stubborn". Bradley was making a pun on Ed's personality when he gave him his title.

they were lucky to have badass looking strong armour lying around in their house I wonder in another universe where instead of armours The Elric house has collection of Sesame Street puppets

Fun Fact: In the Manga Ed and Al's backstory was revealed much later, about where episode 11 takes place in the anime.

This show throws a lot at you in the first few episodes, so her is a non-spoiler explanation of how the world works, and some things they show you, but don't spell out super clearly. You may or may not have picked up most of this, but it can help to have it laid out in plain text. Alchemy is a power that lets you reshape things around you. When they say you need to give something up to get something, it means that to make a sword that weighs 3 pounds, you need to have 3 pounds of metal to reshape into the sword, not that you need to sacrifice something extra. This causes problems when you are trying to do alchemy with a soul, because what can equal the value of a soul? If you try to do alchemy without enough material for the transmutation it can rebound, and harm the person performing the transmutation. (This is seen in what happens to Ed and Al.) Everyone is capable of performing alchemy, but it requires a lot of knowledge and training, so most people don't know much about it. You have to know what you are taking apart, and what you are putting back together. You then draw a circle, and the runes around it. Each circle does something specific, kind of like computer code. You see Ed make a simple cirle to turn the floorboard into a bird carving. The State Alchemists are employed by the government, and serve in the military. Most of them will have a circle drawn on a glove or tattooed on their hand. (see Armstrong's Gauntlet, Mustang's Glove, McDougal's tattoo and his armor, etc) This circle lets them do their common combat transmutations without stopping to draw a new circle every time. Each circle still has a specific job however. Ed is special because he does not need to draw a circle, which lets him be very flexible, as long as he knows what he is working with. (for example, knowing the common materials in the dirt and cobblestones, so he can pull things out of the ground.)

I can't imagine anyone listening to Vics performance during the scene where they try to bring back their mother and still thinking DUB isn't the way to go XD Although honestly every VA did an amazing job, and there truly are some stand-out performances, I'm thinking of another scene with Hawkeye that also always amazes me at how well the VA's in the dub did. My favorite voice may be Fuhrer King Bradleys, but unfortunately his VA passed away.

I like that despite how powerful Ed is, he's not this ultimate badass. There are several people in this show that in a straight up fight, would easily kick his ass.

"It's a win-win", the downside is that he'll be considered a soldier and can be drafted into war :^X

As an avid FMA:B fan, exclusively the English Dub. Welcome to the ride, to put it mildly this is top tier TV you have just started. 😊

King is the name of Bradley not his position. But Führer is his position. I say that for the people that make the mistake. So yes his is King Bradley.

Hello new subscriber here. As a sub anime watcher I have to say this is one anime where I actually don’t mind the dub.

is it bad if i only just now made the connection? "It seems the fuhrer has a sense for Irony" Irony Iron Fullmetal a pun on top of actual ironic titling

Please watch it till the end and upland regularly

I'm loving your FMAB reactions! Can't wait for more! 💕 (just subbed btw) ^^

Welcome to the show!!

私はこのアニメを観ましたが内容は言いませんよ。 ('ω'乂) OP担当のYUIはシンガーソングライターでギタリストだと記憶してます。 (´ω`)

I kinda wish people would react to 2003 as well. Brotherhood fanboys have completely tarnished its reputation, and it did _not_ deserve it...