FullMetal Alchemist 12

[xparrot]

1) Holy guacamole, alchemists are way too friggin' powerful!!! ummm??? Those trees?? eek!!!

2) I wish these had been 3 eps instead of 2...they just moved too quickly. The pacing of FMA in general seems a bit rushed to me, though that could be because I'm used to shounen dragging things out, but these eps went by awfully fast...
Aw hell, I'll admit it, I wanted more brother smarm. Fletcher & Russel are adorable...and why didn't the red water hurt Fletcher when he was splashed in it? Last ep it sounded like a Bad Thing, but there didn't appear to be any serious reprecussions. I wanted to see Russel worry, dang it!

3) I love Ed. I love Ed. I love Ed. When he was talking about how he hasn't gotten to punish anyone in a while, that smile? heee! And then at the end with Russel's big revelation? heee! And in between just generally kicking ass and saving the day. I love Ed. He's so smart and cool and nice and cute. Have I mentioned I love Ed? 'cuz I do. (I'm sorry, Al, I love you too. Your niisan is awesome but he wouldn't be nearly so without you there. And Roy, you can shut up, you're a sexy, manipulative, flakey bastard, so of course I adore you, that goes without saying.)

Today I was skimming a FMA forum, and the question came up that I've been wondering about myself - namely, since Al doesn't eat, where does he get the power to move around? This may be addressed in the manga (which I desperately need to get hold of, Japanese dilemma or nay, but never mind that) but otherwise it makes for interesting speculation. Opinion was divided, some thought it was from the nature of the alchemy, the animation of the armor powered by his own spirit. Someone theorized he secretly ingests kittens. ^^; And then a couple wondered if he might be drawing energy from Ed.

That last idea has some merit - might explain why Ed is so teeny even given the way he eats, if much of his metabolic energy is going there. Of course maybe it's just expended on his other alchemy - for all the talk of equivalent trade, it seems to refer just to matter in their universe, since there's never an obvious energy source even for hidously powerful transformations ^^;;

But if Ed is powering Al somehow...I bet Ed knows or at least suspects it, but I wonder if Al does. That Al might even be the reason for Ed's, um...size issues...awww, just what these boys need, another reason to guilt.

Comments

[luxetumbra.livejournal.com]

and why didn't the red water hurt Fletcher when he was splashed in it?

Yeah, that was a strange omission. Maybe the manga explains it, as I thought that was a pretty big plot point in the previous episode. Perhaps he just wasn't exposed long enough? But the vapors from the water seemed to be pretty quick-acting, so.... ::scratches head::

I love the sibling-WAFFiness. One of the reasons I like PMK so much too - Tatsu and Tetsu are just too cute in the way that they care for each other.

And Roy, you can shut up, you're a sexy, manipulative, flakey bastard, so of course I adore you, that goes without saying.)

Can hardly wait until 13. Showdown! Hidden agendas are so sexy.... ^_^;;

That Al might even be the reason for Ed's, um...size issues...awww, just what these boys need, another reason to guilt.

Wasn't Ed smaller than Al to begin with though? I seem to remember he was shorter in the early episodes. Maybe he just hasn't hit his growth spurt yet. Not that I'd really mind much if he stayed short - he's so cute as he is.

Toriyama only has Vol. 1 (http://www.toriyamaworld.com/files/fma-1.torrent) scanslated, but hopefully we won't have to wait much longer until it gets picked up by TP or Viz. ^_^;;

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

Maybe the manga explains it, as I thought that was a pretty big plot point in the previous episode.

I'm not sure, but someone on the FMA comm mentioned that this ep was possibly based on a novel, rather than being from the manga? So maybe it is explained...

Ed looks about the same size as Al in the flashbacks, which does imply he was always small for his age...tho' considering his mother seemed of average height, not sure why he's so itty, unless his dad was short.
And I love him being little, hope he doesn't grow up too tall ^^