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

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

ah, good theory about the stone. I think when I saw it I wondered about that, but then forgot. It also appeared that in one flashback, when that alchemist healed the little girl, he used a red stone to do it?

and thanx for the link - interesting site, will have to browse it in more depth when I have a spare sec.