*****SPOILERS*****
Synopsis: Using tanks and tank fuel, the soldiers of Briggs, with the help of Ed and Al, immobilize Sloth and leave him out in the freezing storm. The brothers are treated as hostile and locked up, to prevent them from looking like they're giving out information. In the hospital at the base, Kimbley recovers from his injuries from his run-in with Scar. Lt. General Raven arrives with the same gold-toothed doctor who contributed to the making of Wrath. Reading over the notes from Scar's brother, Marcoh and Mei exchange information about their countries' alchemy. Armstrong takes the Elrics into the tunnel Sloth had been building and tells them to explain what they know. The brothers, with the help of Falman, conclude that a giant transmutation array has been dug with points on it corresponding to bloodshed caused by the military, with the intention of sacrificing the country. They realize that the entire country has been created for this purpose, and the next place for bloodshed is Briggs. Olivier is called to meet with Lt. General Raven, and Edward has an idea to fool him. Armstrong prods for information on immortality, and Raven takes the bait.
Comments:
It's a real shame they didn't show the little diagram/illustration for Marcoh's explanation of Amestrian alchemy here like in the manga. Edward comes to the realization that the homunculi are creating a giant alchemy circle around the country and using certain points where there's been bloodshed in their calculation. But to do what? They say that they're using certain alchemists as "human sacrifices", but the other people in Amestris will probably also be sacrifices, just filler. This is a huge version of what happened in the first series, where a Philosopher's Stone was created out of soldiers in Lior (as well as whatever souls that were in Scar's arm). Are the homunculi trying to create a large Philosopher's Stone? Probably not. When Marcoh guessed that several episodes ago, Envy said he was only "close" to the truth. When Ed flashes back to what Isaac told him in the first episode, it really puts a new spin on that character, doesn't it? Knowing what was going on (though how, I don't know), he was going after the Fuhrer before the country could be sacrificed. In essence, he was sort of a well-meaning extremist who was trying to save the country, while Edward was actually defending the villain. The first episode is put into an entirely different perspective. Anyway, it looks like Raven has taken the bait from Olivier. Let's see how long she can bite her tongue and put up with this jerk before she snaps.
Overall Score: 4 out of 5
