Author: Penguin Truth
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood – Episode 12 ENGLISH DUB Review
Episode 12, "All Is One, One Is All"
*****SPOILERS*****
Synopsis: Edward and Alphonse arrive in Dublith, to the home of their alchemy teacher, Izumi Curtis, and her husband Sig. Izumi is angry at Edward for becoming "a dog of the state", but welcomes them anyway. Izumi casually mentions meeting the brothers’ father, Hohenheim, which upsets Edward. Later that night, Edward recalls how he and his brother met Izumi when she came through Risembool and helped stop flooding with her alchemy. Ed and Al begged Izumi to train them and she left them on an island for a month with the condition of surviving without alchemy. On the island, they learned about the flow of life and recieved further training after the trial period. The next day, Ed asks Izumi about her ability to transmute without a circle, and Izumi confronts Ed and Al about their bodies. Izumi tells the brothers about her own failed attempt at human transmutation, and holds them to comfort their pain.
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood – Episode 55 Review
Episode 55, "The Adults’ Way Of Life"
*****SPOILERS*****
Synopsis: An announcement is made to the Central Army that the Briggs troops have occupied Central HQ. One of the other generals inside tries to turn the Fuhrer’s office into a new operations headquarters, but is attacked and killed by homunculi dolls. Meanwhile, Sloth attacks Olivier and Alex again, using his great speed. The other soldiers try to hold Sloth back, but he breaks free. Before he can attack again, however, Izumi arrives and slams him with alchemy. Then she throws him to Sig, who clotheslines him into a wall. The Armstrong siblings are astonished by this display of power. Alex and Sig team up and attack him, throwing him up, and Sloth lands on a spike that impales him. This time Sloth has run out of lives and crumbles away. Underground, Hohenheim confronts Father, suggesting that he created the homunculi out of a need to have a family. Father claims that he wants to become a perfect being. After a short battle, Father is surprised to discover he is unable to utilize the Philosopher’s Stone in Hohenheim. Alphonse, Heinkel, Marcoh, and Yoki are in a part of Central when their car gets stuck. The Briggs troops claim victory in occupying Central, when suddenly Fuhrer King Bradley appears again.
Dragon Ball Kai – Episode 53 Review
Episode 53, "Son Goku’s Final Blow… Planet Namek Scatters Throughout Space", or "Why Is Everyone Such A Douchebag?"
*****SPOILERS*****
Synopsis: Sliced in a few pieces, Freeza lies prone on the ground while Goku stands over him. As Goku walks away, Freeza begs for help. Hesistant, Goku lends him enough energy to move around. Freeza mocks Goku, who insists he can manage to escape. As Goku flies off, Freeza becomes enraged, and fires a blast at him, but Goku returns fire, overwhelming Freeza and seemingly killing him. On Earth, the Namekian Dragon Balls fall from the sky. Saichoro passes his role onto Mori and passes away. On Namek, Goku attempts to use Freeza’s ship to escape, but it doesn’t work, and he leaves as it falls into a pit. Unable to find a way to escape, Goku screams as the planet explodes.
Fullmetal Alchemist Chapter 106 (SPOILERS)
My thoughts on Fullmetal Alchemist chapter 106:
Sorry it’s taken me so long! In fact, chapter 107 should be out soon! Yeesh.
This chapter got a little trippy, which is nothing new after a few chapters ago when Father "swallowed God" or something of the sort. We get a bit of weirdness with Father creating people out of himself, no doubt from the souls encased in him, or maybe with the "God" he took into himself, as a distraction to the sacrifices fighting him. Also there was the bit where Ed "enters" Pride, which I guess is left to the imagination as to how. It seems a little too esoteric, even for FMA, and it sort of bothered me, to be honest.