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Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood – Episode 29 Review

Episode 29, "Struggle of the Fool"

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Synopsis: The Elrics brothers are brought to Fuhrer Bradley, who threatens to kill Winry if they refuse to cooperate. Edward calls Winry to check on her, and after the call, Greed appears and comments on their predictability. He leaves them a message for Ranfan that Ling wrote in Xingese. Roy updates Hawkeye and Armstrong. Alphonse delivers the message to Ranfan, who wants to get an automail arm. Edward fixes the damage done to the part of town he fought Scar in, and remembers he has to return Hawkeye’s gun to her. read more

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Dragon Ball Kai – Episode 25 Review

Episode 25, "It’s a Power-Up, Kuririn! Freeza’s Nagging Premonition", or "The Ball’s In Your Court, Charlie Brown!"
 


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Synopsis: Kuririn and Dende arrive at the home of Namek’s own Kami, Saichoro, who gives Kuririn a one-star Dragon Ball and releases hidden power in him. Powered up, Kuririn flies at full speed with the Dragon Ball back to where Bulma and Gohan are. Zarbon returns to Freeza’s ship and is chided for having beaten up Vegeta without getting information from him on where he hid his Dragon Ball. Freeza demands that Zarbon retrieve Vegeta immediately, and orders a minion to contact the Ginyu Special Forces and tell them to bring scouters. Zarbon finds the injured Vegeta near where they fought. Bulma’s Dragon Radar picks up a Dragon Ball in the direction of the village where Vegeta had been, and Gohan decides to take the radar and go look for it. Zarbon brings Vegeta back to Freeza’s ship to be healed. read more

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Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood – Episode 28 Review

Episode 28, "Father"

*****SPOILERS*****

Synopsis: Alphonse arrives at Father’s lair, and is surprised by the appearance of the homunculi’s creator. Suddenly, Gluttony bursts, and out of of his fake gate emerges Edward, Ling, and Envy. Father questions the brothers, interested that Hohenheim has sons, and heals the damage to them without so much as bringing his hands together. Ling tells the brothers that he’s not normal, and Father tells Gluttony to eat him, as he is not a sacrifice. Ed and Al try to combat Father, but he disables their alchemy, and they are subdued by Envy. Ling is likewise subdued by Gluttony. Father, seeing Ling’s determination, decides he will use him as a pawn, and, using a bit of Philosopher’s Stone that comes from his body, transforms him into the new Greed. Ling accepts the spirit of Greed for his chance at immortality, and the new Greed inhabits his body. However, the new Greed has no memories of its previous incarnation. Scar and Mei arrive, with Mei and Xaio Mei reuniting. Scar’s destructive alchemy and Mei’s Eastern alchemy somehow remains working, and they attack Father and his minions, however Scar’s destructive arm does no harm to Father himself. Scar, Mei, and Alphonse attempt an escape, and Scar disappears, but Alphonse is taken back into custody. Ed is subdued by the new Greed. Father orders the brothers to be taken to Wrath on the surface. read more