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Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood – Episode 22 ENGLISH DUB Review

Episode 22, "The Distant Backside"

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Synopsis: Wrath and Gluttony attack Ling and Ranfan. They attempt to get away thanks to a flash grenade, but Wrath reveals his homunculus eye. Meanwhile, Winry notices people talking about Ed and Al’s fight with Scar on her way back from visiting the grave of Maes Hughes, and runs off towards the scene. Edward brings up Scar’s murder of Winry’s parents just as she arrives, which prompts Winry to break down and point a gun at Scar. Scar flashes back to the war of Ishbal, when his brother was trying to learn Xingese alchemy to bring peace, while some other Ishbalans wanted to use it to counteract the State Alchemists. Scar’s family is attacked by Kimbley and most are killed. Scar’s brother sacrifices his arm for his brother. Scar awakes i a rage, killing the Amestrian doctors treating him, and, his brother’s research with him, vowing vengeance. Back in the present, Alphonse moves Scar away from the scene. Edward talks Winry down from her revenge and she holds onto him as she cries. read more

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Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood – Episode 21 ENGLISH DUB Review

Episode 21, "The Fool’s Progress"

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Synopsis: Edward and Alphonse visit Roy in the hospital and exchange information. Havoc reveals to Roy that his legs are paralyzed from his injury from Lust. Roy sends Breda to find Doctor Marcoh, but he’s gone. Edward is warned that Scar is in town and makes a plan with the Xingese to capture a homunculi by luring out Scar. Making himself known around town, Ed attracts Scar’s attention. The homunculi, Wrath and Gluttony, come to get Scar, but they’re confronted by the Xingese. read more

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Fullmetal Alchemist – Episode 03 Review

Episode 3, "Mother"

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Synopsis: Finding a basic alchemy book in the library, the Elric brothers reflect on their past. In the small town of Risembool, Ed and Al grew up with a loving mother, but they were abandoned by their father. The two learned alchemy to try to cheer their mother up, but she died of an illness. The brothers try using human transmutation to ressurect their mother but things go horribly wrong. Edward loses an arm and a leg and Alphonse’s soul has to be attached to a suit of armor. Roy Mustang, who works for the state military, comes upon them after this and offers to have them become State Alchemists. Edward decides to get surgery to attach artificial "automail" limbs and go to Central to become a State Alchemist. The two boys burn their home down so that there’s no turning back. read more

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Fullmetal Alchemist – Episode 02 Review

Episode 2, "Body Of The Sanctioned"


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Synopsis: In Lior, Edward and Alphonse try to expose Cornello as a fraud, but the people disbelieve them, especially the young woman Rose who wishes for Cornello to restore her boyfriend to life. Edward is taken captive by the priest, but with his brother’s help, the truth is revealed and Cornello is defeated. Edward tells Rose to contnue living on her own strength.

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The second episode continues from where the first left off, with Ed and Al confronting the corrupt priest Cornello, and Rose having to decide whether she is going to follow him or not. The brothers confirm that their situation is the result of trying to bring back their dead mother with alchemy (that’s some science experiment), and Cornello doesn’t deny that he’s been using a Philosopher’s Stone to the rules of alchemy. The only problem with the continuation of the cliffhanger is that not a lot really happens. Ed and Al retreat and Ed is captured by a mob. read more