Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Episode 26 Reaction

I had no recollection from my first watch of this show that it was THIS dark. I mean we already had the Nina+dog from episode 4 but it's something different to see those misfigured human faces screaming for help. Another dark thing was them raising children basically just to test the philosopher's stone on them to create Bradley and seeing the corpses of those failed candidates just lying on the floor of the next room. This show definitely should be 16+ at least but it's definitely not for children. The dark stuff aside, that scene in the end with Ed pushing through the door with the ending theme starting to play is just gold and a fitting farewell to this end theme honestly ;__;

just a reminder, but episodes 28, 29 and 30 have after credit scenes

Love the reactions can’t wait for 27. Calling the next episode a recap is an injustice. The way the use the flashbacks is soooo much more. I think you both will be very pleasantly surprised and possible a bit confused haha.

are they watching the after credits?

I think you will be surprised by how many of the shows you really connect with the characters at least the really good ones. Like Demon Slayer how can one not love the blessed soul of Tanjiro? Of course everything lands differently with all of us, so certainly we connect differently. Or Danmachi Bell is the sweetest boy around. My guess is these 2 would love the characters and connect with both of the shows casts and feel their tragedy and growth of those characters. I am sure there are others but those are just the first 2 that come to mind.

The next intro is my favourite of the entire show!

Love this episode! Whenever you two have room for a new show/anime you should consider Vinland Saga! It’s about Vikings and is an amazing show, I think you both would love it.

On the discussion of the Truth and Al’s body, when Ed passes by the Truth and it speaks to him about not even trying to get his body back, you can see it has his arm and leg on its body. So Al’s Truth took his WHOLE body

When May is remembering Alphonse, Ed is just a tiny creature barely visible because of so little attention she payed for him. If only she knew that was her "prince charming"

Ed busting through the door one more time to promise Al was one of the most powerful scenes in anime. Ed was not leaving until he gave Al hope. It was such a beautiful scene.

theres actually an interview between hiromu arakawa (author of fmab) and isayama where they discuss their thought process on storytelling with each other. its a really interesting read but only when you finish watching both series since they do discuss spoilers.

well, just finished the reaction and, as it was expected, i cried again. no matter how many times i watch some scenes of this show like this one, the one with winry and ed in episode 20 and some others that are yet to come, i always end up bawling . i do agree, episode 27 may not be perfect but it is still pretty good and probably the best recap episode i've watched (not including the ember island players because even if it was an episode with lower budget it wasn't exactly a recap episode).

I think this was my favorite episode of the show; I’m an emotional wreck now

Can't wait till they react to Demon Slayer. They will 100% love Tanjiro 🤣

Also, 12 is a significant number in Hermeticism, and it is a tradition in Hermeticism and Kabbalah to repeat certain numbers back to back or in different context, - and this show takes a lot of very deep inspirations from Hermeticism and Medieval Alchemy beyond its namesake

aot and fmab are definitely some of the best animes out there, tho in my opinion if u are looking for anime peak fiction it's gotta be one piece. there's actually nothing that can compare to that

I am currently watching the 03 Version because i wanted to see more of this Universe and im only 2/5 trough but honestly i recommend you guys react to it after Brotherhood, it IS different and of course not as good as brotherhood but it has imo some stronger moments (in comparison to same scenes in brotherhood), it also darker than brotherhood but also focuses more on the brother relationsship than the plot as a whole (but i'm only 2/5 trough so) and honestly i think that's such a rewarding part of the 03 version after watching brotherhood if you you can't see enough of "our boys". :)

please do not do 27 by itself, you should do 27 and 28 together.

I feel the same way about Fmab, it's just a 11/10

FMAB is a unique anime in its own right, and I love its story. Another anime that I think tells an equally great story is the 90s animation of Berserk's Golden Age Arc. It is a trip with great characters, but warning it is a dark story.

I compare everything to fmab, it really does transcend

Can’t wait for the episode 27 reaction. I think it’ll be right up your alley and I imagine you guys losing it in the first minute when you see who the non-recap portions of the episode focuses on

Summary from Ed's interpretation of the hyroglyphs and fragments starting at 18:00: - The sun represents the soul, the moon represents the mind, and the earth represents the body. - Human transmutation means the creation of a new body for a living human being. - "Strike God to become a perfect beeing" he reads from the symbols for the upside down god and the two headed dragon. - The philosopher stone is a tool that can be used for human trasmutation. - A person tries to surpass God through human transmutation. I always find it fascinating how you can tell philosophy and history through symbolism (with a lot of your own interpretation, of course).

Fun fact: the final scene where Ed breaks through the door again to promise Al’s body he’d come back doesn’t happen that way in the manga. He just makes the promise as he originally gets pulled back. The added drama of him forcing his way back just to reassure his brother is amazing and I read somewhere that Arakawa ( the manga writer) loved the change when she saw it

I really think you guys should watch the recap, it's really well done.

I love this episode so much, I was so excited to see your reactions!! <3 The ending just rips my heart out every time.

The show is really unique in the way that there are so many good characters. And there are so many more to come....

There's an important takeaway from Wrath's story that is never explained so I'll mention it if you didn't fully understand. The reason Wrath ages unlike other homunculi is not because he is a human based homunculus. It's because the philosopher stone given to him has the specific emotion of "wrath or fury" hence all of the souls within it battled for dominance until there's only one left. So King Bradley is essentially a human with superior instincts and that special eye. Other than that he ages and cannot regenerate because of having only one soul.

Ah yisss I was anticipating this episode for a while now. And that final shot is straight from the manga. What an iconic scene

You are the best reactors out there, you really understand the characters and emotional parts more than anyone, I’ve watched other reaction channels and they just don’t compare, you deserve much more followers on YouTube and here, it’ll come eventually🙏

Has anyone here seen Fullmetal Alchemist? I've heard the first show went off in its own direction while the books were still being written, but are they different enough that it's worth watching after finishing this one?

The synchronized head tilt made me lmao

that ending was beautiful.

That thumbnail alone made me cry again XD

Fulltime its one of this shows that is just.. perfect.

Are you ladies reacting to the boys anytime soon?

I agree with your third statement. Not even AOT has surpassed FMAB for me. It was my first anime and I've watch a bunch since then but nothing has topped it.

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Your comment about how it will all be downhill from here after you finish this show is so true lol. The story and characters will always be top tier for me.

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