Probably a lost cause, but I'd REALLY appreciate if you got back on Demon Slayer. Sure, it's nowhere near done, but it still has some of the most hype anime has to offer.
It's a little sad Hawkeye's brilliant fake out gets quickly overshadowed. But I guess that's a credit to how well written she is cause everyone thinks, "Of course Hawkeye would be that smart. That's just who she is."
The moment he told her to "stay by his side" was the moment Hawkeye confirmed it wasn't really Mustang simply because she knew the real Mustang wouldn't even need to ask
"Leave him! That's my brother! He's trained better than to be killed by that!" Compare that to earlier when Olivier arrived at Central and said "I don't consider him my brother, not since he abandoned his post in Ishval." Alex has clearly redeemed himself in her eyes after saving her several times and fighting this hard. His character arc has been so minor and understated but I love it all the same.
It was Alex’s refusal to run from a fight when they were given the chance that redeemed himself in his sister eyes. “I swear on my life it will never happen again!” Armstrongs. Don’t. Back. Down.
Some people hate Olivier for scolding Alex for abandoning his post because they see it as her saying something like "Refusing genocide? Couldn't be me." But it was way more than that. Alex *did* run. Instead of trying to do something to stop the senseless killing and genocide, he ran away. He ran away and did nothing about it. This is why I like their relationship, because Alex really did grow a lot and prove that he's changed from the person Olivier used to know.
This fight is literally him doing the exact opposite of what he did in Ishval. In Ishval, Alex saw wrongdoings committed against the people of his country, things that clashed with his beliefs and moral code ordered to him by his superiors, and instead of objecting and fighting against it (he did try to smuggle people out once, but Kimblee caught him and killed them all) he lowered his head and ran away, allowing the atrocities with his compliance. Here, Alex heard his superiors are planning to hurt his countryman, and have actually been doing it for years. Instead of fleeing or keeping quiet, he dedicated his strength to fighting against that, even if it would turn him into a criminal against his country. Even if it would cost his life. He would fight against injustice and for the good of his people. We saw in briggs that Olivier cares more about her people than she does about the government. She turned on the government as soon as she was presented with evidence of what they’d been doing to people. I think even before they understood the transmutation circle. So now that she sees Alex do the same, turn his back on the government for his countrymen and not backing out of the fight, she has actual respect for him. In a world where Alex fought against the government’s actions in Ishval, Olivier is definitely proud to see him as her brother, despite the fact that he is scorned and hated by everyone else as a traitor.
Fitting, considering Sloth was originally defined as the refusal to use one's potential; Alex is overcoming his own manifestation of the sin, as well as the Homunculus.
To fully understand why everyone wouldn't let Roy be the one to kill Envy, we need to look back at when Roy killed Lust. I'm sure he did enjoy it and felt satisfied while killing her, but this way primarily for the good of others, not his personal revenge. He was calm, collected, and was completely in control of his own emotions. He was anything but those things in this episode. He was enraged, blinded by his own emotions and wanted to kill Envy *primarily* so that he could get revenge. He made a promise after the war to only use his alchemy and abilities for the good of others, and once you break a promise once, it's very difficult to not break it again.
They wouldn't let him kill Envy because they didn't want him to become a vengeful monster without principles in the long-run. They felt he was too close to the situation (Hughes' death) to be making that decision.
Also there is the idea of say he becomes Furher but then Breda or Havoc or any of his friends were killed by some soldier of a foreign nation. If he acted like here there is a chance he could basically redo Ishval. Wiping out said soldiers people in a way to torture the soldier.
If there was ever any doubt in my mind that Mustang loves Hawkeye it was evaporated by seeing Mustang's face when he said "And you, I've done it again. I've hurt you"
Fun fact: in the manga release of these chapters, they released a sneak peack of Hawkaeye saying "Mustang calls me bu my name when we're alone" leaving out the "I lied". So manga readers just had that one sentence, and were freaking out.
30:25 It helps if you think of Lust in terms of more than just carnal desire. She was the all encompassing version, including lust for control, and bloodlust. Remember how ready she was to resort to lethal force against Mustang and Alphonse, despite knowing how vital they were to Father's plan? She wasn't explored hugely due to her early exit, but she was more than just a hot bod.
My read, it's also due to lust as "consumption" or "use" rather than "love" of something. Lust uses people, and discards them when they can be of no further use. That's why she's so bloodthirsty - she's not eager to kill, she's efficient. "I don't need you alive, so why do you still need to be here?". As opposed to Al, who is willing to protect people even after they've been shown to be a burden. That's why the only time we saw her _really_ angry in 19 was during Al's speech to Hawkeye. She hates the idea that someone could have no intention of using someone and still care about them. But in her heart, she respects it - which is why she was so impressed by mustang when she died. He literally dragged himself back from the grave to kill her out of love for Hawkeye and Havoc.
This episode always makes me cry. Hearing Hawkeye say she's ending her life hurts to much she loves mustang so much that she can't live without him. I truly love their relationship
I think the saddest thing about Envy and the homunculi is how much they can't understand the whole breadth of humanity. They're just one part of a person, and they can only understand that part. Wrath was angry at Elesia crying because he can't understand grief. Envy can't understand cooperation because emvy by its very nature means you're alone. Greed, even attached to Ling, only understands emotions through a filter of wants and selfishness. And it's such an incomprehensible thought to the homunculi that one would prefer death to living in a world that doesn't make sense
@@DaDunge when he left the first time and got the chimeras, he never called them friends. he called them things, possessions, even if they called him a friend and were effectively the same thing, he still viewed them through a lens of greed. after he got his memories back, he was still mad primarily because Wrath "stole his things." Even his speech on how some people want to save loved ones or save the world, he was still talking in terms of "stuff people want" because that's all he can comprehend
@@TheBigE9999 He could not admit to himself that he cared for them. Bit the rage he felt when they died shows he cared and he could not have inspired the loyalty he did without caring. Greed 1.0 could not admit to himself that was was more than just greedy.
I can never really place why I feel bad for envy in this episode. He doesn’t deserve pity, yet still I feel bad for him in the end. He’s just so pathetic in a way. Goes to show that he was at least a complex character.
I think the saddest thing about the humonculi is that they never had a chance, they were made by an evil being who only wanted more and more, raised by him, commanded, taught; they never had a chance, only Greed did, and that's because of who he is
I feel bad for all the homunculus because in the end they can't help it, they're all just the worst parts of father, the extremities he didn't want, changing isn't in their nature. Only greed has changed because of his human host
I think feeling empathy towards Envy says more about the viewer. Seeing anyone suffer enough to end their lives, whatever the reason, is a horrible thing to witness. It's not that I feel bad for Envy specifically, but I feel bad that such suffering even exists.
The feeling bad for Envy is a complicated thing. Because while he does 'deserve' everything that comes his way. A quick death would have been fine, but we were basically seeing Envy being -tortured- before brutal execution. Does any sort of human actually -deserve- that kind of treatment, even if they did wrong? I don't think it's in our place as humans to really put out that kind of punishment because at that point we're trying to rationalize a horrible deed. But that's just how I feel about it
31:14 To add to your conversation topic, Mustang's entire character arc revolves around becoming the Führer in order to redeem himself for the massacre in Ishval. By following through on his revenge, he'd essentially be justifying the desire for revenge that all Ishvalans have against Amestris-more importantly, Scar's murdering of state alchemists. After all, Mustang murdered THOUSANDS of Ishvalans, yet he himself feels wronged after losing only ONE friend. Killing Envy in front of Scar would basically be a slap in the face of all the Ishvalans Mustang killed, saying that only he (Mustang) gets a free pass for vengeance simply because it's convenient for him. This is the "chain of hatred" that Scar has learned to break, and that's why Scar's internal monologue is focused on very prominently. Being from Ishval, Scar represented the hatred and grudges of all the people that Mustang killed in the past. Now imagine if this person-someone YOU YOURSELF very deeply wronged, and whose plight is 10x GREATER THAN YOURS-calmly takes the higher moral ground to talk you down from your heated emotions. Scar's snide remark is his way of reminding Mustang that in the grand scheme of things, Mustang’s quest for vengeance is not as important as his promise to restore Ishval-that it is Mustang’s turn to show that he is capable of breaking the "cycle of vengeance". Scar stopped going down the path of vengeance because he believed that he could "change Amestris". In this instance, he wants to see ACTUAL PROOF that Amestrians are willing to change, and what better way for him to get some evidence than to see how the "future führer" of the county handles his vengeance problem.
Looking back there is a parallel between Lust and Envy's death that we could point out. Lust sin is not related to sexual desire. Many people think of her sin as bloodlust(it is shown many times in the anime how she kills without any regrets). Mustang was full of hatred when he was trying to kill Envy. Instead, he was trying to protect his people when he killed Lust, showing the difference between himself(not driven by bloodlust)and the homunculus.
Envy's death is my second favorite out of all the homunculi deaths. The poetic justice of his ending, being fully understood, seen through, and looked down on like that
That intention vs impact thing with Mustang killing Envy is why I like you guys as reactors so much! Most Western reactors seem to just think "No! Kill him, Mustang!" and don't care about the motivation. Eastern philosophy is generally a lot more internally focused than Western, so Mustang's motives were probably very important to the creators.
Also, he doesn’t need to *ask* her to follow him. Because he knows she’s always there. Every time we see him ask her to follow him, the response is something akin to “do you even have to ask?”
I think the scariest part of Sloth is that everything we've seen him do is just raw power. No skill, no talent, no training; because he's *Sloth*, he's lazy and unproductive. But if he wasn't? He'd likely be stronger, a better fighter- he'd probably have full control of that speed burst of his too. Untapped potential indeed.
He also didn't seem to try and continue living either. Looking at how much damage Lust and Envy could take and to a degree Wrath as well it felt odd how little it took to put Sloth down in comparison.
Mustang and Hawkeyes relationship is one of the best things about this show! How they have each others' backs!! These last 2 episodes of yours I've LOVED 💝
The way General Armstrong immediately took control of the soldiers who were about to kill her in an instant with her few words always gives me goosebumps.
I really do like that when they had envy in the intermission card, it didn’t say “full metal alchemist “ as a moment of silence for them. R.I.P Envy As much as they pissed me off, they were a damn fun villain to watch.
And so in the end, Envy's actions were driven by intense envy of humans. And when you think about it, all the Humonculi are driven by their sin. This is why I love this series so much.
On lust being inaccurate: yes, in English it means sexual desire. But the Greek word used in the New Testament translates more closely to "covetousness"--the desire to possess, own, control. So in that sense Lust works as someone who manipulates and controls people, treats them as things rather than people--which also adds a layer to Mr Chess Metaphor Mustang being the one to kill her.
9:49 --- Ever realize that this can also be considered talking about King Bradley, Wrath... Who quite literally currently rules that country.... "A man held captive by hate when he becomes its ruler..."
Envy tried to get everyone to have hate fueled brawl to the death, because he needed to feel superior to humans... If he had been killed in anger, he would've died feeling superior to humans... Envy was robbed both of these satisfactions, and was humiliated into committing a suicide; "the worst death possible" like Mustang wanted, I'd say.
So y'all missed a part where Riza says she lied about how Mustang talks to her in private. She literally just made something up and Envy still fell for it
You know you're watching something g special when the writers create a character like Envy, someone who, time and again, has shamelessly done deplorable things and ENJOYED it, and you still feel bad for him in the end.
@@HaydrogenBomb I hope they don't. Demon Slayer is really emotionally manipulative with its heavy handed forced bad guy flaskbacks. I'd rather want a character doing whatever it takes to win while understanding every viewpoint instead of these halfwit bad guys. Kimbley is the best character because of that.
It's true that Lust herself wasn't really lascivious in the series, it was mostly others who lusted after her which was a more external portrayal of her sin. However, I always assumed that the way how she expressed her own sin during her screentime was through her bloodlust, not any actual sexual lust. Back when she was still alive, Lust was very much a sadistic character who enjoyed watching humans make fools of themselves, and equally enjoyed partaking in causing the conundrum as well. She also took pleasure in watching humans kill each other off, validating her own perceptions of them as being barbaric, predictable, and idiotic. But she, of course, fancied the act of killing humans herself too. Another interpretation of how she might've evoked her sin in the series was how she lusted after the successful completion of her group's plans. After all, lust itself is defined as a strong and visceral desire for something. And seeing how she practically came from Father, it makes sense that Lust would harbor the desire to see her creator succeed in obtaining what he himself desired most. It's pretty unclear exactly how fitting Lust's death is when tying back to her sin. Most would cheekily propose the notion that it's the fact that Lust was killed by a womanizer, for which Mustang was known for being. Others would claim that she as the embodiment of her sin was defeated by it's antithesis, that being geniune love, which was expressed between Roy, Riza, and Al (it isn't just romantic, guys 😅). And of course there's the ironic hypothetics that Lust was made to actually care about somebody else, but obviously not in a romantic way. In this case, it was Lust giving her full attention to Mustang as a man to take seriously, as well as being the only man she ever gave the courtesy of geniunely complimenting (besides maybe Hughes of course). Lust's compliment even had hints of her subtly lusting after Mustang, which very much is a backwards interpretation of how her sin was usually and blatantly portrayed in the series.
I think Lust represents a lust for blood more than just her sexuality. There were several occasions where se was willing to kill a sacrifice candidate, even though it would go against Father's plan. Her rational being is that we can always find another another .
Wouldn't say I feel sorry for Envy but his death still got me somewhat emotional because I think everyone can relate to feelings of jealousy and envy towards others
Kinda surprised you guys didnt think of this. One of the reasons they didnt let Mustang kill Envy has to be, that Bradley is WRATH and also the "king" of the country. Mustang would, in a sense, just become another Wrath, if he would have killed Envy in his blind rage state, no? Now, that he has perspective from everyone, he can be the one thing Wrath never could, because it is was he is. Mustang can hold back, reconsider and show Mercy. If you remind yourself, Wrath has NEVER shown mercy to any enemy he fought with or otherwise.
Ed gave a great speech in this episode about envy and jealousy. At one point or another he kind of analyzes all the sins, except lust. You guys mentioned that Lust seems to have less depth then the others. That seems to be intentionally omitted. She is explored much less and gone way sooner then any of the other sins/homoculus which is odd since several of the others effectively come back from death and are even remade by Father. Getting a bit meta and examining the author's intentions - it seems obvious she was removed from the story quickly specifically to avoid the racy storylines that would come from such a character.
your editing is improving dramatically! The touch with mustangs wrath counter going down. so simple but so effective, that caught me off guard and made me well up a bit ( I mean more than I would normally for this scene). you add so much more to this series
I'm just going to say it: Envy being envious of humans has been obvious since the beginning because they have been talking constantly about the fact that humans are simplistic and lowly creatures consistently and, more importantly, VERY LOUDLY. Even in this episode when Envy tries to assert themselves in front of Mustang (saying how dare a lowly human look down on them) it's very clear that it's a desperate shtick that Envy taught themselves. That's usually a sign of people who want to convince themselves of how they DON'T need something to cover up the fact that they very clearly want what the other people they are sh*ttalking actually have. Not to mention that Envy throughout the show felt most comfortable taking on the form of what they consider to be beautiful (a HUMAN person), which connects to the fact that they hate their true form (be it the big lizard or the tiny lizard) and they prefer to not assume that form in front of others unless they have to because they in fact secretly want to be human. However, since they were created to be envious by Father and since as a homunculus they can never be human, there is no way to solve their existential crisis, which leads to their despair and they then decide to take their self-hatred out on the people they can never truly be. They can only ever try to play up the fact that they do not need to be envious of creatures that are so 'obviously' inferior to them. Envy was lying to themselves this entire time so that they didn't have to think about and confront the fact that they can never be what they obviously wanted to be. Doesn't excuse anything Envy did but it makes the situation a bit sadder when they kill themselves because they are clearly meant to be a counterpart to Edward Elric in a lot of ways and throughout the show they would tease Edward like an older sibling might so they at least feel that they have a clear connection to Edward. That's why they address Edward by his real name as they die.
**Homunculi dying Ironic Deaths, Continuation** 3.: Envy. Is Driven to Suicide by the very creatures they secretly envied. Ed exposes their envy of humanity and pities them for it, driving them to destroy their philosopher stone in humiliation. In doing so, Envy destroys the one thing that was actually their own. More to come...
This episode is the best display of vengeance in any media that I've seen. Mostly in media (in action movies and such), when the hero takes revenge it's usually presented as cool and satisfying thing. Here, this show doesn't glorifying the vengeance. despite us being on Mustang's side and heating Envy, we can't help but feel that something wrong when we see mustang toy with Envy and torture him. Just like Riza, We feel bad, and we want Mustang to stop behaving so cruel. That is because in real life, revenge is not a positive thing. It's scary and wrong, and it's making people do bad things for this cause. Such a smart presentation.
The VA for Mustang put everything and I mean *everything* into this moment right here at 6:51 You can feel the rage, the *hate* for Envy and everything he's done
Maybe a hot take but Envy is the best antagonist in FMAB. Hes stupid and silly at times but his struggles with understanding human behavior and his jealousy at not being able to do so is incredibly interesting
So far, all the Homunculus have died in ironic ways. Lust died on her knees to a man (she may have been attracted to) despite her whole 'thing' is being able to bring men to her knees as a dominating force of lust (if that made sense). Envy died after realising what he was truly envious of, humans and their relationships and connections. Always looking down on humans and calling them weak, just to rip his own philosphers stone out causing his own death. Full of self pitty dies. Also managaes to just release the one thing he has that humans don't, a philosopher's stone and immortality (though the stone doesn't last). Gluttony, so far the most ironic of them all, he died to someone being gluttonous for his powers. Greed technically survives so not including him.
People often consider Lust to be more “bloodlust” because father possibly didn’t quite understand it to begin with, and I think it still fits poetically with her death
Well, Greed 1 was killed by being burned in molten gold. And if you look at the sin of lust as uncontrolled desire in all its forms, then Lust was killed by a well-known womanizer who has a craving for power
Well, she's more like a femme fatale. She personified her sin by making men lust after her, to the point that she can then exploit them for their power and resources. So it's ironic she was herself brought down to her knees, dying by the flames of a man that she was practically admitted being attracted too.
Fun fact about Mustang and his alchemy that I learned back then, he's not actually snapping. He is rubbing his fingers together and creating sparks and controlling the oxygen density and driving it up and the resulting alchemic reaction makes the pop or snap sound that we hear and it's actually very cool.
It's not just because he was doing it for revenge. They stopped him because he was starting to take sadistic pleasure in what he was doing which I think was the biggest red flag for them. And sure, you can argue the envy needed to die, but what's to stop him from going up far again when someone killed Hawkeye? Perhaps for the argument say this person was human and not some immortal monster, how can you guarantee that mustang won't just go that far again?Anytime someone takes pleasure in killing another creature is generally when you've crossed a line.
People always talk about the symbolism of Mustang giving into his wrath to kill Envy but people VERY often ignore what would PHYSICALLY occur if Mustang killed Envy when he wanted to. We saw how enormous his full power giant blasts are. But here’s the sad truth of Alchemists. They have no built in resistance to what they do. They aren’t immune to bullets or big attacks. They are glass cannons. BIG ones but glass nonetheless. And that’s where his final snap comes in. Envy wouldn’t have just mentally and emotionally broken Mustang with that move. But Mustang would’ve inadvertently burned himself at the stake. Burning himself alive RIGHT along with Envy. And I have no doubt that’s another reason Hawkeye stopped him. She was watching him destroy himself and he was about to do so COMPLETELY. We also talk about how unhealthy it is Hawkeye holds her life over Mustang like she did. But I don’t see it in the traditional sense. It’s all about flame alchemy. I’ve spoken about my SEVERE dislike of weapons that are too easy to use. And Mustang’s flame alchemy is frankly near the top of the list. He’s not burning off ANY steam using this weapon and it’ll eventually destroy him. I feel the same way about guns BECAUSE death is such a tremendous shockwave for so many. And the fact things like that can fall from consideration with such easy to use weapons is what terrifies me. There’s a reason so many consider THIS fight and not the finale fight to be the best in the series/franchise. There’s only one other non finale fight people consider but we’ll get to that later. Also the fact this is the same episode as “My shoulder is back” is insane. The fact they found a way to properly fit half an episode of what is essentially a comic relief battle at this point is amazing. For crying out loud, Olivier Armstrong just turned to her firing squad and said “You work for me now” and they LISTENED. That is just outstanding both in the urgency and the comedic value of “I’m here to kill you and- never mind lets fight monsters side by side.”
It's great to see Mustang & Haweye in life reacting to Mustang & Haweye from the show. One Black haired and one blonde. You guys do resemblance the characters in a way too. 😃😃😀😀
MONTANA GENIUS I wanted to say that last video that you got it right 😆 Envy's death is one of my favorite scenes because of the layers but also because Envy calls Ed by his name instead of pipsqueak or shorty. It's one of the only times he calls him by his name and is given respect
Envy is not envious of the power of humans he's enviois of their bonds. Friendship, family, and love. He's not capable of any of those things nor of meriting them in return. As such he's desperate to drag them down to his level.
Methinks it is interesting that Envy is the only homunculus , thus far, has died with his pride shattered. (pun intended). This is in spite of what Wrath had said earlier in the series that the homunculus had their own sense of pride. I wonder what Bradley would say if he knew about how Envy died.
The silent title cards come up every time it's about someone who died. Like in Episode 10, the title card was for Hughes and it was silent on his title card. As you've already now seen episode 57, they also do it for Fu. And as a few people have pointed out, Lust wasn't just lust as in sex but it could also be looked at as bloodlust
the first fmab clip I ever saw before I even knew what it was was envy attacking hawkeye and mustang going all out on him, and from then I knew that this would be one of my favourites
I love the idea that the death of Envy is Humility. Nothing bull dozes through the lies we tell ourselves about who we are than humiliation. It reveals that deep down we just want to be loved for who we actually are. In that we find self actualization and our Envy dies.
Mustang really shows what he's capable of in these two episodes. I mean I always underestimated him and when the others mentioned: "Finishing off a Homunculus should be a walk in the park for him" I was like: "How? Really?" But then he showed how, really my fav character
I love Envy's character, probably the Homunculus/sin I relate to the most. As you said, acting hostile and masking yourself in a supposed superiority is very often just a cover for deep-seated fear and insecurity. The real evil in this show is Father, since he created the Homunculi specifically with those sins in mind, giving them essentially no choice but to become slaves of said sins. The only exception is Greed, but even his betrayal is motivated by his overbearing desire to own everything for himself.
If you noticed when it showed Hawkeye showering in a previous episode. There were only small burns on her back. The tattoo is still there. Just partially defaced. Mustang couldn't burn more than a little.. :(
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Probably a lost cause, but I'd REALLY appreciate if you got back on Demon Slayer.
Sure, it's nowhere near done, but it still has some of the most hype anime has to offer.
You should check Monster. That's heavy
Definitely Death Note!
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Hawkeye's iconic "I lied" always makes me giddy.
God, I love Riza sm 😭
@@missjoannaofyeetyoink If Winry weren't in the show, Hawkeye would be best girl
It's a little sad Hawkeye's brilliant fake out gets quickly overshadowed. But I guess that's a credit to how well written she is cause everyone thinks, "Of course Hawkeye would be that smart. That's just who she is."
What’s in the fridge Wayne!
shes such a badass
The moment he told her to "stay by his side" was the moment Hawkeye confirmed it wasn't really Mustang simply because she knew the real Mustang wouldn't even need to ask
"Leave him! That's my brother! He's trained better than to be killed by that!"
Compare that to earlier when Olivier arrived at Central and said "I don't consider him my brother, not since he abandoned his post in Ishval."
Alex has clearly redeemed himself in her eyes after saving her several times and fighting this hard. His character arc has been so minor and understated but I love it all the same.
It was Alex’s refusal to run from a fight when they were given the chance that redeemed himself in his sister eyes. “I swear on my life it will never happen again!”
Armstrongs. Don’t. Back. Down.
Some people hate Olivier for scolding Alex for abandoning his post because they see it as her saying something like "Refusing genocide? Couldn't be me." But it was way more than that. Alex *did* run. Instead of trying to do something to stop the senseless killing and genocide, he ran away. He ran away and did nothing about it.
This is why I like their relationship, because Alex really did grow a lot and prove that he's changed from the person Olivier used to know.
This fight is literally him doing the exact opposite of what he did in Ishval.
In Ishval, Alex saw wrongdoings committed against the people of his country, things that clashed with his beliefs and moral code ordered to him by his superiors, and instead of objecting and fighting against it (he did try to smuggle people out once, but Kimblee caught him and killed them all) he lowered his head and ran away, allowing the atrocities with his compliance.
Here, Alex heard his superiors are planning to hurt his countryman, and have actually been doing it for years. Instead of fleeing or keeping quiet, he dedicated his strength to fighting against that, even if it would turn him into a criminal against his country. Even if it would cost his life. He would fight against injustice and for the good of his people.
We saw in briggs that Olivier cares more about her people than she does about the government. She turned on the government as soon as she was presented with evidence of what they’d been doing to people. I think even before they understood the transmutation circle. So now that she sees Alex do the same, turn his back on the government for his countrymen and not backing out of the fight, she has actual respect for him.
In a world where Alex fought against the government’s actions in Ishval, Olivier is definitely proud to see him as her brother, despite the fact that he is scorned and hated by everyone else as a traitor.
@@sunnydraws2513 Exactly.
Fitting, considering Sloth was originally defined as the refusal to use one's potential; Alex is overcoming his own manifestation of the sin, as well as the Homunculus.
This was the only time envy called Edward by his name
To fully understand why everyone wouldn't let Roy be the one to kill Envy, we need to look back at when Roy killed Lust. I'm sure he did enjoy it and felt satisfied while killing her, but this way primarily for the good of others, not his personal revenge. He was calm, collected, and was completely in control of his own emotions. He was anything but those things in this episode. He was enraged, blinded by his own emotions and wanted to kill Envy *primarily* so that he could get revenge. He made a promise after the war to only use his alchemy and abilities for the good of others, and once you break a promise once, it's very difficult to not break it again.
and unlike with Lust, he kept on burning areas that wouldn't kill Envy. Basically torture.
They wouldn't let him kill Envy because they didn't want him to become a vengeful monster without principles in the long-run. They felt he was too close to the situation (Hughes' death) to be making that decision.
Because if he had killed Envy he would be giving into his wrath, in which case he would start down a path that ends with him being just like Bradley.
Roy says at one point "i feel most alive when killing monsters" or something like that. :( but he nearly became one himself.
Also there is the idea of say he becomes Furher but then Breda or Havoc or any of his friends were killed by some soldier of a foreign nation. If he acted like here there is a chance he could basically redo Ishval. Wiping out said soldiers people in a way to torture the soldier.
If there was ever any doubt in my mind that Mustang loves Hawkeye it was evaporated by seeing Mustang's face when he said "And you, I've done it again. I've hurt you"
I mean it was NEVER in doubt he loves her. The doubt is if this love will become romantic
@6:39 I love how the animators made it look like Mustang was conducting a symphony of pain and death right here.
Great call, it actually fits
Overture of 1812 plays, with the cannons.
Fun fact: in the manga release of these chapters, they released a sneak peack of Hawkaeye saying "Mustang calls me bu my name when we're alone" leaving out the "I lied". So manga readers just had that one sentence, and were freaking out.
30:25 It helps if you think of Lust in terms of more than just carnal desire. She was the all encompassing version, including lust for control, and bloodlust. Remember how ready she was to resort to lethal force against Mustang and Alphonse, despite knowing how vital they were to Father's plan? She wasn't explored hugely due to her early exit, but she was more than just a hot bod.
I never thought about it in that way! But that makes so much sense! Incredible insight there!
My read, it's also due to lust as "consumption" or "use" rather than "love" of something. Lust uses people, and discards them when they can be of no further use. That's why she's so bloodthirsty - she's not eager to kill, she's efficient. "I don't need you alive, so why do you still need to be here?". As opposed to Al, who is willing to protect people even after they've been shown to be a burden.
That's why the only time we saw her _really_ angry in 19 was during Al's speech to Hawkeye. She hates the idea that someone could have no intention of using someone and still care about them. But in her heart, she respects it - which is why she was so impressed by mustang when she died. He literally dragged himself back from the grave to kill her out of love for Hawkeye and Havoc.
This episode always makes me cry. Hearing Hawkeye say she's ending her life hurts to much she loves mustang so much that she can't live without him. I truly love their relationship
I think the saddest thing about Envy and the homunculi is how much they can't understand the whole breadth of humanity. They're just one part of a person, and they can only understand that part. Wrath was angry at Elesia crying because he can't understand grief. Envy can't understand cooperation because emvy by its very nature means you're alone. Greed, even attached to Ling, only understands emotions through a filter of wants and selfishness. And it's such an incomprehensible thought to the homunculi that one would prefer death to living in a world that doesn't make sense
Greed defected before he was bonded to Ling.
@@DaDunge when he left the first time and got the chimeras, he never called them friends. he called them things, possessions, even if they called him a friend and were effectively the same thing, he still viewed them through a lens of greed. after he got his memories back, he was still mad primarily because Wrath "stole his things." Even his speech on how some people want to save loved ones or save the world, he was still talking in terms of "stuff people want" because that's all he can comprehend
@@TheBigE9999 He could not admit to himself that he cared for them. Bit the rage he felt when they died shows he cared and he could not have inspired the loyalty he did without caring. Greed 1.0 could not admit to himself that was was more than just greedy.
Wow. I never saw it from that perspective before.
Beautifully put. Makes complete sense in that way.
Wrath and pride might be a different cases considering the genuine feelings of affection both of them have with (I forget her name) the wife
If Kenny reacted like that to Armstrong vs Sloth, then he's going to love when Armstrong teams up with Sig.
Definitely for “fighting” reasons.
Izumi Curtis is AMAZING! One of my favorite things in all of anime is when the hero's teacher finally takes the field. It is always remarkable.
I can never really place why I feel bad for envy in this episode. He doesn’t deserve pity, yet still I feel bad for him in the end. He’s just so pathetic in a way. Goes to show that he was at least a complex character.
I think the saddest thing about the humonculi is that they never had a chance, they were made by an evil being who only wanted more and more, raised by him, commanded, taught; they never had a chance, only Greed did, and that's because of who he is
I feel bad for all the homunculus because in the end they can't help it, they're all just the worst parts of father, the extremities he didn't want, changing isn't in their nature. Only greed has changed because of his human host
I think feeling empathy towards Envy says more about the viewer. Seeing anyone suffer enough to end their lives, whatever the reason, is a horrible thing to witness. It's not that I feel bad for Envy specifically, but I feel bad that such suffering even exists.
@@creatresscorruption802 i completely agree, i always feel bad thinking "if only Envy was raised by a different father"
The feeling bad for Envy is a complicated thing. Because while he does 'deserve' everything that comes his way. A quick death would have been fine, but we were basically seeing Envy being -tortured- before brutal execution. Does any sort of human actually -deserve- that kind of treatment, even if they did wrong? I don't think it's in our place as humans to really put out that kind of punishment because at that point we're trying to rationalize a horrible deed. But that's just how I feel about it
Anyone else terrified of Mustang this episode?
Travis Willingham's performance is TOP-TIER
31:14 To add to your conversation topic, Mustang's entire character arc revolves around becoming the Führer in order to redeem himself for the massacre in Ishval.
By following through on his revenge, he'd essentially be justifying the desire for revenge that all Ishvalans have against Amestris-more importantly, Scar's murdering of state alchemists. After all, Mustang murdered THOUSANDS of Ishvalans, yet he himself feels wronged after losing only ONE friend. Killing Envy in front of Scar would basically be a slap in the face of all the Ishvalans Mustang killed, saying that only he (Mustang) gets a free pass for vengeance simply because it's convenient for him.
This is the "chain of hatred" that Scar has learned to break, and that's why Scar's internal monologue is focused on very prominently. Being from Ishval, Scar represented the hatred and grudges of all the people that Mustang killed in the past. Now imagine if this person-someone YOU YOURSELF very deeply wronged, and whose plight is 10x GREATER THAN YOURS-calmly takes the higher moral ground to talk you down from your heated emotions. Scar's snide remark is his way of reminding Mustang that in the grand scheme of things, Mustang’s quest for vengeance is not as important as his promise to restore Ishval-that it is Mustang’s turn to show that he is capable of breaking the "cycle of vengeance".
Scar stopped going down the path of vengeance because he believed that he could "change Amestris". In this instance, he wants to see ACTUAL PROOF that Amestrians are willing to change, and what better way for him to get some evidence than to see how the "future führer" of the county handles his vengeance problem.
Looking back there is a parallel between Lust and Envy's death that we could point out. Lust sin is not related to sexual desire. Many people think of her sin as bloodlust(it is shown many times in the anime how she kills without any regrets). Mustang was full of hatred when he was trying to kill Envy. Instead, he was trying to protect his people when he killed Lust, showing the difference between himself(not driven by bloodlust)and the homunculus.
I'm not. If anyone should be terrified is Envy. I would've done it on his behalf
Ah damn they completly overheard how she said "I lied" that one was so epic. And brocke the Heart of 1000 Shippers.
Envy's death is my second favorite out of all the homunculi deaths. The poetic justice of his ending, being fully understood, seen through, and looked down on like that
He kill himself
@@اميرمادرا yes. I also saw this episode
@@hi00118 yes why he killed himself
Kenny: “This is my favorite scene.” Sig Curtis just outside the wall, “ BUT WAIT, THERES MORE!!!!”
*Major Armstrong after his shoulder is popped back into place*
“Hope Has Arrived! Because I AM HERE!”
The Mustang wrath counter going backwards was genius 👌 well done
That intention vs impact thing with Mustang killing Envy is why I like you guys as reactors so much! Most Western reactors seem to just think "No! Kill him, Mustang!" and don't care about the motivation. Eastern philosophy is generally a lot more internally focused than Western, so Mustang's motives were probably very important to the creators.
The key statement was “Stay by my side Lt.”. Mustang does not want Ryza at his side, he wants her watching his back and she knows that.
Also, he doesn’t need to *ask* her to follow him. Because he knows she’s always there. Every time we see him ask her to follow him, the response is something akin to “do you even have to ask?”
They were geeking out over Hawkeye’s badassness so much that they missed her most badass line lol. The “I lied”
I think the scariest part of Sloth is that everything we've seen him do is just raw power. No skill, no talent, no training; because he's *Sloth*, he's lazy and unproductive. But if he wasn't? He'd likely be stronger, a better fighter- he'd probably have full control of that speed burst of his too. Untapped potential indeed.
He also didn't seem to try and continue living either.
Looking at how much damage Lust and Envy could take and to a degree Wrath as well it felt odd how little it took to put Sloth down in comparison.
Mustang and Hawkeyes relationship is one of the best things about this show! How they have each others' backs!!
These last 2 episodes of yours I've LOVED 💝
Oh hey Mosco! Didn’t think I’d see ya here.
I'm so upset that you missed the COLDEST line "I lied." Glock Glock glock
The way General Armstrong immediately took control of the soldiers who were about to kill her in an instant with her few words always gives me goosebumps.
I really do like that when they had envy in the intermission card, it didn’t say “full metal alchemist “ as a moment of silence for them.
R.I.P Envy
As much as they pissed me off, they were a damn fun villain to watch.
He cool too me not bad
And so in the end, Envy's actions were driven by intense envy of humans. And when you think about it, all the Humonculi are driven by their sin. This is why I love this series so much.
On lust being inaccurate: yes, in English it means sexual desire. But the Greek word used in the New Testament translates more closely to "covetousness"--the desire to possess, own, control. So in that sense Lust works as someone who manipulates and controls people, treats them as things rather than people--which also adds a layer to Mr Chess Metaphor Mustang being the one to kill her.
9:49 --- Ever realize that this can also be considered talking about King Bradley, Wrath...
Who quite literally currently rules that country....
"A man held captive by hate when he becomes its ruler..."
Envy tried to get everyone to have hate fueled brawl to the death, because he needed to feel superior to humans...
If he had been killed in anger, he would've died feeling superior to humans...
Envy was robbed both of these satisfactions, and was humiliated into committing a suicide; "the worst death possible" like Mustang wanted, I'd say.
I am so mad they talked over the part where Riza said she lied when shooting Envy at the start thats such a good moment
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a reactor not talk over it and it bums me out every time
They talk over 50% of the things in the show and then act confused about it. So annoying
The “yes ma’am” from Montana got me 😂😂😂
So y'all missed a part where Riza says she lied about how Mustang talks to her in private. She literally just made something up and Envy still fell for it
You know you're watching something g special when the writers create a character like Envy, someone who, time and again, has shamelessly done deplorable things and ENJOYED it, and you still feel bad for him in the end.
The demons in Demon Slayer: Hold my flashback...
@@jack-mw9ok Oh yeah. Why didn't I think of that?
I REALLY hope they choose to resume that.
@@HaydrogenBomb I hope they don't. Demon Slayer is really emotionally manipulative with its heavy handed forced bad guy flaskbacks. I'd rather want a character doing whatever it takes to win while understanding every viewpoint instead of these halfwit bad guys. Kimbley is the best character because of that.
(At 4:40)
Envy: So you two are THAT close, are you?
Hawkeye: I lied.
*(Headshot)*
It's true that Lust herself wasn't really lascivious in the series, it was mostly others who lusted after her which was a more external portrayal of her sin. However, I always assumed that the way how she expressed her own sin during her screentime was through her bloodlust, not any actual sexual lust. Back when she was still alive, Lust was very much a sadistic character who enjoyed watching humans make fools of themselves, and equally enjoyed partaking in causing the conundrum as well. She also took pleasure in watching humans kill each other off, validating her own perceptions of them as being barbaric, predictable, and idiotic. But she, of course, fancied the act of killing humans herself too.
Another interpretation of how she might've evoked her sin in the series was how she lusted after the successful completion of her group's plans. After all, lust itself is defined as a strong and visceral desire for something. And seeing how she practically came from Father, it makes sense that Lust would harbor the desire to see her creator succeed in obtaining what he himself desired most.
It's pretty unclear exactly how fitting Lust's death is when tying back to her sin. Most would cheekily propose the notion that it's the fact that Lust was killed by a womanizer, for which Mustang was known for being. Others would claim that she as the embodiment of her sin was defeated by it's antithesis, that being geniune love, which was expressed between Roy, Riza, and Al (it isn't just romantic, guys 😅). And of course there's the ironic hypothetics that Lust was made to actually care about somebody else, but obviously not in a romantic way. In this case, it was Lust giving her full attention to Mustang as a man to take seriously, as well as being the only man she ever gave the courtesy of geniunely complimenting (besides maybe Hughes of course). Lust's compliment even had hints of her subtly lusting after Mustang, which very much is a backwards interpretation of how her sin was usually and blatantly portrayed in the series.
the mustang wrath counter dropping like that gave me goosebumps
Man that thumbnail is EPIC
Thanks! Gonna i put some extra effort into all these final thumbnails, cause these were EPIC
@@LettsReactJust like with Avatar and Korra. Nice.
@@LettsReact im really looking forward to seeing them, thats gonna be really cool
I think Lust represents a lust for blood more than just her sexuality. There were several occasions where se was willing to kill a sacrifice candidate, even though it would go against Father's plan. Her rational being is that we can always find another another .
Wouldn't say I feel sorry for Envy but his death still got me somewhat emotional because I think everyone can relate to feelings of jealousy and envy towards others
He kil himself why because of what
Yup no one is ever content with their own life.
Mustang is the fury of a patient man
Kinda surprised you guys didnt think of this. One of the reasons they didnt let Mustang kill Envy has to be, that Bradley is WRATH and also the "king" of the country. Mustang would, in a sense, just become another Wrath, if he would have killed Envy in his blind rage state, no? Now, that he has perspective from everyone, he can be the one thing Wrath never could, because it is was he is. Mustang can hold back, reconsider and show Mercy. If you remind yourself, Wrath has NEVER shown mercy to any enemy he fought with or otherwise.
23:23 "This is ground control, call Major Tom!!"
Ed gave a great speech in this episode about envy and jealousy. At one point or another he kind of analyzes all the sins, except lust. You guys mentioned that Lust seems to have less depth then the others. That seems to be intentionally omitted. She is explored much less and gone way sooner then any of the other sins/homoculus which is odd since several of the others effectively come back from death and are even remade by Father. Getting a bit meta and examining the author's intentions - it seems obvious she was removed from the story quickly specifically to avoid the racy storylines that would come from such a character.
your editing is improving dramatically! The touch with mustangs wrath counter going down. so simple but so effective, that caught me off guard and made me well up a bit ( I mean more than I would normally for this scene). you add so much more to this series
I'm just going to say it: Envy being envious of humans has been obvious since the beginning because they have been talking constantly about the fact that humans are simplistic and lowly creatures consistently and, more importantly, VERY LOUDLY. Even in this episode when Envy tries to assert themselves in front of Mustang (saying how dare a lowly human look down on them) it's very clear that it's a desperate shtick that Envy taught themselves. That's usually a sign of people who want to convince themselves of how they DON'T need something to cover up the fact that they very clearly want what the other people they are sh*ttalking actually have. Not to mention that Envy throughout the show felt most comfortable taking on the form of what they consider to be beautiful (a HUMAN person), which connects to the fact that they hate their true form (be it the big lizard or the tiny lizard) and they prefer to not assume that form in front of others unless they have to because they in fact secretly want to be human. However, since they were created to be envious by Father and since as a homunculus they can never be human, there is no way to solve their existential crisis, which leads to their despair and they then decide to take their self-hatred out on the people they can never truly be. They can only ever try to play up the fact that they do not need to be envious of creatures that are so 'obviously' inferior to them. Envy was lying to themselves this entire time so that they didn't have to think about and confront the fact that they can never be what they obviously wanted to be. Doesn't excuse anything Envy did but it makes the situation a bit sadder when they kill themselves because they are clearly meant to be a counterpart to Edward Elric in a lot of ways and throughout the show they would tease Edward like an older sibling might so they at least feel that they have a clear connection to Edward. That's why they address Edward by his real name as they die.
**Homunculi dying Ironic Deaths, Continuation**
3.: Envy. Is Driven to Suicide by the very creatures they secretly envied. Ed exposes their envy of humanity and pities them for it, driving them to destroy their philosopher stone in humiliation. In doing so, Envy destroys the one thing that was actually their own.
More to come...
I was waiting so much for that scene when she said "I lied" and they talked over it :c it hurted me so much
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*Envy getting burned*
Me: "Kenny is going to say 'Oh my God'"
Kenny: "Oh my God"
seeing the lightning spark off his glove along with seeing the look on his face...goosebumps
This episode is the best display of vengeance in any media that I've seen.
Mostly in media (in action movies and such), when the hero takes revenge it's usually presented as cool and satisfying thing.
Here, this show doesn't glorifying the vengeance. despite us being on Mustang's side and heating Envy, we can't help but feel that something wrong when we see mustang toy with Envy and torture him. Just like Riza, We feel bad, and we want Mustang to stop behaving so cruel. That is because in real life, revenge is not a positive thing. It's scary and wrong, and it's making people do bad things for this cause.
Such a smart presentation.
The VA for Mustang put everything and I mean *everything* into this moment right here at 6:51
You can feel the rage, the *hate* for Envy and everything he's done
Maybe a hot take but Envy is the best antagonist in FMAB. Hes stupid and silly at times but his struggles with understanding human behavior and his jealousy at not being able to do so is incredibly interesting
Yes
AND I JUST REALIZED THAT ENVY IS TINY BECAUSE FATHER BARELY ENVIES ANYONE
Mustang Wraith counter going backwards was such a cute touch.
So far, all the Homunculus have died in ironic ways.
Lust died on her knees to a man (she may have been attracted to) despite her whole 'thing' is being able to bring men to her knees as a dominating force of lust (if that made sense).
Envy died after realising what he was truly envious of, humans and their relationships and connections. Always looking down on humans and calling them weak, just to rip his own philosphers stone out causing his own death. Full of self pitty dies. Also managaes to just release the one thing he has that humans don't, a philosopher's stone and immortality (though the stone doesn't last).
Gluttony, so far the most ironic of them all, he died to someone being gluttonous for his powers.
Greed technically survives so not including him.
People often consider Lust to be more “bloodlust” because father possibly didn’t quite understand it to begin with, and I think it still fits poetically with her death
@@toastoast ooh yes!
Well, Greed 1 was killed by being burned in molten gold. And if you look at the sin of lust as uncontrolled desire in all its forms, then Lust was killed by a well-known womanizer who has a craving for power
List died at the hands of a man who was madly in love. But refused to act on his feelings.
After so many years, Envy finally learns the truth. I feel his humilation, but I don't feel bad about him.
I love how his wrath meter was going down as he calmed down
I love d the part when Mustang wrath counter started countdown, nicely done
To me, Lust had a lust for blood, that’s what her sin represents in my mind
Well, she's more like a femme fatale. She personified her sin by making men lust after her, to the point that she can then exploit them for their power and resources. So it's ironic she was herself brought down to her knees, dying by the flames of a man that she was practically admitted being attracted too.
@@lucariomew358_2 So... a woman?
Ah cool detail, is that Ed used his metal arm to catch Envy, so Envy couldn't control him
Envy is the exact reason you have to give characters invulnerability to pain when you give them immortality.
For their own sake, yeah 😬
Fun fact about Mustang and his alchemy that I learned back then, he's not actually snapping. He is rubbing his fingers together and creating sparks and controlling the oxygen density and driving it up and the resulting alchemic reaction makes the pop or snap sound that we hear and it's actually very cool.
19:00 "have they done that before"
yes, surprisingly. Anytime a character dies they get the eyecatch with no title callout.
It's not just because he was doing it for revenge. They stopped him because he was starting to take sadistic pleasure in what he was doing which I think was the biggest red flag for them. And sure, you can argue the envy needed to die, but what's to stop him from going up far again when someone killed Hawkeye? Perhaps for the argument say this person was human and not some immortal monster, how can you guarantee that mustang won't just go that far again?Anytime someone takes pleasure in killing another creature is generally when you've crossed a line.
Montana nodding as Kenny falls out over Alex is the best thing ever!!
alex armstrong upper cut made me want to say "PLUS ULTRA"
Don't know why but at the end envy's sad and emotional suicide made me tear up 😞
People always talk about the symbolism of Mustang giving into his wrath to kill Envy but people VERY often ignore what would PHYSICALLY occur if Mustang killed Envy when he wanted to. We saw how enormous his full power giant blasts are. But here’s the sad truth of Alchemists. They have no built in resistance to what they do. They aren’t immune to bullets or big attacks. They are glass cannons. BIG ones but glass nonetheless. And that’s where his final snap comes in. Envy wouldn’t have just mentally and emotionally broken Mustang with that move. But Mustang would’ve inadvertently burned himself at the stake. Burning himself alive RIGHT along with Envy. And I have no doubt that’s another reason Hawkeye stopped him. She was watching him destroy himself and he was about to do so COMPLETELY.
We also talk about how unhealthy it is Hawkeye holds her life over Mustang like she did. But I don’t see it in the traditional sense. It’s all about flame alchemy. I’ve spoken about my SEVERE dislike of weapons that are too easy to use. And Mustang’s flame alchemy is frankly near the top of the list. He’s not burning off ANY steam using this weapon and it’ll eventually destroy him. I feel the same way about guns BECAUSE death is such a tremendous shockwave for so many. And the fact things like that can fall from consideration with such easy to use weapons is what terrifies me.
There’s a reason so many consider THIS fight and not the finale fight to be the best in the series/franchise. There’s only one other non finale fight people consider but we’ll get to that later.
Also the fact this is the same episode as “My shoulder is back” is insane. The fact they found a way to properly fit half an episode of what is essentially a comic relief battle at this point is amazing. For crying out loud, Olivier Armstrong just turned to her firing squad and said “You work for me now” and they LISTENED. That is just outstanding both in the urgency and the comedic value of “I’m here to kill you and- never mind lets fight monsters side by side.”
16:00 Envy is the product of how he was created. Had he been loved he may have turned out all right.
11:26 He can't let her do that: he loves her too much.
and his last words were not "pip squeak", but "Goodbye, Edward Elrich."
We love when chyenne comes and grace us with her presence
(At 7:03) Envy's Healing Factor and body been overtasked again.
It's great to see Mustang & Haweye in life reacting to Mustang & Haweye from the show.
One Black haired and one blonde. You guys do resemblance the characters in a way too. 😃😃😀😀
"Revenge is a dish served flaming hot!"
- Mustang (probably)
MONTANA GENIUS
I wanted to say that last video that you got it right 😆
Envy's death is one of my favorite scenes because of the layers but also because Envy calls Ed by his name instead of pipsqueak or shorty. It's one of the only times he calls him by his name and is given respect
Envy is not envious of the power of humans he's enviois of their bonds. Friendship, family, and love. He's not capable of any of those things nor of meriting them in return. As such he's desperate to drag them down to his level.
My boy is gone
Methinks it is interesting that Envy is the only homunculus , thus far, has died with his pride shattered. (pun intended). This is in spite of what Wrath had said earlier in the series that the homunculus had their own sense of pride. I wonder what Bradley would say if he knew about how Envy died.
You might miss riza's phrase 4:41. She said "I lied." 😂
The silent title cards come up every time it's about someone who died.
Like in Episode 10, the title card was for Hughes and it was silent on his title card.
As you've already now seen episode 57, they also do it for Fu.
And as a few people have pointed out, Lust wasn't just lust as in sex but it could also be looked at as bloodlust
the first fmab clip I ever saw before I even knew what it was was envy attacking hawkeye and mustang going all out on him, and from then I knew that this would be one of my favourites
It’s interesting that in learning about the sims we learn about who Father used to be
I love the idea that the death of Envy is Humility. Nothing bull dozes through the lies we tell ourselves about who we are than humiliation. It reveals that deep down we just want to be loved for who we actually are. In that we find self actualization and our Envy dies.
Mustang really shows what he's capable of in these two episodes.
I mean I always underestimated him and when the others mentioned: "Finishing off a Homunculus should be a walk in the park for him" I was like: "How? Really?"
But then he showed how, really my fav character
I love Envy's character, probably the Homunculus/sin I relate to the most. As you said, acting hostile and masking yourself in a supposed superiority is very often just a cover for deep-seated fear and insecurity.
The real evil in this show is Father, since he created the Homunculi specifically with those sins in mind, giving them essentially no choice but to become slaves of said sins. The only exception is Greed, but even his betrayal is motivated by his overbearing desire to own everything for himself.
There is something to be said about two huge, jacked, sweaty, muscle bound dudes just beating the living hell out of each other.
Poetry in motion.
19:14 *Looks at 400+ pounds of pure muscles*
"Why so fast tho?"
22:05 Just you wait, it gets better.
26:12 There it is.
6:52 I guess you could say that he...snapped.
At one point Roy says "I feel most alive when killing a monster" of something like that? :( but he became a monster or almost did at least
Man, the bisexuality is just in full swing this episode, and I’m very here for it.
'What help do I need from children when I'm dealing with something as lowly as you?'
One of the hardest, most underrated lines in this entire series
If you noticed when it showed Hawkeye showering in a previous episode. There were only small burns on her back. The tattoo is still there. Just partially defaced. Mustang couldn't burn more than a little.. :(
Envy doesn't understand we DO get tired of fighting each other.
I have a feeling Kenny's gonna love the Sloth "fight" in the next episode with 3 big muscle guys 😏