Now that I have internet connection at home, I can go back blogging about my favorite anime series – Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood. It’s been a while so please excuse the long absence. I was just able to watch Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood Episode 17 and the turn of events in this episode really caught me by surprise. I’m not following the manga for this series so each episode is a treat for me. This particular episode shows how different the new series is from the old FMA. A lot of character development for the side characters and one of my favorites – Roy Mustang. That dude is one of the most exciting, mysterious, and coolest characters in the series. He sucks though when it rains, haha. Anyway, synopsis and a quick review after the break.
Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood Episode 17
The episode starts out a bit heavy with Maria Ross being questioned by Douglas about her connection with the death of Hughes. Apparently the military is trying to pin the murder of Hughes on Ross – something that was hinted by Envy in the previous episode so that they could shut up Roy Mustang who was investigating the death of his old friend. Douglas masterfully counters all of the defense brought up by Ross and eventually declares that she was the one who killed Hughes.
Acting on someone’s orders, Barty the Chopper breaks into the jail and frees Maria Ross. On his way, he also sets Ling free. The three cons quickly make their way out of the prison. On their way to “freedom”, they’re blocked by the Elric brothers. Barty orders Ross to go to the alley. However, Ross is suddenly stopped by Roy Mustang. He snaps his fingers and “blows” up the entire area. At this point, Edward and Al slips through Barty and they find themselves staring at Mustang glaring over a burnt corpse.
It looks like Roy Mustang killed Maria Ross. This gets Edward all emo and the two have an argument about how a soldier should behave.
The episode ends with Mustang sending Lt. Armstrong and Edward Elric on a mission to go to the East. Envy and Lust, on the other hand, are getting ready to set free what looks like another Barty the Chopper (but alive) to track down the dead armor one.
Review
Again, superb animation and story development for FMA 17. It’s high time they spent some air time on Mustang, seeing as he’s one of the most popular characters in the entire franchise. In the end of the episode, Mustang says that finally “there are no more hinderances.” Could this mean that he has a more complex plain in the works to uncover the real killer of Hughes? Maybe he didn’t actually kill Ross?
Can’t wait to watch Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood Episode 18!
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You sure you haven’t read the manga? BTW, we’ve got the same favorite charecter. AND STOP SAYING EMO, IT PISSES ME OFF! Can’t you just say ‘ed was sad’ or something? Ed’s not an emo character in the manga, so don’t you say he’s emo. Roy IS my favorite, but i’m pissed ‘cuz everyone always says ed’s emo, and that’s because they saw the previous anime, which is disorting of the truth. And, by the way, I highly recommend you the manga, it’s even more awesome than the anime, and Hiromu Arakawa’s omake is just wonderful.
agreed with Ookami, Ed is not EMO and EMO shouldn’t even be considered as a word or a written expression. Damn Emos (lol)
Emo = skinny jeans and shirt, crazy hair (mostly with bangs), sing emo songs like crazy.
Well, they’re just like everyone else. They try to identify with their peers and most of us wouldn’t wanna be left out of “a” group. Whether it be insecure jocks who like to boast their machismo by ganging up on nerds or narutard geeks who think they’re better people than everyone else because of their grades and stuff, it’s all the same.
OMG cool down guys. LOL. Okay, he’s not emo. He’s just… uh… troubled. Haha.
Which fansub was that?
lol at emo. I hate emo XD
Uh.. It’s spelled as “Fullmetal” right?
edo is soo emo
ahyeah! roy with a firey snap