little essay: Why I Loved the Ending to Full Metal Alchemist

There's a thread on the Adult Swim board about discussing the end of the series. A lot of people seemed to be confused, so there a lot of question answering. The reaction to the finale was so mixed when it first came out, especially on the topic of what was resolved and what was left unresolved. when discussing it tonight I found myself analyzing the ending yet again, trying to figure out why I got such a strong sense of resolution and conclusiveness.

So I put it below, behind a cut. It's very, VERY spoilery. Don't read this shit if you haven't watched the whole thing. Trust me.

( Evil spoilers for up to episode 51 and hints for the movie )

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Title: Beyond
Author: Rashaka
Spoilers: The Parting of the Ways
Summary: What does Rose see she when she looks ... ( Read more... )

A brief crossover with Stephen King’s Dark Tower series, unspoilery for that series.

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Beyond


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This probably doesn't make much sense if you haven't read The Gunslinger and the The Drawing of the Three at least, but if you have, it should make sense. A twisted sort of sense. Even if you haven't read the fic anyway. :)

when did Avatar become Naruto?

::watching the the beginning of Avatar episode #13::

What? Animal mask? The world of the Avatar's got ANBU now?

EDIT: They're leaping through trees! With ninja fight music! ::is pleased but puzzled::

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My response to Avatar episode 13:

Unspoilery

Animal mask? The world of the Avatar's got ANBU now?

They're leaping through trees! With ninja fight music! ::is pleased but puzzled:: Well, that's just having weird, weird aftereffects on my brain. It's leaving me with images of a crossover where the world of Naruto and the world of the Avatar are on the same timeline, and one is the past or future of the other...

Maybe the Avatarverse is the past of Narutoverse, and "bending" is like the rudimentary beginnings of chakra control... ohmygod. Stop, brain, stop! Don't go there!





Spoilery

( OMGWTFZUKO!?! )

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Nickelodian, you don't deserve this show. While I love you for making it, it's simply too good for you and I admit I'm terrified you'll just randomly cancel it one day like Fox does to its good shows.

I can't believe how dark this show is starting to get. The last two episodes... wow. I mean, it's not hardly as dark as something like Full Metal Alchemist, but for the audience it's aimed at? This show is dark.

What strikes me as darkest is constant acknowledgement of genocide. It's not just the backdrop of history, it's still there, still happening every time a fire nation person mocks Ang for being the last Airbender alive. Most cartoons won't touch topics like genocide.

This show is dark like Disney's Gargoyles could be dark. Gargoyles was dark and full of complicated characters and three-dimensional villains, and way too smart for your average cartoon-- which is why I adored it and would watch it in middle school. And it got cancelled way too soon. I don't want that to happen to Avatar.

Please, please let this show go on for at least three seasons! I love it more every time--- and I'm so delighted and surprised by this fact.

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Huge bunch of spoilery scans for FMA movie.

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