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So I just rewatched episode 7in subs in preparation for watching it in dub later tonight.

Damn. The last shot and the sound of Edward sobbing still gives me the shivers.

When I think about how good Full Metal Alchemist is, I want to bring up episode 7 as an example of how daring it is for an anime, how far it goes for its genre. I want to say,

"Well my fandom kills 4 year olds."

But then I look at that statement and I realize, "Oh my god, I can't say that as an advertisement! That's AWFUL!"

Such is the woe of being an FMA fan.


Edit: I decided to rewatch episode 8 as well, since I always have to watch those two eps together. They go together in my mind. And, it makes me sad. I still can't decide which of these episodes is more dramatic. Episode 7, for its darkness... or episode 8, for its darkness of a different kind. And they're both so frelling sad.

Edit #2: the last shot of episode 8, with Scar looking at Edward's watch, and then pushing up his sunglasses and walking beneath the camera as the end music starts, is so fricking cool. I don't know why I like that shot so much, but I do. That's what a good scene does, when it can carry so much meaning with just imagery and not a speck of dialogue.

Edit #3: God I love FMA so much. My love is deep, deep, deep for this show. I will probably be talking about it in my journal for a long time yet to come, folks. In fact right now I'm skeptical that I'll ever be as impressed by an anime in its entirety as I am by FMA. And very few live-action shows equal it in awesomeness. I mean, for me FMA is tied with Farscape as "favorite tv show Shaka has ever watched in any language", with Buffy coming in a close third (though BtVS will probably always be my original fandom-- I watched Farscape, I didn't do much fandom for it), and The X Files a distant fourth. Thank god for FMA comming into my fan life. I mean, after Buffy had ended and Farscape had ended and there were no more Lord of the Rings films to wait for and Firefly was cancelled... I had no real fandom. I just played around in HP fandom and slowly got into CB fandom and poked curiously at DLM fandom (which I would do more of if there *was* more of a fandom to poke at), and mostly twiddled my thumbs.

And then came Naruto first and then FMA, and everything was good and then better than good.

I wish it wouldn't take a whole year for everyone else to catch up with the people who watched the subs... that's so long! But then again, watching FMA from week to week is exciting too. All that tension pent up for a whole week.

Comments

[donna-c-punk.livejournal.com]

I wish it wouldn't take a whole year for everyone else to catch up with the people who watched the subs... that's so long!

That's killing me more than the folks who haven't seen the fansubs. I want to talk about stuff with wolfspring and she's only on episode 7, dammit! It's just not fair.

I still have all of you guys, though. :)

[slacker-97.livejournal.com]

I am one of those sad people that has only seen it up to the episode playing a little later, but I've read the manga (right now as I type this) up to chapter 10.

So if you don't mind me asking, you've seen this show to the end, correct? Is it short like CB? The manga as far as I can see looks like it ends after 33 chapters, and if so, I'm not sure I want to rush through it.

I apologize for asking you in your journal, but any answer would be appreciated. *looks at watch* 90 minutes to go!

[blackholedebris.livejournal.com]

I only looked at the very beginning of your post and I'm afraid of looking at others' comments for fear of getting spoiled, but I just have say to someone who knows what I'm talking about: OMFG!! The long hair and the *voice* and hisowndaughter! AAHH. This episode really fucked me up. I mean I can't remember watching something on tv that disturbed me this much. I'm really scared about what they're gonna throw next.

I was horrified before I even realized the chimera was part human. Something about that voice just gave me chills. And then I was *really* horrified when I realized it was part human. But I was totally unprepared for it being the little girl. And the dog! The evil, evil man just took the two closest victims within reach. I am . . . beyond disturbed. Censor-wise, this should be way more upsetting than any plain old ordinary violence (and hell, don't I miss *that* right now), or profanity or nudity.

I guess I'm impressed with the daring, in a really unhappy way. But I'll tune in next week, of course. Although I may wish I hadn't.