tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106243389695628804.post3176342259335172116..comments2023-05-08T04:26:41.949-04:00Comments on My Little Po-Mo: Thought of the Day: On Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Episode 22Froborrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08782366056731381450noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106243389695628804.post-49761407818054981402013-09-02T23:43:43.190-04:002013-09-02T23:43:43.190-04:00Yes, I completely agree! The only reason I didn...Yes, I completely agree! The only reason I didn't talk about it was that all the good examples are from later episodes... I will definitely talk about it when we get to them.Froborrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08782366056731381450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5106243389695628804.post-84610872501726464192013-09-02T23:41:52.397-04:002013-09-02T23:41:52.397-04:00Another thing I like that's related to your se...Another thing I like that's related to your second favorite thing is that it doesn't treat characters as expendable, even when a normal plot would. Or more accurately, people still die but the characters (barring the villains) don't treat them as expendable. Late in the series there's these two pairs of lackeys that basically have "expendable miniboss" written on their foreheads, and both them are eventually converted to the good guys' side mostly because they realize that the good guys care more about keeping them alive than the guy they were working for. Or there's the part with Greed I, where Al makes a heroic (but unsuccessful) effort to save the life of one of the villain's minions.<br /><br />Or perhaps most telling, look at the battle at Briggs. Olivier and her soldiers do NOT share the rest of the casts idealism. When the battle comes they kick the enemy's butt. But does it even matter? Blood is shed in quantity, even if it's the enemy's blood. The characters whose viewpoint we see don't experience it as a tragedy, but the enemy's blood was as good as theirs for completing the circle.Brickmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05205279994171209511noreply@blogger.com