Beyond the Gate: A Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood Podcast

Reappearing after 10 years, the Elric brother’s father prompts Ed to seek an unpleasant truth about their botched human transmutation. The truth he discovers brings the brothers closer together, and more determined than ever to complete their mission of returning Al to his body!

Things heat up (literally) as Mustang’s gang closes in on those they suspect to be responsible for Maes Hughes’ murder. After Ed is carried off by Armstrong, Al joins Mustang on his mission and makes a startling realization and an important resolution that makes the mission to get his body back soon even more vital! This was a much-anticipated episode for your hosts, and we are so pumped to finally be talking about it!

The Elric brothers have been separated as Ed is whisked away to the East by Armstrong to have his automail repaired. While there, he discovers that things are not always as they appear and makes a new resolution for his mission to get his and Al’s bodies back. We also learn some disturbing “fun” facts about burnt bodies!

Everyone is shocked when Maria Ross is named Maes Hughes killer. However, not everyone is convinced of her guilt, which leads to our favorite quirky criminal, Barry the Chopper, coming to the rescue. We also finally remember to give an update on everything we’ve been tracking throughout the show!

The Elric brothers finally make it back to Central where they learn some devastating news that threatens to change their goals. Meanwhile, Mustang is settling into life at Central and stays true to character as he annoys the homonculi into making some moves.

In this fun extra episode, Meg and Megan discuss the second intro and outro for FMAB and dive deep into the meaning behind the songs. 

Visitors from the country of Xing have arrived with interesting motives that confuse the Elrics. Edward (but not Alphonse) makes a new friend, and the balance between the brothers’ shifts as Alphonse uses alchemy without a transmutation circle! This episode is full of new information with discussions on alkahestery, first impressions, and comic con!

The Fuhrer joins the fight at the Devil’s nest, and our eyes are opened to his true nature ;) The true intentions of the military are questioned by the Elrics as they plan their next move. In this episode, we are also reminded of the squabbles we have with our own siblings when we finally (and officially) meet our villains!

In this week's episode, we have a special guest! We meet one of our favorite bad guys, Greed, and finally learn the significance of the ouroboros tattoos. We also break down one of our favorite fight scenes in the show and have a great discussion on villains!

The Elrics arrive in Dublith to pay a visit to their teacher. While there, we learn about their training years and the circle of life:)