Thank you very much to Max for commissioning this episode!
So this episode we get a little more insight into the motivations of the homunculi, though it is by no means a full explanation. After Sloth is led outside and frozen in place, Ed & Co. go exploring in the tunnel Sloth had come out of, and begin to piece together that the shape of Amestris in conjunction with some of the most bloody atrocities in the country's history all match up to the points of a transmutation circle. Turns out that the homunculi CREATED Amestris for this purpose, but the ultimate goal? Still unknown.
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Thank you to Joanna for commissioning this episode!
This series of chapters is so mean-spirited. First we get this wonderful surprise of the REAL wedding that is taking place between David and Genya, and it's a delightfully sneaky move that results in a delicious coup back in Shu Han. But then we have the awful ending of Part 1 after the attack and her joy has turned to ashes.
Meanwhile, we get Mayu's POV for the first time, and it's a real eye-opener to see how the Princess is viewed by certain people despite her reputation for being beloved. However, Ehri winds up winning her over in a carefully crafted bit of theatre.
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Thank you to Florian for commissioning this episode!
In this episode, everyone begins to engage with separate enemies, and Luffy comes face to face with Wyper in an exchange that makes me laugh because Luffy initially begs his pardon before deciding to thrown down. Meanwhile, Zorro is practicing a new technique for long-range attacks, and Chopper comes face to face with a priest of his own.
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Thank you very much to Max for commissioning this episode!
So it's time to get to know General Armstrong who is clearly nobody to be fucked with, and she questions them about their business at Fort Briggs. She's no fool though, and realizes that the Elric brothers are hiding something. The two of them are sent to work, and get a tour of the place and learn a little about the culture of teamwork here.
Then, Sloth arrives.
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Thank you to Heather for commissioning this episode!
In these chapters, we get a closer look at what has happened to Brian, and I realize that there are some serious drawbacks to his condition that I hadn't given proper weight because I was so excited.
Meanwhile, we touch base with Elgen Spears and his work with Tretyak, and the two of them get in the usual dick measuring contest while Briar Young quips from the sidelines.
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Thank you very much to Ashleigh for commissioning this episode!
I have been resisting posting this ep because I didn't want it to be over. What a fantastic season this has been.

Thank you to Max for commissioning this episode!
This episode is the one where our friends get to the North and we get to meet Armstrong's extremely intimidating sister, who rips up his letter of introduction exactly as he supposed she would. Meanwhile, Kimblee is pursuing Scar with more confidence now that he's narrowed down the man's direction, and they wind up having a showdown on the train. Kimblee escapes with his life, but it was a close thing. Meanwhile, we see that Dr. Marcoh and Mei Chang have gone a separate direction to find Scar's brother's hidden notes.
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Thank you Gabriela for commissioning this episode!
This episode is really full of revelations, and the one that I should have seen coming is about the fact that the Shandorans are from the piece of Jaya that shot into the sky, and they were robbed of their homeland due to the reverence of the Sky people for "vearth", which they don't have much of. It's interesting to hear Gan Fall admit all this, and I am very curious what kind of restitution he's planning on trying to make. Is he going to help taking down Eneru?
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Thank you very much to Joanna for commissioning this episode!
This book is really heating up and I am just LOVING it. First of all, we've got Nina and Hanne going to see the Prince and watching the interaction between him and the "Lantsov Pretender", which Nina isn't as confident about anymore. Seems like he may actually be the real deal.
Then there's the return of Alina, and the Darkling pulling whatever kind of bullshit he's decided to pursue now. I'm not sure how he's doing all this, but he's got access to more power than we thought he would at this point, and he seems to be using Alina and Mal to do it.
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Thank you so much to Max for commissioning this episode!
This episode is an odd one, as we wind up accidentally getting swept up in a chance meeting with the Fuhrer's son, Selim. Turns out that he's a fanboy of the Elric brothers, and this makes everything so awkward.
Meanwhile, Kimblee is on Scar's trail, trying to figure out where he's heading and why. For some reason, every time that we see Scar he's only with one person, so I don't know where the rest of his crew is.
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