Fullmetal Alchemist, ep. 24-25

[oyceter]

I actually don't remember episode 24, because I watched it and then forgot to write it up. I do recall having the impression of finding it a bit of a letdown from the angst of before.

And then I just watched episode 25, and I am so traumatized. *mourns* Ow ow ow, how could they kill off Hughes? I was so fond of him, with how he was smart and serious and hid it under the cuteness of Elysia, and I loved how he interacted with Roy, and they killed him and I am so traumatized.

*shakes Sloth*

I am quite sure that there is more to say about this episode, except I am extremely traumatized, especially with that scene with Roy and Hawkeye at Hughes' grave, and Roy's insistence that it was about to rain and Hawkeye's quiet acknowledgement. And then Ed seeing his shadow, and all of them on the train not knowing. Oh ouch.

Waaaaaaaaaaaah. *sniffs*

Comments

[rilina.livejournal.com]

Episode 25 just kills me. I've watched it a couple times now and it still makes me get all sniffley and teary-eyed. But this is also what I love about FMA--it's such gutsy storytelling.

[oyceter]

*sniff* I know. And I should have known they would kill off someone or something, the show has too many consequences for the characters to escape unscathed, and while I love it for that, gah. This kills me.

(still traumatized)

[yhlee.livejournal.com]

Oh, yes--it's one of the most thorough works I can remember in terms of consequences. It is not unnecessarily or artificially cruel--A happens, ergo B, and down the line, hewing to its own logic.

I grow florid. I stop here. :-)

[oyceter]

Dude, yes! I adore it! Although I am a little scared of adoring it because I suspect it will rip my heart out, not out of gratuitous cruelty, like some works seem to, but just out of consequence.

Gah.