why am I still at work

[cornerofmadness]

oh right they won't freaking close the school down. I'm gonna die on the way home. This is stupid.




a chapter in which really only three things happen but the fall out of these three things is sweeping and incredible.

the three things

1) the eclipse happens
2) our heroes fail
3) Homunculus the First succeeds.

This is a chapter of epic, frightening almost Hieronymus Bosch-esque artwork. The real story is in the art and its impact which is profound. As we leave this chapter, we're left knowing that almost every character we loved is dead or seemingly so.

We start off typically enough Ed fighting. Mei of course not dying. Izumi finally giving over on coddling Roy and getting into the brawl. For a moment there I thought Hoho might actually get free and do something.

I'm still unsure how the hell Greed got there. But obviously that was planned on (wondering where Bradley/Scar went)

Watching the eclipse and the alchemy sweeping over them was particularly hard since the reader knows what most of the characters don't, they're going to be destroyed on a fundamental level. Pinako and Winry's 'last' words are particularly cutting.

We're left with the sacrifices, who know that they've failed. Ed, Roy and Izumi are left knowing the people they love most are gone as far as they know.

That Homunuculus looks so much like young Hohenheim is very neat (and hot which makes it very wrong)

I'm left wondering if the two philosopher's stones can cancel each other out. If so, would the souls return to their bodies? It would be too late for the xerxes souls inside of Hoho but not for the ones in the Eclipse.

Also something is very different here. Xerxes completely was ruined. I don't remember there being bodies lying around. Here they look like they all just went to sleep. I could be wrong. My memory isn't what it was.

I'm just not sure that this will all end with no one being left alive but Ed, Al, Roy, mei & Izumi

ETA - Also more needed to be done with Scar. I mean last month it was all duh duh duuuuuhn with his new arm and then it doesn't get used? that was a let down but ELD had a point that's probably going to interact with Mei's circle and who knows...it's not like Scar really knows what he's doing. he's going on instinct

Comments

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

Besides the fact that an apocalyptic ending like this wouldn't really fit FMA (unlike, say, Evangelion or Akira or Phoenix 2772) and would seem nihilistic and negatory of everything that came before.

Points to my comments to Enemy, this is the thing that makes you not trust an author. It doesn't really fit and if it is the ending and if i followed this for years i would never trust her again

I think you're right. They did have some sort of plan. Hoho seemed to be just about to do something

yes now i have to wait another freaking month

[bob_fish.livejournal.com]

Oh I know. *bites nails*