Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Episode 4 Reaction | An Alchemist's Anguish | DUB

[@nerdygothkitty7780]

On behalf of the FMA community, welcome to the fanbase. You're officially one of us now that you know the pain of episode 4.

[@timmooney7528]

This is one of the reasons I liked the 2009 series over the 2003 series. The chimera story was done in a single episode what it took several in the 2003 series to tell.

[@joelgilmore3084]

One of us! One of us!

[@Renozable]

@@timmooney7528 true. However, they changed too much from the manga.

[@kyuken893]

Yep, it's completely smooth sailing from here on out.

[@KevinBrown-lv2fk]

​@@timmooney7528 thats why i prefer fma over brotherhood they didnt rush with the story they let it simmer

[@JoeldaSilvaVicenteFilho]

Welcome to the FMA Trauma Club! Snacks are on the right and tissues are on the left!!

[@jacobhatcher5409]

Dont forget to meet with the in house therapist

[@wolfheartspirit97]

And don’t forget to get a bear hug from Armstrong ❤😂

[@Flipcrash]

Hughes will meet with you later with some pie to cheer you up, hopefully he isn't slowed down by the rain

[@ryanakers1372]

@@Flipcrash Today would certainly be a terrible day for rain.

[@thelordoftheweebs9501]

I have tissues on both sides. With my therapist next to me as well.

[@LilTechCricket]

9:25: "It could be a human that was turned into a chimera." Me: 👀

[@Chronal-Rend]

I'm always like that when reactors make an offhand comment that is actually exactly what is going on😂

[@legonenen]

@@Chronal-Rend 100%

[@DaDunge]

I muttered to myself "I hate prodigies. Too damn perceptive."

[@labyrinth1245]

@@DaDunge LOL

[@AddisonSandoval]

Congratulations! You’ve made it through the most notorious difficult episode of anime for reactors to watch, it’s a rite of passage. This is a very important episode.

[@funnylilgalreacts]

I feel like I needed to stare at a wall after this episode

[@pistolsobrien]

@@funnylilgalreacts Fear not, that is the correct reaction. lol

[@kgvalkenna]

Literally. I remember reading this in the manga and just needing to put the book down after this and sit after this. Brotherhood did a great job brining it to life albeit still so so hard to get through 😅

[@deathninja16]

@@funnylilgalreacts it can literally emotionally Break/Tax anyone whos not ready for it.

[@RobertJW]

It's a hell of an episode. Absolutely devastating. Scar was justified in going after Shou, I think.

[@barroslucasc]

I feel obligated to coment this on reactions to this episode: In the manga, the guy who kills Shou Tucker and Nina at the end walks away saying "God hear me... Two souls have been returned to you". He doesn't say "human souls" like in the anime. This difference makes it possible that he is referring to Nina and Alexander instead of Nina and Shou Tucker. Another detail that helps back up that possibility is that, in the manga, the author puts at the end of an chapter a small doodle of every person who died on that chapter (no matter who) with angel wings flying up to heaven, even if they are bad and/or villains. In this specific case she draws Nina and Alexander flying up while Shou Tucker is falling down to hell. His is the only death that gets a doodle like that in the entire manga.

[@RodgerJoyboy]

And nothing was ever the same again 😭😞

[@Khay-77]

It makes sense as later we learn he has a love of animals and is reported feeding stray animals.

[@muhammadnazrin3390]

Thank you 4 your service, this is often something that needs to be said, since most reactors watch the dub(as great as the dub is), some creative liberties should not have been taken

[@ssjgoku276]

Adding to this. It is just the English Dub of the anime (not sure about other languages) where Scar says Human souls. The original Japanese Dub has the same dialogue as in the original source i.e. manga.

[@roerd]

@@ssjgoku276 German dub is also just "zwei Seelen", two souls.

[@ColMcWillis]

For playing such a small role in the series, Shou Tucker has been listed as one of the most hated villains of all time

[@MidwinterKnight]

The way it was explained to me is that Episodes 3 and 4 are a pair. They show the absolute extremes of Faith and Science, and what happens when you take things too far. With that being said, you've hit the first milestone episode. Welcome to the fandom, you're one of us now :)

[@kahlilheslop7883]

It's why I call episode 3 "Yeah Science!" and episode 4 "WHAT HAS SCIENCE DONE!?!?"

[@tinystegosaurus587]

​@@kahlilheslop7883 I fuckin love it and I'm going to use that liberally haha

[@beardlessdragon]

Al: "If you keep this up, he'll die!" funnylilgal: If he dies, he dies

[@DaDunge]

Which is unusual for her.

[@ashe4711]

@@DaDunge You should have seen her watching the Expanse. She grew in her ways of viewing the fake worlds, and Amos took her for a journey.

[@MrDemocles]

About the 'shining glasses'. This is a common trope in anime/manga. Similar to rays of light obfuscating part of a picture, its used to show that a character is hiding something about themselves by literally blocking 'the windows to the soul'.

[@lucidiously]

The cow goes "moo". The chicken goes "cluck". The pig goes "oink". The cat goes "meow". The dog goes "Ed...ward".

[@Andros1921]

Too soon 🤣

[@Texaboose]

It's been 15 years, and it's still too soon.

[@lucidiously]

@@Texaboose It's always too soon, but I couldn't resist.

[@funnylilgalreacts]

😱

[@edwinvasquez2509]

That’s HILARIOUS 🤣🤣💀💀

[@firefun85]

you say he didn't learn his lesson, of course he didn't. the first time he did it he got REWARDED for it.

[@TheSabataish]

So was ed. Ed still learned. Ed was traumatized yes, but he was also made a state alchemist

[@ravenm6443]

@@TheSabataishbut Ed and Al personally paid the price Tucker didn’t. He ruined the lives of others and had no care about it.

[@TheSabataish]

@ravenm6443 i wouldn't call loosing your wife "not personally paying the price." I would agree however, that yes, he didn't care. No the pain wasn't on his body like ed and al, but that's the point of empathy, it doesn't have to be on your body to understand. They did something that shouldn't have been done. One out of pain of loss, the other, for status as you heard him say "im still a state alchemist." That's why i say ed and al learned, because they didn't make a second attempt for their mom, but tucker did make another attempt. He kept trying continuously. Sure he was trying without using his daughter, but he kept trying. The brothers didn't keep trying to get their mom back. Not once after. Their goal now is to get their bodies back

[@gerardlacroix6015]

[SPOILER] People don't get that at this point, Ed WAS still like Tucker. He was still searching for a way to get his body back. It is this moment that defines Ed's change. It's the same moment he brings back at the end to the truth. It's only here that he really broke with Tucker's way of life.

[@orthochronicity6428]

@@TheSabataish In order for losing his wife to be a price he paid, he would have to have loved her. But he didn't. You don't do anything near as evil as that to someone you love. He didn't care about her anymore than an abuser does -- she was a thing he could use and he did.

[@AlphaSeagull]

"If you keep this up, he'll die" The entire FMA community: *I miss the part where that's my problem*

[@yopomdpin6285]

There's one part lacking in the anime that is in the manga, is that after stopping Ed, when Tucker keeps talking, Al turns around and tell him to shut up or HE will kill him

[@CommanderNeutralGray]

@@yopomdpin6285 Losing that dialogue was so significant, and I hate that it wasn't included. When Al stops Edward from killing Tucker it's easy to think Al is doing it to do the "right thing" but that dialogue makes it clear that Al wasn't doing it solely to do the "right thing;" he was doing it to save Edward from living with murder. It also shows that even gentle Alphonse has a hard limit when facing true evil.

[@hazzenko_]

Episode 3 is about the extremes of religion. Episode 4 is about the extremes of science. Also, Shou Tucker is considered the most hated character in all anime history, no other existent villain could generate so much disgust and rage than him.

[@martinlarsen7354]

Griffith? The twins in Black Lagoon?

[@Heiryuu]

@@martinlarsen7354I was about to say Griffith is also equally hated.

[@mechasatsu6214]

​@@Heiryuu at least Griffith's death was satisfying. 🤷 Tucker, on the other hand...

[@Matuse]

Envy is worse.

[@qrowing]

Interesting how both episodes begin with Ed and Al repairing a radio.

[@Tolkien224]

I wish this episode on NO ONE, but will always rush to watch ANYONE who reacts to it. 😂

[@voiceofthevoid2284]

But it's such an important episode. I may not wish it on anyone, but I think everyone should see it, especially if they like, or want to like, FMA.

[@vitaemins4527]

the moment i saw the thumbnail i was like "oh here it is... she's at the point of no return in FMA" good job on making it through.

[@XombiepunkGaming]

In the manga any time a character dies the last panel tends to show that character in the afterlife. Out of all the shitty people in this series Tucker is the only one shown burning in hell.

[@ktoliman]

@xombiepunkGaming 🎉 Congratulations on being the chosen one this time (sincerely). One day I'll be quick enough to write this comment

[@hitmanstallion2697]

FMA is a wine that gets better with age, the story only gets better. I remember sitting in computer class during school and waiting patiently for thursday every week to read the next chapter online until I read the finale. Then there was only sadness that the story was over.

[@stephentaylor3437]

I like how Shou Tucker is so delusional that he thinks the grief stricken decision of a child is the same as the fully psychotic decision of an adult...

[@Sly142857]

And there's a pretty big difference between knowingly sacrificing your own body for human transmutation and sacrificing a third party unable to consent...

[@stephentaylor3437]

@@Sly142857 agreed! A Massive deference! That's why I called his a psychotic decision... He's more comparable to another character who has an entire episode devoted to their backstory in the other series... Name rhythm with Garry...

[@SnuggsMcDuff]

he's trying to get ed to commiserate with him. tucker knows he's a monster so he tries to get ed to admit that he is too so that at least he's not alone in that respect. if ed agrees that he too is a monster then tucker can at least absolve himself of some of the responsibility. tucker is trying to cope with the fact that he just did something insane.

[@ramteja1550]

​​@@stephentaylor3437I think you're purposely hyper simplifying the situation to suit your narrative. Ed wasn't just a "grief stricken child", he was a youngest talented alchemist to have attempted human transmutation despite knowing it's wrong, bonded a soul to a suit of armour, which is regarded as an advanced skill, tried to play god by manipulating a fundamental law of the universe i.e. death, EVEN DESPITE after spending a month on the island learning the way of life "ants eat grass, animals eat ants, animal dies, becomes soil supplements for better grass, grass grows, any eats grass, and so on" and concludes that "all is one and one is all" and that we are ALL a part of a bigger cycle in the universe, etc etc You have ALLLLL these EXTREMELY HIGHLY COMPLICATED situations that ed has gone through and you CASUALLY summarise it as "a decision by a grief stricken child". I can LITERALLY give the same explanation for tucker, in one line, just like you. "He was desperate and he took his chance at living a good life, even at the cost of his daughter" Do you see how when you remove EVERYTHING that makes it what it is, it becomes a defense for their actions? I'll not blaming ed, I'm not blaming tucker, I'm blaming YOU and YOUR extremely manipulative over simplifying of the truth to project your opinion. My problem isn't with tucker or what he did or ed or what he did. It's with YOU and your blatant attempt at online validation and likes See how in my comment I mentioned ALL the relevant information to give people reading the FULL CONTEXT to better understand my opinion, instead of saying just a part and withhold information that may not come immediately to the person reading, causing them to agree with my opinion more?

[@jakobroynon-fisher9535]

@@stephentaylor3437 Larry the Lobster did nothing of this scale! (I'm kidding, don't crucify me.)

[@Mushruums]

Shou Tucker couldn’t learn from his mistake because he never made a mistake in the first place. His first chimera, he got rid of a woman who wanted to leave him and passed his state alchemist certification so in his own eyes he killed 2 birds with one stone.

[@eileensnow6153]

Exactly. The most evil person isn’t someone who is unaware of the harm they’re doing; it’s someone who knows exactly how much harm they stand to cause and choose to do it anyway.

[@JeshuaSquirrel]

In the words of Ian Malcolm, "You were so focused on asking if you could do it you never stopped to think if you should." While it is important to teach children that they can do what they set their mind to, it is equally important to learn that science can do anything. Any discovery can be turned to destruction.

[@seanodonnell8001]

ONE OF US! ONE OF US! Congratulations, you're now committed to the series. This is arguably the hardest episodes to get through and cements the tone for the series. You're going to get emotionally beat up a great deal. It will be worth it in the end though, promise.

[@Bluefire225]

But it will be a bad day for rain soon.

[@mchawk315]

Oh boy, time to watch Angela have an emotional breakdown from one of the saddest things ever.

[@thelordoftheweebs9501]

Actually her name is funnylilgalreacts

[@GeneElder.R27]

Did you see her react to the last episodes of Battlestar Galactica? The death of Duala was especially painful, Angela actually turned to the camera off if I remember correctly.

[@tammymoyer7518]

There is never a time when this episode doesn't hurt. The deep morality this show addresses and how it can deeply affect you emotionally so many times over is what makes it feel so special. Sometimes you will be horrified. Sometimes uplifted. It will take you through the whole gamut of human emotions and does such an amazing job tying every single thing together by the end.

[@SpiderRiderKya]

It's interesting that you note that alchemy is more like science than magic because, it IS. Alchemy, the stuff that was done in the real world, is/was basically just, chemistry, but in medieval times. So yes, it IS rooted in science because it is a kind of science. They just take a biiit more of a fantastical approach here, but their alchemy is still rooted in science to some degree (Freezer using science to turn water into ice or steam, Mustang's flame alchemy has some chemical processes behind it, the whole 'not being able to make something from nothing')

[@ssjgoku276]

If we look at the etymology in short. We have the Sanskrit word 'Kimaya'. Greek has the word 'Khemia'. Arabic got the word Al-Kimiya from where we got the middle English word Alchemy and later Chemistry.

[@zenith110]

Many people will have mentioned this, but particular anime is one of the most overtly philosophical and - more so moral - animes that asks big questions about the human condition. It might be a show/reading material originally intended for adolescents, but it is a well-researched work and has mature concepts throughout the work. It's no wonder it's considered one of the great masterpieces of the medium to this day.

[@Epok17]

You made it through the hardest part. You completed your FMAB right of passage.

[@RodgerJoyboy]

I hate and love on how quickly, she figured it out

[@springdeerling7866]

I believe in the manga when al tells ed to stop or he'll kill him, tucker keeps talking after. Then Al tells tucker to stop or he's gonna be the one to snap next. Most people dont key in the fact he first transmuted his wife until edward says it, you clocked it right away! There are definitely specifics on what qualifies as human transmutation and what doesnt. And yeah the glasses shine is an anime thing that def usually hints to someone having sinister intentions

[@OfficialMageHD]

"I don't even know what I'm humming along to" A banger, that's what

[@Syntex366]

The trauma of this episode is the official first base of watching anime.

[@EnriquetheReaper]

I have a tattoo of the chimera with the banner "Got that dog in me" on my arm. I love ruining people's day with it.

[@Heiryuu]

That’s fantastic.

[@ssjgoku276]

That's pure evil 😈

[@stierlara]

When I said the age rating for this show is a little tricky, i meant it. Now you know that with anime, "anything" is possible, welcome to the fandom!

[@Chronal-Rend]

People always think anime is for kids, And I'm just like hey bro depending on what the show is you're probably looking at 15+ easy

[@iuricunhamurakami8261]

​@@Chronal-Rend As a adult, i dont think adults with that have a weak heart should watch this episode, imagine kids!

[@cassi6528]

@@iuricunhamurakami8261 the fact I watched this and the 2003 version in elementary school might explain some things about me lol

[@etmck6659]

I LITERALY, without thinking, covered my eyes when I saw the thumbnail.

[@wildbronco038]

When people said this show will make you cry, they weren't lying

[@tycol322]

Just a friendly reminder, for those of us who watched the original fma, this was more traumatic as there were filler episodes between Nina's intro and outro so we got to see MORE of her and invested into how shou tucker was gonna get funding. Imagine the pain we had

[@Romero817]

Agreed. It is definitely more brutal!

[@Heiryuu]

Also that basement is infinitely more creepy in the original.

[@crimiusXIII]

The glasses things is an old trope in fiction. Glasses often indicate that the character is hiding something, often their intentions, especially when they obscure the wearer's eyes. Good catch!

[@johnnycoleman75]

If you thought last episode was a condemnation of religion then this episode would be a condemnation of science, or maybe it doesn't matter what you believe, maybe it's about using belief to justify harming others.

[@gazzamanazza4pm]

Yeah, as much as I'd take science over religion any day, it's so important to remember that anything can go bad when you take it too far.

[@ViviFuchs]

​​@@gazzamanazza4pm 100% this. Fanaticism in any form can lead to very dark outcomes. I love that the moral is don't sacrifice your humanity for the sake of anything.

[@michaelmaguire4147]

When Ed is talking about God in the ladf episode, he is referring to the human shaped thing he saw in that white space when he brought Al back. It referred to itself as god (among other things)

[@Dad......]

Yeah, one thing about anime. They're not afraid to leave you in a dark place. Anime has some of the most triumphant and exuberant ups in all of media, but it can be BRUTAL with it's downs.

[@kevandre]

This show can definitely be very uplifting at times, but also very dark sometimes. This is one of if not the darkest though for sure, it's like they put this one really early just to test the watcher lol

[@reeeyou]

17:31 in japanese, Scar says “these two souls” and of course, that refers to Nina and Alexander. Tucker doesnt deserve salvation.

[@robertmunroe9635]

This is probably the most sinister episode. There are a lot of moments along the journey that are hard to watch. Lots of moments of joy, lots of moments of hardship. The story ends beautifully, I highly recommend you see it through.

[@piepowa]

I remember watching this episode randomly on Toonami as a kid. It was so jarring that it took the days before I was able to get over it.

[@funnylilgalreacts]

Same to be honest. I was at the mall later and telling my friend about the episode and burst into tears

[@saintjimmy9114]

Your face when Al said "if you keep this up he'll die" was fucking priceless lol

[@nedzed3663]

Ah, we're at THIS part. I remember watching the first animated show back on Cartoon Network and putting it together what Tucker had done and was like "oh.....OH, that's depressing"

[@DarkKnightBatman420]

I love the intro song. It's such a good song. I looked it up and watched it outside of watching the show at least a dozen times since this show came out.

[@KnightlyNerds]

"Big brother Ed" I say that to any of my friends and it's an instant mood killer. Incredibly sad and tragic episode.

[@bauer0788]

It's always so interesting seeing people react to this episode. The wide variety of people that pick up what's happening at different moments is cool!

[@garrettwhite5943]

Ah the 'I need a hug and also to absolutely break this man into tiny bits' episode. My entire soul shattered the first time I saw this.

[@goliyth5134]

Ok, let me say THIS is the episode that I had warned you about in the comment section of episode 1. Clear your head, take a walk. Once past this you will be WELL rewarded from the rest of the anime. Little bit of history, this series came out in 2009. At 15 years ago willing to push a true dark episode in a "cartoon", turned off a lot of possible viewers. Anime viewers knew better that the demographic wasn't for kids or at least the culture behind anime. BTW, this is a very uplifting series - it is just a slow burn.

[@counterpoint621]

Just some alternate lines for scar “nice doggie, sit. Good girl, now play dead. Good girl”

[@ryanakers1372]

Oh f**k, we're on this episode. No matter how many times I've seen the show or watched reactions, I still have to mentally prepare for this one. I do appreciate how this episode and the last fit together, though. As Ed says at the end, "Alchemists aren't devils and we're not gods. We're only human." And that's exactly what this pair of episodes shows.

[@Quixotic1018]

The episode that makes everyone go, "Oh THIS is where this is all going."

[@firedoc5]

Knew this episode would tear you up, it did me too the first time.

[@DivusMagus]

Man I sure hope there isn't any other depressing episodes in this show.

[@do0ranfrump260]

...

[@obtuserubbergoose1933]

Im so excited for her to get hooked ! one of the best shows when it gets cookin

[@kevinrafaelriverabueso1419]

Episode 3: "The Evil Extreme in Religion" and Episode 4: "The Evil Extreme in Science"

[@curtisbme]

lol. not even watching this series of reactions but it showed the thumbnail to me and I was like, "oh, yeah, I have to watch when she sees.. that.."

[@tanfe]

My favorite thing to comment when people point out that scene in the Opening: Ed - loses arm and leg Al - loses entire body Winry - loses balance It really is an iconic scene 😅🤣

[@colleenbooth2648]

Winry also loses Al and Ed, in a sense.

[@tanfe]

@@colleenbooth2648 oh yeah I totally get the symbolism. Just that it could also be a funny scene and it’s very iconic

[@calhou91]

From the moment you started watching this show, this was the episode we were all nervous about for you. Collectively we were all thinking, “oh no… she’s not gonna be ok”. The good news is, plenty of the room on the “This show crushed my soul” bench. ❤

[@keot777]

I can't help but cry every time the Chimera says "Big bro Ed", even though I've seen it a ton of times, it still hits in the gut and makes me wanna punch Tucker to a pulp.

[@jayeculture]

Love FMAB, one of my fav animes! The story truly gets better. ❤️‍🔥 By the way, I just wanted to comment that I like your necklace, it seems to match FMAB very well too.

[@OneTrueNecromancer]

when she predicted the plot i heard the price is right theme start playing in the other room😂💀

[@hermaeusmorasbookclub5218]

The glare on glasses hiding one's eyes is a common trope in anime often signifying ulterior motives if not outright malicious intent.

[@stsamurai_]

Welcome to the FMAB Trauma Club - enjoy your stay!

[@tylerallen3172]

This is the episode I was saying I feel guilty about not warning you about lol welcome to the fandom

[@LegnaiaUnderground]

You should check out the counterpart of this episode in FMA2003, episode 7 "night of the chimera's cry". It is even more traumatic for Ed.

[@cariann2220]

Yea I think it hit harder in 03 too

[@stephen92]

Welcome to our community, you've made it through one of the darkest and most iconic moments in the series, there is still much more to come

[@DeltaGreen03]

First off, glad to see a fellow Armstrong..."enthusiast" 🤣🤣 Second, yeah, this episode is ROUGH. They kinda give you all the clues throughout the episode and you can probably get it within the "I want to die" and the wife "leaving". Either way, no one is really okay going through this episode, even if they call it out at the beginning. I legit cried when I watched it my first and second times, and just now watching your reaction 😭😭

[@jptarus2]

me, realizing which video she's about to watch: "Oh. Oh no."

[@MeatSim9]

You have now been initiated. There are many trials still ahead, but this is the first. In the manga, after Al stops Ed from punching Tucker, Al then threatens Tucker to keep quiet, or HE'LL punch him.

[@ssjgoku276]

Tucker must have sh*t his pants after hearing that from our sweet li'l armor boy.

[@Dad......]

I think part of the slow burn of the episode afterward is thinking back on the fun and lighthearted scenes with Nina and Alexander as a way to forget the bad, but being reminded of Nina and Alexander's fate.

[@Gantzz321]

this is the episode I always remember when people say anime is for kids when they find out I like anime.

[@jayaniceday3602]

I can't recall if in the manga, Skarr said if two human souls will go to heaven but rather two souls will go to heaven referring to Nina and Alexander, and not the dad.

[@johnkawaa4825]

This episode alone made this anime my favorite anime. The darkness of this episode warms my heart

[@mogwiawolf4354]

yep knew it would break you also i like Scar he did the right thing at the end

[@plsbanhackers9031]

Oooohh yeah I’ve been waiting for her reaction to this episode. Got my snacks and tea ready

[@b_g_c3281]

I was both anticipating and dreading your watching this episode. It's pretty much universally agreed upon that this episode is the Rubicon/watershed-moment for prospective reactors~reviewers. If they can successfully navigate it (( i.e. get through it and not only 'keep it together' but also resolve to keep watching.... )) then they've crossed the proverbial Rubicon... ...Welcome to FMAB Family! We the most delicious quiches and apple 🥧 😋😅😀

[@ajaakola2]

I remember getting my dad to anime as he had watched some fma when it aired on tv. The dude was hooked on fma brotherhood and he still talks about this episode whenever he watches something awful happen in newer animes. He is 60years old if anyone is interested

[@PopeDuwang]

14:01 That’s it. That’s exactly how we all felt during our first time. It still hurts.

[@One_Rifle]

Welcome to FMAB you have now passed through the Trauma intro, you're in for a ride, strap in and enjoy the ride.

[@drago2drago]

For me, this isn't the hardest episode of this show to watch but it's far and above one of the most iconic scenes in anime. Right up with AOT intro with the collosal looking over the wall

[@JamesSerapio]

I just saw the thumbnail triggering what episode this was and immediately reacted with "OH NO". 😅

[@vodengc520]

I don't even watch FMA, but I know this episode and what goes down purely through memes, lol. The second I saw that thumbnail I was like "Oh god, this sweet lady's gonna be messed up for the rest of the week."

[@Ranerdar]

Ahhhh....I wait for this episode for every react channel.

[@downeastbeast6448]

Ah, nothing like a kid and their dog. Those two are really inseparable!

[@ronanmates7812]

It's interesting how quickly you clicked that he used a human for the chimera, also this is one of the most difficult episode to get through both in the original and brotherhood.

[@Dad......]

This is the one we've been waiting for guys. Get ready to see our favorite content creator completely break. I need popcorn.

[@Dad......]

God it was as painful as I expected. The slow realization on your face hurt.

[@kaosken]

You can see where her soul starts to break at 13:50. 😭 I remember the first time I watched this episode, I went into this anime completely blind, (as one should) and my friend who introduced me to it thought it a fitting turnaround for me introducing her to Buffy the Vampire Slayer (especially season 6, iykyk)

[@Polymathically]

Congratulations, you've made it past one of the most infamous moments in all of anime. A few years ago on social media, there was a picture from a coffee shop that was apparently run by an anime fan. They had a drawing board where they could list their menu. For their combo section, they drew a picture of Nina and Alexander on the side. It made me cackle in the best, darkest way... And to think, this is only Episode 4. You're going to go through a year's worth of tissues by the time you're done. Edit: And trust me when I say: This is _absolutely_ an uplifting show. The greatest rises have to come from the darkest depths...

[@makeda6530]

Dang, I knew your reaction would be great, you have a really good sense of things so you clocking the human transmutation almost immediately was grand. Can't wait to see what else you spot on this wonderful journey. 🤭

[@arnabbiswasalsodeep]

This is the episode that made Ed learn from his past ways, he was going down the Tucker path but this made him deter.

[@Timonsaylor]

Episode 4 is one of the most heartbreaking episodes in the whole series, but it's so important to understanding and appreciating the overall themes of the series.

[@Silver82b]

I dont care if i have work in the morning. This needs to be watched now

[@touriewright5428]

Awesome reaction This is the episode always makes me cry Looking forward to your next installment :)

[@parleboo]

Nailed it with the imperfect diamond metaphor

[@Thevikingninja117]

Oh…no…I just realized you started watching this. This is one of the greatest anime ever made. This is the wall everyone has to get by. If you can get past this episode you’re good. Strap in. Such an incredible journey that I wish I could forget so I could watch it all over again and experience for the first time.

[@JasonLee-o9e]

Lol love the reaction honestly you got a lot more crying and happy moments to come more into the show

[@godofpencils01]

Incidentally, in the manga, there are funny little gag comics at the end of each issue, including an 'In Memoriam' section showing all the characters who died that volume flying up to the sky. Shou Tucker is the only character shown in Hell, and considering some of the other villains we see, that is saying something.

[@sparemobius7430]

5:55 the short version is all alchemy has a cost, thus the equivalent exchange bit, then it breaks things down and remakes it in the shape of what you want. The stone is like a cheat code, it pays the cost associated so you don't have to have equivalent exchange in the equation and can get more from less/nothing. What we have seen so far, the small stones (fake or whatever) appear to have a limit and when they break the remaining cost of a transmutation still has to come from somewhere, thus the rebound on Cornello for instance. About all I can really say without spoilers, this is all they have said so far.