Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Episode 19 "Death of the Undying" REACTION PART 2 !!!

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[@reader111089]

Here's a fun thought, Every injury Lust suffered drained her stone a little, so if she had suffered one less injury her stab at Mustangs forehead would have connected. Lust suffered a lot of damage in this episode, but if you think back she was also injured one other time, when Hughes hit her in the forehead with his throwing knife to escape. Maybe if Hughes hadn't done that little bit of damage, Lust would have been able to kill Mustang. Maybe one of Hughes last acts indirectly saved his best friend.

[@perro692]

The feels

[@blueteller]

You, my friend, are a genius. I've spotted plenty of little details in the show here and there (like - spoiler alert! - Kimblee saving Ed from Pride after Ed spared him in a fight before, costing Ed a lot but ultimately getting Equivalent Exchange out of it), not to mention how this show *thrives* on ironies (how each Homunculus die, for example) and brilliant messages about humanity. But the thing about Hughes possibly saving Roy with that shot? Especially, with the forehead wound - exactly where Lust was aiming? THAT is something I've never heard before. You are a genius, I tell you.

[@Ineptatpiano]

Brendan Horn you just gave me the chills. Hughes... helping others even beyond the grave. Incredible.

[@thedanceoftuila6999]

this is beautiful! thanks for sharing!

[@danzansandeev6033]

that's... a lot of thinking mate XD but totaly make sense since she DID die once from Hughes

[@CeliriaRose]

Hawkeye's scream of sorrow is one of the best delivered lines of the series in my opinion. You can just feel the pain and anger in her voice. Also a fun thing to note is the way in which Lust died. An embodiment of lust, manipulating men with her looks and charms. And she is killed by a man who isn't affected by her, and who kills her with a cold unimpressed look in his eyes in order to save another woman.

[@CommanderM117]

that and he is married to her irl

[@dellismulligan]

This. I contest that Hawkeye's "You Bitch!" is the best delivered line in the entire dub. I still get chills.

[@CeliriaRose]

I think you mean concur. Contest means to disagree :P

[@dellismulligan]

CeliriaRose I meant it as short hand for "I would argue" (as in with anyone who would say otherwise) but given the context I can see how this was confusing. I do in fact concur.

[@jessicawhitmore5350]

The trick with Lust is that what she actually represented was not sexual lust (how she looked), but bloodlust (her desire to kill and cause suffering). That she isn't the type of lust she is assumed to be based on appearance is a nice little duality. Her own character flaw was that she desired to make people suffer. If she'd finished off Roy, she'd have succeeded in her mission, but she was too cruel to complete the kill. Her own twisted desire for violence and bloodshed was her downfall.

[@timhurlburt4506]

You know you've written a good character when people like him, even though he's a literal serial killer.

[@darkflame728]

Barry the chopper, Vegeta, and Light Yagami. XD

[@cas2762]

Are we talking about Barry, Roy, Hughes or Riza here?

[@NopeJustPatrick]

@@cas2762 Considering only one of them is a convicted serial killer, I'd assume they're talking about Barry.

[@NopeJustPatrick]

@Ruben Colon He's almost certainly killed more people, but I'd categorize those more as war crimes more than serial killings. Do you disagree?

[@aishutoon4553]

A bit off topic, but a certain bookworm from Danganronpa also kinda fits that criteria.

[@violacrb]

"Subordinate" is for appearances. If they had been alone, his words would have been different (and she knows it).

[@rot6015]

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) jk xD

[@elenya7801]

The ship name for Roy and Riza is Royai ("ai" comes from the "eye" sound in Hawkeye, weird I know, Japanese fans invented the word). The fandom is huge and rich in fanart and fanfics, even fan written songs *-* So happy you're one of us!

[@rot6015]

shippers are so cute xD

[@nikpopnanime]

3 years late but also ai means love in japanese so its really sweet🥺

[@blueteller]

One thing I really love about this episode yet people never mention is how Alphonse defended Riza against Lust. If Roy hadn't arrived, Lust next blow could have killed him, yet Al refused to stand down or run away. This proves that despite Ed being the title protagonist, Alphonse is a true hero on his own. I love Al :)

[@Zenith1987]

Al definitely came into his own and learned to be a hero in his own right! Al was able to be the hero he became because Ed had tried to protect him already, so the little brother had a good role model :)

[@powersthetiddygoblin]

Barry's body had decayed really bad. It was crying when it picked his seal up because it just wanted to die already. When it scratched the seal Barry'soul reunited with his body but since it was decayed it was technically dead. Also "thanks for protecting my subordinate" is totally "thanks for saving my woman" in Roy speak lol.

[@Ineptatpiano]

julie martinez he was happy, happy he could finally die. His body was almost like Al's, in the sense that it wasn't really "alive."

[@powersthetiddygoblin]

Sy Bronx You might want to label your comment as Spoiler just in case Lauralei skims through and sees that

[@KazoWAR]

"Poor sweet Barry, I loved him." Don't forget he is was a serial killer.

[@mbpoblet]

He just _loved_ chopping people into tiny little pieces! He couldn't help it! _He loved it!_

[@SlushiesAndStuff]

true but so are Roy and Riza

[@KazoWAR]

uh...

[@LaureleiLee]

I am in no way condoning his actions or saying he was a good person. He was entertaining, I liked him as a character, and I'm sad to see him go.

[@KazoWAR]

Yea he was a likable character and the whole I just want to chop them up thing was kinda comedic

[@espeaharland5423]

Homunculus regeneration is charged by the philosopher stone, and as you might remember from episodes 1 and 3, the philosopher stones can be overused, causing them to dissipate.

[@mbpoblet]

She basically ran out of lives, like a videogame character.

[@espeaharland5423]

Homunculi are basically raid bosses with ridiculously long health bars.

[@questingchris9661]

That was my favorite Mustang episode, total badass

[@TomtheWonderDog]

This is my favorite motif of the series. Greed put his own needs over his Father's and so was killed and drunk in one large gulp. Lust toys with two men by revealing her weakness, then is literally killed on her knees by a man she is attracted to. The lady who wrote FMA, Hiromu Arakawa, is the Queen of Irony.

[@Foxintox]

To make things clear (no spoilers) you can't destroy break/a philosopher's stone , however as you know they are made using human souls . Those souls serve as "fuel"for alchemy . That's why homunculi can heal/resurrect , by consuming the souls in the stone . But when you kill them over and over again , eventually the stone runs out of souls , of fuel , and they die for good since they can't heal anymore .

[@darkflame728]

3:35 My friend: Roy is a BADASS! Me: Mmmm **starts drooling** Them abs tho.

[@douglas2938]

Everything about these videos was great. Episode, reactions, comments. The thing about FMA is that the villains usually grow on us. I even liked Lust, though I obviously cheered when she died. Barry's death may seem weird but it allows each of us to reach different conclusions. I agree with the ones who think Barry's body wanted to rest. It makes sense since the armor only had his conscience, so it wouldn't feel anything to become weary in the first place. It's unclear what would've happened had he goten his wish to chop up his body though.

[@rot6015]

ROY IS A BADASS

[@666melodeath666]

A lot of people feel sorry for Barry even though hes a serial killer and just a soul I guess its a good way to see you still viewed him as human like Ed saw the other armored body prisoners as humans just another way for us to experience the perspective of the characters

[@mini3mayhem]

God the worst part about all that with Roy is that not only did he carve the circle into his hand, he did that while bleeding out heavily from his abdomen, while extremely stressed out about one of his friends who was also severely injured, seared the wound closed without anesthetic, and then sprinted all the way down the hall and proceed to stand for a solid few minutes and kill something by repeatedly burning it to death. What in the actual fuck is he made of.

[@Geranyki]

This has allways been how I viewed Roy+Riza: Relationships whitin the ranks can get you in deep shit, Roy and Riza both know this I'm sure, and you never can be to careful. What's important isn't what they have to call each other, but they mean to each other. But this is all what I get out of their relation ship and why I kind of pity them.

[@Geranyki]

Thank you I will just edit the begining part of the comment then.

[@Brontebabe]

Honestly Lust v Mustang is one of the best done dubbed scenes in anime history

[@Shiraori999]

Feelmetal alchemist back with another iconic scene... LET IT ALL OUT LET IT ALL OUT

[@Ineptatpiano]

TSUYOGARANAKUTE IINDANE

[@djheannam7764]

Best comment honestly it’s so underrated it deserves more likes

[@darkflame728]

Fun fact: Roy and Lust's VAs are married, so this must have been a weird scene to record. XD

[@blackvial]

darkflame728 and they are both on the show Critical Role

[@azuroslazuli6948]

It was actually pretty brutal for them both. Mustang's VA remarked that hearing his wife scream like that messed him up pretty bad. He had to leave several times to compose himself. Pretty intense, man. :p

[@cross-zevol4056]

@@azuroslazuli6948 Oh man, hope their marriage are okay

[@anthonymodak2957]

@@cross-zevol4056 It is. They even have a boy now.

[@teentitans0]

yall are the most genuine reaction ever. i'm now your newest subscriber

[@marymiraculous9357]

Do all of you ship Roy and Riza? If Yes, than tell me, cause I ship them so hard. I can't wait for seeing your reaction to the future RoyxRiza moments Laurelei Lee! I love them.

[@entarochrist3927]

Isn’t Royai(Roy x Riza) canon? ;)

[@Shin_FTW]

This was, without a doubt, the most badass scene I remember from this anime, and one of the most badass scenes in general. I remember feeling the same way when I found out Roy was still alive, after seeing the pain in Riza's eyes and anguish in her voice, and the reveal of his survival was well worth it with the way they did it. He couldn't have looked more intense, more... well badass. I was like "They're just trying to make him look even more attractive to Hawkeye, aren't they?" xD And it was at a point when I think people were fed up with Lust causing so much pain, so yeah it was cathartic to see her get her just desserts in the form of Roy taking out his revenge as well as protecting Riza from her at the same time. And it was from that moment on that I was like "Yeah he and Hawkeye are definitely getting married" xD On top of these badass or otherwise heavily emotional moments throughout the series, it also has great pairings. Ed, Roy, and Ling are all great characters, and Winry, Riza, and Lan Fan are all adorable sweethearts, both in appearance and in personality, and all of them are also shown to be tough as nails too, only really showing weakness when the one they love is in pain, but then using that as fuel for the fire. Makes the romance between them all the more satisfying. The same could be said for the guys, where those girls are their weakness too. However it's more than that, since Ed also loves his brother, Roy has other beloved comrades, and Ling values his people dearly. Winry, Riza, and Lan Fan are just ones they value even more to sort of give a scale to how important they are, aside from Ed who I would say values Al just as much, even if people say that the 2003 anime focused more on the brothers. This anime still has plenty of brotherly love. Oh and I forgot even Al has a little sweetheart crushing on him in this. Mei Chang I think? This anime has no shortage on that for people who like romance in their stories, like me xD But the plot goes so deep, the characters are so real and really well done, the voice actors do a GREAT job bringing the characters and their feelings to life, and there's so many heavy themes that both make you think and make you... feel.

[@sebastianmaldonado2704]

CONGRATS ON 4K SUBSCRIBERS!!!!

[@Khay-77]

One major episode down, many more to come! Great reaction as always.

[@christianwarriortv7233]

Y'all reactions were priceless, I just subscribed. Lol 😂

[@Zacheize]

You may as well accept it now. FMA thrives on unresolved sexual tension.

[@thatweirdfangirl15]

I was so waiting for this reaction. You didn't disappoint! ;3

[@KnightofHyrule64]

I couldn't wait til you got to this episode! Loved your reactions!

[@nb6806]

Great reaction to a great episode, you two ❤

[@Dizalddin]

I won't pretend to know for sure, but i think the whole "subordinate" thing is sort of a case of "something is lost in translation". Calling someone subordinate in Japanese can have a more meaningful connotation to it. Also subordinates are important to Roy to begin with, so a term of endearment. Also also, i think the only other person that really uses the word is King Bradly so maybe it's doubly used to draw a line between the leader of the country and a man striving to be it's new leader.

[@teamcybr8375]

Having grown up in the military, I can tell you subordinate is only ever really used in two contexts (outside of official reports and documentation). A: As an insult/to remind somebody of their place when you're pissed. B: As a term of endearment.

[@lazyshoggy]

Arakawa said that Roy and Riza didn't married because of the military regulations forbidding relations between soldiers. If Mustang wants to become the furher and Hawkeye wants to protect him along the way they have no choice but to deal with it. Even if they are aware that they love each other they probably avoid to trigger romantic situations, since they can't enjoy them that would just make them suffer in vain. Restricting themselves to military grades and terms is the best way to keep the distance. Another point is that they both know that they made shit in the Ishvalan war and feel deeply guilty for that. It's such a burden for them that they now dedicate their life to make sure that this won't happen again. It must be difficult for a war criminal who regrets his deeds to be happy and live a normal life with wife (/husband) and children after just a few years. How can you deserve this happiness when your hands are stained by the blood of innocents ? That's precisely what happen to doctor Knox : he feels so ashamed to enjoy a cup of coffee with his family that he cries and ask God to look away for a few minutes ... So, well, an accepted relationship with so much love, trust and respect shared may be overwhelming for those two.

[@nunyabiz8305]

Thank you for the reaction to the whole thing, and thanks for having Megan on again

[@yatharthgerangal2666]

He owned Lust and he damn sure *roasted* her.

[@ldkinbote]

Solidified Mustang as a badASS. What's kinda funny is that I saw part this episode (the 2nd half) at work once, a year or so ago and was like, "This...show looks...REALLY interesting." Didn't realize it was this episode until Lust rips up his glove and then I said, "WAITAMINUTE! Doesn't he, like, carve the symbol onto his hand and kick her ass?!" Since I saw that partial episode, I'd said to myself that maybe I should watch the whole thing...at some point. Oddly enough, it wasn't until a couple of weeks ago when I saw the beginning of your reaction saying how much you loved the show that made me go, "Okay, lemme look for it." So, you spurred me to start the show and I did get sucked in pretty quickly. Can tell I'm hooked on something when i start to have dreams about it and I did yesterday, after watching ep 15. Not restful sleep, but made me get up wanting to watch more.

[@themangaloid1487]

"it'll take more than that to get me on my knees" "Looks like I could get you on your knees after all" For the love of god, we get, you're married, stop dicussing your sex life in the voice recording room.

[@nemo0036]

The fact that Mustang made Lust die repeatedly reminded me of the fact that "little death" is Renaissance slang for an orgasm. Yeah.

[@darkflame728]

Nemo003 Wait, it is? Hahahaha! That puts the "Everyday A Little Death" song from The Count of Monte Cristo in a new light. XD

[@eartianwerewolf]

Such pure cinammon buns you two are :) . It was fun watching this (I finished the series a month ago (

[@Dracogame]

4:11 "Did you see what she looked like in the fire?" I like the sweet irony. She's lust, she's supposed to be sexy, and she dies looking like a fucking nightmare.

[@StrawberryEyes0]

I love your reactions.

[@longnguyen0911]

“My boy Mustang” =)))

[@hossdelgado1676]

women really are more emotional than men hahaha. Its not a bad thing at all! I've just never been brought to tears even when nina was transmuated with the dog. My heart wrenched dont get me wrong. I just didn't have a physical reaction as much.

[@onlyonezenn6037]

This was my ass the entire time I was SOBBING OVER THIS. Possibly my fav scene from FMAB

[@vsmk8747]

Mustang's is actually portrayed as kind of a womaniser

[@In-The-Zone]

it really sucks that they cut out about 10 episodes of characterization for the main and supporting cast for brotherhood.

[@darkflame728]

Pepperidge Farm I haven't seen the first series, but from what I know they cut a lot of parts out because they didn't want old fans to have to sit through things they already know, and aren't important to the main story, so they only left the major parts in and continued where the manga left off.

[@In-The-Zone]

It cuts down on a lot of building up characters though, like Hues, the Tucker family, not to mention it takes away from the dynamic between Ed and Mustang's crew. You get to see Ed build his reputation and mature from a boy who isn't suited for combat really at all to who he is at the beginning of brotherhood, rather than just "oh he is the main character so he isn't afraid of things and can fight." I'd say for a show that's strongest point is its characters these aspects are just as important as plot points. Never mind the horrible decision to start brotherhood with a anime original episode that spoils so much. If you haven't seen the original I'd recommend watching the first 13 or so episodes of it. Honestly the series as a whole is still solid and it was going to be the original story by Arikawa wanted to change it as she went on to something new (which is why Lust's role changes from how she first appears with the philosopher to just expendable villain).

[@brigidtheirish]

Your sister's reaction to Roy's fight is exactly how I reacted. Yee-haw! What a badass!

[@cursedneji19]

I seered the wound closed, i came close to passing out from the pain.

[@weathered19]

Interesting fact..the voice actress for lust and the voice actor for Roy Mustang are married in real life.

[@hxcvocalist]

FyI The Armor contained Barry the chopper's Soul. The Body who scratched the seal was in fact Barry's real body. Barry's body moved on himself to kill the soul and end his suffering.

[@sj4iy]

Favorite episode by far :)

[@cas2762]

I think the “thank you for taking care of my subordinate” was sweeter than if he used her name. First of all, if he called her Riza it would be inappropriate, since he’s her superior officer and all, and a very formal guy (unlike Hughes for example), and calling her by her last name or by her rank is a little distant (it’s hard for me to explain it in English, cause it’s not my first language, but basically that’s a bit too detached and respectful). To me, him calling her “my subordinate” establishes how much he cares for her. Cause there are many lieutenants, and saying her last name doesn’t show his feelings for her, but considering his philosophy in the subject of caring and protection, calling her “my subordinate” is about as close as he can get to saying that he cares about her and loves her.

[@cas2762]

Which he totally does by the way.

[@saraB94]

Great reaction

[@sharonhe5292]

Lol it’s not clear in the 2009version of FMAB but it’s pretty obvious that Roy keeps dating a lot of women in 2003 version or the original comic book. But I guess it’s true he doesn’t have a girlfriend lol. Since he’s prob dating girls for info

[@hannabasil8226]

Their reaction to Roy 😍😍

[@elviradup8597]

I love all the royai moments =P

[@EzGamerx]

The girl on the right looks so familiar to me. maybe just a similar face to someone I knew long ago

[@weirdgirl3920]

Al when he said I won’t why can’t he say BITCH I SAID I WONT!!

[@drinkerofpaint]

Also BTW just because he was mentioned, Greed. I love him. He's a bro

[@vxu3826]

she cries at everything i can’t imagine an anime sadder than this one

[@jimmilligan5088]

The reason mustang doesn’t have a gf is he isn’t allowed to date military members. He clearly loves Hawkeye but they aren’t allowed to be together. There obviously isn’t anyone else fir them as they are clearly dear to each other. He has to maintain that Hawkeye is his subordinate, and she has mustang as a superior. It’s like a well kept secret and a badly kept secret that they won’t even let Alphonse see the affection between them

[@qualopec]

Did you know that "Lust" and "Mustang" voice over actors are husband and wife in real life.

[@NopeJustPatrick]

Did you know that Mustang's VA also plays a character in a very popular streamed D&D campaign? This character's name is Fjord. He has played Fjord, and he has played Mustang... Fjord/Mustang.

[@qualopec]

@@NopeJustPatrick Yes, I watch Critical Role. 😁

[@NopeJustPatrick]

@@qualopec I'm hoping that Fjord eventually takes Improved Pact weapon. It allows you to do more damage with your Pact Blade, and allows you to use it as a Spellcasting Focus. What I'm saying us that I want his sword to be a Fjord Focus... Sorry, I very recently started Campaign 2 and they're knee-deep in the Fjord puns right now.

[@qualopec]

@@NopeJustPatrick I know I saw what you did there, and don't worry those are happening there a lot . What episode are you thus far?

[@NopeJustPatrick]

@@qualopec Eight, nearly Nine(hah! Nein). I've spoiled myself on a few things(specifically the big thing), but I've managed to keep the main story unknown.

[@suad01]

A literature geek could flesh the following out. One of the best parts about this scene is the hope we gain from the realization that a human can kill a humonculous

[@shizukayuuki1114]

OMG I HAVE THE EXACT SAME AMOUNT OF POP VYNLS IN YOUR BACKGROUND HOLY XD i love fmab

[@thefool1188]

Im happy Unlike a certain other reactor i know u actually understand what’s going on

[@hennyzhi2261]

And thus Roy became Colonel Must-Bang. ;D

[@kayceebell4224]

RIP Barry. That was pretty sad 😥....."dirt bag dad" idk why I love that name so much 😂

[@gghelis]

"Whose knife is this?" "It's a chopper, baby" "Well, whose chopper is this?" "Barry's" "Who's Barry?" "Barry's dead, baby. Barry's dead"

[@wickywickyjoka]

LOL I had to crash that armor, baby. I'm stealing this.

[@jotnarringlefinch7742]

Full Metal Fiction

[@rickymoranjr9609]

Laurelei Lee did you know that the voice actors behind Mustang & Lust are married in real life?

[@jacob.calloway6833]

You have to make them use the stone. They use it when healing.

[@gia5237]

i love roy soo muchhh~

[@2gredvisions8560]

That stare off that both Roy and Lust made to each other made me think that it was the first time both of them knew that they'll be married in real life, and they're not happy about it.

[@brandonthompson8640]

RIP #66, Barry The Chopper.

[@shizukayuuki1114]

ITS DIRTBAG DAD XD

[@trainor3533]

Wow the guest reactor is such a cutie ^_^

[@yujirohanma7470]

Adrenaline’s a helluva drug

[@omargonzales3]

that speech that lust gave before she she got incinerated, its very interesting or maybe not😉

[@PatrickundSpankie]

Give them a goldrn rasberry

[@OldManMcLoyf]

Barry and his body are indeed dead.

[@ardelianelson2902]

also, idk if you know this, but they're married in real life lol

[@elpolloloco2321]

Oh men, Barry :c

[@Giran_0]

They should have brought Barry back

[@nistaffsubs6787]

Oh girls, first time seeing you, you have a beautiful and big big living room...

[@user-pz3le7zr4v]

左の人めっちゃミンゴスに似てると思うの、私だけ？

[@Kairukurumi]

Episode 19 pt 2: Ding Dong The Bitch Is Dead

[@marcuskw93]

She is your sister?

[@rot6015]

yes she is her sister

[@rot6015]

Where is part 1

[@LaureleiLee]

SHOOT it didn't publish, it's up now (facepalms)

[@stephainemadrid2225]

Lol lust was right. Roy lost his eyes

[@RegCShaw88]

Salute! 7:14 And yup 7:19 dickdad...

[@PierreJp]

This episode was bad ass and you two look beautiful in this reaction lol. Not white knighting but true af both statements.

[@TNGCOnce]

Lust, i love youuuuu..Lust is alive, alive in my heart 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@brandon9785]

Not really something to cry about but I am not gonna hate on u for crying

[@yujirohanma7470]

Did Barry technically commit suicide?

[@NopeJustPatrick]

Yeah... Kinda. Would you consider it suicide if the body killed the soul while being possesed by another soul?

[@RoninsArmy]

Why are they making faces like that ? Are they having a panic attack watching the anime?

[@misfithog5855]

So, you ship Mustang and Hawkeye? I think a lot of peeople do. Homunculi death count = 2 You guys really hate Hohenheim, do you? I know that I did not know what to make of him at this point of the anine. He left his family, but in many stories it turns out that actions like those have a good reason. So, good person? Bad person? Something in between? The only thing I was sure of was that he was an *important* character. And your grief for a fricking serial killer? Lol. He was amusing, but he would never have been trustworthy.

[@squirtlecomoclin7296]

BEBEWS

[@xXscreamingkoalaXx]

Great reaction. You're both good reactors. Yet I must say again, I liked your reaction better than your sister's. You're clearly more invested in the show and the characters. Her reaction is blasé compared to yours. Nothing against her, it's just your reactions are 10/10 and hers are 7 or 8. You make her look worse by being such a fantastic reactor.

[@Dizalddin]

Well, not like she is going to take over. It's just fun to have someone else on every once in a while.

[@sofiayoung9660]

Dafuq?

[@poobumbutt]

The one thing I'll say the "original" anime cleared up better than this one was killing a homunculus. I won't spoil it if you ever intend to watch it, but there is at least an explanation there. In Brotherhood, you get to this episode and it's like, "Oh, you just... hit them a lot? Okay, I guess." It's fine once you know that or if someone informs you beforehand, but it is kind of an undefined factor until this episode just drops it on you.

[@doubleasworkshop1692]

poobumbutt or you don't notice what they say throughout the series. The lior battle and the first episode shows that philosopher's stones run out of energy since they are fueled by human souls. Once all the energy from the souls are used up it goes poof so does the homunculus. Ed and Al refer to it as an infinite source of energy up until they find out the actual truth about the stones, since the myths and rumours also suggest that the energy source is infinite, which is not the case. After finding the truth, the philosophers stones are never referred to as an infinite source of energy because the characters now know better. It is explained even more during the later episodes. FMA03's homunculi killing was down right dumb. Just because it feeds you info doesn't make it better handled. Also because they don't show you a lot of info doesn't mean it's better handled either. FMA:B definitely could've hinted or made a throwaway line to this prior to lust's death. But even if you hadn't watched the entire series you could still piece the cause together if you are attentive enough and are willing to think about it.

[@NopeJustPatrick]

I don't really get Roy X Riza shippers... Not only are they as close to together as they can legally be while serving their country, but a romantic relationship would defy the atonement they wished to make for their participation in the Ishvallen War. I guess it just seems dishonest to the characters, or redundant in some way...

[@LaureleiLee]

Well, Arakawa has confirmed that Roy and Riza are a couple, status equivalent to marriage by the end of the FMA manga. And once they feel like their atonement is in motion, that maybe they can lessen the blame they carry, maybe they deserve to be happy.

[@NopeJustPatrick]

@@LaureleiLee Fair enough, but sometimes happiness like that would take away from the beauty of a relationship. The beauty of the relationship being the reason i assume people ship characters... I guess it's just a matter of different tastes in storytelling.

[@raulgallegos564]

So pathetic

[@LaureleiLee]

You or me, boo?