Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood - Episode 41 Abyss - Group Reaction

Enter the Abyss! Fullmetal Alchemist Brothehrood reactions return with Episode 41! Navi will be back next week everyone! Enjoy the review of the fight between Kimley and Edward!
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[@palmeraj826]

Kimbly got the second philosopher stone from Envy right after he got freed from prison

[@FlubbedPig]

If you remember way way back when Ed was in Xerxes, it was mentioned that Amestris has a story of a sage coming from the direction of Xerxes (East) who taught them Alchemy, and then it's mentioned that Xing has a similar story of a sage coming from the direction of Xerxes (West) who taught them Alkahestry. So yeah, Father went West to ancient Amestris and Hoenheim went East to ancient Xing.

[@blakebuttron3886]

I never caught that father brought alchemy to Amestris. I just assumed Hoenheim went to Xing then later over to Amestris. That helps explain the difference between Amestris and Xing's style in alchemy.

[@karga23]

When I think the whole history of Hohenheim, the things he went through, the life he lived, things he accomplished, I cannot help but admit that he's the most wholesome and coolest character of FMA.. despite his relatively short screen time...

[@Jeffemcd08]

@@blakebuttron3886 when they fight you will notice father transmutates western style dragons opposed to Hohenheims Eastern style dragons

[@highdefinition450]

@@blakebuttron3886 same, I thought it was Hohenheim and I think that's what the show wants you to believe as well. Makes sense since Father can control the alchemy from Amestris thi

[@emancules]

@@highdefinition450 the show doesn’t want you to believe that at all. In the tunnels under Briggs they discover that the giant transmutation circle over Amestris has been planned since the very beginning of the nation’s history. Meaning father went West and started his plan immediately while also teaching alchemy and building a nation

[@atulvadlamani2975]

I love how the 4 chimeras have all believably switched sides and become great characters

[@manwithoutmercy]

Atul Vadlamani same

[@highdefinition450]

Great is generous. I wish they had died before the end like Barry did lol

[@mjmelo9203]

Just a little fun fact: The author, Hiromu Arakawa, at the time had given birth to her second child, so she wanted to give Ed a sense of the pain a woman goes through during childbirth, with that scene where Henkel removes that piece of iron from Edward's abdomen.

[@ryanphillips5483]

Huh now that you mention it the way it's shot looks exactly like every childbirth scene ever.

[@blackfox4138]

Oh cool! I never knew that.

[@99thJediWarrior]

I was hoping someone would mention that!

[@Crescentknight8189]

Seems unnecessary

[@crazy13alex]

@@Crescentknight8189 Yet it made for a more powerful scene, especially when she wrote it in as the consequence for Ed showing mercy.

[@ryanphillips5483]

Guys, this isn't a spoiler I just gotta set your thinking straight. The reason Amestris and Xing have the same story of who created alchemy is because Hoenheim went east, and Father went West after Xerxes was destroyed (may be opposite it's not explicitly stated). Hoemheim and Father taught two different styles of alchemy. To put it into more relatable terms, it's like how the sun warriors taught a different way to firebend in AtLA. This is why Father can turn off one kind but not the other.

[@jayfig94]

Ryan Phillips thank you

[@raulciprianoyahoo]

Totally a spoiler, in a later episode they show hoenheim being found in the desert by a xing commerce caravan

[@monkeyroby]

Thank you. Father can turn it off also because Amestris' alchemy is directly tied to the 'consumption' of Father's philosopher's stone to transmute stuff - i.e. alchemy in the west uses the incredibly high amount of souls within Father to transmute (= the 'thousands of squirming people' May Chang said she can sense right underneath Amestris). Whereas Alkahestry is based on earth's natural flow of energy between living things, thus is totally unrelated to Father's powers and control.

[@Aviiven]

13:58 "i know we're half animal people but this is magic shit" i laughed so hard!

[@No8Named8Shadow]

"Damn, he's going to be out for 10 episodes" Bruh, this ain't DBZ

[@teamcybr8375]

No, in DBZ the fight would have taken 10 episodes and he'd be back to normal in the 11th with no explanation.

[@Patchnose]

@@teamcybr8375 Someone hasnt noticed Gokus constant absense due to death or injury throughout the whole series.

[@theavatar9191]

@@teamcybr8375 No that's Super

[@ninjinzo9006]

ever heard of sensu beans?

[@highdefinition450]

Would have been realistic tho lol

[@blackcat19]

This is my favorite episode of Brotherhood. It's the only time I've seen in these kinds of stories where the hero's "naive" principles actually come back to bite them in the ass and almost end up costing them their life. I love the fact that this show acknowledges that you can totally get screwed for doing what's right. But the thing I love the most is how Ed actually takes this a step further by owning up to his naivete and saying "if this is the price I have to pay for refusing to compromise on my principles, I'll pay it. I'll deal with the consequences of my actions". I love Brotherhood so much.

[@karllyle7724]

blackcat19 this episode actually inspired me to be more stringent on my principles, even if it is the more difficult road to take especially in hard times

[@99thJediWarrior]

No good deed goes unpunished...

[@Buu.yaanaa]

and he actually got "screwed" lol

[@insertcringynamehere2937]

I don’t like heroes/heroines that don’t kill as much as ones that do kill sparingly. Sometimes it is done well like with Daredevil, or Batman (sometimes). Aang could’ve been done better but they copped out and made a giant turtle give him the power to take people’s bending away. Zack Snyder’s Batman kills too much though. Killing is necessary sometimes especially in cases like the Joker.

[@kazkilla1]

“ with golden hair “ *shows hoenheim* “sounds like Ed & al” That lost guy: “so are they trying to say it’s hoen .... “

[@Lightsephiroth]

Lmao

[@shyguywhite]

I know! They are fucking slow tbh I'm kinda tired of seeing these dudes not catching up

[@matthewzeller5026]

@@shyguywhite come on man. I feel like they're doing a pretty good job at understanding info they've been given. Of course they're going to miss some things because your can't be 100% focused all the time. If you're really tired of it you would stop watching.

[@isaiascanete6651]

@@matthewzeller5026 I love them but you cant deny that they are kind of slow

[@matthewzeller5026]

@@isaiascanete6651 yeah they miss somethings because they're reacting but that happens anyways the first time you watch it. It's impossible to maintain full focus the whole episode even without distractions just because you're going to be theorising and lose focus and miss things. It's easy on the second (or fifth) watch to say things are obvious but part of why I watch these is to see how other people process the same info in different ways.

[@lalalalisa41]

Ed knows just how precious and irreplaceable a life is so he isn't so willing to take it. A lot of people would call that naive, but I greatly admire Ed for that. Even more so when he sticks by his beliefs regardless of what happens. In a way, it shows how he isn't just all talk, because he acknowledges that his mercy and not willing to kill got him into this mess, and he basically owns up to it and accepts the consequences (i.e. shortening his own lifespan). With that said, it was fantastic voicework on Vic's part! I could really feel the pain Ed was feeling in that moment, and Vic did a phenomenal job conveying it. Fun fact: Hiromu Arakawa, the mangaka, just had her second child while writing the scene with Ed's impalement. She wanted to portray the pain a mother goes through to give life, and this was how she decided to convey it.

[@animeg1452]

Which is why Ed is one of my favorite anime characters of all time!

[@DanteRU0312]

You're phrasing it like it isn't naive. Life doesn't work that way, especially if you're a soldier. But of course, the power of plot convenience is on Ed's side, so it's better than Batman not killing Joker over and over.

[@whirlysquirrely3368]

@@DanteRU0312 Eh soilder are pretty much brainwashed to think murder is okay that's one of the reason some of them come back crazy and kill people.

[@diegosotomiranda4107]

@@DanteRU0312 that crap of naivety it's just bs, most soldiers gets screwed psicollogically and never recover for doing their duty, they can do everything "right" and still can't handle the post traumatic events cause there humana, not machines, not robots, theres an impact in taking someones life, specially if tour moral code it's against that, the whole series shows that and You still think it's not worth to make a stance about that? Not everything easy and pragmatic means it's "Smart" or "realistic" some of the worst mistakes humanity has done were in The name of progress, and "doing whatever it takes"

[@MARYWTHER]

"showing mercy here will cost you your life" lol and ten seconds later showing mercy is basically what saves his life. I love Edward...

[@jbriggs06]

The stones are not endless... the point of a second stone is so he can use the power longer.

[@TheSp0kesman]

Jeremiah Briggs yes, thank you for pointing it out. It is an important plot point that the stones are finite, and for understanding how alchemy works in relation to the stones. It also depends on what one is using the stone to power, the more unbalanced the exchange the more souls used.

[@SKULLKR3W]

i dont get how she didnt understand its a backup

[@mbpoblet]

10:42 Kimblee had the stone from the Ishvallan war (the one he basically went to prison for stealing) and the one Envy gave him when it got him out of jail.

[@hellowhat890]

This scene was really powerful and Vic Mignognas voice acting here was super awesome. Literally am glad that he was picked for Ed. I dont think FMA would have gotten to where it is now if it hadn't been for the voice actors nailing their roles and putting all they had into this.

[@YOU_SHALL_NOW_PASS]

I am loving the new mustache-look you're going for Navi!

[@darkflame728]

Kimbly got the other stone from Envy. Remember when Envy picked him up from prison?

[@KlooKloo]

Ishval is part of Amestris, in the Southeast part of the country. The Xerxes desert is outside Amestris to the West.

[@legionkahn]

Kimbly is smart to have two stones because he probably doesn't know when the first stone is going to run out of power and dissolve. If he was in the middle of a fight and his stone turned to dust it would be a very bad thing. He has been using that stone since the war so it is hard to say how much juice it has left.

[@matthewpascoe7552]

WHY DID YOU GUYS CANNIBALIZE NAVI!!?

[@TacticalMikey]

The impalement is one of my favorite scenes in the show. Seeing someone having to use their magic to get a steel beam out of their stomach is a good break-back to logic when shadows with faces are dismembering soldiers and horses underground. Minus a few cheesy lines, it really grounds that world in some realness by selling the trauma in that moment.

[@TacticalMikey]

_"Use the energy!"_ _"You're gonna need a philosopher stone to make this work!"_ The worst one to me was _"TO hARnEss LIIIFE!!!"_ It's just my opinion, if you thought it was actually well constructed dialogue/voice work, then that's fine.

[@pelonp3691]

Fmab is full of cheesy lines

[@TacticalMikey]

@@pelonp3691 Thank you

[@HappyPotat]

Even if they gave Ed the stone, he'd never use it, it goes against his morals to use something that was made through the deaths of of people, innocent or otherwise. Besides, they don't even know what the stone is.

You cut it out, but one of my favorite scenes in fma is Ed's hair twitching and the line "you can't kill me that easily" Aside from the human transmutation, this is the first time Ed has been mortally wounded and had prolonged suffering, really. Not many main characters, especially in a "shounen like" anime such as this went through the same thing honestly. Though not many authors include the pain of their experience of childbirth in their stories.

[@shyguywhite]

The indian dude is alway going to deep, they already explained who father is and he still wondering around. God, just rewatch the episode!

[@MarkTheShadow]

You guys need to pay attention

[@shyguywhite]

At this point im losing the hook of this "reactors" they are always clueless!

[@wardrawk]

wHy KiMbLeE hAs A sEcOnD sToNe?

[@aidenharvey3784]

That line "I...won't make her cry" still makes me cry T_T

[@MarkTheShadow]

They forgot that Kimblee received another stone when he was released by Envy from prison.

[@kreehomel]

"That sentence doesn't make sense!" Two minutes earlier... "They're not brothers per se, but they are...brothers...per se." How's the view from that glass house of yours Chris?

[@Newcents88]

Well all the walls have been shattered but I have ton of rocks left so theres that

[@telephonebitguy9296]

basically hohenheim went east father west

[@mustarastas88]

AJ stands for Asian Joe?

[@TheBoldenb]

I was going to say Asian JACK... I came to the comment section to see this posted 3HRS EARLIER! Foiled! You win this time @mustarastas88

[@ajshannon259]

Not quite lol

[@lalixlili]

@@ajshannon259 You are hot btw :)

[@ajshannon259]

La CityG why thank you!

[@ObaREX]

Ling/Greed is coming.

[@Dell-ol6hb]

Does Suraj not get how alchemy works or something because it seems to me that he has a bit of trouble understanding it.

[@KlooKloo]

I wish FMA explained how it works over and over for 20 episodes before assuming the audience gets it... oh wait

[@sunnyweather2655]

Suraj is stupid, not knowing how things work despite constantly been explained is a trend with him.

[@alexa8724]

I’m glad my school teaches alchemy in the first semester of chemistry class, and let me tell you my teacher was shocked when I showed him what I learned so I guess it’s a thanks to fma and fmab

[@buzbom1]

KlooKloo: LOL Someone is a little to hyper on caffeine, and is more concerned with cracking the most jokes. Not to mention these folks watch like how many shows, to make a so called living. I couldn't remember every detail either, and I have a real job as a machinist trained to run 4 departments 30 different machines. I still use notes from time to time. But ya........the constant questions in a sort of joking way........eh......gets on my nerves.

[@lezard2102]

No you don't understand it, alchemy is the manifestation of the darkness in your soul. Suraj get's it cause he is smarter than you. He watched Lost.

[@scottbackula1581]

Congratulations Marketa and Chris 😁😁😁

[@franciscoortizrodriguez8967]

I hope you guys react to the bloopers at the end of the series

[@joshuaking3731]

"I dont think Ed knows how to use a philosopher's stone" literally 30 seconds beforehand. "Ed uses his own soul like a philosopher's stone. (Which is hundreds of times more difficult then using an actual stone)"

[@senbujohns4489]

14:53 Lmao they're amasement for Winry's swagger walk is the best part of this reaction

[@ryannegentry2268]

“Now that we’re talking about hentai I think it’s a perfect time to mention our store” oh my god Chris kills me 😂

[@nb6806]

Hi Everybody. Depending on when you read this, Future Me just wanted to let you all know that Navi WILL BE BACK IN NEXT WEEK'S FMAB REACTION!! YAY!

[@Raidanzoup]

Nice.

[@schuettjoel]

Woohoo!

[@Taminator38]

SPOILERS! :)

[@anothervagabond]

It took until my second rewatch of a reaction video to notice the shape of the eye they made with that distant shot after Ed healed himself. That's some clever symbolism there.

[@MetallicDETHmaiden]

Powerful moment with Ed in this one.

[@kylew79]

These two chimeras with Ed are pretty funny

[@renzpapunas8086]

this chimeras switching side is dope.... good development

[@borjankosarac3645]

Kimblee kept the older stone because he figured it could come in useful - indeed, he tried to barter with Ed back at Briggs to get him to follow orders, and this time around his having a second stone caught Ed off guard. He got it from Envy, when he was let out of prison. In theory, what Edward did could be done by any alchemist worth their pocket watch; in practice, it's a VERY dangerous technique and you need to be genuinely skilled. That's without accounting for the willpower needed to survive your injuries (and the chimeras have to take Ed to a doctor). Basically a last resort.

[@Troglodytarum]

Ok, you are loosing me by being so clueless about everything. When I watched it my first time around I was not lost at all.

[@LadyVenomWay]

Sunday morning cartoons were the best!

[@Raiyan678]

Alchemy for cool cars - you have no idea lol 😂😂😂

[@vixevinweria8400]

Did you guys forget that Kimblee had a philosopher stone in his mouth while in prison and then Envy gave him another one on the car ride away from prison?

[@TimoKanal]

Awesome reaction :) It's only going to get better and better.

[@Karthig1987]

I agree with chris. If i was the chimera people i would be like yeah i became a chimera but this is crazy ass shit using your own soul and stuff.

[@rustecohle591]

“Maybe it’s because of reasons” 💀💀💀😂

[@thorkagemob1297]

Yall should take notes

[@mbpoblet]

17:36 We just _saw_ what the purpose of having two stones was... in case he lost one (or it ran out of charge), he had another. Good surprise element, too... no one would expect he'd have _two_ philosopher's stones (heck, most people wouldn't expect him to have _one_ at all).

[@CarbonMage]

Aw, I wish Navi was there for the foot claps, since she saw the old FMA anime.

[@Pir-o]

I love all those lost references, never stop.

[@SungJaeUng3]

"Assume an enemy's weakness and it becomes his strength."

[@douglas2938]

3:19 "Prince" would have been kinda humble, I guess...

[@ebitoro4590]

That philosophers stone Kimblee dropped is going to come back later.

[@Gunsblazin94]

I like how in the previous episode Suraj made AJ cover his ears, so he wouldn't hear Lost spoilers. Except AJ was the one who edited that video, soooooooooo...whole lotta good that did.

[@Mr.2Dirty]

Normies, all I want to say is pay attention to everyone’s door when they meet Truth. It’s a really cool hidden thing

[@jppcouto]

3:20 OMG the king of humbleness! xd

[@blueteller]

That's, like, the fourth person getting stabbed through the stomach in this show. First it was Havoc, then Mustang, then Kimblee... and now Edward. Did I forget anyone??

[@Gu3ssWhatsN3XT]

the first greed got stabbed a few times through his stomach, between him and ed's initial fight and when he fought bradley.

[@TheCutenessOverlord]

Also, izumi

[@Shifty51991]

41 episodes in and they still dont realized the brothers would never use a stone for anything......

[@azurebalmung4520]

Wonder why Ed didn't thin the bar out with alchemy before they removed it - still would have had to patch himself up, but wouldn't have had to drag his insides along shrapnel.

[@TChops-hi7hr]

"I know we're half animal, but this is some magic shit." Weeeeeeelllll, you're not wrong about that.

[@t.c.thompson2359]

Heinkel got stabbed through the arm and is okay hiking through the mountains to the nearest doctor? Sounds like a recipe for amputation, would this world be more willing to amputate because automail is a thing?

[@bizoitz86]

Antonio Jackson. Apple Jacks. Apple Jaxon. I think I got it right.

[@sylviacatagona8304]

can we appreciate the chaos at 24:25

[@jdsporty1456]

24:06 how did you guys do this twice?

[@dorkswag1369]

20 final episodes are godly

[@FuzzyCuff2010]

AJ = AppleJack

[@ajshannon259]

SailorFuzz nope lol

[@PotterLore]

I also applaud AJ's way of watching fullmetal. Really cool 👌 👌 👌 . And about what Suraj said: yeah, Ed is gonna be out of commission for a while

[@ajshannon259]

PotterLore thanks man! :) nice username as well

[@rctalent94]

In a earlier episode when they were in xerxes they talk about there fable Ed and Fu I'll let you guys but 2 and 2 together

[@K0RRAI]

omfg i thought Suraj grew a beer belly xD

[@arjoyacueza9457]

They forgot the episode when envy give kimbly another philosopher stone

[@Merilirem]

Stones burn out lol. You kinda need as many and as much as possible.

[@pwnorbepwned]

"But they are both from sand. Doesn't that mean they're both from the same place?" The craziest part about that is he's totally right. If you look at a map of the FMA world, modern Ishval and ancient Xerxes are from within the same desert region. Still unrelated though.

[@raulciprianoyahoo]

When kimlee came out if prison envy gave him his new orders and new stone

[@Jjop017]

Well why not give him two? He clearly got in a situation where he needed the second one so good on the bad guys part.

[@222Julchen222]

7:19 Azula's fake laugh at the party

[@SKULLKR3W]

girl how are you gona question him having two stones when he literally just lost one and pulled out the other as a back up thats literally al it is a back up

[@PotterLore]

AJ stands for... Alvin Joe (?) idk man

[@iMaralo]

AJ stands for Alvin Junior

[@ajshannon259]

Marcelo Collantes haha nice try

[@senbujohns4489]

i missed Navy so much and wished she reacted to episode 40

[@rafaelreyes1732]

The answer to plenty of questions: Because Anime

[@He-who-wakes]

@@Hieillua it's usually this one.

[@He-who-wakes]

@@balabanasireti except in this case

[@crazy13alex]

@@balabanasireti Actually, it is. These people need to take notes.

[@lezard2102]

The answer to plenty of questions: Shut up Suraj and pay attention

[@jayfig94]

We need Navi back!!

[@ag-py6to]

7:15

[@Crescentknight8189]

Normies Hentai! Coming to an online store near you 🤣🤣🤣

[@sm64mandude97]

10:44 OMAE WA MOU SHINDEIRU.

[@MichaelTurner-cq7gx]

Rule 34 comes from the 100 rules of the Internet, and the Chris is referring to is 35 not 32

[@samuelmaingi6365]

11:15 *Left Kidney and Spleen has left the chat&

[@stef3831]

Bring back Navi!! (Edit: Nevermind)

[@mirandarichard122]

Ed is in so much pain ouch

[@XMASTER99]

No more lost reference. Lies all Lies.

[@Prop]

All Hail the Crimson Alchemist, Solf J. Kimblee !!!

[@LunaticThinker]

There is one thing with the scene where Ed closes his wounds that I never understood. The light is blue and it should be red. The light is always blue for normal alchemy, but whenever a stone is involved it is red. Ed is using his life so it should be red.

[@Crescentknight8189]

LunaticThinker it's only red because of the malevolent nature of it. The countless tortured souls warps the energy.

[@LunaticThinker]

Then why is Van Hohenheim's alchemy always red?

[@Crescentknight8189]

LunaticThinker He is a human philosopher stone. His alchemy will always be red because of the nature of his body.

[@LunaticThinker]

Yes but every single soul in his body are more or less at peace. So it's not malevolence that turns it red.

[@Gu3ssWhatsN3XT]

The difference regardless of malevolence or not is the philosopher stone. Ed used his life force the same way he'd use a stone, but since it's not a stone it's just regular medical alchemy nothing more

[@amrayman3770]

7:40 OST please

[@Demaad]

When did Ed learn how to use his own life force to heal himself?

[@k9commander]

When he was trapped in Gluttony's stomach. He used himself as a philosopher's stone to open a portal of truth to escape. He just applied the same principle for healing instead of making a portal.

[@kyril98741]

@@k9commander on gluttony stomach, he use envy stone for the price. That why he try to recall on the feeling of using that stone but using his soul as the payment.

[@Jeremy-jm3fe]

Ed using himself as a philosopher's stone is a get-out-of-jail free card for when the author can't figure out how to get out of a situation. This is the most apparent in the Pride fight, a huge deus ex machina happens concerning that.

[@Demaad]

Jeremy I know about that scene. I was always confused as to how Ed turned himself into a Philosopher’s Stone to defeat Pride. When and how did he learn to do that? Is it the same as what he did here with his life force? What did he do exactly to become a philosopher’s stone?

[@Gu3ssWhatsN3XT]

If you got back and watch that scene and this one he explains exactly how he does it. He relived the same feeling he had when he used the stone the first time to when he used his life force and just did the same thing but on a bigger scale. I too was confused a while back but it makes sense when you actually rewatch it and think about it

[@alexanderdoherty1778]

Fun fact mustang and lust are married in real life

[@drayiskewl]

I love AJ I want him

[@ovinocian9144]

uff... el de rojo es muy lindo XD

[@sharathsh9987]

I got you AJ, with your eyebrows and shit