Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Episode 2, “The First Day,” had quite the task of rising to the standard set by the pilot. Complete with action set pieces, elegant worldbuilding, and phenomenal characters, Episode 1 proved why this beloved classic anime is one of the greats. Its proceeding chapter further cemented the story’s excellence. Although Episode 2 slows down to give more backstory, it delivers its story so well that it doesn’t feel like the anime stalled for one second.“The First Day’s” focus is the lead up to brothers Edward and Alphonse Elric attempting a forbidden alchemical ceremony to bring their dead mother back to life — and then the dreaded ritual itself. This episode also gave viewers some of Winry Rockbell’s backstory as the boys’ childhood friend and introduced the duo of Riza Hawkeye and Roy Mustang, who try to convince a young Edward to become a state alchemist.Episode 1 did a great job of setting up alchemy and its defining Law of Equivalent Exchange, but the next episode expounded on the basic concepts. For one, viewers got a clear look at why human transmutation was forbidden. Besides the fact that the alchemist performing the ritual was dementing the very idea of what it meant to be human, there was also the inherent and almost inevitable danger of the exchange backfiring, as it did with Ed and Al.
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Episode 2, “The First Day,” had quite the task of rising to the standard set by the pilot. Complete with action set pieces, elegant worldbuilding, and phenomenal characters, Episode 1 proved why this beloved classic anime is one of the greats. Its proceeding chapter further cemented the story’s excellence. Although Episode 2 slows down to give more backstory, it delivers its story so well that it doesn’t feel like the anime stalled for one second.
“The First Day’s” focus is the lead up to brothers Edward and Alphonse Elric attempting a forbidden alchemical ceremony to bring their dead mother back to life — and then the dreaded ritual itself. This episode also gave viewers some of Winry Rockbell’s backstory as the boys’ childhood friend and introduced the duo of Riza Hawkeye and Roy Mustang, who try to convince a young Edward to become a state alchemist.
Episode 1 did a great job of setting up alchemy and its defining Law of Equivalent Exchange, but the next episode expounded on the basic concepts. For one, viewers got a clear look at why human transmutation was forbidden. Besides the fact that the alchemist performing the ritual was dementing the very idea of what it meant to be human, there was also the inherent and almost inevitable danger of the exchange backfiring, as it did with Ed and Al.
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