We discuss, analyze, deconstruct, and reconstruct each episode of the series.
Teachings that do not speak of pain have no meaning, because humankind cannot gain something without first giving something in return. In alchemy, to obtain something, something of equal value must be lost—this is equivalent exchange. Join hosts Ellen, Kassem, and Kayla as we read through Fullmetal Alchemist by Hiromu Arakawa chapter by chapter, exploring every twist, turn, explosion, transmutation-gone-awry, and moment of connection (and hubris) the series has to offer. Fans old and new wil ...
Fullmetal Bazinga is a watch-along podcast for the final season of The Big Bang Theory. It is also an improvised audio drama, a meditation on fiction, and a real show for humans and other sentient creatures. All of this is brought to you by the hosts of Left Trigger Right Trigger. If you're a new listener, we recommend starting from the beginning or from episode four ("The Tam Turbulence"). Note: we are currently on a break between seasons.
In search of the Philosopher’s Stone, we follow brothers Edward and Alphonse Elric on their quest to restore their bodies trying to resurrect their deceased mother with their alchemy skills. Join us on our FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST AFTER SHOW as we recap their trials and challenges they face. Tune in here for reviews, recaps and in-depth discussions of the latest episodes, as well as the insider scoop from cast and crew members on the show.
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Episode 28: Flames of ambition burning brighter than ever | Fullmetal Alchemist chapters 62 & 63
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Scar breaks Marcoh out of Father and the homunculi’s prison, but the homunculi call in an old friend to hunt him down. With all his loyal subordinates gone, Roy may be down, but he’s not out yet. He makes a covert call and schedules clandestine meeting call to try to stir another old ally into action. Knox’s unwanted guests May and Lan Fan finally …
Our Season of Woe continues into what we shall call the Why Arc. Why is this happening? Why does any this matter? With episodes 27 Teacher and Ep 28 One is All and All is One, we discuss Al mansplaining, Jodie and I have an aside, and we meet the focal point of the Why Arc, Nega-Ed. Twitter @foreverfma https://discord.gg/5MJAzQVAwU…
We take a look back at the series so far and answer your questions about the Fullmetal Alchemist manga & anime, and about us three hosts! Thank you for listening! ❤️ See you next time! Follow our Twitter and Tumblr for updates: https://twitter.com/equivexpod https://equivexpod.tumblr.com You can send us a lil’ tip on our Ko-fi if you want: https://…
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Episode 26: Inside me, the war will never end, as long as I live | Fullmetal Alchemist chapters 58–61
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Edward returns Riza’s gun and asks her about what happened in Ishval. Through a series of flashbacks we learn more about Riza and Roy’s intimate past, Armstrong, Roy, Hughes, Riza, Marcoh, Knox, and Kimblee’s roles in the extermination campaign, and the Rockbells’ clinic in Ishval. We see the impact of the destructive power of alchemy on Scar and h…
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Episode 25: It’s only when I’m fighting a real monster that I feel truly human | Fullmetal Alchemist chapters 56 & 57
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Ed and Al are taken to meet with Wrath after the incident in Father’s lair. Roy’s team is disbanded, but the fight isn’t over yet. Knox’s house is overrun with guests/patients. Scar meets another key player from the extermination campaign. Ed goes to return what he borrowed from Riza. Thank you for listening! ❤️ See you next time! Remember to send …
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Episode 24: I need absolute power | Fullmetal Alchemist chapters 54 & 55
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More is revealed about Father while in his lair. Ed starts a fight against him, Scar and May end up in making it to the lair just in time to get involved. Ling makes choice. Thank you for listening! ❤️ See you next time! Make sure you send questions for our mid-series recap special by April 3rd! https://twitter.com/equivexpod https://equivexpod.tum…
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Episode 23: An awfully arrogant concept | Fullmetal Alchemist 52 & 53
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Roy’s team of supporters is swiftly and systematically dismantled, and we learn the truth about the creation of Wrath. Al and Gluttony, followed by May and Scar, make their way into the depths of the Father’s secret hideout under Central. Ed nearly gives up during a fight against Envy, but just before it’s too late he gets the inspiration to save h…
Our Season of Woe continues with episodes 25 Words of Farewell and 26 Her Reason. This week we also ask where are all the foreign homunculi, we feel nothing for Mustang, Hughes sees through the lies and dies, and the homunculi are terrible at planning. Twitter @foreverfma https://discord.gg/5MJAzQVAwU…
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Episode 22: Best of luck to you in battle | Fullmetal Alchemist 50 & 51
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In his uncontrolled rage, Gluttony swallows Ling, Ed, and Envy. In the mysterious disgusting void, Ed and Ling learn how truly horrifying homunculi can be. Roy takes the battle to a different front. As he continues his quest for the top role in the military state, he realizes, perhaps too late, just how entrenched the military the homunculi may be.…
This week we revisit the Emo Al Saga with episodes 23 Fullmetal Heart and 24 Bonding Memories. Also this week Al doesn’t care about Ed or the lives of those prisoners, we witness hate crimes, the conclusion of the Barry the Chopper's story, and we have one of the most ridiculous moments in FMA history. "Don’t bullshit me, it's magic!" - Ambrose…
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Episode 21: With everyone’s help, I’ll pull through | Fullmetal Alchemist chapters 48 & 49
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Thanks to May, Scar escapes the fight with Ed & Al, but it seems the encounter with Winry continues to give him pause. Ed & Al reconnect with Winry, and Ed finally tells her what he knows about her parents. At the hotel, she takes a call that helps her see that she’s not always the one waiting on others. The brothers see her off at the train statio…
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Episode 20: Power succeeds only in creating tragedy | Fullmetal Alchemist chapters 46 & 47
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Hohenhiem stops bandits with his body, but not in the way you’d expect. Ling and Lan Fan continue to face off against Wrath and Gluttony. Lan Fan makes a great sacrifice to enable their escape. Winry hears about the fight going on between Ed, Al, and Scar, and stumbles in to Ed asking Scar a question she may not want to hear the answer to. She trie…
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Episode 19: The truth is cruel but justified | Fullmetal Alchemist chapters 44 & 45
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Havoc is discharged, but not off Roy’s list of allies just yet. Ed returns to central, more sure than ever that Al’s body can be restored. Unsure of how exactly to move forward, they decide they need to learn more about the lab and the homunculi. With Scar on the loose again, they team up with Ling and Lan Fan to execute a (classically audacious) p…
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Episode 18: You did this, and no one else | Fullmetal Alchemist chapters 42 & 42
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Ed “reconnects” with his father Hohenheim in Resembool. In spite of their poor relationship, Hohenheim is able to get Ed to question if the body he and Al transmuted was truly their mother. Ed enlists Pinako to help with determining who—or what—that thing was. In Central, Ling’s quest for immortality continues. We all learn that, as great as it see…
This week our 03 path starts to really diverge from our BH path with Episodes 21 The Red Glow and 22 Created Human. We also discuss the nightmare that is Scar's brother walking around naked, the return of Tucker, and military issued pajamas. It's a good time.بقلم Michael/Ambrose/ Jodie
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Episode 17: No choice but to move forward | Fullmetal Alchemist chapters 40 & 41
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In Resembool, Ed and Armstrong join Breda and a mysterious man named Mr. Han from Xing, who sneakily leads them out of Amestris to the ruins of Xerxes. Exploring what seems like ancient alchemical marks, he nearly gets kidnapped by Ishvalan refugees, but is spared by an older woman with a shocking connection to him. In the east he encounters some f…
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Episode 16: Whenever possible, use the element of surprise | Fullmetal Alchemist chapters 37-39
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Roy decides to fish for more information about the dark schemes going on within the military using Barry the Chopper as bait, but the homunculi’s scheme of using Barry’s body to find his soul ends up leading the gang all the way to bowels of Lab 3, where they encounter a more challenging enemy than than they planned for… - Thank you for listening! …
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Episode 15: I’d rather stay in this body forever | Fullmetal Alchemist chapters 34–36
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Ed, Al, Winry, Ling, Lan Fan, and Fu arrive in Central… where Ling promptly faints and gets picked up by the police for traveling without a passport. No one is able to break the news of Hughes’ death to Ed, Al, and Winry, but they soon find out nonetheless. Roy continues to investigate the military and Hughes’ death with the help of Sheska. The hom…
Woe is us as our Season of Woe continues with Episode 19 Truth Behind the Truth (minus any Truth) and Episode 20 Soul(s) of the Guardian(s). This week Ambrose has a new title, the fabled word ball appears, Scar is discovered to be a magician, and the plot and music fail to make sense on many levels. Twitter: @foreverfma Discord: https://discord.gg/…
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Episode 14: There’s something not right about this country | Fullmetal Alchemist chapters 32 & 33
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May Chang arrives in Amestris after a long journey across the desert from Xing. Kayal revives her and her teeny tiny panda companion with his father’s lunch, and almost immediately tragedy strikes the mining town. Fortunately May is able to save the miners using Alkahestry—Xing’s version of Alchemy. In Youswell she’s told of Edward Elric—the State …
Our Season of Woe trudges along with Ep 17 House of the Waiting Family and Ep 18 Marcho’s Notes. This week we discuss my prom look, Ed having abs, the new worthless body guards to create more emotion, and Ambrose is sweaty.بقلم Michael/Ambrose/Jodie
This week, in our Season of Woe, we take a look at a couple more repeats with Episodes 15 The Ishval Massacre and 16 That Which is Lost. Also this week, I have questions about the criminal activities of Tom Nook, Kimblee gets erotic, Mustang is revealed to be a murderer and generally awful, and Ambrose's stupid boy collection grows. Be sure to chec…
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Episode 13: To the promised day | Fullmetal Alchemist chapters 29–31
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The Führer leads the raid on Devil’s Nest. Ed is rescued, but Greed doesn’t get past Bradley in the sewers. An incident during the fight enables Al to remember his meeting with The Truth. It doesn’t get him and Ed any closer to their goal of getting their bodies back… but they do leave the raid more suspicious of the military. Riza runs into an old…
In this week's installment of our Season of Woe, we discuss episodes 13 Fullmetal vs Flame and 14 Destruction’s Right Hand. We also discuss Havoc being on the sh*t list, the lack of social distancing, and the bullying of Mustang and company. It's a sad business. To all our listeners, thank you for all of your support. Please have a safe and happy h…
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Episode 12: Nothing is impossible | Fullmetal Alchemist chapters 27 & 28
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Izumi kicks some goon ass to try to rescue Al from his kidnappers, but leaves at his request to bring back Ed. Greed wants to make a deal—information for information. Ed runs into his favorite people while trying to take his annual state alchemist exam at the South HQ. The Führer & Armstrong follow him back to Dublith to try to convince his teacher…
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Episode 11: For me, there’s no turning back | Fullmetal Alchemist chapters 25 & 26
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Izumi dumps Ed & Al as her students, but as Sig points out, now they’re able to speak as peers. Ed & Al learn more about how Izumi came to know Truth from Sig, and make a plan to try to recover Al’s memories from the failed transmutation attempt—if his whole body was taken, he must know more than Izumi and Ed. In the refugee camp, Scar’s master com…
This week, the Season of Woe become the Season of No. Ambrose and I discuss episodes 11 &12, The Other Elric Brothers. We also discuss my non-appeal to our female audience, Al gets hate-crimes, and we hear the thrilling epic tale, Ambrose vs Pigeon.بقلم Michael/Ambrose
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Episode 10: From now on, you’ll be known as The Fullmetal Alchemist | Fullmetal Alchemist 23 & 24
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Ed and Al return to Resembool after training with Izumi more determined than ever to bring their mother back to life. After months of preparation, they’re ready to try. The transmutation seems to work at first, but rebounds. Al is taken away, but Ed is taken to a mysterious place to learn the truth of creation. Bargains are made and Al’s soul is re…
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Episode 9: Where should I begin? | Fullmetal Alchemist chapters 20–22
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Ed and Al reconnect with their teacher Izumi. They chat about their travels and demonstrate how much they’ve progressed in their studies and alchemical practice. Izumi realizes that all has not been well with the boys since they last met, and demands that they spill the beans. We learn more about how Izumi, how the three met, how Ed & Al demanded t…
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Episode 8: Human beings are awesome | Fullmetal Alchemist chapters 17–19
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The gang arrives in Rush Valley. In the chaos of all the mechanics there ooh-ing and ahh-ing over Ed’s automail, a pickpocket named Paninya makes off with his State Alchemist’s pocket watch. Winry eventually catches her, and it turns out that she too has automail to ooh and ahh over. Winry convinces Paninya to take the gang to see the mechanic who …
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Episode 7: The enemy is always one step ahead of us | Fullmetal Alchemist chapters 14–16
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Winry arrives and repairs Ed’s arm. Al finally explodes about what’s been on his mind since the fight with Barry the chopper, Winry yells at him, and he and Ed patch things up, resolving to become even stronger. Winry stays with Hughes and his family while in Central, then leaves with Ed and Al as they make their way south. The Führer visits Ed whi…
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Episode 6: No doubt that I’m human | Fullmetal Alchemist chapters 12 & 13
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Ed continues to fight #48 in the abandoned lab, but he has a trick up is armor sleeve. He manages to win, but before Envy and Lust arrive and take care of things before #48 can divulge any information that might help Ed in the search for the stone. #66 introduces himself as the famous Barry the Chopper—what you haven’t heard of him?—and instead of …
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Episode 5: The truth within the truth | Fullmetal Alchemist chapters 10 & 11
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Ed & Al make it to Central to continue their research. An arsonist’s recent destruction of the First Branch initially dampens their spirits, but they find a former library employee with photographic memory who read Marcoh’s… er… cookbook… and transcribes the notes for them, landing a job with the military again in the process. The brothers are disa…
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Episode 4: The great elixir | Fullmetal Alchemist chapters 8 & 9
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Ed & Al head to their hometown to get Ed’s automail repaired. At a stop along the way, Armstrong notices a familiar face—a state alchemist who’s been in hiding. The boys take the opportunity to talk to the medical alchemy expert about his research. Though he regrets his work, he points the boys in the direction of where to find his notes. It’s a ra…
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Episode 3: Not a fight for normal human beings | Fullmetal Alchemist chapters 5–7
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Ed & Al’s travel continue in the east. To help with their research, Colonel Mustang points them in the direction of Shou Tucker, the Sewing Life Alchemist. Lust and Gluttony are joined by another known as Envy, and they continue to sow violent discontent in the east. An Ishvalan man known as Scar pursues the military alchemists, resulting in a near…
Our Season of Woe continues as Jodie and I discuss the mess and nonsense that is Episodes 9 "Be Thou for the People" and 10 "The Phantom Thief." Frankly, I sigh a lot. We also have the introduction of Lyra, the Karen of FMA, Malchemy is now a thing, and we have a Fullmetal tit squeeze. Yeah, that happened.…
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Episode 2: Dogs of the military | Fullmetal Alchemist chapters 3 & 4
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Ed and Al head to a mining town in the east, and while there’s no word of the philosopher’s stone on this trip, they manage to take care of a corrupt military leader and restore the power to the people of the town. On their way back, they use the power of alchemy (and being a suit of armor, in Al’s case), to prevent a train hijacking and save a gen…
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Episode 1: Something of equal value | Fullmetal Alchemist chapters 1 & 2
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In Fullmetal Alchemist chapters 1 and 2, we meet Edward and Alphonse Elric. Their attempt at human transmutation as children left them without their whole bodies. On a mission to find a way to restore their bodies, they pass through a town in the grips of a corrupt preacher, Father Cornello. On top of that, it seems that Cornello may not have been …
Teachings that do not speak of pain have no meaning, because humankind cannot gain something without first giving something in return. In alchemy, to obtain something, something of equal value must be lost—this is equivalent exchange. Join hosts Ellen & Kayla (of the Fruits Basket podcast Let’s Stay Together), as they read through Fullmetal Alchemi…
This week in our Season of Woe Jodie, Ambrose, and I discuss Episode 7 Night of the Chimera’s Cry and 8 The Philosopher’s Stone. We touch on the Tucker tragedy remix with magic doors and his wall circles, as well as Michael saving Halloween, this noise that Ambrose makes, smoking, and general bitterness.…
The Season of Woes continues with episodes 5 "The Man with the Mechnical Arm" 6 "The Alchemist Exam." This week we learn the many names of Roy Mustang and enter Shou Tucker. We also discuss Mustang's lack of a plan, the dumbest chair ever, and we find out what Ambrose smells like.بقلم Michael/Ambrose/Jodie
The season of woe finds a bright spot as we welcome our friend Jodie back to the show while we discuss episodes 3: Mother and 4: A Forger's Love. We also discuss how I owned Twitter and not the other way around, ships that need to sink, and our first donut episode and it's awful.بقلم Michael/Ambrose/Jodie
Our pallets are cleansed and ready to take a stiff sip of the first anime adaption of Fullmetal Alchemist from 2003. This week we will discuss the first two episodes, "Those Who Challenge the Sun" and "The Sanctioned Body." We also discuss dental issues, the pain and anger of doing this, and the bloom is off the Rose in seconds. This season is goin…
We have finally reached the end of the road of Season 2 folks. Consider our pallets cleansed. This week Ambrose and I take a Re:Zero Quiz, brought to you by Echidnut on YouTube, we discuss our mental health analysis of the characters, Top Ten Moments, we discuss the madness of the OVA Snow Memory, unanswered questions, and my new anime vocab. See y…
Here it is folks, the end of the road (for now) for our boy Subes and our pallet cleaner season with episode 25, ""That's All This Story Is About." To be honest, I am not entirely sure what this story was actually about. This week we also discuss the possibility of eunuchs being in this show, the excuse of magic begins the wear thin, and I talk abo…
In the penultimate episode of our second season we watch episode 24 "The Self Proclaimed Knight and the Greatest Knight" of RE:Zero. We come to the realization that Subes has been suffered numerous instances of of sexual harassment, Puck is punk but not helpful, and thigh muscles make Ambrose uncomfortable.…
This season is reaching its crescendo as Subes and company make adjustments to dealing with the Witches Cult is Episode 23 "Nefarious Sloth." We also discuss the knights and cults needing to get new looks, neither is working for 2020. Apparently Puck has accessories that I never noticed and Ambrose feels bad about a bee. It's a variety.…
This week, Ambrose and I start hitting the final stretch of of Re:Zero with Episode 22 "A Flash of Sloth."We get the debut of Jewels, the alter ego of Julius, and I try to let it go. We also see signs of character growth, Petelgeuse gives everyone the "finger", and I learn what a loli is and I feel gross about it.…
As we continue our pallet cleanser season of Re:Zero, we watch episode 21 "A Wager that Defies Despair." The title is not great, but there we are. This week we also get reminded that Wilhelm was a real POS as a youte, that magic in this show is vague, and I majorly crush on Crusch. Stay tuned after the episode for a special segment called "Jodie vs…
This week Ambrose and I get a better understanding of Wilhelm is apptly titled episode 20 "Wilhelm van Astrea." We also discuss my spirit animal skills, anime jumps, Ambrose and I have our second year podcast anniversary, and after the episode stick around for the very first round of "Who does Ambrose know?"…