Fullmetal Alchemist 9
February 22, 2007
I had to really admire the plot in this one. It hit me that what started out kind of slowly as a collection of kinda good one-off stories has become a tightly plotted story that I am really enjoying. It seems like everything from here to the end is going to be intertwined with no room for error, and I am definitely in the big fan boat for this series now.
I forgot that Al and Ed didn’t know about Hughes. Him popping up again after this long is kind of surprising, especially all the events surrounding Al, Ed, Mustang, Hawkeye, et al. It was sad business, dredging Hughes up, it almost made Al lose his will to live, I think. I kinda thought something was up about the fire and explosion when the prisoner escaped, though. For Mustang to do that is extremely out of character.
I love Mustang now. His plan to bait the bad guys here was brilliant, and I especially loved the phone conversation he had with… Elizabeth and Jacqueline. The flirtyness was perfect. I especially liked when Elizabeth said she had to smack Jacqueline’s customer.
The pie scene was most heartbreaking, and probably my favorite moment in the volume. Winry is a good character, it’s good that she’s getting more use now. I crave some pairings, though I don’t want romance to ruin the good action story going on now. Hints between the brothers and Winry as well as Mustang and Hawkeye are all I need.
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