FMAB 31 Full Reaction
Added 2025-08-18 19:00:07 +0000 UTCFull uncut reaction to Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood Episode 31
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Aw, love Hawkeye so love this!
Bethany and Ken
2025-08-21 22:05:49 +0000 UTCKen says, "I could see that!" while I [Beth] still haven't seen A Clockwork Orange (a movie I very much want to see but have not gotten around to yet)
Bethany and Ken
2025-08-21 22:04:38 +0000 UTC😂
Bethany and Ken
2025-08-21 22:03:11 +0000 UTCThank you for this information, super helpful to have the reminder of the state alchemists we have met and their alchemist names!
Bethany and Ken
2025-08-21 22:02:55 +0000 UTCYep, this definitely smelled like a setup episode, so I'm pretty confident we might see some explosive moments in the coming episodes
J Sal
2025-08-19 08:20:45 +0000 UTCKimblee (white suit evil guy) was a State Alchemist. His title in the show is the Crimson Alchemist, although I believe in the manga it was the Crimson Lotus Alchemist. For the State Alchemists we've met: Edward: The Fullmetal Alchemist Mustang: The Flame Alchemist Kimblee: The Crimson / Crimson Lotus Alchemist Armstrong: The Strong-Arm Alchemist Shao Tucker: The Sewing Life Alchemist (episode 4, killed by Scar) Tim Marcoh: The Crystal Alchemist Isaac McDougal: The Freezing Alchemist (1st episode, killed by Bradley) Basque Grande: The Iron Blood Alchemist (3rd episode, killed by Scar) Gioloio Comanche: The Silver Alchemist (episode 15, killed by Scar) Other alchemists we know about but aren't State Alchemists: Berthold Hawkeye (Hawkeye's father, Mustang's teacher, creator of Flame Alchemy, deceased due to illness) Izumi Curtis (Ed and Al's teacher, ill due to her missing internal organs from her Human Transmutation) Van Hohenheim (Ed and Al's father) Scar Mei Chang (technically an alkehestrist, not an alchemist) Father (leader of the Homunculi) Despite what Scar said about it being easier to travel if Marcoh's face was unrecognizable (which is true), he also did punish Marcoh a bit there for his role in creating the Stone and killing the Ishvalans to do so - including Scar's brother, indirectly, since Marcoh said the Stone he made was the one given to Kimblee. Kimblee was the one who attacked Scar's family. Yes, Scar's brother died from giving Scar his arm, but he wouldn't have had to do that if Kimblee hadn't attacked them. So, it's an insidious little circle linking them together. Others have mentioned it, and Ken called it out, but this show is incredibly good at weaving characters, plot, and foreshadowing together just enough to answer some questions while raising a dozen more with every answer they give you.
Megan Saunders
2025-08-19 01:40:19 +0000 UTCNot sure if someone’s mentioned it, but Mustang using the brothel as a way to secretly call others is part of his “facade”. He and Ed both disguise their notes and actions (somewhat). Ed keeps a “travel log” that he used to disguise notes, whereas I believe Mustang’s a record of women he’s been with. That and the brothel phone lead people to believe he’s a womanizer. Plus to be fair, it seems pretty effective. Would you wanna spy on a guy if you thought he was going to get laid? 😆
Chris Collier
2025-08-18 21:35:39 +0000 UTCFun Fact: The creator/mangaka (Hiromu Arakawa) based Kimblee off of Alex from 'A Clockwork Orange' and designed him in all white clothes because she thinks "people in white suits always have this sleazy look on their faces".
Dorian Cantu
2025-08-18 20:22:06 +0000 UTCThe guy that Madam Christmas called is General Grummond. He was Mustang's superior/mentor and the man who told Mustang he could trust/go to the other General (the one that brought Mustang in front of Wrath and the other high ranking officers). So let that information tickle your brains on if you can trust Grummond or not 🧐 Also, Kimblee is Chekhov's Alchemist. A surprise tool we'll use for later 😁 There's so much stuff that this show introduces, hints at, or hides in between the lines that ends up coming up later. Part of what makes FMAB so special
Ceeneon
2025-08-18 19:57:40 +0000 UTCSo the guy Madam Christmas called is General Grumman. Mustang worked under him and he mentored Mustang. It’s never revealed in the anime but in manga bonus material it’s confirmed that Grumman is Hawkeye’s maternal grandfather, which is probably why Mustang trusts him. There’s even a manga scene where he asks Mustang if he plans on making his granddaughter the future First Lady.
Just some guy
2025-08-18 19:41:13 +0000 UTC
