Re: FMA 2 - Body of the Sanctioned
- From: Ashley Vernon <thisis@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 20:20:58 -0500
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On Tue, 29 Nov 2005 21:59:57 GMT, "elsie" <lcubbison@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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>Episode 2 -- Body of the Sanctioned
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*snip*
> "Oh? Then why are you so anxious to get this stone? You want to beat the
>laws of equivalence first as I do and bring your mommy back." Dave, does the
>Japanese use an equivalent of the childish "mommy" here? Cornello is
>dripping with the condescension of experience toward youth here.
Another advantage of reading this newsgroup is some of the comments
people make on the differences between the Japanese and English
versions, most of which I probably wouldn't notice because I don't
speak Japanese. Sometimes subtle things make a big difference. I
usually check the Japanese audio track with English subtitles to make
sure that everything on the DVD works fine, but that of course is only
when I have a DVD... and I usually only fully watch the dubbed version
anyway out of laziness. And of course not only are the dubs sometimes
inaccurate, but the subtitles too since it still has to be
translated... there is more room for specifics with subtitles, but
that still doesn't mean the translation is exact.
*snip*
> Ed and Al are sitting outside at the foot of a statue of Leto. They hear a
>PA system come on, and Cray accuses them of trying to kill Cornello. The
>townspeople take up arms as Lust and Gluttony look on, smiling. The
>townspeople confront Ed and Al and we get Ed doing his usual freak-out about
>being called short. Ed tells them that Cornello is just using alchemy, but
>Rose tells them that her boyfriend Cain (!) has been resurrected.
I can't remember whether she told us his name before or not...
>Apparently, others have also been brought back, but Ed asks if any of them
>have actually been seen. They are interrupted by the approach of walking
>statues. Al has been very quiet during this scene. Now he is struck by a
>statue's scepter. Ed, too, is struck and passes out.
>
> Ed is brought to Cornello in the temple. Cornello rips Ed's pocket watch
>from his belt. He assumes the watch is why Ed can do alchemy without a
>circle. Ed hangs his head, apparently in shame, but from the camera's angle
>we see him grin as the episode goes to a break.
"A military operation involves deception. Even though you are
competent, appear to be incompetent. Though effective, appear to be
ineffective." - Sun Tzu, if I remember correctly...
>Back from the break, the bell ringer discovers the church bell missing, and
>we see Al sneaking off with it. We then see Rose bringing dinner to Ed, who
>is chained to a wall. "I hope he's real, Rose. I just don't want you to get
>disappointed." Ed says, as she hurries away. As Ed moves the dinner tray
>with his foot, he hears a scraping sound and smiles.
>
> We move to Cornello's bedroom. A purple ouroboros shapes itself above his
>bed, and a horned snake appears in the room. [Damn! I had completely
>forgotten that appeared in this episode.] He wakes with a start. Was the
>ouroboros a nightmare?
This part seemed like a nightmare to me, at least on my second viewing
(when I watched the DVD).
>But he looks up, and Lust is sitting in a chair at
>the foot of the bed. "The real secret behind that philosopher's stone stays
>between us... Right, love?" How do these homunculi travel anyway?
Maybe it's magic, like the birds (or non-birds) later on in this
episode? :)
>Meanwhile, Rose has returned to the room her boyfriend is supposedly in.
>"Sorry, Cain, I know you're healing, but I just needed to talk. So much has
>happened and I'm confused. The shadow raises up, and it speaks her shame.
>Cornello enters. The curtains blow aside to reveal some sort of duck or
>goose. [Is this even the real Cornello here? I wonder.]
>
>"What's wrong, Rose?" Cornello says. "You got your wish. I'm afraid that
>even with the stone, I couldn't forge a human soul. I had to use the souls
>of these birds. You know they can be quite adept at mimicking the human
>voice. You shouldn't have acted against me, Rose. You've fallen out of the
>Sun God's favor. Give the real Cain my best, " Cornello says, leaving. The
>bird flies at her. In the hallway, Cornello says, " There's only one soul
>left who knows the secret of the stone, but not for long."
>
>Al rescues Rose while Cornello confronts Ed, who says the people will
>discover the truth. "The faithful are not likely to distinguish between
>alchemy and the works of God," Cornello replies. "Really, as long as I'm
>bringing them happiness, what do they care where it comes from?"
Many things about this show are sadly realistic... like the fact that
the people go back to believing in Cornello (even though it's not
Cornello the second time around) blindly just as before.
*snip*
>Ed has retrieved his pocket watch. "Just another wild goose chase," he says.
>"And here I thought we could finally put you back in the flesh again," he
>says to Al, who replies, "No, brother, you'll be the first we fix. That
>automail's so tough on you."
Being nothing but a soul in a suit of armor is bad... being partially
human and partially automail is bad... but which is worse? Hmm...
> "Nothing left to do but start the search again," Ed comments. Rose still
>has something to say to the boys. "You should never have come here. Father
>Cornello gave us hope. What right did you have to take that away? With him,
>we believed we could do anything, even bring back the dead. We're a desert
>village. We had nothing before that!"
> "You're saying we should have just let everything go on as it was?"
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>"Well, why not? What do I have to live for, now that I know Cain won't come
>back? You tell me that, Ed!"
I thought Rose was a believable character for this reason... she's
angry that her hope has been taken away, even if it was false... which
implies maybe part of her knew all along... it's just that now she
can't even pretend anymore. I feel sorry for her...
> "You'll have to decide for yourself. Walk on your own. Move forward. You've
>got a good strong pair of legs, Rose. You should get up and use them." Ed
>walks away as Rose falls to her knees.
If she keeps doing that, her legs won't be healthy anymore...
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