About two and a half years ago -- Jesus, I've been at this for that long? -- I was working on my Sandman reviews and I kept running into the same issue: constant short stories interrupting the flow of the main narrative. They weren't bad short stories, necessarily, and I understand why the series did… Continue reading Sandman, Take Note – Hellboy: The Complete Short Stories, Volume One
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Season Five Episode Nine: Lost Light - ** Spoilers: Yes. Audience Assumptions: None Part One: Lies When we last left our heroes, Hawkeye's throat had been slit and she was being held against Mustang to force him to commit human transmutation. The previous episode ended with him breaking and saying, "All… Continue reading 3P Reviews: Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Season Five, Episode Nine (Episode Fifty-Nine)
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Season Five Episode Eight: Sacrifices - ** Spoilers: Yes. Audience Assumptions: None Part One: The Sacrifices Gathered See? I told you they’re fine. We don’t get much action from the much-built-up sacrifices — Ed, Al, Hoenheim, and Izumi — but they are now in the same spot, so yay, *faint applause*, you… Continue reading 3P Reviews: Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Season Five, Episode Eight (Episode Fifty-Eight)
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Season Five Episode Seven: Eternal Leave - ** Spoilers: Yes. Audience Assumptions: None Part One: Bits and Pieces I’d like to offer a clip of dialogue from the dub to start. For context, Olivier and Alex Armstrong, along with the Kurtises and some Briggs soldiers have confronted one of the heads… Continue reading 3P Reviews: Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Season Five, Episode Seven (Episode Fifty-Seven)
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Season Five Episode Six: Return of the Fuhrer - ** Spoilers: Yes. Audience Assumptions: None Part One: Unravel As we get closer to the end, I notice the cohesion of the series falling apart. It's starting to feel a lot less like a single narrative than a Frankenstein's Monster of separate… Continue reading 3P Reviews: Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Season Five, Episode Six (Episode Fifty-Six)
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Season Five Episode Five: Adults' Way of Life - *** Spoilers: Yes. Audience Assumptions: None Part One: Why Does Armstrong Have No Nipples? I Demand Manly Nipples! This is the episode that broke me originally. During my first run at this show, I got all the way to Episode Fifty-Five, and… Continue reading 3P Reviews: Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Season Five, Episode Five (Episode Fifty-Five)
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Season Five Episode Four: Beyond the Inferno - * Spoilers: Yes. Oh, also warning for a suicide reference here, because that's the direction the show wants to go now. Audience Assumptions: None Part One: Hooray, the Zombies are Back. As we steadily make our way toward the end of this series,… Continue reading 3P Reviews: Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Season Five, Episode Four (Episode Fifty-Four)
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Season Five Episode Three: Flame of Vengeance - *** Spoilers: Yes. Audience Assumptions: None Part One: WELL I'M GLAD WE DERAILED THE PLOT TO HAVE ZOMBIES FOR ALL OF TWO EPISODES "Immortal Legion" my fucking ass. As with the rest of the final season, a lot of things are happening simultaneously… Continue reading 3P Reviews: Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Season Five, Episode Three (Episode Fifty-Three)
What would you say to a heartwarming comedy about a teenage psychopath running away with the girl he intends to make his first murder victim? If you’re anything like me, you probably skipped The End of the Fucking World when the show first aired. The premise is eye-catching, but there are so many ways it… Continue reading Lessons in Adaptation: The End of the F***ing World
Series Breakdown Rating: Characters and Character Development: 7 Aesthetics and Style: 7 Creativity: 7 Overall Plot: 5 Dialogue: 4 Sum: 30/50 Spoilers: Yes. Audience Assumptions: None Season Three Episode Ten: Family Portrait - ** Part One: Well, Armstrong, That May Be a Bit Much To be honest, this episode is split between a few… Continue reading 3P Reviews: Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Season Three, Episode Ten (Episode Thirty-Six)
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