3P Reviews: Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Season Four, Episode Nine (Episode Forty-Seven)

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 Four Episode Nine: Emissary of Darkness - ****   Part One: Silly Coat I had fun with this one. The episode has a narrow focus, which allows…

Lessons in Adaptation: The Umbrella Academy

Season Two is on its way, and you know what that means! That's right, this entire essay will be obsolete in a few weeks. Time to make the most of it. I had a blast writing the episodic reviews of The Umbrella Academy when the first season of the show came out, and given that…

3P Reviews: Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Season Four, Episode Five (Episode Forty-Three)

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 Four Episode Five: Bite of the Ant - ***   Part One: Distances This is a fun episode in many ways, and in one very large one,…

3P Reviews: Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Season Four, Episode One (Episode Thirty-Nine)

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 Four Episode One: Daydream - ***   Part One: Out with the Old, In with the New We have a shiny new opening, and you know what…