The Battle Done?
The trials of the Elric brothers have all been leading up to the events of this volume, which deals with the final, all-out culmination of the struggle between the story's forces of good and evil.
As Hawkeye deals with the madman Archer and Mustang tries to redeem himself by taking personal responsibility for stopping Bradley's reign of terror, the time of Dante's triumph draws nigh. As Ed races to save Al, he finally faces his greatest challenge - an inevitable, to-the-death battle with the psychotic, androgynous shapeshifter Envy - that even his love for Al might not help him win this time.
Although loose ends are left for the movie which follows, alot is wrapped up, particularly Mustang's storyline and the shocking revealation of exactly why the mere mention of any of the Elrics, especially the boys' father, throws Envy (who has some of the volume's most memorable moments) into an unspeakable rage. In a way it almost seems sad that a movie follows, because...
Probably the best series ending for the best show....(SERIES SPOILERS!!!)
First of all, if you haven't already seen all of the series, DO NOT READ THIS!!! (unless you wanna suck all of the enjoyment out of seeing it...) MAJOR, MAJOR SPOILERS LIE AHEAD!!!
Sadly, this is the end of the series (only to lead on to the movie...), but I think it was a sorrowful but worthy ending. There are a few quick battles in this volume including:
-Roy Mustang vs Pride (Fuhrer King Bradley)
-Edward Elric vs Envy (Oh, and Envy's TRUE form is revealed!!!)
-Riza Hawkeye vs Half-Machine Frank Archer (this isn't REALLY a battle, it's just that they both target eachother)
Although these battles are short, they are rewarding, and the following people die:
-Edward Elric
-Sloth (but didn't we see that coming from the previous volume?)
-Dante/Lyra
-Gluttony
However, Al brings Ed back to life using the Philosopher's Stone which is attached to his soul and then Ed (even though he...
Climactic conclusions and an unfinished story...
Deceit, lies, death, shocking discoveries, and a lot of hard work later, Fullmetal Alchemist finally reaches the end.
Overall, the final three episodes tie a lot of lose ends together, almost too well to where the ending (Episode 51) seems a bit rushed where a two parter would have been better. The final episodes deal with various battles- Izumi vs. Archer, Ed vs Dante and Envy, Mustang vs. Pride. But all of these battles seem short and rushed. I mean, EVERYTHING in the series lead up to Pride being "dethroned" and it all happened, but all within two sword slashes and one explosion. While the conclusion of the battle WAS in fact fitting, it didn't play out as other battles. Even the battle between Greed and Ed was a lot longer in comparison to all three final battles put together.
Archer seemed to be a great villain with tons of potential, but it was all quickly ended as his battle with Izumi was short and Riza ended it all too soon. Same with Ed and Dante,...
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