Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Episode 35: The Shape of This Country
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Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Episode 35: The Shape of This Country
Canon/HIGH
OSHIMETER
9.7
43 Fans
5
4
3
2
1
PacingVisualWritingEmo ImpactSoundtrack
READTHROUGH
QUICK TAKES
ho_oh
I still cant believe Hughes died for this and the whole country is just one big circle for a stone
nemurinavi_neko_470
You really start to feel for Hughes when you see that map, and knowing the military was in on it the whole time is just sick
zerotwofan
Olivier freezing Sloth with fuel and the cold shows she is way too smart for these monsters
megumin_mage_148
My skin crawled when Ed connected all the dots on that map. I knew things were bad in Central but a country wide sacrifice circle is a level of evil that is difficult to process
saphir
The realization that the military history of Amestris was just a checklist for a massive human sacrifice makes my skin crawl. May sensing those souls screaming under Central is such a creepy detail and I can't stop thinking about it. Everything feels so connected now and knowing why Hughes really died makes his loss hit even harder than before
tanuki_trickster_41
Raven is such a creep for trying to lure Armstrong in with promises of immortality and power. He clearly has no idea who he is dealing with because she only cares about her soldiers
tifa_lockhart_400
Kimblee being back feels like things are moving too fast. It feels like the show is just throwing all the villains together in the north and it is getting a bit crowded with Scar and everyone else there
rana_rhapsody_503
When May Chang described the energy under Central as a bunch of squirming people, it made my stomach turn. This conspiracy is so much bigger than just a few corrupt generals in a room
geeta_360
Olivier Armstrong riding a tank into the elevator is exactly the move a real leader makes, because she is the only one who can stand up to those snakes from Central and keep her cool
winry_rockbell_117
Olivier Armstrong is terrifying and the way she just froze Sloth with tank fuel was so smart. She does not play around when it comes to her fortress and her men
darkness_defender
Buccaneer tossing that giant over his shoulder really caught me off guard. I love how the Briggs soldiers just treat these monsters like any other obstacle in their way
yoko_littner_186
Everything finally clicked into place about why there has been so much war once Ed drew those lines on the map. I finally understand what Hughes died for, and it makes his loss feel even heavier now that we see the full scale of the horror the military is hiding under their feet in the north
sailor_galaxia_390
Falman using his insane memory to track all those war dates was such a smart way to reveal the circle. Seeing every massacre connect into a perfect shape was the most haunting reveal
mimete_383
Sloth being that fast was such a shock after he spent the whole time complaining about everything being a pain. Seeing him smash through tanks like they were paper really changed the tone
rito_288
Seeing those lines on the map connect all the wars and massacres in history is actually terrifying. Isaac was not crazy back in episode one and seeing the circle laid out like that is haunting
dawn
General Armstrong is a total beast for how she handled Sloth. She did not even flinch when he started moving like a blur and then she just froze him solid using the fuel
tael
I am still thinking about May saying the ground feels like people squirming underneath it. That plus the map reveal makes everything so much darker and it makes me sick for the brothers
unohanas_unbeaten
General Raven trying to recruit Olivier is so slimy. He really thinks she will just join their little immortality club but he clearly does not know the iron queen of the north
weebirez
The map scene where Ed connects the dots between all those wars is chilling. Seeing the whole nation as one big sacrifice makes everything that happened before feel so much worse
griffith_the_hawk
I can't believe Isaac was right about the shape of this country from the very start. Thinking about Hughes finding this out and getting killed for it actually makes me feel sick
EPISODE CONTEXT
Sitting just past the halfway mark at episode 35 of 64, this installment transitions the Fort Briggs arc from survival-focused tension into a conspiracy narrative with national stakes, building directly on the foundation laid in 'Ice Queen.' It serves as a critical turning point where localized conflicts at the fortress give way to broader, more disturbing revelations about Amestris itself, setting the stage for the escalating political and military upheaval that will define the series' back half.
READTHROUGH
QUICK TAKES
ho_oh
I still cant believe Hughes died for this and the whole country is just one big circle for a stone
nemurinavi_neko_470
You really start to feel for Hughes when you see that map, and knowing the military was in on it the whole time is just sick
zerotwofan
Olivier freezing Sloth with fuel and the cold shows she is way too smart for these monsters
megumin_mage_148
My skin crawled when Ed connected all the dots on that map. I knew things were bad in Central but a country wide sacrifice circle is a level of evil that is difficult to process
saphir
The realization that the military history of Amestris was just a checklist for a massive human sacrifice makes my skin crawl. May sensing those souls screaming under Central is such a creepy detail and I can't stop thinking about it. Everything feels so connected now and knowing why Hughes really died makes his loss hit even harder than before
tanuki_trickster_41
Raven is such a creep for trying to lure Armstrong in with promises of immortality and power. He clearly has no idea who he is dealing with because she only cares about her soldiers
tifa_lockhart_400
Kimblee being back feels like things are moving too fast. It feels like the show is just throwing all the villains together in the north and it is getting a bit crowded with Scar and everyone else there
rana_rhapsody_503
When May Chang described the energy under Central as a bunch of squirming people, it made my stomach turn. This conspiracy is so much bigger than just a few corrupt generals in a room
geeta_360
Olivier Armstrong riding a tank into the elevator is exactly the move a real leader makes, because she is the only one who can stand up to those snakes from Central and keep her cool
winry_rockbell_117
Olivier Armstrong is terrifying and the way she just froze Sloth with tank fuel was so smart. She does not play around when it comes to her fortress and her men
darkness_defender
Buccaneer tossing that giant over his shoulder really caught me off guard. I love how the Briggs soldiers just treat these monsters like any other obstacle in their way
yoko_littner_186
Everything finally clicked into place about why there has been so much war once Ed drew those lines on the map. I finally understand what Hughes died for, and it makes his loss feel even heavier now that we see the full scale of the horror the military is hiding under their feet in the north
sailor_galaxia_390
Falman using his insane memory to track all those war dates was such a smart way to reveal the circle. Seeing every massacre connect into a perfect shape was the most haunting reveal
mimete_383
Sloth being that fast was such a shock after he spent the whole time complaining about everything being a pain. Seeing him smash through tanks like they were paper really changed the tone
rito_288
Seeing those lines on the map connect all the wars and massacres in history is actually terrifying. Isaac was not crazy back in episode one and seeing the circle laid out like that is haunting
dawn
General Armstrong is a total beast for how she handled Sloth. She did not even flinch when he started moving like a blur and then she just froze him solid using the fuel
tael
I am still thinking about May saying the ground feels like people squirming underneath it. That plus the map reveal makes everything so much darker and it makes me sick for the brothers
unohanas_unbeaten
General Raven trying to recruit Olivier is so slimy. He really thinks she will just join their little immortality club but he clearly does not know the iron queen of the north
weebirez
The map scene where Ed connects the dots between all those wars is chilling. Seeing the whole nation as one big sacrifice makes everything that happened before feel so much worse
griffith_the_hawk
I can't believe Isaac was right about the shape of this country from the very start. Thinking about Hughes finding this out and getting killed for it actually makes me feel sick
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