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Originally Posted by Spectacular_Insanity
Good episode (I didn't expect anything less), though the fact that I already knew what was going to happen did take a bit of the suspense out, though. But I will admit they did a good job on mixing it up a bit.
But, as much as I hate to say it, Rose's naive belief that somehow her boyfriend will come back to life had always been pathetic to me, both in the manga and the old series. As immature as Ed and Al are (they're still kids after all), even they have come to the conclusion that dead people, are in fact, dead. Even if it took them a failed human transmutation to finally get there. I found Rose's attempts to convince Ed, very clearly and atheist, of the existence of God. Or a god, at least. In any case, I might be Christian but her unconvincing argument made me think of a little kid trying to convince a skeptical adult of the existence of her magical, imaginary friend.
Now don't get me wrong, Rose has had it rough. But compared to how rough Ed and Al have had it made her inability to cope by comparison rather disappointing. I mean, I would have thought she would have been a little bit more grateful once she realized she was just being used by Cornello, but all I saw was a breakdown. Again, I am a manga reader, but this has always bugged me. Ed could certainly have been a bit kinder and less apathetic (he was solely focused on the stone), but at the same time Rose was way to clingy and dependent on a vain hope that was doubtful and dodgy even in the best of light. I suppose a lot of this stems from dramatic irony (where we as the audience know more than the characters), but still any smart person would have realized that if Cornello could really bring back the dead, he would have already.
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Not a manga reader, but from what i gather, ed + al matured faster BECAUSE of the IMMENSE pain they suffered, well more like overcoming (to an extent) that pain, ed (losing both al and his arm + a leg), and al just going "oh crap my brother just sacrificed himself even more to bring me back".
On the other hand, you have rose who was probably love-struck (she IS a girl, and not to be SEXIST or anything, but i believe GIRLs are MORE attached than guys are...especially if it's her first love? Your first love is usually the inseparable kinda feeling - lovey dovey...hard to explain, you feel like the world is gonna end if you two get separated)...Anyway, the whole she believes in God? Yeah...i doubt it, she probably does it TO bring back her boyfriend, not so much because she actually believes it...At that point she's willing (pretty much) to do anything to bring him back...and even just that slight "hope" that he MIGHT come back motivated her EACH day to move on with her life. After that light of "hope" was destroyed, you really only have two options 1) move on with life...or 2) in the case of Rose, you can't cope with the fact that you no longer have any hope whatsoever, and have pretty much an emotional/mental breakdown.
Honestly, i find rose's character great, and i believe it's totally possible, (all her actions throughout the episode, and in the last series). It makes sense, it's definitely plausible...so Idk if my thoughts were at least conveyed well for you to see my point, but I think she's a great addition to the series as a whole, as well as part of ed and al's growth
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