Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood - Episode 34 Discussion/Poll
 

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Sloth!!

I really hope this doesn't feel rushed, like the past episodes, I would hate to get that feeling while they're at Briggs! That's the one place they shouldn't cut things out of. It looks like they're going back to covering 2 chapters per episode, so we'll see.

They covered 1 1/2 chapters strangely ending on the climax of the Sloth battle. I'm guessing another 1 1/2 next episode based on the preview.

Also, there should be some new music by now. The pieces now are getting noticeably old (even for me, someone who doesn't pay attention to it). Other than that, it was a very enjoyable episode.

Yeah, I agree with Vlyse on the music. Where did the tracks from Roy vs. Lust go? I really liked those.

Other than that, pretty good episode. Olivier is again astounding me with her awesomeness.

Love the red eye grow part.

A perfect episode IMO. Unlike the last couple of episodes, no filler scenes were added, and also none were skipped and we got an ideal pacing of 1.5 chapters covered.

Animated Olivier once again proves to be simply awesome, and so does Miles, especially since he's really being voiced by one of my favorite seiyuu, Kazuya Nakai.

And speaking of seiyuu, was that Fumihiko Tachiki as Sloth? If so, awesome, cause the voice is spot-on for the character.

Miles seiyuu is awesome, I didn't expect to hear Kazuya Nakai in FMA.

It's a dream come true for some of us. :D

Yeah it is. I laughed so much that it's so damn perfect.

That was awesome, the moment he spoke I screamed Hijitake!!!

Great episode, I love Sloth.

You mean Hasegawa. :p

well, horrible sub aside, this was a great episode, loved the pace. hopefully they'll keep this up :D

Awesome episode. Left me OoO until the end!

Somehow Sloth's design doesn't suit... Even though he doesn't speak much and actually fell asleep, being so huge, strong and tough doesn't really suit... Just who on earth will be like this when they are lazy to do anything? even work out.

Being water based suited Sloth theme somehow more...

He's not even human, so i don't see why that matters at all.

Even if they are not human. The homunculus usually have designs and personalities that fit their nature.

Gluttony is the deadly sin of over-consumption, so the homunculus Gluttony is a fat-ass that eats everything.

Lust is the deadly sin of excessive thoughts or desires of a sexual nature (which I engage in pretty often), so the homunculus Lust is a seductive woman.

And so on with the others.

brilliant as ever ! I'm just wondering how pride is going to look like afterwards

Sloth is precisely being able but not utilizing the ability. Besides, the actual abilities of the homunculous aren't directly tied to their names, just their personalities. What does envy have to do with shapeshifting (and being massive), lust with cutting, greed with armor, wrath with reflexes, etc.

I think Sloth's look fits him perfectly because youre expecting this big giant thing to be a massive wrecking ball of rage and instead he's slow and kinda whiny (in a he didnt like digging way) so its a good balance of what you see to what he's really like. Like ChronoReverse said he's able but doesnt want to be.

I think all Homunculi names fit their persona's prefectly.

How exactly does a tentacle jellyfish monster make more sense than a juggernaut?

So we finally see Sloth.