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Ling battles Wrath while Winry learns the truth behind the deaths of her parents.

Impressions:

I went into this thinking it would be mostly about the fight between Ling and Wrath. While that was part of the start it definitely focused more on Scar and Winry. Still one of the cooler moments has to be Ling cutting up Gluttony. Probably since we know he can heal it doesn’t disturb you as much to see the top of his head sliced off. Still against Wrath it’s going to be very dangerous for Ling. Still considering how Greed was getting his ass kicked right from the start you have to really praise Ling and even Ran Fa for deflecting that attack enough to not get killed.

It’s not like I can’t understand why Scar is so angry, but I still can’t forgive him. I mean sure when he woke up he attacked without thinking, but it’s not like he shows any remorse for his actions. While I can understand his background better it just doesn’t mean I can forgive or like the guy all that much. The positive is that Winry didn’t end up covering her hands up in blood. It’d almost be better if the Homunculi got him so the main characters wouldn’t have to finish him off.

At least I can understand how terrible that slaughter was. Honestly you couldn’t call it anything else. They used alchemy to fence in the people and then gunned them down. Some alchemists got right into the battles and did insane damage that way. It really can scare you what some people can do if they are ordered to.

Really the most serious part of this episode was right near the end. It’s a good thing that Ed managed to get between Winry and Scar. He’s right that her hands shouldn’t be used for killing. I’m sure this was the kind of situation he was desperately hoping to avoid. Knowing that the killer of your family was right there and being filled with feelings of revenge. Of course it was a stupid move since Scar might have killed him if it wasn’t for the flashback of his own brother. Hopefully Al can hold him off for a while.

I’m not sure how Winry will be as time moves on. I guess it depends on what happens to Scar. But at the same time she has dealt with a lot of grief lately. First with all that happened to Hughes and now with Scar. Well for now the major concerns are surviving the battles with Scar, Wrath, and Gluttony.