Man, I never take screencaps most of the time, but I still took at least ten or eleven to show off to Haru while trying to explain what was going on. XD Roy's one of those examples of good people doing bad things -- he shot and killed the Rockbells, and even though he did it under orders and was suicidally guilty about it later, he's still the one responsible, who'll have to answer to Winry if she pushes it (I sort of suspect she won't, though, given some of the stuff she says about Roy when she's talking about her parents' deaths with Hoenheim). He's done a lot of things he hates, it's implied, especially from the war situation, but he's not bad, no; far from it.
I still kind of question the stasis thing, because, well -- it means someone would have had to have locked him away for this long; who's got the power to do that, and if Hoenheim is "only human," where did they have the power to keep him alive and in stasis, so that even after years (if we assume Hoenheim left when Al was, say, two, since he couldn't remember his father by age five -- that's about fourteen years right there), he's immediately recognizable.
Another interesting point is that, in the manga, Pinako is pissed at Hoenheim for abandoning his family; she says they used to be drinking buddies, but she doesn't know where he is now, and doesn't care if he's alive or dead, the no-good bastard. In the anime, at least, she seems almost pleased to see him again; this could be an act to keep Winry and Shcieska from worrying, but still. It struck me as interesting. >_>
The series *does* humanize the villains, I agree, but it's not over quite yet -- there's still a chance we're going to see more about Envy in the end. Given his prominence in the new opening with Sloth, I suspect he's going to start playing a larger role very soon, so we'll have to see.
Me, actually, I think I've been corrupted by playing the second GBA game too long -- I'm all Viola/Winry OTP! (Viola being a game-only character, also a mechanic, who becomes friends with Winry -- though not really Ed and Al -- very fast, to the point where it goes from "DAMNIT YOU'RE FRIENDS WITH A STATE ALCHEMIST HAAAATE" to "Can I tell you my incredibly depressing story about my parents and my little sister?" and yeah. XD Though for anime continuity, hell, why not -- Winry/Shcieska yay!
Heeeee. Well, hopefully when it comes time to post that monstrous thing, it won't disappoint. :D We've had a LOT of fun writing it so far, but it's also really nice to have it be well-recieved♥ And nah, I don't mind at all about the commenting thing -- I LIKE hearing from new people, and hearing different takes on fandom debates. [grins]
NINPOU PUPPY-CHAN. [coughs] Sorry, it's just -- damn, seriously, your dog is really really freaking cute. XD I have such a weakness for cute little faces like that. XD XD XD
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Re: Another point...
Date: 2004-08-04 10:31 am (UTC)I still kind of question the stasis thing, because, well -- it means someone would have had to have locked him away for this long; who's got the power to do that, and if Hoenheim is "only human," where did they have the power to keep him alive and in stasis, so that even after years (if we assume Hoenheim left when Al was, say, two, since he couldn't remember his father by age five -- that's about fourteen years right there), he's immediately recognizable.
Another interesting point is that, in the manga, Pinako is pissed at Hoenheim for abandoning his family; she says they used to be drinking buddies, but she doesn't know where he is now, and doesn't care if he's alive or dead, the no-good bastard. In the anime, at least, she seems almost pleased to see him again; this could be an act to keep Winry and Shcieska from worrying, but still. It struck me as interesting. >_>
The series *does* humanize the villains, I agree, but it's not over quite yet -- there's still a chance we're going to see more about Envy in the end. Given his prominence in the new opening with Sloth, I suspect he's going to start playing a larger role very soon, so we'll have to see.
Me, actually, I think I've been corrupted by playing the second GBA game too long -- I'm all Viola/Winry OTP! (Viola being a game-only character, also a mechanic, who becomes friends with Winry -- though not really Ed and Al -- very fast, to the point where it goes from "DAMNIT YOU'RE FRIENDS WITH A STATE ALCHEMIST HAAAATE" to "Can I tell you my incredibly depressing story about my parents and my little sister?" and yeah. XD Though for anime continuity, hell, why not -- Winry/Shcieska yay!
Heeeee. Well, hopefully when it comes time to post that monstrous thing, it won't disappoint. :D We've had a LOT of fun writing it so far, but it's also really nice to have it be well-recieved♥ And nah, I don't mind at all about the commenting thing -- I LIKE hearing from new people, and hearing different takes on fandom debates. [grins]
NINPOU PUPPY-CHAN. [coughs] Sorry, it's just -- damn, seriously, your dog is really really freaking cute. XD I have such a weakness for cute little faces like that. XD XD XD