Fullmetal Alchemist manga *Spoilers* - Page 6

greed · 06-14-2010, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Lithp

As a slight tangent, why do "x years later" endings seem to bother people? FMA didn't matter because it was only 2, but I know there are still a lot of people who bitch about Harry Potter's ending.

A lot of people like to create their own futures for characters, if not write fanfics doing just that. X years later endings interfere with that by telling who got together with whom, kids and what not. That and it can be a bit cliche if done badly.

Lithp · 06-14-2010, 01:52 PM

Fair enough. But, ironically, I HATE unanswered questions! >.<

Couplings I don't really care about, & I can see leaving them to the imagination.

Magus · 06-15-2010, 07:14 PM

"X years later" pairings don't bother me because I care about the pairings, they bother me because I don't care about the pairings and think they are fairly pointless and cliche, like greed mentioned. The Harry Potter one was really lame, this one was a little less so because it was only like two-pages/six-panels 'cause it's a comic book...

Regarding Father: it seems like he must have come from the other side of the gate but because he was separated off from Truth he's like his own being, similar to how the homunculi are separated off from him and have their own "soul" to them (despite their being a distinct lack of soul, they have an "I" to them that is all their own, like Greed). I think it would be cooler if he was like an evil demon or something but probably not. Anyway, me and a buddy of mine were talking about this and we were more interested in what happened to the slavemaster alchemist that created/extracted Father, 'cause he must be the really talented guy in the whole thing!

Lithp · 06-16-2010, 04:54 PM

Not really. He created Father by accident. And he was one of the souls sealed into Father.

Pairings can be pointless, on one hand, but on the other hand, it's also annoying when attractions between characters are pointed out & then completely ignored. FMA handled it quite well.

And I still don't see why the Harry Potter ending was that bad. I mean, what did people expect? "Voldemort's dead, so now I am Lord of the Dance!"?

And evil demons aren't cliche? I fail to see how that would even fit into FMA.

Magus · 06-17-2010, 11:56 PM

Evil demons is evil demons, pairings is pairings. Different cliche strokes for different folks.

Lithp · 06-18-2010, 03:57 AM

Fair enough. But I still don't see where it would fit in FMA.

06-14-2010, 01:52 PM	#52
Lithp Boo Buddy Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 400	Fair enough. But, ironically, I HATE unanswered questions! >.< Couplings I don't really care about, & I can see leaving them to the imagination. __________________ Great site, especially for RPers: http://degosroleplaying.aceboard.com/ (As you can see, the key to advertisement is subtlety.)

06-16-2010, 04:54 PM	#54
Lithp Boo Buddy Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 400	Not really. He created Father by accident. And he was one of the souls sealed into Father. Pairings can be pointless, on one hand, but on the other hand, it's also annoying when attractions between characters are pointed out & then completely ignored. FMA handled it quite well. And I still don't see why the Harry Potter ending was that bad. I mean, what did people expect? "Voldemort's dead, so now I am Lord of the Dance!"? And evil demons aren't cliche? I fail to see how that would even fit into FMA. __________________ Great site, especially for RPers: http://degosroleplaying.aceboard.com/ (As you can see, the key to advertisement is subtlety.)

06-18-2010, 03:57 AM	#56
Lithp Boo Buddy Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 400	Fair enough. But I still don't see where it would fit in FMA. __________________ Great site, especially for RPers: http://degosroleplaying.aceboard.com/ (As you can see, the key to advertisement is subtlety.)

06-15-2010, 07:14 PM	#53
Magus Archer and Armstrong vs. the World Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 7,164	"X years later" pairings don't bother me because I care about the pairings, they bother me because I don't care about the pairings and think they are fairly pointless and cliche, like greed mentioned. The Harry Potter one was really lame, this one was a little less so because it was only like two-pages/six-panels 'cause it's a comic book... Regarding Father: it seems like he must have come from the other side of the gate but because he was separated off from Truth he's like his own being, similar to how the homunculi are separated off from him and have their own "soul" to them (despite their being a distinct lack of soul, they have an "I" to them that is all their own, like Greed). I think it would be cooler if he was like an evil demon or something but probably not. Anyway, me and a buddy of mine were talking about this and we were more interested in what happened to the slavemaster alchemist that created/extracted Father, 'cause he must be the really talented guy in the whole thing!

06-17-2010, 11:56 PM	#55
Magus Archer and Armstrong vs. the World Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 7,164	Evil demons is evil demons, pairings is pairings. Different cliche strokes for different folks.