Thank you to Max for commissioning this episode! So this is the episode where Envy is finally defeated, and there's a lot about this that I have a hard time with, but then some ideas that I like a lot. First of all, there's the concept that Roy is taking his anger to a level that makes him seem like a monster, which I'm not really in agreement on. But then, the idea that Envy's name comes from an envy of humanity and the ways they can forgive, continue to work together, and move on...I rather li...
Aug 24, 2022•1 hr 5 min
Thank you to George for commissioning this episode! In these chapters, we're getting Calder essentially telling Kellerac to fuck off and that he's not making any further deals with him. It's interesting to me that Kellerac seems to be a little bit more desperate to make things happen than he has in the past, which makes me super suspicious. What's going on, K? You slippin? Thanks for listening, and I will see you soon with a new episode!
Aug 24, 2022•1 hr
Thank you to Kyle for commissioning this episode! So we're doing the thing where we jump ahead a few years and we get to see the ways in which cultures clash against one another, and the variety of ways in which value systems that don't match can lead to deep misunderstandings and feelings of superiority that get in the way of effective communication. Also, we go to the palace for the first time in a while and see what's going on with Fara, Phyro, and Jia. Seems like Fara is better at this than ...
Aug 23, 2022•1 hr 5 min
Thank you to George for commissioning this episode! These are the chapters where we go back and see the way that Calder meets Urzaia, and it's under way way different circumstances than I had expected. I had assumed he met Urzaia at the fighting pits, but it turns out that Urzaia was arrested for rebelling against direct orders from the Emperor. Which suits Calder just fine. Thanks for listening, and I will see you soon with a new episode!
Aug 23, 2022•58 min
Thank you to Max for commissioning this episode! In this episode, Roy goes up against Envy and everyone seems to be really concerned with Roy's treatment of Envy but personally I was lowkey into it because Envy is kind of the meanest out of all homunculi. Also, there's a wonderful bit where Envy turns into Hughes and it goes SO MUCH BETTER than it has in other episodes. Thank you to everyone for listening, and I will see you soon with a new episode!
Aug 23, 2022•1 hr 2 min
Thank you very much to Kyle for commissioning this episode! In these chapters, a misunderstanding almost results in Thera marrying the head of the clan she's trying to ally with, which would have led to the exile of the man she actually has grown to really care about (and whose child she's carrying, as we find out later). In the end, they manage to manipulate this guy into an allegiance, but WOOF that was close. Thanks for listening, and I will see you soon with a new episode!
Aug 23, 2022•1 hr 6 min
Thank you to George for commissioning this episode! So these are the chapters where Calder & Co. finally catch up to Lucan and they have a confrontation where Lucan shows off his incredible abilities, which makes his death seem even more of a waste. Fucking Jyrene, tho. I'm really so frustrated with her, and I'm not sure how she sees this playing out but I don't think there's any possibility of a reconciliation with Calder after this. Thanks for listening, and I will see you soon with a new ...
Aug 23, 2022•1 hr 8 min
Thank you very much to Max for commissioning this episode! In this installment, we get to see Al continue his fight with Pride, this time adding Kimblee to the mix. Turns out that Al has a Philosopher's Stone (saved by Heinkel) and he's holding his own once again. Meanwhile, the Armstrongs are engaged in a pitched battle against Sloth, and they get interrupted by the damn military who has not gotten the message about who the real enemy is. Thanks for listening, and I will see you soon with a new...
Aug 12, 2022•1 hr 8 min
Thank you to Florian for commissioning this episode! These episodes are the ones where our friends begin to get it together to leave Skypeia, and they're under the misapprehension that they have to steal gold because these folks wouldn't give it to them. It turns out that they sail away from a way bigger haul of gold than they could have ever imagined, but seems like Robin isn't going to inform them of their blunder. Probably smart. Thanks to you all for listening, and I will see you soon with a...
Aug 12, 2022•1 hr 1 min
Thank you to George for commissioning this episode! This is an interesting section, and one of the more compelling moments for me is that instant where Andel gets to see the expression on Jyrene's face change in an intense and dramatic fashion when she attempt to initiate some other prisoners into the Sleepless. He has one very rational and understandable interpretation, but I am not sure I totally agree with it based on the information I'm working with. Thanks so much to you all for listening, ...
Aug 11, 2022•1 hr 7 min
Thank you to Max for commissioning this episode! Listen, plenty of things happen this episode that are all very important, but the thing I can't get out of my head is the sound of these poor enslaved souls screaming as they're brought to life. I DO NOT LIKE THIS. Thanks for listening I GUESS, and see you soon with a new episode!
Aug 11, 2022•1 hr 4 min
Thank you very much to Joanna for commissioning this episode! These chapters are the ones where Nina is onboard to see another attack on Ravka from the deck of a Fjerdan ship. Unfortunately for Fjerda, they are met with Zoya wielding quite an incredible amount of power to electrocute all of the soldiers in the water. It's really amazing how complete a failure this particular attack turns out to be. Thanks so much to you all for listening, and I will see you soon with a new episode!
Aug 11, 2022•1 hr 8 min
Thank you very much to George for commissioning this episode! These chapters are the ones in which Calder manages to ally himself more firmly with Meia, and Jyrene gets some more direct assistance from Kellerac. Turns out that he's the one who gave her back her soulbound vessel, and he also tells her that Shera shouldn't even still be alive. What does that even mean? Thanks for listening, and I will see you soon with a new episode!
Aug 11, 2022•1 hr 9 min
Thank you so much to Max for commissioning this episode! In this one, things finally begin to pop off in the midst of Central right in amongst the civilians, and so far Roy is trying to keep this bloodless which I found REALLY surprising. Especially after abducting the Fuhrer's wife. Thanks for listening, and I will see you soon with a new episode!
Aug 09, 2022•1 hr 9 min
Thank you very much to Heather for commissioning this episode! In these chapters (which I need to sort of finish covering next time because I get carried away talking about so many many things), we have a confrontation between Jenna and Widow, and that shit doesn't go the way I expected at all. Thank you so much for listening, and I will see you soon with a new episode!
Aug 09, 2022•1 hr 9 min
Thank you very much to George for commissioning this episode! These chapters are the ones in which we learn what things were like for Urzaia as a kid, and how he wound up in the Champions guild, and then the fighting pits. Turns out, we have another anti-emperor sympathizer. SCORE! Thanks so much to you all for listening, and I will see you soon with a new episode!
Aug 09, 2022•1 hr 9 min
Thank you very much to Max for commissioning this episode! This episode is the one where Hempstool helps Al to trap Pride in a massive onion of earth, only Al winds up trapped in there with him. As a necessary sacrifice, yes, but I don't like it. Pride, for his part, confides that he actually really rather likes his "mom" beyond just her role as a mask for his false identity. Thank you all so much for listening, and I will see you soon with a new episode!
Aug 09, 2022•1 hr 4 min
Thank you very much to Florian for commissioning this episode! These are the episodes where Luffy finally manages to defeat Eneru, and he does it using that giant gold ball attached to his hand to disrupt a major Logia that was about to taken out everything in Skypeia. Turns out, Eneru was actually planning to go rule on...the moon? Hmm. Alright, why not. Thanks for listening, and I will see you soon with a new episode!
Aug 09, 2022•1 hr 3 min
Thank you very much to George for commissioning this episode! In these chapters, we get the meeting of Calder and Andel, and it turns out that their relationship makes a lot more sense in retrospect now that I know why Andel was originally brought aboard. We also have the first meeting with Urzaia, but this isn't when he actually joins the team. What a delight he is. Thank you all for listening, and I will see you soon with a new episode!
Aug 08, 2022•1 hr 5 min
Thank you very much to Max for commissioning this episode! In this episode, we get the fight where Pride has to consume Gluttony in order to keep his strength up. I keep having to be reminded that Pride isn't a kid, and that the tactics I'm expecting him to use aren't necessary. Also, Father has been put into the war room to discuss what Mustang is about to do, and turns out they were correct in assuming that Roy would take the Fuhrer's wife hostage. Thanks for listening, and see you soon with a...
Aug 02, 2022•1 hr 4 min
Thank you to Gabriela for commissioning this episode! We're nearing the end of the conflict with Eneru at this point, although he isn't actually beaten yet. Our friends are scheming about how to get the golden bell down, while Luffy keeps attempting to reach Eneru, who continually slaps him down. Enerus debuts a new weapon, a massive sphere of lightning that he slowly lowers down onto Angel Island and unleashes, destroying it entirely. Thanks a ton to you all for listening, and I will see you so...
Aug 02, 2022•1 hr 3 min
Thank you to George for commissioning this episode! Alright it's time to launch into Calder's story, and find out exactly how he got to where he is. There's a remarkable attack that tears an entire ship in half, and Calder has to do his best to hold it together. Literally. In flashbacks we get to see Jyrene's cult and the strange events that lead to her getting a soulbound vessel. Thanks to you all for listening, and I will see you again soon with a new episode!
Aug 01, 2022•1 hr 7 min
Thank you again to Max for commissioning this episode! In this one, Al is getting puppeted by Pride in a sequence that is very upsetting because I HATE my cinnamon roll getting hurt. However, I'm very okay with Hohenheim getting hurt,so when Ed decks him across the face I couldn't help but cheer. I go on a bit of a rant about the man again, so get ready. Thanks for listening, and I will see you soon with a new episode!
Aug 01, 2022•1 hr 1 min
Thank you so much to Florian for commissioning this episode! These are the episodes where we get the story of Kalgara and Noland, and find out that the two had a strange, intense bond despite the misunderstandings and differences in their cultures. Noland was not just devastated to return to the island and hind half of it missing because it was the half with all the gold; he was devastated at the loss of a friend. Thanks for listening, and I will see you soon with a new episode!
Aug 01, 2022•1 hr 2 min
Thank you so much to George for commissioning this episode! It's time for the end of the first of the second books. That sentence was confusing, but if you know you know. It ends with Shera as the new Guild Head, which I absolutely was not ready for and I am lowkey psyched about. I'm so excited to watch how much Yala is gonna fucking hate this. I'm just a little sad that she's still alive after all this, especially after finding out about her involvement with Max. I KNEW IT. Thanks for listening...
Aug 01, 2022•1 hr 3 min
Thank you to Max for commissioning this episode! I'm so curious what the hell is going on with Al, and I just want him to get through the dang portal and get his body back because I simply HATE this for him. Pride grips him up by the end of the episode, and if ANYTHING HAPPENS TO MY SWEET CINNAMON ROLL I WILL RIOT. Also, Ed is taller. Thanks for listening, and I will see you soon with a new episode!
Jul 16, 2022•1 hr 4 min
Thank you so much to Joanna for commissioning this episode! Y'all how is this book hitting me in the feels so goddamn hard I have never shipped characters as hard in anything as I ship Zoya and Nikolai, and if they don't wind up together I shall die. Also, there's a heist in Ketterdam just like old times, while a coup is happening is in Shu Han. Thanks so much to you all for listening, and I will see you again soon with a new episode!
Jul 15, 2022•1 hr 2 min
Thank you very much to George for commissioning this episode! I cannot tell you all how much I loved this. I won't bother explaining here because I do on the show, but damn. What a writer. Thanks for listening, and I will see you soon with a new episode!
Jul 15, 2022•1 hr 6 min
Thank you to Max for commissioning this episode! In this one, we get to see a fight between General Armstrong and Major Armstrong, and when I tell you I loved every second of this I'm not even exaggerating a little bit. There's no second of this that wasn't just wonderful. Also, Greed seems like he might be either ready to betray his fellow homunculi, or he's got some other con going on. I'm not going to worry about it right now! Thanks for listening, and I will see you soon with a new episode!...
Jul 15, 2022•1 hr 3 min
Thank you very much to Kyle for commissioning this episode! We're still out here on the open sea, and we're getting to see the fallout of the attempt by the Dara soldier to sink the Lyucan ship. Takval winds up actually befriending (this may be too strong a word but I'm going to go with it)a couple enemy soldiers because he's moved by their compassion for their dragon. There's a truly moving scene about that. Also, one of the gods decides that he's going to give up his identity and become a mort...
Jul 15, 2022•1 hr 6 min
