If I’m talking about “episodes” on an anime instance, it’s pretty obvious that I’m not talking about the manga.
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Just want to say that this is the first time I’ve ever voiced my opinion on Brotherhood without someone jumping on my neck about it, so thank you.
I’m talking more about (huge spoilers)
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Hughes; there’s far less of him in Brotherhood and his discovery of the conspiracy leading to his death all takes place in one episode in Brotherhood where I think it’s something like 3 or 4 in the original. Much more tension to play with that way rather than it being a flash in the pan.
If you’re wanting to be pedantic, it squeezes the first half of the original into 10 episodes; Brotherhood hits Rush Valley at episode 10 whereas they arrive in the original at episode 26 (almost exactly halfway of the original 51 episode run).
I mean, if you can enjoy the pacing of Frieren, you can enjoy the pacing of the original FMA.
I obviously don’t want to spoil anything for anyone who hasn’t seen it but the rush in Brotherhood robs some crucial plot points of any emotional impact and is lesser for it.
Watch Brotherhood, not the original.
Wrong - watch the original up until they get to Rush Valley (around ep26 or so IIRC) and then switch over to Brotherhood. Or just watch all of the original and then Brotherhood.
Brotherhood tries to rush the first half of the original into 3 episodes which ruins the pacing.
If you read as “the pacing is rushed in Brotherhood” as “Brother needs filler episodes”, it’s not really worth having a continuing discussion.