#theandysar

[luanna801]

Lu, it always makes me very happy when you start a post rampage. I hope you are doing great <3 xoxo

Awww, I’m so glad! I love September 23 because my blog always gets to be a wonderful happy place of Barbara Gordon love and bi positivity, which is the best possible combined vibe.

Sending much love to you, too! <3 <3

[angel-gidget]

I miss it too :( I still boggle at the irony that Dick thought forcing Tim to assume a new identity apart from Robin could be taken as a sign of respect or used to bring them closer. Oh, Dick. Honey. No.

[luanna801]

theandysar replied to your post: 

You started reading fma such a beautiful choice

I did! :-) And I have to say it is an EXCELLENT life choice so far, I’m absolutely loving it. <3

And because by happy coincidence I happen to have finished Vol. 6 today, have some updated thoughts:

Okay the biggest one is: I literally WAS NOT AWARE of Izumi’s existence until I read this thing? Like I’d seen people talk about other characters but literally no one ever mentioned her? WHY IS SHE NOT A BIGGER FAN FAVORITE, SHE IS THE BEST. WHY ARE YOU SLEEPING ON THIS, FANDOM.

(Possibly she is and the fans I’m friends with just happened not to talk/post about her much? IDK.)

Okay so... speaking of Izumi: There’s this scene where she asks Ed if he regrets becoming a state alchemist and he says he’s worried about being used as a weapon for the government.

Which brings up the question: Why has that not happened already? Why is the government just letting him wander around doing (basically) whatever he wants?

Like I’d LOVE to think it was because using a fifteen-year-old as a human weapon was a line even this government wouldn’t cross, but lbr: Everything about this government tells me they would 200% not be above using child soldiers

Is it because they’re hoping he’ll discover the Philosopher’s Stone and they can weaponize that somehow?

(It’s probably that, isn’t it.)

Literally WHO ASKED THEM to show Lt. Col. Hughes being all adorable with his family and trying to parent Winry and Ed and Al and being all proud of his three-year-old daughter only to HAVE HIM ABRUPTLY KILLED OFF

I DIDN’T ASK FOR THIS. HOW DARE YOU.

Col. Mustang’s reaction to Lt. Col. Hughes’ death was briefly humanizing but he immediately squandered most of the goodwill he’d earned by being Severely Terrible in the ensuing flashbacks

in which he says that joining the state alchemists is Totally Ed’s Choice and he is Merely Offering an Opportunity and Not Forcing Anyone Into Anything

and then in LITERALLY THE NEXT PANEL starts YELLING AT THE ELEVEN-YEAR-OLD about how he will be a PATHETIC CRIPPLE (his words, not mine) and FOREVER USELESS if he doesn’t join

That might not literally be ‘forcing’ but I’m PRETTY SURE that at least qualifies as coercion my dude

I would say “Who the f*** is running this military” but we know who it is and... yeah. I guess it’s not surprising it’s an ethical nightmare.

Winry getting adorably excited over going to the Automail Mecca Valley and then geeking out over all the tech was EXTREMELY CUTE

I am generally relieved by Ed and Winry’s relationship being a lot less Slap Slap Kiss than I’d been led to believe?

Like there ARE moments like that, but they’re honestly few and far between and they’re balanced out by moments where they actually talk about important things and support each other and you see how close their relationship is

This is a Very Good Thing because there are few things I hate more than the “WE BICKER ALL THE TIME AND THAT IS HOW YOU KNOW WE’RE IN LOVE!!” cliche

(It might feel a bit one-sided so far though? Like I’m not saying Ed doesn’t care about Winry, but a lot of their scenes seem to revolve around talking about his pain and her being protective of him and I wish we saw more of the reverse too)

(But I assume this will change as the series goes on and it ties into a larger issue of Ed being very well-meaning but also kinda self-absorbed and oblivious to the feelings of people around him)

I generally like Ed’s character a lot: He’s deeply flawed but I think the series does a good job of keeping him from ever becoming genuinely unlikable. Because when the chips are down, you always see his heart being in the right place, and as arrogant as he can be, he genuinely does admit when he’s messed up and try to learn from it. That counts for a lot.

I’m kinda conflicted on whether Al’s character is somewhat underdeveloped in comparison to Ed’s (at this point)? Sometimes I think that’s the case, and sometimes I think that Ed’s personality is just so much LOUDER that Al by necessity is forced into a more reactive role when they’re together

Like very often Ed is the one taking initiative and making things happen in the story while Al either follows along or argues with him about it

Which makes sense!! Because he’s the older brother and all. But it sometimes has the effect of putting Al in the role of That Guy Reacting to Stuff Ed Does and sometimes I feel like that makes Al harder to understand as an individual character

This is another thing I’m sure will change as the series goes on and there’s more time to flesh everyone out though.

The series in general does an amazing job of doing to some REALLY dark places in the story without feeling relentlessly grim or un-child-friendly? Like a lot of this stuff is genuinely HORRIFYING and yet reading it doesn’t totally bog you down. I imagine that must have been a really tricky balance to pull off and I think it does a great job

Really looking forward to reading more!

[luanna801]

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Hey!! <3 <3 Always good to see you.

[luanna801]

Hi house are you Lu! How is it going ! I hope this doesn’t strike you as weird -although it probably is- but I’ve been feeling nostalgic and was wondering how you’ve been. Hope everything is alright and if you need anything you can ask. In andy in case you don’t remember

It's never weird, and of course I remember you!! I get nostalgic about the old days of our DC fandom on tumblr too. <3

I'm doing pretty well- just started a new job, which is kind of my first "real" full-time job, which is both stressful and exciting. In fandom news, I've been really enjoying The Beatles: Get Back lately and getting more into the history of the Beatles, which is lots of fun. (You guys will probably see some more posts about that from me in the future, although I'm wary of posting too many #hottakes about it. 😅)

I hope everything is going well with you! Remember I definitely still consider you a friend and I'm always happy to hear from you. 💕💕)

[herestoyoumsholly]

9!!! xoxo

My fave Aquafam friend! I would talk to you about my comic ideas ALL day long! :) <3 xoxoxo

[luanna801]

Hello lu how is it going I hope you are doing as great as you are (that would be like ... A LOT) xoxo

<3 <3 <3 I’m actually doing quite well lately, thank gd! Hoping everything is good with you too. <3

[lornahs]

theandysar: Hon this person is right. You are so helpful and so selfless and I'm really glad there is someone like you in the comics fandom thank you !!!

Stoppp you’re gonna make me cry :’) thanks! <33