I don’t know about you guys, but I bloody loved how realistic 03 was when it came to Edward’s childhood, like don’t get me wrong, 09 made Ed look like a tough kid who could endure anything and did show how that all cracked when his mother died, while in 03.
It showed what a real show of how sensitive children were, Edward was boosted by his mother’s smile and encouragement, because that’s what most children work off— Hearing their parent’s praise and it makes them feel good about themselves and they continue doing it.
And in Episode 3, it showed just how easily that all broke down when Ed imagined losing his mother, he just broke down and sobbed with his little brother into her apron because if his mother died.
Who would be there for him? Who would smile and praise him the way she did? What were they going to do without her?
Ed acts like a tough kid and all but really, he’s just as sensitive as any other child.
I will fight to the death that 03 was best at portraying the Elric family and Edward’s childhood.
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