Someone: Hey, what’s up?Me: Did you know that Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood follows the structure of the monomyth complete with the three parts of departure, initiation, and return? Did you know that Edward Elric and Ling Yao’s time in Gluttony’s stomach can be seen as the hero’s archetypal journey to the Underworld? Did you know that Leto was also the name of Apollo and Artemis’ human mother? Did you know that supernatural aid comes to the Elric brothers only after they have tried to resurrect their mother, thereby subverting the ”magical helper/guide” trope because Edward’s arguably supernatural ability to create alchemy without a transmutation circle was due to this childhood error? Did you know that Edward and Alphonse must not only confront and/or make atonement with their actual father, but with a villain who is literally called ”Father”? Did you know the name Roy means king, and that Roy Mustang must usurp the throne of someone who is actually named ”King”? Did you know Edward becomes master of two worlds by reconciling himself with the realm of Truth and the realm of reality, and becomes competent in both spiritual and material matters? Did you know Edward often sees/describes himself as the mythological character Icarus, who fell from the sky after flying too close to the sun? Did you know Edward’s figurative apotheosis actually occurs when he recognizes that he can never become a god? Did you know