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Fullmetal Alchemist Season 1 Episode 11

The Other Brothers Elric (1)

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AIRED: 1/22/05

Following a rumor, Ed and Al travel to Xenotime where they hope to find the two alchemists who are creating the Philosopher's Stone. When they reach the village, however, they discover two boys masquerading as the Elric Brothers. Who are these boys, and what is this ‘red water' they are creating?moreless

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Ed and Al meet Russell and Fletcher

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By DarkNinja1994, Apr 05, 2008

Tsk, tsk. Didn't anyone ever tell Russell that it's rude to steal other people's identities? I've got a solution for Ed and Al! To quote my favorite commercial, "F-R-E-E that spells Free Credit Report.com, baby!" :P Anyway, Ed picked up a tip from a theif named Psyren in Aquroya to go to the town of Xenotime. So he and Al go there, and are thrown out of the hotel because they claim to be the Elric brothers, which they are. The owners of the hotel tell them that the Elric brothers are working on some kind of experiment up on the hill. So of course, Ed drags Al along to investigate. They uncover two boys that are posing as the brothers. There's Russell, who is supposed to be Ed, only much taller, and Fletcher, who is Al, only human and much shorter. I don't want to spoil all of this for you because I can't remember where the episode ends. So I'll try and wrap it up and finish everthing else in the review for the next episode. Anyway, Ed and Russell get into a scrap, Fletcher and Al end up being friends behind their brothers' backs, and blah, blah, blah, to be continued.moreless
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Ed and Al arrive in Xenomtie, but discover a strange red water is infecting babies, and two boys are impersonating them.

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By evilgidgit, Jan 03, 2008

Although not one of my favourite episodes, and another filler, this one has its moments. I like the banter between Ed and Russell Tringham, and it just goes to show how identical the four are like eachother. Ed and Al arrive in Xenomtime but discover two boys are impersonating them. However, there are deadlier cases at work when Lust manipulates the town baron Mugear (the guy whose name is hard to pronouce and spell) into using red water to develop fake Philosopher's Stones. Although this episode is a filler, it is still a continuation of the series, further hinting at the plan's of the Homunculi - but where was Gluttony? He is always with Lust mostly?moreless
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This is one of the episodes that hooked me on the show!!!

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By kitty_girl_123, Dec 03, 2006

Ed and Al go to Xenotime, they are instent heors for saving a young girl's life until they tell them who they are. They said that they 'real' Elric Brothers are trying to create the Philosopher's stone. When they try to get a hold on them, they find out that the older brother will stop at nothing to get the Philosopher's stone. Luckily for them, one person agreed to keep them as long as they need to stay here. Al tries to pay him back by getting he medicine for his neice. But the town's people wont even talk to him, so he sees that the Al imposter, Flancher, wants to make up for what he does by gettin the medicine. Al and Flancher talk about their brother troubles, and Flancher wants to help them out as much as he can. Later on, we see that they have creaated red water, which is very dangerous for anyone. Flancher get hits by the water to save Ed, and tells his brother that the stone was a bad idea.moreless
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Ed and Al arrive at an old gold mining town...A review from an Artist.

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By 7pets, Sep 06, 2006

Ed and Al arrive at a town and save a girl from being crushed. They are welcome into a place where everyone knows about the philosopher stone. They are kicked out when they tell them their names. They find the boys and battle them gaurds come and the real Elrics flee. The imposters are making red water. Al and the fake Al start to bond. Al finds out why everyone has bad coughs. Ed and Al sneak back into the building with operation "mole hole". They get inside but Ed faints because of some chemicals and Al and fake Al save him. This is my masterpeice.moreless
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This is a very funny episode. Ed finds out that he has a twin...with silver eyes. The Tringham brothers are trying to go for what their father did. Try to make the Philosopher Stone. How kind. Mr. Mugear finds out anyway, so their plan is destroyed.moreless

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By Ida_Elric, Jul 29, 2006

Nash, Russell and Fletcher's father first created the "Red Water" a type of liquid needed to make the Philosopher's Stone. He would have continued with it, but Mr, Mugear told him to poison everyone with the very red water he had made. He had said no so Mr. Mugear had killed him. His sons had walked into his footsteps by making a Trial Stone, a prototype of the Philosopher's Stone. It gave Russell enumerous power and enough wit to actually defeat Ed. But, Ed destroyed the Trial Stone and restored peace in Xenotime once again.moreless
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Laura Bailey	Lust
Vic Mignogna	Edward Elric
Aaron Dismuke	Alphonse Elric

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Cast & Crew: RECURRING AND GUESTS

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Ricky Page	Belsio	Guest Star
Parisa Fakhri	Elisa (as Parisa Fakhri)	Guest Star
Jeremy Inman	Additional Voices	Guest Star
Avery Rice Williams	Fletcher Tringham (as Avery Rice)	Recurring Role
Justin Cook	Russell Tringham	Recurring Role
Bill Flynn	Mugear	Recurring Role

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TRIVIA (1)
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- Anime Vs. Manga:
  The storyline portrayed in this episode can be found in novel form in Makoto Inoue's "FullMetal Alchemist: The Land of Sand".
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QUOTES (3)
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- Ed: I said get down on the ground!
  Russell: What? So we can see eye to eye?
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- Al: Is money all that grown-ups think about?
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- Al: And I wonder if the older brother is actually a lot older than you or-
  (Ed punches him)
  Ed: Size doesn't mean anything.
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NOTES (1)
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- Originally listed on Adult Swim as "Other Brothers, Pt 1".
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ALLUSIONS (1)
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- Cultural Allusion: Japanese "Honorifics":
  The use of honorifics is seen here in full force as Fletcher addresses his older brother simply as "Brother", just as Al does with Ed.
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