Yay! I'm so excited. This episode was great.
Of course, after my previous fangirling, you all know how much I was looking forward to Ling, and he was perfect! *sighs contentedly* Not that I expected anything less.
It was fun to hear Miyano Mamoru play a goofy character again. He's been pretty moody/angsty/sinister in everything I've heard him in lately. Of course, Ling has a bit of that in him, too, which is probably why I love him so much. He's such a rich character.
I also loved the Mei/Scar scene, and Mei going googly over her misconception of Ed made me howl! I'd forgotten about that part in the manga.
I'm wondering if maybe once Ed meets up with Scar and co. they'll do a little flashback of Yoki and the mine, just to explain where he fits? It would seem rather awkward to not say something about that...unless the creators are just assuming that we all watched the first series or read the manga and therefore we know where he comes from? For the most part, they are probably right. I haven't heard/read any comments from anyone to whom Brotherhood is their introduction to the FMA universe...of course, once it's been dubbed and released here that will probably change, methinks.
Speaking of the dub, has anyone heard anything about if they are going to reunite the initial FMA cast? I'm guessing Aaron at least won't be able to play Al again, since his voice has totally changed now, which makes me sad. As for the rest, though, I'm hoping they bring back everyone from the original series. It was such an amazing dub.