Gave up on the 2003 FMA and watched Brotherhood instead, took me 3 tries to get past episode 5
Everyone kept saying Brotherhood is the real story, but the first 10 episodes feel rushed like they expect you to have seen the old one already. Did anyone else bounce off it the first time and come back later?
Did you notice how Lab 5 hits way harder in the 03 version because they actually built up those characters first? Brotherhood rushes that whole thing so fast it barely lands, which is exactly why the first stretch feels like a recap for people who already watched the original.