I'm kind of disappointed. Feels like only one character had a life outside the storyline, Maes Hughes, and the rest feels kind of flat and underdeveloped. They have their own skills and such, but outside the brothers, it feels like they either don't have a goal at all, or their goal is "Help Roy achieve his goal". There are exceptions of course, but they are either bad guys or borderline bad guys...

And Roy Mustang is another disappointment cause I remembered it as I liked him, but I just didn't find myself caring one way or another about him. His reasons and explanations and depth came way too late for me. Everyone is supporting him and his goal [spoiler]of becoming the leader[/spoiler], but I never understood why they do, or why I should care, [spoiler]or why I should want him as the leader[/spoiler]...

From around [spoiler]the murder of Maes Hughes[/spoiler] and onwards, I felt like I had to force myself to continue watching.

I do love that they "revisit" places and characters again later on in the series, and talks about characters before they are shown and such. And the story and world itself are so fascinating, making me _want_ to like the anime.