Some thoughts on the latest episode:
So Berserker's Noble Phantasm is his ability to regenerate? It was revealed this episode that it can only be used once every three days. I suppose that explains why Illya retreated after Archer's attack. Still, Illya seems confidant of Berserker's abilities despite his limitation. Does she have some other tricks up her sleeves?
Rin's expression after Shirou called her fat.
Saber's talk with Shirou is mainly exposition. I was hoping that the action-packed episode last week indicated that we were finally past all of the fairly dry exposition. I understand that this was adapted from a novel where such dense exposition would feel more natural. But it really detracts from the overall experience in animated form.
I bet Rin gave Saber that outfit because it is not predominantly red like most of her wardrobe.
So Saber is refraining from revealing her identity to Shirou, just like how Archer is claiming he cannot remember his identity. Is the show just going to jerk us around about the Servants' identities? So far we have encountered four Servants, but only Lancer can be definitely identified.
For someone locked in a seven-way struggle to the death, Shirou is taking things really lightly, even going to school to deliver lunch to his teacher. Is Shirou going to try to maintain a normal life for the duration of the Grail War, including attending school? Does that mean that Saber is actually going to enroll in the school to protect Shirou?
It is clear that Ayako is going to be important later with how much focus she is getting in the story. I wonder what her role will be. Is she also a mage?
It is obvious that Sakura is one of the seven Masters. She has marks on her hand that resemble spent Command Seals and she reacted this episode when she heard Saber's name. I wonder who her servant is and why she has already used up all of her Command Seals. Does her family know about the Grail War?
Archer is concluding that Caster is female based on the fact that Caster's spell destroys love. That line of reasoning seems questionable. In any case, it looks like we will have Archer versus Caster next episode. That is sure to be exciting.
If Rin actually kills Shirou after he inevitably comes to her, I will eat my hat.
So Berserker's Noble Phantasm is his ability to regenerate? It was revealed this episode that it can only be used once every three days. I suppose that explains why Illya retreated after Archer's attack. Still, Illya seems confidant of Berserker's abilities despite his limitation. Does she have some other tricks up her sleeves?
Rin's expression after Shirou called her fat.
Saber's talk with Shirou is mainly exposition. I was hoping that the action-packed episode last week indicated that we were finally past all of the fairly dry exposition. I understand that this was adapted from a novel where such dense exposition would feel more natural. But it really detracts from the overall experience in animated form.
I bet Rin gave Saber that outfit because it is not predominantly red like most of her wardrobe.
So Saber is refraining from revealing her identity to Shirou, just like how Archer is claiming he cannot remember his identity. Is the show just going to jerk us around about the Servants' identities? So far we have encountered four Servants, but only Lancer can be definitely identified.
For someone locked in a seven-way struggle to the death, Shirou is taking things really lightly, even going to school to deliver lunch to his teacher. Is Shirou going to try to maintain a normal life for the duration of the Grail War, including attending school? Does that mean that Saber is actually going to enroll in the school to protect Shirou?
It is clear that Ayako is going to be important later with how much focus she is getting in the story. I wonder what her role will be. Is she also a mage?
It is obvious that Sakura is one of the seven Masters. She has marks on her hand that resemble spent Command Seals and she reacted this episode when she heard Saber's name. I wonder who her servant is and why she has already used up all of her Command Seals. Does her family know about the Grail War?
Archer is concluding that Caster is female based on the fact that Caster's spell destroys love. That line of reasoning seems questionable. In any case, it looks like we will have Archer versus Caster next episode. That is sure to be exciting.
If Rin actually kills Shirou after he inevitably comes to her, I will eat my hat.
