Very compelling episode on all fronts. Great comedy with Waver and Rider, great character development with Kiritsugu and Irisviel and great action with Saber vs Caster and Kiritsugu vs Kayneth.
I'm looking forward to Rider pulling a resolve power up during his next fight all for the sake of pants.
That was some really nice tension between Kiritsugu and Saber there. It should be very interesting to see how he utilises his Command Spells in the future and I can totally picture him making Saber do something that goes entirely against her beliefs and honour code.
Caster is a very entertaining villain and his facial expressions in this episode were priceless as usual. I gotta wonder if Ryunosuke will ever get the chance to be by his side in battle though. Poor guy's probably home alone pouting over the fact that Saber totally stole his new found best buddy from him. But anyway, Saber vs Caster had a great atmosphere and it was nice to hear the song from the first trailer finally being put to use here in a very well placed manner. Yuki Kajiura was on fire in this episode in general. Not that her background music for non-acton scenes has been any less appropriate and enjoyable, but you just tend to notice more and get even more involved in her awesome battle tracks.
Kiritsugu vs Kayneth was even better though as far as I'm concerned, and a true demonstration of the potential of Master vs Master fights. Kayneth did prove that he can back up all his grandeur and self-promotion, but he's clearly all kinds of screwed now, since there's no way that gun Kiritsugu last whipped out doesn't contain anti-magic properties, in what was a rather cruel but still extremely badass cliffhanger.
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Originally Posted by PhoenixFlare
Kiritsugu has had pangs of guilt, remorse, and fear in the previous showings (e.g.: EP1 during analysis on Kotomine - he mentioned specifically that he was afraid of Kotomine; EP3 during meeting with Maiya - he felt very sad as he held the Contender and comparing its weight to Ilya; EP5 during Berserker and Lancer's imminent attacks on Saber - he was desperate enough to want to reveal himself to save Irisviel; EP6 during bombing attack - his expression softened very much when he noticed a girl crying and the shock he had when Maiya's phone went static on him).
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Exactly. Just because Kiritsugu mostly managed to keep a stoic expression during those moments doesn't mean he wasn't having any trouble enduring them. It seems how hard he's been pushing himself, repressing his feelings and bottling up his emotions has gone over the heads of some, hence their surprise at him externalising his feelings in this episode. I guess I can understand finding it to be a rather sudden outburst, since it directly followed a scene where he displayed his usual cool-headed demeanour perfectly, but that's just how badly it was tearing him apart from the inside that he couldn't help but open up to Irisviel the first chance he had to be alone with her.
And it seems some people are forgetting how wrong things went for Kiritsugu in the previous episode. Not only did he fail to kill Kayneth, it turns out his actions had been completely seen through and anticipated by Kotomine, who made it apparent enough that he's personally targeting Kiritsugu now. So not only did his plan fail, perhaps due to his softness compared to his pre-meeting the Einzberns self that made him utilise arson to get everyone to evacuate the building first, he also completely fell for his most feared enemy's bait and almost lost Maiya to him. That's how close Kotomine got to one of those closest to Kiritsugu, which makes the latter realise that soon Irisviel too will likely be placed under the same danger. That's what makes him considering running away for a second, but Iri proves to be a very understanding wife and knows that no matter he would never be able to abandon his ideal.
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Also did anyone else get LancerxSaber vibes?  |
Only now? Those two have been in need of a room as far back as episode 4. Poor Caster, having to watch his precious pseudo-Jeanne flirt with another hero right in front of him.
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Oh yeah it seems Keyneth El Melloi was scared shitless at what Kiritsugu did.
Notice the guy who touched the mercury ball repeating he better get out of there. That's likely Melloi making contact and then taking control.
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Um, how exactly is that supposed to indicate Kayneth was scared shitless? He simply shielded himself and hipnotised a guy to more stealthily make his escape from what was clearly a disadvantageous situation for him.