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Perfect 10 | 34 | 34.34% | |
9 out of 10 : Excellent | 31 | 31.31% | |
8 out of 10 : Very Good | 23 | 23.23% | |
7 out of 10 : Good | 6 | 6.06% | |
6 out of 10 : Average | 3 | 3.03% | |
5 out of 10 : Below Average | 1 | 1.01% | |
4 out of 10 : Poor | 1 | 1.01% | |
3 out of 10 : Bad | 0 | 0% | |
2 out of 10 : Very Bad | 0 | 0% | |
1 out of 10 : Painful | 0 | 0% | |
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2012-04-28, 20:44 | Link #41 | |
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Gilgamesh: He will suffice. He is, perhaps, a bit stiff, but he has great potential for growth. He may yet prove a fine source of entertainment for me... Who says it's unresolved?
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2012-04-28, 20:57 | Link #42 |
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Ah~ah, Tokki... Because of Sakura, I can't really say I feel sorry for him, but his death was sure lame. Considering he was betrayed by the person he just wrote a will for, maybe even worse death than Lancer's group, in a way.
And even as he dies, he just has to spin around in a circle, like he did in the first episode. Because of magic circles?
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2012-04-28, 21:31 | Link #43 |
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Nobody seems to like Kirei anyway except for Tokiomi, but he was backstabbed by the Azoth dagger for his own desires. Like Gilgamesh said, it is for his own amusement. That will left over to take care of Rin was intended anyway, but Tokiomi never expected his student to betray him in a sneaky way.
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2012-04-28, 21:35 | Link #44 |
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Ah Tokiomi nice to know you...you will probably be best known for walking in circles.
I still find Kirei kind of blah honestly but I liked his scenes with Gil because I can never complain about so much Seki Tomokazu delivered dialog.
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2012-04-28, 22:19 | Link #46 |
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The pacing in this episode felt rushed and the transitioning was jerky, but it was a good episode nevertheless. Finally Kirei breaks free from his shell and embraces his true nature, which is none other than reveling in the suffering of others. The scene during which he stabs Tokiomi was very well done in the sense that they managed to convey a tense, malicious aura, leading to the backstabbing.
Up until the second half of episode 17, Kirei was portrayed as lacking emotion, but did he have to be that emotionless upon realizing that his father had died? I'd prefer they show him to be sad (maybe teary) at first, before him realizing about his true feelings. (That he could've killed his father instead. ) I never liked Tokiomi, but I couldn't help sympathizing with him this episode, especially when thinking about Rin. And seriously, what was with Gilgamesh appearing and disappearing and reappearing around Kirei? He must be really bored. On the other hand, Iri's growing weaker, and things are definitely not looking good for Kiritsugu. (Nor the remaining Masters.) 8/10 for episode 17. Looks like we're going to have some Kiritsugu-background-story for the next one. |
2012-04-28, 22:39 | Link #47 |
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I think it's extraordinarily disappointing that the most we got to see of Tokiomi's power was some crystal shaping and some fire swirl. The blonde haired magus guy at least had a great battle scene before he went down the tubes.
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2012-04-28, 22:56 | Link #48 | |
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Can't say I feel bad for Tokiomi. After all being a mgae was more important to him than anything and dying as one in the war is hardly the worst result for him. In the end can't feel sympathy for someone who sent his kid off to a psycho like Zouken. The only thing I feel bad about is that Kariya isn't going to get to be the one to finish him off. Besides compared to what happened last episode Tokiomi got off easy. Sure long enough to realize he was betrayed, but hardly suffered since it was an efficient kill. Overall nothing really surprising happened here. Gilgamesh becoming Kirei's servant had been pretty much broadcasted by the series for a while and the early parts of this episode were waving a death flag on Tokiomi. A bit surprised he died in this episode, but considering where we are in the series need to be having guys die off relatively quickly. Irony that the attempts to remove the threat of Kirei helped to accelerate making him even more dangerous. Though his betrayal of Tokiomi was bound to happen eventually. Too bad that right after a major Kiritsugu episode he goes completely invisible in this one. The bike he gave Saber had more presence here .
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2012-04-28, 23:17 | Link #50 | |||
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And thus, a villain is born. As I expected, after the Kiritsugu heavy episode 16, this one was almost entirely focused on the growth of his rival, who's finally come to terms with that which he's been repressing for so long and which Gilgamesh has been so intent on making him accept. Now Kirei has free reign to search for his answer and Archer is bound by a much more entertaining Master, making this the perfect alliance for the two… and the worst possible one for the remaining participants, whose hardships and suffering are only bound to get worse with such a duo of magnificent bastards running the show behind the scenes. Yet, as a spectator, the war is only bound to get more and more interesting now that the inmates will be running the asylum. Go on, Kirei, provide me with as much entertainment as you will Gilgamesh.
Now, not having read the novel, I can't say whether this was a particularly faithful adaptation of the corresponding chapters or not, but I felt Gil materializing all over the place was certainly a nice way to spice up his scene with Kirei and one which fit his character well enough. Their conversations in that room, back in episode 6 and 12, have always provided some of the best dialogue in the series, and naturally this time didn't disappoint either. I particularly enjoyed the ironically roundabout way they went about suggesting their alliance which had long since become but a foregone conclusion. Truly a match for one another, those two. As for Tokiomi, though he did not possess a flattering role in this whole ordeal, I found him to be a solid enough character, whose parting was certainly particularly enjoyable to those familiar with FSN. And the timing of his long awaited death at the hands of his student is just about perfect, as we can now fully focus on the big dogs. Quote:
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I wonder if their relationship is supposed to mirror that of Gilgamesh and Enkidu's. Honestly, I feel as if this might have been the best thing that could have happened to Kariya, given that his obsession and hatred for Tokiomi had been corrupting his mind and clouding his original purpose of saving Sakura... if Tokiomi hadn't been killed and essentially replaced by a merciless psychopath who's taken a liking to Kariya's misery and tragic circumstances. I foresee much worse times for Kariya now that he's lost his "boring" foil and has become a target of Kotomine motherfucking Kirei. |
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2012-04-28, 23:52 | Link #51 |
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Okay. It was never addressed properly in the light novel as well, but I seriously doubt that Tokiomi actually knew what it meant to send Sakura to the Matou family. All he knew was that the Matou family was one of the big families that participated in the Holy Grail, and while their bloodline is declining (the old man did hid the fact that it was prone to be gone completely), they were still the best choice to raise Sakura as a Mage.
While he was a true Mage before anything, it does not mean he felt nothing for his kids. In fact he had cared deeply for his family; something shown when he talked to Rin for a long time before leaving, which was something he had never done before. From the fight between Kariya and Tokiomi, Tokiomi had looked down and despised Kariya greatly for leaving the Mage's path. Tokiomi probably assumed that Kariya's horrible aging and stuff was because he chosen to take a super shortcut and cramp years of study into a few months. He didn't actually think it was the normal process a mage go through in the Matou family - ever since that creepy old man at least - and of course he could never know how does the Matou train themselves and uses these 'bugs'. Their magic is already comparable to what you would call 'Gedou' and is probably as controversial as Caster and Ryu, it's just that Mages don't interfere with each other unless they involve normal people in their magic.
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2012-04-29, 00:10 | Link #52 | |
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2012-04-29, 01:25 | Link #53 |
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As an anime-only watcher who slowly takes on the light novels, but also as a long-time reader of fantasy, I can't help but think that the reason Tokiomi never knew about Sakura's horrible treatment was that magi lineages are very secretive about the inner workings of their trade. Like how some governmental agencies must not spread information about how they do some things. To ignore that rule might spell doom on the one spreading the info.
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2012-04-29, 01:34 | Link #54 |
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In short, Tokiomi did hope for the best for Sakura; he merely made the wrong choice. He also failed in dealing with Kirei properly (though I doubt all the mother's love in the world can move someone as... special as Kirei).
IMO, Tokiomi's intentions are genuine, which is why I felt a bit sad for his death. :/
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2012-04-29, 02:39 | Link #56 | |
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2012-04-29, 03:21 | Link #59 |
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Not really, this is really Kirei's, first, and Emiya's story. Especially, the story of someone, appearing at first as aimless, like Kirei eventually embracing his inner darkness.
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