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View Poll Results: Fate/Zero - Episode 24 Rating | |||
Perfect 10 | 62 | 48.82% | |
9 out of 10 : Excellent | 36 | 28.35% | |
8 out of 10 : Very Good | 14 | 11.02% | |
7 out of 10 : Good | 4 | 3.15% | |
6 out of 10 : Average | 3 | 2.36% | |
5 out of 10 : Below Average | 3 | 2.36% | |
4 out of 10 : Poor | 3 | 2.36% | |
3 out of 10 : Bad | 2 | 1.57% | |
2 out of 10 : Very Bad | 0 | 0% | |
1 out of 10 : Painful | 0 | 0% | |
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2012-06-16, 23:32 | Link #103 |
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This episode, as expected, was well done. They went all out with the camera direction in the Kiritsugu and Kirei fight, which resembled that of a Hollywood action blockbuster. (Bruce Wayne's bunker, anyone?) And even Kirei was showing a lot of his martial arts moves. It was cheesy, but fun to watch. The highlight of this episode has to be Kiritsugu being in Grail-kun, who is then challenged with the twisted truth of his ideals, as depicted by the Grail. The scene which he 'killed' Illya and Iri was heartbreaking; Iri screaming at Illya's death was painful, brilliantly done by Sayaka Ohara. With Kiritsugu receiving most of the spotlight, I somehow felt that the Servants got pushed aside in this episode. Saber and Berserker's scene was cut down, and even Saber's encounter with Gilgamesh felt anticlimactic. I trust that the BD will make up for that. Not a perfect episode, but it was still good as a lead-up to the finale next week. And before I forget, Happy Father's Day! |
2012-06-16, 23:34 | Link #104 |
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All I can say is that it won't be easy to go back for Ilya no matter how this series ends. I mean regardless that it wasn't 'really' her he still shot his daughter in the head. No way in hell he's going to see himself as having a right to go back for her after that.
Interesting to see the Grail take Kiritsugu's path and bring it down to a terrifying conclusion. You keep killing the minority to save the majority and you'll reach a point where all you have is dead bodies and a small number of people left. Kiritsugu can't use the grail to save the world because he only knows how to save people by killing other people. Also seems like Kiritsugu just keeps picking up curses. Sucks more for Saber. Her fight with Lancelot was short and not very good. Then her confrontation with Gilgamesh was also short and not very good. Then to top it off she's forced to prepare to blast away the only thing she's got left here....Yeah this can't possibly go wrong. Well at least Kiritsugu won't have to worry about his long term goals. He's out of command spells and has a couple angry servants in the room with him.
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2012-06-16, 23:34 | Link #105 | |||
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I know Saber was resisting. My point was that it wasn't shown. |
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2012-06-16, 23:41 | Link #106 |
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The Matrix: Neo vs Smith -> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGHX-ALuYMg
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2012-06-16, 23:53 | Link #107 | |
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I knew I should have waited for the BDs to come out before watching the series when they announced the TV airings would be incomplete, but unfortunately I let the hype get the better of me. Oh well, hopefully in a few months I'll be able to give this episode the top score the complete version should deserve if it does justice to the source material. Because yes, what wasn't absent from the episode was indeed awesome. Kiritsugu is clearly ufotable's favorite character because the production values, directing and pacing are always top notch when it comes to his material. The climatic fight was as thrilling as I'd hoped (even if the mechanics behind some of those moves weren't entirely clear without background from the novel) and Kiritsugu's nightmare was delightfully brutal. Lancer in particular must have been quite pleased with it. I kind of wish we could have seen Kirei's version of being approached by Angra Mainyu as well, but I'm assuming that wasn't shown in the novel either (at least as of where the anime got to by the end of the episode)? Was Kiritsugu the only one of the two who was offered the possibility of having "his wish" granted (perhaps because he woke up first)? Clearly Kirei saw something as well though, because his words to Kiritsugu at gunpoint showed he also came to understand the nature of the Grail. Last but not least, I also still resent the loli Rin episode, no matter what rationalizations are made to excuse it. Choosing moe fanservice for lolicons over freaking Arthur vs Lancelot will never be a good choice. |
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2012-06-17, 00:02 | Link #109 |
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Oh. So Angra Mainyu simply chose to offer itself to Kiritsugu first, rather than to its kindred soul in Kirei? What a dick, that Grail-kun.
Granted, one of the main points of their rivalry has been that, on a surface level, the two are extremely similar, so I suppose it makes sense. Too bad that, much like Kirei, Angra Mainyu misjudged Kiritsugu, and thus got its throat crushed and will now have to eat some Excalibur. Fuck yeah, Kerry. |
2012-06-17, 00:03 | Link #110 |
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Well, Kiritsugu already embraced "all evils of this world" in his own life, whereas Kotomine is still coming to terms with it.
All the Grail had to do was look at how he acts normally, and like the Grail said, he's perfectly suited for the way it grants wishes. |
2012-06-17, 00:24 | Link #112 | ||
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To be honest though I didn't notice the black key until the camera pans around in that final shot before the scene cuts away. Before that I thought it's another matter of close timing, whether Kirei can get to Kiritsugu before the gun is loaded properly, similar to that Rider/Saber encounter. The addition of the Black Keys adds a lot more to the tension. hands shaking, cogwheel movement, strained expression, crying for Kiritsugu to stop. If those are not the signs of her resisting I don't know what else that you want. :P
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2012-06-17, 00:34 | Link #114 |
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Soooo Saber and Archer never really fought each other in Fate/Zero? That kinda sucks.
On that matter why did Emiya had to use 2 commands? Shouldn't one be enough? She was already moving to destroy the grail. |
2012-06-17, 00:46 | Link #116 |
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what was the deal with Kirei trying to chop the bullet?
Did he try to pour prana from the command seals into his hand to just chop it away, but since its an origin bullet, it didn't work? Gilgamesh's presence was funny in his own way. Kiritsugu just had a fight to the death, got swallowed into the grail and shown the vision (real world it was only seconds? but how long did he perceive himself inside there) and all Gilgamesh has to say is "you dare intrude on my wedding proposal?"
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2012-06-17, 00:55 | Link #118 |
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The command spell comes in effect after the master finished saying his order, right? Her resistance happened after the first one was used, and she didn't swing the sword until he used the second as in finished saying "destroy it".
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2012-06-17, 01:04 | Link #120 | |
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Overall, an amazing episode despite all the cuts and trims, which I imagine will be even more amazing in the BD-episode (thinking a 40min episode would do justice )
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