Ilya's death scene was the highlight of the episode for me, done far better than the LN version imho, which had felt needlessly grotesque for added shock value. Her emotional walls braking after Berserker's defeat as Ilya regresses back to being a lonely little girl. And then there's Gilgamesh who isn't being overly brutal or mocking in his heinous acts, just carried out with a calm, cold apathy. Wonderfully done.
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Originally Posted by Levani
I hate the fact that Kirei gets defeated so anti-climactic way in Fate and UBW.
Ufotable, I have hope, my lords and saviors.
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Ditto. Especially after seeing how much of a threat he can truly be in Zero. It's only in Heaven's Feel where I feel that Shirou - having grown the most as a fighter in that route - serves as a worthy opponent for Kirei in their final confrontation. Shirou vs Gil in UBW route read more like a clash of ideology rather than an actual battle, while Shirou vs Kirei in Fate route was just plain blah & simply doesn't add up when we know what the ex-priest is really capable of.