Fate/stay night

[dragonrage]

finally watched the series, and i must say it is good, pretty damn good. Never imagine that king arthur could be a woman.

And yes the story does seem to be a bit rushed: example; Saber was never concerned about the fact that she is a woman, but suddenly now she is, I know that it suppose to show the relationship between Saber and Emiya is developing beyond that of a master and a servant. A few gaps are in the storyline. Nevertheless its a good anime.

It kinda sucks that Archer died, but i have a feeling that he still has a part to play in this story, or maybe not.

thank you IfingHateTonTon and darkshadow as well as some others that i can't remember right now, for recommending the series.

[Kraco]

The show goes on:

Episode 17 - Eclipse

Edit: Damn, the caster certainly plays a dirty game... But I have to say this series is getting seriously interesting right now!

[Ryllharu]

I enjoyed the brief fight between Shirou and Souchiro.

And we get to learn the identity of Caster straight from Ilya (nice ballet, by the way).

Medea is really the only person twisted enough to fill Caster's shoes.
Wiki - Medea
The highlights: Medea helped Jason and the Argonauts escape with the Golden Fleece by dismembering her brother's body, knowing her persuing father would have to stop and pick up the pieces.

Later, she would convince a king's daughers to chop up their father. She told them she could turn an old ram into a young ram by cutting up the old ram and boiling it. During the demonstration, a live, young ram jumped out of the pot. Excited, the girls cut their father into pieces and threw them into a pot, killing him, as Medea purposely left the rest unfinished.

She even killed her own two sons (from Jason) when he left her for another woman. If that wasn't enough, she sent a dress as a gift for the new bride, which burned the girl alive.

[Board of Command]

So what are these "killing machines" that Kuzuki speaks of? He doesn't seem very human.

[Aeon]

So what are these "killing machines" that Kuzuki speaks of? He doesn't seem very human.

I don't think he's exactly human either but rather a type of character like Shiki from Tsukihime since the two shows take place in the same world. His speed wasn't a result of Caster's enchantment so he can't be just a normal human. And this episode was beyond awesome, the scene at dinner had me cracking up and 5min later was at the awesomeness of the battle. Anyone else think Lancer is just a thing of the past? He'll prob show up and die in one ep.

And Deadfire I never noticed Saber in your sig till you posted that it was her. I actually always wondered who it was.

[Yukimura]

Yeah, she looks like she's wearing a trench coat or something in ur sig Deadfire. Anyway, Mr. Speedy, is pretty cool, pwning Saber like nothing. Shiro seems to get immensly better with every fight, is he a sayian or something, at least he was only defending Speedy's attacks and his hands bled from the pain that was brung, but still, he did better than Saber.... tsk tsk tsk, oh Saber, what did she do this episode...Underestimate her opponent, twice, Get embarassingly pwned, twice, and last but not least, get dropped like the empty clip she's become in this show, TWICE! . What's happening here?
As to Caster's dagger, it seems kinda weird, if she has the power to affect the relationship between Saber and Ex it implies she has power over Ex, which is supposed to be all holy and stuff, this just seems kind of hinky to me.

[Lucifus]

I had looked at your sig before after reading your disclaimer and wondered where I saw her from. I didn't make the connection that it was Saber at all. =S

EDIT: Never thought to check before, but crap, Fate/Stay Nights only 24 episodes? T-T, Guess that explains why they're advancing Shirous and Sabers relationship.

[Kraco]

But what was the dagger the caster used against Saber? All the legends of Medea mostly talk about poisons.

[Lucifus]

When he says "killing machines" Does he mean he jut likes to kill? o.0

Anyway, Excellent episode, I really liked when Shirou started fighting with Archers weapons. Hes finally catching on to his ability, and he wasn't half bad in the fight.

[Kraco]

That's true. Archer gave him very good advice. It's nice to see Shirou getting better at fighting, even if it was totally to be expected. Certainly the fights get a lot better. However, Saber's performance in this episode wasn't very good at all. Considering how they always keep saying how Saber is so strong, she certainly has a lot to show, still.

Shirou should consider materialising an MP5 some time. Might be safer than a sword fight...

[Ryllharu]

Well, the dress that set the girl on fire from the mythology was poisoned (pretty powerful stuff I guess if it sets someone on fire). She also attempted to poison Theseus, I don't remember that one, but it's in the wiki article. I guess that is where she gains the reputation of a poisoner. I always remembered her as a witch in general.

The dagger seemed to go along with the poisoning and witchery parts of it. She sealed some of Saber's abilities (notably Excalibur).

[Lucifus]

When he says "killing machines" Does he mean he jut likes to kill? o.0

"Killing machines", he's simply saying that he's a hitman or an assassin of sorts. He doesn't seem human simply because he has been reinforced and enhanced by Medea's magic. It's not like he's an actual machine. And I don't think it's much of a problem that Medea has sealed Saber's sword, she has been using the swords Shirou has been summouning lately anyways. Though, I don't know how this will affect her hougu.

Thanks, thats what I thought, but people kept saying he wasn't human.

[masamuneehs]

... not a bad episode. I still don't think any of the comedy is funny at all, and the evil teacher character could have been developed earlier on. I was like 'who?' when he was mentioned.

Ilya and Issei's information was, um, convienent.
Some questions:
How in the world did Ilya find out about Caster?
Why was Sakura at Shirou's house that late at night?
Why didn't Ilya get involved when Caster came to kidnap Sakura?
Does anyone else feel like they're rushing this show now?

The fight was good, even if i question where Shirou and this teacher's kickass fighting abilities suddenly came from. Medea is awesome.