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FilthyCasual
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Just call him Gilgamesh already, there's no need to dance around the matter.
I thought that this was a classic "open up sword, see guy poised to kill you in reflection of blade" moment. And RIP Assassin, he should've watched UBW. Everyone knows that the hype warrior can't beat Gilgamesh with less weapons! |
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Gina Szanboti
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Episode 9
See, I knew it was a mistake for her to just hand over the hilt to Vape Thief back at the beginning!
That's what I thought at first, but looking again, the blade is just carved wood, polished darker than the hilt. Ah, Assassin! It was just too much to bear, living in a world where someone had longer lashes than you. I'll miss that sultry pout. Btw, he wasn't killed by a flying sword, it was up close and personal. Very personal... o.o Poor Lancer. His idealistic world is crumbling around him. I'm betting he'll be the one to deal the death blow to Archer. I love these reviews. Especially nice analysis of the roles of Assassin and Villain. How in the world is the current rating for this episode only a 2.8?? This was one of the best they've done. Dat face at the end! :drool: |
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DmonHiro
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So we have Saber, Archer, Lancer, Caster, Assassin and Gilgamesh.
We could put out vaping thief up as Rider, since he's riding on other charatcers to get him places. If we stretch the concept as much as possible, we can write up the priestess's desire for vengeance as Berseker. Abrakadabra: Fate ZERO: The puppet edition. |
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Doodleboy
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Just want to say that I enjoy these write-ups far too much.
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DrunkAyanami
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I really want to believe that Shòu Yún Xiāo* (Archer) is just pretending to be a giant dick, hoping that Juǎn Cán Yún (Lancer) will choose to do the right thing (help Saber and Priestess) despite the peer pressure. He DID say he was looking to see if Lancer would make a good little brother after all... so maybe this is a test? It may turn out that Lancer is the Wild Card in this scenario, and ultimately the guy that wrecks Vape Thief's (yes, I'm using that too) plan, due to being completely underestimated by the entire cast as well as everyone who's seen/read the Fate series.
*(yes I totally copy-pasted the names from Gabriella's review) |
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JacobC
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For anyone curious as to why the episode ratings on Thunderbolt Fantasy are so low (but its placement in the weekly rankings is not), we have another spammer trying to mass downvote the show. So while we can't do much about the on-page ratings being low, they don't factor into the calculated score for the weekly rankings chart. |
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Dop.L
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Oh no, not again. Those people must lead such full rich lives... 
Still, another great episode, when the show started i had worried the novelty factor would wear off after a few episodes, but the dialogue, characterisation, and humour outweighed that. |
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casualfan
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I think when the thief unsheathed the hero's sword, he found that it was not a proper blade, basically alluding the notion that the hero has not fought with a proper weapon so far. Hence why he needed to use much more strength than necessary. Basically with a decent blade, he would prove far more dangerous. And the bloodstained blade that the hero was holding came from one of the cronies or it was one of the assassin's blade. Well, that was my impression from the whole scene.
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ShalaKairos
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This show is made even more epic with your reviews Gabriella. 
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Sahmbahdeh
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I feel like it's a trend for Thunderbolt Fantasy by this point for the episodes to start out slow, and get much better as they go on. Sometimes, like this week, that shift happens sooner rather than later, but it's something I noticed. I'm definitely digging the greater thematic strength as of these more recent episodes, while maintaining the hamminess and flair that makes this show so entertaining. The music was also on point this episode. I'm really looking forward to next week.
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FilthyCasual
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More simply, he had a boat. But he's still Grand Caster Merlin to me. Dan Fei can be the hapless Master who just wants to do the right thing... even if she's not voiced by Sugiyama. |
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maximilianjenus
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but grand caster is solomon, not merlin!
yeah, I was expecting a "penetrated from behind" comment in the review.
same here; that goes well with the comment about him hitting with too much strength, so i guess saber was actually berserker and lady saber is still saber (and caster is actually ruler, while thief is caster again). |
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FilthyCasual
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Impossible! And Merlin's raison d'etre being to steal the pride of bad guys is a fascinating take on master thief. Now I'm curious as to if he'll be alive at the end of all of this (I think he will). As for Saber, I'm still wondering what that light explosion was that he used to blast apart his cage. Is he going to start shooting light beams like Dan Fei does with her sword techniques? |
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Gina Szanboti
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So did Caster resurrect Assassin? OO (yay!)
After being tricked so many times, he was awfully not wary of putting the Bag o' Faces on his head. "All it does is let someone change their face into mine." And hair and headdress and voice... It also occurs to me that he knew Hero would be along shortly to get his sword back, and maybe a little revenge. He made the deal for the gold before Hero showed up, so he must've had his two places at once plan already worked out. I'm also suspecting that the real guard is what he gave to Gravelord Maybelline right off, disguised as a forgery that he could easily spot. It might just be a translation artifact, but I get the feeling that Vape Thief's use of "dreadful" when describing his sword wasn't just his way of saying it was crappy. There's more to that stick than meets the eye, methinks, just like its master. I also got hit with a strong suspicion that sword priestess is putting one over on everyone. Something about her waterworks while flattering Lancer seemed really fake to me. It might just turn out that Vape Thief's real target is her. I wonder what happened to Archer? Also, I've forgotten - where is the blade? Last edited by Gina Szanboti on Sat Sep 10, 2016 8:25 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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chaccide
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So, everyone's being led around by the Chinese equivalent of Coyote?
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