Fate/Zero episode 11…..
Is absolutely PEAK?!? My god
I’m finally watching zero after having finished the visual novel and I’m so glad I waited. I can see how Zero would still be great as a standalone/entry point as many people say but I don’t think I’d be loving it quite as much without the knowledge from the game.
Rider, Goldie, and Saber’s conversation on what it means to be a king was genuinely brilliant and knowing all about Saber’s wish and struggles beforehand made it so much more impactful. The game explores what it meant for her to lead a country and I loved her story there but using Rider here to actually challenge her experience and ideals, and to do so, so convincingly, was so unexpected it blew me away.
I’ve loved Rider since he was introduced because he’s just such a homie but after this he might be one of the goats.
Goldie too, I actually popped off when he showed up to the meeting with drinks and everything, he’s such a weirdly loveable asshat. Him sitting there aura farming during the whole fight, it’s perfect.