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Rider fate heavens feel8/30/2023 Yet, can you imagine Rider with any other Master? Rider doesn’t seem like the kind of Servant to fight hard for just anyone – he seems like a man who fights for his friends, for his men, and Waver both a friend to Rider and a soldier in his army of two. Waver has gained a lot from Rider’s hard won wisdom but he thinks that he’s holding Rider back by not being as good a Master as Rider deserves. On the other hand, we have Rider and Waver whose relationship is much more obviously mutually beneficial, even though Waver doesn’t realize it. It’s not the kind of harsh, ruthless practicality that Kiritsugu would advocate but nevertheless, it is a type of practicality and one that Saber needs to be aware of. I know at first it sounds like it’s not a perfect match for the characters but think about the handful of times Iri has had to temper Saber’s honour and idealism with an injection of practicality. Theirs is an archetypal relationship between knight and lady where Saber plays the role of an earnest knight dedicated to serving his lady’s interests and Iri plays the role of a worldly woman who offers her knight advice on matters beyond the battlefield. I never really thought about it until this episode – which is strange, because it has nothing to do with this episode – but Saber and Iri’s bond is a lot more symbiotic than I thought previously. ![]() ![]() Now, I know that Irisviel isn’t really considered Saber’s Master, but for all intents and purposes, she is certainly more Saber’s Master than Kiritsugu ever was or will be. Let’s start with Saber and Rider, specifically the surprising similarities in their relationships with their Masters. This week’s episode was a thoroughly enjoyable one – the motorbike action sequences were a little dull but watching Kariya’s sanity collapse like a house of cards sort of made up for it, in a very sadistic sense. Kiritsugu reaches a similar conclusion but the stakes are higher for him than for Saber Irisviel isn’t just his wife, she is also the key to ensuring that all of Kiritsugu’s actions weren’t for nothing. Elsewhere, Saber’s dedication to duty drives her in pursuit of Rider, only to discover that she, and the audience have been deceived – Irisviel is not with Rider and never was. ![]() Matou Kariya was never the most stable of characters to begin with but in this week’s episode ‘Knight on Two Wheels’, we see Kirei gleefully push him over the edge and past the point of no return. Love brings out both the best and the worst of mankind, doesn’t it? Sometimes, it inspires men and women to overcome herculean obstacles but occasionally, it also drives people stark raving mad. If you do not wish for certain information regarding plot points from this series or other related series to be revealed to you, you might want to consider not reading any further. This post has spoilers for Fate/Stay Night and Fate/Zero (up to episode 21).
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