Fate/Stay Night Eps 17-20 - Summary

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Okay. Okay. I have not summarized this show since my big break from anime several months ago and now I realize I watched hunks of it then and hunks of it now and I have forgotten things and really this needs to be done and now the show is OVER. So. I may fast-forward a bit or get things glaringly wrong because we already did the big ceremonial deletion.

Not that anyone would notice, as I appear to be the one person who followed this show. BUT ANYWAY.

First! We have SAKURA. Do you remember Sakura? I don't think she ever got mentioned. She's Rin's sister! Say hello, Sakura.

Sakura: "Hi! A pleasure to meet you all!"

Sakura gets POSSESSED by Caster, who we discover is Assassin's master, to activate her magic circuit, because she is a mage, and she needs to be an ACTIVE one to work as a sacrifice to summon up the Grail. Also Caster is eating souls from all over the city, to fuel the Grail summoning and such.

Sakura: "Wait, what's going on aga-- AUGH." *collapse*

Obviously this will not stand with our heroes.

Saber: "I am quite ready for this combat. I shall enjoy facing Assassin again."
Shiro: "I'm ready to stand against Caster's master and do whatever it takes to win! Maybe."
Rin: "Looks like I get the mage-vs-mage duel. That's predictable."

So they go and have a BIG FIGHT which was awesome trust me. In the process the bad guys taunt them and remind them that really they need ONE girl with a magic circuit for the sacrifice, so Rin'll do. Basically, our heroes LOSE.

Heroes: "Wait, what? This isn't how it's supposed to go. This is a fighting anime, right? We're supposed to win!"
Bad Guys: "Bwahahaha ours is an evil laugh. Now we shall..."

And then the BAD GUYS EXPLODE as a guy in gold armor shows up and makes 60,000 swords appear out of nowhere and stabs everybody.

Sqrl, Woof: "...Archer?"
Gold Man: "Yes. Archer. The Archer of the previous Grail War."
Saber: "...We're leaving now."

So Saber and Mysterious Gold Servant Man are linked because he has the hots for her, to the point where he's STILL AROUND after a Grail War. He's willing to murder everyone in his path to get her! Oh no!

This is the perfect time for a light romantic episode.

Shiro: "Saber. I'd like to take you out on a date."
Saber: "...what?"
Shiro: "It'll be fun!"
Saber: "I do not have fun."
Shiro drags her along ANYWAY and takes her for food and to a bridge and to buy plushies.

Saber: "I shall buy this one. He is very dignified."
Shiro: "Aww. Cute lion."
Saber: "Please do not question the dignity of my miniature lion."

Shiro gets Romance Level ++Saber.

Shiro: "Hey, Saber? I've been thinking. You should totally forget your own wishes and stay with me forever after the war!"
Saber: "No. I must use the Grail to wish for someone else to be king. I did a horrible job and was a horrible person."
Shiro: "Blah blah your needs. Also, wait, seriously? King Arthur and you thought you did a crap job? What's your standard? Seriously, forget all that."
Saber: *stalks off in a huff*
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Saber: *comes back* "I have just realized I have nowhere else to go and if I leave you alone too long you will get yourself killed. We are not, however, talking about this any furth--"
Shiro: "Stay with me! Here! It'll be awesome!"
Saber: "...I'm going home now."

Shiro gets romance level --Saber.

Gold Man: "Hello. I'll be taking that."
Shiro: "...what? No. Saber's hers, not yours OR mine. Apparently. Sigh."
Gold Man: "I AM GILGAMESH AND I WILL KILL YOU AAAAALL EXCEPT HER AND THEN WE WILL MAKE BABIES!"
Saber: "...Sigh."
Unfortunately Gilgamesh is REALLY GOOD at what he does and beats them both bloody. Will they die horribly?!

NEXT TIME: Episodes 21-24.