Fate/Extra: Last Encore

This episode gives Rin and Rani a nice character exploration, and the way it ended was genuinely kind of sad. It's happy to see Hakuno come to his own after all this time (so close to the end), and his bond with Nero actually be a thing. Overall an above average episode.

Probably one of the better episodes so far. Ironic how Hakuno's "alternate self" was more interesting than the character now. Red Saber was the highlight here, and the writers put a nice spin on historic truth - as per Fate tradition, but they fleshed out her motivations nicely.

This episode makes Hakuno, the main character, really feel like a nobody. If you've been watching up to this point, it makes sense lore-wise, but doesn't make for a great story. The end cliffhanger seems promising as a Fate enthusiast, but it's really probably just fanservice.

Aside from this episode not really feeling like "Fate", everything was just way too cryptic for it to deliver the emotional climax it was trying to achieve. The fight scene at the end felt almost obligatory. Overall, not a very good episode either...

For a second, I thought I was watching an episode of Madoka Magica. This episode was Studio Shaft doing Shaft things with their animation. It doesn't do any service for this anime though, as the episode remained nearly nonsensical and errd on the side of boring.

The fight between the two relevant parties in this episode was built up just fine. Then it just kind of... ended, and that's not even mentioning the very Nasu way the fight played out. This episode felt like an anticlimax, and it was hard to care even prior to that.

"We haven't had time to breathe," Hakuno said. He's right, and this episode was exactly that - a chance to breathe for the audience. This is probably the first time I understood what was going on. While still on the slightly boring side, it didn't feel like a trainwreck.

At least the fight between Red Saber and Rider was fine. This anime is eye candy, especially if you love Red Saber, but that's all it is, at least for now. The story's still confusing, and knowing about the original game, Fate/Extra, will not help you in the slightest.

The second episode offers more of what the first did: Exposition! Watching Last Encore feels like reading a visual novel, which really isn't good, because it's an anime, isn't it? The only good part is seeing Red Saber... be herself, in and out of the fanservice bath scene.

Last Encore's first episode... is a mess. Honestly, I was lost somewhere in the middle and came out more confused than I did coming in. Why is there sudden gore and death early in the ep? Who knows! The only saving grace is the animation, which is nice to look at, at least.

The episode's conclusion was unexpected. For me, it was great since the mystery behind Rin and Rani is concluded. The episode title is legit.

At last, Hakuno and Saber feels connected right now. I can finally say here's the character development I'm looking for. The Servant battle is great but the Master battle is lame though. Lol

Again, back to "what the heck is happening"? Lol. Not much narrative though, at the very least, we know a thing about Hakuno. It feels like, you won't die because the main character needs you to level up kind of thing.

Somehow there is emotional disconnect since the viewer, by this point, has an idea of the character of Hakuno, but his interactions with Alice is a drift from his character that makes it confusing. I give this a mid rating since the animation is way better than before.

This episode being a mess made me enjoy it. By not understanding the episode and just simply watching it, I got a fresh perspective to take the episode as it is. The use of illusion is good that makes you feel something isn't right.

I enjoyed the fight scene wherein it's dynamic though you can expect that they will achieve their goal. The mystery still continues and Hakuno is really clouded with one especially that "what" moment again since it's still hasn't been explained yet.

The series is now moving forward with further explanation to what is going on, though for me it's all over the place. This episode's fight scene is the first I enjoyed since the start of the series. They really are using Saber's fan service to pick the viewer's interest.

Hakuno shows an interesting personality shift this episode—he’s more receptive and emotive. Otherwise, it’s underwhelming. We don’t know Rin or Rani well enough to feel any real sadness for them.

The most interesting episode so far. It would’ve been great narratively if the earlier episodes weren’t so confusing. Nero and Hakuno finally feel like an actual Master and Servant, but the fight scene was lame and ended way too quickly.

This was a fairly coherent episode. We learned more about Hakuno’s past and the origin of Dead Face, with plenty of action to enjoy. Nothing is particularly bad, but there isn’t much to get excited about at this point.