Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works Anime

[Kat]

And your rival's, BL's own sonichu.

[YOLF]

Y'alls, quit it.

[Elf]

I wanna say I really like Archer's theme.  Its more modern than the other Servant's and its cool how it hints at being EMIYA without going into full EMIYA yet.

[Kat]

Is dubstep ones tied to any Servants?

[Elf]

I think its sort of the "Getting ready to battle" / "Something ominous involving Servants" theme because it played before Rider did something too.

[Cherry Lover]

Yeah, that figures. Is it similar to any of the songs from the VN?

[Kat]

Anyway, I trust ufo to not screw any flashback of Archer's that may happen.

[Elf]

Yeah, that figures. Is it similar to any of the songs from the VN?

Not really, then again the only track from the VN that stuck out to me was EMIYA.

And Kat, I'll just be happy to SEE Archer flashbacks.

[Kat]

VIETNAM SHALL INTENSIFY (once again).

[Cherry Lover]

Hmm, I've just taken a look at the most recent episode, and I'm wondering why Sakura collapsed in the bloodfort. Aside from the fact that she's a magus, she's also Rider's master, which should mean she'd be safe from it. Plus, surely Rider would just outright refuse to use it if doing so would kill Sakura, and if Sakura did die then surely the book would be destroyed.

[Kat]

This is UBW adaptation, may be as well treated as alternate reality from HF's.

[Cherry Lover]

This is UBW adaptation, may be as well treated as alternate reality from HF's.

Erm, no, it doesn't work like that. Sakura is still a magus and Rider's master, and Rider's characterisation doesn't magically change.

[Alice]

Maybe the book robbed Sakura of Master status entirely, and until Shinji relinquishes the book, Sakura loses the ability to resist the Bloodfort? That's all I got really.

Personally, I'm sad that we didn't get to see Rin chewing out Archer, though I'm somewhat optimistic that we'll get a scene to that effect another episode.

[Cherry Lover]

Maybe the book robbed Sakura of Master status entirely, and until Shinji relinquishes the book, Sakura loses the ability to resist the Bloodfort? That's all I got really.

Well, that is possible, but she is nevertheless a magus, and Rider would also strenuously object to any act that could kill Sakura (as would Zouken, for that matter).

[Alice]

Only other hypothesis I have is that Shinji activated it sooner than Rider had planned due to being driven nuts by both Shirou and Rin turning down his alliance offer, and she couldn't do much to stop him without having Sakura be killed outright, so Sakura got knocked out due to surprise and Rider pretty much was just praying that Sakura would live via her robust mana supply.