| 1 | * When Fou attacks Merlin, Fujimaru mentions how they are evenly matched. [[spoiler: This is funny if you consider the fact that Fou is a Beast and Merlin is a Grand meant to fight them. Also might be a reference to Fou's power of comparison.]] |
| 2 | * The closing minutes of Episode 8 show Ushiwakamaru coming to her senses as Kingu/Fake Enkidu release captured children. When she asks why he releases them, he says he doesn't have grudges against children like Tiamat. Ushiwakamaru, however, mocks his "mercy" by saying this demonstrates how amateurish at warfare Tiamat and her host, by extension, are. While unsettling enough coming from a Servant siding with the heroes, it's also, technically, TruthInTelevision. After all, as demonstrated by "The Tale Of The Heike", it was the sparing of the Genji children (such as Yoritomo and Ushiwaka/Yoshitsune herself) that guaranteed their seeking revenge--and, by extension, it was the termination of Heike scions that guaranteed they will never rise again. |
| 3 | * Gilgamesh notes in episode 17 that he can't see in the future beyond their clash with Tiamat. Considering that ''Literature/FateStrangeFake'' established that Grail Mud blocks his Clairvoyance when it comes to Fuyuki, it's only natural that the superior version of Grail Mud in the form of Tiamat's Sea of Life would also muddy his ability to predict what would happen next. |
| 4 | * Early on, the anime establishes that Fujimaru is exercising every chance he gets, and explains that it's the least he can do since he can't fight like Servants can and is a poor magus. Logical, but doesn't really contribute to much besides a bit of characterization...unless you've played through the Solomon Singularity in the game and remember his fight with [[spoiler:Goetia. Specifically, how he manages to defeat him, twice, using nothing more than Mash's shield, his Command Spells, [[GoodOldFisticuffs and his fists]]]]. Suddenly his needing to be in good shape becomes a whole lot more relevant. |
| 5 | ** The payoff becomes even more explicit in the climax of Episode 20, where his need to deliver an additional fatal blow to Tiamat requires him to be at striking distance from her face--and this therefore requires of him to run through the gauntlet of floating debris. |
| 6 | * Some keen viewers have pointed out that the time it would take to run from Avalon all the way to Iraq by foot, without stopping, would be 42 days give or take. The date of Merlin's last appearance before he shows up in Episode 20, which aired on March 8, was on January 18-- exactly 42 days. |
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