Martin has settled at the new digs and posted something to pique my interest.

I never grasped quite why Rin felt the need to come to his aid so often.

She's in love with Emiya, that's why. Isn't it obvious?

Maybe Rin’s concern for [Emiya] is supposed to be obvious but it added a bit of mystique to the character I think of as the other lead, and as such was probably my favourite of the bunch. Her fortitude and tenacity endeared her to me from the get-go…or perhaps it was just the way she did her hair. Either way I found her at least as likable as Shirou or Saber, and much more interesting than the rather generic Sakura. Her pairing with Archer had a great dynamic too: they’re a pairing of stubborn and in many ways very similar personalities, which worked really well on screen.

When he's right, he's right, and he's right. The remark about the duo makes me itch to spoil: Archer's real identity actually is... well, he is going to go through VN soon anyway.

Saber’s true identity for instance was a great plot development, which is a textbook example of what I’d use in arguing that F/S N had a great story and a staggering amount of characterisation behind it.

I found it a good idea too, although perhaps it's my background. I didn't even know who the heck the rest was, including Gilgamesh (of whom Japanese are inordinarily fond: there's another one in Druaga, for example). I demand Sgt. York! [They had Chuck Yeager in Srike Witches, does that count? — ed.]