I'm Not A Master, I'm A Director (Creating Fate Movie In Nasuverse)

Rider and Sakura gave up on watching the TV series, but the other viewers who didn't know the plot developments had no such intentions. 

On the contrary, more and more viewers started tuning into TBS after hearing about the completely different plot direction, curious to see what was so different. 

The continuously declining ratings even showed a trend of bottoming out and rebounding.

"OK. I've already informed the group."

During the mid-commercial break, Alice informed the fan group about the plot twist in UBW, encouraging other fans to spread the word and watch the series.

"It seems we'll need to give Caster more screen time this time," Aoko, who originally didn't care much about the TV series, also had thoughts about discussing the plot.

"This time, the TV series clearly aims to supplement the characters that were skipped over in the movie version," Alice agreed with Aoko's assessment. "So far, it looks like Caster and Archer will get more screen time in this version of the series."

"Following this pattern, the OV version's plot will revolve around Sakura, right?" Aoko was still very curious about the girl who looked so melancholic at the end of Fate/Zero, feeling that there was much room for her story to develop. 

Unfortunately, whether in the movies or the TV series, Sakura's portrayal was limited to just a few strokes, worse even than the guy in the blue tight suit. 

Although the TV series hadn't finished airing, judging from the currently developed plot, there wasn't much room left to expand on Sakura's story.

"Unfortunately, the OV version's release is still a while away." Alice glanced at the information about the HF route on her phone, speaking regretfully. 

According to the information Type-Moon had released, they only mentioned the Japanese OV version's release would be this year, without a specific date. 

Given Type-Moon's usual style, the OV version's trailer would most likely be included in the TV series' DVD release. 

This means that the OV release date would be at least a few months later than the TV series DVD.

"I really like Sir Matou's works, but aren't his plots becoming increasingly complex?" Alice tilted her head in confusion.

"As long as there's new content to watch, it's fine," Aoko's attitude reflected that of most viewers. They didn't care how many plot holes Shinji created, as long as they could enjoy watching.

When the mid-commercial break ended and the TV series resumed, the discussion board on 2ch was already filled with speculation about Caster's Master. 

In the movie version, Caster's Master never appeared, nor was her true name revealed. Now that the TV series was finally about to unveil the character's identity, the audience was both eager and excited.

Coincidentally, the next part of the series involved guessing who Caster's Master was. With a strategist's mindset, Rin deduced that Caster's Master was in the school, and Issei Ryuudou became her first suspect. 

After all, the first three Masters were all students who knew each other, so the probability that the fourth Master was also a student was quite high.

Thus, Shirou, tasked by Rin, reluctantly used special means to check if Issei had Command Seals on him. 

Compared to the original plot, Shinji directed the "intimate" scenes between Shirou and Issei in a much more serious manner. 

The classic line, "Issei... don't ask anything, just take off your clothes," was completely omitted. 

In 2005, people were not as open as they would be later, and such lines would definitely have been complained about if broadcast on public TV.

Despite Shinji modifying a lot of the content for the TV series, he also retained many scenes from the anime. 

For instance, Rider's execution scene: in the game, Rider died at the key point of the barrier, surrounded by unconscious students. 

To avoid controversy, the anime version changed it to just Shinji and Rider alone in a classroom. This is just one example. 

The anime adapted an R18 game into a mainstream animation, naturally adjusting many elements with age restrictions. While Shinji followed the original game's plot more closely, he didn't argue with the anime over these aspects. Since the anime had already avoided the sensitive spots, there was no need to confront them head-on.

On the screen, the plot continued. 

Issei was naturally not the Master, but Shirou didn't come away empty-handed. 

Based on Issei's words, Rin deduced that Kuzuki Souichirou was Caster's Master, and planned to ambush him with Shirou on his way home. 

The ambush, of course, failed, with Kuzuki easily dodging Rin's long-range attack. Shirou, for some reason, thought that Kuzuki's lack of resistance to Rin's sudden attack indicated that the two could communicate. Thus, Shirou confronted Kuzuki, and at this moment, Caster suddenly appeared. 

Shirou originally wanted to inform Kuzuki of Caster's cruel actions and hoped that Kuzuki, as her Master, could stop her.

Unfortunately, Shirou's attempts to convince Kuzuki were in vain; Kuzuki didn't care what Caster did. In fact, Kuzuki supported Caster in everything she did. Just as Caster found a reason to live through Kuzuki, Kuzuki found his own meaning and reason to fight in Caster, turning him from a lifeless man into someone with purpose.

When words failed to persuade, both sides resorted to physical means. To compensate for the lack of battles between Rider and Saber, Shinji arranged this initial fight with Caster in the fourth episode to ensure there was a standout action scene in each episode. 

However...

"This action scene is just your twisted sense of humor, Master!" Arturia, watching the show with Shinji, stood up angrily.

"You're not watching anymore?"

"Why would I watch myself get humiliated? I'd rather have a late-night snack," Arturia said without looking back.

Following Medusa, Arturia became the second Servant to abandon watching the fourth episode halfway through.

In reality, Saber's decision during the fight was not incorrect. 

Facing the troublesome Caster and her ordinary Master, it made tactical sense to eliminate Kuzuki, the human. 

But overconfidence in her abilities led to a classic scene in FSN where Saber's choices backfired.

Under Caster's enhancement magic, Kuzuki's fists became as strong as low-level Noble Phantasms. He first blocked Saber's initial strike with his enhanced body and then completely suppressed her sword attacks with his left fist. When Saber barely managed to counter his left punch, Kuzuki decisively grabbed her by the throat with his right hand. 

Saber, who seemed to have victory in hand, was smashed unconscious against a concrete wall at a speed of 200 mph by Kuzuki. 

Then, Kuzuki, in "Teacher Mode," easily took down Rin Tohsaka after dealing with Saber. 

If Shirou hadn't projected twin swords and fought desperately until Saber recovered, they all might have ended up in the morgue.

"Damn, three against one and they still got counter-killed? Do these people even know how to fight?!" 

"Isn't a Servant supposed to be strong? How come they can't even beat a teacher?!" 

"This isn't an ordinary teacher; didn't you hear Saber? His fists are as strong as Noble Phantasms." 

"Is it because of Caster's enhancement? So, is it Caster who's awesome or the teacher?" 

"Who knows? But definitely more awesome than Saber."

It's no wonder Saber didn't want to watch this part; it was a black mark on her history. The great King Arthur, reduced to being choked by a human.

Throughout the fight, Kuzuki only received enhanced fists from Caster. Despite suffering injuries to his left arm and left fist, he achieved significant results. He first subdued and incapacitated Saber, preventing her from protecting her Master. Then, he nearly punched Rin Tohsaka to death and easily held his ground against Shirou, who was projecting Kanshou and Bakuya. 

By the end of the fight, seeing signs of Saber activating her Noble Phantasm, Kuzuki retreated from the battlefield with Caster.

It was clear that in this battle between the protagonists and Caster's team, Kuzuki and Caster had the upper hand.

On the other side, without his Servant, Shinji sought refuge at the church with Kirei Kotomine. 

There, the priest informed him of a new unclaimed Servant. The veteran Fate fans instantly recognized the iconic blond hair of this new Servant.

"Gilgamesh, it's you again!!"

The appearance of the golden king immediately signaled trouble to the audience. Gilgamesh's entry, designed to boost ratings, was placed at the end of the fourth episode to create suspense. 

The viewers, especially the female fans, were eagerly awaiting his appearance. Despite their new love for Diarmuid, who wouldn't also love the handsome blond Gilgamesh?

With the deviation from the movie plot, the exposure of Caster's team, and Gilgamesh's appearance, the fourth episode of UBW was filled with hooks. The North American viewership for the fourth episode rose to 13 million, making it one of TNT's best-performing shows in recent years. 

In Japan, UBW's fourth episode saw its ratings rebound from 28% in the third episode to 31.2%. Although still below the first episode's 40%, the upward trend indicated positive momentum.

Veteran TV staff knew that as long as UBW didn't introduce any bizarre plotlines that drastically cut ratings and reviews, the show's viewership was stable. Even with occasional drops, the average rating for the final episodes would surely exceed 25%.

What kind of achievement is this? It's a huge success!!

The moment UBW's fourth episode ratings were announced, the entire Japanese entertainment industry was once again set ablaze by the show.

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