Lord El-Melloi II Sei no Jikenbo: Rail Zeppelin Grace Note

-Spoiler free review, because I couldn't spoil this even if I wanted to-
With a title that slips out of ones mouth as smoothly as corroded razor blades, Lord El-Melloi II Case Files: Rail Zeppelin Grace Note is a mystery thriller attempting to follow in the foot steps of it's much more successful and smarter step brother, Fate/Zero. Lord El-Melloi (I respect your time so I'm not going to use the full name) only fails to be smart, successful, and entertaining.

It is blindingly obvious that the people behind this project wanted to work on any of TROYCA's other upcoming shows, or do accounting work, or do ... anything else. Although I think this show is bad, I believe that it is not the worst in the Fate franchise, that award rests firmly in the greasy, grimy hands of Fate/Extra: Last Encore, as Lord El-Melloi has the virtue of having 1 and a half good episodes.

And now, since I'm not smart or creative enough to write a review normally, here is my MAL formatted review.

Story: 2/10
If there are any major plot points, they sure aren't worth remembering. The Train arc is the only one that lasts for more than one episode, and all I can remember is that ___ died, ___ lost his eyes, ___ killed them, and there was maybe one or two fight scenes. Virtually nothing is memorable.
It seems like this show's only reason for being is because someone thought a mystery in the Fate universe would "be pretty epic." And I think it could have been, were it in the hands of people who knew how to write a story instead of a plot. Watching Lord El-Melloi feels like you're watching a plot synopsis, with all the depth of a nano particle.

Art: 8/10
It's Fate. It always looks good. Decent art is the only consistency in all of the Fate franchise. Good art should never be any shows best quality. Good art and a good soundtrack should complement the story, not be the only passable things present in the entire production.

Sound: 5/10
Just take the last paragraph and replace the word art with soundtrack.

Character: 2/10
Everyone present besides Waver and Gray are only present to give Waver and Gray an excuse to do things or are one of the three comedic relief sidekicks. If they had changed every characters name every time their name was spoken, I would be none the wiser. No one is worth remembering, especially when the revealed big bad guy at the end of the only arc that matters is a character you've never seen before.

Enjoyment: 3/10
Like a prostitute made of Vaseline, it can barely grab your attention and it sure can't hold onto it.

Overall: 2/10
The fact that this isn't the worst part of the animated Fate franchise really shows how far it's fallen since its inception.
Also, a murder accomplice gets off immediately with a plea bargain and is not punished by the law or by their school. This doesn't really affect the quality, I just thought that it was funny.

I was excited to watch this certain show as I enjoyed Waver/Iskandar content from Fate Zero.

Let's get the main thing out of the way, This show in particular has nothing to do with the Grail War. Secondly It didn't feel like a fate series, it was more like a detective/mystery show. The start was good but after a while its alright but nothing interesting was happening anyways. I would recommend watching the first episode if you are a fan of Waver or want more Waver content but anything after that is not worth it.

Lets talk about the other things about the show

- Character: 3/10

Design ... of most characters were amazing, making them feel like an actual worth/likeable character was not.

- Story: 3/10

The train arcs probably the only good part of the story which is episode 7 and later

- Sound: 8/10

Nice soundtracks

- Enjoyment: 3/10

Not a lot to enjoy