Ol-Hybrius said: I just re-watched SAO thinking that the second half couldn't be as bad as I remembered it to be. Turns out it's even worse. I really like the first fourteen episodes, but it should have ended there.
Don't misunderstand me, I like the ALO game, which is, at least even as orginal as SAO. The thing is, we didn't actually saw it. No boss fight, barely any mob or player fight, just talking, talking and talking. The previous cast has been completely moved aside, replaced by some easily forgetable characters. We didn't see Klein and the others until the last episode, only Agil appears on the first one, just WHY ? And the bad guy, oh my god...
In the first half, we has Kayaba Akihiko. A dreamer, clever guy and mysterious. He did terrible things but not for the sake of hurting people. I don't know for you, but I can't completely hate this guy. And now, we have Sugou. Urgh. A psycho, a COMPLETE psycho who want to rape Asuna and implement fear in people brain for a living... yeah. Don't think I have anything to add...
Onto the sister/cousin/uncle or whatever she is thing, the incest romance wasn't fucking needed. Why couldn't she be just a normal sister wanted to play MMO in order to get closer to a family member she almost lost and haven't seen for two years ? However, I do like Lyfa. Actually, I wanted her not to be Kazuto's sister and just another girl met in the game. Think he could have got closer to her in while looking for Asuna and eventually developped feelings for her, showing some hesitation about his other feelings for a girl he haven't seen for a while... 'Cause, y'know, these things happen.
The ending, the ending... It's too cheesy for me. The last fight is ridiculous, what with Kayaba Akihiko living on the internet (don't delete this Kayaba, please) ? And I won't say anything about the scene on the parking because I really don't want to. I don't want the too much happy ending the show has, episode 14 was perfect and it should have ended there. Still, I will watch the second season, 'cause I'm curious and the LN seems to have a lot of fans, some of them even saying SAO isn't the best arc in the whole thing. So let's wait and see...
I just want to add the Sugou part. IDK why but I admit I'm obsessed with his character. I hate whoever creates this Sugou character more than Sugou himself. I mean, his totally evil character is sooo cliche. It's sounds like he's only there for us to cast stone on. He exists only because Kirito needs a villain to proclaim himself as a knight saving damsel in distress. I SO TOTALLY HATE THIS.. THIS CHARACTERIZATION.
OTOH, I loved "Megamind" so much (a Dreamworks animation) for a reason you would understand after watching it. Go. Go and watch it and compare it with SAO and tell me how did you feel. |