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jose21 said: That's because they way way over emphasized while in the LN YOUR BRAIN can set the emphasization itself whom may be far less than in the episode itself. I was kind of expecting something a bit better. I kind of feel this part was a bit more dramatic and interesting in the light novel. Overdoing stuff is always a anime industrial trademark due to it mass affection. Hence I am sure in the LN it looked less drama than the episode. |
| ehm...the hell? i really want to puch in the face the one who tought this was a great idea for a clifthanger....this should have been over in like 5 minutes more ssjokg said: I hope they dont waste the entire ep to i really hope so... |
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| Since I didn't have work today, went ahead and waited on CR for the release. The second the episode comes out, the entire episode page / server lag crashes from people flooding in... jesus. Just gonna wait for the HS rip. |
InfiniteDestiny said: Worse than what i would initially guessed when reading the LN but better than i expected after seeing the anime till now, just saying that kinda depresses me but in any case it should be interesting to see how they pace the rest, really not looking forward to that hopefully they give it little screen time, sure anybody rather see more detail given to I'm going to miss Sugou because he's my favourite NTRing villain. I don't know how it works, I really dislike Leafa, but I like Sugu. I felt so bad for Sugu, all that crying. I know how she feels sigh. All those Asuna flashbacks made me pretty sad too. To be honest, I thought he was going to pull off another resurrection there, but then I remembered the LN. They really dragged this episode out. I wonder how they're going to do the last three. |
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| Oh and to answer ssjokg from something he asked me earlier (about if any episode stood out for me like that one episode of naruto did). I'd say if there was one episode that stood out for me, it would be this one (but who knows the last one could be a winner too). So yeah so far pretty happy with ALO. I think it was a wise decision to ditch the Tonkii part and put more emphasis on these episodes. |
GrayArchon said: Takuan_Soho said: Yes, it would be anticlimactic, but after 22 episodes, why would you expect anything different? This is a team that cut out the entire climax of the first novel after all. What the heck are you talking about? They didn't cut anything from the climax of the first novel. Here comes this episodes' flame war. |
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hyperknees91 said: Oh and to answer ssjokg from something he asked me earlier (about if any episode stood out for me like that one episode of naruto did). I'd say if there was one episode that stood out for me, it would be this one (but who knows the last one could be a winner too). So yeah so far pretty happy with ALO. I think it was a wise decision to ditch the Tonkii part and put more emphasis on these episodes. wow.Even I had forgotten that question...It took me a while to remember that. |
| I loved the battle scene, for a moment I thought that he was going to make it, but dam! Why did she have to find out this soon and that way? Where do they go from here? |
| They finally learned the inevitable truth! Although, this episode barely moved the plot at all. I guess Kirito will be back with the other races. |
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ssjokg said: hyperknees91 said: Oh and to answer ssjokg from something he asked me earlier (about if any episode stood out for me like that one episode of naruto did). I'd say if there was one episode that stood out for me, it would be this one (but who knows the last one could be a winner too). So yeah so far pretty happy with ALO. I think it was a wise decision to ditch the Tonkii part and put more emphasis on these episodes. wow.Even I had forgotten that question...It took me a while to remember that. I remember all the unimportant things in life hah. But yeah I really hope they do the last episode well. |
ClementIV said: I loved the battle scene, for a moment I thought that he was going to make it, but dam! Why did she have to find out this soon and that way? Where do they go from here? It isnt that hard to figure out.Just think.What the is the most cliche thing that happens when two allies have to reinforce their bonds or are in a disagreement in a shounen show? Fiji said: Although, this episode barely moved the plot at all. . they took the key,Kirito saw that he cant make his way to Asuna,and Sugu,since this arc is more about her than Asuna,found out that Kirito is Kazuto. |
| Ah it's pretty crazy how Kirito does such a crazy thing when entire armies can't even do it. xD |
ihateeveryone said: GrayArchon said: Takuan_Soho said: Yes, it would be anticlimactic, but after 22 episodes, why would you expect anything different? This is a team that cut out the entire climax of the first novel after all. What the heck are you talking about? They didn't cut anything from the climax of the first novel. Here comes this episodes' flame war. Do you want to start a live documentation like in soccer? |
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| Dammit, Sugu needs a hug. Like really bad. Although I'm sure a majority of the people already know, I hope people don't misinterpret the non-sibling relationship, they're not brother and sisters but still cousins. Can't really say much about the fight, rather it was expected. I never even read to this point of the novel. |
| Also they included a bit more introspective dialogue huh. O_o And yeah poor Sugu. :( You still have your bitch stalker Recon. |
NettoAzure said: Also they included a bit more introspective dialogue huh. O_o And yeah poor Sugu. :( You still have your bitch stalker Recon. I dont think she is satisfied with that. |
| The truth hurts don't it? Suguha pretty much broke down in tears. Kirito always trying to show off in battle. Doesn't always end well though. |
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ssjokg said: NettoAzure said: Also they included a bit more introspective dialogue huh. O_o And yeah poor Sugu. :( You still have your bitch stalker Recon. I dont think she is satisfied with that. Yeah sadly so. :< Although one should just cut their losses and take what is possible. D: And oh jeez. You could see the exact moment where Sugu's heart breaks into tiny little pieces. :C |
| NICE epic face lol i love it when he goes berserk mode or...insane mode while fighting he even put with a badass smile. Sugu forever friendzone/family :( The hug part after she saved him was...ehhh okay. Sighhh another week of waiting. just 3 more episodes! |
AiCon said: ssjokg said: Kirito should introduce her to Klein. That guy would certainly treat her right.NettoAzure said: Also they included a bit more introspective dialogue huh. O_o And yeah poor Sugu. :( You still have your bitch stalker Recon. I dont think she is satisfied with that. And he would be quite happy.Thorzoned Klein..best and saddest moment he had in the LN.  Doesnt Kirito here, look like his first avatar in SAO?Except the hair. |
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pandoras_wrath said: i couldn't stop laughing its was so bad i wanted to see that would happen and it was amazing lol shes so stupid not finding out that the person looked and had the same name has her "brother" overall it was a good episode only 3 left =( Only we see that he is so similar and she doesnt know the name Kirito.How would she figure it out? |
| Nice episode, in your face Sugu! A question to the LN readers, Kirito will find/see/talk to Asuna before the last episode? |
katzer said: Yes.Nice episode, in your face Sugu! A question to the LN readers, Kirito will find/see/talk to Asuna before the last episode? |
| Welp, that was pretty awesome. |
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AiCon said: ssjokg said: Kirito should introduce her to Klein. That guy would certainly treat her right.NettoAzure said: Also they included a bit more introspective dialogue huh. O_o And yeah poor Sugu. :( You still have your bitch stalker Recon. I dont think she is satisfied with that. Klein did ask that in ep 1 :P Bro should do a bro a favor |
ssjokg said: I guess. I haven't really been paying attention to what he wears since Kirito has been wearing basically the same thing since he first got that coat from the first level boss in SAO.Doesnt Kirito here, look like his first avatar in SAO?Except the hair. RockerXD said: May be Kirito is afraid that the other girls in his harem would leave him if they found out that Klein is better. lolAiCon said: ssjokg said: Kirito should introduce her to Klein. That guy would certainly treat her right.NettoAzure said: Also they included a bit more introspective dialogue huh. O_o And yeah poor Sugu. :( You still have your bitch stalker Recon. I dont think she is satisfied with that. Klein did ask that in ep 1 :P Bro should do a bro a favor |
| Easily one of the better eps so far. Poor Sugu :( |
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AiCon said: But kirito is better than Klein in vmmo and probably earns more money at his job than Kein does to treat them every freaking time.RockerXD said: May be Kirito is afraid that the other girls in his harem would leave him if they found out that Klein is better. lolAiCon said: ssjokg said: Kirito should introduce her to Klein. That guy would certainly treat her right.NettoAzure said: Also they included a bit more introspective dialogue huh. O_o And yeah poor Sugu. :( You still have your bitch stalker Recon. I dont think she is satisfied with that. Klein did ask that in ep 1 :P Bro should do a bro a favor Bitches just want money(and mmo?). |
The climax of the novel was when Kirito looked at Heathcliff who has a pitying look on his face and suddenly thinks: "As if he was looking at a bunch of white mice playing in an inescapable cage". This begins the process of Kirito putting the pieces together to make the connection. The identification of Heathcliff as Kayaba is the most dramatic scene in the book, the point everything led up to, the point which defined everything that followed, and the animation completely skipped over this identification In the animation all Heathcliff is doing is standing there with a neutral look on his face and without giving any explanation, Kirito recalls the fight they had 2 weeks (and 4 episodes) prior and leaps to the conclusion that Heathcliff is Kayaba. There was no trigger, no reason why Kirito would think then and not anytime prior to this point (not to mention that they had just fought for an hour, and he was exhausted, which is not the best time to try to have epiphanies), they just glossed over the entire scene with his abrupt leap (both figuratively and literally) of faith. And it isn't like it would have taken much to provide the climatic trigger. Just Kirito mumbling "It's like we are mice to him" would have been enough. But there was no attempt even at this. It's like having the detective point to the villain and say: "it was you Colonel Mustard", without explaining that it occurred in the billiard room with the candlestick. So Kirito having a random pretentious thought was the climax for you? Not the fight that decided the fate for everyone and was literally do or die (because if he didn't beat him here, they probably wouldn't have been able to beat the other 25 bosses). To me that was the worst part of the LN, especially since the author established earlier that subtle facial expressions are hard to do in the game (hence why I think the animation is a bit more faithful to the rules here). You could assume that Kirito thought in the anime that Heathcliff looked far too calm and composed compared to everyone else. The part of him surpassing the system was also pretty dumb, because both Kirito and Asuna did it beforehand...so what makes it so strange again? (Actually if Asuna was Kayabaya that would've been a rediculously good plot twist hah). |
| HOLY F**K. Poor Suguha.. i mean she cannot replace Asuna but.. oh wells. |
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AiCon said: I mean before they were changed by Kayaba.The one he had from the beta.ssjokg said: I guess. I haven't really been paying attention to what he wears since Kirito has been wearing basically the same thing since he first got that coat from the first level boss in SAO.Doesnt Kirito here, look like his first avatar in SAO?Except the hair. |
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| Sugu learns the truth about kirito, me: *Yagami Laugh* this made my day! |
| I didn't expect that this whole episode is all about... romance drama... What the fuck...? |
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AiCon said: ssjokg said: Klein can hold his own in mmo and he probably has quite a bit of money saved up during his adventures with his guild.AiCon said: But kirito is better than Klein in vmmo and probably earns more money at his job than Kein does to treat them every freaking time.RockerXD said: May be Kirito is afraid that the other girls in his harem would leave him if they found out that Klein is better. lolAiCon said: ssjokg said: Kirito should introduce her to Klein. That guy would certainly treat her right.NettoAzure said: Also they included a bit more introspective dialogue huh. O_o And yeah poor Sugu. :( You still have your bitch stalker Recon. I dont think she is satisfied with that. Klein did ask that in ep 1 :P Bro should do a bro a favor Bitches just want money(and mmo?). Besides, Suguha isn't a bitch - she's a goddess:D True but they are already ""fascinated" by Kirito.Real Life money from their real jobs.I wasnt specific before.Although you cant call Kirito's job "IRL one". |
| Wow, so half the episode was dramatic fail, and the other half was inappropriate love between not-so-siblings. Too funny. I was actually hoping that this would be a good episode. :| |
| Aw shiiiiiiit! We all knew this had to happen sooner or later. Before that though, really glad to see Kirito being brought back to Earth in regards to his OPness ever since the the beginning of the series. He's always been able to overcome trials thrown at him so it makes sense why he think he'd be able to get Asuna alone. The fight scene though I must say was well done. When Kirito told Leafa he was searching for Asuna and Sugu was able to piece everything together I was like " Here we go". The fuse that has slowly been going down finally exploded and Sugu realizes she's had no chance from the beginning. I do feel bad for her though, she's just a high school girl in love who can't get what she truly wants. When Kirito and Sugu were talking in the hallway, I was laughing at how he was like "WTF?" when she confessed her love pretty much. So when Kirito distanced himself from Sugu when he was little did he do it so he wouldn't get feelings for her? |
| Had an '......OMG' moment as soon as Kirito mentioned Asuna in front of Sugu. Spent about a month and a half waiting for that. xD Great ep! |
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