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| This episode really made me drop my ranking of this show from 8 to 7. To be perfectly honest, despite really liking SAO originally, it's gradually gone down hill. I didn't like this episode, I mean it was pretty funny, but other than that it was quite boring and predictable. |
| Scrumbag Kirito: saves Asuna, forget 299. |
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Takuan_Soho said: No complaint about you responding to hyperknees, who did not sound like a hater anyway (Lolack's post is more like it). My post is more a response to your "Let the Flame War begin!" comment.though I know that hyperknees was not saying that it was a DeM ending, that complaint, I thought, was a valid compliment one could make about the episode and deserved a response at the beginning before it ignited a real flame war. |
| So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old? I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them? I wonder how long people would put up with this. As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series. |
| Prediction for next episode: Kirito falls off his bike and dies. |
| "He's not dead, he's Katsura." |
lillietta said: im so sad becouse next week will be the last episode of a awsome anime. this is the best anime i have seen since 2003 ;( To be honest, where have you been since 2003? 2006-2008 had ALOT of huge titles :P |
| "Oh right, gotta save Asuna first" -_________________________- What a disappointing reunion, I wanted Asuna to run into Kirito's arms, not hug "their child" which in reality they only knew for like 3 days. I felt like the final fight scene was done really well though, at least better than the reunion. How he killed Sugou did make me laugh a bit though :P Next time a reunion epilogue episode+cliffhanger till next season it would seem. Not sure how I feel about this cliffhanger after what they did to the first season... Maybe they'll learn form their mistakes and improve? Maybe? I mean it could happen.. |
 If you really want to fit in, just put Legend of the Galactic Heroes in your top 5 and have it be the only 10-rated anime in your list. |
QuiGonJon said: "Oh right, gotta save Asuna first" -_________________________- What a disappointing reunion, I wanted Asuna to run into Kirito's arms, not hug "their child" which in reality they only knew for like 3 days. I felt like the final fight scene was done really well though, at least better than the reunion. How he killed Sugou did make me laugh a bit though :P Next time a reunion epilogue episode+cliffhanger till next season it would seem. Not sure how I feel about this cliffhanger after what they did to the first season... Maybe they'll learn form their mistakes and improve? Maybe? I mean it could happen.. Get a new director, maybe the one doing Uchuu Kyoudai or something. He knows how to use flashbacks/monologues really well. |
| Amazing Episode! Kirito was epic taking the admin control. Asuna finally saved and gets to go back to the real world. I'm just sad Yui is now alone :( @lillietta - I agree it's going to be hard to top SAO. Looking forward to next week! |
| ^ Yui is not going to be alone. As she said she is living in Kirito's Nervgear and I assume she can even go into Kirito's computer if there is a link (she is a program anyway). Even if that does not happen, Kirito and Asuna probably will come back to that virtual world to be with her. Uncanny said: I guess you predicted Kayaba was around in ALO world then? And you predicted that Sugou would really rip off Asuna's dress and was going to rape her in front of Kirito? it was quite boring and predictable. To me I think they handled the episode pretty well. Animation better than average. Very strong voice acting. Story is standard but added with its own spice. Pacing and direction is also among the better in the episodes shown so far. Not the best episode but given my not too high expectation of SAO it is a decent episode. |
| So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old? I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them? I wonder how long people would put up with this. As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series. |
Hybridbloodszak said: Also this proves how much of a loser in the actual world this guy is in that he uses mind control to rape a 17 year old girl instead of not being a pedophile. Is Sugou supposed to symbolize Japanese Otaku in their primal state? O.o Oh God I can't stop laughing xD |
If you really want to fit in, just put Legend of the Galactic Heroes in your top 5 and have it be the only 10-rated anime in your list. |
Uncanny said: This episode really made me drop my ranking of this show from 8 to 7. To be perfectly honest, despite really liking SAO originally, it's gradually gone down hill. I didn't like this episode, I mean it was pretty funny, but other than that it was quite boring and predictable. Agreed 100%. Sao went downhill for me when they actually completed the game sword art online. Afterwards it's just gradually becoming boring and it certainly doesn't help that the villian was so lame in the second half of the series also the show started to become weird with the little sister love, tentacles and that weird rape theme we had going on this episode, as well as that deus ex machina(ass pull). |
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| Oh god that NTR, lmao. From Kirito's point of view, it looked like Sugou was doing a lot more than just licking her tears. Yay for random help from the most unexpected character. I'd honestly say I'd rather have had Kirito just OP through that instead of all that dues ex machina crap. |
| OMG!!! don't make me cry again, so beautiful, so much emotions ahdsfiakjmasdfh I can't even describe it :') I can't belive is almost over one more episode, It can't be </3 Maybe just maybe they could make another season, and if they do i'll be more then happy. Definitively this anime is on my top favorites list of all times <3 |
| OH SHIT THAT NTR JUST GAVE ME A BONER. If this is already the conclusion and the next episode is just an epilogue, 7/10 and I'm being generous. I wonder what happen to Sugou in the real world though. Too bad the 2nd OP and ED are just awesome for this overhyped mediocre anime. |
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rul said: I would not defend the tentacles, but at least I think it portrays the little sister love quite well in a heartfelt way. The rape theme also makes sense given what the character Sugou is.also the show started to become weird with the little sister love, tentacles and that weird rape theme we had going on this episode |
| So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old? I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them? I wonder how long people would put up with this. As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series. |
Sa-chan_ said: OH SHIT THAT NTR JUST GAVE ME A BONER. Right on! |
ins-chan said: Then you stayed pretty long for this series. Perhaps just so that you can claim that you complete the series in MAL and give it a score?Don't you remember the tentacle monsters from that episode with that little girl and a near-dead dragon pet? THAT'S when I started not liking SAO. |
| So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old? I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them? I wonder how long people would put up with this. As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series. |
| Enjoyable but its anticlimactic on how he ended things. |
| I said last week that I wanted to see more Asuna. I totally didn't mean it like that though. I'm glad we got to see heathcliff again. I think he's my favourite. He's the least typical character for sure. I think Kirito should've died really tragically though. That would've made for an awesome ending and made us all cry and stuff. Maybe he'll get knocked off his bike on his way to the hospital, haha. |
curiouser and curiouser :) |
ins-chan said: Don't you remember the tentacle monsters from that episode with that little girl and a near-dead dragon pet? THAT'S when I started not liking SAO. I completely forgot about that. |
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Paul said: Yay for random help from the most unexpected character. I'd honestly say I'd rather have had Kirito just OP through that instead of all that dues ex machina crap. I think I prefer what happened in the anime, at least it gives a reason to how he beats Sugou, it would have been even worse if he "broke through it with willpower!" or something. And it made sense, part of him being carried over from the previous game like so much else did, only doing it so Kirito would take the world seed for him thus giving a reason for the second season, ect. |
If you really want to fit in, just put Legend of the Galactic Heroes in your top 5 and have it be the only 10-rated anime in your list. |
rul said: ins-chan said: Don't you remember the tentacle monsters from that episode with that little girl and a near-dead dragon pet? THAT'S when I started not liking SAO. I completely forgot about that. Considering how unimportant she is, I'm sure many people did. |
| Retarded episode. Poor villain's poor demise. It was over the top, in bad way. |
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XxImmortalxX said: ***********What the hell is gonna happen to Yui?!?!*********** Otherwise really good episode, almost cried from joy. The fight scene was... yeah... It was pretty cool that he basically got admin status (idk how but OKAY) Cant wait till the next episode!! AN "after image" of the creator of the previous game SOA, which ALO was bassically a copy paste, who held the highest status in the game, gave it to him so he could win so Kirito would make a new game with the "world seed" he gave him. |
If you really want to fit in, just put Legend of the Galactic Heroes in your top 5 and have it be the only 10-rated anime in your list. |
QuiGonJon said: Paul said: Yay for random help from the most unexpected character. I'd honestly say I'd rather have had Kirito just OP through that instead of all that dues ex machina crap. I think I prefer what happened in the anime, at least it gives a reason to how he beats Sugou, it would have been even worse if he "broke through it with willpower!" or something. And it made sense, part of him being carried over from the previous game like so much else did, only doing it so Kirito would take the world seed for him thus giving a reason for the second season, ect. Make sense? I'm talking about Heathcliff randomly appearing out of no where to help him. At least a little foreshadowing of Heathcliff planning to help in the past couple episodes would have more reasonable than him just suddenly appearing when Kirito is about to die. Hell, if the gang from SAO appeared, that would be more reasonable. |
Paul said: QuiGonJon said: Paul said: Yay for random help from the most unexpected character. I'd honestly say I'd rather have had Kirito just OP through that instead of all that dues ex machina crap. I think I prefer what happened in the anime, at least it gives a reason to how he beats Sugou, it would have been even worse if he "broke through it with willpower!" or something. And it made sense, part of him being carried over from the previous game like so much else did, only doing it so Kirito would take the world seed for him thus giving a reason for the second season, ect. Make sense? I'm talking about Heathcliff randomly appearing out of no where to help him. At least a little foreshadowing of Heathcliff planning to help in the past couple episodes would have more reasonable than him just suddenly appearing when Kirito is about to die. Hell, if the gang from SAO appeared would be more reasonable. Yeah I guess, still prefer over him beating it with willpower, and I'm guessing most people feel the same. Just a guess though. Gang from SAO wouldn't make much more sense though, considering their all emotionally damaged brains in jars/aren't in this game. But yeah could have used foreshadowing, but in the end its a tool for a transition into a new season anyways. |
If you really want to fit in, just put Legend of the Galactic Heroes in your top 5 and have it be the only 10-rated anime in your list. |
bastek66 said: Retarded episode. Poor villain's poor demise. It was over the top, in bad way. i still dont even see how he was still even alive at that part.. half of his body was already gone O.o Paul said: rul said: ins-chan said: Don't you remember the tentacle monsters from that episode with that little girl and a near-dead dragon pet? THAT'S when I started not liking SAO. I completely forgot about that. Considering how unimportant she is, I'm sure many people did. unimportant? i think she was very cute and awesome but hey thats just my opinion |
ins-chan said: Paul said: QuiGonJon said: Paul said: Yay for random help from the most unexpected character. I'd honestly say I'd rather have had Kirito just OP through that instead of all that dues ex machina crap. I think I prefer what happened in the anime, at least it gives a reason to how he beats Sugou, it would have been even worse if he "broke through it with willpower!" or something. And it made sense, part of him being carried over from the previous game like so much else did, only doing it so Kirito would take the world seed for him thus giving a reason for the second season, ect. Make sense? I'm talking about Heathcliff randomly appearing out of no where to help him. At least a little foreshadowing of Heathcliff planning to help in the past couple episodes would have more reasonable than him just suddenly appearing when Kirito is about to die. Hell, if the gang from SAO appeared would be more reasonable. My bet was on that "every person you ever helped is gonna give you power when you need it" (during the boss fight, hurr durr) cliche. You know, "Shaman King" style. Love that cliche. Goes great with sweet tea. |
| Wait, didn't Kirito just kill or at least harm a person in real life then? Can he be sentenced for that? I don't know how futuristic laws to do with virtual reality work, but I'd expect he can. :/ |
curiouser and curiouser :) |
mrzkitty said: bastek66 said: Retarded episode. Poor villain's poor demise. It was over the top, in bad way. i still dont even see how he was still even alive at that part.. half of his body was already gone O.o Paul said: rul said: ins-chan said: Don't you remember the tentacle monsters from that episode with that little girl and a near-dead dragon pet? THAT'S when I started not liking SAO. I completely forgot about that. Considering how unimportant she is, I'm sure many people did. unimportant? i think she was very cute and awesome but hey thats just my opinion very cute and awesome =/= important. She has not affected the story or plot in any bit from the episode she appeared to the current episode. Every other girl has. |
Paul said: QuiGonJon said: Paul said: Yay for random help from the most unexpected character. I'd honestly say I'd rather have had Kirito just OP through that instead of all that dues ex machina crap. I think I prefer what happened in the anime, at least it gives a reason to how he beats Sugou, it would have been even worse if he "broke through it with willpower!" or something. And it made sense, part of him being carried over from the previous game like so much else did, only doing it so Kirito would take the world seed for him thus giving a reason for the second season, ect. Make sense? I'm talking about Heathcliff randomly appearing out of no where to help him. At least a little foreshadowing of Heathcliff planning to help in the past couple episodes would have more reasonable than him just suddenly appearing when Kirito is about to die. Hell, if the gang from SAO appeared, that would be more reasonable. ^ this.. i agree 100% |
| The GM just got pwned by the Admin :P |
| THEY CHANGED IT... Sugou was suppose to be using electricity for torturing Asuna but they freaking turned it to some kind of overboard rape scene... i've lost it now 8C |
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MagicFlier said: THEY CHANGED IT... Sugou was suppose to be using electricity for torturing Asuna but they freaking turned it to some kind of overboard rape scene... 8C I think this one is better. |
Paul said: mrzkitty said: bastek66 said: Retarded episode. Poor villain's poor demise. It was over the top, in bad way. i still dont even see how he was still even alive at that part.. half of his body was already gone O.o Paul said: rul said: ins-chan said: Don't you remember the tentacle monsters from that episode with that little girl and a near-dead dragon pet? THAT'S when I started not liking SAO. I completely forgot about that. Considering how unimportant she is, I'm sure many people did. unimportant? i think she was very cute and awesome but hey thats just my opinion very cute and awesome =/= important. She has not affected the story or plot in any bit from the episode she appeared to the current episode. Every other girl has. well she's not as much important but i think she was very memorable |
Paul said: MagicFlier said: THEY CHANGED IT... Sugou was suppose to be using electricity for torturing Asuna but they freaking turned it to some kind of overboard rape scene... 8C I think this one is better. almost rape scene is better than seeing her get tortured with electricity? hmm i actually agree |
mrzkitty said: Paul said: MagicFlier said: THEY CHANGED IT... Sugou was suppose to be using electricity for torturing Asuna but they freaking turned it to some kind of overboard rape scene... 8C I think this one is better. almost rape scene is better than seeing her get tortured with electricity? hmm i actually agree down my rating goes for this anime nonetheless |
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Takuan_Soho said: Paul: this was foreshadowed back in episode 15. That ALO was almost a direct copy of SAO was a theme of this entire series. Sugou's and Kayaba's relationship was a main part of this show. I honestly don't remember that other than the game being a copy info. I don't remember any mention of Sugou's and Kayaba's relationship from any past episodes, mostly because I skipped/skimmed Ep 15. Lmao. |
| Sugou creeps the shit outa me. And why is kazuto complaining about the cold when Suguha was dressed in short shorts in that weather?! At least let her where pants in cold weather. None the less, I still enjoyed this episode, and seeing sugou get his ass kicked made my day. |
| Suguo got what he deserved. Period. |
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