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| Oh wow. So that Guild Leader was a freaking cheater. No wonder he lost to him. I had a feeling.... Should have seen him as the last boss and creator coming, but the last boss was more predictable than the creator. FINAL BOSS GO! Oh fuck off Asuna don't get in the way of a fight between men. He's just gonna stand there and take it after she "dies"? They both "die"? Well that's anti climatic. I'm betting on a nobody died to begin with story. Now they are floating in the sky? wtf? what kinda shitty mmo would end after the last boss is cleared? Okay the other 4k died, but Kirino and Asuna didn't. Convenient. It's serious when they exchange real names! All this drama yet of course they won't die. Queue a bunch of people waking up in the hospital. Conveniently they'll meet there I bet. |
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| ROFL, I simply cant stop laughing, this episode is pure comedy Go, oh mighty power of love!! LOL |
Raziel1991Oct 6, 2012 2:43 PM
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How do we know? Because there was a death animation? doDeathAnimation(); Easy peasy, doesn't require him to actually doKill();. They may be seperate. Normally they perhaps trigger in sequence, but this time he replaced doKill(); with doTeleport(); I haven't read Berserk so I can't say. Just saying that there is nothing, from a game developer perspective, that would say that a death animation implies that nervegear actually fried her. If it's as you said, then it's just a huge plot hole which is even worse because it's never explained. The creator did say from episode 1 that if you die in game...you die in real life, let's hope that is to be believed. |
Candor said: Anyone care to explain how they survived after being killed while the other players who died died in the real world too? or why Asuna was able to move despite being paralyzed? or what's the reason for that guy making SAO? or why they were suffering in the last episode to kill that monster and all of a sudden he's killed? Oh I think I read the answer for the last question, it was in the LN, ok, no problem, what about the other questions? The only thing that was good in this episode were the animation and that battle scene, A-1 Pictures are doing a great job in that department, everything else was horrible. It's not in the LN. All your answers are the power of love, no joke at all. |
| I don't know. All the emotion went right out the window when you just knew Kirito would somehow be alive after all of this. It was sad to see what kind of state his body was in the real world though. |
| One thing to say: Cliche |
Candor said: Anyone care to explain how they survived after being killed while the other players who died died in the real world too? or why Asuna was able to move despite being paralyzed? or what's the reason for that guy making SAO? or why they were suffering in the last episode to kill that monster and all of a sudden he's killed? Oh I think I read the answer for the last question, it was in the LN, ok, no problem, what about the other questions? The only thing that was good in this episode were the animation and that battle scene, A-1 Pictures are doing a great job in that department, everything else was horrible. its one of those "power of love" triumphs all, Kayaba had an obsession with his dream of a floating castle, he wanted to make it a reality but its not like we've seen the last of him if you've read the LN you'll know what i mean |
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| This episode I have a lot to talk about. I just want to say right now I am VERY MIXED with this episode. I don't think this is a bad episode by any means but there were some things I need to talk about. 1. Pacing So what was the point of that cliffhanger last episode if it got resolved within the first 30 seconds of this episode? I don't paticularly like when shows half cliffhangers for the sake of having them. Last episode seriously could've had them take down the boss and end the episode there. A good cliffhanger in my opinion is one where it leaves you on the edge of your seat because the plot has been building up to it(Death Note has some of the best ones in anime). 2. Plot Twists After the duel I kind of expected Heathcliff to turn out to be Kayaba or at least a GM as an anime only viewer. However I don't buy the way Kirito found out. During the boss fight there were no indications shown to us as the viewer at least that Heathcliff was doing something out of the ordinary. If they showed Kirito in the battle of the Skull Reaver notice something else about Heathcliff's OP powers I would've bought that he knew. Then during the duel Asuna breaking the paralysis and sacrificing herself. That I'm not made about funnily enough but what I found unbelievable was Ghost Kirito. Ok you die so the author pulls a deus ex machina that even the MC's in an earlier episode said that wasn't possible. Plot twists need to be SURPRISING but BELIEVABLE. Ok enough ranting haha, Now what did I like about the episode. I liked the choices Kirito made as the whole situation was unraveling. They were rationale and I found him more empathetic in the rest of the episode. The episode also had fantastic animation as usual with the duel and particularly some pretty cool cinematography with the shots they showed. The best part of the series for me has always been the Kirito/Asuna dialogue between each other. The end when they were parting I couldn't help but feel for Kirito. However why were they saying goodbye like its forever since they won the game? Can't they just look each other up now and have crazy sex wit the 2 years worth of gloop?(I had to throw that in :P). Since the game is completed now and they beat the game what's next? There's still a whole cour worth of episode left. I liked the transition into the ED also too with Kirito taking off his helmet then the music playing. |
It doesn't take much thinking to figure out, you can even disregard the notion about special space for Kirito and Asuna, and just assume that everyone who dies get teleported to that spot - then after 5 minutes or 1 hour or whatever the NerveGear activate and fry them. There is, after all, no real hurry to kill them once they are removed from the SAO world. Let's say it is 1 hour cooldown before NerveGear activate and make Kirito's brain crispy, but the game is won and will log him out within 30 minutes? Then the NerveGear kill-command will not trigger. ;) Sounds like an overly convienent excuse to not have the MC's be killed. Assuming that is true...then why didn't they just say that? Rather than leave a giant gaping plot hole. I doubt they put as much thought into it as that though, I mean this is the show that has used the power of love 3 times prior so yeah... |
| Btw, no one loves Kirito(except for of course Asuna, but she wasn't any where near him). No family in Kirito's room when he woke up. The hospital seemed empty. Pretty sure nurses and a doctor would storm your room when you wake up from a 3 year coma. |
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| Insert comment about Asuna being shit here. |
Hybridbloodszak said: This episode I have a lot to talk about. I just want to say right now I am VERY MIXED with this episode. I don't think this is a bad episode by any means but there were some things I need to talk about. 1. Pacing So what was the point of that cliffhanger last episode if it got resolved within the first 30 seconds of this episode? I don't paticularly like when shows half cliffhangers for the sake of having them. Last episode seriously could've had them take down the boss and end the episode there. A good cliffhanger in my opinion is one where it leaves you on the edge of your seat because the plot has been building up to it(Death Note has some of the best ones in anime). 2. Plot Twists After the duel I kind of expected Heathcliff to turn out to be Kayaba or at least a GM as an anime only viewer. However I don't buy the way Kirito found out. During the boss fight there were no indications shown to us as the viewer at least that Heathcliff was doing something out of the ordinary. If they showed Kirito in the battle of the Skull Reaver notice something else about Heathcliff's OP powers I would've bought that he knew. Then during the duel Asuna breaking the paralysis and sacrificing herself. That I'm not made about funnily enough but what I found unbelievable was Ghost Kirito. Ok you die so the author pulls a deus ex machina that even the MC's in an earlier episode said that wasn't possible. Plot twists need to be SURPRISING but BELIEVABLE. I agree with your two points. |
Candor said: Anyone care to explain how they survived after being killed while the other players who died died in the real world too? or why Asuna was able to move despite being paralyzed? or what's the reason for that guy making SAO? or why they were suffering in the last episode to kill that monster and all of a sudden he's killed? Oh I think I read the answer for the last question, it was in the LN, ok, no problem, what about the other questions? The only thing that was good in this episode were the animation and that battle scene, A-1 Pictures are doing a great job in that department, everything else was horrible. Kayaba Akihiko kills Player X. System recognizes that Player X died fighting the Last Boss. System moves Player X into air balcony until game has finished self-destructing. Akihiko is umm...human too yanno, and it would be an incredible disservice to let a frontliner who reached (the supposed to be) 100th level die. And as for Asuna moving...thats umm...the power of love, man. |
Des said: Btw, no one loves Kirito(except for of course Asuna, but she wasn't any where near him). No family in Kirito's room when he woke up. The hospital seemed empty. Pretty sure nurses and a doctor would storm your room when you wake up from a 3 year coma. They did....like right after.You don't really expect them to show during a scene that is suppose to be emotional a bunch of nurses tackling him do you? As for no one visiting his room your wrong |
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meepsheep said: ThanatosPersona said: I don't get why people like Asuna so much... I mean i like her too, but just because she's cute. however, there are other cuter characters like Shino, Suguha, Sachi and Silica. I thought she was a bit clingy ever since they started dating. It's my opinion so don't go bash me because I don't like Asuna as much as the other girls. The main reasons would be that she's hot, she can fight, she has wife-like traits, and she's the second main character to this show. :/ I find her really tsundere and annoying though LOL LOL yeah me too. I find her annoying at times too. I mean, Shino, Suguha, Sachi and Silica can fight (especially Suguha and Shino). Those girls are hot too and I'm sure Suguha and Sachi has wife-like traits. Not sure about Shino, because I didn't read that far but I'm sure she has them too. -sigh- the typical liking of main characters always piss me off. I mean, it usually leads to bashing on haters and it's not like there's anything to back up their claims. |
| So... this is it? These are the reasons and the resolution for all this shit? These are where the plot ended up and will start anew next week? And this bullshit is not ending anytime soon I guess, there must be more stupid plot twists, ridicolous dialogues and worthless character development to come. Why do people even find this well thought or ingenious? It's plain, stereotypical and even worse than the average shounen powah. |
| How did they defeat the boss from the previous episode suddenly, when it was so overpowered? How the hell did Asuna overcome the paralysis and manage to 'sacrifice' herself for Kirito suddenly? How did Kirito suddenly come back to life for a split second? How was he able to one-shot Heathcliff when he was so overpowered and unstoppable? Why did they not die even though they perished in the game? What was the secret area at the very end when they were supposedly 'dead' and why were they there? Why was the dialogue so cringeworthy and cliche? Why is the story going to continue beyond this even though the SAO game is completed and there is no reason to continue? You know what? This is the worst popular anime I've ever seen. I am not being facetious, or exaggerating. This is horrid. This is abominable. The anime now has a 1 on my list after this episode and it will never be raising higher than that. Horrible. Godawful. I feel insulted now. |
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ahneeme said: meepsheep said: ThanatosPersona said: I don't get why people like Asuna so much... I mean i like her too, but just because she's cute. The main reasons would be that she's hot, she can fight, she has wife-like traits, and she's the second main character to this show. Look at Asuna I love her because she's has waifu traits, she's just going to be in a kitchen cooking my food and having my babies all day :DD Those are the cutest things a girl could ever do!! Shino (probably), Suguha and Sachi has the waifu traits too. I don't see much fans for them. |
Veronin said: How did they defeat the boss from the previous episode suddenly, when it was so overpowered? How the hell did Asuna overcome the paralysis and manage to 'sacrifice' herself for Kirito suddenly? How did Kirito suddenly come back to life for a split second? How was he able to one-shot Heathcliff when he was so overpowered and unstoppable? Why did they not die even though they perished in the game? What was the secret area at the very end when they were supposedly 'dead' and why were they there? Why was the dialogue so cringeworthy and cliche? Why is the story going to continue beyond this even though the SAO game is completed and there is no reason to continue? You know what? This is the worst popular anime I've ever seen. I am not being facetious, or exaggerating. This is horrid. This is abominable. The anime now has a 1 on my list after this episode and it will never be raising higher than that. I feel insulted now. I can answer all those with 2 words. Plot armor. |
I agree, some explanation would have been sweet. Just some "This is the final resting place before NerveGear kill command will activate, but before that I want to talk to you". Or something like that. Regarding transcending the system it is a common theme in Accel World as-well, which is in the same universe, same writer. I think they call it Imagination or so. But sure, I didn't quite like how they handled the duel. Just this last 3rd point that you said, well, there is an explanation for it and it is simply to assume, logically, that the death animation and fry-brain command are two different things. After all, programmers are suckers for using code for multiple purposes, so it wouldn't surprise me if the GM use the same animation function for destruction of items as for death of players - then it would be quite bad if doKill(); got activate everytime a piece of armor got worn down to 0 durability - poor player. So they are activated seperately, in sequence. But there is nothing to say that they are in immediate sequence. Actually disregarding the 3rd point that wasn't it. The prior 3 points were. 1. Asuna being able to save Kirito in time (she directly says in the light novel that it was the power of love, they left this out obviously because it was stupid as shit) then the other 2 points were before they both died. |
ThanatosPersona said: ahneeme said: meepsheep said: ThanatosPersona said: I don't get why people like Asuna so much... I mean i like her too, but just because she's cute. The main reasons would be that she's hot, she can fight, she has wife-like traits, and she's the second main character to this show. Look at Asuna I love her because she's has waifu traits, she's just going to be in a kitchen cooking my food and having my babies all day :DD Those are the cutest things a girl could ever do!! Shino (probably), Suguha and Sachi has the waifu traits too. I don't see much fans for them. Mostly because they don't get as much screen time as Asuna. u_u And the fact that she's in a canon relationship with Kirito... |
| The episode that I have been waiting for 10/10. LN Reader and this was done great. What shocked me was the beginning when they defeat the boss right before the opening started (LMAO) but that is how it was in the novel. That ending is the same ending as the novel so we know what to expect next . A L O and can't wait. Also love the Group photo that is in the first page of this thread. Have it as my wallpaper. Kirito X Asuna |
Mystmory said: Veronin said: How did they defeat the boss from the previous episode suddenly, when it was so overpowered? How the hell did Asuna overcome the paralysis and manage to 'sacrifice' herself for Kirito suddenly? How did Kirito suddenly come back to life for a split second? How was he able to one-shot Heathcliff when he was so overpowered and unstoppable? Why did they not die even though they perished in the game? What was the secret area at the very end when they were supposedly 'dead' and why were they there? Why was the dialogue so cringeworthy and cliche? Why is the story going to continue beyond this even though the SAO game is completed and there is no reason to continue? You know what? This is the worst popular anime I've ever seen. I am not being facetious, or exaggerating. This is horrid. This is abominable. The anime now has a 1 on my list after this episode and it will never be raising higher than that. Horrible. Godawful. I feel insulted now. That is the advantage that a novel will have over an anime. There are things that you can't just explain outright to people watching an anime but in the novel most of these were actually explained. In the novel Kirito did not actually come back alive he just managed to get a last hit before he died. Did you not see Heathcliff smile when Kirito struck him? He obviously was thinking of something. That area that they ended up is actually where everyone who ended up dying will go to before they get deleted. More of your questions can be answered but i am lazy. I also what to explain how SAO LN is far greater than the anime version. |
InfiniteDestiny said: Des said: Btw, no one loves Kirito(except for of course Asuna, but she wasn't any where near him). No family in Kirito's room when he woke up. The hospital seemed empty. Pretty sure nurses and a doctor would storm your room when you wake up from a 3 year coma. They did....like right after.You don't really expect them to show during a scene that is suppose to be emotional a bunch of nurses tackling him do you? As for no one visiting his room your wrong I was just kidding :P But you guys' replies back to it, points out that it all was rushed in the anime. They could've made it so he woke up in ep 15 instead, like when there's 10 mins left. Then his family could've been there, crying and all that. Would've helped on the emotional part. |
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I also what to explain how SAO LN is far greater than the anime version. Not really, it's pretty much the same. The only difference is Kirito has more pretentious thoughts (like how he figured out who Heathcliff really was). |
| I don't want to read through these posts because several of them mention the light novel which I have yet to read. I enjoyed this ep immensely, even though it seemed like a rush job. Didn't think the completion of the game would happen in this episode. Ep 15 should be pretty interesting to say the least. Not looking forward to seeing Asuna's corpse-like body though...that is, if she was able to log out. |
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ThanatosPersona said: LOL yeah me too. I find her annoying at times too. I mean, Shino, Suguha, Sachi and Silica can fight (especially Suguha and Shino). Those girls are hot too and I'm sure Suguha and Sachi has wife-like traits. Not sure about Shino, because I didn't read that far but I'm sure she has them too. -sigh- the typical liking of main characters always piss me off. I mean, it usually leads to bashing on haters and it's not like there's anything to back up their claims. hey hey shino can cook to you know, its mentioned that its one of her hobbies other than kickin ass but hey now we're going off topic |
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| The number of deus ex machina in this episode was really too damn high! |
| Not horrific episode, but it could be better, average. Kirito searching for a contact lens:  Superbdashanimation:  |
Des said: InfiniteDestiny said: Des said: Btw, no one loves Kirito(except for of course Asuna, but she wasn't any where near him). No family in Kirito's room when he woke up. The hospital seemed empty. Pretty sure nurses and a doctor would storm your room when you wake up from a 3 year coma. They did....like right after.You don't really expect them to show during a scene that is suppose to be emotional a bunch of nurses tackling him do you? As for no one visiting his room your wrong I was just kidding :P But you guys' replies back to it, points out that it all was rushed in the anime. They could've made it so he woke up in ep 15 instead, like when there's 10 mins left. Then his family could've been there, crying and all that. Would've helped on the emotional part. I don't agree, volume 1 ended with that cliffhanger of him walking to find Asuna.It for a lot of people made them want to read more; its a good thing they ended it on that scene. |
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FailAtLife said: It's nice to see Silica-sama again ^__^ that little cutie patootie>w< Holy shit! Kirito is alive?!! O.o But..but People die if they are killed! I fail to understand. maybe because your a failatlife lol xDD sorry i meant no offence i just couldn't help it people did die though, kayaba wasn't lying when he said he said they would as for kirito and asuna, kirito managed to clear the game before asuna's brain was fried and thus kayaba stopped asuna execution as a reward for clearing the game along with his own i thought that was obvious.... |
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| Episode was good. Can't wait till next saturday |
SetsukoHara said: - Why did you create this game? - I forgot... Funny how you focus on only one part of his explanation; granted the LN explained his reasoning much better but its not like the anime didn't mention it at all... |
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