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| next ep looks epic this ep felt like a tease was wondering when Kirito was gonna make his dramatic entrance |
| And of course, we can never be allowed to forget that Kirito exists and is the main character of the anime. Even in an Asuna-centric arc, Kirito is still the main character. >__> (Really though, am I the only one who wasn't interested in his appearance? Like damn dude, can't you be off-screen for even one episode? Seriously...) |
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| Asuna gets to meet the other members of Yuuki's guild, Sleeping Knight. Asuna's mum pulled the plug while she was in AOL. The fight between the other guild is gonna begin and Kirito makes a last minute appearance. Always making those awesome appearances. |
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| is Kirito gonna use the Excalibur to fend off this huge guild? wow I'm getting so excited... that would make him totally look bad-ass while fighting and and if the other player sees that sword they might get totally frighten, surprise how he get that and they might even back-off quick... |
Got something to live for, I know that I won't surrender, A warrior of youth, I'm taking over, a shot to the new world order I Am Bulletproof. . .  |
DeadZeroSource said: is Kirito gonna use the Excalibur to fend off this huge guild? wow I'm getting so excited... that would make him totally look bad-ass while fighting and and if the other player sees that sword they might get totally frighten, surprise how he get that and they might even back-off quick... |
Reyxe said: DeadZeroSource said: is Kirito gonna use the Excalibur to fend off this huge guild? wow I'm getting so excited... that would make him totally look bad-ass while fighting and and if the other player sees that sword they might get totally frighten, surprise how he get that and they might even back-off quick... hell yeah!! totally can't wait for episode 21!! thanks dude.. this made my day.. :D |
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| The end of the episode is AWESOME! |
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| So basically I have to wait another week to see Kirito FSU? :( |
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| Losing interest fast. Went back and forth between deciding to drop this twice during this episode. Kiritos last second appearance is only thing that made me decide to stick around next week. |
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| Pretty decent episode. This arc has currently bumped up SAO's score to a 7/10 for me so far I had to check how much time remaining cause I wanted an action-packed scene to come. At least it seems next week's episode will be full of it. I expected Kirito to pull a Gandalf and say "YOU SHALL NOT PASS!" Was disappointed. |
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| I don't see why Kirito has to "fend" them off. The doors close automatically behind a group. How exactly it determines when to close when there aren't already 49 players inside is one thing, but that doesn't matter, they probably know that, and they just have to match the conditions. Once the doors are closed, they shouldn't open until everyone inside is at least defeated, if not already back in the city. So Kirito just has to draw them away a bit. I don't think any on them will enter on their own, it's basically decided once the Sleeping Knights are inside, unless the big guilds decided to just throw another six parties in. Given that they didn't train together etc., even with Asuna, Yuuki and the others actively sabotaging the fight it will most likely result in a defeat, so they can go there again..and surely faster than this huge guild can. Maybe Kirito can take them along for a ride with his insane speed.. About Asuna's mother: She does mean well, but the definition of "well" is from her own point of view. Havings lots of money etc. surely doesn't hurt, but thats far from all there is. And who is to say Asuna (or Kirito for that matter) won't get lots of money from their jobs etc.? Heck, Kirito could probably live from playing MMOs. Get people to pay him to (help) defeat a boss. $100 * floor. Or make it expontial, or see how desperate they are and negotiate accordingly. Where are they, 26th floor or so? $2600? Nice income. Heck, even 2600 Yen would be good, given how fast a boss is dead compared to most projects you'll be stuck with in a "real" job. And his planned job, creating new VR gear..if he gets a share, or makes his own company, Asuna's mother will practicly beg him to marry Asuna, from a financial point of view. Asuna's mother's logic also suffers from another flaw: While it's still "only" virtual reality, the people you interact with are no less real then when you talk with them on the phone or meet up in the pub. If you are late, you are wasting people's time. They could after all, go play football with their friends or *gasp* study/work instead of waiting for people that never show up for the raid. If you can't make it, call as soon as you can, not just so you can do the raid or whatever some other time, but so *they* can reschedule other stuff. Of course, Asuna knows that, she probably got stood up often enough. Her mother sems to believe that since it takes place in a virtual reality, nothing there is real, or at least not as real as other things. It doesn't matter that Asuna didn't have time to say goodbye to her friends etc - it wasn't real after all. Somehow, talking over the phone, or e-mails, are real to such people, but once it comes to stuff they don't use, like, Teamspeak, Instant-Messengers, MMOs etc., it isn't, despite there still being people on the other side. Heck, some people even do raids or ranked matches in LoL, SC2 or some shooters, but somehow, when a friend not involved with their games asked if they can watch the new movie or whatever, they don't even call that they can't make it. That they already have plans for that time slot, and should have said "sorry, can we watch the movie next week?", that thought doesn't appear to them at all.. Long rant, as i had my own share of that..nothing big, just enough.. Anyways, i liked this episode. The Alfheim arc was a bit weird, this is far better so far. |
| OP animations are amazing as ever, but most of the episode was sort of forgettable until the ending, when Asuna realized she wanted to fight and Kirito showed up. Next episode better deliver. |
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| alrightttt that ending literally made my day. |
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| Enjoyed this weeks episode a lot. SAOII has been an good ride so far. While the excitement and thrill may not be as high as the first part of the first season, the overall quality and execution of the second season is far superior. |
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| An okay episode with a badass end. That mother should just google ''successful parenting'' or something, guess what would've happened if she pulled the plug on Asuna while she was playing SAO. I'm wondering how even Kirito stands a chance against that many people, but eh... we all know he does. An explanation on how he understood Yuuki's ''secret'' by just clashing swords a few times is something i'm definitely looking forward to, unless it gets swept under the rug, and we'll have to put it in the ''Kirito's just because feats'' category. 3.5/5 Can you imagine if Yuuki turned out to be... Asuna's mom? Hoping she would become closer to her daughter and/or see what she likes about the game so much. Best plot twist ever... |
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Reyxe said: DeadZeroSource said: hell yeah!! totally can't wait for episode 21!! thanks dude.. this made my day.. :D it's fine as long as I can those people frightened seeing him wielding the Legendary sword... that's enough for me :D |
Got something to live for, I know that I won't surrender, A warrior of youth, I'm taking over, a shot to the new world order I Am Bulletproof. . . |
| The last line of the opening theme is far-fetched as fuck.. Decent episode though. |
| Asuna's mom needs to get laid, what a biiiaaattcchhhh |
| This felt a lot shorter in comparison to the LN |
| Kirito knows Yuuki's secret... That Yuuki keeps using "boku". Is she secretly a boy lol? |
| First Asunas mother isn't Yuuki because she disconnected Asuna while she was with her in the game. Secondly yeah she is one hell of a bitchy mother but put it this way her daughter has joined the army at the age of 15-17 where she spent two years of her life risking death almost everyday It was a miracle she survived and then when she gets out after in her mothers eyes missing two years of her life she wants to miss more and go back to the war. When you look at it like that it is much easier to sympathize with her even so bitch telling Asuna who to marry.Which contradicts what she feels about Asuna missing out on 2 years. Loved Asunas expression when she heard Kiritos voice because him showing up was my favorite part in that episode I could more or less care if he made an appearance but after that final seen I am so glad he did. I really, really like Yuuki I wasn't sure at first but Iknow I am gonna really like her and judging by all the fucking hinting that probably isn't gonna be good for me. Also maybe Yuuki is like Asunas sister other half or something like that but that's just the vibe I get from her. |
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| Thank fucking god. I was REALLY giddy when they talked about their wipe like it's actual progression, and that's what made it feel like an MMO. Didn't have to see no boss fight, and it made it feel like a game now. Asuna's mom needs some MMO courtesy, it's like pulling off someones head set wire. Not cool at all. |
| Next week please be tmr >.< |
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| Kinda miss the aincrad and old sao:(. Anyway good episode, sword fights make this episode more interesting! |
| "If you trip while running down a hallway, you will got nosebleed. If you trip in life, you cry" Minori Kushieda "This world is merciless, and it's also beautiful" Mikasa Ackerman "A lesson without pain is meaningless" Edward Elric |
| I have a feeling that this final arc will save SAO II. I just hope that Yuuki has an interesting backstory, unlike Sinon. |
| That ending when Kirito dashes to the rescue xD It's nice to see a new view from Asuna's PoV. I don't like her mom at all. Asuna is pretty courageous and brave, so is Yuuki. |
| This was the first time ever that I really didn't want an SAO episode to end. The last minutes were so awesome and Kirito's appearance at the end was the icing on the cake. He's just a badass. 5/5 |
rammmpage said: This felt a lot shorter in comparison to the LN It felt about the same to me. Remember, this is only the first part of Mother's Rosario arc. |
| I LOVE Yuuki's voice, it just sounds lovely :3 Asuna's Mother being a complete bitch! Did she even know what she has done? Just unplugging Asuna like that, even though all she's been through in SAO and just how many people died that same way...that's got to be traumatizing. Sleeping Knights introduced Kirito making a BA entrance. This episode felt like 5 minutes, 5/5 |
FragOutFire said: Why am I a Berserk fan? All I ever experience is pain. We are in the eclipse and Miura has sacrificed us |
| For once, I think Kirito looks really cool. |
| Good episode. Yuuki interested me. Kirito is certainly cool in this episode. |
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klloud said: LOL i had the same hunch xDI suspect Yuuki may be Asuna's mother. Okay, that's a really weird idea. Sometimes, I come up with these sort of hunches. |
| THE LAST PARTTT!!! damn it was ended at the best place i want to see fighting!! |
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| Welp, what an episode. Kirito to the rescue. |
| The world shall know the truth soon. |
| I overall loved this episode. Asuna's mother is such a conflicting subject. From one point of view, she is being completely insensitive to her daughter. Ripping the cord out of the Amusphere is really drastic. It's like she wasn't scarred by the fact that ripping the cord out of the nervegear would have killed her not too long ago. Rather than try to understand why Asuna keeps going back into the VR world despite being trapped in it for two years, she just gets angry. On the other hand, she's also trying to do what she thinks is best for her daughter. Wanting her to successful isn't a bad thing but she's definitely not going about it in the right way. Wanting her to catch up on her studies (especially since she was an excelling student before the SAO incident) isn't exactly a bad thing but it's like she's forgetting about her daughter's own happiness. Her mother has the best of intentions in mind but is failing due to how narrow minded her approach is. It sucks! I can't wait to see how this resolves. Due to accidentally reading a spoiler on The Sleeping Knights, the feels might not hit me as hard as it originally would have but I'm still enjoying them! Yuuki is pretty amazing. I loved that she had the courage to step up to the asshat that was blocking them from entering the dungeon. It reminded me of Asuna in Aincrad. It was cool! Kirito's entrance at the end reminded me again of why I love his character so much! Out loud before that happened, I said "it would be funny if Kirito came to the rescue" and when that happened I was in shock because I thought that this arc would be 100% Asuna! I also loved his clever line he used when describing the area as being "off limits" just as they had said before! I wondered how people would feel about Kirito intervening. I thought that most would be upset that Asuna was "needing help from Kirito all the time" but it was interesting to see more people just enjoying Kirito being OP as always! I personally didn't mind Kirito stepping in! Asuna helped a tad during the Phantom Bullet Arc so this is only fair, right? |
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| The real-life drama is actually half way decent. SAO is improving very slightly as a result. The action is still shit though having like 3 frames a second and showing us very little of it. Also, too much talking in game. "There's nothing more boring than watching someone play an RPG". How about watching someone talking in an RPG? Oh, and Kirito had to show up. Can't have Asuna being too useful! |
| I know a lot of people hate how Kirito is overpowered but that's honestly one of the main reasons I enjoy watching the show. This is a breath of fresh air after watching so many shows with weak main characters struggling with every encounter. I hope they don't skip over the fighting. |
CookingPriest said: BotatoPriest said: Anyway, Yuuki was quite strong this episode, Kinda didn't want Kirito to get involved by eh, whatever. Kirito's involvement is at similar size as Asuna's was in GGO so don't worry. I don't understand why you guys don't want Kirito to get involve |
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