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Jul 25, 2020 2:21 PM
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Yeah this was cool n all but i feel like we haven't made much progress. I mean Asuna is still being attacked, Sinon is now in trouble and cliche, that Higa guy is getting betrayed. I can see the plot advancing but its SO GOD DAMN SLOOOOW. Hopefully the next ep will shed some more light.
Jul 25, 2020 2:23 PM
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I thought this war would end soon but it didn't. Most of the American players have been killed. Asuna and Klein seemed to be cornered, I was curious about the black-robed person, wasn't that leader Laughing Coffin? Sinon also the same situation, the knight began to lose her sword. What's with that last sentence, is there a traitor?



pretty good sum up.....gotta wait another WEEK for the next one -_-
Jul 25, 2020 2:41 PM

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A lot of corny scenes but still liked it. Now, am I supposed to be surprised that that guy betrayed the other dude?
Jul 25, 2020 2:50 PM

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The wait is really killing!! When is Kirito gonna be back and kickass?
Also hope everyone pays what they owe up when they know the truth about the underworld.
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Jul 25, 2020 2:57 PM

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Your so cute Syureria I will follow you into hell. So much kicked off this eps its difficult to grab a thread and follow it. Where are you Kirito! We need you!!
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Jul 25, 2020 3:21 PM

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It is a good time to remember this
Jul 25, 2020 4:05 PM

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Wow, a lot of stuff happened in this episode.

Sinon manages to convince Alice to go to the Altar in South.
Gabriel comes back as Subtilizer, poor Sinon is schocked.

Scheta and Iskahn realize they love each other but they are in a pinch with lots of enemies approaching. I wonder if they will survive. Their "love" just came out of nowhere to be honest. Kinda sad about that since I like that couple.

Asuna and Klein realize that Vassago is actually the Leader of Laughing Coffin (WTF kind of name is PoH - reminds me of Winnie Pooh, LOL).
And he brings with him thousands of Chinese and Korean players. Asuna at the end of her strength. Doesn't look good.

Moonphase and Mei Mei, wonder if they will be important or die quickly, like the Dark Territory's versions of Bercouli and Fanatio (Vixur and Lipia).

Yeah, I knew Yanai looked suspicious, the bastard. So he was the mole in Rath. Higa better survive and "repair" Kirito.

Can't wait for the next episode. (Kirito, wake up already! Eugeo, do something!)
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Jul 25, 2020 4:28 PM

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The fight between pugilist and Scheta was one of my favorites parts of the last cour and all I needed to feel the ship. They got my blessing <3

Man, this war arc is seriously dope, production, directing, everything is on point.

Also damn @ rubbing in our face that Bertoulli's last fight was a farce.

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Jul 25, 2020 4:38 PM

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TBH, it is sorta realistic how Korean and Chinese players would log in just to bully some Japanese players haha. (especially in the current political climates) I do remember there were quite a few online squabble between Korean net-users and Japanese net-users in the past. Good times.
Jul 25, 2020 5:01 PM
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From US to KR/CN, too many gamers like the Japanese game enough to go on their server with vpn and play their game.

make sense...idk about killing game. Sound more like a Clan Battle - World Map Mode
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Jul 25, 2020 5:06 PM

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Something is bothering me about this episode. I felt like it needed something... hmm I just wanted more alice perhaps xD

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Jul 25, 2020 6:08 PM

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I saw that betrayal coming from a mile away, really curious as to if the Chinese and Korean players will ever find out the truth. Also how long are they going to keep dragging this on before Kirito wakes up and slays everyone?
Jul 25, 2020 6:20 PM
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Our Korean gaming overlords are here, Japanese gamers have no chance.
This is gonna be quick, ff 15 open mid, gg go next.

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I saw that betrayal coming from a mile away, really curious as to if the Chinese and Korean players will ever find out the truth. Also how long are they going to keep dragging this on before Kirito wakes up and slays everyone?

Unfortunately Kirito stands no chance against Korean god gamers.
Jul 25, 2020 6:30 PM

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Doesn't Yanai look like Kuradeel from Knight of the Blood? Just curious if it's him because he should be dead.
Jul 25, 2020 6:30 PM

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So ... Rape scene next episode?
Jul 25, 2020 6:45 PM

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Ahh I see the delicious tears from the autistic screeching from from the SAO haters.
Jul 25, 2020 6:55 PM

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I like this pacing, we got scenes from different perspectives. I thought they're gonna dub some Korean and Chinese with Moonphase and Mei Me.

The situation of Asuna and co. has gotten more desperate, with the return of the Laughing Coffin leader of PoH, recruiting more red players from China and Korea by false information.

As well as, the situation with the pugilist, they're also outnumbered. That Sheyta's confession was so true to herself. Oh boi another sailed ship.

Gabriel rediving with his GGO account looks menacing. Sinon sure will have a hard time with this psychopath.

Yanai betraying has been suspicious since cour 1, but carrying a gun might caught off guard some. Poor Higa, a one on one from 2 researchers.
Jul 25, 2020 7:05 PM

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The enemy having its own reinforcements literally wiped the smiles off of the main crew's faces. Tides are turned!
Jul 25, 2020 7:29 PM

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"Snake do you think love can bloom on a battlefield"


Not the CHINESE ! and Korean's not sure why i didn't expect them to join from all my online gaming when china joins a server a zerg rush is bound to happen they got too many players lol well i hope adding a human element to this huge zerg of players with those two character leads to them figuring out what's going on like he said if there a admin why can't they just shut down the servers
Jul 25, 2020 7:43 PM
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Less things they not explain in this episode, great again.

Just waiting Sinon vs Subtlizer next week !
Jul 25, 2020 7:52 PM
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#SaveTheUnderworld
japanese players hacking the server....

NOw its japanese players vs international players... these for sure will be a hard fight... lets see what will happen with this one
Jul 25, 2020 8:00 PM

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That betrayal was quite easy to see... Wasn't a surprise at all at this point.

Enjoyable episode though as a whole. Interesting to see from the perspective of the invaders
Jul 25, 2020 9:20 PM
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great episode! need more now!

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Jul 25, 2020 9:50 PM

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Alright sorry if I’m getting this wrong, why the fuck aren’t they arresting laughing coffin members. They have people who know who they’re. So why the fuck aren’t they arresting them.

they don't know who they are, their real name ,address. For the last one from Death gun, they know that there is one more on on the run but thet didn't found his name and location yet. Also Vasago wasn't in Japan, he was with Gabriel in US. Even if the authorities will find his name it will be very hard to find his location

Jul 25, 2020 10:02 PM
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So is Subtilizer or PoH Vecta? I feel like they made it obvious that Subtilizer is Vecta because he respawns where Alice was, but I feel like PoH looks like Vecta? Am I losing my shit or am I losing my shit with similar looking characters?

Also interesting that without saying it, they just said Americans are easy mobsters to kill off once you disregard the numbers, but oh the pros from China and S Korea arrived. I don't know why that tickled my funny bone. Also seems like they're using actual native/confident speakers vs engarish speakers. Intentional? Or is it easier to get billingual seiyuus?

Either way the Koreans are asking the real questions lololol. Real admins haven't pulled the plug.

Also I don't know if we missed it a few episodes back, but where's Asuna and Kirito's AI child? I know they said that she was the one that tipped off the "Good guys" Are there even a such thing as good guys anymore?, but like is she still doing her magic in the background?
Jul 25, 2020 10:31 PM
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What can I say is that I'm frustrated after watching this eps, yeah really frustrated...the only thing that works on Asuna's side was Alice is going to the Altar, that's it...and the last scene, yeah I expect that kind of betrayal, it'll happen anywhere and anytime so don't be surprised by that betrayal. How long Kirito? How long? How many eps more? Kirito's vegetative state really frustrates me...
Jul 25, 2020 10:46 PM
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Okay, dude. This is getting unbearable to watch. With what's happening to the Japan side, that guy at the end was predictable. Hope this gets better.
Jul 25, 2020 11:51 PM
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So all those AIs in the Underworld being "killed" by "foreign" players from the "Real World", I wonder if these somehow counts as unintentional murder? Kirito is going to be completely devastated if he was actually conscious and seeing this bloody sight. No need to worry about the players too much because aside from intense pain, all the players are still live, right? Even after all this is done, governments in all countries tracks the players address, lot of investigations of how much they have been involved. Maybe, some intentional "Player Killers" might get arrested for killing lot of AI Knights inside the Underworld or something, like the one who almost killed this one girl before Stacia Asuna descended from the sky.

Looking back, considering timeline was 1000 times-ish faster in the beginning of this season when Kirito grew up inside the Underworld since he was a child, lot of progress in relationships with Alice and Eugeo. Then Eugeo, dead. Kirito's friends finds out how much he loves this world.

Aside from ALO players, these "foreign" players knows so little about this "Underworld" and its connection between Kirito. They just go after their "enemies" because well, for being gullible? This situation is getting so ridiculous, these cute characters like Ronye and Tiese are just going to be killed by those misguided and blindly emotion driven international players at this rate? Damn it, and it seems way too impossible to start a converse between them in a "Battlefield".

So it also makes me wonder what is at stake here. Aside from the bigger picture as in, if Alice in taken away from the Underworld. Of course Kirito's life is at stake here because he is still recovering and well, I think getting killed in the Underworld might actually kill him. And all these AIs in the Underworld, there are opinions from many sides whether their lives actually counts or not.
Jul 26, 2020 12:27 AM
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Out of millions of players only one is asking question "Why couldn't he just pulled the plug instead?"

Jul 26, 2020 12:31 AM

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So is Subtilizer or PoH Vecta? I feel like they made it obvious that Subtilizer is Vecta because he respawns where Alice was, but I feel like PoH looks like Vecta? Am I losing my shit or am I losing my shit with similar looking characters?

Also interesting that without saying it, they just said Americans are easy mobsters to kill off once you disregard the numbers, but oh the pros from China and S Korea arrived. I don't know why that tickled my funny bone. Also seems like they're using actual native/confident speakers vs engarish speakers. Intentional? Or is it easier to get billingual seiyuus?

Either way the Koreans are asking the real questions lololol. Real admins haven't pulled the plug.

Also I don't know if we missed it a few episodes back, but where's Asuna and Kirito's AI child? I know they said that she was the one that tipped off the "Good guys" Are there even a such thing as good guys anymore?, but like is she still doing her magic in the background?


Gabriel Miller is Vecta, PoH is basically his henchman.
Jul 26, 2020 1:18 AM
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This was a pretty good episode. I hope the Chinese and Korean gamer see that the Japanese are the ones in trouble and switch sides
Jul 26, 2020 1:43 AM

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This episode is both good and not good tbh.

As for the advantages, the transition between several small screentimes was somewhat decent, which was hardly seen in previous episodes. The SFX also gained its plus mark, as well as the BGM.

But on the other hand, I was a little bit disappointed about the languages. We got to see Chinese and South Korean players participated in this battle. And for some reasons, they spoke Japanese... and were not even aware of the language they were speaking in the anime... This was the same problem when PoH made a speech to once again reaffirm his previous fraud in Japanese... and people from China and Korea still understood his words...

And, above all, they were fighting for nothing.
Jul 26, 2020 2:27 AM
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Ending of the episode was kind of trite and predictable, in my opinion.


I'll admit though, I have an overall negative attitude towards SAO, but I swear to frick if I don't finish it I'll hold myself responsible for the rest of my life. But due to that I might be a bit more biased and harsh on opinions so take what I say with a grain of salt haha

(All in good standing, no?)



Overall, ending kind of trite, episode kind of nice, looking forward to next week.

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Jul 26, 2020 4:30 AM

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Can someone please let me know roughly when Kirito will stop being a vegetable?
After this Ep I’ve decided I will enjoy this more if I wait for that episode and then watch one after another.
Jul 26, 2020 4:35 AM

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I wonder if those 2 Koreans are joining Asuna and the othes later? I mean they have gotten a bit screentim and they were suspicious.

Also: Where is Vecta? I guess he is the one with Sinon. But what about the other cloaked guy near Asuna? (Is he the other soldier guy that earlier was with Vecta and commanding the troops I think?)

A bit funny with the other civilian pulling his gun. But when he was swallowing I knew it wasn't only normal tension (out of fear that something might go wrong) ha ha. I just knew he'd pull a gun then. Others must have done some blackmail or stuff to control him to sabotage the guys from inside.
Jul 26, 2020 5:06 AM

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This episode was super bad.Why am I not surprised?
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Jul 26, 2020 5:21 AM

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Great episode and pacing. Curious about the new characters, I think they’ll be important.
Jul 26, 2020 5:21 AM

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Can someone please let me know roughly when Kirito will stop being a vegetable?
After this Ep I’ve decided I will enjoy this more if I wait for that episode and then watch one after another.

Probably around episode 5 or 6
Jul 26, 2020 5:32 AM

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This is so boringggggg
Jul 26, 2020 5:54 AM

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I want Kirito to wake up already. I think this has been going on for too long, it kinda got boring.
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Jul 26, 2020 6:30 AM

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Wow, things are seriously getting out of hand. But there's a lot of potential for the situation to shift again. Will the Korean and Chinese players find out the truth? Will Higa still be able to help Kirito? Will Sinon be able to defeat Subtilizer? I can't wait for the next ep. That was such a cliffhanger!
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Jul 26, 2020 6:31 AM

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"I Like Kirito" Ahh yes and that is why Sinon will always be the Best! She better fight that scumbag "Vecta" If she's done after getting"Vader'd" Like that I am going to be upset. (Although we know it will be Kirito in the end who finishes him)

I am now waiting for the Chinese and Korean players to turn on the US players lol. I kinda knew that Yanai at the end was a scumbag traitor you could sense it in the previous episode.

Please for the love of GOD someone help Scheta and Iskahn so they can have the strongest child EVER! Please don't let this beautiful moment end in death!

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Jul 26, 2020 8:01 AM
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The ep was good. That Cliffhanger tho
Jul 26, 2020 10:59 AM

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It was sooo predictable that Yanai was gonna pull something against Higa the minute he said about going with him in last week's episode. The story in the first half of War Of Underworld was pretty good but so far this isn't so great.
Jul 26, 2020 11:01 AM
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Well then it look like somebody whom Ryoutarou know came back to haunt him, or just somebody who looks like Poh.....


More enemies just kept on coming as far as Korea and China, so when will Victor come back or is that guy that shion is facing , Victor???

TBFH, maybe them Turtle island guys just destroy that STL thing and just put Kirito's memory in a hard drive and then run away, besides the NPC in that so called STL were nothing more than just algorithms.....
Jul 26, 2020 3:16 PM

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Cliffhanger Ending tho xD. Pretty good episode, I guess we can never escape the laughing coffin clan after all.
Jul 26, 2020 5:07 PM

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so many players getting mixed-up!
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Jul 26, 2020 8:27 PM

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I remember someone mentioning that in the manga / LN the Chinese and Koreans came out at the same time as the Americans, and that in the anime there was a type of censorship when they only adding American characters in the chapters of last season, am I correct or what happened here?

4/5 - Too many tension and hopelessness for Alice's side


It becomes worse before it gets better.

Also, someone had mentioned Eiji but I don't think that was him in the episode. It might be but his face was covered.


I think you quote me by mistake, or why are you mentioning Eiji?

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Jul 26, 2020 8:36 PM

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that was a pretty nice episode

oh and we did see Eiji fight!!!!!




It becomes worse before it gets better.

I don't think that was him in the episode. It might be but his face was covered.
Jul 26, 2020 10:32 PM

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And, we end with another spoiler! The betrayal was kinda obvious from the start tbh.
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