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Mar 30, 2014 8:31 PM
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What an intense episode. My favorite episode so far. That fight, dat DRAMA!! I like Kirito x Sugu, something about the taboo couples just seem so right in anime lol. They have SAO English dubbed on Netflix right now BTW!!

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Apr 2, 2014 12:10 AM

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good fricking episode, all I can say lol.


May 13, 2014 11:30 PM

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The fight was very amusing. And the end... drama, drama, drama! Wonder what happens next!
Jun 5, 2014 3:02 PM

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poor Suguha... heartbroken IRL, heartbroken IG...
Jun 11, 2014 5:19 PM

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Kirito's valiant struggle through the tree was very intense. The flashbacks of Asuna made it all the more emotional. His menacingly insane grin was great too. Leafa saving him was hella intense as well, especially barely escaping. The secret is finally out and the irl confrontation between Kirito and Suguha was very dramatic.

I can't help but wonder at how amusing it would have been though if Kirito had been the one still stuck in the Nerve Gear and Asuna had to save him from being married off to Suguha. Oh and of course gotta make Kirito suffer a tentacle scene.
Jun 18, 2014 3:46 PM

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Lovely episode,let's see what's next.

Jul 1, 2014 11:24 AM

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I was shocked that she didn't realize this till now. xD
Jul 13, 2014 3:43 AM

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Ugh, you KNEW this was coming, but still I feel bad for Suguha. Somehow they need to get past it quick because Asuna still needs saving.
Jul 13, 2014 5:46 AM
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Kirito was like a bird flying repeatedly into glass .-.

That was one heck of a throw from Asuuna. How did she know what direction/distance Kirito was?

Trying that quest alone. It was brave but he had to know impossible. When he punched through that guys face just like STR Stat: Overpowered. Taking out the strongest NPC with a unarmed attack heh. Then he goes and rants how he isn't invincible.
Jul 19, 2014 3:03 PM

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She doesn't notice that Kirito resembles Kazuto and that people have been calling him a hero in real life and Kirito doesn't mention that Asuna is the person he is searching for until the last moment ffs

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Jul 23, 2014 9:41 PM

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Wow that scene of Kirito determined to save Asuna while going up the tree was pretty powerful. I actually thought he was going to succeed. Can't say im behind the incest though and I'm a huge Asuna fane so I hope Sugu gets over it and they save Asuna together

Aug 3, 2014 6:30 AM

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Nice drama. Suguha best girl!
Aug 11, 2014 6:44 AM

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At least Kirito's not OP enough to break a system barrier.
At least he's not OP enough to finish a quest even armies couldn't finish.
But he's pretty OP when it comes to being dense.

Sugu finally finds out Kirito is Kazuto, and she cries so hard.
How will Kirito fix this mess? I know what he'll do; he'll probably save Asuna.
I’m always searching for something, for someone. This feeling has possessed me I think, from that day… That day when the stars came falling.
Oct 16, 2014 7:53 PM

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Sugu meets Asuna and sees how gorgeous she is...

Woa... 10 minute revive timer... /ragequit
At least it's enough time to alt-tab and get some food. Next thing ya know, yer back in the game!

Sugu = casual
Kirito loses one time and Leafa is like "give it up, it's impossible". Pfft... A real gamer knows, you lose over and over again until you figure out how to win. You be reckless, you push it just do discover all the enemy's moves, just so that next time, you know what's coming.
On another note, if you get per-kill exp, that would be a great place to grind... endless mobs...

Sugu = selfish
She knows he's going after Asuna... a little sympathy? understanding? nope /cry

(good episode btw)
BurntJellyOct 16, 2014 7:57 PM
Dec 9, 2014 2:40 PM

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Well, that had to happen eventually, but it was a bit more emotional than I was expecting. Kirito's unrelenting drive to rescue Asuna is great, I can practically feel what he feels, especially during those flashbacks of Asuna while he was flying up. The fight was really good too, when he got impaled by like 5 swords that was just... ouch. Can't wait to see how the next episode plays out.
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Dec 17, 2014 9:22 AM

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Oh Sugu, you really have no luck at all do you? Just when you thought you can just forget about your love for your brother you fall in love again... with your brother xD I don't know if I should laugh about that or pity her.
Apr 28, 2015 10:46 AM

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I feel like a dumbass because I thought she already knew Kirito was Kirigaya, because he looks EXACTLY THE SAME IN REAL LIFE. I don't know what the fuck is going on.
May 3, 2015 1:08 PM

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xKarnage said:
I feel like a dumbass because I thought she already knew Kirito was Kirigaya, because he looks EXACTLY THE SAME IN REAL LIFE. I don't know what the fuck is going on.


I was confused for a while too, and I was pretty convinced that he had mentioned the name to her before =/
May 26, 2015 12:48 PM

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Aww poor Suguha :'(
Jun 27, 2015 2:08 PM

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Kirito slamming against the barrier reminded me of a fly constantly trying to go through a glass window xD "Damnit, I have to try!"
Like the last scene in this trailer haha

Jun 30, 2015 5:41 PM

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BurntJelly said:


Sugu = selfish
She knows he's going after Asuna... a little sympathy? understanding? nope /cry

(good episode btw)


Exactly. She's just a selfish little bitch with a petty crush who acts like her life is SO HORRIBLE when everyone else has far bigger problems. Suguha sucks. Hate her so much.



Jul 2, 2015 5:33 AM
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This was in fact the most terrible episode in the entire series! Firstly Kirito tries to break game mechanics.... 'cuz he just has to!' next he dies and literally insults the series by talking about how he thought he was Jesus, You know a anime is bad when it starts to question itself! This episode also ends on one of the weirdest notes i have encountered so far, with them FINALLY finding out they both play online there is a total of 3 mins out of a 14 min episode (without the intro and outro) used on the weird incest drama they they worked into the series! This ended the episode in a very disturbing manner! >.<
Nov 28, 2015 5:07 PM
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kirito the loser is always the loser. wish he died in this episode
Feb 5, 2016 1:43 AM
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fck the feels on this episode Sugu T.T
Feb 21, 2016 4:53 AM

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Poor Suguha, I can't even describe how I feel, so dramatic and intense, but I'm glad at least they've found out and she told him how she feels. Thanks Ayana Taketatsu for her fantastic work.
I like Yui but her constant "papa" and "mama" becomes annoying, she's just AI and she acts too emotional. Well maybe I'm biased cause I'm rooting for Kirito x Suguha and author constantly reminds us about Asuna.
The same is for him desperately trying to reach Asuna, I hate that Quest really, it would be better if they added some brakes to his obsession with Asuna, like he getting interested in Leafa at least a little bit and therefore adding some drama and ambiguity to this one way story...
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Jun 5, 2016 8:30 AM
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Overall, I enjoyed this episode.

Not without criticisms though. Trying to break an unbreakable barrier would be a cool thing to do in a shonen anime, but given that this is a gaming world, I am just picturing someone furiously hitting the A button trying to go past the edge of a map in a game. And there was no point for Leafa trying to stop him all the time. If he wants to look like an idiot swinging at the edge of the map, let him be, and if he wants to charge into dungeon like Leeroy Jenkins, what's the problem. Nor is there really a reason to for Kirito to leave Leafa behind - this is not exactly a death game.

But what redeemed some of those nonsense for me was the siblings/cousins discovering their online identity. Though I wasn't expecting nor particularly keen on the whole brocon thing in this anime (I loved Oreimo (S1) and all, but if not for the fact that this series has turned harem, it feels out of place), but now that we are stuck with it I am actually glad that they didn't beat around the bush and try to sweep it under the carpet. I expected the series to end either without either of them finding out their in-game identities, or Suguha burying her feelings till the end, or conveniently paired off with the schoolmate who has a crush on her.

I feel a bit bad for Suguha for having her heart broken twice in a day (though how fickle is that?), but I probably feel worse for her schoolmate. The author basically decided that every male characters other than Kirito would be weak, creep/evil or otherwise irrelevant.
Jul 21, 2016 3:14 PM

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This episode was full of emotions from kirito remembering asuna during intense battle to sugu breakdown really sad.

better episode in my opinion :)
Jul 25, 2016 9:08 PM

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Aww.....I've been waiting so long to see this scene (:

For Suguha to realize that Kirito was her brother/cousin and admit her love to him...in complete embarrassment...

Really though? Kirito literally looks identical to Kazuto and has the same personality as him lol.

Yay, I've been waiting so long to see this episode ♥
Aug 4, 2016 7:11 AM

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Kiritu fought well, going all alone really.
Too bad for Suguha, his heat is broken into pieces. First Onii-chan and now Kiritu..
Sep 11, 2016 10:52 AM

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My reaction to this episode was like:

Sep 20, 2016 2:38 PM
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Overall a really good episode. I'm kind of surprised that she did not notice until now, I mean he mentioned Asuna's name outside of Alfheim to Suguha. Naturally she did not know he was back in the nerve gear though. x.o

I don't know what to ship any more. Sugu x Kirito or Asuna x Kirito xD
Sep 24, 2016 7:43 AM

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Sugus expression really caught me off guard.
Imagine this, you fall in love with your own "brother" who isnt really your brother. You notice he has fallen for someone else. You meet some cool guy only and trick your feelings to love him. ONLY to notice they are the same.
Well played GG.

I guess if kiritos mother would play online game she would fall in love with him as well. Everyone falls in love with kirito.

Plot wise I was happy to finally see him determined again. I thought he would be like this the entire time after learning Asuna is in this game. After all he has a pretty tight time limit.

Overall this half of SAO is generally weaker, simply because words like "suicide" and any form of danger lost its meaning, because you wont really die. And a 10 minute timer to respawn(it looked like this) isn't really that bad.
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Nov 22, 2016 3:24 AM
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he really can do incredible things


Dec 25, 2016 4:41 PM
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oh fuuuuuuuck, thats... kinda gross and kinda really sad at the same time
Jan 11, 2017 2:13 PM

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She didn't even suspect that she was with Kirito the whole time woooooooow.

How dare he try to save his girlfriend?
Mar 25, 2017 8:22 AM

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This episode is so far so good. xD

Kirito battle the white demon but he lost battle. Damm it! This is really bad. xD

Sugou fallen loved Kirito and she is crying that Kirito doing the wrong who only loved Asuna. This is terrible and fake. xD

Other part is very excellent and amazing. I hope the last 3rd episode is amazing and masterpiece.

6.58/10 scores
Apr 2, 2017 6:23 PM

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xKarnage said:
I feel like a dumbass because I thought she already knew Kirito was Kirigaya, because he looks EXACTLY THE SAME IN REAL LIFE. I don't know what the fuck is going on.


Me too, how she do'nt know?????
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Apr 7, 2017 11:18 AM

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Am I the only one watching this in 2:14 am and until now asking why couldn't they save already Asuna-san because it's already 2 years and she can't be a sleeping beauty for that long please put her out of her misery :'(.
May 14, 2017 11:06 AM

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Don't know if I should feel pity for Suguha or think that she is just stupid.

This security system is really tough, dat arrow rain.

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Jan 26, 2018 10:53 AM
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Omg I thought Suguha knew it all the time... Mind blown ;;
May 6, 2018 7:07 PM

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Kirito trying to go in alone was like





And Kirito has been a jerk to his sister. Fucking Kirito. He should just die irl.
Seriously, finding out that she isn't your blood sister is no excuse. Motherfucker.

But, I had a feeling that she would find out this episode.

BTW, don't the avatars have the same voice as that of the real players? Just asking. And why did Sugu's body disappear when she logged out this time? SAO inconsistencies must be reported to the developer.

My opinion: SAO sucked ever since Yui was introduced.

Kiyevame said:
I don't know what to ship any more. Sugu x Kirito or Asuna x Kirito xD


Well, just dump the two ships and ship Klein x Kirito instead. The MC don't deserve any girls.

JeremiahOrangeMay 6, 2018 7:13 PM

Without change,we end up becoming the very person we hate.


I was dead until the moment I met you. I was a powerless corpse pretending to be alive. Living without power, without the ability to change my course, was bound to lead me to a slow death.


May 18, 2018 12:31 PM

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this was actually one of the better episodes. Not too much random shit happened, only shit we were expecting.
May 22, 2018 10:33 PM

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Well, thank god no incest, the tentacles were enough.
Sep 10, 2018 11:54 AM
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Have to say this was quite solid episode and handled some of the things well. When Kirito entered the big door really really reminds me the moment we feel entering video gAME final boss level. Those enemies looked tough and too many of them and this way it indicates anyone should enter with more members from here. but eh that level design was bland..

But personally from this episode I disliked Asuna's character even more by now orelse we couldn't had to see that awkward drama, kind of felt bad watching Kirito got messed up like that way. Don't liked Suguha's character but still better than Asuna all the way!
Jul 20, 2019 5:36 PM
I really liked this episode.

Still, idk why ppl hate this arc so much, yeah, some episodes are boring and Suguha's subplot is a bit creepy but Kirito doesn't have asspulls. For a moment, I thought that he was going to make it.
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Dec 15, 2019 8:13 PM
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I had a good laugh watching this episode! Goddammit Suguha xD As a person who hates incest, I don't really find her "love" creepy as other people claim because she knows it's bad and tries to distance herself from him (kinda). They are not siblings either. It's just a bit cringy.

I think the in-universe appearance for Kirito is not meant to be recognizable. Only viewers can recognize him. It's dumb but understandable.

The whole Asuna broke out in the last episode is so stupid. Sugou entered the password and Asuna saw it? Oh c'mon that's a rookie mistake dude. Not everyone is retarded and blind even if you blur it. Not to mention who the fuck needs a password when you are the "admin"? And what happened next? Asuna took the card, dropped it to the hand of Kirito? Typical SAO.

Talk about asspull - it's good to see Kirito lose, for now. I don't care whether he loses or wins because there is no stake, but it's still better than winning by asspull all the time. I'm curious how he will overcome this. I'd rather see something smart, but knowing SAO, I should keep my expectation low.
Apr 15, 2020 2:35 PM
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To the people who watched this episode dubbed, and not subbed..in the dub version they completely change some things that leafa(suguha) says. For example, the scene where leafa hugs kirito from the back, in the dubbed version she says to him "you mean so much to me" then kirito understands that she's trying to confess and he rejected her by saying sorry, then talks about asuna.
In the subbed version in this scene leafa says to him "kirito-kun, I..." and from that he understands she's trying to confess and he also rejected her by saying sorry in that, then talks about asuna.
What I'm trying to say is, I've always preferred the sub version..but it's my opinion.
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Apr 15, 2020 3:04 PM
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Kiyevame said:
Overall a really good episode. I'm kind of surprised that she did not notice until now, I mean he mentioned Asuna's name outside of Alfheim to Suguha. Naturally she did not know he was back in the nerve gear though. x.o

I don't know what to ship any more. Sugu x Kirito or Asuna x Kirito xD


He did mentioned asuna to her and she even came to the hospital with him to visit asuna, but it was as kazuto not as kirito...so how would she know that kirito is the same person as kazuto.
Apr 24, 2020 11:01 AM

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Wtf, I know they arent real siblings, but they are still cousins, a very close one at that. Atleast from where Im from, that's a big no no.

Is other part of the world really ok with cousins engaged in a romantic relationship?
Jun 15, 2020 4:13 PM
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That breakdown though. It's messed up for Sugu for real.
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