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| wow, this episode was almost average, a huge step up from last episode |
| So basically a guy said "haha you can do nothing, weak bastard", and Kirito be like "I'm the greatest swordsman you little kid" and then somehow he has the power. Jokes aside it's an okay episode overall, would like to see where this goes. |
Pedram said: Nitpic said: So basically a guy said "haha you can do nothing, weak bastard", and Kirito be like "I'm the greatest swordsman you little kid" and then somehow he has the power. Jokes aside it's an okay episode overall, would like to see where this goes. if i remember correctly, this scene didn't happen in the novel at all. but it's still nothing surprising coz He had a Metal Sword, against a simple Log. this is not Real Life, and any item with higher authority can easily destroy items with lower authority. even if u got 2 Chain with same authority, coz it's same authority as long as u rub them together a while they would be destroyed. plus, Sword Art is nothing special in UnderWorld, only they are in a remote village so they act shocked lol Kirito knowing Sword Art make them think he is from a bigger village or a city. Yeah, I was just making fun of it. I know what to expect from this series, I'm just curious if the meme will ever end. |
-Riptide- said: Underworld feels more like an actual living world than a setting made for the purpose of games. The people feel more alive since they're not NPCs unlike before. The worldbuilding feels natural and the viewers are as confused as Kirito since we're now in an unfamiliar world with no knowledge of what's happening. So far the adaptation has been on point. It's good that they include a lot of Kirito's monologues unlike in the first 2 seasons. It gives him more of a character. Surprised that they showed the tall tower and the woman sleeping this early on.  I still can't get enough of the visuals. They look so fucking good. I hope they can be consistent with this. And best boi Eugeo getting his own ED and seeing how lonely he looks is pretty sad to see. She's really hot. I like her already. |
| That’s a horrible calling... |
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| so basically it's all like a dream, now Kirito's back in it. |
 張大です for 張大勇督察 |
| Anime only here. No idea wtf is going on. I was already upset at Kirito for messing around with dive stuff after the events of Ordinal Scale, and now he finds himself permanently trapped in *another* "game"? Man.. go figure! Please tell me they are not just cookie cutting the same story onto different scenery and Kirito is, yet again, going to learn nothing from his experiences. |
| my suspension of disbelief can only go so far. these people, future Kirito included, never heard of tree poisoning? you just simply and literally dump shit on the tree and make it infected. |
| >I had no brain when I was 12 >Then everyone must had no brain when they were 12 >I experimented 100 samples and proved that they had no brain when they were 12 >Therefore children cannot consent This is what science has done to humanity. |
kidlat020 said: my suspension of disbelief can only go so far. these people, future Kirito included, never heard of tree poisoning? you just simply and literally dump shit on the tree and make it infected. It is a virtual world. No bacteria exist there. |
Chrome_Falcon said: kidlat020 said: my suspension of disbelief can only go so far. these people, future Kirito included, never heard of tree poisoning? you just simply and literally dump shit on the tree and make it infected. It is a virtual world. No bacteria exist there. they bathe though. and before you say anything, bacteria ALONE causes odor. its not the sweat itself. |
| >I had no brain when I was 12 >Then everyone must had no brain when they were 12 >I experimented 100 samples and proved that they had no brain when they were 12 >Therefore children cannot consent This is what science has done to humanity. |
Pedram said: CrimsonTsuki said: Anime only here. No idea wtf is going on. I was already upset at Kirito for messing around with dive stuff after the events of Ordinal Scale, and now he finds himself permanently trapped in *another* "game"? Man.. go figure! Please tell me they are not just cookie cutting the same story onto different scenery and Kirito is, yet again, going to learn nothing from his experiences. are u meaning to say the thing he need to learn is to don't bother with virtual reality stuff anymore or what ? coz this guy is crazy about it, kind of like his dream, he want his future career also be about this. plus if i were in his place, i would do the same. I bet at end of SAO, Kirito will probably create Accel World ! or at least have major role in it's creation. some ppl think if someone do something risky and encounter an accident will learn from his experience and never do that again. but facts can show that it's never like this, Ask a motorcycle racer who lost his feet if he got the chance, will he race again ? he will say yes ! anyway, this time it's not really a game... and this time it's way more real/brutal. The novel was 10/10, i hope anime deliver ! since truthfully, it did a awful job for season 1 and 2. I'm just saying that I would not willing keep going into the lion's den when there are people close to me that would be sad should I never re-emerge, especially when bad things keep happening in said lion den.. You know what they call doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result? Stupidity. He needs to take a chill pill with his passions if he actually cares about those around him. |
CrimsonTsuki said: Anime only here. No idea wtf is going on. I was already upset at Kirito for messing around with dive stuff after the events of Ordinal Scale, and now he finds himself permanently trapped in *another* "game"? Man.. go figure! Please tell me they are not just cookie cutting the same story onto different scenery and Kirito is, yet again, going to learn nothing from his experiences. The trapped thing can't really explain without giving spoilers but It's explained better than what I just said but that's the gist As for the whole cookie cutter story I would say not really, but that depends on what you're identifying as being repeated. The story is pretty well paced (at least the first half the 2nd is just a giant clutserf*ck), and Eugeo is a far better secondary protag than Shinon was Keep in mind though they are adapting ~12 LN for Alicization, whereas S1 was only ~4 LN and S2 was ~3 LN |
 'On-Hold' is another way for a completionist to say 'Dropped' |
Short_Circut said: CrimsonTsuki said: Anime only here. No idea wtf is going on. I was already upset at Kirito for messing around with dive stuff after the events of Ordinal Scale, and now he finds himself permanently trapped in *another* "game"? Man.. go figure! Please tell me they are not just cookie cutting the same story onto different scenery and Kirito is, yet again, going to learn nothing from his experiences. The trapped thing can't really explain without giving spoilers but It's explained better than what I just said but that's the gist As for the whole cookie cutter story I would say not really, but that depends on what you're identifying as being repeated. The story is pretty well paced (at least the first half the 2nd is just a giant clutserf*ck), and Eugeo is a far better secondary protag than Shinon was Keep in mind though they are adapting ~12 LN for Alicization, whereas S1 was only ~4 LN and S2 was ~3 LN I won't click on the spoiler, but just knowing that they put some thought into it helps. We will see about Eugeo, I mean, I realize that in order for character development to occur, they've got to start from somewhere to improve upon in first place, so hopefully it doesnt turn out like the vast majority of other protags that are perpetual weak links or just there to advance the plot. Thanks for your comments! |
| Guess no more GGO plot for me... for now. |
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| A bit confusing but I'm looking forward to more |
| Low intensity if I compare with the first episode, but the history transcurred 6 years later the Alice rapped, but Eugeo and the people don´t remember Kirito and vice versa!!! |
| So many questions! I'm a bit sad that Eugeo and Kirito don't actually know each other anymore, although Kirito has very vague memories. I'm guessing he'll be able to recover more as time goes on. That'll be interesting to watch. I didn't think he'd be able to cut the tree, and after he said something about imagining himself as his avatar and then still failing, I didn't think he'd be able to use a sword properly either haha. But it makes sense. He a lot more comfortable with one, but it looks like he has skills too :O What's Eugeo's relationship with Selka? Things definitely seemed awkward for him when he saw her. |
| I like this build-up and the mystery. I have high expectations. |
| Eugeo forgot about Kirito too? So curious about the girl in the tower |
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| Good build up, let's see where this goes. |
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| Damn, the villain is a literal tree. Now I've seen everything lmao. Curious to know how Kirito ended up in that world. |
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| I'm guessing the reason why Kirito can't log out or do anything outside of this world for the matter is because he's in a coma because of that poison? Not sure why Eugeo doesnt remember Kirito and specifically mentions that only him and Alice went to the cave. Too many viable explanations, could be that this is a world that Kirito himself keeps creating, his soul rather. Could be that Eugeo is also a real person but his memories were altered ... could be a lot of things. |
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| seems the game world is currently partly in hes brain a tream subconsious trying to make him remember |
| -SAO I: You die in the game you die in real life. SAO III: THEY COPIED THE SOULS OF BABIES INTO AI AND ACCELERATED TIME TO GROW THEM!!! -Conceptually, thus far it's been on a level above the previous two seasons. He's not merely playing a game or being stuck in one, but rather the "game" may be some sort of simulation much greater than it appears to be and there are hints of themes regarding AI ethics. But we'll see how much they dive into that. -Kirito's monologues provide some helpful context, additional insight into the way he thinks, and makes it easier to sympathize and connect with his experiences. -Lol he has natural swordsmen abilities, again. -Euguo forgot who Kirito was, although actually it was more of Kirito having never existed. Many questions regarding the nature of this game and how it works. -How many other players are in here? How many copies of the world exist? I quite like the elements of mystery and discovery that the show is introducing and will hopefully spend some decent time on. -Euguo going for that Woodcutting skillcape. |
ZeroDragonJun 19, 2019 9:20 PM
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| Very good episode, very interesting topics it dabbles in. Dreams, human life span, what's more real the dream or the reality? I believe that one thing could be different from what Kirito initially thought though - this world seems like place for comatose people, where they can be even when not conscious in the real life - and now Kirito is one of them.. possibly all them there? (not just their copies as he thought) Also, if someone close to him dives into this world would they even recognize him when the memories of reality are blocked? What if all SAO that happened up to this point is just a fake dream and Alicization is its conclusion - what if Kirito was comatose from the start and created his own world where those things (VR and such) are possible? What if all of this is just created by his own brain which just took his friends and families from the real world and created a world of them? What if he needs to just wake up? This would be probably the best possible twist for SAO out there. |
| Oh shit. Now, SAO is a true isekai hahaha. |
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| Nice music for the girl in the tower, looking forward to more of her ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) |
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| Kirito is in another world once again, Eugeo forgot about him, thats weird |
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| SAO is really sucking me in right now, the new setup looks promising. |
| Idk if that was Asuna at the end but I am praying for it |
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| For whatever reason Kirito is able to remember memories from the real world inside of the virtual one when he is not supposed to. I wonder what the deal with that is. Eugeo and Kirito meet in this episode but they are a lot older than they were in episode 1. How did they forget about one another? Will they eventually remember? Still pretty confused about the whole fluctlight thing so hopefully there is an info dump episode that explains that in greater detail. |
| So he instantly woke up in the virtual world, no explanation how so far. I expected Eugeo to remember him, wonder why not. |
| This is weird. What is this world? Is Kirito in a coma? Because the STL isn't a game, it's just creating a virtual world for Kirito so this is very confusing, especially since Eugeo doesn't remember him and all the memories were altered, which is kind of sad. And here it comes!! Love the opening a lot! |
Come on man,where is that Noragami season 3 masterpiece.We want it, Bones! |
| Interesting so far. I wonder what's happening in the real world. Kirito is probably in critical condition, and they plugged him back into STL as part of his life support system. 22:02 That lady is begging to be f*cked, and if I am Kirito, I will! |
| Gahhdamn, what a wonderful and peaceful side of the world he is in. He doesnt seem to remember who he is though |
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| Glad to see Asuna in action on GGO 🤩 |
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