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| Asuna Yuuki logging on... |
Finally Asuna and two rapists dive into underworld. |
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| Has the only non rapist villain in SAO been Kayaba? |
| Umerica strikes again. I wonder why they usually put them on the bad side. Brain and Brawl headed banter is just fun to watch Never thought, violently choking someone is rape. "There's no way they're gonna login with password protected super accounts in human empire..." ...Unprotected password accounts in Dark side logins xD SuperAccounts/Gods descended in the under world. I wonder how's the citizens' reactions. |
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| oh come on! the events that happened this episode was asuna and the 2 special military gamer ops logged to the game...i mean dive-in! lolz 3/5. |
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| Man, Sinon's still got some violent PTSD going on there. She really needs to play a different game so she'll stop dreaming of getting strangled by every guy that beats her in a gunfight. And am I the only one seeing Vixur and Lipia as literally the Dark Territory versions of Bercouli and Fanatio? |
| Everybody complaining bout other things but the one thing that pisses me off more then anything is the fact that they did the Sao team part waaaayy too early. This part wasn't in this arc until the third book.................at the very end of that novel. |
| The user that said Sinon got "raped" here had me rush the shit just to watch it and yet.. WHERE THE FUCK WAS IT!? I wanted to see some Sinon action! but the blonde dude strangling her moment was pretty hot. |
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| That was a good episode and the plot thickens |
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| I smell tragedy coming from the two new characters at the end. |
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caio_brb said: That's where I gotta call bs on that one. There was a line from the programmer dude in the episode where he said the only gun they ever held were polygons, implying that they haven't shot anything real outside of GGO.lazypigz said: I find it hard to believe a bunch of gamers were able to beat out a group of guards that protect a top secret project. I mean the shows been okay so far, but I guess SAO's gotta be SAO with those weird moments that sometimes defy extend past the spectrum of what's believable or not. Also I find it hard to believe those guys didn't set a password for some of the most broken character logins allowing the bad dudes the log in. Just some plot conveniences to advance the story I guess. They aren't just a bunch of gamers. They're all militar people and just play VRMMORPG on GGO. |
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| Not gonna lie, the pacing has been a little too slow these first 3 episodes. Especially for a 12 episode season. This episode was just an info dump and the only exciting thing was Asuna and the military dudes logging in. Hope it picks up from next week. |
| This was actually a nice episode. It was only a matter of time before this becomes a battle in the Underworld from the real world lol. Looks like Computer nerd in the base, what was his name again, has his own secrets, that he doesn't want others to know. Now the enemies are going to be able to log in using an Emperor and a Dark Knight from the other side. I just hope that Asuna dives in with a High Ranking position. It is also good to see from the Dark Territory's perspective, especially the Humans residing there. That guy in the end was actually a sensible person even if he's from the dark territory, vying for peace and all. But his plan for peace is about to get foiled. Anyway, good episode. 5/5 |
| “What do you do when there is an evil you cannot defeat by just means? Do you stain your hands with evil to destroy evil? Or do you remain steadfastly just and righteous even if it means surrendering to evil?” ― Lelouch Vi Britannia |
| So tell me why the heck all the high level accounts of human side is locked but then the highest rank of dark territory accounts not locked too? So it's ok for random people to log into the highest dark side rank account to mess around huh? What a stupid and convenient writing as usual from SAO. The first and second episode of "villagers are all bad guys/ massive dick because reasons" and "Alice can't use her power because reason, opps, she can use all her power all along, she just wants to roleplay as a bullied girl" scenario is dumb as hell too. Seriously SAO try to be sooo serious in its setting and characters, but the presentation, the logic, the writing, the character, the portray of villains are just so insultingly dumb.. I'm not trying to be overly critical, but when a serie trying to take itself too seriously yet its presentation fail to live up to all the seriousness, I find that my IQ got insulted and it's hard for me to rate it any higher than 6. This has been true for almost every SAO series, including the movie. |
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| I personally thought this eps is just above decent. We meet Gabriel Miller and his crew, whose objective is to take over "STL Technology" without displaying the appearance of the States (i do not know what I'm talking about here xD) But, we've got Asuna on her way logging into Underworld to wake Kirito up, which is gonna be something in the next eps. And, i'm really looking forward to seeing some "drama" with her and Alice :)) Let's find it out next week. |
| Okay the plan for everyone to dive in on super accounts was cool especially going to the dark side and seeing that they arent just goblins and what not. Perhaps we already knew they werent all goblins there though. Wish they did english for the america invaders, Also, still dont understand why Asuna's communication capabilities weren't blocked on the turtle, perhaps thats why the NSA found the turtle's location in the first place, lol. |
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27CansOfTuna said: Okay the plan for everyone to dive in on super accounts was cool especially going to the dark side and seeing that they arent just goblins and what not. Perhaps we already knew they werent all goblins there though. Wish they did english for the america invaders, Also, still dont understand why Asuna's communication capabilities weren't blocked on the turtle, perhaps thats why the NSA found the turtle's location in the first place, lol. In the LNs (light novels) they confiscated both her atmusphere and cellphone, the anime just continues to make dumb decisions that creates unnecessary plot holes LN>>>>>anime adaptation I feel bad for people that haven't read the novels. It is so unfair :/ |
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lazypigz said: caio_brb said: That's where I gotta call bs on that one. There was a line from the programmer dude in the episode where he said the only gun they ever held were polygons, implying that they haven't shot anything real outside of GGO.They aren't just a bunch of gamers. They're all militar people and just play VRMMORPG on GGO. .... Critter was talking about Vasago as he was discussing with him on this very episode and talking down on him, which Vasago is a beginner soldier and was a VRMMORPG player in the past. Also, Gabriel is literally a CEO of a company which is military and who does those kind of services. I'm not saying those things to you based on speculation, I'm saying this because I read the original and this was literally on today's episode. |
VanishingKira said: Based SAO with ryona now wew How those people even come with shit like this. lol Sometimes I wish that LN and manga didn't get adaptations, because my god, I have to read some of the most bizarre things that I never read on their original format by anime only people. It's like female characters never were killed in anime (and in this case, on a VRMMORPG GGO in a tournament, which the game has a pain inhibitor unlike in project Alicization) |
| Ahhhh this is getting sooo good! Asuna is finally joining the battle and the rest of the gang won't be far behind i reckon. On another note; why the fuck would you leave ruling rank characters of the DARK TERRITORY unlocked?! That's just asking for trouble... Kikuoka should never be allowed to work in this field again, he's too dangerous with the tech! Also, i might be wrong but i feel like i remember seeing that blond guy in SAO Alternative? |
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This was the best episode of Alicization so far! I loved the artwork and the technological talk, and that two members of the raiding part are diving into Underworld as well as Asuna - wow, that Miller is an SOB but it will be an interesting dynamic to see him as an adversary, and as an Emperor of the Dark Territory no less! Also, what was that ominous dream that Sinon had? I can't wait to find out more about it! This is getting a provisional 9/10 from me and I think it bodes well for what's to follow - I think Alicization is finally living up to the hype and my high expectations for it :D |
caio_brb said: Thank you. I hate so many SAO fans that are completely clueless about when it was actually created and written and even why. I do miss when this series was just some random free to read story online as an alternative to Dot Hack before Kawahara made changes to it and started actually selling it (nothing against the man making his hustle work for him. I just hate the current fanbase). FaffywaffleJLA said: Stupid comment. Saber may have been inspired from Agrias since FFT was 1998 and FSN was 2004, but every other clone after that have all been Saber clones. Nobody in the 2000s is gonna give a shit about some 1998 character, everybody by this point knows who Saber is and is one of the most popular characters in anime and in Japan. So every blonde haired, sword wielding girl knight these days is a mother fucking saber clone. Violet evergarden is also a saber clone, you gonna tell me she was also inspired by Agrias? I fucking doubt it. Alice was created as a character at the same time as Saber, so yes, it's much more likely for her to be inspired by Agria than by a character from a visual novel which Kawahara never has been a fan of the genre and at the same time, he created her on the same time period. |
| Finaly Asuna decided to dive in underworld in order to help Kirito, i am so excited, i was waiting for that since the beginning! So the leader of the invader was one that was an enemie in GGO, and what was that users in dark territory without any login protection, damn they will be strong for sure! Didn't expect to see a lord of dark territory wanting to negotiate piece with human empire, and even ask Lipia for be his wife, what a guy! looks like there is good people in dark territory! What was that Sinon dream, damn! So excited for next episodes! |
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MetaKite said: caio_brb said: Thank you. I hate so many SAO fans that are completely clueless about when it was actually created and written and even why. I do miss when this series was just some random free to read story online as an alternative to Dot Hack before Kawahara made changes to it and started actually selling it (nothing against the man making his hustle work for him. I just hate the current fanbase). Alice was created as a character at the same time as Saber, so yes, it's much more likely for her to be inspired by Agria than by a character from a visual novel which Kawahara never has been a fan of the genre and at the same time, he created her on the same time period. I have to say, I miss too. Sometimes I wish it was never adapted to anime because of how things got in the anime community. |
| Pretty exciting episode with a lot explained, nice build up for the next one. Looking forward to seeing what happens next. |
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Siglius said: CeddyyBearr said: So the two bad guys has dived into the Underworld. Also Asuna will be joining the world too. Things are gonna get spicy. I wonder what was all about that dream Sinon had, it honestly looked like it will have something to do with currents events. The person who choked her seems to be an American. Maybe it's connected to the group that invaded the turtle. Can't wait to see Asuna in the Underworld and team up with Alice. It's literally the same guy as the one who's leading the attack on the Ocean Turtle. She also mentioned in the very first episode last season that she wanted Kirito and Asuna to help her take on this Subtilizer guy who completely shat on her in the last tournament. She had a nightmare about that event in that tournament. It wasn't a dream. That literally happened. Oh shit, you're right, I have forgotten about it. Tnx for pointing that out though! |
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| they made a nice connection with the GGO flashback, but skipped Gabriel's flashback, welp. At least we got to see a easter egg of Alicia during the dive in lol i dont remember that part in ALO with kirito shit companions, glad that it wasnt long tho heyyy its shasta and lipia... Wait, didn't Lipia had a more darker skin? next episode we start the best part of volume 15, nice also the subs REALLY used Vecta instead of Vector LUL |
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| I hate that Asuna is diving in to save the day. Just let Alice do her thing. Asuna is trash. IMO The Sinon Flashback was amazing and for that to happen along with Yui's message they'll probably all jack into the Underworld eventually as well. |
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| That scene with Sinon turned me on. |
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| Well, we already knew Asuna was going to dive in from last episode when she glanced glared at the empty terminal. So, the time finally has come. And of course nobody used the bad guy high level account so they're unprotected...you had one job sysadmin, xD |
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| The waifu diving in to save Kirito, LETS GOOOO! Can't wait until Asuna and Alice meet! The ending was pretty cool because that guy just spawned in on the throne, pretty clean scene. |
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| Completely unironically, I don't get the hate for the rapey/fanservicey stuff in SAO. It's as if anime was a completely chaste medium that strayed away from anything remotely controversial until SAO came along and defiled its purity. Oh, wait. I like SAO for what it is, perverse events and all. I really do. The perverse events that the females undergo is in part fan-service for the audience, but a safe one at that, precisely because they know that Kirito will come in and rescue them at the end. In this respect, they can then enjoy the scene from a multitude of perspectives. They can put themselves in the villain's shoes and experience subjugating the female characters and they can see themselves as the hero that saves the girl at the end. In a way, the girls' purity remaining intact at the end only serves to facilitate the abuse without ruining the character for both Kirito and the fans. It's having the cake and eating it. For what it is, it's brilliant. |
| I had trouble staying awake this episode, the bad guys are so uninteresting/boring. I had to rewatch some scenes multiple times because of it. |
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| I actually enjoyed this episode quite a lot. The thematic concerns and choreography was on point, and the plot seems a bit darker this season, which I like. |
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| I love Asuna's guts and the ability to take action! She will help Kirito!! |
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caio_brb said: VanishingKira said: Based SAO with ryona now wew How those people even come with shit like this. lol Sometimes I wish that LN and manga didn't get adaptations, because my god, I have to read some of the most bizarre things that I never read on their original format by anime only people. It's like female characters never were killed in anime (and in this case, on a VRMMORPG GGO in a tournament, which the game has a pain inhibitor unlike in project Alicization) Welcome to western anime fans. You just can't win against these guys. If she didn't get hurt, people would complain about mary sue. |
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SoraSenpai said: I hate that Asuna is diving in to save the day. Just let Alice do her thing. Asuna is trash. IMO The Sinon Flashback was amazing and for that to happen along with Yui's message they'll probably all jack into the Underworld eventually as well. Both will have their moment. They're the protagonists of that part of the arc. Formidable-chan said: caio_brb said: How those people even come with shit like this. lol Sometimes I wish that LN and manga didn't get adaptations, because my god, I have to read some of the most bizarre things that I never read on their original format by anime only people. It's like female characters never were killed in anime (and in this case, on a VRMMORPG GGO in a tournament, which the game has a pain inhibitor unlike in project Alicization) Welcome to western anime fans. You just can't win against these guys. If she didn't get hurt, people would complain about mary sue. it's bizarre that we're on such point |
| So the US is back at it again At least Asuna is finally gonna dive in Sounds like a lot is gonna happen next |
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| I guess it was an alright episode? |
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| If this episode is used to explain the enemies' rationale, it is nothing more than filler. To risk this, Asuka would risk her life at the expense of the STL being in its final stages...so other than to rescue Alice, there isn't much incentive. I'm gonna guess that Sinon's encounter with the same enemy (that's attacking the Ocean Turtle now) is something of note, but not really sure what to make of it now. Lots of plotholes here and there, just really wanting to know what's going on. |
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