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Dec 15, 2012 12:28 PM

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THEY CHANGED IT... Sugou was suppose to be using electricity for torturing Asuna but they freaking turned it to some kind of overboard rape scene... i've lost it now 8C
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MagicFlier said:
THEY CHANGED IT... Sugou was suppose to be using electricity for torturing Asuna but they freaking turned it to some kind of overboard rape scene... 8C


I think this one is better.
Dec 15, 2012 12:30 PM

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Paul said:
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Retarded episode.

Poor villain's poor demise. It was over the top, in bad way.


i still dont even see how he was still even alive at that part.. half of his body was already gone O.o
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Don't you remember the tentacle monsters from that episode with that little girl and a near-dead dragon pet? THAT'S when I started not liking SAO.


I completely forgot about that.


Considering how unimportant she is, I'm sure many people did.


unimportant? i think she was very cute and awesome but hey thats just my opinion


very cute and awesome =/= important. She has not affected the story or plot in any bit from the episode she appeared to the current episode. Every other girl has.


well she's not as much important but i think she was very memorable
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Paul said:
MagicFlier said:
THEY CHANGED IT... Sugou was suppose to be using electricity for torturing Asuna but they freaking turned it to some kind of overboard rape scene... 8C


I think this one is better.


almost rape scene is better than seeing her get tortured with electricity? hmm i actually agree
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SaraSlurpsCoffee said:
Wait, didn't Kirito just kill or at least harm a person in real life then? Can he be sentenced for that? I don't know how futuristic laws to do with virtual reality work, but I'd expect he can. :/


Would be hard to prove. He didn't do anything physical to Sugou. Sugou only felt the pain AS if he had been cut in half or had a sword thrust through his eye. But try proving that in a court of law, particularly since he has been doing the same thing to 300 people.

Paul: this was foreshadowed back in episode 15. That ALO was almost a direct copy of SAO was a theme of this entire series. Sugou's and Kayaba's relationship was a main part of this show.
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mrzkitty said:
Paul said:
MagicFlier said:
THEY CHANGED IT... Sugou was suppose to be using electricity for torturing Asuna but they freaking turned it to some kind of overboard rape scene... 8C


I think this one is better.


almost rape scene is better than seeing her get tortured with electricity? hmm i actually agree


down my rating goes for this anime nonetheless
Dec 15, 2012 12:37 PM

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Takuan_Soho said:
Paul: this was foreshadowed back in episode 15. That ALO was almost a direct copy of SAO was a theme of this entire series. Sugou's and Kayaba's relationship was a main part of this show.


I honestly don't remember that other than the game being a copy info. I don't remember any mention of Sugou's and Kayaba's relationship from any past episodes, mostly because I skipped/skimmed Ep 15. Lmao.
Dec 15, 2012 12:38 PM

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Sugou creeps the shit outa me. And why is kazuto complaining about the cold when Suguha was dressed in short shorts in that weather?! At least let her where pants in cold weather. None the less, I still enjoyed this episode, and seeing sugou get his ass kicked made my day.
Dec 15, 2012 12:38 PM
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Sugou, such a pervert! But those scenes were actually really... fun.

Too bad that fight was suuuuuper lame!!!
Dec 15, 2012 12:43 PM

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Suguo got what he deserved. Period.
Dec 15, 2012 12:48 PM
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why the fuck are people still watching then spew shit from their mouth if they hate it. christ you fucking weebos, its not hard to not click an SAO vid. guess that reason is way beyond your reasoning levels though i guess.


anyway. ep was cool. sugou was fucking creepier than in the novel i thought. sucks they skipped the part with the elephant fish or whatever. one of the stories that involves it was pretty awesome.
hope they can do phantom bullet because sinon <3 hnggg
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Dec 15, 2012 12:57 PM

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i suppose this was a good episode, not the best but ok
Dec 15, 2012 1:00 PM

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The first minutes of this episodes were very touching, but the rest of the episode exceptional funny.
And I sitll think there are big differences in concept between the first and the second arc...
All hail the Nutcracker Queen!
Dec 15, 2012 1:06 PM
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Cruel cliffhanger if you have read the visual novel...
Dec 15, 2012 1:08 PM

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Cruel cliffhanger if you have read the visual novel...
I know right, and it is a Light Novel not a VN btw.
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This episode really made me drop my ranking of this show from 8 to 7.
To be perfectly honest, despite really liking SAO originally, it's gradually gone down hill.
I didn't like this episode, I mean it was pretty funny, but other than that it was quite boring and predictable.


Agreed 100%. Sao went downhill for me when they actually completed the game sword art online. Afterwards it's just gradually becoming boring and it certainly doesn't help that the villian was so lame in the second half of the series also the show started to become weird with the little sister love, tentacles and that weird rape theme we had going on this episode, as well as that deus ex machina(ass pull).


Since the ALO arc, SAO has gone uphill.

did you liked the first arc where everything got rushed?
the first 5 episode's where it is just side story's?
apart from episode 1 ofc.
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jessy17mei said:
Cruel cliffhanger if you have read the visual novel...


True, but I am sort of glad that they didn't do what you are referring to. This way they can do the scene properly and not split it in the middle.
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Shaggeh said:
jessy17mei said:
Cruel cliffhanger if you have read the visual novel...
I know right, and it is a Light Novel not a VN btw.


yea i know, mistyped it.
Dec 15, 2012 1:16 PM

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The NTR is strong in this episode MWAHAHHAAHH. Eh, was hoping for the next part to be animated but it's alright. Not exactly liking this episode all too much either. TASTE THE TEARSSSSS.
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Paul said:
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Paul: this was foreshadowed back in episode 15. That ALO was almost a direct copy of SAO was a theme of this entire series. Sugou's and Kayaba's relationship was a main part of this show.


I honestly don't remember that other than the game being a copy info. I don't remember any mention of Sugou's and Kayaba's relationship from any past episodes, mostly because I skipped/skimmed Ep 15. Lmao.

LOL, so you were criticizing a show for information you missed because you skimmed an episode? xD
This is a joke right?

If you really want to fit in, just put Legend of the Galactic Heroes in your top 5 and have it be the only 10-rated anime in your list.
Dec 15, 2012 1:19 PM

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._. Kirito and Asuna should meet irl already! *has to wait another week now* Sigh
Dec 15, 2012 1:21 PM

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Wuppie said:
._. Kirito and Asuna should meet irl already! *has to wait another week now* Sigh

Well at least it should allow for more time to be allotted to them meeting in real life, should be an epilogue/cliffhanger kind of episode next week.

If you really want to fit in, just put Legend of the Galactic Heroes in your top 5 and have it be the only 10-rated anime in your list.
Dec 15, 2012 1:22 PM

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Happy reunion? Good.

Oberon being a rapist?
DO NOT WANT.
Dec 15, 2012 1:23 PM

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Best ending: Kirito goes to the hospital finding Sugou knocking up Asuna. Sugou get arrested. They get married.
Dec 15, 2012 1:25 PM

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Haters gonna fucking hate. Don't understand why haters continue to watch something they don't even enjoy. Why not drop it? Or are you doing it for a certain image :B

But that said, this episode was brilliant and I cried my fucking eyes out! So glad they are going to be reunited next episode, hopefully, unless a pile of horse shit appears. Poor Asuna though seriously, and Kirito being a boss as usual :D

Though I don't really understand why Yui changed to normal size when they entered the tree?
Dec 15, 2012 1:29 PM

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"I dont like because I skipped a few episodes"
You are kidding ALL of us, right? ¬¬
Dec 15, 2012 1:29 PM

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Damn, anime men love to rape little girls.
Dec 15, 2012 1:30 PM

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jayvon said:
Damn, anime men love to rape little girls.


Yes, and successful rape would've boost the rating even more
Dec 15, 2012 1:32 PM

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why the fuck are people still watching then spew shit from their mouth if they hate it. christ you fucking weebos, its not hard to not click an SAO vid. guess that reason is way beyond your reasoning levels though i guess.


Couldn't fucking agree more, I said the same thing. Why not just drop it if you hate it? Or are they looking for an image for themselves like wtf,
Dec 15, 2012 1:33 PM

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THIS EPISODE WAS AGKDRNGOENGOIRENINEROGNEOIIETNHOIETNMHOITHNMHETOI

I JIZZED MY PANTS . I LOVE SAO .
Dec 15, 2012 1:33 PM
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im so sad becouse next week will be the last episode of a awsome anime. this is the best anime i have seen since 2003 ;(


To be honest, where have you been since 2003? 2006-2008 had ALOT of huge titles :P

at my room maybe :)
many animes whit huge titles yes i know but none have touched me as sao did
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Of course Sugu's attraction for Kirito is no longer an issue and she's perfectly fine with cheering him and Asuna on from now on. I just can't help but wonder why did they even bother including her falling for him if they weren't going to really do anything with it. The whole arc just didn't serve an actual purpose and Sugu's feelings are just handwaved away at the end - they never even get to talk about it like Kirito said they would after Asuna was brought back to the real world.

Apart from that, this episode could've been worse. Sugou deserved what was coming to him and I really wanted to see him go down, that lunatic.
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QuiGonJon said:
Paul said:
Takuan_Soho said:
Paul: this was foreshadowed back in episode 15. That ALO was almost a direct copy of SAO was a theme of this entire series. Sugou's and Kayaba's relationship was a main part of this show.


I honestly don't remember that other than the game being a copy info. I don't remember any mention of Sugou's and Kayaba's relationship from any past episodes, mostly because I skipped/skimmed Ep 15. Lmao.

LOL, so you were criticizing a show for information you missed because you skimmed an episode? xD
This is a joke right?


I can say even knowing their relationship, it doesn't help in showing that Heathcliff appearing was completely random when Kirito was about to fail.
Dec 15, 2012 1:36 PM

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lillietta said:
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im so sad becouse next week will be the last episode of a awsome anime. this is the best anime i have seen since 2003 ;(


To be honest, where have you been since 2003? 2006-2008 had ALOT of huge titles :P

at my room maybe :)
many animes whit huge titles yes i know but none have touched me as sao did


Your list tells me that you would love Boku no Pico a lot more
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Paul said:
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Paul said:
Takuan_Soho said:
Paul: this was foreshadowed back in episode 15. That ALO was almost a direct copy of SAO was a theme of this entire series. Sugou's and Kayaba's relationship was a main part of this show.


I honestly don't remember that other than the game being a copy info. I don't remember any mention of Sugou's and Kayaba's relationship from any past episodes, mostly because I skipped/skimmed Ep 15. Lmao.

LOL, so you were criticizing a show for information you missed because you skimmed an episode? xD
This is a joke right?


I can say even knowing their relationship, it doesn't help in showing that Heathcliff appearing was completely random when Kirito was about to fail.

It's not about the facts you know, it's about the principle of the thing.

If you really want to fit in, just put Legend of the Galactic Heroes in your top 5 and have it be the only 10-rated anime in your list.
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Great episode,damnit just 1 episode left.Hope for 2nd season.
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QuiGonJon said:
Paul said:
Takuan_Soho said:
Paul: this was foreshadowed back in episode 15. That ALO was almost a direct copy of SAO was a theme of this entire series. Sugou's and Kayaba's relationship was a main part of this show.


I honestly don't remember that other than the game being a copy info. I don't remember any mention of Sugou's and Kayaba's relationship from any past episodes, mostly because I skipped/skimmed Ep 15. Lmao.

LOL, so you were criticizing a show for information you missed because you skimmed an episode? xD
This is a joke right?


To be honest I dont remember any foreshadowing about Kayaba AI version even in the LN.Sugou's and Kayaba's relationship yeah but I think that the "I turned my brain into an AI lol" wasnt foreshadowed anywhere.
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I should of known he would be back. Kind of a good wrap up, and kind of unexpected for me... although if anyone was marithoning the series they might of noticed this right away.
Great episode either way. I hated how they ended it without getting to see RL Asuna. Oh well...

I think the seed is going to make a new world tree? Or have something to do with Excalibur.
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... so Kirito just leaves the other 299 players trapped in the game
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QuiGonJon said:
Paul said:
QuiGonJon said:
Paul said:
Takuan_Soho said:
Paul: this was foreshadowed back in episode 15. That ALO was almost a direct copy of SAO was a theme of this entire series. Sugou's and Kayaba's relationship was a main part of this show.


I honestly don't remember that other than the game being a copy info. I don't remember any mention of Sugou's and Kayaba's relationship from any past episodes, mostly because I skipped/skimmed Ep 15. Lmao.

LOL, so you were criticizing a show for information you missed because you skimmed an episode? xD
This is a joke right?


I can say even knowing their relationship, it doesn't help in showing that Heathcliff appearing was completely random when Kirito was about to fail.

It's not about the facts you know, it's about the principle of the thing.

Principles of the thing? You mean how Kirito is the main character and how something will obviously save him when he's in dire need?
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This was a pretty terrible conclusion to what has overall been a pretty poor arc to begin with. First we get more of the plotholes and Deus ex Machina that have plagued SAO since the beginning of the series with Kirito yet again breaking the rules of the game through sheer willpower just as in the final battle with Akihiko. And then somehow he receives admin privileges from the deceased Akihiko for no explained reason.

And where to begin with Sugou. He is ridiculous and over-the-top in all the wrong ways. He's like Dio Brando from JoJo's except boring and cliche and not at all interesting. And in keeping with how gratuitous and silly the villian of the arc is, we get an equally gratuitous and silly almost rape scene with Sugou going as far as drinking Asuna's tears. Which is the second almost rape scene this arc.

The only redeeming part of this show is the animation and Yuki Kajiura's music which as usual is stellar.
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ssjokg said:
QuiGonJon said:
Paul said:
Takuan_Soho said:
Paul: this was foreshadowed back in episode 15. That ALO was almost a direct copy of SAO was a theme of this entire series. Sugou's and Kayaba's relationship was a main part of this show.


I honestly don't remember that other than the game being a copy info. I don't remember any mention of Sugou's and Kayaba's relationship from any past episodes, mostly because I skipped/skimmed Ep 15. Lmao.

LOL, so you were criticizing a show for information you missed because you skimmed an episode? xD
This is a joke right?


To be honest I dont remember any foreshadowing about Kayaba AI version even in the LN.Sugou's and Kayaba's relationship yeah but I think that the "I turned my brain into an AI lol" wasnt foreshadowed anywhere.

Was talking about this, and it's less about the information and more about the principle of the thing. I mean criticizing something when you skipped over some of it and may have very well missed explanations and more information?

If you really want to fit in, just put Legend of the Galactic Heroes in your top 5 and have it be the only 10-rated anime in your list.
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Paul said:
QuiGonJon said:
Paul said:
QuiGonJon said:
Paul said:
Takuan_Soho said:
Paul: this was foreshadowed back in episode 15. That ALO was almost a direct copy of SAO was a theme of this entire series. Sugou's and Kayaba's relationship was a main part of this show.


I honestly don't remember that other than the game being a copy info. I don't remember any mention of Sugou's and Kayaba's relationship from any past episodes, mostly because I skipped/skimmed Ep 15. Lmao.

LOL, so you were criticizing a show for information you missed because you skimmed an episode? xD
This is a joke right?


I can say even knowing their relationship, it doesn't help in showing that Heathcliff appearing was completely random when Kirito was about to fail.

It's not about the facts you know, it's about the principle of the thing.

Principles of the thing? You mean how Kirito is the main character and how something will obviously save him?


Plot shield works every time. I was hoping for a "Bitter Virgin" ending though.
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Paul said:
QuiGonJon said:
Paul said:
QuiGonJon said:
Paul said:
Takuan_Soho said:
Paul: this was foreshadowed back in episode 15. That ALO was almost a direct copy of SAO was a theme of this entire series. Sugou's and Kayaba's relationship was a main part of this show.


I honestly don't remember that other than the game being a copy info. I don't remember any mention of Sugou's and Kayaba's relationship from any past episodes, mostly because I skipped/skimmed Ep 15. Lmao.

LOL, so you were criticizing a show for information you missed because you skimmed an episode? xD
This is a joke right?


I can say even knowing their relationship, it doesn't help in showing that Heathcliff appearing was completely random when Kirito was about to fail.

It's not about the facts you know, it's about the principle of the thing.

Principles of the thing? You mean how Kirito is the main character and how something will obviously save him when he's in dire need?

How you criticized something after skimming a transitional episode that provided some explanations and more information.
And what protagonist doesn't win in the very end? Very few.
And I mean its not like he won every fight he fought, there was that time.. where you know..
uh...
Oh yeah the first time he tried to ascend the world tree! And a couple time's in the first arc!!1!1
Granted, he doesn't really lose many important battles or anything, but I think that's what we can expect from SAO anyways. Did you actually expect anything better/deeper than what happened this episode? Frankly I'm just satisfied they didn't go with a "willpower and love conquers all!" solution.
QuiGonJonDec 15, 2012 1:46 PM

If you really want to fit in, just put Legend of the Galactic Heroes in your top 5 and have it be the only 10-rated anime in your list.
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This episode was so bad it was hilarious.

So glad it's finally ending next week.
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... so Kirito just leaves the other 299 players trapped in the game

What is he supposed to do?Isnt it better to leave it to someone that knows about that stuff instead of messing around?Asuna is awake now so they have more chances to be believable than Kirito alone talking "nonsense".
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QuiGonJon said:
Paul said:
QuiGonJon said:
Paul said:
QuiGonJon said:
Paul said:
Takuan_Soho said:
Paul: this was foreshadowed back in episode 15. That ALO was almost a direct copy of SAO was a theme of this entire series. Sugou's and Kayaba's relationship was a main part of this show.


I honestly don't remember that other than the game being a copy info. I don't remember any mention of Sugou's and Kayaba's relationship from any past episodes, mostly because I skipped/skimmed Ep 15. Lmao.

LOL, so you were criticizing a show for information you missed because you skimmed an episode? xD
This is a joke right?


I can say even knowing their relationship, it doesn't help in showing that Heathcliff appearing was completely random when Kirito was about to fail.

It's not about the facts you know, it's about the principle of the thing.

Principles of the thing? You mean how Kirito is the main character and how something will obviously save him when he's in dire need?

How you criticized something after skimming a transitional episode that provided some explanations and more information.


Oh that, no worries, I read the novel til around where episode 22 left off and since I don't remember the relationship thing, it was probably not worth remembering.
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im so sad becouse next week will be the last episode of a awsome anime. this is the best anime i have seen since 2003 ;(


To be honest, where have you been since 2003? 2006-2008 had ALOT of huge titles :P

at my room maybe :)
many animes whit huge titles yes i know but none have touched me as sao did


Your list tells me that you would love Boku no Pico a lot more


i just made my user here for 2 hours ago :P
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... so Kirito just leaves the other 299 players trapped in the game

What is he supposed to do?Isnt it better to leave it to someone that knows about that stuff instead of messing around?Asuna is awake now so they have more chances to be believable than Kirito alone talking "nonsense".

He should have done the same thing the the other other players as he did to Asuna. Log them out.
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To be honest I dont remember any foreshadowing about Kayaba AI version even in the LN.Sugou's and Kayaba's relationship yeah but I think that the "I turned my brain into an AI lol" wasnt foreshadowed anywhere.


Take the points: SAO could interface with ALO, that one could transfer an AI from SAO to ALO, that they could trap people's brain waves and do experiments on them suggested that a copy could be made, the fact that Sugou (a cheaper copy of Kayaba) thinking he could become a god means that anything he could think of Kayaba already did.

The point of foreshadowing isn't to indicate what the climax is going to be (that would make the story boring), but when it occurs you can look back and say, ah, yeah okay, there were clues pointing that way.

Which goes back to my first point: one may think that this was a bad ending or whatever, but it wasn't a deus ex machina. Kawahara obviously planned this from the beginning and gave some hints. The adequacy of the hints can be debated.
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