The first two episodes filled in the missing parts of the novel - the beginning of the story and the first floor. But then the timeline is just simply messed up by the production team, jumping to two side stories. The first includes death kirito's first love, then immediately followed by a side story with another girl. How the f in the world did the production team thought that its a good idea? Sure it did filled in gaps as the first novel actually started at floor 74, but is this sequence even logical?
All i can say is that the production group just messed the timeline so hard that it is just painful to watch in the sequence they have. The side stories are enjoyment reading, but time sequence f everything.
The second arc is not bad in the story itself, but again the way the production team presents is just a pain in the ass.
Read the novel if you can have access and time, orelse watch the first few episodes in the sequence of 1,2,5,6,8,9,10,13,14, then fill in the side stories, and then follow with the normal sequence.
