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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Interesting...we get to see more of Eugeo this episode and his progress since the timeskip. Didn't really like his opponent though. On the other hand, Eugeo's progression as an elite swordsman impresses me yet he lacks the true understanding of his sword. Definitely an episode important for him considering the characterization. |
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| Eugeo guy's turn. Those two again... They offered to give him lesson, and Eugeo guy accepted to test out their skills. Imagination based on rich looking down on poor. He at least withstood one of their skills and another ran away. Afterwards, nothing from them, and lol @ whole thing about "Stay Cool". Picnic w. Kouhais. So it affected kouhai. Long hair kouhai's roommate getting "strict" instruction from her teacher, who is one of two. He admits (did something obscenity) and doesn't think it's at fault (blamed on being draw). His kouhai requested him to win the competition and be on the representative. He promised her he will win, but for different goal. |
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| Gotta say, they definitely did a great job with the characterization and overall presentation this time around. Might actually be my favourite episode in that regard. Finally the focus shifts onto Eugeo which he really needed. Not only that in pretty much all dialogues he either takes an active part or takes control whereas Kirito usually only has a supportive role. Boy oh boy does this adaptation give our Kohai a great treatment. |
| character development for Eugeo now but in the end he got involved in some love conflict between that red hair girl and Alice lol stay cool Eugeo |
| That "stay cool" thing is such a red flag. I predict it'll come up again when Eugeo and Kirito have to say goodbye to each other. This episode is def a big step forward in development for Eugeo, whose whole life has revolved around Alice/Kirito but is now starting to make steps towards making connections with other people. And.... between Eugeo and Tiese--I ship it. |
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| Interesting episode that did well in expanding upon both the world via the insight into the ranks of nobles and into the types of feelings that can fuel imagination. I also loved the expansion of Tiese's character as well. Having a reason to fight is just as important as having an excellent weapon. It was amusing seeing Eugeo try to learn the stay cool phrase. It was funny seeing the contrast in relationships that exist between the valets and their mentors. Tiese's father's teachings sure was the correct one. Kirito and Eugeo's attempts to solve this with diplomacy was admirable but given the nobles attitude was doomed to fail sadly. The talk between Eugeo and Tiese sure was hearwarming and it was nice seeing her reveal to Eugeo the worries that she has. Though the depth of her feelings towards Eugeo was quite surprising. |
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| Glad that this is back on track after the mediocrity in the last episode. It's cool that Eugeo is getting more focus, but the characters of these nobles are as cringy as most villains before. For the love of God, I hope they fix that problem in the future. |
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FMmatron said: Glad that this is back on track after the mediocrity in the last episode. It's cool that Eugeo is getting more focus, but the characters of these nobles are as cringy as most villains before. For the love of God, I hope they fix that problem in the future. Considering that this part of the entire arc including its villains is pretty much warmup tier, you should be satisfied one way or another. |
| I knew that those two noble guys were cunts from how they were treating Kirito, but they're even worse than I thought with this episode. I hope they get humiliated, expelled and die I appreciated the characterization with Eugeo and the red hair girl but man I knew that she was gonna fall for him one day lol...I hope that he'll be able to let her down easy when the time comes Really looking forward to this tournament tho :D |
| Eugeo needs to kick Humbert's ass, fast! Now we have to stay cool and wait for the next episode. |
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| I was really hoping we'd seen the last of those noble pompous pricks but unfortunately not. The duel in the beginning was pretty cool. It's nice to see Eugeo getting more focus and I liked what Kirito had to say about what was basically rules vs morals during that picnic. Tiese is cute, really like her. I kinda expected that she'd end up liking Eugeo after all his chivalry but we do know that Eugeo has eyes only for Alice so this romance subplot is probably gonna have a very bittersweet end. I don't know why but 'Stay Cool' makes me laugh. xD Tournament sounds interesting. Looking forward to it. Kirito vs Eugeo finals please. xD |
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FMmatron said: Glad that this is back on track after the mediocrity in the last episode. It's cool that Eugeo is getting more focus, but the characters of these nobles are as cringy as most villains before. For the love of God, I hope they fix that problem in the future. As for Raios and Humbert, they're literally there to help the viewer understand how authority and nobility interact with the Taboo Index. They're not meant to be complex characters or anything according to my friend. They're literally just extras who have a position in the academy because of their status as nobles. The weight in their swords is reflected by the absolute pride they have in their power and authority. Just know they're there to emphasize the challenges that come with living in this society as an Underworld Citizen. You can't break the taboo index, but you also can't go against a superior or a noble of higher rank. |
xchyssa said: FMmatron said: Glad that this is back on track after the mediocrity in the last episode. It's cool that Eugeo is getting more focus, but the characters of these nobles are as cringy as most villains before. For the love of God, I hope they fix that problem in the future. As for Raios and Humbert, they're literally there to help the viewer understand how authority and nobility interact with the Taboo Index. They're not meant to be complex characters or anything according to my friend. They're literally just extras who have a position in the academy because of their status as nobles. The weight in their swords is reflected by the absolute pride they have in their power and authority. Just know they're there to emphasize the challenges that come with living in this society as an Underworld Citizen. You can't break the taboo index, but you also can't go against a superior or a noble of higher rank. I don't need complexity from those two, but they can still fulfill their purpose without sucking ass. |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
| Yeah, not liking those two noble guys. Looking forward to the tournament. |
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Pknoctis said: That "stay cool" thing is such a red flag. I predict it'll come up again when Eugeo and Kirito have to say goodbye to each other. This episode is def a big step forward in development for Eugeo, whose whole life has revolved around Alice/Kirito but is now starting to make steps towards making connections with other people. And.... between Eugeo and Tiese--I ship it. I kinda like it too, but I wonder if its just an influence from Kirito and his unwitting ways of getting women to fall for him. |
| Alright this was okay. The situation with the two noble people are full of trash. The Tiese red haired girl seems really concerned, and seems to try to ask Eugeo for 'that'. But Eugeo has a different goal in mind. |
franzjpm said: Pknoctis said: That "stay cool" thing is such a red flag. I predict it'll come up again when Eugeo and Kirito have to say goodbye to each other. This episode is def a big step forward in development for Eugeo, whose whole life has revolved around Alice/Kirito but is now starting to make steps towards making connections with other people. And.... between Eugeo and Tiese--I ship it. I kinda like it too, but I wonder if its just an influence from Kirito and his unwitting ways of getting women to fall for him. No it's not. It's from the Aincrad days. Good episode. For those with smaller attention spans, it becomes mostly non stop action from episode 11 onward, 12 at the latest. |
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Aleph199X said: franzjpm said: I kinda like it too, but I wonder if its just an influence from Kirito and his unwitting ways of getting women to fall for him. No it's not. It's from the Aincrad days. Good episode. For those with smaller attention spans, it becomes mostly non stop action from episode 11 onward, 12 at the latest. nonetheless this episode has definitely set things up rather well for quite the event in next week's episode. |
| Absolutely really love this episode, this is definitely one of my favorite arcs in SAO so far... I for one, absolutely love how this season does not just only focus on Kirito, but also Eugeo, who serves as the deutagonist. It's nice having two main characters, and I'm really enjoying the season so far. |
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FMmatron said: xchyssa said: As for Raios and Humbert, they're literally there to help the viewer understand how authority and nobility interact with the Taboo Index. They're not meant to be complex characters or anything according to my friend. They're literally just extras who have a position in the academy because of their status as nobles. The weight in their swords is reflected by the absolute pride they have in their power and authority. Just know they're there to emphasize the challenges that come with living in this society as an Underworld Citizen. You can't break the taboo index, but you also can't go against a superior or a noble of higher rank. I don't need complexity from those two, but they can still fulfill their purpose without sucking ass. Don't worry too much about these guys, this is just a beginning and their will be better antagonists to come. Just remember how this society works and keep that in mind as you continue to watch because it'll be important to help you understand why things are moving the way they are and why they go through depths in creating a perfect bottom up A.I. ^^ |
| well eugeo story development focus... now still confused where this is all going |
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| Much better episode than last week. Solid character development for Eugeo but I dont buy the whole Eugeo, Tiese 'thing' yet. |
| Eugeo was the man here in this episode. |
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FMmatron said: While this is the best arc of SAO, it still has all the same problems as SAO. OP characters, rapey villains (even if not main ones), "strong" girls becoming totally reliant on Kirito even if he does fucking nothing (especially later in this arc). The reason it's the best is just because the scale of the story becomes massive and there are a couple of genuinely good characters. Otherwise it's all standard fare.xchyssa said: As for Raios and Humbert, they're literally there to help the viewer understand how authority and nobility interact with the Taboo Index. They're not meant to be complex characters or anything according to my friend. They're literally just extras who have a position in the academy because of their status as nobles. The weight in their swords is reflected by the absolute pride they have in their power and authority. Just know they're there to emphasize the challenges that come with living in this society as an Underworld Citizen. You can't break the taboo index, but you also can't go against a superior or a noble of higher rank. I don't need complexity from those two, but they can still fulfill their purpose without sucking ass. |
| All I've got to say is - adaptation-wise today's episode was spotless. Also I'm REALLY fkn looking forward to next week's episode. This is gonn be gud |
| Wow. Humbert and Raios are so conceited. Geez Things are gonna be getting weird.. why you gotta go do that Thiese; as soon as she mentioned marriage, it set her feelings for Eugeo in stone. And Eugeo is too damn nice, it's gonna have the worst dynamic ever... You shouldn't have led her on! GAAAH. |
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| So they're making this to run for 60 eps or more to accommodated something boring such as this ep. |
| Those 2 nobles are annoying the living hell out of me... A lot of focus on Eugeo this episode. That moment with Tiese at the end was adorable. A confession already, wel sort of. is this the start of a different harem? I ship them ... besides Tiese is cute! |
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| I'm not quite sure why Eugeo reacted that way to the confession. |
| I gave the first episode 8 if i remember correctly and then got to 9 and now this was a 10 . really enjoyed this episode. |
| Damn, what an episode! I wasn't expecting anything special from it. Can't wait for the episodes when the 2 nobles will get what they deserve. I can be wrong but i think that Tiese is that girl that was abused by that noble. That ending, damn! Can i already ship them? hahah |
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