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| I'll be damned. It really looks like SAO has a chance to be very good for once. |
| Well, no matter if I loved Sao originally or not, this arc is doing one thing better. It's not focusing so heavily on the original group members. It's developing the world really nicely and it's exciting even without the epic fights being present at the moment. Once everything starts coming together with Alice, Kirito, and Eugeo, it should get even better. It does seem strange that Kirito that the drug part at the end of episode 1 wasn't addressed, though. Maybe they'll start thinking of a way to get to the capital city next episode. |
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| Even though I always have my criticisms of SAO and what not, seeing Alicization brought to life further proves my personal opinion: This is how SAO should have been. And A-1, this is how your anime should be. Because man this is really gorgeous. But anyways....I see they showcased THAT girl at the end scene. I feel like there's gonna be quite a bit of fanservice with her in the future. |
| Don't believe the hype. |
| They should've opened with this episode. It was way better than that hour long block of panning shots at a café with endless exposition dumps. |
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| Well, those last few seconds before the ending hits were certainly amazing. |
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| So far so good, it really differentiate itself from the others seasons, seems like the author wanted to create something new(thank god). Just hope we continue to have these type of episodes, that calmly build the plot and the characters into something great, other than throwing everything together and praying for a solution. |
| Episode looking crisp and polished! A bit slow, but excited to see what happens next. I almost thought that Sister was Asuna at first. good episode, 7/10  |
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| The opening is pretty lit. Good episode again, it mainly focussed on Kirito coming in terms with the virtual world, so there wasn't much story progress. Still enjoyed the character interaction and pacing, it will be fun to see how the plot is going to unfold. |
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Nerd_Zone1 said: Eugeo probably going to be my favourite character, well Kirito isn't edgy anymore ( atleast not as edgy) he still kinda bland but his dynamic work with Eugeo really well because he's supposed to be a blank slate. Kirito was never supposed to be a "blank slate"; he is a representation of Kawahara's admiration for skilled game players he has met in past RPGs. (Kawahara says so himself in the novel afterword.) It really bugs me when people call him a blank slate or a self-insertion; because, no, he's not. He's a person just like the rest of the cast. It's not like you can replace him with just any MC and you'd have the same story. Leads from otome games are blank slates. |
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Pedram said: tambi33 said: I can never say what I expect from this anime as it is an anime so lauded and panned at the same time. But hey, SAO being SAO I find myself being part of those with praise, even whilst it remains an anime plagued with the overriding sense of being all "part of a dream;" season one we had this theme of it being a death game, and season two attempted maintain this theme... But where does this season head for us? Yet, with all of this, I still wanna know! The only thing that annoyed me about this episode is the fact that Kirito still managed to be a swordsman; applying previous knowledge, I put it down as an assumption to his actual sword skills -but maybe, but maybe, couldn't the game make it a little harder for him to become. That's probably me just nitpicking though... Can't wait for next week; I just want to get into it and into the fights that I love so much. don't worry about Kirito, he is not OP now, he got his Sword Techniques but it's simply like a Sword Man in Real life, knowing a technique. like if you were a Sword Man in RL, then transfer into someone else's body, u still have your sword technique knowledge, but even tho u got the knowledge, that does not mean you can beat the people u could before in your old body ! coz your body does not have the strength and practice required for it ! so kirito is like a Sword master knowledge-wise but need to practice and try hard to make himself strong. Yeah that's what I meant when I referred to his real life sword skills; but even he said to imagine his SAO avatar and not his real self (when he used the axe) hes still applying his virtual behaviour -and I've always felt that that was a bit of killjoy 'cause usually I'd like to see that struggle to become better. It's not too much of a difference though, so... I don't really mind. |
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| Hey, that wasn't bad! In fact, this episode is automatically better by virtue of not having a cafe scene like the first one! Honestly, without any of the fanservice or harem aspects, SAO is a watchable show. If it just sticks with showing us bromance, cool action scenes, nice looking backgrounds, and high quality animation, then I can see this season being a genuinely fun time. And thats a lot more than I can say about a certain other edgy wish-fulfillment power fantasy show from this season. |
DirectorK said: Alright, I admit it. I'm invested in this show even though I still don't like Kirito. Maybe in this season he'll finally grow up. That being said, why the hell couldn't the first two seasons have this kind of adaptation?! At least A-1 learned from their mistakes and are actually taking their time with this. Nah, kawahara became a much more competent writer than when he started |
-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. Good to see they are not compromising on values on her, think many people will get nosebleeds later on... |
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| hmm so i did remember eugeo wont be having memories about kirito but how i forgot. did the code violation erased his memories or rath staff reset memories every dive? then this would be awkward since everytime he dive for test then he would start anew? and is i forgot why didnt rath staff goes into the underworld and inform kirito about his situation? i forgot almost everything since its been like 5 years maybe since i read this part sorry with these stupid question since i've forgotten most things |
| Great episode! Finally, the tree is back <3 hahaha No, but for real, i really want to see them cutting that tree xD I wonder why Eugeo and Kirito lost their memories. Can't wait for another episode! |
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| The world is called Terraria? Hehehe, looks like Kirito is going to have to start from scratch. Do his sword skills still carry over though? Slow start, but I can see where this is going...Go to the central city and save Alice, correct? And then they'll cut down that demon tree in the end right? |
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| Yes, YES, YES !!! They finally got the pacing right with the almighty inner monologues from Kirito (Ok ... maybe not as in-depth as in the LN, but important still). They'll definitely be using their time to let people sink in carefully into Underworld lore's which is just what I wanted. As always, production values are high but conservative and the camera work makes such a difference now from how the director from S1/S2 was doing things (Like the coffee shop scene). Now, I guess we still have 3 episodes left (hopefully) until we get to book #10 |
Tarotist said: The world is called Terraria? Hehehe, looks like Kirito is going to have to start from scratch. Do his sword skills still carry over though? Slow start, but I can see where this is going...Go to the central city and save Alice, correct? And then they'll cut down that demon tree in the end right? I don't think this is really what I would call a spoiler but for as far as I can tell you. Kirito probably used the skill "Horizontal slash" which is the most basic Sword skill you could have in SAO. As for the rest, explanations will come up in the next few episodes (2-3 at most). |
Tarotist said: Hehehe, looks like Kirito is going to have to start from scratch. Do his sword skills still carry over though? The only thing he carry over are his knowledge and experience. None of his previous stats are here. |
| color me surprised this was a decent episode a lot of questions flowing through my head about what the hell is going on,started to lose it's steam near the end when Kirito was trying to explain shit |
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| Ok.. Getting good! |
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| a good episode but could have been better if they did not cut out a scene that was important. the scene that was cut out, over all it was a good episode ether way |
Chiibi said:  AND KIRITO WAS LIKE, "I'LL SHOW YOU, TREE!!!"  AND THEN THE TREE WAS LIKE "F*CK YOU, BITCH!!" AND THEN EUGEO WAS LIKE "DAMN, I SHOULDA BROUGHT POPCORN." hahahha... you got me in there.  Do they ever think to get a better axe? |
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| So its all to restart in a new world eh? Damn this virtual world showing years in human reality seems rather suspicious. Im kinda getting a reincarnation vibe here. |
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| I liked this ep way more than the first one which i really liked too I like the ending and the art |
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| Good episode, I must Aliciazation has done a really good job so far! It almost feels like a video game now where we’re trying to figure out what and how Kirito has end up there. Slow but many vital things got explanations, I just wonder how Kirito is doing in real life. On another note, I’m guessing the naked female in the end is a villain because of that typical villainous smile. Yuki Kajiura with some brilliant ost though, and both the Op and ED are nice! Art/Animation has been great too! I’m looking forward to seeing how the next coming weeks do. |
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| I wanted Asuna and Kirito to go on this journey but it looks like it's just going to be him. I'm eager for the rest! |
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| Interesting, So now npc are more human than just quest givers. Really liking the quality of the animation. |
| I thought I skipped an episode by accident or something. Apparently not. I'm not quite sure what happened or how he ended back in the game world, so I won't say anything for now. As for that virtual world, I'm guessing the time he spent away from the simulation translates to the 6 years that have passed. It seems he has been erased from everyone else's memories similar to how they have been erased from his. Why his memories from the real world carries over now? I don't know. Maybe this will mean the virtual world memories now carries over to the real world too. |
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1XSevenX1 said: a good episode but could have been better if they did not cut out a scene that was important. the scene that was cut out, over all it was a good episode ether way I disagree, not showing what has happened gives a bit of mystery and throws the viewer in the same boat as Kirito himself. Lost and confused. |
| I think this is the first SAO episode that didnt do a time skip or have extensive action scenes. |
| Absolutely loved the episode. Finally Kirito's thoughts are included which helps us understand the world and him as a character. Ever since I read the light novels I have wished for this to happen so I'm very grateful! Also I like how they took their time and showed us natural character interactions, especially in Eugeo's facial expressions. In general, Eugeo's appearance and character are presented very well. Besides, it was a smart director's decision to explain what happened in real life later so that it stays interesting and we get to understand Kirito's situation better. Thumbs up! |
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| This was an extremely slow episode, as while we learnt a little more about the Underworld and entered Kirito's mind more, there weren't actually many new revelations as a lot was stuff we learnt in the first half of last week's episode anyway. Also, this episode continues to prove that the STL is a very bizarre piece of technology and, if truly intended as a gaming system in future, an extremely dangerous one: hyper-realism, distorted time and now the fact that your IRL memories are closed off in the virtual world. That's an extremely concerning combination, and if we take Kirito's theory at the end of the episode at face value then it only becomes even more concerning. |
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