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Mar 16, 2019 8:23 AM
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Decent usage of music this episode. I didn't expect a long fight so they got the point across. C

Kirito's no short on showing off his skills either as usual. Chudelkin got the well deserved beating! Quinella's cunning ways of manipulation continues but this time, Alice and the others resist. I lost time how long she's been nude in that form now

About time she shows her true powers.
Stark700Mar 16, 2019 8:43 AM
Mar 16, 2019 8:27 AM
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Releasing fire titan. 10 sec. plan, huh. That yuck guy got defeated fast by Kirito guy, changing in first arc's outfit.

So the lady realized Kirito guy's not from this world.

Alice girl asking why erasing their memories. The lady claims that the device is her love to every knights to maintain her dolls, and forgetting the painful memories. Alice girl refuses to get her memories erased.

Kirito guy explaining that her mistake is not erasable, so the "head-up" would reset the world. She already prepared to overcome them? Knights were used to prepare to it.

A robot came out (Sword Golem?) and put that device that was in Eugeo guy in it. It's super strong because it's pure weapon without emotion, and defeated them leaving Eugeo guy shaking.

Spider? It died, though, trying to fight it. Librarian girl appeared and defeated that very strong robot. Not only that, she cured them.
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Mar 16, 2019 9:48 AM
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I am glad that the clown is finally dead. The sword golem is so op. It forced them to summon cardinal to the fight. There was no other way. Charlotte's fight was well done, but I think only LN readers can sympathise with it. Overall a great episode.
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Mar 16, 2019 10:06 AM
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Good episode.

It was kinda anti-climatic for the golem to go down so fast after the big build up last episode. Sure the clown wasn't all that hard to take down but I was kinda expecting the golem to at least cause them trouble since the OP has some super cool shots of Alice fighting it.

The sword golem proved to be a strong opponent impaling both Kirito and Alice but Eugeo managed to open the door for the Cardinal.
It felt like they wasted too much time on drawing out the spider's death which I thought was weird since we barely know the spider.

A little disappointed that we didn't get as many glorious shots of Quinella as we did in the last episode. However, I did love that one final shot where she was floating in the air such that the wings of the mural behind her were in position to make it look like they were her own. I thought that was super neat.
I know Quinella is supposed to be the main antagonist but Sakamoto Maaya + Quinella's seductive demeanor are just too much to resist. XD
Mar 16, 2019 10:09 AM
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RIP Charlotte True MVP of this episode,also im glad that clown finally got what he deserved...
well that's just my opinion.....
Mar 16, 2019 10:10 AM
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Good episode.

It was kinda anti-climatic for the golem to go down so fast after the big build up last episode. Sure the clown wasn't all that hard to take down but I was kinda expecting the golem to at least cause them trouble since the OP has some super cool shots of Alice fighting it.

The sword golem proved to be a strong opponent impaling both Kirito and Alice but Eugeo managed to open the door for the Cardinal.
It felt like they wasted too much time on drawing out the spider's death which I thought was weird since we barely know the spider.

A little disappointed that we didn't get as many glorious shots of Quinella as we did in the last episode. However, I did love that one final shot where she was floating in the air such that the wings of the mural behind her were in position to make it look like they were her own. I thought that was super neat.
I know Quinella is supposed to be the main antagonist but Sakamoto Maaya + Quinella's seductive demeanor are just too much to resist. XD




> time on drawing out the spider's death which I thought was weird since we barely know the spider.


thats more for the LN readers then it is for anime only
Mar 16, 2019 10:19 AM
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RIP Charlotte, you were a nice spider.
Mar 16, 2019 10:23 AM
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i have to comment it .... "nai waa"


and also Kitro used Vorpal Strike, one of his most used skills while he was in Aincrad. and before people start saying "why didnt he use it before" its because after getting out of aincrad he hardly or never used or uses some of his best skills because he dosnt want to remember what he was like when he was the black swordsman
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Mar 16, 2019 10:24 AM
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If anyone thinks that the sword golem went down too easily -
Mar 16, 2019 10:29 AM
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The fight against the elder and his flaming clown though brief sure was fun. Kirito's strike was also pretty impressive. Though the shock for Alice must have been immense it was nice seeing her recover so quickly with her strong desire to break free. The talk about the reset though sure was interesting as we got see how Quinella respond to questions that dealt with the future for her realm. If anything her confidence and determination not to bow down to others was quite impressive. The sword golem huh truly an imposing and formidable enemy. Charlotte's sacrifice though sure was sad but in death she gave Kirito and team the chance they needed to summon help in the form of cardinal. Charlotte's death sad as it was sure served to make Cardinal angry and make things even more personal for her. Looks like this fight is starting to heat up. Can't wait to see the next ep. RIP charlotte the most heroic spider i ever seen.
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Mar 16, 2019 10:37 AM

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Decent episode.

The fight with the clown was short. Loved the way Kirito took down the clown.

The sword golem sure is a strong opponent.

Mar 16, 2019 10:37 AM
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I never thought an anime would make me nearly cry over a spider dying. Good job, SAO.
Mar 16, 2019 10:51 AM
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nothing


Nothing


NOTHING


beats when the villains/antagonists are hot girls


so hard not to whip it out mid episode


yes... pun intended




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Mar 16, 2019 11:10 AM

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Okayish episode. First fight was underwhelming, but the end saved it.

One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron


Mar 16, 2019 11:21 AM

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That 10 seconds feels much longer in LN because of Kirito's monologue but they omitted it all in this episode. Well at least Kirito's transformation to his Aincrad avatar is lit and his vorpal strike resembles kamehameha lol.

The sword golem is very powerful even Alice get blown away by it's strike and stabbed, Kirito did not do any better and they both got defeated so quickly. I like how Cardinal arrives but Charlotte's sacrifices is sad (though only LN readers can fully symphatize).

Overall not a bad episode looking forward to next week tho.
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Mar 16, 2019 11:25 AM
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it was great, but I don't like one thing... where the heck is "SWORD ART" AKA "SWORD FIGHTING" AKA "ACTION" they have been teasing for last 5-6 episodes... they leave at a cliff hanger and next episode, the fighting is done in 1min and 20 sec...
Is there not fighting at all?
Mar 16, 2019 11:35 AM

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mystic_vitriol said:
it was great, but I don't like one thing... where the heck is "SWORD ART" AKA "SWORD FIGHTING" AKA "ACTION" they have been teasing for last 5-6 episodes... they leave at a cliff hanger and next episode, the fighting is done in 1min and 20 sec...
Is there not fighting at all?


...well at this pace it'll be next episode? until that golem is crushed there won't be any sword fighting tho.
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Mar 16, 2019 11:44 AM

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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO... rip spider T_T
i so scared when alice stabbed...... thank cardenal for save ^_^
kirito old SAO outfit :o so cool watch.. and music very epic
eugieo WHY always so scared. ugh. finally clown dude die
administrator still like be naked xDD 9.9/10 cant wait next ep :3
Mar 16, 2019 11:56 AM
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Does this mean Alice’s eye is healed?
Mar 16, 2019 12:08 PM
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That voice! Quinella went full Jalter! ASMR!!
Mar 16, 2019 12:17 PM

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Does this mean Alice’s eye is healed?

No. Cardinal knows everything that has happened with Alice and since Alice doesn't want it healed, she didn't heal it.
Mar 16, 2019 12:45 PM

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Nooo not Charlotte the Spider R.I.P T-T
Mar 16, 2019 12:54 PM
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Didn't expect the figth against fire golem would be so fast, but Kirito managed to kill clown with one blow!

Quinella knew Kirito is from outside!

Sword Golem knocked Kirito and Alice down, Charlotte saved them sacrificing herself, and Cardinal has arrived and beated sword golem!
Mar 16, 2019 12:59 PM

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Welp that's it for that Chudelkin perv.
Mar 16, 2019 1:26 PM

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Just me or all the fights ends in 2min? ._.
Mar 16, 2019 1:46 PM

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Wow that fight ended pretty quickly, however I really loved the animation of it. Kirito going back to his Aincrad roots with that outfit change. Nice to see!

That Golem is really powerful, damn. Just one-hit floored Kirito and Alice. Nooo poor Charlotte :( Rip!

Cardinal is here to save the day, but they still have a tough challenge ahead of them, the Sword Golem and the Administrator.
Mar 16, 2019 2:02 PM

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damn that Senator is dead so soon lol

RIP Spider NPC

and that robot sword Golem is cool as fuck i wonder how they will defeat it

Quinella wants to control everything and its symbolic that she controls a robot lol
Mar 16, 2019 2:16 PM

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That spider death made feel a lot more grief than any other character death inside SAO series T0T RIP SPIDER.
Mar 16, 2019 2:41 PM

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i love the religious philosophy of this episode too specifically its relation to the Simulation Argument and Problem of Evil

Kirito pointed out the the other side humans are the gods of the Underworld and they will reset the Underworld if they wanted too while Quinella pointed out too that how about the real worlds Gods of humanity then lol so it does not matter if you worship or please the Gods because ultimately the Gods are just toying with us so what matters is how much control or free will you have in the world you live in anyway
Mar 16, 2019 3:12 PM

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This episode was anti climactic, to say the least.

The entire anime ran on the macguffin of cardinal being the good one...
Sike
She just wanted absolute authority, if that's the case though. God.
Chudelkin fight was barely five minutes, then cardinal nerfed sword golem, great stuff.
Mar 16, 2019 3:37 PM

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Alice getting stabbed got me worried for a second, but then Kirito got stabbed too and knowing he will probably never die, it negated my worries.
Mar 16, 2019 3:40 PM
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Thanks Kirito for killing Chudelkin, the technique that Kirito use looks badass, he went through Chudelkin as butter, goodbye insignificant clown. Alice also struggles to distract the fire giant.
Quinella proved to be a cruel governor, first in how she launched Chudelkin's corpse and then when she talks about how she used the devotion module so the Integrity Knights were just obedient dolls, this while Alice cries of impotence.
It is sad to know how Quinella disposed of Bercuolli and how she manipulated him, the worst is that she will do the same with Alice when she gets rid of Kirito and Eugeo.
I loved to hear Kirito tell Quinella that she is not a perfect being because of her past as a human, Kirito also mentions that in his world with only one button her existence would be erased, but this only causes Quinella to lose temperament and reveals that the Integrity Knights were not her real target as an oppressive force and she releases the imposing and dangerous Sword Golem, this automaton is so powerful that it seriously wounded poor Alice and in an outbreak of anger Kirito launches to the attack and is also badly wounded and Eugeo is petrified to see the power of the automaton that defeated his friends, but in an unexpected twist Charlotte gains time for Eugeo to use the dagger that Cardinal gave them and a door manifests where Cardinal appears and heals Alice and Kirito, without first throw away the Sword Golem. RIP Charlotte, the little guardian gave her life to save Kirito. Now Cardinal joins the fight to defeat the heartless Quinella.

Although it was quite quiet episode and with little action, it was pretty good, I loved the design of the Sword Golem, has an imposing presence. Alice today showed a firm resolve to stop Quinella and her cruelty, which I like very much, since now Alice will be part of the force that overthrows the Administrator and I must say that I liked that Cardinal joined the battle, I feel that now the three swordsmen will not be at such a big disadvantage now that the forces seem balanced, although I may be wrong and Quinella still possesses more power than she proves.
Mar 16, 2019 4:30 PM

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Cannot believe the death of a spider (a giant one too) has become the saddest scene of the whole series. I'm in shock.
Kinda disappointed the fight with Chudelkin ended being so short after all the display of the previous episode ending. I mean, I'm not saying it should last 3 episodes, but some 8-10 minutes would have been fine.
Mar 16, 2019 4:57 PM
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They missed an amazing cliffhanger opportunity to end it right after they both 'die'
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Great episode its intense. The creeper is dead good. The admin shows the gang her power with the sword golem, and then they recked them its strong. But at last moment Charlotte saved them, by saying to call Cardinal with the dagger. And she shows up and repel the sword golem and then end with Cardinal vs Admin matchup. Overall they adapt it better with some shorten fight, but its not the final bcuz more fights to come.


Mar 16, 2019 5:05 PM
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Yoooo Kirito did a bankai I swear haha. I get a feeling that swiss army knife golem isn't defeated yet.
Mar 16, 2019 5:51 PM

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Chudelkin's fight is as long as how he will last with Quinella in bed.


First they tease Dual Wielding and now there's glimpse of Black Swordman. You know where this is going.
Mar 16, 2019 7:04 PM

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The fight with horny Chudelkin was a total letdown. Are there only 2-3 episodes left? I expected to see more of Asuna. :(

offtopic: after the not helpful button was removed from reviews, I often see the top helpful reviews have nothing to do with the average score and not very helpful in determining whether I would like an anime or not.
Mar 16, 2019 7:19 PM

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well I guess we are reaching conclusion...really wanna know how much time has passed in real world though
Mar 16, 2019 8:25 PM

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mystic_vitriol said:
it was great, but I don't like one thing... where the heck is "SWORD ART" AKA "SWORD FIGHTING" AKA "ACTION" they have been teasing for last 5-6 episodes... they leave at a cliff hanger and next episode, the fighting is done in 1min and 20 sec...
Is there not fighting at all?
thats what i think after the fights with all the knights, this SAO just starting to be Talk Art Online. I wonder if the studio cant extend or making a good choreography about the fights. Even madoka, slime and re zero who doesnt have the action tag has better fights than this. Still the only one action that was good is that goblin fight. Oh i forgot, that fight was animated by ufotable staffs so no doubt it was so good.

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Hyack said:
Just me or all the fights ends in 2min? ._.


A1 pictures cannot animate a fight.
i was hoping A1 would collab with ufotable again to create a good fights and animation like 4 first episodes was, what a disappointment. Just 2-3 episodes left before first part ended, im worried even more about the final battle

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Mar 16, 2019 9:14 PM

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When the spider is your best girl! I cry for her.. Hope kirito includes her to the Fluctlights that cardinal will save, too bad she is a npc
Mar 16, 2019 10:00 PM
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Wait so Administrator was a human at first? Maybe I missed something. Anyways that was a great episode! Can't wait till next weekend!

UwU
Mar 16, 2019 11:06 PM

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That's it? Man, that fire monster looked pretty cool too...

Sword Golem is a pretty basic name. Administrator could have thought of something better, like Norton...or Guardian...Or Calamity Weapon...Sorry. Couldn't help it. Just finished BotW...

So Alice and Kirito got the stabby stab, Eugeo stabs the floor, and Cardinal appears and pushes back the Golem, which will stand back up of course in the next episode. Administrator is just toying with them. I need no man, just emotionless slaves that will bend to my every will. Well with Cardinal at their side, Kirito and friends may stand a chance now...
Mar 17, 2019 12:13 AM

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I was pretty disappointed in the fire titan fight lol, pretty anti climactic. Rip spider :<
Mar 17, 2019 1:32 AM
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High-action fight scenes are expensive to animate. Although it's a little disappointing how short they've been, I personally could not bring myself to complain that the quality of what we've gotten isn't good.
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Just to let off some steam here since im normally not a SAO hater. How did they massacre the entire decent series in the last 3-5 episodes by rushing the shit out of everything with no build/set ups whatsoever.
Chudelkin : 1 shot (?? Why whats the point of having such a tremendous build up in the past eps then)
The conversations were decent since they explained motives and reasoning of pontifex so Ill pass that one.
Next thing I know is that Alice gets stabbed by a goddamn CGI sword golem which doesnt even make sense and her mumbling something of "That violates the perfect weapon art law" what weapon art law ? Again no build up no background. Kirito then proceeds to pull some hero shit which obviously fails and he gets stabbed aswell (residentsleeper af) which the reaction of the NPC spider (that we heard of 1 time before that) suddenly is to sacrifice her live to buy time so eugeo can stab the floor so the cardinal can join in. Eugeo was useless until this point and had NO impact at all except for setting up the fight by being tempted. Cardinal comes in and flings the shit out of the golem and proceeds to heal both Alice and Kirito because once again fuck build up am i rite ? Whats the point of them getting stabbed in the first place if you don't use the "tragedy" for a build up and then release it an old fashioned epic comeback style that you can actually enjoy? Cardinal is sad about the spider explaining how even an NPC can achieve a heart. At this point im speechless and the only reason I continued to watch the ep was because of the Outro which is still a banger imo. I don't get why the studio keeps murdering the SAO franchise more and more like whats the point of having a rushed fight in which Alice says "You have 10 seconds move ur ass" that Kirito and Eugeo literally waste by standing there looking at her and then on the opposite end you have timejumps of over 2 years+ if not more... they could implement such a cool system of timelapses/slow motions which would add so much to the actual fighting maybe playing the exact scene in real time afterwards to show how fast this show is really supposed to be.
Mar 17, 2019 2:48 AM

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Since the first SAO season I felt like they made every light novel battle shorter..anyway I liked this episode
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Mar 17, 2019 3:05 AM

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Gosh Chudelkin was defeated by Kirito with a single move. On the other side it appeared Administrator or Quinella were using moves that could move objects and drop them, he had a golem made of thirty holy weapons ... Another was Kirito and others had difficulty dealing with the golem in for Quinella, but the reinforcements are Cardinal. I look forward to the next episode, the visual effects they provide are amazing.
Mar 17, 2019 4:33 AM

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The fidget spinner outfit came back for a while!!

Kirito defeated the weird thing in a single try.

The Administrator's voice actor showed so much more emotions compared to her animation.

I wonder how their final fight would be like. Hope Quinella wears something. It's really awkward watching the animators trying to cover her nipples.

Eugeo noticed Kirito may not have lost all his memories.

The end of the opening makes me worry because Eugeo and Kirito part ways. Eugeo is my favourite character. His friendship with Kirito is the reason I am really enjoying this season of SAO.
Mar 17, 2019 4:34 AM

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I mean....that was quickly handled compared to how long the shit lasted in the manga. Charlotte's death was max feels but yeah...really surprised by the brevity of the fight against Chudelkin. Anyways...this part of the story is almost done.

But uh...

Don't believe the hype.
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