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| i prefer the ALO part over SAO so i'm happy that we finally left SAO behind us. |
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| hey wtf super ep is this.. i thought when u die on game u will die on other world too?? kirito and asuna died but they win the game does that explain why they're still alive? |
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| Amazing episode,the duel was good and Aincrad destoying was sadness. |
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| Rush much? Some guy one another forum said this was a perfect ep. I say, not even close. It was rushed as I've said, it was confusing. It was lame that we didn't get to see more of that boss battle. First I thought Asuna died of course, I was shocked, then she comes back and I think she lived, then Kirito starts to cry a lot, then he wakes up and says Asuna and walks out. So I guess he's gonna look for her. SO IS SHE DEAD OR NOT? :P What will happen in the next ep is so predictable, especially with that titile. Of coruse he'll go back. I'm so disappointed at this ep, GAH. Just make Klein the main, he's cooler XD |
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JavierR said: lmfao i had a feeling it will end like this. Not suprised or really impressed. So is the next episode ALO? or does it show more of what happens in the real world? Next episode will set up ALO; just as the title indicates its the "Return" to the real world. |
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| This episode actually made me cry a bit(alot*) |
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| Hmm... |
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| Wow I didn't expected that. I thought it will be the end and it's not really hallfway. |
Stark700 said: Hmm... LMAO!!! someone is a loot whore. |
| Asuna T_T. |
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Cirris said: Stark700 said: Hmm... LMAO!!! someone is a loot whore. We never found out what Gleam Eyes dropped as well :( |
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Stark700 said: Hmm... Under the circumstances i doubt anyone cared lol |
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Ajunky said: InfiniteDestiny said: Ah, let me deepen the description: Televised segment of drawn animation, transmitted over an approximate period of 24 minutes, consisting of a series of 24 pictures per second to give the illusion of movement, and composed in such a way that illustrates the narration of a story.Scoops said: Its an episode? you don't say....An episode. Nothing more, nothing less. I love you very much. |
JavierR said: radwayxp said: This episode actually made me cry a bit(alot*) lmfao i laughed. I was so emotionally detached to kirito and asuna I DID NOT GIVE A FUCK what happened to them. this I think I would have rated this arc higher if they had died but then again, there's still more episodes...Oh or even better. Asuna dies and everyone else goes into ALO arc haha |
Stark700 said: Aww, you spoiled it. I was about to say that's all nice but wtf did it drop??!!Cirris said: Stark700 said: Hmm... LMAO!!! someone is a loot whore. We never found out what Gleam Eyes dropped as well :( Anyway, Nice view. |
| But i can't stand this lovey dovey staff and crying in this show. |
| lmao that was hilarious XD "I don't remember why I started it.. just decided to make a game where ppl could actually die... no motivation" Guy doesn't seem to have a frikin mental disorder so yeah that was stupid and dumb. Hopefully Asuna is dead so Kirito (Kazuto now I guess) can waste away his miserable existence. Gah that forced drama anyway next arc should be even more ridiculously entertaining. |
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| I enjoyed watching this episode but i can't help but feel disappointed. |
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qetou said: He created the game to save to person he fell in love with as a child Good ep, but the ending is strange - why did you do this? - hmm I forgot. bye ^_^ lol kirito = game creator •shot• I'm a bit peeved that the anime didn't ed with this. The whole going back in to save Asuna… ehhh… |
| Finally, some interesting stuff is starting to happen. SAO still tries too hard, but I'll give it another chance. |
qetou said: Good ep, but the ending is strange - why did you do this? - hmm I forgot. bye ^_^ lol Kayaba might have as well said: "I was high on drugs back then, and suffer from schizophrenia as I´m constantly dreaming about a castle and decided to imprison millons of people just because" Yeah, I recall being disappointed at how Kawahara wasted the opportunity of making a mentionworthy villain when I was reading the novel several years ago... |
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| This really is a shitty anime adaption. |
| You're just jealous because the voices only talk to me |
| well another very underwhelming episode. my opinion about this stays the same. overhyped average show. every episode is happening exactly as expected. its getting soooo predictable and thats what i hate most in anime. 2/5 5/10 |
| I liked this but.....the next arc though.... |
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| Are the going to start the alo arc you think. i dont think theres enough episodes be cause of asuna. anyone who read the light novel knows what i mean |
Mandarni said: Wasn't really fond of how the duel was resolved, would have been better if he went into a rage mode and started slashing the crap out of him, or anything more plausible. Just "I refuse to die"-feels a bit Deus ex machina. I didn't like it in the anime and I didn't like it in the LN. A bit deus ex machina? There's 3 deus ex machina's in this episode haha. 1- Asuna getting up when no one else can (cuz of power of love) 2- Kirito resisting death (when no one else can cuz power of bs) 3- Kirito and Asuna not dying (once again, power of love) |
hyperknees91Oct 6, 2012 2:23 PM
| Shit just got interesting |
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| *sigh* Why do I bother. |
| So is this show gonna pull a Rainbow and turn into a slice of life drama in the remaining episodes? Man that entire first arc was terrible episode 2 and up, I can't even take this show seriously. |
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| for someone who hasn't read the light novel, i enjoyed this episode and all previous episodes :) |
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| A ridiculous arc end to a ridiculous arc story~ |
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| I reckon the reason they didn't die is because it would be the douchebaggiest move to let people permanently die on the last boss. Thus, they are just moved into an air balcony until the game finishes killing itself. C'mon man, even Akihiko has a heart xD |
qetou said: Good ep, but the ending is strange - why did you do this? - hmm I forgot. bye ^_^ lol IIRC, in Ep1, Kayaba pretty much said "I'm gonna fuck with all your lives because I can." or something along those lines. |
Ajunky said: I did a little research and it could be possible for a long term coma patient to walk right after waking, there is massage and other therapies that can be used to avoid muscle atrophy, which could be even better in a future. Of course, giving those therapies to all the players on government budget seems overboard, but they all have a room of their own, so why not? Not to mention this is set in the future; its not that unrealistic to say their medical technology is better than ours and thus allows better treatment to coma like patients. |
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| to all the anime viewers: bet you didn't see that coming xDD tbh this is the part which i dreaded the most, the end of SAO...midway through the anime.... i didn't find the ending very satisfying like the Light Novel...maybe its because i already knew what happens? or is it because i pictured kirito going rage mode when asuna was cut down and taking heathcliffs blow then pulling out asuna's sword like in the Light novel? anywho the light novel was much..much better, though i still felt emotional when i saw kirito being cut down and kirito saying goodbye to his two best friends, all the emotions were in the right place kirito is really frail in the real world, he's all bony and even has long hair lol, not how i pictured him in the novel but yea now we go on to SAOs least favourite arc.... |
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Mandarni said: hyperknees91 said: 3- Kirito and Asuna not dying (once again, power of love) Actually that last part is not far-fetched. The GM simply made a temporary space for Kirito and Asuna to meet and have a little chat with him. He could have killed them if he wished, but he declined to do so. Instead he favoured releasing them, since the final boss (himself) anyway was defeated (0 hp) and thus the game was cleared. If he hadn't been defeated he may or may not have killed them, we don't know. The GM is not a bloodthirsty monster who kill just for the sake of killing. He only killed when there was a purpose behind killing, for the sake of his world. Though I do think that someone as intelligent as him would understand that there would be no real need to actually kill anyone - just trapping the dead people in a virtual city, off limits from the SAO world, would be enough. Since the dead players would, poof, go there, the survivors in SAO would still assume that they actually got killed. But I suppose he didn't think of that or there is some other reason that I haven't thought of. But the thing is they died..clearly they died before going into that space (at the very least Asuna did, because when did Kayaba have the time to send her into that space before her nervegear killed her). And let's try not to reason with the villain, he has no motive and nothing he does make any sense. Though then again he is a semi-griffith rip off from berserk so we can assume his motives from that I guess. |
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