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10 out of 10: Near Perfect... | 103 | 45.98% | |
9 out of 10 : Excellent... | 58 | 25.89% | |
8 out of 10 : Very Good... | 19 | 8.48% | |
7 out of 10 : Good... | 16 | 7.14% | |
6 out of 10 : Average... | 10 | 4.46% | |
5 out of 10 : Below Average... | 1 | 0.45% | |
4 out of 10 : Poor... | 5 | 2.23% | |
3 out of 10 : Bad... | 3 | 1.34% | |
2 out of 10 : Very Bad... | 1 | 0.45% | |
1 out of 10 : Tortuous... | 8 | 3.57% | |
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2012-10-06, 14:49 | Link #61 | |
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2012-10-06, 14:51 | Link #62 | |
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I can't help but remember the 5 minutes bit from DBZ.. |
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2012-10-06, 14:53 | Link #63 | |
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Also, I don't know if we know for sure that it fries your brain within 10 seconds, we just know that there's a 10 second limit for the in-game resurrection item. It could be that it waits a few minutes to begin the process, and I'm not sure it was revealed how long that actual process takes. Maybe I'm forgetting something...
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2012-10-06, 14:56 | Link #64 | |
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2012-10-06, 15:00 | Link #65 | |
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Edit: On a related front, in reviewing the episode in light of what was discussed before about "Changed into Immortal Object", in the context it makes more sense to think that he's changed Asuna to be "immortal" (because it happened right after he asked Heathcliff to ensure Asuna didn't die), which is why her "death" didn't really kill her. But she obviously wasn't treated like other immortal objects. Perhaps what we're supposed to infer from this is that though she disappeared, she didn't die, and that toggle was the reason why.
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2012-10-06, 15:12 | Link #67 | |
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EDIT: Btw ofc a really nice episode and I'm glad they took into account that Kirito laid down for 2 years in terms of muscle mass and so on |
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2012-10-06, 15:17 | Link #69 |
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Maybe they should have cut out the opening for this closing arc ep. and extra 90 or so seconds would of helped a bit.
Would have liked to see the other player's reactions on hearing the game was cleared from a magical voice in the sky... Especially if a pker was in the middle of hunting / killing another player. Aside from that awkward stab scene, I do like how they handled Kirito (oh wait now it's okay to call him Kazuto isn't it...) waking up. Looks terrible like he should. Hopefully Asuna doesn't stay pretty due to being a girl. |
2012-10-06, 15:19 | Link #70 | |
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Duckroll sum this ep perfectly:
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2012-10-06, 15:26 | Link #74 |
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Aren't Asuna and Kirito supposed to be....y'know....dead? How the hell did they survive? And how the heck did Kirito linger for a moment after his HP hit 0?
I didn't even get Kayaba's motive for making SAO into a death game either it was so incredibly cryptic. And if this show is supposed to be 2-cour, now that SAO's data has been destroyed, where the heck is it going to go from here? I'm not incredibly pleased with how things turned out. Heathcliff turning out to be Kayaba was okay since that was foreshadowed, so it didn't really come out of nowhere, but the amount of unexplained anomalies they're asking us to accept here is a bit too extreme. Also it's funny how the character's feelings towards this being a game this episode just completely ignores all their earlier sentiments about slowing down and treating it as reality. Cripes, I'm starting to agree that the guy who wrote this story can't write characters very well. But hey, the very first scene set in reality since the start of episode 1. That's pretty cool I guess. Really don't know what to expect with this show anymore, especially considering SAO is now gone.
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2012-10-06, 15:30 | Link #75 |
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I'm not pissed that Kirito was pretty doing absolutely everything because let's face it, this was how it was always going to be. I can't say i mind anyway: Kirito has enough emotional depth in him as a character to make me overlook all that.
I'm not really sure what to make of this episode. On the one hand i thought this episode really has some amazing moments, but on the other hand I can't help but feel everything was happening waaay too soon. I know that's intentional but it sort feels a little haphazard too me. And why the hell is that hospital so deserted?
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2012-10-06, 15:30 | Link #76 |
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I hope they give a few more episodes to show the aftermath of this whole incident. The lives and minds of all those who lived through the game must be changed dramatically.
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Edit: As for Duckroll's post that was reposted above... most of these plot elements were clearly foreshadowed in the story. Not liking the fact that the hero is the hero and has hero story privileges is sort of notwithstanding -- but it's not like he doesn't have his flaws. I think the complaint is overblown.
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2012-10-06, 15:32 | Link #79 |
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Really for me, this episode is by far the best among the 14 episodes.
Maybe just because this is my favourite moment of the whole Aincrad arc in the novel. From Kirito vs Heathcliff duel to Kayaba explaining about his dream to Kirito and Asuna hugging together to finally Kirito holding the IV to search for Asuna. Wow, just great. Looking forward to the next arc and new OP and ED. EDIT: It would be much better if the anime included Kirito's inner monologue about him cursing the system for having no mercy to the players just like in the novel. I really expected that before watching this episode but oh well...
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2012-10-06, 15:32 | Link #80 |
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Like people have said (myself included), we can only assume that there's a time limit of 10 seconds, if not more, before people actually die in real life after dying in SAO. Kirito managed to land a hit on Heathcliff, which reduced his HP to 0, ending the game and freeing everybody. As for why Asuna survived, there're multiple interpretations: one being that Heathcliff protected her using Immortal status, and another being that Kirito managed to defeat Heathcliff within 10 seconds after her "death".
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