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View Poll Results: Critique of Episode 06 | |||
10 out of 10: Near Perfect... | 21 | 15.22% | |
9 out of 10 : Excellent... | 28 | 20.29% | |
8 out of 10 : Very Good... | 42 | 30.43% | |
7 out of 10 : Good... | 24 | 17.39% | |
6 out of 10 : Average... | 13 | 9.42% | |
5 out of 10 : Below Average... | 4 | 2.90% | |
4 out of 10 : Poor... | 3 | 2.17% | |
3 out of 10 : Bad... | 0 | 0% | |
2 out of 10 : Very Bad... | 0 | 0% | |
1 out of 10 : Torturous... | 3 | 2.17% | |
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2012-08-11, 21:34 | Link #62 | |||
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They're actually giving a LOT of very subtle hints that will be very important later. In a show, don't tell way. When things happen later they won't be new. For instance, we learned in an earlier episode how teleport crystals worked, and saw them again in this episode. So when the 'deaths' were explained with teleport crystals, no one had to explain their function. We're learning the rules of the world in SAO, and some of them are subtle. Quote:
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To be fair it's recently recieved information from a higher floor. Kirito knows because he's been there and cleared the floor, our beast tamer doesn't because it's several levels higher than she could ever think of going. Last edited by Adigard; 2012-08-11 at 21:49. |
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2012-08-11, 21:41 | Link #63 | |
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Asuna checked Kirito whereabout. "So there you are" 3 minutes later Asuna checked Kirito whereabout. "Oh dear, you are still levelling at this time..nice effort " 3 minutes later Asuna checked Kirito whereabout. "Eh? Why is he at Cheesecake Inn? " 3 minutes later Asuna checked Kirito whereabout. "Why is he still at cheesecake inn? " and so on. |
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2012-08-11, 21:44 | Link #64 | |
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2012-08-11, 21:44 | Link #65 | |
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I really wish there was a bit more scene from the red guild
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2012-08-11, 21:47 | Link #66 | |
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In the end, I suppose it's the same as the previous episodes in that regard; most of the characters introduced in these short stories matter less for themselves, but more for what they contribute to our knowledge of the mechanics, and how they contribute to the backstory of our main protagonists. To your points that criticized Grimlock's behaviour (or at least the way it was portrayed), I agree that it wasn't very convincing for me. The only rationale (that I saw someone mention previously as well) is that it was pretty clear that he had already lost it anyway. I think it would indeed have been more convincing if they didn't show him collapse after Asuna's statement, but rather let that just weigh on us and the other characters. In the end, they tried to show as if he regretted his actions based on that one statement alone, but I think he could have just stayed crazy to better effect. Oh: another thing this episode introduced (I think) was the paralysis status effect. I assume that, as the name implies, it makes you unable to move. Hopefully you can still use a potion or something to clear the effect, otherwise solo players like Kirito had better get immunity.
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2012-08-11, 21:55 | Link #67 | |
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OT: I found the episode very good. The studio adapted the arc while cutting out the spoiler-y event with a certain character. I would have liked it if they added a bit more Laughing coffin screen time and cut out the Griselda ghost scene altogether, but that's just my preference. |
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2012-08-11, 21:59 | Link #68 | |
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Duels, shared storage, Asuna's friendlist / some of her friend's / tracking someone on your friendslist, the system invulnerable message and player's being invulnerable in towns, marriage, paid for rooms being system locked, items having durability and breaking when that durability expires after time. Also the fact that more serious and powerful PK guilds exist. Whether ANY of these matter long term... well... will have to be found along the way. LN Information on Paralysis status/anti-status effects, NOT a spoiler. Spoiler:
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2012-08-11, 22:10 | Link #69 | |
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2012-08-11, 22:12 | Link #70 |
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I know people are saying the reason for Grimlock killing his wife was stupid but to my knowledge people do kill other people in real life for many stupid reasons and this of course is only one example of that. Grimlock wanted more control over his wife but lost it when he realized she wasn't the person he married anymore.
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2012-08-11, 22:13 | Link #71 | |
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2012-08-11, 22:23 | Link #72 | |
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Well...told you... Those one hit kills were too convenient.
I'm a bit confused about whether griselda is alive or dead now though lol. Quote:
Well... She nearly threw a fork at him... who knows...
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2012-08-11, 23:09 | Link #75 |
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as a novel reader, I'm impatient for the main plot line to proceed, but as an anime viewer, I find the details of the system of SAO revealed in each episode useful and interesting. Surely these details are making the world more real and will make the main plot more exciting to watch. But it'd have been nice if there's more action!
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2012-08-11, 23:09 | Link #76 | |
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But to understand what the story is about, you have to look at it from Griselda's perspective -- she was stuck in a stultifying life with an oppressive husband who expected her to be a subservient housewife. Her only escape was into the RPGs her husband let her play, where she could become an assertive warrior without drawing his ire. But then one day the game becomes real and her husband expects her to give up the role and revert back to her "real" self while she wants to continue "playing" the role of Griselda the Warrior. At this point in the series I don't think it's a spoiler to say that, "What does it mean that SAO is a role-playing game?" is a major theme of the series. We've seen examples with the way Kirito took on the mantle of Beater, and how Sachi could never fully assume the role of a fighter, and how Asuna's changed since episode 2, and now Griselda refusing to go back to being a Yamato Nadeshiko. |
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2012-08-11, 23:14 | Link #77 | |
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PS: It's not our fault it sounds like a spoiler. It's theirs, mostly bacause there's too much info to say that it still is considered one.
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2012-08-11, 23:20 | Link #78 | |
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"十中八九グリムロックじゃない" Literally: 8 or 9 cases out of 10, it's not Grimlock A possible TL: In all probability, it's not Grimlock They were discussing who the robed figure was, remember? And Kirito deduced that it was Kains in the next line. So yeah, either it was a troll sub or the TL was subbing while drunk As what some had mentioned, this episode introduces a few more aspects and mechanics of the game like marriage possibility, a PK guild, etc. But more importantly, it develops the relationship between the two mains (anyone can tell that they are the leads even before the anime aired right? ). This is like a turning point (or should I say, milestone), and now they have 'friended' each other in the game. It's connecting the dots so that you won't get a 'large' transitional skip, imo. |
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