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Originally Posted by Triple_R
Sure it would add something. It would allow SAO to progress the actual main story without having to stall it for six consecutive episodes. It would allow SAO to make good on its premise within the first three episodes, and be the action-adventure sci-fi fantasy that a lot of us expected it and wanted it to be.
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I'd say ep 3-7 point out the fact that it isn't an action-adventure type of show? But more of a slice-of-life type show in an action adventure setting? It's rapidly becoming less of a "people trapped in a hostile environment desperate to get out" and more "people trapped in a hostile environment and learning to live there".
Doubly when you consider Asuna... the one depicted as pushing the clearing effort is starting to second guess that effort and becoming more comfortable in the world. The fact that this episode is the first time we've actually seen the front lines for more than a minute since ep2 might be meaningful as well.
Honestly we'll only know moving forwards which direction this anime adaption is going for. We should certainly expect some action and adventure, but it doesn't seem to be the main focus to-date.