Sword Art Online: Alicization - Episode 5 Discussion / Poll

[4th Dimension]

Originally Posted by Frontier

I wonder what the meaning behind Kayaba not knowing what was going to be at the top of Aincraid was. That he never wanted there to be a true end so people would constantly try and reach for the top in a never-ending cycle? Or because he could never figure out what was there is why he made himself into the final boss of SAO ?

The SAO!Abridged explanation: He was under deadlines to finally complete it and out of his mind after crunching for months. So yeah he had no idea how to make the final level or bugfix shit, sooo in this altered state of mind it seemed logical to just trap everyone in as he tries to finish the bloody thing...

[azenable]

Originally Posted by Haak

I could probably spend all day picking apart how absurd it is for a non-dictatorship country to be capable of such an elaborate conspiracy without scrutiny yet is infiltrated with ease by a Scooby-Do gang with some rather convenient connections (who just happen to be recruited at the same time).

On the other hand given the tech and effort involved in poisoning a guy into an induced coma and sending him into a dream world, I guess it does logically follow that there must be a conspiracy of some kind going on and it's rather applaudable that SAO is exploring this side of the equation.

But now what? Asuna just went up and threw her disguise away but does she have any leverage to take Kirito back? We're talking about a government that just kidnapped a citizen and held them for non-consensual human experimentation. I can't imagine Kirito and Asuna returning to a normal life after something like that. Unless the show doesn't give a shit about human rights or something and the government just gets a slap on the wrist for daring to get in the way of Asuna and Kirito.

If you are THAT bother by it, i suggest you read the LN.