It shows that this series is very inconsistent with its character depictions. When Asuna debuted, she gave off an impression of a strong, brave, somewhat reckless, and a capable leader who's willing to get things done. But as the series goes on, she regresses into a defenseless kitten who easily breaks down to tears and hides behind Kirito's back. Now, she's nothing more than just fanservice bait and a plot device.ZephyrStar wrote:Spoiler :
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Well, these guys just take the game WAY too seriously now, don't they? Come on, why NOT have the dramatic lightning strike during that phone call? And one thing that I'm sure is on EVERYONE's mind now is
And god dammit, Yui is just so friggin kawaii that I'm getting diabetes. I LOVE IT!
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exactly.TEKnician wrote:Well, these guys just take the game WAY too seriously now, don't they? Come on, why NOT have the dramatic lightning strike during that phone call? And one thing that I'm sure is on EVERYONE's mind now isAnd god dammit, Yui is just so friggin kawaii that I'm getting diabetes. I LOVE IT!Spoiler :
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Yeah, it's sad
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As many say, up to ep 14 SAO was just a blandly useless show, after that it becomes harmful.
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I might end up dropping it actually... in favor of
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I've actually been enjoying this show a bit more since ALO started. I guess Im good at having the opposite reaction from everyone else >>;
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Well, think of it this way. Asuna is one of the main attractives to this show, for many different reasons; ALO just completely destroys the character in favour of turning it into a lame plot device to keep the cow milking. The whole premise of how it got to where it got, as well as the whole imouto deal just irks me to no end, it's like it wasn't meant to be there to begin with (which it really wasn't).
IMHO, SAO would have been a much better show had they only focused on the SAO part, giving it an actual ending there and that's it. I'd also have entirely scrapped side characters like silica and liz, in favour of having a better development of the friendship with Klein, which is supposed to be Kirito's best friend, but it's like we only see him when the author goes like "hey, we need some character development for kirito and we need to make the story move, get Klein in there so we can do something," which was a pretty shallow way to abuse supposed friendship, since there wasn't much interaction between the two.
Overall the idea behind the SAO arc was nifty, but it was mostly badly employed, so I have mixed feelings at best for the first 14 episodes.
Past that I just see it as milking the franchise, since the author originally intended only for the first novel to exist, but then it kind of went on without polishing some stuff up. It was supposed to be online only, but then, what with the success it was gaining and all, it just went on for more than it should have. Furthermore the side stories, which take up like almost half a dozen episodes, are just part of the tie-in second novel, which again was done later. The first novel already hinted at character and events which are expanded upon there, but it's stuff that could have just been left untold or explained with quicker flashbacks, rather than dedicating entire episodes to them.
So yeah, by now I'll just finish it, but you can see how one would generally say it got worse. And imho its flaws didn't make it half the show it could have been in its first half either.
IMHO, SAO would have been a much better show had they only focused on the SAO part, giving it an actual ending there and that's it. I'd also have entirely scrapped side characters like silica and liz, in favour of having a better development of the friendship with Klein, which is supposed to be Kirito's best friend, but it's like we only see him when the author goes like "hey, we need some character development for kirito and we need to make the story move, get Klein in there so we can do something," which was a pretty shallow way to abuse supposed friendship, since there wasn't much interaction between the two.
Overall the idea behind the SAO arc was nifty, but it was mostly badly employed, so I have mixed feelings at best for the first 14 episodes.
Past that I just see it as milking the franchise, since the author originally intended only for the first novel to exist, but then it kind of went on without polishing some stuff up. It was supposed to be online only, but then, what with the success it was gaining and all, it just went on for more than it should have. Furthermore the side stories, which take up like almost half a dozen episodes, are just part of the tie-in second novel, which again was done later. The first novel already hinted at character and events which are expanded upon there, but it's stuff that could have just been left untold or explained with quicker flashbacks, rather than dedicating entire episodes to them.
So yeah, by now I'll just finish it, but you can see how one would generally say it got worse. And imho its flaws didn't make it half the show it could have been in its first half either.
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A lot of the disappointment is the persona of Asuna. complete 180. But it IS understandable because she got NERFED! she's got no powers. Not like she can wield a sword. Despite this, yes, i still hate this new direction.
But this does have a happy ending. If she breaks out and kirito uses his apparently high-level computer hacking skills to manipulate the game (like how he magically did with Yui) she will get a sword and own shit. That moment of glory will thus be much more rewarding to the watchers who have missed "Lightning-Flash Asuna". Now if they DONT show that, yes, this show is going to dirt. I have high hopes. But there is still room for error...MAJOR error.
But this does have a happy ending. If she breaks out and kirito uses his apparently high-level computer hacking skills to manipulate the game (like how he magically did with Yui) she will get a sword and own shit. That moment of glory will thus be much more rewarding to the watchers who have missed "Lightning-Flash Asuna". Now if they DONT show that, yes, this show is going to dirt. I have high hopes. But there is still room for error...MAJOR error.
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