Well, I guess that’s the end of the first major arc for this show. I feel like I really should have realized that Heathcliff was actually Kayaba, but I guess I thought the show was going somewhere else and I didn’t really consider it. Clearly, this can’t be the end of the game…the game is destroyed, but Kayaba isn’t dead. In fact, because he said something like “I don’t remember why I did it”, I almost wonder if there’s someone else orchestrating everything. It could even be an AI…Cardinal, perhaps?
The biggest cliffhanger for this episode is Asuna. We see that Kirito doesn’t actually die, but he’s already been proven to be the Chosen One, so it says nothing about her. Logically, it makes sense that she’s still alive, but why don’t they show it to us? That suggests that something’s wrong. I really hope I didn’t commit her to death with my death flag predictions. Also, next episode’s title is Return, so it’s pretty obvious Kirito is going to be drawn back in again. Will he continue being the Chosen One? I guess he has to be. Kayaba also has the chance of returning as an ally if my corruption analysis of his character is correct. Yui might be back too!
I can’t help but think that Asuna is fine, and that the episode just ran out of time to show us Asuna in a meaningful way.
but Kirito was walking into the light for like a full 2 minutes…plenty of time
Nah, Asuna is the main heroine in the second arc as well. Stop expecting anything dark from this author…:|
b-but…my analysis…
NO! What part of NO isn’t clear?
the data….
*shakes head*
It suddenly hit me after this post. Why Kirito survive this game over? Because he’s the CHOSEN ONE! Now I know.
About Kayaba’s not being the mastemind. I think he was, but maybe we will get the explenation later. I’m sure it wasn’t some AI, we should get a hint on that after the game was destroyed. Maybe some mysterios organisation? They’re popular recently.
fastest reaction time is a pretty weak criteria…he’s gotta be the Chosen One
I dunno…just that one line of forgetting why he did it. Yeah, it could just be taken literally as some sort of psychosis, but I just find it suspicious…
we wont get the exponation in this season becouse this only explaind in the third arc and they dont have enough episodes to do the third game
awww
here the next episode preview which will begin the alo arc this episode will focus only on the real world http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-fCCuowaJ0
yeah, I’ve seen it…should be interesting