LogFAQs > #896054170

SAO had an incredible premise, though it's hardly unique, it's still a great starting point for a show.

And with a very good art style it seemed like they were poised to do it right. Everything through the first 2 episodes seems pretty good to me.

And then suddenly the pacing goes straight to hell. They start skipping months at a time, glazing past what should be major events in their progression of the game, and not having any internal consistency as far as how many people are still alive, how much progress they are making, how quickly they are making it, and just what the hell everyone is doing with their time.

And then everything gets entangled with creepy soap opera garbage. And i'm still talking about the first half of the first season, that's before everything gets all rape-y and incest-y in the 2nd half. The guy perving out over and obsessing over asuna? And don't get me started on Yui, who is generally an awful addition. Kirito is 14 at the beginning, and now he has some annoying waif calling him "papa" after knowing him for 10 minutes? I cringe every time.

It has a couple of incredible moments, and some great visuals, but it is *NOT* enough to make up for a squandered everything else.
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