Excalibur - Sword Art Online 2 Episode 17 Reaction

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in norse myth thor was trapped in the form of Freyja so it's based on that not the avengers
Yuno, 25 Jun 2020 - 9:05pm
Don’t wear makeup for the next arc. You WILL be crying.
ST9830, 21 Jun 2020 - 12:57am
I love your content on SAO Suzy, but what's going on now? I joined when I found that I couldn't watch this episode right when it came out and became a paying member exclusively to watch the SAO reactions. I understand getting hooked on an anime you love, because that's exactly how I feel with SAO, but I'm just a bit disappointed that it's taking so long to get to the next episode. I don't have anyone else I can really watch this with sadly. My friends either don't like anime, or think that this one is too depressing. Please start watching SAO again.
SQuall, 31 May 2020 - 5:09pm
Gosh, I really can't wait for you to start Mother's Rosario, which is absolutely going to make you cry and season 3A (Alicization/Underworld) after that. Literally - A W E S O M E!
Suzy this arc that's coming up is what a lot of us have been waiting to see you react to. Please try and upload SAO more than once a month, the wait is painful!
Silk, 30 May 2020 - 5:10pm
Brace yourself, Mother's Rosario is coming up. And Iactively avoid watching the end of it.
Its an OP guy power fantasy. harem is accepted as part of it. there wouldn't be much jealousy since it ruins the fantasy of him having all of them.
"If you ever get an Excalibur.... you're a winner"
Points to Soul Eater (Find the episode, just watch that one lol, episode 9, 17, 32, 48-51)
Mother's Rosario is an awesome series and I look forward to seeing your responses on them.
GstnC, 29 May 2020 - 3:59am
If you don't know, Thor using Freya's identity is a mythological story.
And yes, i agree with you, These couple of episodes are a bit weird especially for Kirito and Asuna's relationship.. luckly the next arc hasn't scenes like this...
I'm so glad to finally see this up!

So, a few things:

First, this quest was a reference to a nordic myth where Thrymmr stole Mjolnir from Thor so that he could use it as a bargaining chip to force Freyja to marry him. Instead, Thor disguised himself as Freyja, and when he received Mjolnir back, he killed all the giants for their actions. Seeing this story with that background information makes this incredibly cool because you can anticipate the twist. Leafa even alluded to it in the previous episode, where she mentioned that the story sounded familiar.

Second, don't be so hard on Kirito. There's no romantic behavior going on between him and Sinon, and she made that comment solely to irritate everyone and get back at Kirito for his behavior in Phantom Bullet. His response was just an acknowledgement of their friendship, and if I recall correctly from the light novels his promise to think of her extends not only to Shino, but to all of his other friends that gave him help in obtaining Excalibur. Thereafter, he only uses Excalibur for special reasons or on special occasions, rather than just using it for personal benefit, as a form of tribute to the fact that he owes his ownership of it to everyone who helped him out.

Lastly, Kirito's ego isn't really something to worry about. If you haven't noticed, he usually acts cocky and confident, but inside he's extremely unsure of himself and harbors many regrets and self-loathing for his previous failures. It's part of what makes him a legitimately good and complex character, because there's more to him than what he allows others to see on the surface.

Anyways, that's it for the Caliber mini arc. Up next is one of the most beloved stories in the series, which is saying quite a bit. I'll be looking forward to your reactions to it!
The next few episode are so goo, although I feel that the main storyline should have been Asuna's and the subplot should have been the SAO stuff honestly

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