Sword Art Online episode 20

The Birds is a REALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLY slow movie ya'll. Really, really slow. I know this because nothing is on TV as I look in awe at the Christmas ornaments scattered across my living room floor. I am like I need something to watch to pass the time. But NOOOOOOOOOOOO nothing else is on and it took like an hour for the attacks to happen. It was like watching The Titanic, waiting for the ship to crash.

Eventually. Because Kirito has been waiting forever.

Before I go to bed and forget that tomorrow will be Saturday and not Sunday like my messed up internal schedule thinks it is...one more episode. It should have been two but then HAHA I remembered I have every single Hello Kitty ornament ever. Up now is Sword Art Online episode 20. Spoilers for people wanting Kirito's pixelated body.

Well at least he's honest.

Episode Summary: Leafa ( I guess we are going with that spelling?) screams her little head off as Kirito rushes them through the cave. She gives him the eye as they end up in the sky and monsters fall to their doom. After that brief moment of fun they check how much time they have before the meeting. 20 minutes before the Salamanders arrive to ruin the meeting between the Sylphs and Cait Siths. Off they go as Kirito looks towards the World Tree. Yui lets them know the Salamanders are directly in front of them and will reach the meeting before them. Even though everything is visible/scramble Leafa just gives up. She thanks Kirito for trying but he needs to go on ahead and she will protect her leader Sakuya. Leafa reaches Sakuya right before the attack when Kirito demands everyone stop and listen to him. The General of the Salamanders Eugene comes forward to listen to what he thinks is a little nobody. Kirito explains to Eugene that he is the ambassador Spriggans-Undines and their alliance. And if the Salamanders attack this new alliance of Sylphs-Cait Siths all 4 races will attack the Salamanders. Eugene looks at Kirito and decides he is full of crap. He tells Kirito that if he can lost in a 30 second match against him the battle will be called off. Sakuya explains to Leafa and the audience that Eugene is one of the strongest players in the game with a super high level sword. His brother is the leader of the Salamanders and they should not be messed with. At the start of the battle Sakuya also explains that Eugene's sword has unique properties that cause it to phase in and out if being blocked by something. Kirito finds that out the hard way and has a bit of trouble in battle. Everyone watches as this newbie fights like a wild animal against Eugene. Kirito uses some of his magic to create a smokescreen.

Just....just a little?

During the confusion Kirito grabs Leafa's sword and becomes a two handed warrior. Eugene can only use his sword to block one and soon Kirito hacks Eugene into little tiny pieces. He “dies” and everyone rejoices. Sakuya and the leader of the Cait Siths Alicia are like what the hell is going on with this insanity. Sakuya brings Eugene back to life who still is wondering what Kirito is all about. A Salamander approaches and confirms that Kirito is working with the Undines as he was apart of the party that attacked Kirito and Leafa yesterday. Eugene believes the story now and leaves, promising to fight Kirito one day. After they leave everyone is like...was that true and Kirito is like um I started playing this game yesterday home slices. Leafa explains to Sakuya and Alicia that it was Sigurd who turned on them. Sakuya explains that the game is getting a patch that will allow players to change classes. Sigurd assumed he could get Salamander a bigger lead and rejoin the game as their race. Sakuya uses Alicia's magic to inform Sigurd that his plan was fail and he has been banished from their territory forever. Now that everything is cupcakes and puppies both ladies decide that they will flirt with Kirito and invite him to join their factions as a mercenary. Leafa starts to explain that Kirito is hers when she realizes she has know this dude for a hot minute. Kirito is like um I am trying to reach the tree.....Alicia says it will take two days to gather supplies so Kirito hands over all his cash to help in the process. Alicia and Sakuya promise to hurry and they leave. Yui yells at Kirito for cheating on mommy and Leafa asks why she isn't getting yelled. Kirito explains that he doesn't think of her as a girl thus she is not a threat. After she has a mini freak out moment the two head toward the base of the tree. In her cage Asuna waits for her captor to leave. When she thinks everything is safe she uses the code she has been trying to see for weeks and opens the door. Asuna takes a deep breath and ventures out into the dangers of the game without any equipment. THE END!

Now when you say that are you really asking Kirito out because you are really a monkey based society living in the scary future that may or may not actually be happening?

Again another easy episode to watch. With Sword Art Online you see things and that is what you get. Of course we are promised to learn the truth about the game next episode. Maybe things will flip on its head next week and it will turn out Kirito is a double agent and Asuna is trapped there because of him and the whole flying thing is draining people of their power in the real world. OR...you get what you get. I see now.

Flying is okay, running is not. I got it.

Leafa was pretty special during the cave. She has been playing this game for a year and has been flying around the sky. Running through a cave is scary though? Special. XD Of course everything Kirito does is amazing. I just thought Leafa was being overdramatic.

Um if we warned them how can I be the hero? DUH!

So in a game where one can fly in the sky and use high tech software to be in the game......there is no way to send messages to someone? OH WAIT! Recon sent Leafa message. So instead of trying to beat someone to a location you are too far away from why not drop them a line? Private Message anyone? No, no takers? If it was not possible to send a private message due to their location or Sakuya had it turned off for the meeting maybe that should have been explained. Because I didn't get that at all. I know everything can't be included from the source material but leaving out details like this makes things seem way more dramatic than they need to be.

Didn't you JUST get done saying this?

Dramatic? Oh that would be Leafa telling Kirito to go back, that he has done enough for her. That would have been okay had not 20 minutes earlier they had the exact same conversation. Like Groundhogs Day up in here folks. We get in Leafa!!! You is dumb and can't understand Japanese. Quit being impressed that Kirito is a loyal party member. He already said he was and went all the way to the spot. I mean....it is hard to explain why this was annoying. Just know that it was.

Oh no! Lets stand here and die since we have no other choice!

Alicia and Sakuya are leaders of their races and thus should be pretty powerful. How about instead of standing there waiting to get blasted you at least try to make some spells? Or at the very least the red shirt protectors should have thrown themselves in front of their leaders to give them time to log out. Standing there and looking dumb is not going to help anyone.

Um my lie was amazing dude. Do not doubt it.

Kirito and his lie was awesome. Mainly because he has been playing the game for like 24 hours. No one really believed him right? If he was telling the truth there would have been an Undine with Kirito. Or several. An entire army. Eugene should have just ordered everyone to blast away anyway. Even if there was an alliance the winnings from two race leaders should have/could have put them ahead of any other alliance.

Sounds super fair to me. XD

While Sakuya and Alicia were helpful explaining why Kirito was about to get his ass kicked maybe...just maybe they could have been spending that time asking Leafa what the hell was going on. Like we were doing just fine until tons of people came to kill them and a random stranger is what separates them from certain doom. Oh yes folks it was DOOM! DOOM!!!

Kirito is so angry his face is melting off!

Eugene seemed way too powerful for his own good. But the way Kirito beat him made sense and didn't require any anime magic. Kirito has spent some time as duel swordsmen so he knows what to do. What I thought was special was Kirito was allowed touch Leafa's sword. Like I understand that classes might not matter in this game but ownership should. X___X Maybe because they were in the same party? Seems weird.

What? No one wins against Kirito?! UNFAIR!

So after Kirito and Eugene had their bro moment it was time to tell Sigurd he sucks. I loved his argument for staying in the faction. Like without me the army won't run? Well considering you are trying to run it into the ground anyway what does it matter? It will fail with you and maybe it will fail without you. Sigurd needed a better back up plan in case things went wrong. Insert NOOOOOOS here.

He is MINE ladies. And by MINE I mean I met him like 5 minutes ago so back off.

As time goes on Kirito must be getting sexier and sexier. It usually takes girls a few hours for them to start throwing their panties at Kirito. And given how serious things were just 5 seconds ago, you know, the 5 seconds that you just met this dude....maybe you should wait on the offers to have Kirito be your personal...whatever. Granted this kid is pretty powerful but wait a few minutes. That is all that I ask.

So sayeth the ones with elf ears.

After Leafa got all jealous because she has known Kirito for 10 minutes and Kirito gave all his money away...off they go to the tree. I know that Kirito just wants to go to check things out but he does know that no one has been able to reach the top yet right? He acts like he can do it and no one really seems to be telling him that is not possible. Do they not care about his tiny and confused feelings? Or is everyone amazed by his power to do everything better than everyone else? XD

Good job Asuna. Better escape now before more people hit on Kirito.

The episode ends with Asuna escaping her cage. I was going to mock her but then I realized that the area is probably dangerous and she has no weapons. So the dramatic moment was necessary. Now wouldn't it be hilarious if Kirito gets to the base of the tree and sees Asuna as she has flung herself off it? XD.....Well I thought it was funny.