Sword Art Online: Alicization – Episode 23 Discussion (Anime Only)

Episode 23: Administrator

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Episode 22 - Titan of the Sword

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Episode 1 – Underworld

Sword Art Online: Alicization – Episode 23 Discussion (Anime Only)

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rip eugeo

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mymemecupoverfloweth
BigPapaJuan69

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AxiomAegis
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Dauglypickle2710

Administrator is so damn cocky. I hope next episode Kirito stabs her with his sword and he has to explain that it’s made of wood, not metal.

Eugeo can’t be dead, right? His sword froze his blood and stopped the bleeding.

likith101

The last time I saw him,half his body is missing.

Dauglypickle2710

Yeah, but his sword froze his blood and stopped the bleeding, so his life isn’t draining.

NinjaFish63

His legs aren't connected to his heart tho so their hp should drain

KBNF-Phoenix

Ya but... he’s in two..

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FroztedMech

It was really nice seeing Eugeo in sword mode stabbing her, seeing her blood was weirdly satisfying.

Crimsonavenger2000

His sword broke tho ;/

Dauglypickle2710

He’s not bleeding though, which means his life isn’t draining. He’s just incapacitated at the moment

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Simusar

His sword breaking like that is an indicator that he's dead. That being said, we don't know for sure. Kirito had his hand cut off in Aincrad and it came back later.

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TheDementedPalkia
  1. Well that was...surprising. Was not expecting Eugeo to turn into a sword.

  2. Quinella is a fucking bitch.

  3. Having to wait a week to see what's up with Eugeo is fucking killing me.

XRaider927

Quinella is a f***ing thot

TheDementedPalkia

Tru

Ksaraf23

No. She’s the QUEEN of f***ing thots!

TheJeep25

You know she's the queen of every whore that ever existed when you're more likely to spare Myne (from The rising of the Shield hero) than her!

(I'm not a LN reader but I would feel really bad to say that if it's actually Asuna that's controlling/helping her on the other side)

ChartsUI

Asuna to Kirito, after killing Eugeo, Alice, and cardinal as Administrator and erasing half the population

It's just a prank babe

ThunderChaser

erasing half the population

Thanos, is that you?

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You know an episode was bonkers when the OP doesn't play until the end.

Now that I watch again the OP has really been hinting that Eugeo was going to be killed, but I never believed it, I still call BS, there's no way he's staying dead, but that was so brutal

Cardinal's death was a savage way to go out too, Quinella is such an arsehole, can't wait until Kirito (hopefully) destroys her and everything she stands for next episode

I want Quinella to have her ideology destroyed while she's taught what it means to wield a sword by a duel wielding Kirito who breaks her down with ruthless precision, literally nothing would make me happier than that.

AsiansAreLit

Please, im waiting for the duel wielding kirito

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Yeah, I mean they can't really tease us with Alice saying that it looked right when Kirito was holding both his and Eugeo's swords a few episodes ago and then not give us duel wielding right? right?

...Oh god it's gonna be like Excalibur all over again

joshkitty

They also mentioned about a dozen times how "NOBODY can wield more than one weapon" the last few episodes.

Everett_LoL

No body could in other “games” as well but it was always his skill. Even from the original SAO.

Rieiid

Yep, I imagine with the "imagination" thing it could happen. He transformed into his SAO self a couple episodes ago, so maybe his willpower will allow him to use another sword somehow or something like that.

MostlyPoorDecisions

dual wield, as in 2.

ChibiSteak

It drives me mad to no end with how little Kirito uses dual wielding

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Alice had a line in this episode that implied that it's against the rules of the underworld because no-one can have a connection with more than one sword, so I guess that's how it's being explained

It is frustrating though that it's Kirito's iconic move, and it gets teased so much, but really we've only ever seen him use dual wielding 7 times that I can think of in the whole show, with 5 of those being in the first season

Toahpt

Didn't Kirito and Eugeo's teacher (whose name I don't recall right now) say that she thought that there was something else Kirito is capable of that he never showed her, and he didn't really confirm nor deny? I thought that was an allusion to dual wielding as well.

BleedingUranium

Indeed.

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Everett_LoL

I thought he was gonna wield Eugeo and that would be a little “loop-hole” and he now wields two swords. Eh opportunity missed IMO.

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FroztedMech

I was a bit confused, Cardinal basically lost her life for nothing right? Since Quinella harmed them anyway

AFellow_2003

I guess that Quinella was originally gonna let them go, but she changed her mind as soon as they took down the sword golem.

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Amiterasesoo

When Quinella is getting ready to attack Kirito after finishing with Eugeo, she says a few things that caught my attention. "I'll have that person give me a full account later", and "let's meet again someday on the other side" stood out as being being weird to me. Who is "that person"? Is somebody back at the lab helping her? I have been wondering why they haven't done anything about her takeover yet back there.

I also interpreted her "on the other side" comment to be talking about the real world, which would mean she thinks she has a way to escape out of the simulation. But I guess it could be possible she just meant meet again after death or something.

CrimsonKingXIII

Well there was something strange going on many episodes back where the ship that Kirito and Asuna are on had it's escort just up and leave for unknown reasons, so something strange is definitely going on in the outside world.

BleedingUranium

And keep in mind that lunch scene was only a few minutes ago in the real world.

Vazh93

This. Plus they did mention that the goal of the experiment was to create soldiers that would kill without any remorse which is what Quinella was able to do with her sword puppet. So it does kinda make sense that they let her continue what she is doing.

Azurd

Since episode 20 it was clear that someone is helping her from outside; but it actually blows my mind the "let's meet on the other side". Is she also a human from real world?

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Dat man with glases i think minister of somethnig

diesal3

Considering how Quinella has so far talked about the Underworld in our terms to Kirito and Cardinal, along with how she's explored the entirety of the command list (in her quest for immortality), it wouldn't surprise me if she has interacted with people in the labs.

If we draw parallels with current VR, it's probably easiest for someone to dive into the Underworld and have quite a few good long chats with Quinella about our world.

The other alternative that I'm going to entertain is that the person "dails in via video link" into the Underworld and has a chat with Quinella. The Underworld is a digital world, and so you'd expect for there to be a way to interact with outside sources of input.

In both of these cases, you'd have to be working pretty closely with the tech to be able to do it undetected.

DRIESASTER

I think she might upload herself into one of those robots back at the lab.

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Didn't glasses guy (can't spell his name) say that they had 2 robots and they couldn't let them see the other

At first I thought that maybe Kayaba's consciousness had been uploaded to that robot, but now I'm thinking that Quinella has tried and maybe succeeded in uploading her consciousness too it, it would explain why she sleeps for so long even if she could only exist in the robot for a few minutes at a time

DRIESASTER

'd be pretty sick, but i imagine she'd be weak af irl.

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Nosiege

Is somebody back at the lab helping her?

Remember that guy who made the walking robot AI? That Robot is Quinella. Feel old yet? /s

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jj-11

Fairwell Eugeo, Cardinal.

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ItsNalak

Well that was certainly a plot heavy episode. Now to spend the next week trying to process that Eugeo turned into a flying sword and then died all in the same episode.

nickal_alteran1988

Dont forget that he cut out quinella's arm too lol

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Flyingpiggies90

TBH thought that Kirito was going to dual wield eugeo and his wood sword to kill admin. Anyone else ?

FroztedMech

I was completely expecting that, but I noticed that there was nowhere Kirito could have grabbed Sword Eugeo, as their was no handle. Also, I know Eugeo wasn't a metal sword, but I don't remember them saying he was wooden, did I just miss it?

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F in the chat for Eugeo, Charlotte,Cardinal. Been long since I felt such emotion in an episode. Also can't wait for next episode for Kirito to fkin kill that bi*ch quinella.

Sr-Agregorio__

Black Swordsman is back bitches

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sgchase88

Can’t decide if I hate myne or quinella more, fuck both those Thots

ExpiredWarranty

Quinella is a thot but has the strength to back it up though. Myne is just a bitch who’s really good at being a bitch and nothing else

DRIESASTER

I personally hate myne more but both are fucking bitches.

Aetherdraw

Myne. Quinella's being an open bitch to everyone, while Myne think's she all that. At least Quinella can back her words with action.

redhoodguy

Myne?

sgchase88

The thot of the rising of the shield hero sends her regards

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AFellow_2003

Also, I'm low key glad they actually ended with the OP. It would've killed me to see forget-me-not after Eugeo's death.

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SaintNeos

actually ended with the ED

It think you meant Opening there :O

tbob408

idk if it's unpopular, but I think I like reona a bit more than asca. also, the goal should have been to kill the audience. I almost wish we saw more of Kiritos thoughts on his best friend dying.

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mymemecupoverfloweth

Who else thought that Kirito was going to dual wield his sword and Eugeo and kill the administrator?

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Blales

This is what I wanted personally...

Pelephant17

Who said that won't still happen?

Blales

I really want this. My body needs it.

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I_Love_Alice

I think the anime did a pretty good job of explaining how the sword golem (and Eugeo in the same way) functions, for the amount of time they spent on that dialogue.

If you want the detailed explanation as to how and why that happened, download Volume 14 of the fan-translated PDF (which can be found here) and read from page 259-301.

McStoickson

So 42 pages of explanation? I'd call that very detailed.

I_Love_Alice

Explanation and inner reflections about what's being discussed, yeah.

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VitL_Assassin

When Quinella tells Kirito "let's meet on the other side." I believe it is a hint that she is a human from the other side just like Kirito. It would explain those long "naps" that she takes. She isn't actually napping, it's her logging out of the game.

DriftKaiser

Not a human but in robot form maybe? Cos one of the guys at the turtle base mentioned to Asune that they want to create an AI for robot soldiers or something like that.

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AFellow_2003

Nothing to say except this:

"Eugeo! Nooooooooooo!"

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IntegrityKnight

I am absolutely speechless. And I’m trying my best to stay cool but it’s not really working.

theguyfromuncle420__

Thanos and Quinella crossover confirmed?

TheDementedPalkia

Lol good one didnt think of that.

dtape467

one male, one female, perfectly balanced, as all things should be

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Some-Gay-Korean

I died a little when Eugeo was the one narrating at the end. </3

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So is Quinella basically Thanos now with the whole kill-half-the-population now?

Eugeo: You throw another sword at me, and I'm gonna lose it.

AdminisThanos: Eugeo.

Eugeo: You know me?

AdminisThanos: I do. You're not the only one cursed with knowledge.

Eugeo: My only curse is you!

(Eugeo turns into a sword, fight scene, AdminisThanos gets an arm chopped off. She wipes some of the blood off the wound and looks at it)

AdminisThanos: All that for a single limb.

Proceeds to wreck Sword-Eugeo's shit. Sword Eugeo starts to splinter during the final clash

AdminisThanos: You have my respect, Eugeo. When my army is finished half of humanity will still be alive. I hope they remember you.

ghostman587

So.... Eugeo became Jesus?

Blales

He'll be back in 3 episodes, right?

BigPapaJuan69

THANOSNELLA

Y_Sora_M

Bruh they made the preview in Eugeo's voice too. Please man its too much

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Honestly, I’m proud that we got the hint from the ops and eds.. I already what was gonna happen to Eugeo but somehow shocked how will he die.. Alice’s memories is still there; safe and sound.. Also liked the part Kirito flashbacked about people saving him and stuff.. I also would freak out if alice died coz one of my theories she’s with kirito.. And reuniting with eugeo again in the ops.. But yea.. Amazing eps.. Can’t wait for the future eps.. Just to make things clear.. Quinella said something about meeting Kirito to the other side.. But Quinella isn’t a human thats why Cardinal can kill her.. Maybe she has contact with Rath? Who knows.. Im excited to see what sword will Kirito use to DUAL WIELD..(not sure if he will but im hyped if it does..) (IM NOT A LN READER SO PLS DONT SPOIL ME JUST SAY SOMETHING BOUT OPS AND EDS WE COULD TALK ABOUT AND MAKE THEORIES ON.. THANKS :)) I would also be glad is Asuna is actually a part of Underworld if its possible..

sgchase88

I’m sure eugeo will be back. Kirito needs to do Kirito things, pick up another sword and defeat the final boss

furosuto81

400+ screenshots and about 4-5 hours later, here are the stitches from this week episode. Lots of Administrator, Sword Golem, and the gang facing off. Enjoy!

Sword Art Online: Alicization - Episode 23 Stitches

BRONsexualToLA

Administrator vs Administrator!! Let's fucking Go!!!!

al3xtremo

I liked how they quickly answered a question I had about last week's episode. When Cardinal appeared why was Quinella just watching. Turns out she was preparing that disconnect thing she did to trap Cardinal once and for all.

Why was she just watching as Eugeo turned into a sword? Ego of course. She probably finds their struggles humorous and feels nothing they do can touch her. Eugeo's sacrifice not only robbed her of her arm but no doubt cracked that ego of her's as well.

Loved that call back to season 1 with Asuna. He snapped out of it just in time to not let that mistake happen again. Cheesy AF but I wanted someone to tell him...."Rise Kirito"......where's Kayaba

CrimsonKingXIII

This episode hit hard, we lose both Cardinal and Eugeo in the same episode, also almost lost Alice as well. At least Eugeo's final attack was effective, took out the sword golem and managed to make Quinella experience one epic scratch

TarkanV

So what happens to that knight that Cardinal brought in to heal then :o ?

ZeHaffen [OP]

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Surcept

The real mvp

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