SAO Fans: If you could add in or remove one thing from one episode of SAO, what would it be?

everythingtrulywrongwithsao:

aincradknightnatlis:

I’d probably add in a scene right after Kirito defeats Nicholas the Renegade, letting out a cry of anguish, the image of Sachi flashing in his head, once he sees that the Divine Stone of Returning Soul’s limits on reviving dead players, and ending with him heading back towards Klein’s group with that empty look in his eyes, thinking if there’s any point to continue fighting to survive. I think this could add much more impact to the episode than it already has, especially with Sachi’s final message.

I’d remove that one scene in Episode 25 where Silica and Lisbeth talk about their Kirito crush and the SAO Clearing Party. The reasons for that are:

• What was the point of establishing Lisbeth is still interested in Kirito, after the climax of her character arc was all about giving up on her feelings for him for the sake of her friend?
• Similarly, why establish Silica as interested in Kirito when she explicitly states she sees him like an older brother at the end of her episode?
• The entire concept of their weird alliance/truce to flirt on a taken guy,whose girlfriend is Asuna, Lisbeth’s best friend, just makes both of them seem awfully immature.

Nothing comes out of it, but this scene still portrays these two pretty neat characters who didn’t get much screentime as obsessive girls who have no respect for their friends’ relationship, and kinda ignores their character arcs.

If I had to add something to that part, I’d just add the parts of that cafeteria talk that weren’t covered in the anime, such as Lisbeth commenting on her hospital visit to Asuna and Silica and Suguha’s friendship.