Sword Art Online: Alicization – War of Underworld

Apr 05, 2022

It seemed too far from the initial two seasons. I mean, it seems like an interesting concept but the “throwing you in the deep end” they do in the first episode is disorienting. I had to double check that I was watching the right show. And even after that I found myself bored and skipping to about halfway where the original characters from the last two seasons made an appearance, but even then, the show was missing that feeling the first two seasons had. It’s definitely subjective, but it reminds me of the last season of Attack on Titan. I had to watch videos and read up on the lore before I could enjoy it, and I didn’t want to do that for Alicization. I had just finished rewatching season 2 and season 3 being such a disconnect from it, honestly kind of sucked. I hope the rest of the season is better, maybe I’ll finish it in the future. But I kind of don’t want to ruin the vibe of the last two, nothing is worse than a bad ending to a good story.