Taking advantage of the two weeks leave I have over the Christmas I went and watched Sword Art Online II (good thing it finished by the 20th too).

GGO arc (first 14 episodes) was good, if a bit too much reminiscing and talking dragging it out a bit. Trying to find out the identity of Death Gun kept it going although there were times where it was a slog. Too bad there weren't many good fights although the final face off against Death Gun was brief but sweet.

Calibur arc (three episodes) provided a nice change of pace and also cool that it goes back to the fantasy roots.

Mother's Rosario arc (last seven episodes) was so sad! The ending was emotional and it rivals the sadness with Sachi's story in the first season. The fight between Asuna and Zekken was the best fight scene in the whole season.

Fingers cross that we don't have to wait another two years for the third season.