I've caught up to episode 8, and I honestly feel like this show will go downhill from here. The "major event" during episodes 7 and 8 was pretty obvious and I'm not sure how they'll capitalize on it. I almost feel like it's the climax of the show and don't know how I feel about it. I realize they'll need to explain it more and whatnot but I'm not sure how well it will be done. I have 0 knowledge of the manga, so I don't know if this is just the start of some massive plot twist but I'm staying cautiously optimistic about future eps. I don't want it to become another SAO.