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Regalingualius posted:Yet if they'd actually executed the lot of them, we would've missed out on the season that revitalized the show. This makes sense, but at the same time, having a brain-washed avatar to do your bidding is plenty of motivation for the kidnapping. When someone robs a bank, you don't bother asking what they were planning to buy. thexerox123 posted:Probably for the same reasons that many countries/societies in the real world don't practice capital punishment? Yeah, but those countries also have laws against cruel and unsual punishments, and I'd say being locked in a volcanoe and given just enough water to keep you from dying qualifies as that. It's safe to say no one was concerned for the well being of those prisoners.
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Poison Mushroom posted:I just watched the first episode of Season 4 today, and in general, I feel like this season is competent but less... textured. There's not as much attention to detail, not nearly as many little things that you might miss on the first go-through that hint as to the bigger picture. Not showing the Squirrelbenders as tired and ragged is just one example. This feels like they're repeating some of the mistakes of AtLA Season 1 all over again. There's nothing to pay attention to aside from the direct plot on the screen, and that bothers me, because it gives me the impression that they don't know where they're going with the season. I really hope I'm wrong, but I'm just getting the impression that the producers simply haven't grokked their own story. This seems like a totally fair and reasonable judgment to make after one episode. I don't really give a gently caress about this show but I think it's really funny how some of you can't wait more than one episode before diagnosing flaws with the entire season.
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LOK: Teaching children to see the merits of the death penalty since 2013. Ps. Season openers are usually the episodes that have the most attention to detail. Fading the colors of one of the jumpsuits a little bit could have been nice, but we should remember that gliding was made only for rule of cool and you don't want your superheros looking untidy. Sithsaber fucked around with this message at 16:11 on Oct 5, 2014 |
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Sithsaber posted:LOK: Teaching children to see the merits of the death penalty since 2013. Really it started with Aang's past lives, "Ozai? I'd kill the fucker and so should you."
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Oct 5, 2014 16:12
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thexerox123 posted:Yeah, but even in countries in the real world with the death penalty there are people held in cruel and unusual ways. Just look at Chelsea Manning or Guantanamo Bay. We know him as Bradley. (Malik Al Shabaz changed his name three times but he is only remembered by the monicker he used when he made a name for himself) Spoiler Alert: the villain of season 6 will be a genderbender.
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Aggressive pricing posted:This makes sense, but at the same time, having a brain-washed avatar to do your bidding is plenty of motivation for the kidnapping. When someone robs a bank, you don't bother asking what they were planning to buy. That's the thing, though: until Korra's conversation with Zaheer in the Spirit World in the middle of the season, the heroes quite seriously didn't know anything about their plot, not even the original indoctrination plan.
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thexerox123 posted:Yeah, but even in countries in the real world with the death penalty there are people held in cruel and unusual ways. Just look at Chelsea Manning or Guantanamo Bay. That's no excuse, really what it comes down to is the society in AvatarWorld has an insane respect for life, benders are contantly pulling their punches so definitely fatal attacks just sort of bounce off people. Regalingualius posted:That's the thing, though: until Korra's conversation with Zaheer in the Spirit World in the middle of the season, the heroes quite seriously didn't know anything about their plot, not even the original indoctrination plan. But why else kidnap an infant avatar? It doesn't take a genius to guess their plan. Aggressive pricing fucked around with this message at 16:18 on Oct 5, 2014 |
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Sithsaber posted:We know him as Bradley. I'm not even going to address this dumb poo poo. I edited my post just because I realized that the real-world equivalent existing didn't have much to do with whether they were right to lock those 4 up as they did. But, I mean, if we lived in a world with bending, our super-max prisons might seem a bit excessive, too. thexerox123 fucked around with this message at 16:19 on Oct 5, 2014 |
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Oct 5, 2014 16:17
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thexerox123 posted:I'm not even going to address this dumb poo poo. Ok? I always have a problem with understanding the need for retroactive editing of arguments, especially after you've already been quoted.
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Sithsaber posted:We know him as Bradley. gently caress off.
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Sithsaber posted:Ok? I always have a problem with understanding the need for retroactive editing of arguments, especially after you've already been quoted. No, I edited it before you replied with a quote. If I had seen that it had been quoted first, I wouldn't have bothered. thexerox123 fucked around with this message at 16:23 on Oct 5, 2014 |
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DoctorWhat posted:Needs to gently caress off. Fixed that for ya. Ps. You edited out my off topic point behind saying that.
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Holy poo poo you idiots, do not engage Sithsaber.
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Poison Mushroom posted:I just watched the first episode of Season 4 today, and in general, I feel like this season is competent but less... textured. There's not as much attention to detail, not nearly as many little things that you might miss on the first go-through that hint as to the bigger picture. Not showing the Squirrelbenders as tired and ragged is just one example. This feels like they're repeating some of the mistakes of AtLA Season 1 all over again. There's nothing to pay attention to aside from the direct plot on the screen, and that bothers me, because it gives me the impression that they don't know where they're going with the season. I really hope I'm wrong, but I'm just getting the impression that the producers simply haven't grokked their own story. I don't know how you could possibly extrapolate this sweeping judgment after one episode.
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Aggressive pricing posted:Why devote a huge amount of resources to keep people alive in the least humane conditions imaginable? The best answer to this, which I'm surprised no one has said, is 'it's a kid's show, what the gently caress do you expect?'.
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MrAristocrates posted:Holy poo poo you idiots, do not engage Sithsaber. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Tra65h06koA This thread was fine until you opened the gates of anime. Now we're all critiquing LOK because we can't stop thinking about superior Japanese cartoons. Ps. To counter aggressive pricing's point, this show has depicted forced conscription and MURDER-SUICIDE! Maybe it would have worked better if the red lotus got to the final prisoner just in time to stop execution by burning? Sithsaber fucked around with this message at 16:38 on Oct 5, 2014 |
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Nobody is to blame for Sithsaber except everyone that quotes him.
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Jackard posted:Nobody is to blame for Sithsaber except everyone who pointlessly insults him. Bye!
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Sydin posted:Legend of Korra Book 4.44 This Is (Not) A Good Thread.
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First episode was pretty solid world building. New baddie's first scene was pretty great- but after the last season's gang of villians I do hope she has some buddies that tag along.
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EatinCake posted:First episode was pretty solid world building. New baddie's first scene was pretty great- but after the last season's gang of villians I do hope she has some buddies that tag along. Varrick and Zhu Li will do a thing.
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MrAristocrates posted:Holy poo poo you idiots, do not engage Sithsaber. "Woah, three new pages in the Korra thread?"
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EatinCake posted:First episode was pretty solid world building. New baddie's first scene was pretty great- but after the last season's gang of villians I do hope she has some buddies that tag along. 
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Harold Cooplowski posted:"Woah, three new pages in the Korra thread?" You're welcome.
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EatinCake posted:First episode was pretty solid world building. New baddie's first scene was pretty great- but after the last season's gang of villians I do hope she has some buddies that tag along. A woman with the power to spawn and fire an infinite number of deadly metal discs at people doesn't need a gang. (she also has an army at her disposal) (but it doesn't matter because the season's true villain is Korra's self-doubt) (which Jinora will also inexplicably cure at the last minute)
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Zedd posted:Bolin. Speaking of, anyone remembers this? http://pjbyrne.tumblr.com/post/97337099923/i-would-have-happily-done-this-for-free-scream That does not bode well for Bolin, I think. Something really bad is going to happen.
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Aggressive pricing posted:That's no excuse, really what it comes down to is the society in AvatarWorld has an insane respect for life, benders are contantly pulling their punches so definitely fatal attacks just sort of bounce off people. it helps when the people in your society are cartoon characters who can survive huge boulders crashing into their torsos PupsOfWar fucked around with this message at 18:16 on Oct 5, 2014 |
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Sithsaber posted:Fixed that for ya. Because your point doesn't make any sense. Her name is Chelsea and the appropriate pronoun is "she", and if you're taking issue with that then you can eat poo poo because a basic regard for a human being's self-determination is the loving MINIMUM of respect you need to give her or ANYONE else. You went OUT OF YOUR WAY to concoct an excuse to deliberately and loudly misgender her and that's a lovely thing to do.
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Korra is awesome, gently caress the haters.
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X_Toad posted:Speaking of, anyone remembers this? PAAAAABUUUUUUUU!!!
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DoctorWhat posted:Because your point doesn't make any sense. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5u7IHY0sH94 We're not talking respect, we're talking notoriety. On top of that I've got problems with the reductionism inherent in third wave gender politics. This is off topic and should stop before the mods pounce me. Sithsaber fucked around with this message at 18:31 on Oct 5, 2014 |
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Irish Joe posted:(she also has an army at her disposal) That said, Amon's lietuent was a cool dude.
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PupsOfWar posted:it helps when the people in your society are cartoon characters who can survive huge boulders crashing into their torsos
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X_Toad posted:Speaking of, anyone remembers this? I'm not so sure. These writers do like to use Bolin's pain as comic relief--see the Eska relationship, Korra relationship, etc. Plus, PJ Byrne was smiling and seeming to have a lot of fun--kind of incongruous for a serious scene. I do think Bolin's going to go through a lot this season and grow up a lot but I wouldn't take this as evidence on its own.
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Kai's going to see sword dude in the earth bender army, Opal believes him, they get captured, Bolin has to go hero again. It's cool
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Democratic Pirate posted:Kai's going to see sword dude in the earth bender army, Opal believes him, they get captured, Bolin has to go hero again. It's cool Pretty sure as soon as Kuvira does something bad to them/any Airbender/anyone who won't join up Bolin is going to realize what's going on and switch sides.
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No, you fools, when Kuvira will be ready to finish off Korra, Bolin's gonna lavabend the poo poo out of her and proclaim himself as this season's true bad guy. Just you wait.
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PiedPiper posted:No, you fools, when Kuvira will be ready to finish off Korra, Bolin's gonna lavabend the poo poo out of her and proclaim himself as this season's true bad guy. Just you wait. That's what happened to Pabu, roasted fire ferret...
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