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I was fine with Jinora, and I liked that Ikki got more screentime and showed that she could be resourceful and personable. I hope Meelo fades out for the rest of the season.
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# ? Oct 25, 2014 00:10 |
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# ? Jun 5, 2024 23:54 |
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Did people forget Aang learning to open all seven of his chakras in like twenty minutes? I mean, the seventh got blocked for a while for plot reasons, but Korra dealt with her block for three years.
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# ? Oct 25, 2014 00:18 |
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Meelo is dumb, but Ikki was great and she finally got some screentime and character time that she desperately needed.
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# ? Oct 25, 2014 00:20 |
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I thought the kids were the best part about the episode, honestly. They seemed exactly like kids who were going out on their first big trip. I thought Ikki shone through, what with her playing those guards like a fiddle. Reminded of Aang in a way. Maybe I just liked the fun tone as opposed to the serious nature the first three episodes had. Korra finally getting the poison out isn't really cheap, as she had spent six months with Toph. Pretty sure you just don't get over a traumatic experience like the final fight against the Red Lotus right away. I thought it was appropriate she finally let go of her emotional baggage almost four years after the incident. Sometimes those barriers are difficult for people to break through. tl;dr: The episode was fine, if a bit excessive with some of the Meelo. Action will definitely pick up next week
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# ? Oct 25, 2014 00:24 |
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Has anyone put up a translation of Kuvira's contract?
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# ? Oct 25, 2014 00:25 |
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Someone on Avatar Wiki posted a translation:quote:"The Yai State shall be dissolved under this contract, and under the regulations mentioned in this contract; and under the appointment of the international community, shall come under the protection and regulation of the Great Interim President of the Earth Nation, Kuvira of the Metal Clan."
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# ? Oct 25, 2014 00:29 |
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SpiderHyphenMan posted:It haunted her around the world for six months. This post owns and should be quoted forever.
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# ? Oct 25, 2014 00:31 |
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RareAcumen posted:Oh, she got fixed already. Well drat, I guess that the mercury was pretty much the only problem. I was expecting her Avatar State version of herself to be a much bigger problem in the series but oh well.
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# ? Oct 25, 2014 01:44 |
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Sydin posted:I'm assuming both he and Zaheer will return, along with somebody associated with season 2's plot (Varrik I guess?) and Korra will have a confrontation with an artifact of each of the previous villain plotlines. Each of them can represent how Kuvira stands at the opposite extreme of each of the previous villain's agendas: threatening equality with her conquest, the spirit/human balance with her abuse of spirits for technology, and freedom via fascism. How about Desna and Eska instead of Varrick, since he's currently off with Kuvira and was never associated with Unalaq's plan? They grew up under the care of Unalaq and supported him until almost the end of Season 2. If anyone has insight into Unalaq's failings as a theocrat it's them. Or, you know, Tonraq since they grew up together, but I just want to see the twins again. BrianWilly posted:Translation Ha, I love that Kuvira's having them pledge allegiance to her personally and the Earth "Nation" rather than Wu and the Earth "Kingdom." Unless the Kingdom/Nation mix-up is the translator's mistake.
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# ? Oct 25, 2014 01:46 |
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Hating an episode of a show aimed at kids because it focuses on the kiddie characters instead of focusing nonstop on the politics because this is a Very Serious Show For Adults is pretty laughable to me, but whatever. Meelo's an rear end in a top hat, but that's pretty much acknowledged and it's basically his thing. A cute episode, though it was weirdly filler considering how plot-driven the entirety of season 3 and this season has been so far, which probably means the next episode will be a drama-fueled two-parter. This episode will probably seem better if (when) the entire season comes out on DVD and is seen back-to-back methinks as a breather.
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# ? Oct 25, 2014 01:52 |
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Actually, I think it'd be neat if her PTSD wasn't banished completely. If it came back to haunt her later on, but she'd work through it and struggle onwards despite it. It should be something she'll live with for the rest of her life, but something that she can control, manage, and overcome in its worst aspects. I think it'd be pretty realistic, and uplifting. Still, I'm glad we got Korra back, it's better to have some progress rather than having a character mope on it for the entire show, like Evangelion.
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# ? Oct 25, 2014 02:31 |
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The Milo/Jinora/Ikki storyline from this episode was quite boring and annoying. Imo they should refrain from giving Milo too much screen time, cuz annoying lines, no real characters just some goofy traits, and annoying voice acting. Im kinda excited for whats coming tho. Korra taking on Kuvira (one of the best antagonists so far imo) is going to be awesome.
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# ? Oct 25, 2014 02:42 |
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SpiderHyphenMan posted:It haunted her around the world for six months. The way it worked in the episode kinda felt like kinda just stopped being an issue immediately is all. I dunno. I don't have a lot of introspection or analyzation on the episodes anyway so whatever's on the surface is basically all I'm getting out of it. I was just really expecting something different to resolving that is all. Like DrSunshine posted:Actually, I think it'd be neat if her PTSD wasn't banished completely. If it came back to haunt her later on, but she'd work through it and struggle onwards despite it. Something kinda like that but just for her Avatar state stalker version of herself. She'd get the poison out and be feeling great and manage to actually fight someone and win again but then she'd see it again and realize that there's something else going on besides it just being poison and fear. I dunno. But I was expecting something totally different and I don't think that I really got what was going on anymore?
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# ? Oct 25, 2014 02:43 |
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I'm glad that Korra's basically figured out that she needs to start thinking about WHY people want to change the world. I hope when she gets back to Republic City she's told "GO TAKE OUT KUVIRA" and she says "Not yet," but I doubt it. Kuvira has to take Zaofu after all.
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# ? Oct 25, 2014 02:49 |
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Bizarrely I think Kuvira would be great if she were an unsubtle, evil character. It's pretty strange given that the best villain of the first season was by far the most nuanced, but if they are going with a non-spiritual antagonist I think it would be fun if she turned into a reactionary near-psychopath. It would be great for a political message, but I doubt that would fly with Nickelodeon. And that is assuming there won't be any spirit bending shenanigans later on in the season.
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# ? Oct 25, 2014 03:01 |
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Come to think of it, if Kuvira has a decent amount of metalbenders in her army then the Zaofu battle could be potentially be one of the best battle scenes in the avatar series. People just ripping off parts of the city and throwing sharp metal shards at each other willy-nilly. It'll probably just be average, and we certainly aren't going to get a Lord of the Rings style battle on Nickelodeon, but hopefully they can pull off some cool things, as there's a lot of potential coolness there. I'm sure we'll at least see Kuvira do cool metal things, so that's always fun.
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# ? Oct 25, 2014 03:02 |
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VanSandman posted:I'm glad that Korra's basically figured out that she needs to start thinking about WHY people want to change the world. I hope when she gets back to Republic City she's told "GO TAKE OUT KUVIRA" and she says "Not yet," but I doubt it. Kuvira has to take Zaofu after all. Or Suyin could just hold them off Siege of the North-style. I'm still curious if anyone we already know will end up being a member of the Red Lotus. I'm hoping Raiko won't.
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# ? Oct 25, 2014 03:16 |
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Sato posted:Or Suyin could just hold them off Siege of the North-style. Korra installs herself has God-Empresses of Earth.
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# ? Oct 25, 2014 03:30 |
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Sato posted:Or Suyin could just hold them off Siege of the North-style. The Red Lotus literally said they were there to murder Raiko in Season 3.
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# ? Oct 25, 2014 03:36 |
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Charlz Guybon posted:Wu discredits Monarchy, Kuvira discredits Fascism, Raiko discredits Democracy, what's left? Season 2 put down theocracy. She'll be elected Eternal President and Pai Sho Rules Standardizer. VanSandman fucked around with this message at 03:45 on Oct 25, 2014 |
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ImpAtom posted:The Red Lotus literally said they were there to murder Raiko in Season 3. Maybe he broke off--Unalaq was a member of the Red Lotus and he was a world leader. I just don't want Raiko to turn out to be evil or something and want him to remain purely a politician.
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# ? Oct 25, 2014 03:43 |
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A good poster posted:Has anyone put up a translation of Kuvira's contract? http://avatar.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:1279007
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# ? Oct 25, 2014 05:32 |
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I really am loving the expressions this season.
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# ? Oct 25, 2014 05:40 |
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I enjoyed this episode; it had a lot of the humor of the original series. If you didn't smile at that soldier's little "Nailed it" fist pump after he tossed the macaroon to Ikki you have no soul. I assume that we are going to see the kids again in this season and it's not gonna be ALL KORRA ALL THE TIME. I think this episode is establishing how they have all grown up a bit and what that means for each of them because we will see Meelo and Ikki mature this season like we did with Jinora last season. With Meelo they've established 1) the same obnoxious behavior as before won't fly as he gets older, 2) he's trying to establish his identity as a "man" and 3) he'll be a loving holy terror once he becomes a teenager. With Ikki they've established that she's very naive. She spooks an animal and then chases after it for a stupid loving reason and when captured she inadvertently blabs their whole mission to those two soldiers. As the season goes on I think we will see Ikki get a little more canny and Meelo will have some of his rough edges sanded down by his experiences.
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# ? Oct 25, 2014 05:59 |
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Preview clip of the next episode. Tumblr link for those who are too cool for Nick.com. Baatar the 2nd going full-tilt Percy Weasley.
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# ? Oct 25, 2014 06:28 |
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This episode taught me that if anything Ikki takes after Aang and I am totally ok with that At first I thought she was just being a dumb kid blabbing to the soldiers, then it dawned on me that she was using them for information and bam, rescue. Too bad that we may not see any more Toph for the rest of the season unless she comes out of the swamp to help her daughters
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# ? Oct 25, 2014 06:36 |
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Probably Magic posted:Hating an episode of a show aimed at kids because it focuses on the kiddie characters instead of focusing nonstop on the politics because this is a Very Serious Show For Adults is pretty laughable to me, but whatever. Meelo's an rear end in a top hat, but that's pretty much acknowledged and it's basically his thing. im very aware this show is for children but meelo was still very annoying this episode. it wasnt even all the kids it was pretty much just him, the voice acting was not good and neither were his lines.
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# ? Oct 25, 2014 07:41 |
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Misandrist Wytch posted:im very aware this show is for children but meelo was still very annoying this episode. it wasnt even all the kids it was pretty much just him, the voice acting was not good and neither were his lines. Meelo, though, was weird. I mean, where did he get those obnoxious views? It's not like Tenzin socialised him into "be a MAN, put down your sisters". It felt like pushing a stereotype onto a character that can't really support it. Badly written. The delivery only made it worse.
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# ? Oct 25, 2014 08:04 |
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Meelo is just a mini-Bumi. Hopefully, when they reintroduce Bumi, we never have to see Meelo again.
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# ? Oct 25, 2014 08:10 |
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I liked this episode tons. The kids were cute and funny.
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# ? Oct 25, 2014 08:45 |
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meristem posted:Meelo, though, was weird. I mean, where did he get those obnoxious views? It's not like Tenzin socialised him into "be a MAN, put down your sisters". It felt like pushing a stereotype onto a character that can't really support it.
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# ? Oct 25, 2014 08:46 |
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looks like someone just drummed up a good old fashioned lead haters
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# ? Oct 25, 2014 08:58 |
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Aces High posted:Too bad that we may not see any more Toph for the rest of the season unless she comes out of the swamp to help her daughters
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# ? Oct 25, 2014 09:27 |
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meristem posted:Yeah, I think that most people mean Meelo. Ikki and Jinora were great.
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# ? Oct 25, 2014 09:42 |
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Fun episode, but felt too short. Jinora and Iki ware funny while Milo is there to pander to the younger audience. Korra getting the avatar state back in time is welcoming. I wasn't really looking forward to more than four episodes. Overall, short, but fun. Meelo can just go away for now. Words can't describe how much I enjoyed this.
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# ? Oct 25, 2014 10:47 |
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This became a good show again... who knew. Digging the rebirth of Korra.
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# ? Oct 25, 2014 15:06 |
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meristem posted:Meelo, though, was weird. I mean, where did he get those obnoxious views? It's not like Tenzin socialised him into "be a MAN, put down your sisters". It felt like pushing a stereotype onto a character that can't really support it.Badly written. The delivery only made it worse.
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# ? Oct 25, 2014 15:23 |
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That's what we'll get after this show is done. "Meelo & Bumi Adventures", a Direct to DVD sequel. Now coming to a Wal*Mart bargain bin near you!!
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# ? Oct 25, 2014 15:25 |
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Spoilers for the preview! I like how Kuvira isn't JUST going to march in with an army and seize Zaofu. I don't know what her plan is with Bolin, but I like that she's smart enough to realize that 1. Non-violent means are often the best route, and 2. If it comes to violence, having an army right there with you instead of issuing threats and leaving to come back later is a good idea. Also Baatar Jr., what the hell, man. When your fascist wife is the one saying 'no, we need to do this peacefully,' you got problems.
VanSandman fucked around with this message at 16:41 on Oct 25, 2014 |
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