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MrAristocrates posted:Not as disappointed as I am in myself. Did you do this to spite me? First you instigated this lovely avatar (huh), now you've ninjaed my ramble. Bastard! I'm on to you. Your insidious ploy failed. In my rage I actually found something succint I wrote a while back about this show. I've avoided spoilers so this poo poo is probably garbage, but I need to get the last of my questions and story ideas out of the way before this season fixates on what should be a bplot. (Airbender nation building) quote:I think we've been neglecting the Buddhist elements of this show. Maybe the meditating monkey from the old series wasn't bullshitting. The link below bears striking similarity to the spirit tea party in korra book two. This would make Jinora's arc less of a cop out and more of a set-up for her to be a Guanyin (female bodhisatva of love and poo poo) quest giver/c plot mentor to Korra. (Korra's a shonen type character so she can't be perfect) I'm pretty sure this hope is about to be dashed. Ps. We should probably find a goon who can read chinese. Pps. I'm joking; don't report this. Sithsaber fucked around with this message at 03:31 on Jun 27, 2014 |
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MrAristocrates posted:Holy poo poo, this made it all worth it. How dare you. HOW DARE YOU!!! Yes I'm joking.
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Jun 27, 2014 03:30
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Killer robot posted:You just have to understand the beat of 21st century fandom: A better analogy would be if I ordered a triple cheese burrito but only got a tortilla mixed with sand. The show always seems to build up to something it can't quite deliver. Ps. And I'm pissed about the leaks. It felt so good when I spewed out the told you Sos when Varick went bad. I would have won a metal if Jinora got to be the dark avatar instead of whatever out of left field inherent tao force she is now. (Or she's just a really good airbender, which is even more stupid) Sithsaber fucked around with this message at 05:03 on Jun 27, 2014 |
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Jun 27, 2014 04:33
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theblackw0lf posted:I think it was either Aaron or Elizabeth that created the character of Zuko. Arguably the most compelling character of the show. It was the setting that made that character great. That and honor.
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Jun 27, 2014 20:10
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computer parts posted:It will not feel anything more than a standard kid's show until Season 2. There were a pile of bones in episode 3. That isn't standard.
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Jun 27, 2014 20:12
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Wildeyes posted:I thought the plot started getting a bit more compelling when they got to the northern water tribe. That's the end of season 1.
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Jun 27, 2014 20:39
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Jackard posted:Mexico. Trolly yet accurate. Should we make profiles for the creep twins?
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Jun 27, 2014 21:33
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X_Toad posted:Not really. I mean, he gets lots of love from the fans overall, but the people who can't stand him are rather numerous. Some people compared him to Jar Jar Binks after all. Bumi could have worked if they focused on his inferiority complex that he compensates with badass recklessness but now he's just another superfluous airbender, further trivializing the nonbender majority.
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Jun 27, 2014 22:05
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X_Toad posted:Now that is some great Binks-ing! Be useful because of your idiocy and clumsiness! And you get to save the day! He even took out mooks without bending. Now he's just another bending novice.
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Jun 27, 2014 22:45
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Barlow posted:That's actually exactly what The Clone War show did with Binks. Which makes sense, because they had many of the writers of ATLA on it. Don't forget inexplicably getting laid every arc. At a certain point Jar Jar was almost self assured, which is obviously unacceptable.
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Jun 27, 2014 23:07
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SpiderHyphenMan posted:I'm just gonna point out the dramatic potential of Bumi living his whole life feeling like a part of his father resented that he wasn't an airbender, and now he is one. I wouldn't have pursued this subplot. Normy Bumi had to act out and struggle before accepting himself, and even then he was laughably resentful of Tenzin. This continued cheapening of non benders trivializes their role in society when they could be world builders and avenues for exploring things like the military or industrial super dickery (a la Varis) At this point the only non bender left (Asami) is only good for teenage angst and the occasional invite to fancy parties. (Because gently caress peasants)
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Jun 27, 2014 23:20
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RyuujinBlueZ posted:Hasn't Asami been more useful in combat than Sokka ever was? Hell, Sokka started as a joke and the progression of his usefulness amounted to "we're going to say he's not a joke, but he still is." Asami peaked at not quite a chi bender(so she's useless if ever in a argument with the protagonists)/ master of the zap glove, which was beat by a trio of 5 year olds.
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Jun 28, 2014 00:34
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Just finished episode 1 1. Tenzin's speech was directed as much at us as it was at Korra. 2. They've gone out and officially told Republic City and the masses to gently caress themselves. I can respect the writing team's lack of shits given. Oh wait, this is a plot point. Faith begrudgingly restored. Episode 2: 1. Doubling down on the flawed characters is pretty entertaining. 2. Those volcano guards are dead. 3. What is that otaku doing in the basement? 4. I knew they were keeping Asami around for the perks 5. Preteen romance is acceptable. 6. Bread and circuses 7. Not to impressed by Zuko's voice. Sithsaber fucked around with this message at 03:05 on Jun 28, 2014 |
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Jun 28, 2014 02:33
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They actually went with the feudal hellhole angle, which was inevitable when you realize capitalism hasn't ascended yet. (And was smacked down in the form of Varick) We also got another deus ex, but at least it led into the political age gap that has existed in places like Thailand and Cambodia. Unfortunately the rebels are shaping up to be khmer rouge crazies. Ps. I'm pretty sure Jinora will be used to find this kid or at least purposely get kidnapped to avoid a ATLA season 2 rehash. I'm off to take advantage of my Spanish skills if you know what I mean.
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Jun 28, 2014 03:42
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So how should we handle the leaked episodes? I'd think it would be best if we put a WARNING before spoiler text so people who have only watched what's kosher won't be punished for our lawlessness. Ps. EPISODE 4 SPOILER: I called it. Jinora astral projected her way to Brown kid because of her crush. The way they handled this is starting to pay off. That being said the carnival of evil will probably go down anticlimactically after it is revealed that they are henchmen cultists. My impossible to implement story idea could have turned things on their head by assigning these guys to guard duty for dark Jinora while leaving open a kill on sight directive when the two sides clashed. This (and aging up brown kid) would have killed the cute so I'll shut up now. My next speculation is that Toph's clan will become the legitimate opposition inside the EK while khmer rouge peasants have to be stopped from massacring the poor defenceless secret police and their backwards loyalists.
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Jun 28, 2014 05:14
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SirKibbles posted:Saw something on tumblr which seemed to make sense what if the new villans are the reason Korra was couped up in one place for her training? LEAKED EPISODES IN ESPAŅOL WARNING : I may be translating wrong but I think episode 4 confirmed that.
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Jun 28, 2014 05:16
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e X posted:It does. This is why we have it better than the gringos. Tenzin said they didn't crack, right? I don't know why Zuko didn't just execute boomgirl if she's such a threat. I hope those kinds of fire benders are chi specialists
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Jun 28, 2014 05:29
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Does anyone else cringe at "go in peace"? The line seems superfluous when bowing already gets the point across.
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Jun 28, 2014 06:47
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Bongo Bill posted:I like liking things better than I like not liking them, so, I will try to help this thread remain (become) positive. How many shippers polluted the last thread?
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Jun 28, 2014 12:37
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ThatPazuzu posted:So why are there new Airbenders? I get it had something to do with last season's finale but I don't really get it Harmonic convergence/ nature abhors a vacuum
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Jun 28, 2014 12:39
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Episodios en espaņol: quinta edicion Super spoilers: 1. Mixed family tension is fun 2. I may have mistranslated, but I think Toph cheated and got caught pregnant by her husband. 3. I called it again. Metal clan desires revolution, and oh hey, they've got the bourgeois industrialist par excellance Varick helping them with his expertise and magnets.(which hypothetically should automate the train systems) 4. Another romantic subplot that was well executed 5. Bolin learned to be himself. 6. More epic Benderhood (the brotherhood of evil benders) smackdowns. This week: the shotgun staff. 7. Toph is alive? EPISODE 6 MEGASPOILERS! 1. BACKSTORY! 2. Everybody gets to be a low level metalbender 3.Police corruption! (I didn't understand if Toph resigned directly after that or if she got forced out on a later date. 4. The metal clan is about to be Piccaloed and I'm pretty sure Varick is going to sell the krew out. Sithsaber fucked around with this message at 14:52 on Jun 28, 2014 |
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Jun 28, 2014 14:13
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I'm relieved that they stepped back from the abyss that was the eska-Bolin relationship although I expect one last good catfight after Opul gets established.
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Jun 28, 2014 16:27
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Do we have the air time schedule up to episode 7? I need more.
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Jun 28, 2014 21:12
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SpiderHyphenMan posted:August 1st. Or I cut down on all the time I would have wasted on speculation and hype. My theories and understanding of the dialectic (hah) hasn't failed me yet this season. Ps. Could people stop feigning naivety? I'm tired of plugging my ears when people ask about Nick.com and how they can see the episodes they missed. I respect your loyalty/law abiding nature, but you're forcing me to scream "lalalalala" whenever I feel the urge to "help" you. Sithsaber fucked around with this message at 21:53 on Jun 28, 2014 |
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Jun 28, 2014 21:49
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Valentin posted:While I'm definitely more excited for this book than I was for the last one, I still have some misgivings. I think the decision with Bumi was a weird one, and deciding to center the plot around the return of airbenders instead of the massive spirits-in-the-real-world plot hook at the end of last season seems a little odd, though of course there's still time to bring that in. Still, this has far more cool fight scenes than the second season did at this point, and that's all that matters to me. Most places don't seem affected by the spirits, which is odd. ( And I haven't seen spirit pets in a while, although the Krew might fall back to somewhere in the spirit world if things get dire enough.
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Jun 28, 2014 22:00
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Xun posted:I wish the goon went with them, he was way better than Kai All that character does is sit in his basement. There's no tv in his basement; that guy probably stares at the walls every day while he self medicates the old fashion way . Kwai has spunk and allows a romantic subplot without teen angst. (Joyfully dooming us to at least one Tenzin filler cplot)
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Jun 28, 2014 23:10
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DarklyDreaming posted:I disagree with the idea that he's better than Kai, but I will make two arguments on why he should have gone along: So he'd be a disinterested version of drooling guy? Even on paper that sounds like poo poo.
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Jun 28, 2014 23:27
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Supercar Gautier posted:The idea of a goony shut-in learning to open up and change for the better wouldn't be a bad character arc, but he'd have to be written more charitably to begin with, not entirely as a broad gag. An air bending convention? These people invented "movers" just a month ago. If you hadn't noticed, the Earth Kingdom is a failed state, and it's not like the Queen would allow open borders. Add that to the fact that most of the peasants wouldn't be interested in a air bender synod and it makes sense that the air benders only organized out of necessity.
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The Taint Reaper posted:So the new air benders are just the result of mother nature getting drunk on spirit energy and then vomiting magic all over the place. Nature abhors a vacuum/ unity of opposites etc. Episode 6 Megaspoilers After all that filler about Toph's flawed family, it was nice to see that Opul is basically Toph's opposite. Whereas Toph is hard on the outside because of her disability, Opul is gentle yet has the inner fortitude to gently diffuse conflicts and Bolin's natural self destruction. Ps. Stop taking away from bad guy's moment of badassery.
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Jun 29, 2014 02:29
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dj_clawson posted:My new pet theory:Before they tried to kill Korra, the Gang of Four killed Aang. I don't have evidence to back it, but it makes sense. Reddit already disproved this theory. As did the leaks. Sithsaber fucked around with this message at 02:43 on Jun 29, 2014 |
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Jun 29, 2014 02:39
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pentyne posted:
1. That map seems off. 2. The voices in the youtube video are either sped up or inexplicably fan dubbed.
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Charlz Guybon posted:I watched the episodes with fansubs and they translated those a little different. Not that that I'd know which was correct. I thought Lin said her "sister" broke up her family? Ps. http://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20140628223130/avatar/images/5/55/UR_lands.png The map you guys are using is wrong. Pps. I think Charlz needs to fix his post; he didn't do the spoiler tag right.(edit:never mind) I also think we should use the spoiler tag for broadcasted episodes and a extra Warning disclaimer for leaked episodes. Sithsaber fucked around with this message at 15:29 on Jun 29, 2014 |
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Jun 29, 2014 15:22
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RyuujinBlueZ posted:I would second that stance. The leaks sound neat and all, but I don't see much point in discussing events a month in advance. These "events" have been in place longer than the first three episodes. I do think this thread is becoming a two tiered discussion made up of law abiding citizens/suckers vs those who can understand basic spanish/ narcissistic neerdowells. This thread will look like a heavily redacted memoir until the giffers and amateur artists "grace" us with their presence.
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AshB posted:There is nothing shameful about supporting the show by watching it as it's officially released. And there is nothing damnable about watching it twice.
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dj_clawson posted:I don't know how official my "don't have a television/livestream viewing" was. The cable companies' status as a outdated racket is another debate entirely. The fact is that the content is already out there. Banning talk of it will just turn this thread into a laughingstock. Ps. Did MrAristo really delete his quote of me? drat these people take their embargo seriously. Sithsaber fucked around with this message at 18:03 on Jun 29, 2014 |
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MrAristocrates posted:Don't argue with Sithsaber, guys. This is what he does. What the hell. Plug your ears guys, the bilinguals have more access to your precious cartoons than you do. Why are you whining now? I was the one who advocated double spoilers for leaked episodes, and I've been talking to the korra+ people, not those who choose to wait for regularly scheduled programming and legitimate reruns.(like I did until last friday) It seems that the adventuretards have a grudge over not "winning" every argument.
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RyuujinBlueZ posted:I see, so the Korra thread is the New Jersey of TV IV, forsaken and desolate with a weird smell and a population of orange-colored troll-people. Makes sense. You forgot to mention the god awful Newark middle class,who as you well know like to huddle in their lovely cop bars and pretend not to see the world around them.
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Jun 29, 2014 18:26
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SatansBestBuddy posted:Okay, I'm calling it crap, not irremediable poo poo. It's called generalizing, as I haven't seen Season 2 in a year and change and don't feel like I need to rewatch it to re-evaluate my opinions on it cause I know that'll just make me mad. Just don't scream about how you hated every episode when The coming final arc is a let down.
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Jun 29, 2014 19:26
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Bongo Bill posted:It's very important that we establish clearly whose opinions about cartoons are the most consistent, historically. Indeed it is. How else are we to mitigate the eldritch bitching that roams these foul halls? For fucks sake, reddit is a more productive platform than this thread. Either you guys are focusing on whining quality control or you're complaining about clearly demarcated spoilers. I miss the fan artists.
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SatansBestBuddy posted:The fan artists have all left. Who the gently caress wants to stay here? Especially considering how the only thing people have really talked about is a map that is clearly wrong from the get go. Does anyone have a link to the first Korra thread? I want to take in the butthurt. Ps. That came out wrong. Pps. "Came out"
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