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Do the current crop of metal-bending cops have those little tins on the side of their waists, or is that a less refined version of what they use for spider-man'ing around at the moment?
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| # ? Apr 28, 2012 15:34 |
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Are the flashbacks related to that other guy from 40 years ago? The plot thickens. And, in case anyone was wondering, Asami Sato is already being shipped with all the other characters...
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| # ? Apr 28, 2012 15:35 |
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Adult Aang, looking like a boss. Hell yea.
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| # ? Apr 28, 2012 15:36 |
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That was a fantastic episode. Tenzin's kids in the car 
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| # ? Apr 28, 2012 15:38 |
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tsob posted:Do the current crop of metal-bending cops have those little tins on the side of their waists, or is that a less refined version of what they use for spider-man'ing around at the moment? There has definitely been some changes to the police uniform over the years. The upper arm guards are different and the badges got moved, for example. It is a nice detail. A few other notes: It looks like Aang is in a courthouse there, in which case he is sitting on the defendants side. Adult Aang looks awesome, looks like Aunt Wu was right about Katara's husband being tall and handsome. The old threat's name is Yakon Sokka looks sad/troubled (and awesome, I love how his face is reminiscent of Hakota's) Toph looks impartial, and like a boss. Love that they still has the headband, even if she ditched the puffballs I do not care for Asami, but I am willing to put that down to the fact that currently she is a plot device, rather than a character. Right now she exists to provide a way for the team to get to the tournament, and as a foil to Korra. That is not a character in and of itself. I expect this will change in future episodes, but for now I am not a fan. For supposedly being a really sharp politician, Tarrlok's actions here are going to have a massive amount of negative blowback Did anyone else notice that there were only 2 ninjas at the training camp, yet they had a whole bunch in the photographs? Were there more offscreen that got caught, or did Tarrlok have the equivalent of a throwdown and dressed the trainees up as fully trained chi blockers? Fried Chicken fucked around with this message at Apr 28, 2012 around 15:44 |
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landcollector posted:Congrats, Korra. The only reason you are still alive and a bender is because of Amon's mercy. Still, the negative PR from this will be massive. Not to mention the raid. "Give normal people a fighting chance against element-bending superheroes? NOT IN THIS TOWN!"  Meanwhile, all Amon's done so far is take away the superpowers of criminals.
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| # ? Apr 28, 2012 15:40 |
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Having already watched the episode it was awesome reading through everybody's reactions. Pumped to re-watch it at 2. If anybody wants a link for the Aang clip here it is Thanks to whoever posted it in the thread earlier!
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| # ? Apr 28, 2012 15:44 |
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RembrandtQEinstein posted:Having already watched the episode it was awesome reading through everybody's reactions. Pumped to re-watch it at 2. Huh, looks like Aang is standing on an air scooter as he charges, and the background looks like the Council Chamber
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| # ? Apr 28, 2012 15:45 |
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farraday posted:They turned Aang into a clocktower? There's one shot from Korra's nap that isn't in that screenshots post:  Is that the "old threat" people are talking about? Was that from the comics or something?
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| # ? Apr 28, 2012 15:53 |
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I think in the future of animation/writing for female protagonists, Korra's breakdown is going to be considered a great reference point for how to write fear and weakness without making the character entirely weak.
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| # ? Apr 28, 2012 15:53 |
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FronzelNeekburm posted:It worked for the crocodile. Presumably. And it comes from earlier in the episode, Tarrlok mentions it at the council scene
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| # ? Apr 28, 2012 15:55 |
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Disappointed we aren't getting Fu Manchu Aang.
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| # ? Apr 28, 2012 15:57 |
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FronzelNeekburm posted:It worked for the crocodile. Presumably. I wonder was he an anti-bender revolutionist/activist or a really dangerous bender who had his power taken away? The former is, sadly, more likely. I say sadly, because I was really hoping the non-benders wouldn't be potrayed as innocent bunnies who are flocking to an extremist because every other avenue has already been tried previously and ignored by their evil bending overlords and that the conflict in Korra would be a little less black/white in it's setup than that of the original. I'm sure it'll still be shown to be tones of grey in it's potrayal, with good and bad folks on each side, but I was really hoping for a grey setup as well, with both sides making mistakes. I lose hope with each episode though.
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| # ? Apr 28, 2012 15:59 |
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Another good episode. Tarlok is now my favorite character. He is just such an rear end.
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| # ? Apr 28, 2012 15:59 |
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Mr. Highway posted:Another good episode. Tarlok is now my favorite character. He is just such an rear end. So he's the perfect politician, then? The other council member seem really easily swayed, and that's not a good sign. Edit: Why isn't this a real animal? aaaaawww  
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Yeah my first thought was Aang was on trial for taking away someone's bending, but who the hell knows. Man Korra was dumb in this ep though, at least she was seriously humbled by the end.
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| # ? Apr 28, 2012 16:03 |
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Dylan McKay posted:Yeah my first thought was Aang was on trial for taking away someone's bending, but who the hell knows. Maybe he finally had to kill someone? A non bender that is a massive threat in some fashion couldn't be neutralized like Ozai was, and Aang perhaps had to put them down as a last resort to stop them? The fact that The Avatar got away with the murder of a non bender would be a massive rallying point, no matter the circumstances. Particularly when you consider he let genocidal maniac Ozai live. It would also explain Chief Bei Fong's hostility toward Korra. It will be really interesting to see what happens, all the above is my pure speculation, so no one use it if we get back into debates again.
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| # ? Apr 28, 2012 16:09 |
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Dylan McKay posted:Yeah my first thought was Aang was on trial for taking away someone's bending, but who the hell knows. She's seriously terrified. Bending is her entire life and there's a man whose stated goal is to take it away from her. She's never felt even remotely threatened in her life before this. And her usual strategy-beat the poo poo out of the enemy-won't possibly work. How would you act if you were in her shoes? lelandjs fucked around with this message at Apr 28, 2012 around 16:14 |
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tsob posted:Presumably. I wonder was he an anti-bender revolutionist/activist or a really dangerous bender who had his power taken away? Pastrymancy posted:The other council member seem really easily swayed, and that's not a good sign.
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Fried Chicken posted:Maybe he finally had to kill someone? A non bender that is a massive threat in some fashion couldn't be neutralized like Ozai was, and Aang perhaps had to put them down as a last resort to stop them? I find it hard to imagine a non-bender who couldn't just be dropped in to a jail cell for 20 years as a solution. Even if he has popular support, so long as they're following the law in detaining him and properly guard him from rescue attempts there's not much a non-bender could do. Hell, most benders have a hard time getting out of prison so long as the set up is right. See: the Boiling Rock, Zhao capturing Aang, the earth bender prison early in season one and so on.
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tsob posted:I find it hard to imagine a non-bender who couldn't just be dropped in to a jail cell for 20 years as a solution. Even if he has popular support, so long as they're following the law in detaining him and properly guard him from rescue attempts there's not much a non-bender could do. Hell, most benders have a hard time getting out of prison so long as the set up is right. See: the Boiling Rock, Zhao capturing Aang, the earth bender prison early in season one and so on. Well I was thinking something like he had a bomb or something, but yeah. I dunno, I was just speculating. And I compared the Aang sitting screen cap with Tenzin's seat on the council, and there is a door and more benches behind Aang. So he isn't there at least.
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| # ? Apr 28, 2012 16:28 |
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Look at it like this: The Earth Chakra is blocked by fear and Korra might just have unlocked it. One step closer to spirituality! 
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| # ? Apr 28, 2012 16:37 |
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Seems like it's moving really fast. There's more to the Satos and I am looking forward to seeing about it. The flashbacks to what are presumably Aang's memories near the end suggest that we're gonna be in for something big when Korra finally manages to commune with her past lives. It's also solved the mystery of what kind of beard Sokka had.
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| # ? Apr 28, 2012 16:43 |
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That episode was loving awesome, but I have two minor dialogue criticisms. Having Tenzin shouldn't have said anything at the very end. Having him state The Moral of the Episode kinda mitigated the emotional impact of Korra crying in his arms. However, "So, I hear you're dirt poor" made up for both of those.
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| # ? Apr 28, 2012 17:19 |
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So, things we learned from this episode: -Korra is Marty McFly (No one calls me chicken!) -Warrants are for sissies -Tarrlok is an incredible rear end/politician -Lin Bei Fong really seems to have a grudge against Korra. -The statue of Aang is pretty much the Statue of Liberty. -Amon continues to be the most competent person in this show. Speculation: -Tarrlok will prove to be just as much of an enemy to Korra as Amon is. -Lin had a grudge against Aang, which she is also applying to Korra. -Later in the series, Korra will sent back in a time-traveling Satomobile to the creation of Future Industries, where she will coordinate with Sato while attempting to get her parents together while inadvertently creating the Satocycle and Swing music.
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landcollector posted:Congrats, Korra. The only reason you are still alive and a bender is because of Amon's mercy. Still, the negative PR from this will be massive.
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SpiderHyphenMan posted:It's not so much mercy as it is Amon being savvy enough to know that he needs to get more people on his side before depowering the Avatar. I'm glad the writers at least thought of the classic "Why don't you just kill the hero when he/she's at your mercy" plothole by making Amon more of a poltitical antagonist rather then a normal one.
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| # ? Apr 28, 2012 17:53 |
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I think it works in this case because Amon pretty clearly showed here that he isn't interested in fighting Korra in a "fair" fight or even fighting her at all. His threat isn't "ha ha, I beat you, but I'm gonna let you live." It is "I will come for you when I want and I have no interest in playing fair." Amon isn't presented as someone Korra can train and get better to defeat after he beat her up. He didn't even fight. So resolving the issue is going to be something besides "Korra can punch him better once she learns Airbending."
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| # ? Apr 28, 2012 17:56 |
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It was probably just a throwaway line, but I wonder who gave Sato that loan he was talking about. It was probably nobody we'd know but I admit I'm curious.
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| # ? Apr 28, 2012 18:05 |
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Preview for episode 5 is up: Seems like the episode is focused around Pro-bending. Hopefully we're going to see how well Korra is going to perform, now that she got the "be like the leaf"-movements down.
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| # ? Apr 28, 2012 18:07 |
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Gaussian posted:It was probably just a throwaway line, but I wonder who gave Sato that loan he was talking about. It was probably nobody we'd know but I admit I'm curious. I would bet good money on it being Sokka. Unless it is a new character (or Amon, I guess) I can't picture anyone else established who would have an interest in supporting a poor young inventor.
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ImpAtom posted:I would bet good money on it being Sokka. Unless it is a new character (or Amon, I guess) I can't picture anyone else established who would have an interest in supporting a poor young inventor. You sure? Maybe it was this person: 
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Gaussian posted:It was probably just a throwaway line, but I wonder who gave Sato that loan he was talking about. It was probably nobody we'd know but I admit I'm curious. I'd expect they have background notes for all the important characters so they can reference things if it comes up in the storyline. But given how tight the seasons are, I doubt that there will be time for it. Things like why Chief Bei Fong and Tenzin act the way they do around each other, Sato's rise, etc will be the new Iroh spirit world journey - something that happened, that plays a role in current motivations and relationships, but never gets explained. And I am ok with that.
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Rigged Death Trap posted:You sure? Maybe it was this person: Fair point. I admit I forgot that guy existed.
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| # ? Apr 28, 2012 18:13 |
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SpiderHyphenMan posted:It's not so much mercy as it is Amon being savvy enough to know that he needs to get more people on his side before depowering the Avatar. I agree that it could be considered savvy on his part to refuse to fight until it's convenient for his plans, whatever they may be, but don't you also find the 'you will just become a martyr' thing a bit circumspect or underdeveloped? I mean, it's not like Korra has outright won the masses over; since being in town, she's destroyed property, beat up a few mobsters but hasn't stopped the triad extortion yet, and has 'selfishly' ( to outside perspective) devoted herself to the Fire Ferrets rather than a serious course of action against Republic City's problems. There's no reason anyone would martyr her, other than as a passive recognition of Aang's deeds. Frankly, if I were Amon, I'd be more concerned about her growing in support and strength as she spends time in the city and begins to work on her stated agenda of routing out crime. Wouldn't that just make her more of a martyr later? Especially if she's also a celebrated pro-bending player? Many people would probably be more inclined to forgive her past blunders if she makes more positive actions in the future, but right now she's just made blunders. Why not take her out if not for Plot Device? I mean, she'll reincarnate and then you can go about your business for a good twelve-sixteen years or more before the new one comes along to gently caress poo poo up. I suppose Amon's goal is to publicly remove the threat of the Avatar and the cycle permanently by removing Korra's bending, but a) would that even work to kill the cycle and b) seriously dude, she's right there, you have the ability just do it Kind of frustrated on that point but all in all the ep was awesome. An excellent segue into serious mode for the series. Also Meelo is a gently caress and I love him.
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| # ? Apr 28, 2012 18:15 |
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Honestly I was expecting Amon to try and take it away but fail for some unknown reason (avatar magic).
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Captain Foxy posted:I agree that it could be considered savvy on his part to refuse to fight until it's convenient for his plans, whatever they may be, but don't you also find the 'you will just become a martyr' thing a bit circumspect or underdeveloped? I mean, it's not like Korra has outright won the masses over; since being in town, she's destroyed property, beat up a few mobsters but hasn't stopped the triad extortion yet, and has 'selfishly' ( to outside perspective) devoted herself to the Fire Ferrets rather than a serious course of action against Republic City's problems. There's no reason anyone would martyr her, other than as a passive recognition of Aang's deeds. Frankly, if I were Amon, I'd be more concerned about her growing in support and strength as she spends time in the city and begins to work on her stated agenda of routing out crime. Wouldn't that just make her more of a martyr later? Especially if she's also a celebrated pro-bending player? Many people would probably be more inclined to forgive her past blunders if she makes more positive actions in the future, but right now she's just made blunders. Why not take her out if not for Plot Device? She will be a martyr because she's the Avatar, figurehead of benders everywhere. Amon is waiting to 'dethrone' her, so to speak.
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| # ? Apr 28, 2012 18:21 |
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I wonder if Amon's power will actually work on the Avatar. The Avatar isn't exactly a regular human, but a reincarnating spirit.
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| # ? Apr 28, 2012 18:22 |
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Captain Foxy posted:There's no reason anyone would martyr her, other than as a passive recognition of Aang's deeds. They'd martyr her in the sense that every bender who is currently uninterested in Republic City would suddenly become very interested, you'd probably get the 3 nations armies arriving if they still exist and Amon doesn't seem interested in a standup fight since that's not really how revolutions work so killing or depowering her and using her as an example would bring way too much heat down. Interesting that someone said Toph looked impartial and Sokka looked sad, I thought Toph looked wistful and Sokka looked determined about something in the flashback. Maybe each episode we'll see different parts of the day that flashback is of until near the end of the season where Korra finds out what the gently caress actually happened. thebardyspoon fucked around with this message at Apr 28, 2012 around 18:37 |
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Gaussian posted:It was probably just a throwaway line, but I wonder who gave Sato that loan he was talking about. It was probably nobody we'd know but I admit I'm curious.
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