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Captain Oblivious posted:Yeah Korra is a prodigy in those three elements. Key word...THOSE three elements. I loved how she'd try to airbend by herself in the second episode and her technique looked like a firebending punch: almost no nice circular form, too direct. No wonder it didn't work. With Aang's breaking the barriers between nations and his own child prodigy-ness (and early realization of being the avatar), he got reincarnated into someone even more prodigious early on, but not quite as "nationally typecast" so to speak, and almost completely aspiritual. The writers made interesting choices which I can't wait to see how they will develop. The essence of the world is there, but they are taking it in bold new directions, not rehashing the same characters and story. That's the right approach to a follow-up. Too often we get sequels/spinoffs with the same characters (or expanded minor ones) in repetitive plots or pointless/dissonants variations of old themes.
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indigi posted:Post links to these peoples' web pages or something please, I like to get commissions from artists I'm a fan and if someone actually worked on the series I'd be interested Rufftoon on Deviantart. Check out the movie parodies/movie-making lessons. And the Zhao fan art.
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| # ¿ Apr 12, 2012 09:53 |
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Mastering the Avatar state is quite dangerous. Between season 2 and 3, the canon "Escape the Spirit World" flash game showed that Roku blew up the top of the Avatar temple of the fire nation and was pulled out of the avatar state in extremis by his mentor. He had to rebuild it by himself to learn the patience necessary to control his avatar state self. With Korra, I could see Amon miscalculating (or calculating) and getting Korra to go on a Avatar state rampage, either to try to kill her in that state and put an end to the Avatar, or to turn all the world against bending altogether. And it could go either "what have I done?" or "just as planned" way.
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| # ¿ Apr 13, 2012 12:30 |
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Alpha Kenny Juan posted:You wouldn't say that in Triple Threat Triad territory, would you non-bending Phonograph Man? Plus the police appear to be all metal benders. They may be officially good guys, but that's still another level of tension/benders imposing the rules.
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| # ¿ Apr 15, 2012 17:09 |
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I just want Old Man Zuko to show up and tell someone about the "days of high adventure".
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| # ¿ Apr 20, 2012 23:13 |
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OK, after a one day delay. Man, those episodes go fast... Things got dark fast, and in a way, way darker than it has ever been in the previous series. Amon is definitely an interesting villain, and I believe he's lying, the question is to which extent, and on what. The spirits he claims to have seen would not say the new avatar has failed, she's not even fully realized yet. And most are nature loving that aren't so keen on technology... Like others have speculated, his bending removal doesn't appear to be the same as Aang's (for one thing, it's less flashy, and all that stuff the Lion Turtle talked about would make it more difficult). It may not be as permanent as he believes it to be. I don't know if anyone else noticed how Lightning Bolt Zolt had the exact same reaction post "debending" as Ozai, down to the attempted "fire" punch and fall. The chakra based hypothesis seems definitely interesting, as is the Koh speculation, can't wait to see where it goes... It was also interesting to see Mako work at the powerplant. It addresses one issue from superhero comics I've always wondered about. Many superheroes are more or less perpetual motion machines. Take X-Men's Cyclops. If the army/government got a hold of someone like him IRL, they wouldn't use him as an elite, self-determined supersoldier/agent, they stick him in some sort of generator and power the city of New York or something, it would be a much better use of his power. So there are jobs for benders that are quite lovely, where they are nothing more than a tool, a part of the machinery. If the nonbending technocrats took over, they could reverse the roles/perceptions, making benders into just replaceable, very specialized units in the production chain and not people with full rights, their own dreams, etc. I can't wait to see how it develops, and I think it's clear that Korra will have to delve into the spiritual side (and probably the spirit world) to find a way to resolve this conflict. I'd say there's a good chance Amon debendifies her too, and that it's not permanent if she can figure out the chakra stuff like in The Guru.
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| # ¿ Apr 22, 2012 19:33 |
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Doublehex posted:Episode 3 is on the official site. And for those in Canada (like myself), the same Firefox trick that works for the Daily Show appears to work fine on Nickelodeon's site too...
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| # ¿ Apr 23, 2012 00:39 |
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namesake posted:Beware the most dangerous animal of them all: THE OCTOPOTAMUS The other creature is the allegory for allegory itself isn't it? OK, back to Korra. What's the over/under for her losing her bending to Amon soon? How long before she has to explore her spiritual side to solve things? She's still shoot-first, ask-questions-later... while it's fun to watch, it will be her undoing.
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| # ¿ Apr 23, 2012 20:13 |
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Flanker posted:Adding to my Amon speculation: We will see the face behind the mask at some point, and I can't wait for that reveal, though it can wait. It took two complete seasons before we saw the full face of the Firelord. But Booter-Freak's multiple guesses are neat.
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| # ¿ Apr 24, 2012 13:47 |
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Gravitas Shortfall posted:If this wasn't a cartoon, he'd definitely have cracked a couple of ribs right there. If that had been Jet, he'd be dead. 
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| # ¿ Apr 24, 2012 19:41 |
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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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^^^ I believe that is fan art. Edit: gently caress beatenChief Savage Man posted:This is the third time I've seen Vancouver listed as an inspiration for Republic City, along with Hong Kong, Shanghai and New York. I've never been to Vancouver and don't know much about it. Can somebody elaborate on the similarities between Vancouver and Republic City? It's in part for the "harbour city with big mountains in the background" look. Also, Vancouver has a large Chinese population (and other Asian cultures).  A little Nat Geo blurb Republic City Park reminded me a little of Vancouver Chinese Garden, though it's reminescent of a lot of other parks too.
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| # ¿ Apr 29, 2012 19:22 |
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Korra relies too much on her firebending. Did anyone else notice it was the full moon during that scheduled showdown? The best time to do waterbending. And, had she learned bloodbending, she could've taken care of Amon and the Equalists right then and there.  Oh well.
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| # ¿ Apr 30, 2012 01:56 |
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The Inequalists.
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| # ¿ May 3, 2012 23:24 |
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I hope you guys realize we're about to hit mid-season, kick-the-plot-up-a-notch point. This episode was accurately timed comic relief. Don't confuse that with filler. See Nightmares and Daydreams and The Ember Island Players. And it did advance the less important subplots (pro-bending; romantic tensions). ETA: At least two nods to Miyazaki, with the "castle in the sky" and the way Pabu scuttled... Jorghnassen fucked around with this message at May 5, 2012 around 17:57 |
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But it didn't address the Kosami and Malin shippers! You know they're out there.
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| # ¿ May 5, 2012 19:25 |
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Fried Chicken posted:Oh, and here Anyone else feels the Miyazaki-ness of Pabu's movements there?
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| # ¿ May 5, 2012 19:29 |
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Pakled posted:So I'd talk about how awesome Bolin was in this episode but that's already been covered, so I'll just say that the pro-bending champion guy has to be the most anime character in the whole Avatar franchise. Can't disagree with that. Note that his face appeared in the newspaper at the beginning of episode two.
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| # ¿ May 5, 2012 21:17 |
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MentholsNBeer posted:Man I just wanna see a show about Toph's daughter being angry at people. This episode was great, but where was the castle in the sky reference? Ikki's love advice to Korra, a love potion will make true lovers sprout wings and live in a castle in the sky... ETA: I also loved the "Hey Mako!...whoa" line delivery. Jorghnassen fucked around with this message at May 5, 2012 around 22:52 |
| # ¿ May 5, 2012 22:49 |
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i hate meatloaf posted:Calling it now: he's Amon! I don't think he's Amon. However, he's a nonbender as, in the first episode, he rallies with the others watching the Equalist propaganda guy in jeering Korra.
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| # ¿ May 6, 2012 12:18 |
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Kazy posted:That makes me wonder, don't the official rules the creators posted say that headshots are illegal? He could have broken it by hitting his head on a post, falling from a legal shot.
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| # ¿ May 6, 2012 16:11 |
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It's plot-based advancement. It takes weeks to reach Ba Sing Se the first time around, by the series finale, it's only a matter of hours on Appa. Time and distances are relative to what needs to happen in the story.
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| # ¿ May 6, 2012 17:08 |
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Tivac posted:Am I crazy? Didn't the announcer straight up say "it's been a year but were finally having the tournament" right at the beginning of the episode? That's from the previous championship tournament, not since they last had the Fire Ferrets perform (that was only a couple of weeks).
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| # ¿ May 6, 2012 17:14 |
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Fried Chicken posted:Is there a preview for next week out yet? This is what was shown on Nick after the show. Not much of a preview. There was more in the "season" preview.
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| # ¿ May 6, 2012 18:17 |
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You know, there's something of an airbender's movements in Amon's dodging attacks fighting style...  Kickass episode, as expected.
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| # ¿ May 12, 2012 23:30 |
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Killer robot posted:The only difference between cliche and classic is skill of execution. Yep. The premise of A:TLA was pretty much straight monomyth, and, thus very unoriginal in that sense. But talk about masterful execution. So far, I'm enjoying Korra, and I appreciate every textbook Chekov's gun and other literary/animation/TV trope because it's well written, voiced, animated and accompanied by music.
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| # ¿ May 13, 2012 02:19 |
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Korra will have to use her firebending and waterbending to figure out how to redirect electric shocks. Pass it through the stomach and burp it out if her hands are tied. I figure it would be easier for her to do that than to learn airbending...
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| # ¿ May 13, 2012 13:37 |
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Jim the Nickel posted:So the Republic City flash has updated. If any of y'all actually manages to figure out how to beat the pro-bending minigame let me know, I'm too dumb to figure it out. You do it the same way you learned bending in the previous sections. You have to aim for the other symbol from the starting one. After you do all three, you win and complete the game, get a little animation with extra pictures of the spots you visited. That's it.
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| # ¿ May 14, 2012 01:15 |
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Amon is actually a woman! Thus he is a gender bender! His plan for equality is to make everyone androgynous! OK, enough BS. The new episode can't come fast enough. E:FB
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| # ¿ May 18, 2012 23:46 |
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2 weeks without a new episode? It's going to go   for a while...I guess we could just follow Bryan Konietzko's Tumblr. Like this post. Jorghnassen fucked around with this message at May 19, 2012 around 01:06 |
| # ¿ May 19, 2012 01:03 |
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FronzelNeekburm posted:Amon is an anagram of "Noam"! It's all clear now! Noam, you say? It does make sense!
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| # ¿ May 19, 2012 13:18 |
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Jorenko posted:My cable's guide claims there is a new episode today. Yep, no Korra withdrawal symptoms until next week.
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| # ¿ May 19, 2012 13:22 |
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| # ¿ May 19, 2012 21:35 |
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raditts posted:Does bloodbending even require a full moon? IIRC, Katara did it in daylight in that one episode where they tracked down her mother's killer. Your recall is wrong. It was night, and a full moon. Bryan and Mike know their Chekov's guns. And why did you spoiler stuff from another series from 4 years ago?
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| # ¿ May 19, 2012 23:23 |
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Sergeant Hobo posted:It would seem that Korra has a bigger enemy to fight than Equalist mechs: Powder. I loved the dramatic, ominous music that seemed to foretell of a dark revelation about Asami's makeup...
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| # ¿ May 20, 2012 01:07 |
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Calico Heart posted:So that guys cover was that he was celebrating his competitor going out of buisiness Cabbage Corp has been "Republic City's trusted name in technology for over 50 years" per the radio advert at the beginning of the previous episode. Also mentioned in the "Welcome to Republic City" game on Nick.com's website. The surprisingly knowledgeable merchant of cabbage obviously diversified his products a long time ago.
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| # ¿ May 20, 2012 01:58 |
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Regy Rusty posted:You've just not been exposed to enough of them. Virtually any work of fiction that gains significant internet following has fans who are obsessed with shipping. Avatar isn't anything unique. It also requires a large enough cast of mixed genders to be more visible. Take the original Star Trek, you got mostly Spock-Kirk slash fiction. Uhura x whoever, not so much, though I'm sure Scotty-Chekov exists somewhere.
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| # ¿ May 22, 2012 13:33 |
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Ryaomon posted:My favorite is how Zuko is apparently the perfect guy to them when in the series he pretty much fucks up constantly. Bryan Konietzko recently posted the clean version of that video, without the lovely cam and Comic Con fan screams.
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| # ¿ May 22, 2012 17:46 |
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Cicero posted:Would firebenders be able to redirect the electricity from the taser gloves? Possibly... Korra should figure it out, somehow. I mean, she's a waterbender, and Iroh came up with the lightening redirect by studying waterbenders.
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Poor Naga, Pabu's getting all the love.
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