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Props on the thread tag, and ahaha FREE AT LAST!
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computer parts posted:It will not feel anything more than a standard kid's show until Season 2.
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Jun 27, 2014 20:25
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ufarn posted:Some episodes from season 3 leaked, so the Korra people decided to launch the series early, being as clueless about promotion and drumming up hype, as they are at writing a character ensemble.
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Jun 27, 2014 21:53
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Sithsaber posted:He even took out mooks without bending. Now he's just another bending novice.
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Jun 27, 2014 23:08
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In Korra's defense, that was a good idea that only didn't work because that's how stories go.
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Jun 28, 2014 00:19
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X_Toad posted:Are you speaking of Bumi's "plan"?
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Jun 28, 2014 00:29
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I can deal with coincidence as long as it allows for good character development, which I guess this does well.
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Jun 28, 2014 01:20
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DizzyBum posted:Aww gently caress, I completely forgot to DVR this. Also, holy gently caress, Elevator Zuko, Mako giving up the scarf, the Dai Li being back, actually going to make a deal out of economic inequality, and god drat this show is back, y'all!
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Jun 28, 2014 01:32
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Sithsaber posted:Do we have the air time schedule up to episode 7? I need more. Yeah, looks like you sorta hosed yourself there, bud.
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Jun 28, 2014 21:20
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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:
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Jun 28, 2014 23:56
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Jorghnassen posted:It seems we'll be getting 2 episodes (4 and 5) on July 11th. It appears Nick really wants to catch up to the leaks. 
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Jun 29, 2014 20:08
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Jorghnassen posted:It seems we'll be getting 2 episodes (4 and 5) on July 11th. It appears Nick really wants to catch up to the leaks.
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Jun 29, 2014 20:20
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TheKingofSprings posted:Why do I have this terrible theory that Kai's big "change" he was talking about after gaining airbending has something to do with Aang's now disconnected/destroyed spirit?
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Jun 29, 2014 20:53
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Tatum Girlparts posted:Yea scratch that I'd kinda love if he was 'possessed' by Aang but just the side of Aang that was a total shitbag.
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Jun 29, 2014 21:06
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Regalingualius posted:On another note, is there anywhere to legally rewatch these?
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Jun 29, 2014 22:09
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ImpAtom posted:I'm not sure how I feel about Kai yet. It depends on when he goes, but I don't dislike him that much. He's sort of hilariously shameless which I appreciate but he could easily wander off into annoying-town real quickly.
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Jun 30, 2014 21:14
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pentyne posted:It caught on really early and most people just keep running with it. Also, ShadowCatBoy's effort post was lost in the noise of the episode releases.
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Jul 1, 2014 03:10
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Oracle posted:Korra's was shown going all glowy white-eyed in the first episode, so I'm going to guess the avatar state is still available to her (I think it was during the 'meditation' scene when she was trying to reach the previous avatars and failed).
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Jul 2, 2014 17:20
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Re: Advancements in bending, here is a side by side comparison of the gold medal winning Olympic vaults from 1956 and 2012.
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Jul 3, 2014 20:09
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Also, with regards to the new airing schedule, my theory, as someone who knows absolutely nothing about the inner workings of Nickelodeon or any television network, is that their eagerness to finish off the season is related to Book 3 not being on iTunes, Amazon, or even the official website. Again, I have literally nothing to back this up, but considering Korra is such a heavily serialized show on a network that is not known at all for that sort of thing, along with the fact that there is no legal way to watch episodes that you have missed, leads me to this hypothesis.
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Jul 3, 2014 20:17
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dj_clawson posted:I would be fine with all of this if somebody in the show took the time to explain the mechanics of how new skills were popping up. Bending's been around for 10,000 years. An Industrial Revolution (which, to be fair, was caused by war and fire bending) isn't really going to change that. If they explained how Amon's powers worked instead of us speculating, I would say, "Oh, that's neat. It's cool that you thought of that world-changing ability but still kept it within the logic of the universe you've created." The same thing with Unalaq's evil spirit bending - I just wanted to know how it worked. The show didn't take the time to explain it to me. It's like, "hey, how does the same thing that lets you pyschokinetically choke someone allow you to manipulate their mind in a way to make them more agreeable without also causing lasting brain damage?"
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Jul 3, 2014 20:39
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ShadowCatboy posted:Combustion Man emitted explosions from his Third Eye chakra, which is supposed to have spooky powers when "opened" in eastern metaphysics. The Book 1 Blu-Ray Commentary has Miike and Bryan saying that Amon uses bloodbending as some sort of reverse-healing to take away bending. We know that waterbending can be used to open chakras and heal Qi and even wounds, so the idea of Bloodbending being used to block bending is not at all a stretch. But to say, "no, that's bullshit, the show didn't explain it explicitly enough," I feel is just asking for bendingchlorians at a certain point. Unalaq's spiritbending was just healing for spirits. Again, not hard. Just because Unalaq didn't say in the show "I'm applying healing techniques to spirits!" doesn't make his abilities inconsistent with the show's universe. Psychic Bloodbending, on the other hand... while Combustion Man is a sort of precedent for psychic bending, I do agree with people who feel that it's kinda bullshit since there isn't really the same eastern metaphysical backing to psychic mass puppetry. Unless there is. Is there?
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Jul 3, 2014 20:49
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Bringing this back to Book 3, I just hope that they never call what the armless waterbender is doing "psychic" so as to keep the phantom limb fan theory alive, because that's way more interesting than loving "I was born with no arms and learned to use waterbending to compensate for my disability like Toph!"
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Jul 3, 2014 21:11
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X_Toad posted:No, it does not. It depends on the existence of a bloodbending prodigy and the technique he created to take away bending with bloodbending. Amon himself almost never uses psychic bloodbending (he used it once againt Tarlokk). That part was pretty bullshit, honestly.
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Jul 3, 2014 22:13
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What part of the thread title do you not understand?
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Jul 4, 2014 00:06
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AIrbending wouldn't even work for Pro-Bending since its whole thing is knocking people back it would be horribly unbalanced.
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Jul 4, 2014 06:25
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AnonSpore posted:Amon takes off his mask to reveal Tenzin!
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Jul 5, 2014 19:48
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A new Nickelodeon commercial for Friday's episodes boasts that Legend of Korra Book 3 "Cannot be seen online." Which I guess answers the question of why the episodes aren't online
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Jul 6, 2014 21:51
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I think that spoiler tag should start a little earlier.
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Jul 7, 2014 19:13
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There's gonna be a Book Three panel on Friday July 25th at Comic-Con, where, in an alternate universe where the leaks didn't happen, the Book 3 trailer will debut. However, in our universe... poo poo, I don't know. Due to the accelerated airing schedule, the panel will take place AFTER the leaks have been caught up to.
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Jul 9, 2014 17:54
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Jackard posted:What times does this air?
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Jul 10, 2014 19:16
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So those new benders are awesome.
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Jul 12, 2014 01:12
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Oh hey half-siblings in a Nickelodeon cartoon.
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Jul 12, 2014 01:38
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Varrick's back, fuckers! Edit: Also holy poo poo the writing needs work.
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Jul 12, 2014 01:50
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McCheese posted:Did harmonic convergence just effect Republic City or what? The rest of the world seems pretty free of giant spirit whales and stuff. Also what the hell didn't Lin have like, an arc? When she got over Tenzin? Wasn't that a thing? I liked Bolin getting called out. That was nice. Also I guess the Earth Queen isn't a threat anymore even though she promised to declare War on Korra? I guess it makes sorta sense, because Korra and Lin Bei Fong would both just go "Hey the Earth Queen kidnapped a bunch of people to draft them into an army including a literal child using the same organization that allowed the Fire Nation to take over Ba Sing Se." SpiderHyphenMan fucked around with this message at 02:05 on Jul 12, 2014 |
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Jul 12, 2014 02:02
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So wait did I hear right when Suyin said "Neither of us knew our fathers"? Like either Toph is cursed, or S&P has really loosened up.
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Jul 12, 2014 02:15
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I wonder if there was a moment in the writers room when they realized they were going to have to have Zaheer read the locket out loud to himself like a goddamn child learning to read.
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Jul 12, 2014 02:28
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Sithsaber posted:You've never recited a mantra or quoted scripture?
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Jul 12, 2014 02:32
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Jorghnassen posted:It was read out loud for the audience who can't read Chinese. It's a classic TV trick. In foreign dubs of cartoons they will sometimes literally have a character read out loud signs and posters that the audience in the original language could read on their own when the animation cannot be altered. It stood out to me.
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Jul 12, 2014 04:27
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Those better not be actual spoilers.RyuujinBlueZ posted:That is actually a surprisingly plausible theory.
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