RockTurtle
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my mind is telling me no....
Legend of Korra Book 4: Balance |OT| A Feast of Crows
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my mind is telling me no....
Atraveller
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but your body is saying yes?
Yeah the evil smirks are extremely unnecessary, and really take away from what is otherwise a nicely done, morally grey character.
Cloud Strife
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That's my fetish
I just watched it again, she defo moves. They aren't huge extravagant movement, but they are there. For instance, she turns her body in a rotating motion and it sends mud curling into Korra. When Korra tries to sneak attack her and gets swiped by mud again, it goes to a shot of Toph with her arm outstretched. I think you need to watch again more closely.
unknownstranger
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So what I learned from that episode is everyone is an asshole and Korra is still broken mentally.
LumpOfCole
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I can't help but feel that Book 4 Episode 1 was meant to be part of an hour premiere to finish off with Episode 2, and that Episode 3 also feels like the first half of what was intended to be an hour block. But maybe that's all wishful thinking.
I am already finding it very hard to accept that she actually likes that wet blanket, so I would be okay with this.
That king was surprisingly smart, actually. He was goofy, sure, but when the avatar came to him, he rationally gave them a reasonable benefit of the doubt and allowed them to make their case. He only rejected them when he found that they didn't have enough evidence to actually prove anything about Long Feng. Then, when they did, he made the appropriate adjustment.
He was too trusting and naive and that was what allowed Long Feng to fool him for so long, but he was an intelligent and reasonable person. And the Earth Queen's problem wasn't that she was stupid, it was that she was evil.
VanillaCakeIsBurning
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Nice to see that Nickelodeon has randomly decided to block Canada on their site now.
They do make a lot of episodes part of two or three story long arches. In fact, that's what wen wrong with how Book 3 aired. Bryan even said that he was disappointed with how episodes got paired.There was no reason for the first three to air together, as the third one was meant to be paired with the fourth, and the fifth with the sixth, etc.
So maybe that's what is happening again with Book 4, only this time they want to stretch it out as much as possible, with only one episode per week.
Freezasaurus
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It feels like Nick just wants this show to be over and done with.
JadedWriter
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To be fair I don't think Unalaaq gave a shit about Desna as well.
shira
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. . . yes
He didn't have any dialogue or conversations. He was an actual prop.
Astral Dog
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Kuvira will transform using the Vaatu vines to become giant Vaatuvira, with a plant theme, Korra will fight her and it will be as epic as the dark avatar..
RockTurtle
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on second thought that's not as sexy it sounded
*hurl*
Kuvira will definitely cause a major spirit world rift and quite possible split the big earth kingdom into various nations. maybe this is the best course. a Pyrrhic victory for team avatar.
*hurl*
Kuvira will definitely cause a major spirit world rift and quite possible split the big earth kingdom into various nations. maybe this is the best course. a Pyrrhic victory for team avatar.
Cloud Strife
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I honestly think Wu will be the one to pierce the heavens. Who the hell do you think he is?
I'm thinking it's manipulation. What gives it away is when she walks over and puts her hand on Bolin's shoulder. Touch has influence.
What the hell am I reading?!
Much better.
Pretty good episode overall but Toph seemed so....off. I know it's hard showing these characters as adults but it seems they went too far with the kooky old lady thing. To make it worse they went from young Toph to super serious chief Toph back to laid-back "I don't give a fuck" Toph.
There was something up with Kuvira's voice too.
There was something up with Kuvira's voice too.
JadedWriter
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I just finished playing some Senran Kagura Shinovi Versus and this franchise so needs a Senran Kagura style game. Get all the women of the Avatarverse and that's all you need.
VanillaCakeIsBurning
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It's just sad that the one show that's tried to push the envelope in North America gets treated like this.
Pegosaurus
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lol i want this
You know you like it.
and so I was thinking, how clutch would it be if Varric got airbending during harmonic convergence and has been keeping it a secret until the right moment
That would be interesting but i'm totally expecting him to build a giant mech or ship of some sort.
Get some giant mech fights in this.
BigBadGiantHand
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That gif makes me super curious about what Verrick is up to with this spirit vine business.
You know you like it.
shira
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and so I was thinking, how clutch would it be if Varric got airbending during harmonic convergence and has been keeping it a secret until the right moment
They are probably extracting spirits and then infusing them into their meks
Pegosaurus
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While I acknowledge that Toph is probably the most powerful earth bender ever, I think that Aang, or any skilled airbender, would be able to beat Toph in a fight.
Kuvira and the Earth Kingdom to me is looking like post-WWI Germany and the popular support that allowed the transition from Kaiser Wilhelm to Hitler. Napoleon might be a better analogy though.
Anyway, I guess the most important thing we don't know about her is her past. That's why we can't really get a bead on whether or not she's manipulating the people around her. How long did she live in Zaofu? At what point did she gain those ambitions? I would imagine she started out wanting to help and struck out on her own after Suyin refused, and just decided to stay in power after seeing how incompetent Wu was. And along the way, she was corrupted by a combination of the taste of power and a succession of small but escalating compromises.
In that case, I find it hard to believe she's just manipulating her lieutenants. They would be the people she knew before she became her current self. The only way I could see her deliberately using people at this point is if she had aspirations of power long before she ever came to prominence. In that case she's pretty much a played-straight villain.
I think this too, especially after checking out old clips of ATLA Toph. ATLA Toph, honestly, would probably wreck almost anyone who's appeared in LoK so far. The scale of her feats pretty much puts her on her own level.
Anyway, I guess the most important thing we don't know about her is her past. That's why we can't really get a bead on whether or not she's manipulating the people around her. How long did she live in Zaofu? At what point did she gain those ambitions? I would imagine she started out wanting to help and struck out on her own after Suyin refused, and just decided to stay in power after seeing how incompetent Wu was. And along the way, she was corrupted by a combination of the taste of power and a succession of small but escalating compromises.
In that case, I find it hard to believe she's just manipulating her lieutenants. They would be the people she knew before she became her current self. The only way I could see her deliberately using people at this point is if she had aspirations of power long before she ever came to prominence. In that case she's pretty much a played-straight villain.
I think this too, especially after checking out old clips of ATLA Toph. ATLA Toph, honestly, would probably wreck almost anyone who's appeared in LoK so far. The scale of her feats pretty much puts her on her own level.
Dusk Soldier
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I'm pretty sure she's in every episode that Suyin is in. You just don't notice her because at the time she wasn't a named character.
Icyflamez96
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I was watching the episode with 8 other people. We all came to the conclusion that Wu is gay.
Never. F*****. Again.
I'm cutting half of #Korrasquad out next time because some of them talk to f****** much
Time to rewatch the episode.
I'm cutting half of #Korrasquad out next time because some of them talk to f****** much
Time to rewatch the episode.
shira
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Dominican Power
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I fucking love Toph.
Icyflamez96
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He was laying it on pretty thick for Asami.
Oh duh AND Kuvira. Completely forgot about that.
He's bi
He was laying it on pretty thick for Asami.
Public appearances.
Heck get a lavabender up against Toph. I could see Toph having some difficulty fighting when the floor is lava.
RIP Ghazan
JadedWriter
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Well the dude wanted some earth bending dames and even hit on Kuvira of all people. He's more arrogant, pampered and stupid than anything else.
Dominican Power
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and so I was thinking, how clutch would it be if Varric got airbending during harmonic convergence and has been keeping it a secret until the right moment
What episode is that gif from?
It's from the Book 4 trailer and that scene hasn't appeared in an episode yet.
Icyflamez96
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Wu's tight. Looks like he will have some development.
Lord_Byron28
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Im excited that they haven't shown Bolin bending yet. Im hoping for some mind blowing lava bending that is the reason Kuvira wants to keep him around.
googleplex
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Azulon, and Ozai has the support of the people too. Didn't make them right. Particularly I'd she moves on Zaofu like she promises. No one thinks Wu should be running anything. And kuvira seizing power when she did was probably the right move. But subjugation people under a military dictatorship would be ultimately no different them the Earth Queen. She still has a change to be in charge but walk a more enlightened path. We'll have to see how this unfold and how Korra will help mold things.
Cloud Strife
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Icyflamez96
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If you've seen the movie, you know where this is going.
I've seen it before but I don't remember it much.
foxuzamaki
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Just saw the episode, did toph just become mother earth OP?
from the trailer
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