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Legend of Korra Book 4: Balance |OT| A Feast of Crows
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shira
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He waterbended to make his ice coffin, and then again to fight Zuko on the ship the first time they met. He didn't know how to waterbended at that point in time.
Then there's Roku straight up possessing him in the fire temple during the solstice.
Probably the worst episode ive seen since S2, I can get Korra being incompetent and failing at this point of the season, but after all this years of facing different ideologies she should know better than falling for that false equivalence idiocy that Kuvira used on her until the younger Opal had to talk some sense into her dumb ass, she even used the word "equality" and Korra didnt think of Amon, which has been on her PTSD-induced flashbacks.
Korra really is the worse avatar ever. I knew she was going to lose that fight. i am so tired of Korra now. Out of all the seasons Korra has never ever shown to be a good avatar. Jinora would make a better avatar.
The latest episode just made me feel bad for Kuriva, lol.. Any half decent bender or even a fully healed Korra in the avatar state could absolutely destroy her . She's pretty smart and good at manipulating people/situations, but that's about it.
Also, I'm surprised that she kept
Also, I'm surprised that she kept
Suyin + her sons alive after they tried to assassinate her..uh..okay.
I never said she couldn't rise above it, but I'm calling it out and I'm not blaming the character I'm blaming the writers.
this whole scene, from varrick, to the bomb setup to his eyes was gold
highlight of the episode me thinks
The Silver
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that's what happens when you start off with a character who's mastered 3 elements and can control the avatar state by the end of the 1st season. Writing Korra is almost like writing Superman, gotta keep coming up with contrived stuff("Dark Avatar" "Poison" "PTSD") so she can't just stomp everyone.
Korra loves to beat down enemies with her fists(unlike Aang) and the writers always give her scenarios where beating down the opponent IS the quickest way to total victory. Put that together with an overpowered character and ......yep.
Atraveller
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Kuvira was downgraded to low tier villain status. Reaching close to Unalaq.
zerokoolpsx
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Korra lost her mojo. What else can be wrong with her? Its pathetic to still see her in this state. Kuvira is spewing bs about equality and Korra is just too dumb to notice it. Want to bash my head against the wall now.
m_shortpants
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lol Varrick looks good without the stasche
http://thehoppingfish.tumblr.com/post/102083374652/at-first-i-was-wondering-what-he-would-have
http://thehoppingfish.tumblr.com/post/102083374652/at-first-i-was-wondering-what-he-would-have
Maybe I'm just being hopeful, but I think the show is trying to establish that Korra' condition isn't actually PTSD but more like something wrong with her avatar state.
I mean, they can't be wasting Korra's developments few episodes back. That would be stupid.
Varrick is Sokka in disguise.
JadedWriter
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Just got back from seeing Interstellar, what the fuck did I just finish watching? Not enough people on Kuvira's ballet dancing freedom train. She bas been a tough sell though. They keep hiding parts of he, the show isn't long enough for slow reveals. She's a great bender but lacking in durability but I like her. They just should've been more open with how smug she is. In interviews bryke said she's a mirror of Korra. She is yes but it's something you have to dig to find. Someone said that instead having kai they. Should've developed Kuvira more and I agree. She should've been part of the actual team, since they were going to use her more and barely even use kai for this season. Suyin could've had her join Korra when they needed to go find aiwei. Bam plenty of time to develop her, open up her personality and allow us to see how she interacts with people. It would've gave this more of a personal stake and why Korra didn't want to drop that huge ass boulder on her. I actually really enjoyed Kuvira with the new episode. She's playful and calculated and thrives on propaganda and it's nice that a show brought in how important image is.
preview of the next episode on nick: http://www.nick.com/videos/clip/legend-of-korra-220-clip-579873451.html
nothing much happens. >_>
nothing much happens. >_>
Yep. And this struggle is not new. The original series had the same problem.
The writers were just better at handling it (until Rock Ex Machina).
Cloud Strife
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IT WAS ME ALL ALONG KORRA
YOU ALL BOUGHT IT, HOOK, LINE AND SINKER
EVEN MY FAMILY
EVEN MY IMMEDIATE FAMILY BOUGHT IT
Beifongs: !
Toph in the swamp: Fucking morons.
-The End-
firehawk12
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On the one hand, she is supposed to be an evil genius. On the other hand, she's about as dumb as a Bond villain.
Worse than Unalaq, really.
Icyflamez96
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*drops spirit nuke on post*
zerokoolpsx
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Dismantle the domes.
Icyflamez96
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That was pure spite. At this point, I think I rather see a Beifong cut her down to size.
We already established that Korra's Avatar State is the villain. Kuvira is just a mid tier thug that can be beat by a single gust of wind from the Avatar State. All this war, slavery and suffering, could have been avoided if Korra had her shit together.
The final boss is herself. Bryke is brilliant.
Icyflamez96
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thaz boring
Is what it is.
She commits seppoku, Korra: The Last Avatar.
JadedWriter
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They should make a super soldier serum out of the spirit vines and inject it into Kuvira.
Dominican Power
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Who's that?
Icyflamez96
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I don't know if I ever said this before, but I really hate the idea of Korra going through all of this rehabilitation in the LAST season, especially when the season is so short. I'd prefer it if it were season 3 or 2 that this stuff went on, so we could have full fledged Korra present for the last season of the show.
Don't be that person. The tone of this thread is civil.
Icyflamez96
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The handsome devil himself.
SilentMatthew
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Most of the criticism here aint that toxic, it is more like profound disappointment from the traps of poor writing and production plans that feed into each other in this series. If you want to see some real toxic stuff about this week's episodes just check the discussion on r/TheLastAirbender.
Atraveller
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You want toxic? Try Interatellar threads, some people are just bent on hating it.
Infinite Justice
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Really?
1. at least read the fucking thread and its contents
2. if you feel some arguments are not viable then explain why and not do this "hit and run" garbage.
3. nice ad hominem at the end there, helps your case really well.
Cloud Strife
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I spit out my drink when I saw SOMEONE ACTUALLY COMPARED THE MOVIE TO THE LAST AIRBENDER BY M NIGHT.
Infinite Justice
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Atraveller
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And jett is also there to shit everything up. I think some people have overhyped it themselves, that's why hyperbole was in full force.
I don't even know what is going on. But I think it's funny how defensive some fans can get over this show. If you don't agree with something someone else has a problem with, then explain why you don't agree. No one will hold it against you if you don't have the same issues someone else has with the show. I actually want to hear when someone thinks what I'm saying is wrong.
Often, I end up changing my view point after hearing people out. For instance, I wasn't that fond of the Korra vs Kuvira fight. I still stand by the fact that, I'm not a fan of it given the context of it in the overall season and how I personally think the plot is being told. BUT...after talking about it with people, I realized the fight actually made sense logically.
lol now Book 2 thread...that was something else.
Often, I end up changing my view point after hearing people out. For instance, I wasn't that fond of the Korra vs Kuvira fight. I still stand by the fact that, I'm not a fan of it given the context of it in the overall season and how I personally think the plot is being told. BUT...after talking about it with people, I realized the fight actually made sense logically.
lol now Book 2 thread...that was something else.
It's all your fault.
Icyflamez96
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m_shortpants
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I was a staunch defender of book 1 and defended book 2 when it started as well. I think halfway through that season I realized it was shite and stopped haha.
JadedWriter
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It's not a bad movie, I just didn't enjoy it as much as either The Prestige or Inception.
Sorry that traumatic experiences are traumatic?
lol I don't think he's arguing that the plot doesn't make sense. Rather, he doesn't like what they are tackling (and how they are tackling it) given it's the final season. I personally have no issue with them doing this, because I think under the surface Korra has always been about these themes. They have just risen to the surface. So Korra finally breaking and having enough of it...makes perfect sense. But I will agree that the story beats and pacing is kind of suspect for this final run of episodes.
EDIT: What I mean is, whenever you tell a story you have take into consideration pacing, and what an audience is willing to put up with. You could have a story where everything makes sense logically (plot and theme), but if it's insufferable (let's say the plot is super negative over and over and there is never any breaks) -- that can start to wear down an audience. I would say, Korra is kind of guilty of re-treading certain story beats. But I think the reality is, Korra's story has always been about her being her own worst enemy. So it was always going to be a recurring thing where Korra ends up failing or faltering, or stumbling over and over again.
She's pretty much the Avatar that can't ever get things right no matter how she tries.
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