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Legend of Korra Book 4: Balance |OT| A Feast of Crows
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Admiral Woofington
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Nah Azula I agree. It's like they're ignoring everything we've discussed and only come to the thread to make the equivalent of *rolls eyes*. It's fine if they enjoy the show but saying "fuck this Fandom it's a good show" is seriously irritating when people aren't hating because they want to. We just don't want to be spoon fed shit and call it soup.
And for the sake of argument saying sarcastically that we can write something better if we tried is extremely dismissive and very much a useless argument in anything. Can somebody not judge a poor crumbling bridge because they're not a civil engineer?
And for the sake of argument saying sarcastically that we can write something better if we tried is extremely dismissive and very much a useless argument in anything. Can somebody not judge a poor crumbling bridge because they're not a civil engineer?
First. "Fuck your opinion" is not a good way to start anything.
second, I understand criticism, Im complaining about the entire "No fun allowed" "Everything they write is the worst Shit ever" attitude, I deeply apologize if anyone felt I was making less of their criticism, because I agree with many of it, I just can't get in line with the above attitude.
Last, yeah, that last bit of your post did get on my nerves,This is like, the fourth time you leave,despite having some good reasons to do so the other times, stop trying to make you not posting in this thread a big deal. It really isn't. Even if you make some really good posts.
JadedWriter
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I've watched Kill La Kill, Gundam Build Fighters and just started Jojo's Bizarre Adventure during the airing of season four. I've enjoyed the first two immensely and I'm enjoying Jojo (Dat DIO!!) and those shows know what they are. They're not trying to be something they're not. And they're very rewarding from a narrative point, because they at least evolve their characters a bit. Aila in Build Fighters didn't stay a stoic bitch, Satsuki didn't stay a stoic bitch and she learned a lot and you realized that she does care about her friends. Matoi wasn't the best written character, but she grew up a bit. Dio's an ASSHOLE!! But the show was never afraid to portray him this way. He's an awesome villain. You hate the shit out of the guy, but you love hating him.
To be fair, I'm not being sarcastic in saying that most people here could probably write a 50+ episode series better if they tried. At least a more entertaining one if given the same budget and time.
Because Legend of Korra doesn't just fail as a successor to Atla, but also messes up basic plotting and story structure most of the time. Even if the messages weren't going to be as deep or impactful as ATLA, it should have still been fun. But it fails on both accounts.
My biggest gripe is that their is no themeing between season to season. No over arching lesson or even something it's trying to tell the vier.
Even series like Kill La Kill had some themes (Don't take the people around you for granted and never forget how amazing everyone around you is) Gurran? (Evolution, no matter what happens in your life you have to look forward,)
ATLA? (Balance, and perhaps staying through to your ideas even if perhaps they may not be the wisest, they are the one thing that are yours and yours alone.) This isn't even covering the whole slew of mini lessons or ideas form episode to episode.
Korra? Fuck all. Season 4 is the first season that even attempted this. Even the later sections of fucking Naruto still had themeing no matter how awful they were. (History repeats itself unless someone is brave enough to break the cycle. Understanding pain and why people do horrible things is just as important as stopping said horrible thing.)
I want to say Korra is more flare than substance, but it even fall shorts then. There are far too many lull periods for it to be just goofy fun and it feels like it's trying to tell a story that devolves into just beat the bad guy because they are bad.
JOJO fucking understands characters, a show that is built off of silly and odd situations in later sections know more about group dynamic and character development than Korra.
Stardust Crusaders has a 52 EP season, the same as Korra. Yet Within 24 EP they had used that time twice as effectively than Korra
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Sky Interloper
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This episode was better than the last ones admittely, but the problem is that this story is badly paced and it shouldn't the main focus of the finale of the entire series. It seems like Book 3 and 4 restarted how Bryke wanted to develop the characters after the middling Book 2.
After all, the main point is Korra's recovery instead of Kuvira and the Earth Empire plot. It almost look like a sidestory at this point, so criticisms about the season are valid in multiple points. Of course one can enjoy this season because of their own personal reasons, and they are also still valid. For me, almost every individual episode since the timeskip has been enjoyable by their own merits, but seen as a whole it also has been dissapointing in both pacing and as their roles as the end of the series. As many people have said, the development has been slower than expected.
But before I digress too much, I would like to mention that the story is (now) actually ramping towards the finale, although the number of remaining episodes makes it pretty difficult to change established characters at this point.
After all, the main point is Korra's recovery instead of Kuvira and the Earth Empire plot. It almost look like a sidestory at this point, so criticisms about the season are valid in multiple points. Of course one can enjoy this season because of their own personal reasons, and they are also still valid. For me, almost every individual episode since the timeskip has been enjoyable by their own merits, but seen as a whole it also has been dissapointing in both pacing and as their roles as the end of the series. As many people have said, the development has been slower than expected.
But before I digress too much, I would like to mention that the story is (now) actually ramping towards the finale, although the number of remaining episodes makes it pretty difficult to change established characters at this point.
JadedWriter
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Their bad guys aren't even that bad. Kuvira's a bad guy just because the show says she is. I mean shit. FDR had the Japanese thrown in internment camps and nuked Japan twice and look how he's written in the history books.
Admiral Woofington
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I couldn't stand it and felt genuinely disappointed since I was hoping for more Gurren Lagann.
Infinite Justice
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oh hey we are back to this point of the thread again :/
just like history.
anyways i'm curious to see how this entire thing wraps up since another episode has been used on the recovery of the MC. Does this mean a round 2 fight where Korra will finally not be a fucking jobber this time.
just like history.
anyways i'm curious to see how this entire thing wraps up since another episode has been used on the recovery of the MC. Does this mean a round 2 fight where Korra will finally not be a fucking jobber this time.
It's...good not great, but I'm glad I looked at it.
Oddly I actually think if it was shorter it would have been better 12-16 EP instead of 24.
Since the story tends to drag around the middle.
JadedWriter
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I really wished they did more with Satsuki and Ryuko after they both learned the truth, but it never happened. All in all I still enjoyed the show though. I found it to be quite fun.
Yes, shows pretty good, but I wouldn't recommend it to someone that's not used to watching anime.
Also,KLK has one thing I can't exactly put my finger on
It felt like the ending we got was not what was planned in early episodes, specially the
entire part Nui got in the story.
JadedWriter
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Her arc did seem to come out of nowhere.
It's like Ragyo just made her the daughter that she wanted Satsuki to be since she was so obsessed with life fibers.
Episode 10 preview http://www.nick.com/videos/clip/legend-of-korra-223-clip-2138712983617319.html
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Toph is back!
JadedWriter
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Opal has one lethargic ass air bison.
shira
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Lmao the Air Bison
JadedWriter
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It needs a protein bar.
WrenchNinja
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Many of the posters here have been posting in these thread for years and have been critical of Korra because the show keeps repeating the same mistakes. You're basically saying "let's see you do better" but you know that's a pretty silly response to criticism.
See, you're projecting this hyperbole when most people have just criticised the season's pacing. Take a step back.
In what way am I talking about Korra as if it's as bad as ESAO? Please elaborate.
It was not directed at you specifically, It was about the general attitude in this thread
and its not a "lets see you do better" its a "stop saying you could do better"
Once again, that comment was not directed at you personally, but at the attitudes in the
thread
Im Sorry if it felt like I was
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Lin doesn't have any reason to think otherwise.
Last thing the public's heard about Toph is that she left on her own to go achieve enlightenment. The fact that she's off doing exactly that isn't going to blow anyone's mind.
At most, the conversation would be:
Korra: "Hey Lin, I found your mom in a swamp. She was being a gross loner, not giving a fuck about anyone else."
Lin: "She would."
Shouta
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Solid enough episode. I would have simplified the reason Korra needed to get into the Spirit World so that we got more time between Zaheer and Korra in the episode. Could have Bolin/Opal for another episode too but that tour group thing wasn't necessary so they should chop that one up.
While I liked what was happening in this episode a lot, the pacing was definitely feeling the effects of having the episode before being offered up as the sacrificial lamb to Nick's budget cuts.
Icyflamez96
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lol
Icyflamez96
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it's a lot of fun. i credit it with renewing my interest in anime.
i just finished madoka magica about a month ago and thought it was amazing. at 12 episodes, it's a pretty short run, and well worth the ride (it's currently on netflix).
MissDeviling
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I hate to say it, but I think I've grown very tired of Bolin. 
JadedWriter
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He should watch it for Satsuki alone. I didn't need the show to renew my interest in anime, but it sure gave me a new woman to like. Once you get passed the Satsuki front half of the show she's pretty cool lady.
They made the mistake of severing his ties with Varrick.I hate to say it, but I think I've grown very tired of Bolin.
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Varrasami?
Gotdatmoney
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Bolin + Opal is boring. I want more Bolin and Varrick action. He's too silly when he's with her and frankly her asking him to go on the rescue mission was terrible. "Win my love by throwing yourself into a hyper dangerous situation", yeah sounds like real love to me :\
Yeah it would have been nice to have that pairing last a little longer as it worked so well. Oh well the preview looks good
and maybe Toph/Bolin will be a good partnership as he wows her with his lavabending.
Lord_Byron28
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Having re watched the season with my brother I'll note that its sad that Bolin has had the most entertaining battles and has also won the most battles amongst the protagonists this season in stark contrast to most of the series.
That preview was awesome! Looks like they're sticking with
the "Bolin paired with other people besides Team Avatar"
Varrick
Lin and Toph's reactions to Bolin's antics.
Please tell me you at least watched Space Battleship Yamato 2199! To watch Kill la Kill before that...
i actually never really cared much for her until the final episodes. same is true of homura in madoka magica i guess, but it takes a lot less time to get there.
this is my anime timeline:
1997 - dragon ball z
1998 - pokemon
1999 - princess mononoke, dbz, pokemon, tenchi muyo (cartoon network stuff)
2000-2007: toonami, midnight run, adult swim (basically when i was watching anime the most. samurai champloo, the other tenchi shows, cowboy bebop, paranoia agent, gits, etc are all in here. it ends with eureka seven because holy balls what a shitty show)
2007-2013 - scattered stuff (the girl who leapt through time, ponyo, and katanagatari)
2014 - knights of sidonia - this was so boring i needed something a little looser and fun. on a whim i started kill la kill. since then, i've seen the trigun movie, fate/zero, madoka magica, psycho-pass, welcome to the nhk, the devil is a part-timer... but no battleship yamato.
where in the 00s i was at the mercy of cable networks, now i'm at the mercy of netflix and amazon prime (does that even have anime?)
Morgadeth
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You aren't.
Hmm looks like you haven't seen Gurren Lagann yet. If you like Kill la Kill you should definitely check Gurren Lagann out as Kill la Kill was made by a lot of the same people who worked on Gurren Lagann. It really excels at doing over the top dumb fun and getting you pumped up even more so than Kill la Kill in my opinion.
Pretty sure it was also put back on Netflix recently.
Phoenician_Viking
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Jinora in distress, like always. One would thin when she became a master she would be more enlightened, and more powerful, but she is still shit.
I can´t stand Bolin.
Zaheer helped Korra, i don´t like it.
I liked Azumi´s attitude, but it will bite her in the ass.
Kuvira having free reign chopping the veins is crap. There are benders living there, and Toph. I don´t get why don´t they do anything to stop Shitvira.
I can´t stand Bolin.
Zaheer helped Korra, i don´t like it.
I liked Azumi´s attitude, but it will bite her in the ass.
Kuvira having free reign chopping the veins is crap. There are benders living there, and Toph. I don´t get why don´t they do anything to stop Shitvira.
Phoenician_Viking
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Mechanics wise, i think they bend the air around them which give them the ability to fly and defy gravity.
And again, this is rubbish. The writers knew that season one is 12 episodes long, yet they shat the bed with unnecessary crap. And there´s no way in hell that Korra could come close to ATLA in terms of characters, character development or villains. I am so tired this excuse to justify LOK being below average mostly.
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