KORRASAMI CONFIRED!!!
jk, I think he's fine. I HOPE they don't kill off a character like that without any confirmation. That would suck.
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jk, I think he's fine. I HOPE they don't kill off a character like that without any confirmation. That would suck.
Still they never refer to it as being platinum. They only say it's made out of metal from what I recall. Suppose we'll find out when they start attacking the giant mech next week.
Hmm wonder if they have the guts to kill off Mako. I'm kinda expecting Suyin to die after that speech she gave Baatar. Maybe one of the twins as usual.
Then we'll have Baatar turn against Kuvira for the finale and tells Korra how to defeat Mech Kuvira.
SoulUnison
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If he's dead I'm sure we'll find out in the next episode and it'll be what drives Korra to absolutely stop playing around. From the looks of it you could make a pretty good case that one of the twins didn't make it out of there, either, but Mako should *definitely* be in a million little pieces right now.
It looks like the beam rips a trench open in the ground, Mako falls into the pit, and then the pit FUCKING EXPLODES.
What if Bolin and WIng/Wei both lose a brother? ;_;
Admiral Woofington
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No he didn't. They just made him fall alongside the rest of the people. You need to remember the rules of TV/movie writing. If a major character dies or is in the verge of dying the director will make a big deal out of it by making him/her the focus of whatever is going down. When sparky boom boom lady in S3 died you see the metal clamping around her head, a far off explosion, and Zaheer screaming her name. When lava dude died, he makes it very clear that "i'm not going back and if I'm going down I'll take you with me" and then the whole cave just falls in. Water tentacle lady is in a fight, Mako zaps her and then you see her scream painfully, then fall limp into the water. I know the artist who drew that scene said he/she made clear that she was still breathing, but the director thought otherwise and didn't show this so she died there or in the cave-in.
Basically my point is that they won't kill a character in one of these cliched "RUUUUUUUUUUUN" *slow motion running away and then explosion*. Those are in every tv show ever. Next episode we'll see how they survived, some will be injured. But if the first lines out of someone's mouth isn't "is everybody ok?" I'll be surprised.
JadedWriter
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Well that was a pretty fun episode. Kuvira's Liquid Snake now?
SoulUnison
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We've also got Tenzin - that red blob over on the left - in the middle of looking like he's being incinerated.
Honestly it looks like the only character that even has a *chance* of getting out of this is Korra, just due to being at the front of the pack. Obviously they're not going to kill off most of the main cast in one scene, but from the way it goes down Mako *should* be a charred corpse, and it looks like at least one of the twins gets fragged/buried by flying debris.
I generally like this season, but I do not hold this series, nor the original, to any high standards. And so, I have never been bothered by most of the lows.
Regardless though, this is a very good episode. Korra usually handles this sort of plot work much better than even TLA and it shows.
Feels like a Season 3 episode with how well the tension was managed.
Regardless though, this is a very good episode. Korra usually handles this sort of plot work much better than even TLA and it shows.
Feels like a Season 3 episode with how well the tension was managed.
Too bad it's not as good as season 3 overall.
That's the thing with Kuvira though. Even though she is a pretty good bender, her bending isn't what makes her dangerous. It's her ideals
or so the show keeps telling us with nothing really to back it up which makes Kuvira paper thin
I'm just hoping that they nail the ending at this point. Really hope they don't screw it as it may be the last we see of the avatar series for a while.
Yeah, no doubt.
I still really appreciate Kuvira as a villain though. She is pretty different than all of the others. And while she is not fully developed, she is developed enough to be fun to watch.
Also, it is great that the show decided to go full Pacific Rim.
Very silly though. But in an awesome way. Quite like Pacific Rim itself.
I liked the episode, but I'm still super wary of this.
Or like.....BOOK 2?!
Dusk Soldier
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Can't believe she fired that thing at them 3 times and no casualties.
Uh, I am pretty sure it is the fact that she is in command of a massive and fiercely loyal army that makes Kuvira dangerous.
And the 'ideals' do not hurt. They justify her megalomania.
Would be awesome if Bataar was severely injured enough that he eventually dies.
Very fertile ground.
Well, it's not like the Avatarverse cares if the crib some more things from Star Wars, may as well include the Stormtrooper aiming skills.
I'm pretty sure those Border Guards aren't with us anymore ha.
Oops misread the question. Yeah they got lucky, though I still think that at least one person died from that final shot or at least severely injured.
SoulUnison
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Well the first two she was firing at a quick moving aerial target from a considerable range.
It's actually admirable that she came *really close* with both shots.
The last one, though. Yeah. People gonna die.
She flat out murdered everyone at the border outpost, though.
Also, there were definitely people below decks on those battleships, and they're not making it out.
Book 2's finale was fun, you all need to hop on board that train.
Aang addressed his unwillingness to kill Ozai quite late as well, I will not be surprised if they say even taking away her bending will not help only in next two eps.
I was also really hoping they would point out that the next Avatar would be an earthbender and likely under Kuvira's control the moment she figures out who he/she is. It would be nice to point out, Kuvira has no reason not to really want to kill Korra, Because then she has another 3-5 years of really keeping it on lockdown and then training an earth empire avatar to bring it to the other nations.
This show also deserves credit for bringing up the plot point the Earth Queen did last season, that Republic City was from former Earth Kingdom land. Now Kuvira brings it up and even if you never read the comics you can appreciate the lore because it was so subtly included, and is now a big reason for the current conflict.
I was also really hoping they would point out that the next Avatar would be an earthbender and likely under Kuvira's control the moment she figures out who he/she is. It would be nice to point out, Kuvira has no reason not to really want to kill Korra, Because then she has another 3-5 years of really keeping it on lockdown and then training an earth empire avatar to bring it to the other nations.
This show also deserves credit for bringing up the plot point the Earth Queen did last season, that Republic City was from former Earth Kingdom land. Now Kuvira brings it up and even if you never read the comics you can appreciate the lore because it was so subtly included, and is now a big reason for the current conflict.
I am already on that train.
It is just that Giant Mech is actually harder to swallow than Giant Spirit.
Giant Spirit at least has a justification to ignore the laws of physics. Giant Mech hurts my brain.
Still awesome though.
Cloud Strife
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Strangely, the only thing I was bugged at this episode was how Korra's manipulation of Batar is meant to reflect her character growth this season.
Cloud Strife
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Right, that also bugged me too. Good chance to show Wu doing something, but instead we'll get "YOU WERE ALWAYS A GOOD KING" in the finale.
Yeah it really stuck out. Guess it's one way to save money for that extended finale.
Haven't posted in Neogaf Korra thread before but here's my two cents.
I watched Korra seasons 1 & 2 before getting into TLA and overall I think that Korra for me will have more rewatch value. Don't get me wrong, some of the character arcs (Iroh and Zuko in particular) in TLA are amazing but there are tons of episodes in that show that I couldn't be bothered to revisit. Korra, on the other hand, feels more condensed and tight in plotting...at least to me (I know many will vehemently disagree).
This season has been pretty good imo. Only wish Korra had been more involved with the main plot and I think the writers sort of wasted an opportunity to create a sympathetic bad guy (Kuvira). Still, I prefer Korra to TLA.
I watched Korra seasons 1 & 2 before getting into TLA and overall I think that Korra for me will have more rewatch value. Don't get me wrong, some of the character arcs (Iroh and Zuko in particular) in TLA are amazing but there are tons of episodes in that show that I couldn't be bothered to revisit. Korra, on the other hand, feels more condensed and tight in plotting...at least to me (I know many will vehemently disagree).
This season has been pretty good imo. Only wish Korra had been more involved with the main plot and I think the writers sort of wasted an opportunity to create a sympathetic bad guy (Kuvira). Still, I prefer Korra to TLA.
Nah, it's awesome.
How did she hide it from anyone? How did Zhu Li not know at all? How did Varrick not know at all? Did they come up for the plan to make a giant mech in a week?
How the fuck is that mech design even remotely a good idea when Republic city has a bunch of people who can cause and control an earthquake?
Considering the giant mech suit and Kuvira trying to kill her fiance, this episode feels like fanfiction you would have written.
No offense.
TheGreatDirector
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You know what? I'm fine with the giant mecha. It's the only way to go out with this show that actually feels appropriate.
You gotta admit, it's pretty great fanfiction:
Kuvira totally in control of a badass ROBOT that can destroy all the city just by walking around. Not giving a FUCK for Bataar Jr, coming SO CLOSE to sweet, sweet, victory (yeah).
So pumped.
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Well then, this one took some time to come out, I needed sleep before I could watch it. At any rate, so yea, lot of stuff happened this week, starting with actual character motivation! Indeed the obvious motivation was obvious and really should have come like 4 episodes ago. This show really does love to undermine itself at any and all given turns. They kept saying how dangerous and forbidden this spirit vine technology is and indeed it is rather deadly. I would contend that it was a lot less deadly and destructive then a full scale invasion of the city. Shit, a few laser shots, a few smoldering ships, and Republic City could not roll over to surrender fast enough. This is what superior firepower gets you, it is why it was perused and it is why it was justified, the right result happened. Speaking of rolling over, I know this series wants me to think that Battar Jr getting the laser blast was some grand act of betrayal but I have actually been paying attention to Kuvira's character and this is exactly what she would do. Battar Jr. turned unto some mushy doofus who couldn't stick it out and apparently lacked the cunning to escape. Kuvira has established time and again that such weakness is tantamount to betrayal and is to be cast out immediately. Let me see, Verrick and Zhu Li reunite in a heaping pile of bullshit that just should have been rewritten from the get go. Oh yes, a whole bunch of characters who you might have cared about at some point show up for a cameo and probably will vanish into the ether again. In short, ALL HAIL THE GREAT UNITER!
Well then, this one took some time to come out, I needed sleep before I could watch it. At any rate, so yea, lot of stuff happened this week, starting with actual character motivation! Indeed the obvious motivation was obvious and really should have come like 4 episodes ago. This show really does love to undermine itself at any and all given turns. They kept saying how dangerous and forbidden this spirit vine technology is and indeed it is rather deadly. I would contend that it was a lot less deadly and destructive then a full scale invasion of the city. Shit, a few laser shots, a few smoldering ships, and Republic City could not roll over to surrender fast enough. This is what superior firepower gets you, it is why it was perused and it is why it was justified, the right result happened. Speaking of rolling over, I know this series wants me to think that Battar Jr getting the laser blast was some grand act of betrayal but I have actually been paying attention to Kuvira's character and this is exactly what she would do. Battar Jr. turned unto some mushy doofus who couldn't stick it out and apparently lacked the cunning to escape. Kuvira has established time and again that such weakness is tantamount to betrayal and is to be cast out immediately. Let me see, Verrick and Zhu Li reunite in a heaping pile of bullshit that just should have been rewritten from the get go. Oh yes, a whole bunch of characters who you might have cared about at some point show up for a cameo and probably will vanish into the ether again. In short, ALL HAIL THE GREAT UNITER!
Haha oh man, I can already see your're going to be so devastated when Kuvira gets defeated in the finale Toa.
Bolin better not bring out the sock again though.
Preteen Meelo has been bugging me this season but the culmination of all the fart gags into that put down was fairly good.
Kuvira doesn't love him. If the producers insist on making a scene in the remaining episodes to indicate otherwise then Kuvira is a fucking dumbass.
She could've flat out refused those terms and left it at that.
If Korra followed through on her threat Kuvira has the resources to find whereever Bhatar Junior is.
She certainly has the power to do a global manhunt while keeping her kingdom under control.
Kuvira doesn't love him. If the producers insist on making a scene in the remaining episodes to indicate otherwise then Kuvira is a fucking dumbass.
She could've flat out refused those terms and left it at that.
If Korra followed through on her threat Kuvira has the resources to find whereever Bhatar Junior is.
She certainly has the power to do a global manhunt while keeping her kingdom under control.
That doesn't explain why they would hide from Varrick, the best inventor they had before he defected.
I don't buy "Only the Avatar could create a strong quake" at all, the show has shown that benders working together can do such things. The mechs were only well grounded because of the treadmill tank feet they had, the current mech is really top heavy and thin legged without those same feet.
She'll go out with dignity, damn it.
oh yeah ahahahaha. She doesn't care. I love the way she manipulated the hell out of everyone.
Would you give details to the man that made pretty clear he doesn't want to cooperate and is working completely against his will?
Im not saying is THE SAME system, but it was shown its something the engineers did think about.
Finally, its true that all the benders can put something together, but they are at gunpoint, one funny move and boom.
Admiral Woofington
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I'm in the camp that thinks it'll be similar to AtlA's Sokka and Toph's mission of taking down the airships. The gang will infiltrate the mecha with Bataar Jr's instructions on how to take it down, and after a bunch of battles they eventually do. Meanwhile Iroh and his forces take care of the ground troops, with maybe Bolin backing them up with air nation people.
A mecha of that magnitude doesn't feel appropriate at all. Heck as cool and idealistically sound as the Equalist suits were I felt in terms of military design they were a huge step back from the novel ideas seen in Aang's era.
It should've been a giant tank or airship.
That would be horrible. Yuck.
Nintendoga
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Man that was such a tease. They had the entire cast there ready to duke it out with Kuvira and her Eva in what I thought was gonna be a 3 part finale, and then
"We surrender."
Season's felt like a step down from 3, but they can hopefully make up for it with a good ending.
"We surrender."
Season's felt like a step down from 3, but they can hopefully make up for it with a good ending.
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