Quoting for support.Gentlemen, after Korra, get yourself to Young Justice.
The good show where the only disappointment is that it never got it's third season and in contrast to Korra should've run longer.
A somber ending isn't always bad.
Legend of Korra Book 4: Balance |OT| A Feast of Crows
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Mr Fahrenheit
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I'm having a hard time trying to explain my position to people who think I'm mad because they're lesbians. I don't care, I just don't like how and where they went about it because it brought down the rest of the ending by being generally unimportant to the resolution but they went with it for the big parting sentiment anyway.
If they don't give an answer in some post finale interviews, there's a good chance we'll find out with those Book 4 blu-ray commentaries as they're usually pretty blunt on them about the choices and decisions they made on the show. I'm curious to hear how Nick reacted it to the ending for the show.
BKatastrophe
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I had to look that up.
"A canonical online game..."Well great, I guess. Fucking fantastic. I hate shit like that. I mean, I support extended universe stuff, but doing it in the middle of a series is dumb.
I can't reconcile that, but whatever. I guess you win this argument and apparently I'm full of shit.
Why do you think that them having a romance with a man automatically establishes them as heterosexual and nothing else?
Yeah but I think she specifically means the tom boyish archetype which Korra fell under. She's just tired of that kind of girl always being shown as gay or bi in media, when so many females are tom boys who are straight. Like, Hollywood can't tell gay stories other then using that archetype.
Tom boys generally get treated as gay by people IRL, so it must be frustrating to have that reinforced over and over in media. So I see her point, actually.
Korra and Asami felt so natural to me. I think it was around season 3 that it felt like something was developing between the two and it went on from there. I remember another episode (I think it was the season 3 finale) where Korra and and Asami were talking alone and I thought "Oh shit, is this gonna happen?" but then Tenzin came in and Asami left. It's funny how it was the reverse this time. I like how there was no blushing and that nothing was explicitly said. They just knew. Most of all I'm just happy Korra and Mako didn't get together again. I was shitting bricks when they spoke at the party.
NipplesAndToes23
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I hope America gets out of the animation for kids thing. The very first line of it tries to make a statement out of it, as if to try and downplay a phenomenal piece of art that is Korra.
Yeah b.
Remember Kai? hahaha.
I wonder if you took all of this scenes and totaled up the time if it would come to out the length of one episode. An episode that could have been used for Red Lotus backstory....
Oh btw, the author of that article is on The Republic City Dispatch podcast, where they review each episode.
I wonder if you took all of this scenes and totaled up the time if it would come to out the length of one episode. An episode that could have been used for Red Lotus backstory....
Oh btw, the author of that article is on The Republic City Dispatch podcast, where they review each episode.
I'm guessing you haven't been keeping with the episodes?
I don't disagree. But I was just looking at main and young characters that are probably the ones appealing to young people. I was thinking about Korra might have appealed to young women and think that was one aspect. I know I liked that about her along with her being a person of color as a main character. It was actually quite relate able and so is the tomboyish/ but girly aspect since it is a struggle that some more tomboysh girls deal with. Of course all of it could've been solved if it hadn't been out of the blue.
I can't agree with you. It was one of the few things that felt very natural to me in this series. Their relationship clearly developed over time, even if it was very subtle. It was actually nice that they didn't pushed our noses onto it.
Icyflamez96
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Ya'll kept takin that blush for granted smh
Mr Fahrenheit
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I don't say this kind of thing often, but I'm so glad they just completely phased out Kai, I hated him.
Oh the guy who leaked the stealth Korrasami took down his active tumblr because of reasons:
I have never regretted something as much as I regret that stupid post I made in the heat of the moment last night. I realize people will trash talk the show, the creators or myself as much as they like - thats just the nature of things. But now people are using my stupid comment as fuel for their trash talk and the fact that I deleted the post later as some sort of proof of some heinous thing. I delete my asks all the time though. And yes this one especially because I regretted it almost immediately and no one likes to leave their fuck ups for all to see. Bottom line is this, Ive once more learned the hard way that I really need a much more low profile online and thus Im gonna probably close this tumblr and hope I havent ruined my career by blurting out personal shit online. ~From a reddit post
Can't seem to verify this via google search, but if this was posted on his AMA account then it's probably gone.
His art one is still up:
Ah that sucks to hear. Dude was always really nice at answering fans questions about the show.
Icyflamez96
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Yeah I also disagree with Azula on that. Just in comparison to the rest of the romance in the series, this feels way less bad. Everything else was just stupid love at first sight BS that was obnoxious.
And I get this point, and sort of agree, but this still felt way less bad than the rest of the Romance except Varrick and Zhu Li. Although I don't think it's 100% necassary that they have to focus on a plot that shows her change in orientation. I mean we got the blush. That was a hint imo
And I get this point, and sort of agree, but this still felt way less bad than the rest of the Romance except Varrick and Zhu Li. Although I don't think it's 100% necassary that they have to focus on a plot that shows her change in orientation. I mean we got the blush. That was a hint imo
What was the post about that made him bail out?
You don't disagree with me.
Re-read my posts. I agree with you guys. I'm just trying to give an understanding why some feel it's forced. I'm approaching this from a writing perspective. I'm on your guys side. I think it was great. I mean after thinking about it, and putting some distance from it, I think it was really good.
He made some posts about how the Korra/Asami hand holding wasn't in the version he saw.
Icyflamez96
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If my other edit didn't cover the part where I disagree with you then I'll go look over your posts again lol
Gentlemen, after Korra, get yourself to Young Justice.
The good show where the only disappointment is that it never got it's third season and in contrast to Korra should've run longer.
hmmmm not bad. I'll watch it after I'm done JLU.
Ugh. Fuck Nick for sweeping the show under the rug.
Season could've used another episode or 10 more minutes altogether. So many characters didn't get to show up or speak a line (Tenzin siblings, Jinora siblings, etc.). It was good for a season closer but not necessarily a series closer. So sad it's over now. Even sadder that the whole animated Avatar world is now in deep hibernation mode.
I don't know what to think or interpret about Korra and Asami. On one hand, I love the unexpected (or very much expected) twist especially for a Nick show, and they did away their love triangle for Mako and cut the middle man out.
On the other hand, I still like Korra+Mako and appreciate that Korra and Asami could still come so far in their friendship that they go all Thelma and Louise in the end not as a romantic couple, but as a strong female bond. But I get the need to be open to interpretation as much as possible in either scenario for a show that had answered to Nick.
Season could've used another episode or 10 more minutes altogether. So many characters didn't get to show up or speak a line (Tenzin siblings, Jinora siblings, etc.). It was good for a season closer but not necessarily a series closer. So sad it's over now. Even sadder that the whole animated Avatar world is now in deep hibernation mode.
I don't know what to think or interpret about Korra and Asami. On one hand, I love the unexpected (or very much expected) twist especially for a Nick show, and they did away their love triangle for Mako and cut the middle man out.
On the other hand, I still like Korra+Mako and appreciate that Korra and Asami could still come so far in their friendship that they go all Thelma and Louise in the end not as a romantic couple, but as a strong female bond. But I get the need to be open to interpretation as much as possible in either scenario for a show that had answered to Nick.
Icyflamez96
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My little nephews watch some superhero shows that look similar (I think) in art style to that, but the fight scenes look GARBAGE. Just like REALLY stupid. I'm not sure exactly what show it is they watch, but I was so turned off to Young Justice when I looked up pictures of it because of whatever show they were watching that had a similar look lol. Now I see the animation in that particular show isn't half bad so maybe I'll try it out
My entire point to that post, was just to say I understand why people think it was forced. I think from a writing level, it can be a bit jarring to have characters be shown one sexual preference, then have another preference without there being a specific plot showing that. Because Asami and Korras plot had to be done carefully (basically they couldn't have a romance plot in the open), it probably didn't occur to people that that is what was happening. Therefore, their only perception was that Asami and Korra both had plot in Book 1 establishing a specific preference. And then saw a romance with a different preference happen out of no where.
But that said, you guys make a good point that even then, you can't just assume someone isn't Bi, or that they couldn't discover their preference later.
I still don't understand how they bungled the romance in this show so hard. I wasn't a fan of Aang and Katara, but it was handled surprisingly well. Korra felt like someone had been spending time on Tumblr and just liked throwing things together. The whole show would've been better without it imo.It took up way too much of Bolin and Mako's characters and plot relevance too. I will say that as bad as I think Korra/Asami was, Makkorra is much much worse.
By any chance was it Avengers Assemble they were watching? Cause I hear that has really poor animation for an action show.
Heteronormativity aka assuming people are straight until proven otherwise is problematic. It's the reason why people have to "come out" in the first place.
Just because heterosexuality is what is most common doesn't mean that you should always assume someone is straight. There are about as many redheads as there are LGBT people.
The discrimination against bisexual people is horrible. People who choose to identify as such get mistreated by LGBT community and by homophobes alike. A lot of people choose to identify as either straight or gay because they don't want to face that stigma.
That being said, sexuality is fluid and doesn't adhere to strict categories.
Korra and Asami's "preference" didn't change.
Icyflamez96
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Ok you caught me not reading thoroughly if that's what you meant lol I see what you're saying.
UGH Wu's song could have been 6 minutes LONGER!
Yeah it would have been nice to actually get some closure on some of the other characters. Just as long as it wasn't as dumb as the Harry potter epilogue was.
Moral Panic
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Is there any evidence for this assertion?
If I were to guess, I'd say in 3 months? I only got my season 3 blu-ray about acouple weeks ago, I think.
SpaceCadetKeon
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She may not be the lead, or even a major character really, but Zhu Li turned out to be a pretty kickass character.
I believe the release date is March 10th.
I hope there's some good extras, damnit.
What assertion?
OH I saw your bold.
We are 100% assuming this. Networks in the past have pushed back hard against gay romances in kids show. You are right though, I have no idea. But my assumption is that, because they didn't have an up and front center romance plot, they used the close friends plot instead to tell the same story.
Maybe we are wrong?
Sweet. 3 days after I turn 21.
Icyflamez96
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Maybe. From a clip I just watched it seemed on the same quality... Well actually Idk. I feel like I saw Wonder Woman at one point. I just really don't know. If there are no other culprits on TV right now then yeah it was probably that.
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