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[AceBandage]

The Legend of Korra: The Last Avatar.

That would be a great end to the series.

But make it really sad at the same time.

The third series should be about the first Avatar, regardless.

 

[BigDug13]

When will she get pissed enough to enter "avatar mode"?

 

[Mumei]

Buncha tree huggin, chi blockin' equalists up in here. The universe of Avatar is inherently unfair. Okay. Amon's point is understandable in that "Yes, I can see where he's coming from." Fine. Peaceful way doesn't always work. Agreed.

Still doesn't make Amon morally right by forcibly stripping benders, many of whom won't have a bad bone in their body, of their naturally born abilities.

Heh.

If I were a bender, I'd feel exactly the same way. And if I were a non-bender, I'd probably agree with Amon.

 

[apana]

It would be a bad ending for everyone to have their bending taken away or for Korra to give everyone bending. That totally destroys the more important human story, which is trying to get different people to live together and respect each other.

 

[CrazyDude]

When will she get pissed enough to enter "avatar mode"?

When Mako gets hurt badly.

 

[Ultimadrago]

When Mako gets hurt badly.

Stop saying plausible things that would make me facepalm on watch.

 

[Black-Box]

This series should be about the end of the avatar cycle and bending, and then the next series can go all the way back to the beginning with the creation of it.

I think it will end with most people give up bending, so in the generations to follow people just stop bending so in the future, bending is like a secret society where they have to find the avatar to say the world from evil...I know it will happen at some point

 

[Busaiku]

Stop saying plausible things that would make me facepalm on watch.

This is a kids' show.

 

[Net_Wrecker]

Heh.

If I were a bender, I'd feel exactly the same way. And if I were a non-bender, I'd probably agree with Amon.

If I were a level headed rational non-bender, I'd agree with Amon TO A POINT. Non-benders DO deserve more power and representation....But you can't kidnap benders, even if they're part of a gang, and chi-violate them. Maybe if it was an all out war between benders and non-benders, Amon's methods would seem more....appropriate, but it's overkill right now.

You guys are totally just falling for Amon's dreamy mask.

 

[IrrelevantNotch]

Korra isn't spiritual enough to enter avatar mode

 

[Bit-Bit]

Korra isn't spiritual enough to enter avatar mode

She should be able to do it automatically out of self defense. Its pretty much a fail safe to prevent the Avatar from dying at a young age.

 

[Jintor]

IF (hp = 5) OR (loved_one = threatened)
THEN (glow=infinite) (voice=boomy) (avatar_state=1)

 

[CornBurrito]

Korra isn't spiritual enough to enter avatar mode

You need to be spiritual to enter it willingly. It will kick in, regardless of spirituality, in response to dire circumstances or extreme emotion.

 

[Mumei]

If I were a level headed rational non-bender, I'd agree with Amon TO A POINT. Non-benders DO deserve more power and representation....But you can't kidnap benders, even if they're part of a gang, and chi-violate them.

You guys are totally just falling for Amon's dreamy mask.

Well, yes. I was thinking less of a level headed rational bender so much as one who'd experienced minor bullying and general mistreatment at the hands of benders throughout my life and would think it seemed perfectly reasonable to make every bender exactly like me.

I do understand your point, though.

 

[Haly]

if (hp == 5 || loved_one.threatened == true)
{
glow=infinite;
voice=boomy; 
avatar_state=1;
}

Fixed.

 

[Kai Dracon]

How about this: Amon is nuts and/or lying and has a Wicked Plan. But he has hooked into a genuine issue in society that a lot of people are very unhappy about.

So Amon may get exposed, but not before starting a genuine revolution that won't simply go away. I could see Amon being a red herring as the real trouble, and the actual crisis being how society is going to move forward with a rapidly modernizing world and benders having an inordinate amount of power. Now that the average citizen isn't just a dirt farmer or sheep herder people tend to want more out of life and society. Like power, equality, security.

 

[Twilight Princess]

Don't think Amon was energy bending, maybe a permanent form of chi blocking?
Also Amon 2012, I'm a believer now. All hail Amon!

 

[CrazyDude]

IF (hp = 5) OR (loved_one = threatened)
THEN (glow=infinite) (voice=boomy) (avatar_state=1)

There is a flaw in that equation.

 

[Haly]

By removing bending, Amon is potentially creating millions of jobs.

Amon for 2012.

 

[Jintor]

There is a flaw in that equation.

Don't look at me, I'm no programmer

 

[IrrelevantNotch]

By removing bending, Amon is potentially creating millions of jobs.

Amon for 2012.

All those cars are made with firebending. No benders means no cars, which means LESS jobs and more poverty.

 

[Rokam]

All those cars are made with firebending. No benders means no cars, which means LESS jobs and more poverty.

Not to mention firebenders powering the city.

 

[Busaiku]

Police are all Earthbenders.
Much of medicine is also based on Waterbending.

And so on.....
Without Bending, their world is over.

 

[CornBurrito]

Not to mention firebenders powering the city.

People will just run on giant hamster wheels.

 

[Rokam]

People will just run on giant hamster wheels.

Or better yet, I'm sure there's giant hamsters in the avatar world...

 

[Busaiku]

Elephant Hamsters

 

[CornBurrito]

Or better yet, I'm sure there's giant hamsters in the avatar world...

Problem solved. GG benders. YOUR REIGN IS OVER.

 

[Jintor]

I kind of wonder if firebending fire with its primarily concussive ability affects its more utilitarian usages

 

[Slamtastic]

I kind of wonder if firebending fire with its primarily concussive ability affects its more utilitarian usages

Firebending is perfectly capable of burning anything that's not human flesh/clothes touching human flesh, see the fish Korra cooked in EP1

 

[apana]

Amon is very agile, he moves a bit like a leaf in the wind....

Spoiler

I'm grasping at straws right now.

 

[cartoon_soldier]

Amon is very agile, he moves a bit like a leaf in the wind....

Spoiler

I'm grasping at straws right now.

His right hand man is an even better air bender then...

 

[Jintor]

Firebending is perfectly capable of burning anything that's not human flesh/clothes touching human flesh, see the fish Korra cooked in EP1

The magic exception!

 

[apana]

His right hand man is an even better air bender then...

Not that I was being very serious but take a look at those fights again. His assistant is acrobatic but doesn't necessarily have that flow Amon did.

 

[NEO0MJ]

Amon is very agile, he moves a bit like a leaf in the wind....

Spoiler

I'm grasping at straws right now.

Well, I guess this leafs only one suspect.

Spoiler

Amon is Meelo.

 

[Haly]

All those cars are made with firebending. No benders means no cars, which means LESS jobs and more poverty.

Who do you think they're going to get to make the cars?

 

[apana]

Also Amon was probably the one who taught them, he is basically Ra's Al Ghul from Batman Begins.

 

[IrrelevantNotch]

Who do you think they're going to get to make the cars?

A bunch of nonexistant firebenders?

 

[Busaiku]

Well, I guess this leafs only one suspect.

Spoiler

Amon is Meelo.

This makes sense.

 

[Infinite Justice]

The problem is that a non-bending society isn't necessarily a more equal one. If it weren't bending it would be whoever had guns, germs, and steel.

Bending is basically another tool. Take away bending and a new one will take its place.

Indeed.

for instance the heiarchy of wealth/social class might start to play a major role.

Fixed.

I see you fixed your variable names. Sneaky

Well, I guess this leafs only one suspect.

Spoiler

Amon is Meelo.

it goes well with my "Amon is everyone" theory

 

[Veelk]

I totally agree with Net_wrecker. Amon's response is too extreme. They should follow Aangs example. He took away Ozai's bending, but only because Ozai was extremely abusive with it. If benders abuse their power the way that those Triad criminals have, and Amon found a way to stop that, once and for all, fine. But Bolin did NOTHING. He's completely innocent, and yet he still somehow deserves to be spiritually mutilated? No. If the people you are dealing out retributive justice to are innocent, then it's not justice.

 

[Mumei]

Well, I guess this leafs only one suspect.

Spoiler

Amon is Meelo.

I support this notion.

 

[Haly]

A bunch of nonexistant firebenders?

People to make the parts by hand.

 

[Fimbulvetr]

People to make the parts by hand.

But then they won't be able to meet the demands of consumers; car prices will skyrocket and no longer be available to the common man.

 

[Professor Beef]

Is there any way to watch the newest episode online legally? Official facebook page, Nick's website, anything? I missed it today.

 

[Haly]

But then they won't be able to meet the demands of consumers; car prices will skyrocket and no longer be available to the common man.

They're already not available to the common man.

:amon

 

[Fimbulvetr]

Is there any way to watch the newest episode online legally? Official facebook page, Nick's website, anything? I missed it today.

Nick has full episodes online.

 

[Jintor]

Get a season pass for iTunes? Might not work outside the States though.

 

[shadyspace]

Nick has full episodes online.

What the? Are they doing this for the entire run?

 

[Fimbulvetr]

They're already not available to the common man.

:amon

Yes they are Steve Blum, and your alluring voice won't convince me otherwise.

 

[Ezduo]

I totally agree with Net_wrecker. Amon's response is too extreme. They should follow Aangs example. He took away Ozai's bending, but only because Ozai was extremely abusive with it. If benders abuse their power the way that those Triad criminals have, and Amon found a way to stop that, once and for all, fine. But Bolin did NOTHING. He's completely innocent, and yet he still somehow deserves to be spiritually mutilated? No. If the people you are dealing out retributive justice to are innocent, then it's not justice.

"I just happened to be hanging out with these dangerous criminals at their main hideout by pure coincidence, honest! I wasn't doing anything wrong! I mean yeah they paid me to help protect them but nothing else!"

Play with fire...