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Legend of Korra |OT| - Saturday Mornings Just Got Better
- Thread starter Wiseblade
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Triple Da G.O.D!
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What did I learn from Episode 3?
Mako is THE BATMAN!
Shipping done good is still shipping.
And Amon is going to be an interesting villain to watch every week.
Mako is THE BATMAN!
Shipping done good is still shipping.
And Amon is going to be an interesting villain to watch every week.
Quality episode. Totally digging Naga. Amon and the Equalists are formidable antagonists. And the fight scenes were spectacular.
Everything appears lackluster when compared to Azula.
But way to long.
I actually am all right with the intro being nice and sweet, gives us plenty more time for the actual episode
Plus the recap was kinf of awesome.Awesome three episodes so far...almost enough to wash away the stink from Shamalamadingdong's godawful movie. M&B are such great storytellers....what they hell were Paramount/Nick thinking by leaving them out of that project?
It's also almost been enough to bring me back from my stage 3 depression from the Mass Effect 3 ending.
The Equalist foot soldiers are BAD ASS. No redshirts here. It makes every encounter with them more harrowing. Can't wait to see how that plays out.
It's also almost been enough to bring me back from my stage 3 depression from the Mass Effect 3 ending.
The Equalist foot soldiers are BAD ASS. No redshirts here. It makes every encounter with them more harrowing. Can't wait to see how that plays out.
Yeah I loved the recap on the old-style video with the announcer. I thought that was great.
This show is definitely starting out a lot stronger than TLA right out of the gates. I'm worried that the significantly lower episode count will mean we won't get as attached to the characters this time though, but they seem to be handling things really well so far.
This show is definitely starting out a lot stronger than TLA right out of the gates. I'm worried that the significantly lower episode count will mean we won't get as attached to the characters this time though, but they seem to be handling things really well so far.
WrenchNinja
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Everyone and their grandma being able to lightning bend annoys me. But here we have people using it for menial tasks.
I mean yeah, I get it. Advanced bending discipline like metal and lightning would become easier to learn as time passes...it just feels like all the struggles to learn this in the first series is trivialized.
Reminds me of Trunks and Goten being super saiyans and pissing off Vegeta.
I mean yeah, I get it. Advanced bending discipline like metal and lightning would become easier to learn as time passes...it just feels like all the struggles to learn this in the first series is trivialized.
Reminds me of Trunks and Goten being super saiyans and pissing off Vegeta.
CornBurrito
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Wait... yeah what the fuck could the equalists do against rock armor?
Though maybe you cant attack while covered in the armor. So it would just be a stalemate.
Twilight Princess
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It shows how much Zuko sucks at fire bending.
AnathemicOne
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I'm pretty sure you can, correct if wrong
I am Amon.
the equalists are some of the most formidable 'standard goons' I've ever seen. These guys are genuinely dangerous. In most other shows goons are just stand-ins for the main character to do cool shit on, but in this show you get the feeling that there is danger there and that one false move could spell disaster. The choreography really drives the point home.
victreeb3l
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I can finally officially post this:
Dance off!
i thought this was really badass
also reminded me of that scene from tron legacy. something about dudes in cool costumes coming up slowly looks incredibly awesome
Isn't that how it is nowadays? We have kids knowing stuff that not even adults knew back in the day. 12 year old kids knowing stuff that only the smartest of scientists knew 100 years ago.
They don't only do chiblocking. They have those lightning rods and other weapons.
they probably have a weapon for breaking rock as well
CornBurrito
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Rock/Ground beats lightning.
Fimbulvetr
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Uh, you do realize that Mako being about the same age as Korra means that isn't possible right? Unless you think Aang died 8 years after his successor was born(which we know is impossible for the Avatar).
same. it's already my favorite nickelodeon show ever (which is actually high praise), and the only thing that can't make it that way are the next 23 episodes.
WrenchNinja
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It bothers me there too! I dont know why, I shouldnt let it.
Infinite Justice
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Well its shorter and all the eps are written by the creators themselves so it should be interesting to see if it can.
if this series is as good as it's been (or somehow gets better), then i'm blindly following these guys into whatever future endeavors they take on.
Everything breaks rock in Avatar.
Assuming TTT is doing that, that still doesn't change the fact that he is extorting other people's money, which is still a crime and has been doing this for a long time without regret.
But bolin, again, as bad as it may look, the equalists have no proof that he was abusing his power in any way. I doubt they saw the exchange happen in the streets. For all they knew, Bolin could have happened to walk by, saw an old friend, and made some conversation when they attacked him. The equalists have no cause to suspect him of anything beyond the fact that he was a bender and happened to be in the wrong area.
Metal bending was only just discovered if you think about it. And only police officers seem privy to it's uses. Maybe we'll see Bolin use it, but I doubt it.
Lightning bending has uses beyond the battlefield now, so of course they've made every effort to teach it to people. Also, you have no idea if everyone and their momma can use it. We saw like 6 dudes using it at the power plant. Mako is quite the gifted bender, if you recall.
My take on lightning bending before Republic City is that it was probably a secret technique that was only discovered or taught to influential people. I doubt everyone has the acumen to use it.
The times, they are a changin'.
To be fair, we never saw him attempt it after he got rid of his inner turmoil. He probably was able to do it during his lifetime after he became Fire lord.
I agree on this, especially the choreography. They really stepped up there game there even more.
Also, I think it shows that Korra still has a lot to learn about being in real fights. Same goes for our bending brothers, they were just doing their pro-bending styles and it didn't do them any favours in an open terrain fight. They all were overwhelmed so easily.
Black-Wind
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I'm with Generic on the whole Bolin thing.
So yeah ... Bolin, stop acting like some dumb street rat. And work on your "non-small-stone-disk" bending ... that was some weak showing last episode.
So yeah ... Bolin, stop acting like some dumb street rat. And work on your "non-small-stone-disk" bending ... that was some weak showing last episode.
CornBurrito
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Which sucks for Bolin.
It says nothing positive about your character if you are friends with and continue to associate with gang members.
And given Bolin's reaction before the cash was flashed, he knew damn well it was a seedy job that he shouldn't have been doing.
Pretty much. It's just like Mako said he has a knack for getting into bad situations. He was only thinking about the teams future and didn't give working for a crime syndicate a proper thought after he knwe it would secure the theri participation in the pro-bending tournament. He probably just thought it would work out somehow.
And any other day it would have.
It sucks for victims of any crime. People who got robbed or beaten or killed, it sucks for all of them. Each and every one of them could have probably done something to prevent what happened to them. Does that mean they are to be blamed for those crimes happening to them?
QueenOfThorns
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Just saw the third episode. It was great. I already really love this show.
But I am starting to regret watching this week by week. I want to see the next episode already! 20 minutes is hardly enough time. ._.
Maybe I'll wait a few weeks and then marathon watch.
But I am starting to regret watching this week by week. I want to see the next episode already! 20 minutes is hardly enough time. ._.
Maybe I'll wait a few weeks and then marathon watch.
It always depends on the circumstances. Bolin knew that doing the job could mean trouble, but he chose to do it anyway because he was fixated on the money. That's what brought him into the situation, which is why it was his fault to some extent.
And also, why does it matter if he is abusing his power or not? In the eyes of the equalists, every bender is obsolete.
Infinite Justice
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Indeed.
Should be good regardless.
I wonder if they remember enough of it though and would it be difficult to revert.
If your gonna do this it would be best to stay far away from this thread
CornBurrito
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There's a difference between being in the wrong place at the wrong time by pure circumstance, and knowingly going to the wrong place at the wrong time in order to bring in $$$.
I'm just saying that a single mistake on the part of the Equalists (and it was a very easy mistake to make, and arguably not a mistake at all considering working for gangs IS WRONG) and doesn't undermine their message.
Maybe they never learnt a lot of "real" bending? I guess im could be possible that most of their experienc eis in pro-bending?
Yep, steam is only water after all.
... Bolin did something wrong. He was serving as 'security' for a known bad gang when another gang came to take them on. That's not at all comparable to a robbery victim.
The real test is going to be if the goons stay formidable. Or if they're just tough enough to establish the Equalists as threat and then turn into cannon fodder.
Yeah, this is the problem: the victim is never culpable in the crime against them, unless they take active measures to hurt themselves, such as in the cases of suicide.
If I have a suit made of 100 dollar bills and I walk into a dark alley in a bad neighborhood, I may be unbelievably stupid for doing so, but when I inevitably get mugged, it's the muggers who are the criminals there, not me.
No matter how bad it may look, bolin didn't actually do anything and they were going to mutilate him for it. Imagine if our courts worked like that, where if a person looks like he committed a crime at first glance, then he is presumed guilty without a trial. This is why what Amon is doing is seriously fucked up.
Because their argument for why bending is bad is obsolete if they aren't doing it. In the discussion of the equalist's morality, this is a very key point and the main reason why their response is too extreme.
There is no evidence they were doing anything illegal at the time that Bolin was with them, and even if they were, Bolin was under the impression that they weren't.
CornBurrito
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Making a suit out of 100 dollars isn't the same as accepting an offer to guard a meth house.
Bolin was under the impression they were. He said no until the cash was flashed. He knew damn well they were up to no good. He just thought his own skin wouldn't be at risk.
It doesn't matter. If you go work for the mob as security then don't act surprised if you get shot at.
Infinite Justice
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Given the tip Bolin gave Korra in the second ep it seems they might know the difference but as you say the pro-bending version might be more engrained right now.
Korra still destroyed all of them quite handily though.
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