JadedWriter
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Oh please bruh I'm 31 wasting away in an office job looking at photography as means to make side money. Side money that will probably never come.
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m_shortpants
Member
I've only been working for 2.5 years and I feel like I'm ready to retire >>
I'm going to have to change jobs like every two years to not go crazy.
JadedWriter
Member
Good luck on that and don't get sick while you're waiting for your health care benefits to kick in.
Infinite Justice
Member
JadedWriter
Member
I read that crazyness, Veelk went fucking HAM.
I will say in my defense that I think some of the latter posts articulate what I'm trying to get across much better than I did. Wasn't at the top of my game in that particular thread.
If you wanted to see me go HAM though, you should have checked out the OP thread. It wasn't an entirely pleasant experience for all involved, but some epic veelks have been permanently marked into that thread's history.
If you wanted to see me go HAM though, you should have checked out the OP thread. It wasn't an entirely pleasant experience for all involved, but some epic veelks have been permanently marked into that thread's history.
JadedWriter
Member
The One Piece thread? I don't touch that thing since I've never even seen a frame of that show.
Icyflamez96
Member
That Star Wars Veelk though
The funny thing is I didn't even make that thread. I posted it in the SW Spoiler thread, took a nap, and woke up to find it as it's own thread because Evilore liked the cut of my gib. My power is growing. Soon, I shall rule Gaf with an iron fist.
JadedWriter
Member
I can't even read that till I see that movie, must be bad then.
Hold off. If you ever go too deep into power you'll go mad.
And I'll be the first to oppose you.
JadedWriter
Member
I can't wait for the kaiju battle between Tak and Veelk.
JadedWriter
Member
To me there is only one type of kaiju battle:
You know he means Korra v unavaatu.
Well, process of elimination. With my walls of texts, I'm clearly godzilla, making you...?
Ah, right then. Normal sized powerless Korra vs Unavaatu. I can see that.
FeenixRising
Banned
I haven't seen it either, don't know when I'll be able to. But I did click the thread just to see the size of that Veelk and wow,
JadedWriter
Member
That gif is never complete without the proper text.
I just checked his post history, it's like he spent most of the day in there.
I kinda did. Vacation gives me a lot of free time. Probably too much.
Still, this is like the most successful thread I ever made. Or had made for me. It deserves the attention.
Clearly I'm Bryan Cranston. The only other one people care about.
And no way, super Korra for lyfe:
Pat yourself on the back why don't ya?
Nah, it really is a great thread. Actually the points about Kylo Ren are even better.
As you will. He dies regardless, so I'm good. Godzilla always wins.
Thanks, but I really do need to step away. It's become really exhausting after monitoring the thread all day.
Oh does he?
I just feel bad for not being able to read through it all. Been busy cleaning and all. But talk about a hot button topic...
Oh does he?
Yes, because that's GINO, not Godzilla.
Given the timing and the fact that Evilore decided that it needed to be a thread, I'm sure it will be around for a while, especially since it's over 10 pages already.
Otherwise, I actually have it saved because it was a Veelk I've was particularly happy even before it became a thread.
Whatever you say, dude.
So what you're telling me is, somewhere out there, there's a "Greatest Hits" of Veelks out there just waiting to be published?
I can see it now "VEELK: One Man's Opinion"
Page 345............... "Mary Sue" and Rey
But you know what, I saw it posted somewhere before, but she's the new Leia, unless there's some other Geek Goddess that I don't know about.
Eh. I feel I should have something like that. I mean, how many times have I repeated an argument on Avatar throughout the course of LoK's runtime? The contexts were different and in need of adjustments, which helps clarify my positions, but at the end of the day, I'll probably be making similar arguments as I keep talking about topics. The Mary Sue thing is unusually comprehensive for me, so I bookmarked it for later use, but usually, I just rewrite my argument to fit the context better which I think refines my opinion more.
I honestly feel characters like Leia only got celebrated like that because girls had few other recourses for female characters in the OT and PT. Like, honestly, who fangirled Padme? And the fact that Leia's slave outfit is the most iconic image of her makes her position in the series obvious. Rey on the other hand is a fucking force of agency on her own accord. Mary sue or not, she's an actual main character that's a Jedi in a world where the Jedi are the ones who determine the fate of the galaxy. That is a WHOLE different level.
For fucking real.
The series really needed someone like Rey for the longest time, and even looking beyond that, how she's necessary to continue pumping out better female characters in general. The fact that she can stand on her own and isn't sexualized in anyway makes her, on those points alone, great. Now that she's taking lead I'm pretty anxious to see where they'll go with her and how they'll make her a better character. Hopefully they'll do a good job.
Because I would hate to waste, oh, I dunno, 4 seasons wanting to see horrid development on a power-wielding female protagonist.
Icyflamez96
Member
What if part VIII Rey turns out like Season 2 Korra
JadedWriter
Member
God I fucking hope not since I thought VII was going to be about Finn becoming a Jedi, was pleasantly surprised that Rey was able to step up.
m_shortpants
Member
The Force Awakens spoilerz
Is Kylo Ren gonna pull a Zuko or wut
Icyflamez96
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GamingOblivion
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I get the hate for Korra in the thread is the norm but are you kidding, Korra ain't close to being as shit of the Prequels. Y'all are crazy.
I swear, analogies have become a lost art.
LoK doesn't need to be 'as bad', because it's sufficient that LoK is like the prequels in the sense that it is a significantly worse story than the originals and a disappointment.
It's like someone telling you "Those two are like cats and dogs" and interpreting that to mean don't care about anything and lick their balls. Analogies observe relational similarities, not discriptional.
LoK doesn't need to be 'as bad', because it's sufficient that LoK is like the prequels in the sense that it is a significantly worse story than the originals and a disappointment.
It's like someone telling you "Those two are like cats and dogs" and interpreting that to mean don't care about anything and lick their balls. Analogies observe relational similarities, not discriptional.
GamingOblivion
Banned
Love superior way you're talking to me. Keep doing it.
I disagree with the analogy, because Korra isn't even close to being as bad as the Prequels were to the original trilogy. My point was that your analogy was shit.
But yes, keep supporting the ridiculous notion being peddled in this thread that Korra is the worst thing ever and might as well not existent, as you tend to say.
I disagree with the analogy, because Korra isn't even close to being as bad as the Prequels were to the original trilogy. My point was that your analogy was shit.
But yes, keep supporting the ridiculous notion being peddled in this thread that Korra is the worst thing ever and might as well not existent, as you tend to say.
TangerineCloud
Banned
Heh, I'm not super familiar with Star Wars, but would it be accurate to say Raava is the Avatar universe's midichlorians?
Yeah, probably. I really only meant it in the sense that it is an unworthy installment though, not that they are alike in plot structure
TangerineCloud
Banned
Oh, I know. I just bring it up because it's another funny trait shared by Korra and the Prequels. They both try a bit too hard to explain and justify the mystical powers from their original series.
That Dude John
Member
The part where they explained the mystical powers of the show was the only good part of that whole season. Lol
TangerineCloud
Banned
I dunno, it's weird. I'm not in love with Raava and the whole concept of the Lionturtles temporarily dispensing bending abilities, but I also thought those episodes were bad-ass and wish we'd gotten to see Wan's story fleshed out further.
I still maintain it was only as well received as it was because of the interesting art (especially after that was the series that had a lot of a animation fuck ups) and the fact that it was a break from Korra at her worst.
Though, honesty, of all the things SW did wrong, I always thought the midiclorian complaint was overblown. One of the few things we knew about the Force in the OT is that it was genetic and there were always people had different degrees of force sensitivity. The only difference between "He is strong with the force" and "His midiclorian count is high" is that one sounds mystical and the other sounds scientific.
TangerineCloud
Banned
I don't think it's a stretch to say it probably would have been received pretty positively even if the beginning half of Book 2 hadn't been so disappointing from an artistic and writing standpoint. No one could have predicted how badly Pierrot would fumble Book 2's visuals based on the trailer, but even then, the few scenes teasing Wan's story were a high point for many. Though if you're just referring to the parts of the fandom that claim Beginnings was far and away the best part of the entire series, then you're probably right.
EDIT: Went back and watched the Book 2 trailer and it's just the coolest shit.
Eh. Hard to tell with what if's, though this is actually one of the few hypothesis regarding fiction we could actually test. All we'd need to do was find a group of avatar fans who ever saw LoK season 2 before, and just show them Wan's episode.
But for my part, I never saw an actual argument for why it's a positive change to the Avatar Mythos. It's a generic as all hell with literal entities of good vs evil (despite nominally being chaos/darkness vs peace/light, they're obviously framed as such even though destruction has as valid a place in the religion/mythology it's based on) in, which make little cosmological sense with the spirit of peace being pretty goddamn violent, and violence (and the chaos that it results in) somehow being able to subdue the spirit of chaos. And Wan's whole character arc is the generic "We thought you humans were all fuckwads because reasons, but now you have shown me how utterly noble you can be because you clean up the mess you made." And his actual journey is going around and getting the elements like a videogame retrieve question, which the lion turtles arbitrarily give for whatever reason.
It's only real purpose was to give an explanation for wtf Unalaq wanted to do with that tree. On it's own, it has little to offer except an explanation for how things were for those that desperately needed one, however banal.
I must be the only one who didn't care for the Wan story at all. Art was rad, but I just wanted to go back to Korra ASAP. Plus, I didn't feel like the universe needed an explanation for its bending or how the Avatar state started etc. etc. Glad people really like it, but the characters of Vaatu and Raava are meh worthy at best.
JadedWriter
Member
You're not the only one. I'm still surprised people think it's one of the best Korra episodes.
Beginnings is still dope. Fight me, mate.
This is like sex talk to him, don't get Veelk excited, lol.
This is like sex talk to him, don't get Veelk excited, lol.
JadedWriter
Member
It's probably very easy to take Veelk the wrong way if you're debating him on something, he's cool though. I discuss varies anime's with the dude, he's good for giving you another way at looking at certain shows and characters.