I was a big avatar nut, imagine how excited when Korra came out but, I'm not excited for this new season at all aside from the first avatar episode..Korra season 1 was just a mess aside from a few good moments here and there. The pacing seems really off and the season finale really did leave a bad aftertaste, oh, and the the romance in this series is really cringe worthy and feels out of place a lot of times =/
I was really disappointed by the end of the first season, but I'm still going to give season 2 a shot.
I think people went sour way too much on season 1, pretty much the majority loved season 1 all the way up until the final episode and then suddenly hated the whole thing, not saying thats everybody ofcourse.
I still can't believe they had this amazing setup for what could've been a really interesting exploration of a universe of built-in inequality and unfairness and they absolutely pissed it all away.
LoK's is far, FAR worse.Man, don't even remind me.
Also, I don't believe in people who give ATLA's ending a pass but shit on LoK's. Cut from the same mold.
Also, I don't believe in people who give ATLA's ending a pass but shit on LoK's. Cut from the same mold.
LoK's is far, FAR worse.
And to those hoping they break up, don't bet on it. They may break up temporarily for the drama, but the couple is going to be the Katara/Aang of the series.![]()
EDIT: And didn't know Studio Pierrot was working on this. That's the Naruto studio right? Lol I though JM was handling all the Kora eps. Didn't they do a majority of TLA episodes?
I read The Promise and thought it was pretty decent, but I held off on checking out this one. Anyone here have any opinions on The Search?
EDIT: And didn't know Studio Pierrot was working on this. That's the Naruto studio right? Lol I though JM was handling all the Kora eps. Didn't they do a majority of TLA episodes?
Bummer. That's sorta how I felt about The Promise. The parts that were good were good, but for such a short series, it sure had a lot of fluff.Aside from the main huge reveal, it's pretty uneventful. If you know what the reveal is, the rest of the Search (so far) feels unnecessary.
Shouldn´t Korra be airing now?
They probably will start doing that, but it'll gross Bolin out and he'll smack Mako with earthbending, and they'll knock it off. Plus, if Asami's around they can't do that.They're going to start calling each other sweetie, aren't they.
I swear if they even start I give up on this show.
Man, don't even remind me.
Also, I don't believe in people who give ATLA's ending a pass but shit on LoK's. Cut from the same mold.
Dunno if anyone's interested, but apparently the hardcover compilation of the second set of Avatar comics is coming this February:
I read The Promise and thought it was pretty decent, but I held off on checking out this one. Anyone here have any opinions on The Search?
I agree with you.I don't have a problem with heavy criticism of Book One, I think they are very legitimate. However, while I had my issues with Book One as well, there was a lot about it that I still loved. Like, despite the fact that the characters needed more depth and better arcs, I still loved the majority of the Characters (Korra, Tenzin, Lin, Bolin, Asami, Amon etc). I liked Republic City, and the Revolution plot. I might not have been happy how the story wrapped up. But I did in fact like the plot itself, and the premise.
So I get those disappointed. I was disappointed. BUT - I still enjoyed the season front to back. I liked the majority of the episodes.
I just feel like if you hated everything about Book One, and you actually thought it was awful, I believe there is some fundamental things about the show that aren't going to change as it goes on. So regardless of where this season goes plot wise and even if they fix some of the writing issues from last season, I still think those that absolutely hated everything about One, won't like it. Just my prediction though.
I disagree. Aang gets a cop out that makes no sense with respect to his station in the Avatar universe. He gets an unprecedented technique that conveniently solves all his problems with no agency on his part. He counsels all his past lives (which is the exact advantage of being the Avatar) and they all tell him to man the fuck up. Then the Lion Turtle shows up like, "I got your hook ups, breh."
And then the rock.
That's almost one to one terribleness with Korra's airbending out of nowhere and Aangception, except energybending is actually kind of cool so it gets a bonus multiplier for that.
+1I agree with you.
It's a shame that Nickelodeon didn't upload high quality versions of these prints themselves. I understand that it was supposed to be a collector's item, but it's just too gorgeous not to share.
Side note: Been re-watching some Avatar TLA tonight in celebration of Legend of Korra. I really, really hope Sokka x Ty Lee became a thing.
I still think if you really disliked Book One from top to bottom, you will not like Book Two. Because it seems to me, even beyond just some of the poor plot choices, the bigger issue for these fans is the characters and the overall tone/style. I really think the tone/style for this show won't change this season. So even if the story is better, it's not going to change the characters or how the show feels compared to the TLA.
I hope I'm wrong of course. But I just doubt that people that hated Book One will love this season.
As a big fan of TLA, I was excited for the shift in tone/style. It seemed to be more mature/darker than the first series, which I thought was great. And in some ways, it was a little more mature given how they explored bloodbending and had Tarrlock commit suicide. Unfortunately, given the Twilight level romance and poor character development (outside of Lin and Asami), Korra ended up coming off as less mature than TLA. It's as if satisfying the teenage shipper side of the fanbase was prioritized over creating truly a compelling cast and story.
But I have high hopes that they'll focus more on the story and characters growing and put the fanfic-like romance junk on the backburner for the rest of the show. That's how things rolled in TLA, and I don't think one bad season means that they no longer have it in them. Hopefully it was just a bump in the road.
Also, I hope they don't ruin the main villain this time. Amon was a smug and smooth badass who could take on anyone without bending (or at least very subtle bending). Then in the very last episode he turns into a bloodbending spammer who can't even manage to pin down two people. Ugh.
Looking forward to this, but I'm going in with low plot expectations and I know they'll deliver on the animation front. Also neat to see Aubrey Plaza on the list of VA's.
I just started Parks and Rec recently!Interesting.
Dunno if anyone's interested, but apparently the hardcover compilation of the second set of Avatar comics is coming this February:
I read The Promise and thought it was pretty decent, but I held off on checking out this one. Anyone here have any opinions on The Search?
First, comparing the finale to TLA and the book one ending of LoK is just kind of wrong... they're on totally different playing fields.
That being said, I'm surprised people are so disappointed with the ending to TLA. Sure I can see how people would be disappointed in Aang's role in it all... but come on. There's SO much more going on! Azula's controntation with her mother in the mirror, her final battle with her brother and Katara, the white lotus (every master from all the books) joining together to fight and the reveal that Zukos mother may still be alive. All those scenes are brilliant on every level. Also the last scene: the whole gang is relaxing at Iroh's tea shop joking around and then comes the final kiss that people have been waiting for since episode one.
Really, how did you want it to end? I don't see a better way it could have been done whilst keeping to Aangs peaceful values.
Ah justin.tv. Shades of Book 1