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Supposedly this site is streaming the episode live.
YES. Now I'll be able to watch and livetweet/GAF with everyone! :'D
[TOTALLY NOT A LINK TO AN ILLEGAL STREAM]
Supposedly this site is streaming the episode live.
YES. Now I'll be able to watch and livetweet/GAF with everyone! :'D
I updated my post to include some info. I guess with Justin.tv streams, it's not always guaranteed. If too many people are watching, it can crash. Or if it gets too much attention, the channel can get pulled for copyright reasons.
At least, that's what I assume they are saying. Just saying that now, so people don't get their hopes up and wait. I'll try to look for more streams as it gets closer too.
I rewatched the series on Blu-ray and I didn't think the shipping was bad. Have you ever talked to this show's intended audience? All my daughter's friends who watch it love it. They're not sitting around complaining that the separatist movement wasn't adequately explored.
Did Mako ever formally break up with Asami or did he really cheat on her with Korra?
I remember that love triangle's resolution really leaving a bad taste in my mouth and made me absolutely hate Mako and Korra, but I haven't seen the first season in awhile and want to know if I'm misremembering.
You can't compare the storytelling in a 3-season, 61-episode series to one which was initially only 12 episodes. Certainly, some of the story elements are weak, but ATLA had some real clunkers as well. I think waiting a week between episodes and having an outlet to bitch about them makes the episodes seem worse. I rewatched the series on Blu-ray and I didn't think the shipping was bad. Have you ever talked to this show's intended audience? All my daughter's friends who watch it love it. They're not sitting around complaining that the separatist movement wasn't adequately explored.
Did Mako ever formally break up with Asami or did he really cheat on her with Korra?
I remember that love triangle's resolution really leaving a bad taste in my mouth and made me absolutely hate Mako and Korra, but I haven't seen the first season in awhile and want to know if I'm misremembering.
It's funny how Asami emerged as the best character in the show by far. Decent backstory, awesome skills, gets completely shitted on by father and boyfriend but still strong enough to fight for what she believes in.
She deserves a better group of people around her.
yeah, Mako and Korra were assholes kinda, but haven't we all been there? Love is not always clean or pretty. I liked that it made the romance ugly and messy, like teenage love is, unlike the Disney idealized romance most shows go for. Even Aang and Katara was a bit too idealized for me.
I was happy when Mako dumped Asami, because it was stupid to have them together when you could tell he was secretly pining for Korra. That was worse to me than the breakup. It was just kinda dumb how Mako handled it. I don't know why he acted disinterested in Korra at first if he actually liked her instead of just pursuing her. Maybe cause he knew Bolin liked her I guess.
But I like that people actually get dumped in this series, instead of how everyone in TLA was a OTP (unless they died)
It's funny how Asami emerged as the best character in the show by far. Decent backstory, awesome skills, gets completely shitted on by father and boyfriend but still strong enough to fight for what she believes in.
She deserves a better group of people around her.
In both cases, the Avatar gets an ability that solves their problem. But the context is different. Aang is a capable Avatar who learned and grew over three seasons. He did not need energy bending to beat the fire lord - he just needed it to avoid killing him. Energy bending may have come out of left field, but it was a cool addition to the Avatar universe. It did not seem out of place.
Now lets compare that to Korra. She learns almost nothing over the season, repeating major mistakes. She *loses* her bending, which is an unprecedented fuckup on her part. I don't have an issue with this aiding in her ability to learn airbending. But then Aang comes in and gives ehr back everything she lost, PLUS energy bending PLUS the avatar state. She did not need to go on any spiritual quest like Aang did (Even with regards to energy bending, Aang spoke to those previous avatars and despite their advice, he decided not to kill the fire lord - a tough choice). She literally had everything handed to her without any legitimate effort on her part.
I honestly do not see how that is not worse. Yes energy bending came out of left field, but at least Aang did not have *everything* handed to him.
In both cases, the Avatar gets an ability that solves their problem. But the context is different. Aang is a capable Avatar who learned and grew over three seasons. He did not need energy bending to beat the fire lord - he just needed it to avoid killing him. Energy bending may have come out of left field, but it was a cool addition to the Avatar universe. It did not seem out of place.
Now lets compare that to Korra. She learns almost nothing over the season, repeating major mistakes. She *loses* her bending, which is an unprecedented fuckup on her part. I don't have an issue with this aiding in her ability to learn airbending. But then Aang comes in and gives ehr back everything she lost, PLUS energy bending PLUS the avatar state. She did not need to go on any spiritual quest like Aang did (Even with regards to energy bending, Aang spoke to those previous avatars and despite their advice, he decided not to kill the fire lord - a tough choice). She literally had everything handed to her without any legitimate effort on her part.
I honestly do not see how that is not worse. Yes energy bending came out of left field, but at least Aang did not have *everything* handed to him.
Basically cheated on her both physically and emotionally. The way they handled the love triangle was poor, because it made Korra and Mako seem like assholes. They completely shit all over their close friend.
Bryan and Mike clarified in the commentary that the conversation between Mako and Asami underground in episode 11 or 12 (it takes place before Korra and Mako go to fight Amon) was supposed to be the official break-up. They lamented that they might not have made it clear enough. So technically Mako isn't a complete asshole, but... c'mon, he's still a pretty big asshole.
Yeah, I can respect what they tried to accomplish with the romance. I just don't think Book 1 of Legend of Korra was the right place for it. They clearly needed much more time to flesh out the characters and their relationships.
Erm, guys, I'm not sure how stoked the mods will be with people sharing streams in here.
They're not, you know, legal. I highly advise you edit your posts and quotes, unless a moderator says otherwise.
In other news, 20 minutes to go!![]()
EDIT:
I didn't know streams weren't allowed to be posted on here. I'll go edit out all my posts.
I'll edit my quote too.
I've been watching nostalgia critic give his impressions on avatar episodes all day, only 10 mins left!
Alright Jack.3 mins folks.
Screw the episodes he brought Rob in for. Those didn't even feel like they were talking about the show, just Rob constantly trying to get his two cents in on literally everything.
whats with the trailer lol