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The Legend of Korra

#21 worry

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Posted 16 May 2012 - 02:34 AM

As far as I can tell, the flashbacks have only shown an adult Aang and a mystery opponent. Zuko has only been mentioned the once in a cute gag about the two little sisters' different personalities, in episode 1.

They came with white hands and left with red hands.

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Posted 16 May 2012 - 02:46 AM

I know for sure that I have seen an older Toph and an older Aang in the most recent flashback, along with a strange looking man who I can only assume is a younger Aman.

Also, I have a kind ofout-there theory on Aman: he wears a mask because Koh the face-stealer stole his face.

The theory that is more likely to be true is that Aman was causing trouble and was energy-bended by Aang, but Aman somehow gained the ability to do the same thing.

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Posted 20 May 2012 - 04:59 AM

I keep getting the feeling Amon is tied to Firelord Ozai losing his powers. Also there is an okay podcast about the series, with some great insights.

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Posted 07 June 2012 - 09:10 PM

I am loving this show. It is all I had hoped for. I can't stop looking forward to each flashback of the adult versions of the old characters though.

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Posted 09 June 2012 - 05:30 PM

Not that I'm watching this next in the Avatar series (I saw Avatar: The Last Airbender), but my sister has this blog...

http://atlalists.tumblr.com/

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Posted 10 June 2012 - 01:24 AM

Gust Hubb, on 09 June 2012 - 05:30 PM, said:

Not that I'm watching this next in the Avatar series (I saw Avatar: The Last Airbender), but my sister has this blog...

http://atlalists.tumblr.com/

I'm pretty sure 8 of those rescue situations actually happened. Awesome episode today!

Also, found out there is a little "Explore Republic City" game on the Nick.com website with tons of Word of God and background info (for instance, Firelord Zuko has retired and was succeeded by his daughter).

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Posted 10 June 2012 - 02:01 AM

Gust Hubb, on 09 June 2012 - 05:30 PM, said:

Not that I'm watching this next in the Avatar series (I saw Avatar: The Last Airbender), but my sister has this blog...

http://atlalists.tumblr.com/

Sure ... Your sister... *winks*

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Posted 10 June 2012 - 02:18 AM

Are... are you hitting on his sister!?

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Posted 10 June 2012 - 03:00 AM

That depends, is this sister real? Actually, I don't care. Yes I am.

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Posted 12 June 2012 - 06:21 PM

Does anyone else feel like the benders in this series are less powerful than the ones in The Last Air Bender? Maybe it's just me but I feel like Korra is weak compared to Aang.

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Posted 13 June 2012 - 09:53 AM

She's certainly more angsty ...

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Posted 13 June 2012 - 04:46 PM

I think it's more a case of the rest of the world has caught up to the benders. The problem is that Korra is always fighting chi blockers, who train specifically to defeat benders. There was only one chi blocker we ever saw in the old series iirc, but the technique has spread by the time of the new series. Same deal with metal bending, in the old series Toph was the only one who could do it and now it has spread.

Also, I think Korra is not as good of a student as Aang, so she's a bit behind. He was more focused and dedicated.

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Posted 17 June 2012 - 04:23 AM

Raymond Luxury Yacht, on 13 June 2012 - 04:46 PM, said:

Also, I think Korra is not as good of a student as Aang, so she's a bit behind. He was more focused and dedicated.

I think thats because Aang was an Aire bending monk, and he was raised differently. Where as a water tribe student is more, excuse me, "free flowing" and care free.

New ep is good. But I'm not a huge fan of the romance sub plots. It bores me to tears, and I find it hard to believe kids woud be into that stuff either.

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Posted 17 June 2012 - 04:28 AM

Raymond Luxury Yacht, on 13 June 2012 - 04:46 PM, said:

Yeah, it's a bit of a running theme with the new series that there are all these things which were invented/unique in TLA but have spread now in TLoK. It was Ty Lee who was the chi-blocker in TLA (best. Character. Ever! Just btw...) and she didn't even get that much screen-time. :harhar:

But one imagines that if he were fighting multiple Ty Lee's, Aang and co would have failed miserably in their mission at that moment, and never succeeded. XD

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Posted 24 June 2012 - 10:59 AM

What an awesome double episode to wrap up the season!

There was so many great points...

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Roll on season two - really interested to see where they take it now!

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Posted 24 June 2012 - 11:52 AM

I thought it was all a little bit too neat. It needed a cliff hanger. Something to keep us wanting more for next season.

Instead we got nothing

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Posted 24 June 2012 - 09:39 PM

It had a major cliffhanger: there is maximum strife in the city between benders and non-benders, but now they mistrust both benders AND Amon. I'm very eager to learn about the fallout.

Plus, new Iroh was a total badass.

They came with white hands and left with red hands.

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Posted 24 June 2012 - 09:44 PM

Plus I mean it's a kids show where one villain tries to kill his daughter and is never redeemed, two broken brothers with a horrendous legacy give up everything and settle for a mercy murder suicide, and the Avatar herself almost jumps off a cliff in order to reboot the cycle. There was darkness and major internal conflict aplenty.

They came with white hands and left with red hands.

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Posted 24 June 2012 - 10:23 PM

The season finale was EPIC.
Iroh especially made my year, and I had to change my pants when the biplanes came roaring in.

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You know a show is good when it can get away with killing three characters on screen. I think the only reason I didn't tear up at the brother's boat scene was there were other people in the room...

One thing that slightly disappointed me was the quick resolution of

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I thought that could have been a great way for her to develop and for all of the characters to flesh out.
I can't wait for season 2...

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Posted 24 June 2012 - 10:26 PM

champ, on 24 June 2012 - 10:59 AM, said:

What an awesome double episode to wrap up the season!

There was so many great points...

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Roll on season two - really interested to see where they take it now!

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I think Asami's just too good of a person for that...while she has built up quite a bit of angst recently because of her asshole father and her errant boyfriend, sheseems like the type of character who recovers from things like that, albeit slowly.

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