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Thoughts on the series finale of Korra?

Bad
5
7%
Mediocre
10
14%
Good
4
6%
Great
23
33%
Excellent
28
40%
 
Total votes : 70
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Postby Mavorpen » Sat Apr 21, 2012 12:40 pm

Stedicules wrote:
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So the new one? And did you seriously call them superpowers? Are you new to the Avatar universe...?

Yeah, I guess the new one - i called them superpowers because that's basically what they are, just re-labeled as 'bending'.


Okay. What didn't you like about it?
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Postby Stedicules » Sat Apr 21, 2012 12:41 pm

Mavorpen wrote:
Stedicules wrote:Yeah, I guess the new one - i called them superpowers because that's basically what they are, just re-labeled as 'bending'.


Okay. What didn't you like about it?

dialogue sucked and so did the plot.
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Postby Mavorpen » Sat Apr 21, 2012 12:41 pm

Stedicules wrote:
Mavorpen wrote:
Okay. What didn't you like about it?

dialogue sucked and so did the plot.


Could you give specific examples?
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Postby Soxastan » Sat Apr 21, 2012 12:42 pm

Saw the episode...
I fucking called it. I knew that Amon could take away bending powers forever, it would be the only rational way that he could be perceived as such a huge threat.


I'm also pumped for the next episode.
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Postby Stedicules » Sat Apr 21, 2012 12:42 pm

Mavorpen wrote:
Stedicules wrote:dialogue sucked and so did the plot.


Could you give specific examples?

the middle and the ending. some of the stuff the girl said was mechanical and the dude with the red panda was made too stupid.
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Postby Mavorpen » Sat Apr 21, 2012 12:44 pm

Stedicules wrote:
Mavorpen wrote:
Could you give specific examples?

the middle and the ending. some of the stuff the girl said was mechanical and the dude with the red panda was made too stupid.


What about the middle and the ending? And there was no red panda.
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Postby Mavorpen » Sat Apr 21, 2012 12:45 pm

Soxastan wrote:Saw the episode...
I fucking called it. I knew that Amon could take away bending powers forever, it would be the only rational way that he could be perceived as such a huge threat.


I'm also pumped for the next episode.


I think it's obvious that Amon is somehow linked to the spirit world.
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Postby Stedicules » Sat Apr 21, 2012 12:45 pm

Mavorpen wrote:
Stedicules wrote:the middle and the ending. some of the stuff the girl said was mechanical and the dude with the red panda was made too stupid.


What about the middle and the ending? And there was no red panda.

yeah, the red panda that was with the guy who almost lost his powers.
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Postby Creselia » Sat Apr 21, 2012 12:49 pm

He's talking about Papu(spelling?) the Fire Ferret thing


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Postby Mavorpen » Sat Apr 21, 2012 12:49 pm

Creselia wrote:He's talking about Papu(spelling?) the Fire Ferret thing


I know.
"The Nixon campaign in 1968, and the Nixon White House after that, had two enemies: the antiwar left and black people. You understand what I'm saying? We knew we couldn't make it illegal to be either against the war or black, but by getting the public to associate the hippies with marijuana and blacks with heroin, and then criminalizing both heavily, we could disrupt those communities. We could arrest their leaders. raid their homes, break up their meetings, and vilify them night after night on the evening news. Did we know we were lying about the drugs? Of course we did."—former Nixon domestic policy chief John Ehrlichman
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Postby Mavorpen » Sat Apr 21, 2012 12:50 pm

Stedicules wrote:
Mavorpen wrote:
What about the middle and the ending? And there was no red panda.

yeah, the red panda that was with the guy who almost lost his powers.


Okay, since you think a ferret is a panda, I'm going to say you haven't been paying attention much.
"The Nixon campaign in 1968, and the Nixon White House after that, had two enemies: the antiwar left and black people. You understand what I'm saying? We knew we couldn't make it illegal to be either against the war or black, but by getting the public to associate the hippies with marijuana and blacks with heroin, and then criminalizing both heavily, we could disrupt those communities. We could arrest their leaders. raid their homes, break up their meetings, and vilify them night after night on the evening news. Did we know we were lying about the drugs? Of course we did."—former Nixon domestic policy chief John Ehrlichman
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Postby Stedicules » Sat Apr 21, 2012 12:51 pm

Mavorpen wrote:
Stedicules wrote:the middle and the ending. some of the stuff the girl said was mechanical and the dude with the red panda was made too stupid.


What about the middle and the ending? And there was no red panda.

They were mediocre at best. The Legend of Korra has the same terrible storytelling and poor animation style as its predecessor.
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Postby Mavorpen » Sat Apr 21, 2012 12:52 pm

Stedicules wrote:
Mavorpen wrote:
What about the middle and the ending? And there was no red panda.

They were mediocre at best. The Legend of Korra has the same terrible storytelling and poor animation style as its predecessor.


You have yet to give any specific reasons. At all. So it seems to me that you're either 1) trolling or 2) a hater.
"The Nixon campaign in 1968, and the Nixon White House after that, had two enemies: the antiwar left and black people. You understand what I'm saying? We knew we couldn't make it illegal to be either against the war or black, but by getting the public to associate the hippies with marijuana and blacks with heroin, and then criminalizing both heavily, we could disrupt those communities. We could arrest their leaders. raid their homes, break up their meetings, and vilify them night after night on the evening news. Did we know we were lying about the drugs? Of course we did."—former Nixon domestic policy chief John Ehrlichman
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Postby Soxastan » Sat Apr 21, 2012 12:53 pm

Mavorpen wrote:
Stedicules wrote:yeah, the red panda that was with the guy who almost lost his powers.


Okay, since you think a ferret is a panda, I'm going to say you haven't been paying attention much.

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The resemblance is uncanny.
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Postby Tagete » Sat Apr 21, 2012 12:53 pm

Mavorpen wrote:Earthbending--->Metal ending
Firebendimg---->Lightening
Waterbending-->Blood ending
Airbending------>?????????

Stormbending?
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Postby Mavorpen » Sat Apr 21, 2012 12:54 pm

Soxastan wrote:
Mavorpen wrote:
Okay, since you think a ferret is a panda, I'm going to say you haven't been paying attention much.

Image


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The resemblance is uncanny.


I would take it seriously if the name of the team wasn't the "Fire FERRETS."
"The Nixon campaign in 1968, and the Nixon White House after that, had two enemies: the antiwar left and black people. You understand what I'm saying? We knew we couldn't make it illegal to be either against the war or black, but by getting the public to associate the hippies with marijuana and blacks with heroin, and then criminalizing both heavily, we could disrupt those communities. We could arrest their leaders. raid their homes, break up their meetings, and vilify them night after night on the evening news. Did we know we were lying about the drugs? Of course we did."—former Nixon domestic policy chief John Ehrlichman
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Postby Soxastan » Sat Apr 21, 2012 12:55 pm

Stedicules wrote:
Mavorpen wrote:
What about the middle and the ending? And there was no red panda.

They were mediocre at best. The Legend of Korra has the same terrible storytelling and poor animation style as its predecessor.

It is the same quality (if not better) and is written by the same people as ATLA.

I can admit to some parts being a bit meh, but the series is still very good.
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Postby Mavorpen » Sat Apr 21, 2012 1:05 pm

Soxastan wrote:
Stedicules wrote:They were mediocre at best. The Legend of Korra has the same terrible storytelling and poor animation style as its predecessor.

It is the same quality (if not better) and is written by the same people as ATLA.

I can admit to some parts being a bit meh, but the series is still very good.


Especially the animation. The animation is several times better than the beginning of TLA.
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Postby Reploid Productions » Sat Apr 21, 2012 1:11 pm

Stedicules wrote:They were mediocre at best. The Legend of Korra has the same terrible storytelling and poor animation style as its predecessor.


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Unless you're going to actually argue points and discuss why you think the show wasn't good, I would have to take your coming into a thread that is turning into the hangout for a bunch of people who like it just to make a bunch of unsubstantiated negative comments as likely trolling. It may be best if you take your leave and perhaps find a thread about a show or a book or a movie or type of music that you do like rather than disrupt the discussion by baiting fans of a show you clearly do not like and probably have little intention of watching further.

Everybody else; remember, don't feed trolls. I don't want to see anybody getting bent out of shape by obvious baiting.

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Postby Constaniana » Sat Apr 21, 2012 2:23 pm

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Postby Mavorpen » Sat Apr 21, 2012 2:24 pm

Constaniana wrote:Why can't we all be friendly mile the giant mushrooms? Here, drink cactus juice, it'll quench ya! Nothings quenchier! IT'S THE QUENCHIEST!


Someone needs to make this into a commercial.
"The Nixon campaign in 1968, and the Nixon White House after that, had two enemies: the antiwar left and black people. You understand what I'm saying? We knew we couldn't make it illegal to be either against the war or black, but by getting the public to associate the hippies with marijuana and blacks with heroin, and then criminalizing both heavily, we could disrupt those communities. We could arrest their leaders. raid their homes, break up their meetings, and vilify them night after night on the evening news. Did we know we were lying about the drugs? Of course we did."—former Nixon domestic policy chief John Ehrlichman
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Postby Arcturus Novus » Sat Apr 21, 2012 2:28 pm

All episodes watched so far (not very impressive, considering there were only 2 so far), but I have to say I am very impressed.
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Postby Gauluscia » Sat Apr 21, 2012 2:29 pm

If.....the unspeakable destroyer...(I can's say his name without cringing now) cuts cactus juice from the sequel to the abomination movie, He's gonna die.
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Postby Mavorpen » Sat Apr 21, 2012 2:31 pm

Gauluscia wrote:If.....the unspeakable destroyer...(I can's say his name without cringing now) cuts cactus juice from the sequel to the abomination movie, He's gonna die.


There's plenty of things that he could do wrong.
"The Nixon campaign in 1968, and the Nixon White House after that, had two enemies: the antiwar left and black people. You understand what I'm saying? We knew we couldn't make it illegal to be either against the war or black, but by getting the public to associate the hippies with marijuana and blacks with heroin, and then criminalizing both heavily, we could disrupt those communities. We could arrest their leaders. raid their homes, break up their meetings, and vilify them night after night on the evening news. Did we know we were lying about the drugs? Of course we did."—former Nixon domestic policy chief John Ehrlichman
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Postby Arcturus Novus » Sat Apr 21, 2012 2:33 pm

Mavorpen wrote:
Constaniana wrote:Why can't we all be friendly mile the giant mushrooms? Here, drink cactus juice, it'll quench ya! Nothings quenchier! IT'S THE QUENCHIEST!


Someone needs to make this into a commercial.

This was my favorite Sokka episode. "It's... a giant mushroom! MAYBE IT'S FRIENDLY! :D "
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