EPTOn April 23 2012 12:52 motbob wrote:
Resolved: a world without bending would, in fact, be a better world.
Resolved: a world without bending would, in fact, be a better world.
Are you an anti-gun Democrat as well.
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[TV] The Legend of Korra - Page 26
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Black and Proud
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iTzSnypah
United States1738 Posts
-Korra is a Waterbender however heavily favors Earthbending. Aang favored Airbending even after learning all 4 elements. -The excessive use of Lightning/Metalbending. Tophs Metalbending wasn't that great even though she was a MASTER Earthbender. It seems that every commoner can use Metalbending in LoK. -Korra's airbending garb. It's outdated considering Aang was the last (old style)airbender and he was 116 at the time of the series. LoK feels modern yet the avatars garb's feel ancient. -Probendings scoring system. It is whoever wins the last round wins. Pisses me off because the first 2 rounds are pointless. Why do they even play them? -The childness of how the main characters act. I understand this is a childrens show (like MLP!) however Korra is >20yo yet she acts as if shes 10. (During the grandfather episode of TLA zukos grandfather last testament states that Roku is away 20? years before he comes back a fully realised avatar. That would make roku 36 before he has mastered all 4 elements. Korra only has Air left to master so she isn't THAT young.) | ||
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Supamang
United States2298 Posts
On April 23 2012 13:33 Black and Proud wrote: Are you an anti-gun Democrat as well. oh man, of all threads to turn into a shit show i didn't expect the Legend of Korra thread to turn political... | ||
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Funguuuuu
United States198 Posts
On April 23 2012 13:40 Supamang wrote: oh man, of all threads to turn into a shit show i didn't expect the Legend of Korra thread to turn political... That's the mark of a good show! | ||
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NationInArms
United States1553 Posts
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Cyanocyst
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motbob
United States12546 Posts
On April 23 2012 13:44 NationInArms wrote: Do you need to have watched the original Avatar series, period? Yes. It's on Netflix, btw. On April 23 2012 13:33 Black and Proud wrote: Are you an anti-gun Democrat as well. I don't think the two positions have anything to do with each other. If I say that a world without guns would be a better world, that says nothing about my gun policy, because a world without guns is impossible. | ||
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acker
United States2958 Posts
On April 23 2012 13:44 NationInArms wrote: Do you need to have watched the original Avatar series to be able to understand Legend of Korra? Someone who hasn't watched the original series will probably miss quite a bit when watching Legend of Korra. It's like watching The Empire Strikes Back without watching A New Hope. | ||
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Supamang
United States2298 Posts
On April 23 2012 13:39 iTzSnypah wrote: After watching the first 3 episodes there are somethings I don't like: -Korra is a Waterbender however heavily favors Earthbending. Aang favored Airbending even after learning all 4 elements. -The excessive use of Lightning/Metalbending. Tophs Metalbending wasn't that great even though she was a MASTER Earthbender. It seems that every commoner can use Metalbending in LoK. -Korra's airbending garb. It's outdated considering Aang was the last (old style)airbender and he was 116 at the time of the series. LoK feels modern yet the avatars garb's feel ancient. -Probendings scoring system. It is whoever wins the last round wins. Pisses me off because the first 2 rounds are pointless. Why do they even play them? -The childness of how the main characters act. I understand this is a childrens show (like MLP!) however Korra is >20yo yet she acts as if shes 10. (During the grandfather episode of TLA zukos grandfather last testament states that Roku is away 20? years before he comes back a fully realised avatar. That would make roku 36 before he has mastered all 4 elements. Korra only has Air left to master so she isn't THAT young.) 1. They live in a bending-integrated society, hence the brothers are an Earthbender and Firebender even though they are blood related. Firebending should technically be difficult for Korra since shes a waterbender, but I'm guessing that was mostly because different bending styles were so isolated back in the day. With all the benders mingling together (and the fact that she knew she was the avatar from a young age), her personality didn't necessarily get pushed towards a particular bending style. 2. I haven't seen a commoner metalbend yet, but correct me if I'm wrong. Also, I'd imagine innovations in bending are much like innovations in technology. Eventually they get more well known and everyday people can start using them. Cars, cell phones, computers...all of those used to be only accessible by the very rich. Now anyone can have them. 3. Martial arts classes still have the students wear "Gi" 4. Dunno, I forget the probending rules 5. Korra is a teenager...where did you read that shes > 20 years old? And she doesn't seem like shes 10 to me. Edit: Also to expand on point #5, again...Korra learned she was an avatar at like 3 years old or something and has been training that way ever since. Roku learned he was avatar when he was 16. Korra might be good at using water, earth, and fire but she hasn't shown any mastery of them yet. In TLA, we saw masters performing huge feats of power. Korra could barely compete in a probending match. | ||
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obesechicken13
United States10467 Posts
On April 23 2012 13:33 Black and Proud wrote: Are you an anti-gun Democrat as well. I am so. So. Amazed you haven't been banned yet. Probending likely works on a point based system and knockouts were worth more points so it is still possible to come back in the last round after losing the first two. | ||
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StyLeD
United States2965 Posts
On April 23 2012 13:46 acker wrote: Someone who hasn't watched the original series will probably miss quite a bit when watching Legend of Korra. It's like watching The Empire Strikes Back without watching A New Hope. I mean, sure, you could. But why on earth would you? I disagree. The lore and stuff can be easily read from a synopsis and you can infer the rest. The characters, skills, and politics are far enough removed that it's not a sequel. | ||
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Black and Proud
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phoenix`down
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On April 23 2012 13:44 NationInArms wrote: Do you need to have watched the original Avatar series to be able to understand Legend of Korra? The original series is so good that even if you can follow Legend of Korra without it, I would still watch the original first. For like $8 you can get a month of Netflix which has the entire series. | ||
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Black and Proud
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JinnAxel
Canada50 Posts
On April 23 2012 13:39 iTzSnypah wrote: After watching the first 3 episodes there are somethings I don't like: -Korra is a Waterbender however heavily favors Earthbending. Aang favored Airbending even after learning all 4 elements. -The excessive use of Lightning/Metalbending. Tophs Metalbending wasn't that great even though she was a MASTER Earthbender. It seems that every commoner can use Metalbending in LoK. -Korra's airbending garb. It's outdated considering Aang was the last (old style)airbender and he was 116 at the time of the series. LoK feels modern yet the avatars garb's feel ancient. -Probendings scoring system. It is whoever wins the last round wins. Pisses me off because the first 2 rounds are pointless. Why do they even play them? -The childness of how the main characters act. I understand this is a childrens show (like MLP!) however Korra is >20yo yet she acts as if shes 10. (During the grandfather episode of TLA zukos grandfather last testament states that Roku is away 20? years before he comes back a fully realised avatar. That would make roku 36 before he has mastered all 4 elements. Korra only has Air left to master so she isn't THAT young.) -Granted -70 years of developing largely undeveloped bending styles leads to that sort of thing. Metalbending is only used by the police though. -It's because there are still only a handful of airbenders alive. They need to protect their culture before they develop beyond it. -Pro bending doesn't work that way. It's typically best 2 out of 3 unless one team knocks EVERYBODY on the other team off in which case that's an automatic win. Rounds are timed and the team that has more zones than the other wins, regardless of members still on the field (except if all members are knocked out) -Korra is still only 17. The way the avatar learned of their status of avatar before Aang's time was that the Avatar must be at the age of maturation. Aang decided to task the White Lotus to find the next avatar ASAP and train them when they're still a child. This makes sense as a developing brain absorbs information faster than a matured one. | ||
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Supamang
United States2298 Posts
On April 23 2012 13:53 JinnAxel wrote: -Granted -70 years of developing largely undeveloped bending styles leads to that sort of thing. Metalbending is only used by the police though. -It's because there are still only a handful of airbenders alive. They need to protect their culture before they develop beyond it. -Pro bending doesn't work that way. It's typically best 2 out of 3 unless one team knocks EVERYBODY on the other team off in which case that's an automatic win. Rounds are timed and the team that has more zones than the other wins, regardless of members still on the field (except if all members are knocked out) -Korra is still only 17. The way the avatar learned of their status of avatar before Aang's time was that the Avatar must be at the age of maturation. Aang decided to task the White Lotus to find the next avatar ASAP and train them when they're still a child. This makes sense as a developing brain absorbs information faster than a matured one. Its like a boxing match or an MMA fight. Someone could be getting their asses handed to them in the first couple rounds, then pull out an amazing knockout or submission. | ||
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Ilikestarcraft
Korea (South)17733 Posts
I think with Korra even though shes naturally a waterbender because of the fact that shes the avatar and can earthbend, her personality matches earthbending more so she seems to prefer it more than waterbending. Remember when Korra is first introduced as a child what we see her bend first is earthbending. It also seemed that she was far better at using it than either firebending or waterbending. From the start it seemed she had a natural affinity to earthbending. This is why while Aang had difficulty learning earthbending at first, Korra had difficulty with airbending not firebending even though shes naturally a waterbender just because of her personality. I think this is even shown more with the fact that unlike Katara, Korra never carries around a supply of water or she doesn't see the need for it. Katara could only bend with water so she needed to carry it in case there was no water nearby. While with Korra because she can also earthbend and firebend she sees no need to carry around water. She will use it if there is water nearby otherwise she sticks to fire and earth. Something to note also why Korra seemed so weak when fighting chi blockers was because it was the first time she fought them. I'm sure it was even Mako first time fighting one too. Remember when Katara first fights Ty Lee she lost pretty badly just because she was caught off guard. I'm sure the next Korra fights them she will have something up her sleeve and be better prepared. | ||
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obesechicken13
United States10467 Posts
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fishuu
United States369 Posts
On April 23 2012 13:25 Supamang wrote: Reminds me of the Cultural Revolution to some extent Yeah, if you look at the poster behind Amon on stage, you can see it's pretty reminiscent of propaganda from that time. Wouldn't be surprised if they took inspiration from that. | ||
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