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2012-06-23, 17:56 | Link #902 |
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I liked this ending =]
I felt like some things were really rushed. I kind of wanted Amon's story to be expanded and not all given at one episode. I liked his story though. Some things i still am wondering, like how they know bloodbending so well and what happened to Asami's dad. Did she kill him or just knock him out? I wish Iroh was explained more. I still don't know who's grandson he is. But i love his character. The romance was decent, though quick. Romance from Avatar wasn't anything great either though. I hated the first season of Avatar. It just didn't appeal to me or please me in any real way. Season 2 and 3 were better though, so I hope i like season 2 of this more. I didn't like the show at first, but i liked it more with every episode. I do admit, if it hadn't been for that scene with Turlock and Amon in the boat, i probably wouldn't have liked this episode as much. That scene shocked me, and was hard to watch, but i loved it. The music fit in great, and it was just a nice emotional scene, and the actors did a good job with it. |
2012-06-23, 18:37 | Link #904 | |
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And I don't think Hiroshi died, unless he has a surprisingly weak heart or something. Tenzin, Lin, Mako... a majority of main and secondary cast have been electrocuted and came out fine. |
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2012-06-23, 18:57 | Link #905 | |
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On top of that, Katara learned bloodbending when she was young. However, at the same time, she quickly abandoned the art after just picking it up. She even went so far as to outlaw the art amongst water benders period. So its not hard to see why she wouldn't know about some of the other possibilities bloodbending can lead to (ie: taking away peoples bending abilities). Afterall, since she disapproved of it, it's not something she would practice. I mean, the last time we saw Katara bloodbend in this franchise may have very well been the last time in her entire life she used it. It's also not something she probably felt she needed to practice since as far as she knew, no one else would learn it or use it. Therefore, she wouldn't know how to counter any techniques that use bloodbending. On the other hand, not only was Tarlok naturally gifted in bloodbending, but he enjoyed using it. And without the need of a full moon, this guy (and his offspring) had virtually infinite amounts of time to discover the ins and outs of bloodbending to take the art much farther than anyone before him ever could or would. That's all. I've nothing to state against any of your other points. |
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2012-06-23, 19:36 | Link #906 |
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Was I the only one who thought Tarrlok was lying at first? Seriously, his story painted him in a way too positive light.
"I never wanna use blood bending to hurt anyone!" Yeah, he says this 3 episodes after he was shown being a dick about it:/
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2012-06-23, 21:46 | Link #911 |
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Just finished watching the finale, and I have to say that I'm on the boat that was underwhelmed at all the unanswered questions or forced developments. The actual episodes still had me engaged, but the ending left me with too many "wait, what?"s.
Hands down the best moment for me, Aang showing up. And he was around for 10 seconds. Though I wish he didn't give Korra her bending back, just the Avatar state. Even without knowledge of the green light for the second season, it would've made for a better fitting ending. WITH knowledge of the second season, it could easily tie into the spirit world, and exploring it to restore her bending. Also, the new characters stole the show. Iroh and Bumi. What can I say? They definitely have the charm of Avatar:TLA running through them. Here's hoping season 2 concentrates on travelling the world and meeting the various members of the United Forces. As for the romance, well, it's not that I didn't see the end result coming, but the way that it was "handled" was downright ridiculous. I'm sorry, but that was purely for pandering to the louder ship, and increase overall approval for the show. Granted, from a business standpoint it was the right thing to do. From a quality standpoint, well...let's just say quality took a day off. Also, what I loved about the finale of TLA. Equality (guess that makes me a bad guy?). Seriously though, if this was made under the assumption that it was to be a SERIES finale, then there was no equality here. In Sozen's Comet, EVERY MEMBER (and even significant allies!) got their time to shine! Here? It's all Mako and Korra, and even then, they didn't shine very brightly. Hell, I'm somewhat inclined to say that Mako had more opportunity than Korra did. Bolin, you are now my favourite member of the New Team Avatar. Asami, drop the douche and go for the better brother. Lastly, I will gladly acknowledge hands down that Tarrlock's final action took me by surprise. VERY well done. My jaw dropped for a bit, followed by an unconscious nodding of approval. So many subtleties and emotions in that short scene. Again, very well done.
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And how can bloodbending block bending?... Well to "take away" bending requires "energy bending" and the only form of energy we know of that exists in this series is Chi... Do you know how healing works? Waterbenders use water bending to manipulate the chi paths using water as catalyst... so there actually IS a presedence for waterbending to have the ability to manipualte chi, which in turn means their is the possibility that water bending may be capable of doing what only an eergy bender can do... Namely, block someone's chi so that they can no longer bend. Bloodbening + Chi path Knowledge = simulated energy bending... if Katara had been willing to explore bloodbending, maybe she would have figured it out aswell... And the reason is use the term "simulated" is because is still think the subtle difference in Aan'g technique and Amon's are important and thus Aang's is a superior version, while Amon's is more of a knock off. Quote:
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And Amon explained why he did not take Korra's bending away; because he didn't want to turn her into a martyr. Amon was not ready to make his move, their was still time to win people over and time for them to abandon his movement... He feared that if he took out the avatar, someone who is commonly considered a force of good, the reincarnation of one of the founder's of republic city, and a 17 year old girl; The benders might rally behind her plight and she might win sympathy from non-benders... that's why Amon started with the criminals, as taking them out would win support from the non-benders. Quote:
And y'know, some people i have seen said Tarlock was stupid for not simply killing korra and those that knew of his bloodbending and blaming it on the equalists... and now we know why, its because despite being a bastard he's just not evil enough to be a murderer. Well i certainly feel like Tarlock redeemed himself with that last move
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2012-06-23, 22:06 | Link #914 |
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I'm actually glad that Mako got more of an opportunity to shine than Korra did this episode. While it doesn't justify his actions involving Asami and Korra, if you're going to be a jerk, at least be a relatively skilled one and contribute instead of doing almost nothing. It's almost as if Bryke predicted that the fandom would hate on Mako and gave him chances to prove himself.
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2012-06-23, 22:19 | Link #915 |
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The problem is that it wasn't just his actions. If he acted extreme, fine, we can just say he was doing what he had to (In his POV). The problem is he has a smug ego and seems to revel in putting others down and being an outright ass to everybody. For all his explanation,s he really did just turn out like his father, in more ways than one.
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2012-06-23, 22:27 | Link #916 |
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That was... I have mixed emotions. If series were not that rushed it could've been a good ending but like this...
Unbeatable Amon suddenly gets his ass handed to him. I understand that a lot had happened but to get defeated that fast right after he took over the city is just MEH! Especially when he got killed. Korra suddenly can airbend? And well? I could forgive an accidental punch but when she actually had mastered it just out of the blue and convenience, that's too much for me. Am not surprised that her airbending did work though. Amon never took airbending away before. There is high chance that Tenzin and his family would be fine too. What happened to general Iroh? Is he still hanging there? At least someone can properly bend here not counting Korra, Tenzin and Lin. Actually that makes all 4 elements. Too bad his role was so minor. Good to see Asami with still positive mind, it better stay that way. If creators will ever decide to pair her with someone, Bolin would be a nice choice for a change. He would not be an ass like Mako that's for sure. Mako a prodigy? PFFFF... Sorry Amon, you were wrong. He has 0 talent and 0 depth. The worst character of the series. Hated whole Makorra ending. Actually I hated whole romance thing here. It killed everything. Mako is a total ass and needs good punch in the face. He is angry at Asami for being jealous and then next moment confesses and kisses Korra. WTF dude? What right do you have to be mad with her? Unlike you she handled whole situation well. Makorra was so damn forced! HATE IT! People say that Mako's hate is undeserved because he is realistic... well isn't that a good reason to hate him? A jerk like that would not be forgiven in real life and there are 90% of chances that he would dump Korra too. Just because he is a character doesn't make him better than real person. Dumb Mako also stole all spotlight from Bolin who had potential to be a good character. Oh just great... what was all this drama for? So many people lost their bending and now BAM! Korra knows how to give it back! It took so much time for Aang to learn all the elements and to take bending and here Korra learned all of it in seconds! Where is the tension?! Why do we even need season 2 with such ending?! Disappointing, very disappointing. What could've been good series became a total waste -_- I hope creators learn from this and make something more decent in season 2.
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Hell even energy bending was something that Aang learned literally overnight. No training required, he just needed to have the knowledge imparted to him... And the avtar state allows an avatar to access the knowledge all of her past selves, so it only makes sense that she would be able to tap into aang's knowledge of energy bending.
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As for energy bending...well, Aang learned the technique near instantly and simply by touch, so I had no problem with Korra learning the technique similarly (though I did think it ruined the end of the season). --- Overall, I really liked the season. Korra was a very good character and many of her compatriots were also as good. While the pacing for the entire season was always erratic, it was still very week told story with quite a bit of good drama and decent character development. I did greatly dislike the romance (and the character of Mako), but I was not adverse to the idea of the romance, and it was never featured too prominently. 80/100. |
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2012-06-23, 23:57 | Link #920 |
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Ugh, Asami deserves love but pushing her to the lesser Brother would be a mistake and make her a brother hopper. It would also give justification to hate Asami since if she dated Bolin it would always be "I'm only dating him to get back at you Mako" no matter what happens and Bolin would always be "Second Best that is only with her because the best is with another". Best to avoid that fully and let Bolin get with a new character in Book 2.
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