Avatar: The Last Airbender + Legend of Korra

If you could choose what kind of Bender you'd be. What element would you choose?

  • Waterbender

    Votes: 20 29.9%

  • Earthbender

    Votes: 13 19.4%

  • Firebender

    Votes: 22 32.8%

  • Airbender

    Votes: 10 14.9%

  • Non-Bender

    Votes: 2 3.0%
  • Total voters
    67
Not much to say about this one, just Mako and Asami further investigating the attacks on the Southern Water Tribe ships while Bolin does stupid shit for Varrick. There were a few things of note: Unalaq was in the Spirit World for some unknown reason, his children think Korra's dead, Varrick is behind the boat attacks (no link to the spirits has been established, but the remote detonator is his), and Korra is apparently with some Fire Sages and has amnesia.
 
Really happy to see the Fire Sages. As for Varrick, I probably would have been more surprised if someone hadn't pointed it out in the thread. Then again, I may not. Who knows.

I'm guessing Unulaq is angering the spirits some way, and that's why he's in the spirit world?
 
why does mako know everyone in the mafia by name lol

is it part of his backstory? i pretty much forgot everything in the gap after season 1
 
it is, Mako and Bolin were raised on the streets
they've worked with the triads before

anyways, Varrick is still the best character

you can't change my mind
 
So there was something suspicious about Varrick. Dat smug grin he had at the end. I really hope they don't turn Bolin into a jerk for the whole season. As for the main story, it was good. It's nice to see the side characters do stuff, especially Asami. But I swear to god, if that stupid love triangle comes back, I'm gonna be pissed. I wonder what Unalaq was doing in the spirit world. Yay, fire sages!
 
The Sting
I think I just facepalmed about 3 times. Amnesia? Seriously? Amnesia? Why? That's so bloody cliche, it's not even funny. Is she at Ember Island? And here I thought the spirit was going to drag her into the spirit world or something.

Ah, I knew Varrick had some ulterior motive. Obviously he has a lot to gain by bankrupting Future Industries. But to what end is he doing it? Obviously, he did the explosion at the protest to gain support for the South, so he's clearly on that side. He's just...using illegal methods? And lying? I dunno.

And how old is Mako, anyway? I mean, is he seriously qualified to go out on dangerous sabotage mission? I was just thinking about it. Like, in TLA there was a reason they were all teenagers, and it made sense why they were alone. In TLOK...why aren't there any adults fighting with them? They need more adult friends. They need...they need someone like Tenzin. When's he coming back?

Why WAS Unalaq in the spirit world? Maybe you guys are right, maybe he IS controlling the dark spirits in some way. And can we have a Bolin subplot that ISN'T annoying? I think the writers have no idea what to do with him.

Overall, interesting. The story's coming together a bit more. Now it's really unclear what the goals are, and who the real enemy is.

EDIT: I forgot about the love triangle thing. Goddamn it. Listen, Mako, Asami, just because Mako isn't with Korra anymore doesn't mean Asami can immediately hit on him. Mako, make up your goddamn mind.
 
Okay, I'm still watching the original Avatar: The Last Airbender series when I can, and even though I'm not that far into it, I just had to comment on the episode I just watched. Remember when I said the comedy was kind of awkward? Well this is where the comedy really gets weird... Like when Aang runs from that giant sea dragon or whatever and he does that crazy anime run? But I think the kicker for me is when Aang shows off that trick, and this one random guy gets so excited he foams at the mouth then passes out! I laughed, if only because I was thinking to myself "what the FUCK is this all about?!"

Still, this episode seems a lot more joke-heavy then plot-heavy, compared to the previous 3 episodes, which is not to say that it's bad per se, and it certainly wasn't as awkward as the in the first two episodes.

I also like seeing Sokka being put in his place and displaying some humility, that guy needed to be taken down a few pegs. Plus minor details, like Katara removing the water in Aang's lungs via water bending, it's all pretty cool. And once again, the fight scenes are awesome!

...I feel awkward for talking about an episode released years ago that no doubt all of you already know about, but still, I just HAD to get that out, because it was just so weird to me!
 
Avatar has a lot of filler episodes. Especially the whole beginning of Book 3. But in general they're good.

also wan is totally aladdin
 
Smashgoom202 said:
Okay, I'm still watching the original Avatar: The Last Airbender series when I can, and even though I'm not that far into it, I just had to comment on the episode I just watched. Remember when I said the comedy was kind of awkward? Well this is where the comedy really gets weird... Like when Aang runs from that giant sea dragon or whatever and he does that crazy anime run? But I think the kicker for me is when Aang shows off that trick, and this one random guy gets so excited he foams at the mouth then passes out! I laughed, if only because I was thinking to myself "what the FUCK is this all about?!"

Still, this episode seems a lot more joke-heavy then plot-heavy, compared to the previous 3 episodes, which is not to say that it's bad per se, and it certainly wasn't as awkward as the in the first two episodes.

I also like seeing Sokka being put in his place and displaying some humility, that guy needed to be taken down a few pegs. Plus minor details, like Katara removing the water in Aang's lungs via water bending, it's all pretty cool. And once again, the fight scenes are awesome!

...I feel awkward for talking about an episode released years ago that no doubt all of you already know about, but still, I just HAD to get that out, because it was just so weird to me!
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man, I watched that episode when I was like eleven nine, holy shit I'm old

memories
 
Nabber said:
Avatar has a lot of filler episodes. Especially the whole beginning of Book 3. But in general they're good.

also wan is totally aladdin
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So I wasn't the only one who noticed that...

I was thinking "This is going to ruin a lot of fanfictions."
 
Anyway, more thoughts on the Wan clip. Didn't listen with sound, so we're going to have to ignore that for now.

Well... First I was shocked that he appears as a child. All of the Avatars appear in adult form... Unless he just never really matured physically?

But moving on. What really surprised me is that I always expect the first Avatar to live at the beginning of civilization, Mesopotamia and all that. What we see here is a society that is already well built. And extremely Chinese, which felt really odd. But all in all Wan's time doesn't seem that different from Aang's, besides aesthetics I guess...

Also, Wan didn't seem to use bending? No one did? I guess maybe Wan was the first to discover it or something? Was this explained in the voice over that I didn't hear?
 
Sorry to butt in again with my behind-ness with the series, but again, I had to mention two things: I'm watching The Great Divide, and I recognize one of the white tribe guy's voice as being the same as Robin from Teen Titans... Is it the same guy? Also, the canyon guide looks a lot like Aang's old man disguise from King of Omashu! XP

Also, the actual theme of the episode, arguing, feuding, and having someone mediating it all, it feels like something I get into a lot on the Internet, except I also play the part of the mediator, and instead of arguing, I try to be reasonable against people even more obnoxious then these two tribes.

I'm also reminded of the My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic episode, Look Before You Sleep, particularly since the uptight, tidy tribe reminds me of Rarity, and the more gruff and rough tribe is... kind of like a more extreme and disrespectful Applejack. Thing is, in that episode, Applejack is the one to give away and reach out to a compromise to have Rarity help her in an extreme situation, whereas in this has them kind of working together because Aang told them to, and since their lives were on the line. Not to mention, at least Applejack and Rarity were friends and just needed a night to cool their heads instead of having to put up with each other's habits, whereas these two tribes have hated each other for years, over their own conceived versions of a certain story from both their tribes' past, so much so that they assume the worst of each other and screw each other over because of that. It's really frustrating to watch, especially since they both thing they have the moral highground and act pretentious about it (particularly that white tribe). Makes it all the more hilarious to know that Aang revealed that they two guys in question were just toddlers and fighting over a stupid game... But really? the two brothers would hold a grudge over something like that? Seems REALLY stupid and forced...
Probably why it was all made up... Well, fair enough, since they would have continued fighting otherwise, which got on my nerves.
It's a neat twist, and the animation styles of the three stories was pretty cool.

Also, the kid that voices Aang... he's not very good at screaming. He's not a bad actor, but he seems to be having trouble getting anger down.
 
Smashgoom202 said:
Sorry to butt in again with my behind-ness with the series, but again, I had to mention two things: I'm watching The Great Divide, and I recognize one of the white tribe guy's voice as being the same as Robin from Teen Titans... Is it the same guy? Also, the canyon guide looks a lot like Aang's old man disguise from King of Omashu! XP

Also, the actual theme of the episode, arguing, feuding, and having someone mediating it all, it feels like something I get into a lot on the Internet, except I also play the part of the mediator, and instead of arguing, I try to be reasonable against people even more obnoxious then these two tribes.

I'm also reminded of the My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic episode, Look Before You Sleep, particularly since the uptight, tidy tribe reminds me of Rarity, and the more gruff and rough tribe is... kind of like a more extreme and disrespectful Applejack. Thing is, in that episode, Applejack is the one to give away and reach out to a compromise to have Rarity help her in an extreme situation, whereas in this has them kind of working together because Aang told them to, and since their lives were on the line. Not to mention, at least Applejack and Rarity were friends and just needed a night to cool their heads instead of having to put up with each other's habits, whereas these two tribes have hated each other for years, over their own conceived versions of a certain story from both their tribes' past, so much so that they assume the worst of each other and screw each other over because of that. It's really frustrating to watch, especially since they both thing they have the moral highground and act pretentious about it (particularly that white tribe). Makes it all the more hilarious to know that Aang revealed that they two guys in question were just toddlers and fighting over a stupid game... But really? the two brothers would hold a grudge over something like that? Seems REALLY stupid and forced...
Probably why it was all made up... Well, fair enough, since they would have continued fighting otherwise, which got on my nerves.
It's a neat twist, and the animation styles of the three stories was pretty cool.

Also, the kid that voices Aang... he's not very good at screaming. He's not a bad actor, but he seems to be having trouble getting anger down.
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That's funny since in terms of the fanbase. Great Divide is considered the worst episode of the series. Though I think mainly because you could skip it and other then getting one joke based on the fandom's reaction to the episode in a late Season 3 episode. It wouldn't have any effect on the show whatsoever. Where while there's certainly other filler-type episodes of Avatar but they usually had some type of impact later on. Alot of things tend to come back in the series. Great Divide just doesn't. You won't even see any of the characters in those two tribes again.
 
Northern Verve said:
Also, the kid that voices Aang... he's not very good at screaming. He's not a bad actor, but he seems to be having trouble getting anger down.
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To be fair, Aang's not the anger-prone type, though I know what you mean.
 
Northern Verve said:
That's funny since in terms of the fanbase. Great Divide is considered the worst episode of the series. Though I think mainly because you could skip it and other then getting one joke based on the fandom's reaction to the episode in a late Season 3 episode. It wouldn't have any effect on the show whatsoever. Where while there's certainly other filler-type episodes of Avatar but they usually had some type of impact later on. Alot of things tend to come back in the series. Great Divide just doesn't. You won't even see any of the characters in those two tribes again.
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That so? Makes me feel better that I don't like it (and neither did Doug for that matter).

Based Sora said:
>comparing MLP to something that come out 7 years ago
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Yeah... so what? I saw the MLP episode before I saw this one. Am I not allowed to draw comparisons to stuff I've already seen?
 
i haven't seen it in a while but i didn't dislike the great divide

it was definitely weak in comparison to the other episodes, but it's still alright

but that's probably what the rest of you think anyway
 
Mario4Ever said:
Northern Verve said:
Also, the kid that voices Aang... he's not very good at screaming. He's not a bad actor, but he seems to be having trouble getting anger down.
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To be fair, Aang's not the anger-prone type, though I know what you mean.
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The only time we see him truly lose it is that scene in season 2.
 
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