Spode
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Post by Spode on Jun 24, 2012 5:17:01 GMT -5
Probably because she just started learning how to airbend so this kind of indicates that non-benders can learn bending if they so choose to do so. Even Toph Beifong's metalbending students couldn't grasp a new bending art at first.
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Post by Avatar Korra on Jun 24, 2012 9:41:28 GMT -5
...Was anyone actually disappointed? Because I was. :/ I posted my goods and bads on Tumblr:
The Good -Can I just make a note that Bumi is probably one of my favorite characters despite his four second cameo? -The Amon/Noatak-Tarrlok end plot was probably one of the most beautiful endings to an arc I’ve seen in either of the two series. That smile and tear that Noatak sheds really captures how vulnerable of a character he really is. Before he’s a villain, he’s a human being. We haven’t seen anything that deep since the Zuko good-evil arc. -Despite my distaste for the final minutes of the show (see thoughts below), the ending of “Endgame” really ought to have just been the ending of the show. If that was the end of the show, I would have been pleased with it. But it’s not. Again, see my thoughts below.
The Bad -The entirety of the finale was, in my humble opinion, absolutely rushed. I understand that the show was initially supposed to be a singular season, but after it was granted another season, didn’t it occur to shift some things around? -I did not like (at all) the fact that Aang just poked in there to give a hand. When he and Korra were to first interact, I had hoped it would be this grand and elaborate reveal. But unfortunately, it wasn’t. It was kinda like, “Oh, hi, Aang. Oh? You’re gonna help me out. Okay, cool.” -Sorry, folks, but I will never be okay with Makorra. Ever. I have nothing against the characters or the shipping. But the fact that Mako can cheat on his girlfriend, treat her as if she doesn’t even exist, evade any sort of consequences, and STILL get the girl is probably the worst morally incorrect thing I’ve seen in either LOK or A:TLA. Sorry, kids, life doesn’t work like that. -Also, the whole airbending bit? Absolute bull. Sorry.
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Post by saiikavon on Jun 24, 2012 18:02:40 GMT -5
You know, considering that the rest of the series was a bit low on development, I didn't mind the rushed pacing of the finale. It could have been better, I think, but I liked it, all things considered.
I think the only real problem I had was the Makorra. I agree with you, Avatar Korra, about how she got her airbending. Didn't mind Aang just kind of popping in and then leaving, but the airbending wasn't as epic of a moment as I was hoping. We already know that she loves Mako, so having the burst of power for his sake wasn't much of a stretch and I kind of figured it would happen. Just like I figured Makorra would happen, and it did. Personally, I've always preferred pairings that I couldn't see unless I was looking for it, so it was really a given that I would be disappointed with Makorra.
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Post by Avatar Korra on Jun 25, 2012 16:13:06 GMT -5
The fact that it was blatant throughout the season killed it for me. Plus, I don't care how much of a heated response I'll get for it, but Bryke made a really, really shitty character when they made Mako.
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Post by Kwani on Jun 25, 2012 17:14:39 GMT -5
No your right. I love bryke but as you continued to watch the show the views of Mako started to change. the way he just dragged Asami around and how he treated korra before finally realizing he liked her was just really depressing and wrong.
The airbending moment didn't really do anything for me either. They could have done something more with that.
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Post by Avatar Korra on Jun 25, 2012 18:25:24 GMT -5
Y'know what's a terrible thing to realize? Korra was initially supposed to be a standalone series, and judging by the recent finale, they didn't change much (if anything at all), despite the promise of a second season. Ultimately, this means that a lot of the characters - Bolin, Asami, and a handful of other folks - would have had an open ending with no character development. And that angers me, that Bryke have waaaay too much wasted potential in a great deal of their characters. Frankly, in Bryke's eyes, if you're not one of the two or three main characters, you stand as a merely a supporting character without any development.
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Post by saiikavon on Jun 25, 2012 21:15:34 GMT -5
^Which is a shame, really, because that's not how ATLA seemed to be handled at all. And I'm sorely disappointed in the lack of Bolin screen time.
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Post by Avatar Korra on Jun 25, 2012 22:20:12 GMT -5
^Which is a shame, really, because that's not how ATLA seemed to be handled at all. And I'm sorely disappointed in the lack of Bolin screen time. Agreed! Everyone in the Gaang, excluding Suki in late season 3, had a great deal of development, which was really, truly a beautiful thing to behold. That ending was fulfilling, and each character deserved the happy ending that they worked so hard to earn and fight for, especially the two foremost characters (Aang and Zuko). But the ending of this first season? No one earned a "happy ending", save for Asami who's gotten nothing but crap from all of her closest friends and even her own father, and frankly, even she was denied that. And Lin's sacrifice of her bending? It wasn't even worth anything when it came down to it. She lost her powers in the most triumphant and tragic way imaginable, and for what? To suddenly gain it back without showing how miserable and empty she felt in the meantime? My heartstrings were more so tugged when we saw Tahno after his encounter with Amon, who was evidently destroyed and stripped to nothing after losing his waterbending. I want to see the characters onscreen developing and suffering, not rely on fanart and fanfiction to have characters interact, grow, and so on. SHOW ME, Bryke. Don't have me assume what goes on behind the scenes. You might argue that this is a kid's show and maybe I shouldn't get this worked up over it, but when you realize that they put a suicide into the show while failing to develop secondary if not MAIN characters, there's something seriously wrong with the picture.
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FireFerret
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Pabu loves everyone (except Ikki).
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Post by FireFerret on Jul 16, 2012 19:07:27 GMT -5
It's unfortunate that the first season was so far in development when a second season was ordered. It's even more unfortunate to see Mako completely mishandled, to the point where even his best characteristics (extremely protective of his brother, for one) were over shadowed by that stupid romance. Here's hoping his time with the police force shapes him up a bit. As for airbending/Aang, ect., I'm not surprised. I've already assumed that developing a connection to air was how she was going beat Amon after her bending is taken away (kind of predictable), and the deus ex machina at the end was a nice way to end the season on a positive note. One could say it wrapped things up too nicely, but it still left me wanting more nonetheless.
A good finale for a good first season. Not perfect - but I'd put it up there with TLA's first season. With three more seasons to go, there's plenty of time to perfect this entertaining new direction Korra has taken.
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Post by Avatar Korra on Jul 16, 2012 23:13:08 GMT -5
Hopefully, with three seasons ahead of the game, there's plenty of time to actually develop a lot of the other characters. That was my biggest gripe throughout the season. So here's hoping!
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FireFerret
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Post by FireFerret on Jul 17, 2012 1:12:38 GMT -5
Yep. This season was very, very action-oriented, and perhaps a bit too short to stand on its own. If this really was the only season in the series, I'd be very disappointed, because there's still so much that can be done in this timeline, not just more to be done in terms of developing characters. Looks like Season Two is rectifying both problems, though I imagine it won't have the rollercoater-like pacing of the first.
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