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[Grand Admiral Cheesecake]

It seems that I'm a bit behind. They only showed an hour of the finale here and it cut off just as the bigger bad was freed.

Rude.

[Il Divo]

J. Reezy wrote...

I didn't finish the last episode yet but that whole cosmic meditation kind of sort of seems like a retcon. That's not how Aang unlocked energy bending. Korra was doing the same meditation Aang was doing to unlock his chakras to master the Avatar state with that guru. He didn't become some giant energy being.

I'm not sure what it is, but the writers do have a habit of including questionable plot resolutions in all their series finales. Whether it's Aang and the Avatar State, Korra unlocking her air bending after Amon cuts her off, or this, it's a strange pattern.

[CroGamer002]

The King of Dust wrote...

Varrick would have made a much better "dark avatar" ... Unalaq's the lowest form of villain. Bottom of the barrel.

The whole "dark avatar" thing is one-dimensional evil villain to it's core.

So better Unalaq, who already sucked, then someone awesome as Varrick.
Who isn't even much of a villain, as he is very helpful to Team Avatar. Even when imprisoned by them.

[Dominus]

Currently watching "A New Spiritual Age", better known as Korra in Benderland. Tiny Men in Boxes now a Semi-Confirmed Rumor. So far, so good - love the locales. Now I have to play catch-up with the episodes...

Bumi is kinda awesome. Saving the day through inciting chaos. Now I really want to hear his stories. XD Seeing Naga up against a wall while they were sneaking around was hilarious.

Quite the magnificent bastard, ain't he. :-p

Edit: Got to Darkness Falls. Unalaq pulls an arthas, eh? Considering he essentially paraphrases his last line, I'm going to say they were aware of the reference.

Double Edit: Trapped in Eternal Darkness for 10,000 years...

Modifié par DominusVita, 16 novembre 2013 - 01:23 .

[Seagloom]

On a side note, I like the way Iroh was hanging out with the same fox from the library. I forgot to mention in my impressions of A New Spiritual Age how amusing it was to see them take a jab at Fox news. XD

Korra doing the energy bending giant thing didn't much bother me, I guess. At the end of book one she learned an energy bending technique. Here it was like she learned the underlying mechanics that make it possible. I'm more bothered by how quickly she mastered herself than her soul becoming a blue energy giant.

Modifié par Seagloom, 16 novembre 2013 - 01:19 .

[CroGamer002]

So, friend of mine linked me this little image:

[Seagloom]

So I guess the theory here is Korra may be the penultimate avatar? Seeing as she rebooted the cycle for presumably another ten thousand years, I think they will need to start a new statue room. XD Raava could have decided to stay severed from Korra, and instead chose to fuse with her again. I don't think the end is coming anytime soon. Then again I may be misinterpreting this image.

Modifié par Seagloom, 16 novembre 2013 - 03:05 .

[Heimdall]

So, on another note, does anyone else think Korra looks much better with her hair down?

[Heimdall]

J. Reezy wrote...

I didn't finish the last episode yet but that whole cosmic meditation kind of sort of seems like a retcon. That's not how Aang unlocked energy bending. Korra was doing the same meditation Aang was doing to unlock his chakras to master the Avatar state with that guru. He didn't become some giant energy being.

I think the whole "Tree of Time" thing was what turned normal energy bending into giant energy spirit thing.  If pressed for an explanation, that's what I'd say anyway, not necessarily a retcon.

[Seagloom]

Lord Aesir wrote...

So, on another note, does anyone else think Korra looks much better with her hair down?

From an aesthetic perspective, yes. That said, I'd prefer she keep it over wearing her hair down all the time; as it doesn't make much sense for a fighter to run around with free flowing locks. It also visually differentiates her from Asami who rocks more of a retro Hollywood glamour style. As a once in awhile thing, though? Sure.

Modifié par Seagloom, 16 novembre 2013 - 03:56 .

[GreyLycanTrope]

Lord Aesir wrote...

So, on another note, does anyone else think Korra looks much better with her hair down?

Yes.

[CroGamer002]

So I just realized there's 14th episode.

Welp, watching now.

[Captain Obvious]

On the finale.

It was OK. I loved the action and aesthetics, but the whole Jinora helping Korra thing didn't make sense. What did she do exactly? And Unalaq should have been developed more.

I guess Amon will still be the best villain of the entire Avatar series(yes, I'm talking about both The Last Airbender & The Legend of Korra).

Oh yeah, and something about Star Wars Rebels...

Modifié par Cap. Obvious, 16 novembre 2013 - 04:13 .

[Heimdall]

Seagloom wrote...

Lord Aesir wrote...

So, on another note, does anyone else think Korra looks much better with her hair down?

From an aesthetic perspective, yes. That said, I'd prefer she keep it over wearing her hair down all the time; as it doesn't make much sense for a fighter to run around with free flowing locks. It also visually differentiates her from Asami who rocks more of a retro Hollywood glamour style. As a once in awhile thing, though? Sure.

I could live with that 

[CroGamer002]

Seriously, this season took many plot elements from Mass Effect.

More specifically, Mass Effect 2.

[Heimdall]

Mesina2 wrote...

Seriously, this season took many plot elements from Mass Effect.

More specifically, Mass Effect 2.

...Explain, I don't quite follow 

[Il Divo]

Lord Aesir wrote...

Mesina2 wrote...

Seriously, this season took many plot elements from Mass Effect.

More specifically, Mass Effect 2.

...Explain, I don't quite follow 

What he said.

[Cassandra Saturn]

I'm biggest fan of Korra

[OdanUrr]

So, exposition dump anyone? Okay, maybe not so much but four episodes in a row? Geez, talk about pacing. I'm afraid the finale (and here I'm talking about all four episodes) was a messy (that's being kind) endeavour.

First, let's talk about how Varrick is conveniently exposed as the mastermind behind the attacks meant to start a war between North and South. I mean, Varrick has so far been very subtle about it yet he personally hires water benders to kidnap the President? Surely a man such as Varrick would have acted through a proxy that could not be tied to him? I love that Bolin had his "serious" moment and saved the President and kicked butt but this whole bit only served to undermine Beifong even further. Mr. President, I'm sorry but you don't need two new detectives, you need a new police chief.

How about Tonraq? Yeah, you had forgotten all about him, didn't you? What the hell had he been doing since episode 1? Shouldn't he had been working actively against Unalaq? Sabotaging convoys, stealing supplies, converting people to his cause, contacting rebel cells inside the city, etc.? Did we see any of this? Of course not because, well, the show completely forgot about him. When it was time to wrap up his story we simply sent him skiing against Unalaq's forces in the most ill-conceived strategy ever. Why couldn't we have seen an episode, just one, with flashbacks of his relationship with Unalaq and a more thorough explanation as to why exactly Unalaq framed him. How long has Unalaq been working for Vaatu?

http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130829150537/epicrapbattlesofhistory/images/2/2c/Don't_care.gif

Eska and Desna. Well, it certainly took you two a f***ing while to smarten up and realize what your dad's been up to since day one! Look, I realize it's your dad and all but I THOUGHT you would have had a CLUE when he pretty much left Desna to DIE. No? How about when he says there will no more water tribes? Still nothing? How about when he beats the living crap out of his brother? Still not getting it? For a pair that has been depicted as being rational to the point of having no feelings it beats me how they only turned around at the very last second.

Oh, god, I don't want to talk about this but I must. The f***ing Dark Avatar.

Not only was this ENTIRELY PREDICTABLE since the day you showed us one of the greatest Avatar episodes ever but it also felt CHEESY AS HELL (or rather cheese). And tell me, I'm genuinely curious, how the f***ing f*** is the Dark Avatar supposedly able to beat the living **** out of Korra with command of only ONE element?! Not to mention the Avatar has THOUSANDS of years of experience to rely upon. And then, AND F***ING THEN, when I think you're about to do the most INCREDIBLE thing you could've done with this idea, fusing Raava and Vaatu together inside Korra, you SOMEHOW pull Raava OUT of Korra and again beat the living crap out of it! So much for them being FUSED TOGETHER!!!

But it's not over, noooooo, this is far from over. What happens next? I'll tell you what f***ing happens next!

Thank you! Thank you for telling us that we only needed either a MEGAZORD or a JAEGER to defeat the AVATAR OF ETERNAL DARKNESS AND DESTRUCTION. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, this was Vaatu's MASTER PLAN all along, to submerge the world in darkness by becoming a KAIJU THAT CAN SHOOT LASER BEAMS! THANK GOD you only had TEN THOUSAND YEARS to come up with THAT PLAN! Can you imagine what would have happened if he'd had a hundred thousand years?

But how about that energy bending, huh? Did I clap and squeal like a madman when Tenzin brought up that subject?!?!

Of course not, that would be silly. But, yeah, finally, after all this time, after that contrived thing was introduced in ATLA, we're going to learn what energy bending is all about. Take it away, Tenzin, what does Korra need to do?

Thanks for all your help, Tenzin boy.<_<

I know I'm being too hard on him. After all, he couldn't travel to the spirit world as he thought he would someday and he really didn't have time to teach Korra ANYTHING despite what he tells her at the end. Not to mention he lost his daughter to the Fog of Lost Souls!

Oh, you don't know what that is? Blimey, well, it's this fog... of lost souls... Look! There's that crazy fire bender from ATLA! For a second there I almost thought I had to explain what that was. Close one. Hopefully no one will dwell too much on that lighty wimey thing Jinora does either...

https://i.chzbgr.com/maxW500/3923184640/h21617ACB/

I said LIGHTY WIMEY! But you do get a point for saying STUFF.

Well, at least we're done with that Dark Avatar plot, right? Rig... What are those lighty wimey ash thingies? OH, NO, WHAT THE.................

I am calm. I am at peace with myself. I am at peace with this show... NO I'M NOT YOU F*****************************

Ok, let's try this again.

Where there any upsides? You bet there were. Mako and Korra are finally over, done, kaput, 1-1=0, no longer attached, that ship has sunk, the sun no longer shi... Oh, you get the picture!

Just in case you didn't.

That's it, that's the upside. Yay!

How does this season end? Well, Korra decides that maybe Avatar Wan was wrong and perhaps the portal between the human and spirit worlds should not be closed. Because reasons. I mean, really, what is her reasoning? What have we seen throughout this season that makes us go, "Yeah, she's right, I'm totally onboard with letting the spirits that almost killed us back into our world"? We've seen good spirits turn bad, bad spirits turn worse, and bad spirits turn good then worst. I'm sorry, Korra, but I'm not entirely sold on your idea. And apparently the previous Avatars are gone too now, because Raava is gone?

I'm not sure Book 2 was The Legend of Korra. If you look at it from the point of structure, Tenzin's story arc was much more coherent and came to a close in the Log of Foust Sols, I mean the Fost of Loul Sog, I mean... Ah, screw it. If the writers don't seem to care, why should I?

Modifié par OdanUrr, 16 novembre 2013 - 06:36 .

[Captain Obvious]

lol You DO care if you're willing to write a long-ass tl;dr-type of post about the series.

But don't worry, Star Wars Rebels will wipe the floor with this show, just you watch.

[RedJohn]

There is another season confirmed already?

[Seagloom]

Korra and Raava fused again at the end. However, Korra comments she can no longer sense her past lives. My guess is they went that route to reinforce the lessons her and Tenzin learned about being your own person. Realistically they could reintroduce past avatars whenever they feel like it, as there is nothing explicitly stating they can't other than Korra's nebulous instincts.

I must admit, I didn't get the same feeling when Korra decided to leave the portals open despite having my own share of issues with this finale. The conclusion I came to before she decided, back when Unalaq revealed his master plan, was that none of this would have happened if people actually tried to understand the spirits. I understood why Wan sealed the portals. People had been warring with spirits for generations, and could only thrive on the backs of lion turtles.

However, I think those portals should have been opened when the world became less tumultuous. Avatar Kyoshi supposedly only had to deal with a single significant conflict in her two-hundred plus year lifespan. And that waterbender avatar who preceded her had no real conflicts to deal with either aside from his brush with Koh. In ten thousand years, with what surely must have been lengthy periods without Fire Nation-like campaigns of worldwide conquest, those portals could have been opened. Instead, people do wacky crap, spirits get angry, and the Avatar has to clean up to restore the status quo.

I thought Korra's entire time with Iroh was basically a giant neon sign that this never would've gone so far if that weren't the case. Like she said at the end, people need to learn how to coexist instead of pushing to always get their way.

Other than that, I mostly agree with your criticisms. Although they clearly didn't all annoy me to nearly the same degree. XD I also wasn't bothered by the dark avatar bit and giants. Maybe because Raava was still in her pre-fuse weakened state while Vaatu was at full strength. It isn't until after harmonic convergence that we see her restored to full glory.

I'll be surprised if Star Wars anything wipes the floor with this show. Time will tell. There's still two books left. Plus, it's Star Wars. Even as a Star Wars fan I find it hard to see anything from that property as compelling these days. It's been milked to death. >.<

@RedJohn - Books three and four have already been confirmed.

Modifié par Seagloom, 16 novembre 2013 - 06:41 .