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[Farangbaa]

To this day... I try to water bend in the shower.

[OdanUrr]

To this day... I try to water bend in the shower.

 

Well...

 

[OdanUrr]

THREE EPISODES?! 1 HOUR OF KORRA? WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?

 

Nick is airing the first three episodes of Book Three today. Let me repeat, FIRST-THREE-EPISODES-TODAY.

 

Oh, and did I mention I have another trailer for you?

 

[Melee or Die]

Just curious. Should I catch up on Book 2 in preperation for the new game? Or just buy the game and enjoy the hell outta it?

[OdanUrr]

Just curious. Should I catch up on Book 2 in preperation for the new game? Or just buy the game and enjoy the hell outta it?

 

As I understand it the game will take place between Books Two and Three. Consequently, if you haven't watched Book Two it may very well spoil it for you.

[Melee or Die]

As I understand it the game will take place between Books Two and Three. Consequently, if you haven't watched Book Two it may very well spoil it for you.

Haven't seen Book 2. I'll avoid goin' too far, then. Also lookin' forward to that pro bendin' mini game!

[xAmilli0n]

You guys just reminded me to set my DVR to record it today.  Thanks.

[OdanUrr]

You guys just reminded me to set my DVR to record it today.  Thanks.

 

Korra begins in two hours and a quarter if I'm not mistaken.

[ruggly]

Exciiiiitiiiiiiing!

[OdanUrr]

Exciiiiitiiiiiiing!

 

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[TheViper8234]

Premiere was awesome 

[OdanUrr]

Premiere was awesome 

 

I have yet to watch it but I sincerely hope that's the case.

[spirosz]

How was it?  I can't watch till tomorrow.  

[The King of Dust]

Mostly good, though there's still a few things that bugged me. Not going to spoil anything and will wait t'ill you've seen it, but the first few episodes made me hopeful that it's going to be better than book 2 at least.

[AresKeith]

The premiere got my excited for this season

[Khayness]

Nick is airing the first three episodes of Book Three today.

 

So, it will be over by the end of Aug?

 

All right, see you then!

[RobRam10]

Well it's time to wait for episode 7 for me.

[Aimi]

Well, that was certainly a Thing.

Spoiler

My absolute favorite ATLA arc was the one that began with Wan Shi Tong's Library and ended with "The Crossroads of Destiny" - the second half of Book 2, which was focused on the journey to Ba Sing Se and the events that took place there. "City of Walls and Secrets" is still my favorite television episode of any kind: the first time we see the juxtaposition of the city's social strata, the confrontation between Jet and Zuko, the ominous introduction of Long Feng and the Dai Li, and the immortal "what kind of bear?" conversation. The Ba Sing Se arc showed ATLA's writers at their peak, spinning out realistic intrigue, non-facepalmy romance, top-notch comedy, ALL THE CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT, and well-plotted action.

So it shouldn't be any surprise that I - and a few of my friends - spent a good deal of time squeeing this past evening, with our return to Ba Sing Se. Even got in a "there is no war within the walls" joke when the Earth Queen told Korra that there weren't any Airbenders in the city.

What I like about these first few episodes is that they've introduced something interesting - new Airbenders all over the place! - but have also plotted out entirely reasonable consequences for that something. It was nice to see that it wasn't going to be as simple as "Air Nomad Society Instantly Rebuilt! Hooray!", because surprisingly, that life isn't much of a draw to people who already have their own lives, thank you. I particularly liked the "22 and living in his parents' house" bit - one of the people watching in the group was strikingly similar to that guy. It also makes sense to me that the Earth monarchy would try to conscript its newfound Airbenders for some sort of military advantage, especially considering the obvious problems with centralization it has, along with the Queen's obvious interest in reconquering the territory of the Republic.

There were some "revolutionary socialist" vibes from the Equalist rallies back in Book 1, but the bender/nonbender conflict didn't map easily onto social strata. What the Earth Kingdom has going compares much more readily. I could imagine this Earth Queen starting a war for the Republic to distract attention at home from strikes and poverty much like tsarist Russia attempted the same thing in 1914. The Earth monarchy's problems with 'banditry' and tax collection reminded me very much of Jiang's Guomindang and its failure to establish effective control over those issues in the 1920s and 1930s. Thematically, those sorts of conflicts interest me a great deal - much more so than the spirit world stuff.

Other stuff: hmm. Yay Zuko! Though I have to wonder why he's dealing with the escaped prisoners himself instead of, oh, running the Fire Nation as is, theoretically, his job. I get that Zuko's the kind of person to handle stuff like this, um, personally (kind of annoying to see that hasn't changed) and there's obviously a huge amount of secrecy surrounding the White Lotus and the people they've locked up so bringing somebody else in to handle them might be a bad thing. I dunno. That whole plotline hasn't really gone anywhere yet except for that lulsome conversation about fighting Avatars.

Glad to see Asami being useful. Unhappy to see that it's in a somewhat ridiculous way. She should be the team's Lucius Fox, not a bargain-basement Batman to Korra's Superman.

That scene with Yin and the rest of Mako and Bolin's extended family: ALL THE FEELS. Especially the scarf.

I swear if they revive that godawful love triangle again I'm leaving this show for good. (No, I won't. But it felt good to type it.) Fortunately this seems unlikely, as they appear to have focused on another obnoxious budding relationship: Jinora and Kai. Still holding out for the Korrasami crackship.

One thing I'm still kinda concerned about is that the show doesn't necessarily appear to be going anywhere still. Korra and the rest are playing Whack-A-Mole with a variety of only semi-related problems. The Equalist revolution, the civil war, and the Earth monarchy's troubles don't appear to have much of a common thread. One of the nice things about ATLA was that there was the central purpose: mastering the elements, the war, and Sozin's Comet. That gave it structure - and made it easy to spot filler. With Korra...I'm not really sure how to look at it. This might be a Bad Thing.

OVERALL: I give the first episode a B, the second episode a B+, and the third episode an A.

[Milan92]

Woah 3 episodes! Sweeeeeeeeeet!

 

Though, I think I'm gonna wait a bit till all of them have been released

 

Unless they release 3 episodes each week

[The King of Dust]

Other stuff: hmm. Yay Zuko! Though I have to wonder why he's dealing with the escaped prisoners himself instead of, oh, running the Fire Nation as is, theoretically, his job.

 

Actually, it's not his job. His daughter is the firelord now. Zuko's retired. And considering the way he gets involved, I'd say he's one of the top guys at the order of the white lotus. Which makes sense seeing as his uncle was also one of the "leaders" of the white lotus, and Zuko kinda followed in his footsteps on multiple fronts.

[TheViper8234]

Its good for now but I'm hoping for no more twilight storyline and more flashbacks .(End of Book 2  )

[ruggly]

I enjoyed them.

 

Though, does anyone else find Bolin to be pretty annoying?

[The King of Dust]

I enjoyed them.

 

Though, does anyone else find Bolin to be pretty annoying?

He can be, but he also has his moments. Like the grandmother impersonation at the beginning of episode 2. Gave me a good chuckle.

[Milan92]

Okay, so I gave in and watched them anyway and I'm glad I did! They really kicked off Book 3 in a good way if you ask me.

 

Spoiler

Alright, so first off; as expected, leaving the spirit world open was gonna cause problems, though it felt a bit weird how they suddenly dropped it and moved onto the new airbenders it has been creating. Like, are there only spirits in Republic City? Why not in the rest of the world?

Secondly, I love how they are doing Asami's character justice. She really deserved to be more than just the rebound girl for Mako (which I hope won't happen again)

Kai seems like a fun character, a bit annoying maybe, but I forsee some good character development.

Also, I love how we got to meet Mako and Bolin's family. I hope we get some more focus on the brothers instead of just another love story for Mako, which then leaves Bolin to be a background character who serves as comedy relief.

Which reminds me, I wouldn't mind if Mako and Korra hook up again, but they really gotta handle it beter this time, leave it in the background and no more love triangles. Asami deserves someone new aswell.

Finally, ZUKO! I was really happy to see him again. I hope he'll become a major character this season. I also liked how they introduced the villains. I like how its a group this time instead of just one guy. I do hope they won't be another bunch of "yar evilz cuz lolz" though....

All in all a most excellent start and I really can't wait for the show to start on the 11th of July.

[AresKeith]

Okay, so I gave in and watched them anyway and I'm glad I did! They really kicked off Book 3 in a good way if you ask me.

Spoiler

Alright, so first off; as expected, leaving the spirit world open was gonna cause problems, though it felt a bit weird how they suddenly dropped it and moved onto the new airbenders it has been creating. Like, are there only spirits in Republic City? Why not in the rest of the world?

Secondly, I love how they are doing Asami's character justice. She really deserved to be more than just the rebound girl for Mako (which I hope won't happen again)

Kai seems like a fun character, a bit annoying maybe, but I forsee some good character development.

Also, I love how we got to meet Mako and Bolin's family. I hope we get some more focus on the brothers instead of just another love story for Mako, which then leaves Bolin to be a background character who serves as comedy relief.

Which reminds me, I wouldn't mind if Mako and Korra hook up again, but they really gotta handle it beter this time, leave it in the background and no more love triangles. Asami deserves someone new aswell.

Finally, ZUKO! I was really happy to see him again. I hope he'll become a major character this season. I also liked how they introduced the villains. I like how its a group this time instead of just one guy. I do hope they won't be another bunch of "yar evilz cuz lolz" though....

All in all a most excellent start and I really can't wait for the show to start on the 11th of July.

Spoiler

You see Bioware there's nothing wrong with making a group of Villains