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Re: a:tla / korra

Post by Juri » Mon Oct 22, 2018 1:25 pm

rianalnn wrote: Mon Oct 22, 2018 9:09 am We binged the rest of the run, what a ride. I have convinced the children that's all there is, Korra can wait.
all done already huh

it was a pretty sweet show
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Re: a:tla / korra

Post by Aeldaar » Mon Oct 22, 2018 1:40 pm

I tried watching this last night!

Got two minutes in and the streaming service gave out

it was an intriguing first two minutes at least

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Re: a:tla / korra

Post by rianalnn » Mon Oct 22, 2018 2:10 pm

that's rough, buddy
Juri wrote: Mon Oct 22, 2018 1:25 pm
rianalnn wrote: Mon Oct 22, 2018 9:09 am We binged the rest of the run, what a ride. I have convinced the children that's all there is, Korra can wait.
all done already huh

it was a pretty sweet show
Yeah it was. All the things I wanted to happen, did, with just enough arm twisting to make me earn it, & a few bonuses tossed in (like the drumming for the Fire Masters being the intro drumming, & so many good lines). I feel like it showed my kids what an amazing show is capable of too. Way to raise the bar, Aang.

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Re: a:tla / korra

Post by Crunchums » Mon Oct 22, 2018 3:31 pm

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i think there are also comics; i haven't read any of them
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Re: Shiny New Anime Thread

Post by Aeldaar » Fri Sep 11, 2020 9:03 pm

Crunchums, did you have some kind of viewing order for the anime Avatar: Legend of Korra?

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Re: Shiny New Anime Thread

Post by Khaos » Fri Sep 11, 2020 9:05 pm

i can't imagine why you wouldn't watch that in the normal/chronological order

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Re: Shiny New Anime Thread

Post by Crunchums » Fri Sep 11, 2020 10:27 pm

season 2 is a dumpster fire to the point that i would recommend skipping it except for two flashback episodes: "Chapter Seven: Beginnings, Part 1" and "Chapter Eight: Beginnings, Part 2"
season 1 was good apart from [the one big flaw], but if you want to watch only the best stuff then you could just watch season 3 (and the aforementioned two-parter)

also this thread exists https://mtglitch.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=87 (and western animation != anime) but maybe you don't want spoilers
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Re: Shiny New Anime Thread

Post by Aeldaar » Fri Sep 11, 2020 10:40 pm

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Re: a:tla / korra

Post by Juri » Sun Sep 20, 2020 1:42 am

Crunchums wrote: Fri Oct 12, 2018 3:09 pm
rianalnn wrote:Skip Korra, got it.
well
season 1 is pretty decent. the finale is disappointing, but in their defense they thought one season was all they were going to get to make
season 2 is a train wreck. but it has two flashback episodes that are great and leave you wanting more
season 3 is really really good
season 4 is disappointing
so like, i dunno? i would sooner recommend watching 1 and the flashback episodes in 2 and 3 than not watching anything at all. i dunno how weird you would feel watching 3 and they're like hey remember when this thing happened and you're like no because it happened in 2. but like 3 is so good and 2 is so bad
we went for your watch order and just watched those flashback eps in s2

holy shit those flashback eps own, ty for the heads up
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Re: a:tla / korra

Post by Crunchums » Sun Sep 20, 2020 10:54 pm

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Re: a:tla / korra

Post by Crunchums » Sat May 01, 2021 5:53 am

(does anyone here watch Regular Show? maybe arti?)
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Re: a:tla / korra

Post by Shiny Days » Sat May 01, 2021 1:46 pm

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Re: a:tla / korra

Post by Faceless » Thu Jul 15, 2021 8:32 pm

Juri wrote: Sun Sep 20, 2020 1:42 am
Crunchums wrote: Fri Oct 12, 2018 3:09 pm
rianalnn wrote:Skip Korra, got it.
well
season 1 is pretty decent. the finale is disappointing, but in their defense they thought one season was all they were going to get to make
season 2 is a train wreck. but it has two flashback episodes that are great and leave you wanting more
season 3 is really really good
season 4 is disappointing
so like, i dunno? i would sooner recommend watching 1 and the flashback episodes in 2 and 3 than not watching anything at all. i dunno how weird you would feel watching 3 and they're like hey remember when this thing happened and you're like no because it happened in 2. but like 3 is so good and 2 is so bad
we went for your watch order and just watched those flashback eps in s2

holy shit those flashback eps own, ty for the heads up
are the flashback episodes the ones with the first avatar? those were good

also i feel like the rest of season 2 includes important plot for the protagonist of the show (Varrick) so i dont know if its worth skipping
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Re: a:tla / korra

Post by Blissful » Thu Jul 15, 2021 8:35 pm

Faceless wrote: Thu Jul 15, 2021 8:32 pmare the flashback episodes the ones with the first avatar? those were good
it's those ones yeah

they're super good

i was amused when i realised Avatar Wan = Avatar 1
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Re: a:tla / korra

Post by Faceless » Thu Jul 15, 2021 8:37 pm

oh also s2 has that one girl from the chris pratt sitcom
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Re: a:tla / korra

Post by Blissful » Thu Jul 15, 2021 8:37 pm

varrick is win but i backfilled the season 2 episodes before finishing season 4 and i feel like a bunch of his best stuff is in the later seasons rather than in the long lingering subplot about him war profiteering
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Re: a:tla / korra

Post by Blissful » Thu Jul 15, 2021 8:37 pm

Faceless wrote: Thu Jul 15, 2021 8:37 pm oh also s2 has that one girl from the chris pratt sitcom
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Re: a:tla / korra

Post by Faceless » Thu Jul 15, 2021 8:38 pm

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Re: a:tla / korra

Post by Crunchums » Thu Jul 15, 2021 8:38 pm

Faceless wrote:the protagonist of the show (Varrick)
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Re: a:tla / korra

Post by Blissful » Thu Jul 15, 2021 8:42 pm

i wish the s3 villains had had any reason for doing any of the stuff they did, because that would have upped things from 'really good' to 'insanely good'
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Re: a:tla / korra

Post by Crunchums » Thu Jul 15, 2021 8:43 pm

(she voices whichever of Desna and Eska is the girl)
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Re: a:tla / korra

Post by Blissful » Thu Jul 15, 2021 8:45 pm

this show was much cooler than i was really expecting and im glad i watched it all
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Re: a:tla / korra

Post by Crunchums » Thu Jul 15, 2021 8:46 pm

Blissful wrote:i wish the s3 villains had had any reason for doing any of the stuff they did, because that would have upped things from 'really good' to 'insanely good'
I can accept Zahir's buddies not having enough motivation. i mean their motivation is that that's who they roll with / i guess they're mad at the world for being imprisoned (he busts them out, iirc?) / the romantic relationship with sparky sparky boom boom girl. there's not a lot of characterization for those 3 in general.

but I think part of what makes Zahir such a great villain for me is that he's absolutely doing what he does because of his idealism. and his ideals are obviously dumb and bad and lead to bad outcomes, but come on, you're gonna tell me that that's implausible? how many unironic Marxists do you see these days?
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Re: a:tla / korra

Post by Crunchums » Thu Jul 15, 2021 8:47 pm

Blissful wrote:this show was much cooler than i was really expecting and im glad i watched it all
oh did you actually end up watching every episode?
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Re: a:tla / korra

Post by Faceless » Thu Jul 15, 2021 8:50 pm

korra has better animation and action than ATLA and (incredibly subjectively) I think the setting is way more interesting too.

ATLA though has a much better set of core characters and far stronger emotional core. korra doesn't have the strongest emotions whereas it's literally impossible to listen to Mako singing *Leaves on the Vine* without crying

there's also a difference in narrative style; the "Destroy Ganon" style plot of ATLA gives a strong multi season arc and goal but I personally prefer more self contained stories, like how Korra's four seasons are thematically linked and tie into overall plot about the world changing but are still narratively distinct

also korra has canonically gay women so that's nice
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Re: a:tla / korra

Post by Blissful » Thu Jul 15, 2021 8:50 pm

Crunchums wrote: Thu Jul 15, 2021 8:47 pm
Blissful wrote:this show was much cooler than i was really expecting and im glad i watched it all
oh did you actually end up watching every episode?
yeah! i went back and watched s2 before finishing s4 so that i could have full context for everything
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Re: a:tla / korra

Post by Faceless » Thu Jul 15, 2021 8:51 pm

like i'm a sucker for aesthetics and stuff like amon's populist movement is way more compelling to me than the evil firelord
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Re: a:tla / korra

Post by Blissful » Thu Jul 15, 2021 8:51 pm

Faceless wrote: Thu Jul 15, 2021 8:50 pmalso korra has canonically gay women so that's nice
after people talked this up online i expected way more than was actually in the show lol
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Re: a:tla / korra

Post by Faceless » Thu Jul 15, 2021 8:52 pm

Blissful wrote: Thu Jul 15, 2021 8:51 pm
Faceless wrote: Thu Jul 15, 2021 8:50 pmalso korra has canonically gay women so that's nice
after people talked this up online i expected way more than was actually in the show lol
oh it's actually in the manga rather than the anime
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