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Old 08-26-2014, 11:44 PM   #21
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How about watching more than a few episodes before you start your complain-fest? At least wait until you get to meet Toph [who is the best character].
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Old 08-27-2014, 12:18 AM   #22
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I've never seen this show, but have heard good things about it. Maybe you should finish out a season to see how it goes and then give a full opinion then and if you'd like to continue the series.
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Old 08-27-2014, 01:27 AM   #23
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Watched the next two episodes. Sokka fighting those Kabuki women and bringing up the sexist card again is getting old already. Does this show really need to beat us over the head that women can be strong fighters? OK, we get it. Women are just as good as men, there are no gender stereotypes in this show. Its almost as bad as those eco-preaching shows about pollution and recycling.

The other episode about Aang meeting his crazy friend as the king and going through tests was alright. The fight scene at the end was nice, even if I notice there's hardly any contact in this show as its mostly about avoiding attacks.

Show is actually starting to remind me of Pokemon, especially with the traveling aspect and meeting a new animal every episode. Previous one had that giant fish/serpent, this episode with the rabbits in the test, etc.

When does Katara get her own episode? She really hasn't done much so far.
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Old 08-27-2014, 01:28 AM   #24
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Also I don't understand why Katara went on a rant about her brother being sexist in the first episode. It almost seems like that scene was only thrown in there to attract tumblr feminists to the show.
Wow shut up already. Sometimes I think people treat you unfairly but man you really do say some pretty stupid ignorant crap sometimes. I wonder at times if you are genuine or just trolling. If you watch the show long enough you will see that her "sexist" comment is not arbitrary and actually comes into play culturally in regards to the northern water tribe. But if the mere mention of a character being sexist is enough for you to get riled and start announcing how it is meant to attract a fanatical group on a piece of **** blogging site (a narrow minded fanaticism you display in general on regular basis I might add), then don't watch the rest of the season because it becomes a plot point later on.
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Old 08-27-2014, 01:31 AM   #25
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I wonder at times if you are genuine or just trolling. If you watch the show long enough you will see that her "sexist" comment is not arbitrary and actually comes into play culturally in regards to the northern water tribe.
Well I'm not that far in the show yet, I can only judge what I've seen. Obviously I'm not reading spoilers or anything yet.

Is the whole first season just about Zuko and the fire tribe trying to capture Aang? I hope there's more variety than that in 20 episodes.
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Old 08-27-2014, 02:27 AM   #26
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What are some good points about the show so far?
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Old 08-27-2014, 08:11 AM   #27
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In the time you've spent complaining, I could have been halfway through the whole show by now.
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Old 08-27-2014, 10:47 AM   #28
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Watch Episode 13: The Storm.

Then try to stop watching the series from that point on. It's impossible.
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Old 08-27-2014, 10:48 AM   #29
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I actually like the format Cubed is taking with this. We can see how different his first impression will be from his final!
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Old 08-27-2014, 10:52 AM   #30
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I actually like the format Cubed is taking with this. We can see how different his first impression will be from his final!
I can almost guarantee it won't change.
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I can almost guarantee it won't change.
I'll bet on it. Even I hated Avatar during it's first few episodes!
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Old 08-27-2014, 10:56 AM   #32
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Old 08-27-2014, 10:58 AM   #33
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Old 08-27-2014, 11:32 AM   #34
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In the time you've spent complaining, I could have been halfway through the whole show by now.
I'm only going to be watching 3-4 episodes a day, I have no time to marathon through more than that. I don't like "rushing" through shows either, especially for ones I've never seen before.

Lastly I have a full-time job and I like to play videogames in my time off, so I'm not using all my free time just for Avatar.
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Old 08-27-2014, 12:52 PM   #35
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Yeah I've heard Korra isn't as good, which is a shame because I liked the fact that a female was the lead of that one. I'm not too fond of Aang so far, he reminds me too much of all those silly anime heroes which is what he's based on.

Also can't stand the fact that he's bald, like those bald monks Krillin is based on. I really wish this show wasn't done in anime style but traditional american animation instead, I'm not too fond of imitation anime.

Ok, if you continue watching the series Aang gets more mature as the series moves on.

Also, don't go just on other people's opinions, granted in my opinion the first two seasons of Korra weren't as good as the previous series the third season is hard to ignore, I think you'll really enjoy that one.

Let me ask you one question though, what do you consider kiddie? This show gets darker and darker as it goes on.

Why are you even comparing this show to Dragon Ball Z? That doesn't make sense in the slightest, they are two completely different shows. I hated when fans of Naruto compared the two but that made more sense than comparing it to Dragon Ball Z
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Old 08-27-2014, 01:12 PM   #36
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I already said this but I think Korra is vastly superior to Avatar even I though I prefer the original characters like Zuko. It just took it's audience seriously from the start and kept making bold choices after bold choices. It's definitely more mature and darker in tone but the humour is WAY weaker than Avatar...
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I'll give Korra credit where credit is due.
It did take bold stances on things, and has some amazing additions to the world.

The first two books are paced horribly. While I like many of the major plot points and much of the A Stories, the B Stories suffer a lot.

The first two Book of Korra are not as good as they could have been.
Book Three, however, is fantastic from beginning to end.
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Old 08-27-2014, 01:47 PM   #38
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Book: Earth is still my favourite overall! The writing and character development in that season rivals some of the best TV Dramas.
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Old 08-27-2014, 01:55 PM   #39
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If there's a human being alive who can make it through season 1 and 2 of Avatar and then not feel ANYTHING during the incredible developments of season 3, they are a monster. It is perhaps the only show I've been completely and 100% satisfied with by its conclusion.

And this is coming from someone who literally took DAYS to finish the first episode, because I kept falling asleep. It took me close to a month to get 5 or 6 episodes in. The stories, the characters and the general writing get stronger and more engaging as they go.
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Old 08-27-2014, 02:16 PM   #40
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Try to focus on the main plot of the show before you get distracted by judging characters, animation, personalities and the story or compare it to something else.

I've watched my fair share of anime before Avatar was released, and though I usually watch one episode per day just to test the waters, this is one of the many series I found myself wanting to watch 2+ episodes because I'm curious on what's going to happen next. It's the same mindset I had when I watched TMNT 2k3 due to it being pretty endearing and wanting more of it.

I've yet to watch Korra because I'm actually waiting for it to get near the end, which I think today is the right time for me to begin.
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