Does Avatar: The Last Airbender get better?

[XERO]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

I don't know what is up with Aang's hormones, the kid is only supposed to be 12 years old for god sakes.

You have no kind of grasp of the real world, do you? You truly don't.

[CyberCubed]

Originally Posted by XERO

You have no kind of grasp of the real world, do you? You truly don't.

I certainly wasn't like that when I was 12. I also wasn't thinking about getting a girlfriend when I was 12...that wasn't until I was 13-14 and later.

[snake]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

I certainly wasn't like that when I was 12. I also wasn't thinking about getting a girlfriend when I was 12...that wasn't until I was 13-14 and later.

I'm pretty sure you were never a kid in the first place. You just appeared out of nowhere at 20 facing a computer screen with the Drome sign up in front of you.

[ssjup81]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

I certainly wasn't like that when I was 12. I also wasn't thinking about getting a girlfriend when I was 12...that wasn't until I was 13-14 and later.

Say it with me now...everyone matures at his or her own pace. Just because I experienced something at a certain age doesn't mean EVERYONE around me did.

There are 12 year old kids with boyfriends/girlfriends nowadays.

Geez look at Boy Meets World. Topanga kissed Corey and their ages at the time were 11. That was 20 years ago.

Or Pepper Ann. She was 12 crushing on an 8th grader. Milo was 12 and liked Gwen. Nicki at 12 had a bf.

Geez, Recess! The ep The Experiment. TJ and Spinelli kissed and it was implied that they liked it, despite the sudden denial. 9 years old.

Rugrats AGU, Tommy (11) had a gf.

Edit: Forget the above examples...Hey Arnold. All the characters were 9 and some were interested in dating and having a bf or gf. Arnold liked Lila. Helga liked Arnold (and they kissed...a couple of times). Phoebe and Gerald liked each other. The characters were all 9.

[CyberCubed]

Watched the two jail episodes, then the next one. Katara almost killing the guy who killed her mother was a good episode. Its funny how Katara can almost turn bad in a heartbeat based on her emotions.

Also good god. In that episode Sokka actually invited Suki over to his tent in the middle of the night for possible sex. And there's no other way that can be taken, as Sokka had roses and romantic candles in his tent and Suki blushed as she bumped into Zuko and ran away while he was over there. Meanwhile after Zuko left the tent Sokka invited Suki back in. Never thought I'd see a cartoon promote underage sex between two teenagers.

The play episode was rather funny. The twist with the Fire Nation winning was expected as this was a play IN the fire nation so obviously that's what they want. I didn't like the implied shipping between Katara and Zuko though, (god knows the Avatar fandom probably has had shipping wars), and yet again Aang tries to kiss Katara. Someone get that boys hormones in check, stat.

Only 4 episodes left. I can't believe the show is almost over!

[sdp]

Cybercubed has become one of those adults who thinks kids are stupid which is why he obsesses over all these things and comes of (if he isn't one) Christian right wing uber conservative nut straight out of Fox News. When I was 12 and even before that I was definitely into girls a lot and crushed over so many girls, I didn't have a gf but a few classmates did. I played rated M games and watched Rated R movies and most of us did.

[CyberCubed]

I've never watched any other cartoon with implied sex between two 16 year olds. I really don't know how that flew past the radar.

Its funny, because this show never blatantly shows a character dying. Jet's "death" was unclear and Combusken man isn't even shown falling off the cliff. Same thing for that Admiral in the Season 1 finale, I didn't even know he was truly gone.

This show shy's away from showing blatant death, but they show sexual implications? You would think it would be the other way around.

[CyberCubed]

So I finished the show!

The action scenes in the finale were really well done. I enjoyed the fights between Aang and the Fire Lord and Azula and Zuko. I also liked that every character played a part in the finale.

I'm a bit disappointed Mei and Ty Lee didn't really do anything and just got out of prison at the end, I was actually hoping for them to appear and help Katara take down Azula, oh well.

I also find it odd the show ended on a cliffhanger, as we never found out what happened to Zuko's mother? Also howcome they didn't show Azula in jail at the end like her father? I was interested to see the aftermath but we don't see her again. Lastly...nobody died. I really assumed either the Fire Lord or Azula would die, I'm surprised neither of them did.

Well I am satisfied. The show had an uneven start but picked up towards the middle and got good by the end. The show left a few things lingering, what they ever finished up anywhere else? I wonder if I should watch Korra now...

[Jester]

...only if you promise not to post your thoughts on it.

[BabyTurtles]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

So I finished the show!

The action scenes in the finale were really well done. I enjoyed the fights between Aang and the Fire Lord and Azula and Zuko. I also liked that every character played a part in the finale.

I'm a bit disappointed Mei and Ty Lee didn't really do anything and just got out of prison at the end, I was actually hoping for them to appear and help Katara take down Azula, oh well.

I also find it odd the show ended on a cliffhanger, as we never found out what happened to Zuko's mother? Also howcome they didn't show Azula in jail at the end like her father? I was interested to see the aftermath but we don't see her again. Lastly...nobody died. I really assumed either the Fire Lord or Azula would die, I'm surprised neither of them did.

Well I am satisfied. The show had an uneven start but picked up towards the middle and got good by the end. The show left a few things lingering, what they ever finished up anywhere else? I wonder if I should watch Korra now...

about Zuko's mom....they have a comic about it.
it'll either have you feeling satisfied or..."meh"

good luck with Legend of Korra.....you'll need it.

[CyberCubed]

Yeah I saw that there was some comics that continued the story after the show ended, but I'm not sure if I want to read them. I usually don't like comics that try to continue off from a show after it gets canceled, and I don't want to read things that aren't a satisfying conclusion.

If there is one thing I have to say is that the show has no consequences for the villains. The only guy that died was that Admiral in the Season 1 finale, and Combusken man.

You have an evil dictator who was willing to commit genocide on half the planet and he just gets a jail sentence? I know Aang refused to kill him, but he should have wound up falling off the cliff or accidentally killing himself or something.

[Redeemer]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

Yeah I saw that there was some comics that continued the story after the show ended, but I'm not sure if I want to read them. I usually don't like comics that try to continue off from a show after it gets canceled, and I don't want to read things that aren't a satisfying conclusion.

If there is one thing I have to say is that the show has no consequences for the villains. The only guy that died was that Admiral in the Season 1 finale, and Combusken man.

You have an evil dictator who was willing to commit genocide on half the planet and he just gets a jail sentence? I know Aang refused to kill him, but he should have wound up falling off the cliff or accidentally killing himself or something.

I think the reason more people were not killed was bc of Aang's morale stand against killing. Also Aang did take away the fire lord's bending and I thought they did show Azula in jail? maybe wrong though. As far as Korra it is fast paced like season 3 of Avatar. The action scenes are better, but the story telling is weaker.

[plastroncafe]

So no love for the TMNTA Archie books, huh?

Avatar wasn't cancelled, it ended.
There's a difference.

[CyberCubed]

Originally Posted by plastroncafe

So no love for the TMNTA Archie books, huh?

Avatar wasn't cancelled, it ended.
There's a difference.

I read they pitched a 90 minute movie after the show ended (which would have told the story of Zuko/Aang tracking down his lost mother), but Nick turned it down in favor of Korra.

I'm kinda surprised they never did an movie after the show ended, like Turtles Forever for the 4kids series. Covering Zuko's mother and wrapping up his and Azula's story would have been a good final conclusion to the series.

[plastroncafe]

That's not the same as being cancelled.
I wish more shows ended when the story the writers wanted to tell was over, rather than lingering on.

[CyberCubed]

Originally Posted by plastroncafe

That's not the same as being cancelled.
I wish more shows ended when the story the writers wanted to tell was over, rather than lingering on.

The show was only 61 episodes, I doubt going on slightly longer would have hurt it. I'm surprised it didn't have a 65 episode final count, that's usually the number most shows end at....rather than 61. 4 more episodes to cover Zuko's missing mother would have been fine.

[pharaohyami5000]

Let's see how well you fare, cube, when you watch The Last Airbender movie.

[MrTMNT2012]

While Avatar is my favourite show of all time, there are still few episodes where I feel there should be more polish or inconsistencies that pissed me off. Suki for example, was just not given enough time to develop as a character and she was hugely important in the end. Also, there were no real risks taken, the writers played it safe for the most part which...is fine but also kind of disappointing.

The Legend of Korra on the other hand is just a perfect series even with some of the meandering/shaky-ness in Book 2. Also, NO ONE can deny Book 2 having one of the greatest twists in recent animation...

[CyberCubed]

I am a bit disappointed Ty Lee and Mei got so little screentime. I was actually expecting them to get a huge character arc or focus after they betrayed Azula, but instead they're just thrown in jail and we don't even see them at all. Then they're just given a brief scene in the last episode and that's it.

I do agree Suki was underused. I mean she practically disappeared for half the show despite debuting in the 4th episode, and later on she simply became, "Sokka's girlfriend" and not much else.

I just watched the last episodes, and she literally did nothing but hang around Sokka and want to have sex with him the whole time. I really wonder if Suki went back to Sokka's tent in that one episode after Zuko left...it would be fantastic if Sokka was the first main character to get laid. He was right about women all along.

[snake]

Do Korra next.