Does Avatar: The Last Airbender get better? - Page 12

*Allio* · 09-14-2014, 11:19 PM

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37? What are you? Cardboard? I think around 55 or 58 is correct.

*not going for complete and utter genocide

look at this 2d sack of sh!t

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*CyberCubed* · 09-15-2014, 12:08 AM

That episode split into 5 stories was rather interesting. I only really enjoyed Zuko's and Mako's stories though. Mako crying over his dead son was rather touching. Zuko's story was interesting but it created another new ship I'm sure fangirls are obsessing over.

As for the next episode with Appa being lost, I know some parts of it were touching, but a lot of other parts were rather boring. Did we really need an entire episode of Appa wandering around? The whole episode could have been condensed into 5 minutes and we would have gotten the gist of it.

Also rather funny that Azula is almost as incompetent as her brother at catching Aang, yet she acts like she's so skilled and better than he is. Yet she hasn't accomplished anything.

*CyberCubed* · 09-16-2014, 01:35 AM

So 4 kids can take down all the Earth Kingdom's defenses and meet the King himself? If that's the case why is it so hard for the Fire Nation to conquer this place? All the soldiers were thrown around like ragdolls.

I actually like that there's multiple plotlines going on at once, it makes the show more interesting. Azula and the two girls undercover and making a deal with Lex Luthor to overthrow the king, Toph being captured, Aang training, Zuko/Uncle in the tea shop, etc.

I really enjoy Lex Luthor in this show quite a bit, he's just as cunning and sinister as I remember him being. I hope they don't kill him off after this arc ends, he really has an awesome design and I love that he's working with Azula. Looks like some cover is about to be blown.

*Redeemer* · 09-16-2014, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by CyberCubed

So 4 kids can take down all the Earth Kingdom's defenses and meet the King himself? If that's the case why is it so hard for the Fire Nation to conquer this place? All the soldiers were thrown around like ragdolls.

I actually like that there's multiple plotlines going on at once, it makes the show more interesting. Azula and the two girls undercover and making a deal with Lex Luthor to overthrow the king, Toph being captured, Aang training, Zuko/Uncle in the tea shop, etc.

I really enjoy Lex Luthor in this show quite a bit, he's just as cunning and sinister as I remember him being. I hope they don't kill him off after this arc ends, he really has an awesome design and I love that he's working with Azula. Looks like some cover is about to be blown.

Yeah that guy is awesome I think his name is Wolf Fang or something like that, but the Di-Li are badass!!!!! and as far as the episode with 5 separate stories Iroh is the best imo

*plastroncafe* · 09-16-2014, 02:25 PM

Long Feng.

The Fire Nation doesn't have waterbending, earthbending, or airbending. The Fire Nation isn't the Avatar. And the Fire Nation can't get over the walls of Ba Sing Se.

Air Support is a pretty powerful advantage to have.

In fact, they tried...for a long time to breach the walls of Ba Sing Se. That was pretty much Iroh's mission to do so, and had his son not died in the interim, he'd probably still be trying.

*CyberCubed* · 09-16-2014, 02:39 PM

Long Feng is Long Gone. I prefer calling him Lex Luthor because he looks and sounds exactly like him. In fact he is the Asian Lex Luthor.

Also Sokka is quite a playa. He seems to have gotten over the "death" of the princess quite quickly that he's moved on to Suki and some other girls.

*plastroncafe* · 09-16-2014, 02:41 PM

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Long Feng is Long Gone. I prefer calling him Lex Luthor because he looks and sounds exactly like him. In fact he is the Asian Lex Luthor.

That's because you're a filthy casual.
Also because they have the same voice actor, in Clancy Brown.

In which case you should call him Razhar or Dogpound.

*CyberCubed* · 09-17-2014, 01:29 AM

Well I finished Season 2. Its odd that Zuko chose to follow the path of evil, even betraying his Uncle. So I guess all that character development went nowhere? Kind of a waste. Kind of sad to see his Uncle rot in the jail sell.

The fight scenes have noticeably improved. Mainly because all the water bending and Earth bending techniques have gotten more impressive and more involved.

I don't understand why they had Katara so pissy at her father at the start of Season 3 when she was so excited to meet him again back in Season 2. Really odd since it only lasted one episode too.

Also what is with all the kissing? All of a sudden Mei and Zuko are constantly kissing and the romance between Aang and Katara is constantly being brought up. How much of this do we need to see? And if Mei really does love Zuko, its rather odd how she lets Azula constantly taunt him and make him take the fall. Why doesn't Mei care about that, unless this is covered in the future?

Also Katara in that fire nation outfit is another fanservice outfit. Don't tell me it isn't intended to be or else she'd be fully clothed and not in a belly dancer outfit. Especially since after the dance scene the camera had a close up on Katara's chest as she was panting. Felt like I was watching anime here for a second.

PAAATE · 09-17-2014, 11:28 AM

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Also what is with all the kissing? All of a sudden Mei and Zuko are constantly kissing and the romance between Aang and Katara is constantly being brought up. How much of this do we need to see?

lol

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Also Katara in that fire nation outfit is another fanservice outfit. Don't tell me it isn't intended to be or else she'd be fully clothed and not in a belly dancer outfit. Especially since after the dance scene the camera had a close up on Katara's chest as she was panting. Felt like I was watching anime here for a second.

So you were turned on and it was uncomfortable, then? :p

*BabyTurtles* · 09-17-2014, 01:16 PM

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Also Katara in that fire nation outfit is another fanservice outfit. Don't tell me it isn't intended to be or else she'd be fully clothed and not in a belly dancer outfit. Especially since after the dance scene the camera had a close up on Katara's chest as she was panting. Felt like I was watching anime here for a second.

It's just a design choice. I'm a girl and even I think some girl designs are cute when they show their belly button XD I liked supergirl's outfit for the same reason (even if it isn't functional).

Ty Lee has a similar outfit.

*CyberCubed* · 09-17-2014, 01:28 PM

Outfits like those are supposed to sexualize the midriff and breasts. You can look it up or take a Psychology course. Same with high heel shoes which put focus on the ascent of the legs and hips, which I didn't know about till recently. Its quite fascinating.

*BabyTurtles* · 09-17-2014, 02:05 PM

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Outfits like those are supposed to sexualize the midriff and breasts. You can look it up or take a Psychology course. Same with high heel shoes which put focus on the ascent of the legs and hips, which I didn't know about till recently. Its quite fascinating.

You complain so much about bellies and boobs you must really hate seeing them.

I don't mind big boob girl characters myself as long as they aren't flaunting them XD like Powergirl

as long as Katara isn't flaunting herself she's fine.

*sdp* · 09-17-2014, 02:13 PM

Jesus Cybercubed I don't know if it was all the time you spent in fandoms and internet communities or what but in recent years your posts sometimes read like something Reverend Lovejoy's wife would say. The reason you find everything to be sexualized is because you're looking for it, Most of us don't and kids don't. A midriff while fanservice is rather tame and its everywhere from ads to tv. Is it meant to be sexual? Sure but not to the extent that you imply, I mean what isn't? everything has a reason from when you enter a store to a restaurant or the clothes even you might be wearing..You're overanalizing things like 24h news channelss.

*plastroncafe* · 09-17-2014, 02:28 PM

It'd be one thing if all the female characters on the show were in overtly sexualized garb, but they're not.

*CyberCubed* · 09-17-2014, 04:20 PM

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It'd be one thing if all the female characters on the show were in overtly sexualized garb, but they're not.

Considering Katara was the only major female character in the series until Season 2 when Toph, Azula, etc. arrived, its not too surprising.

I still don't get why Azula hates her brother so much. Is this ever actually explained or is Azula just evil for the sake of cartoon supervillany?

*plastroncafe* · 09-17-2014, 04:40 PM

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Considering Katara was the only major female character in the series until Season 2 when Toph, Azula, etc. arrived, its not too surprising.

And if this were her outfit during that first season you might have a case, but she wasn't, and so your argument...while valid, is impotent.
You can call it fan service if you like, but it makes perfect sense as a choice the creators made for practical reasons.
She's from the South Pole and traveling in a country that is known for having an extra warm climate.
Sokka's also wearing less clothing, as is Toph.

Aang is the only one of the group wearing more clothing, and that's to cover up his tattoos.

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I still don't get why Azula hates her brother so much. Is this ever actually explained or is Azula just evil for the sake of cartoon supervillany?

She's a powerhungry second child in a monarchy.
Isn't that enough?

Peanut · 09-17-2014, 06:15 PM

Cubed can only relate to sh*tty comic book logic. Everything else is a huge issue.

*snake* · 09-17-2014, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by CyberCubed

Outfits like those are supposed to sexualize the midriff and breasts. You can look it up or take a Psychology course. Same with high heel shoes which put focus on the ascent of the legs and hips, which I didn't know about till recently. Its quite fascinating.

WON'T SOMEBODY PLEASE THINK OF THE CHILDREN?!???!

Darthknuxward · 09-17-2014, 08:35 PM

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WON'T SOMEBODY PLEASE THINK OF THE CHILDREN?!???!

That's going in my sig.

*Redeemer* · 09-17-2014, 10:45 PM

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I still don't get why Azula hates her brother so much. Is this ever actually explained or is Azula just evil for the sake of cartoon supervillany?

Bc he is the first born. She is like her father. She want power and is willing to undermine her brother to take it. Just like her father did to Iroh.

09-17-2014, 02:13 PM	#233
sdp Detoxed Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Tokio, Italy Posts: 11,222	Jesus Cybercubed I don't know if it was all the time you spent in fandoms and internet communities or what but in recent years your posts sometimes read like something Reverend Lovejoy's wife would say. The reason you find everything to be sexualized is because you're looking for it, Most of us don't and kids don't. A midriff while fanservice is rather tame and its everywhere from ads to tv. Is it meant to be sexual? Sure but not to the extent that you imply, I mean what isn't? everything has a reason from when you enter a store to a restaurant or the clothes even you might be wearing..You're overanalizing things like 24h news channelss. __________________ *Trapt* *urself Page MiscRave!!!* Click to join The Drome Discord server

09-15-2014, 12:08 AM	#222
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,881	That episode split into 5 stories was rather interesting. I only really enjoyed Zuko's and Mako's stories though. Mako crying over his dead son was rather touching. Zuko's story was interesting but it created another new ship I'm sure fangirls are obsessing over. As for the next episode with Appa being lost, I know some parts of it were touching, but a lot of other parts were rather boring. Did we really need an entire episode of Appa wandering around? The whole episode could have been condensed into 5 minutes and we would have gotten the gist of it. Also rather funny that Azula is almost as incompetent as her brother at catching Aang, yet she acts like she's so skilled and better than he is. Yet she hasn't accomplished anything.

09-16-2014, 01:35 AM	#223
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,881	So 4 kids can take down all the Earth Kingdom's defenses and meet the King himself? If that's the case why is it so hard for the Fire Nation to conquer this place? All the soldiers were thrown around like ragdolls. I actually like that there's multiple plotlines going on at once, it makes the show more interesting. Azula and the two girls undercover and making a deal with Lex Luthor to overthrow the king, Toph being captured, Aang training, Zuko/Uncle in the tea shop, etc. I really enjoy Lex Luthor in this show quite a bit, he's just as cunning and sinister as I remember him being. I hope they don't kill him off after this arc ends, he really has an awesome design and I love that he's working with Azula. Looks like some cover is about to be blown.

09-16-2014, 02:39 PM	#226
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,881	Long Feng is Long Gone. I prefer calling him Lex Luthor because he looks and sounds exactly like him. In fact he is the Asian Lex Luthor. Also Sokka is quite a playa. He seems to have gotten over the "death" of the princess quite quickly that he's moved on to Suki and some other girls.

09-17-2014, 01:29 AM	#228
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,881	Well I finished Season 2. Its odd that Zuko chose to follow the path of evil, even betraying his Uncle. So I guess all that character development went nowhere? Kind of a waste. Kind of sad to see his Uncle rot in the jail sell. The fight scenes have noticeably improved. Mainly because all the water bending and Earth bending techniques have gotten more impressive and more involved. I don't understand why they had Katara so pissy at her father at the start of Season 3 when she was so excited to meet him again back in Season 2. Really odd since it only lasted one episode too. Also what is with all the kissing? All of a sudden Mei and Zuko are constantly kissing and the romance between Aang and Katara is constantly being brought up. How much of this do we need to see? And if Mei really does love Zuko, its rather odd how she lets Azula constantly taunt him and make him take the fall. Why doesn't Mei care about that, unless this is covered in the future? Also Katara in that fire nation outfit is another fanservice outfit. Don't tell me it isn't intended to be or else she'd be fully clothed and not in a belly dancer outfit. Especially since after the dance scene the camera had a close up on Katara's chest as she was panting. Felt like I was watching anime here for a second.

09-17-2014, 01:28 PM	#231
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,881	Outfits like those are supposed to sexualize the midriff and breasts. You can look it up or take a Psychology course. Same with high heel shoes which put focus on the ascent of the legs and hips, which I didn't know about till recently. Its quite fascinating.

09-17-2014, 06:15 PM	#237
Peanut Second Gear Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The New World Posts: 15,422	Cubed can only relate to sh*tty comic book logic. Everything else is a huge issue.