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Episode 4 continues the soullessness. Onto the meeting of Bumi and Aang Also we finally learn why Zuko and Iroh needed to be in Omashu, brace yourselves: Also related too that is that Iroh is no longer the funny, old, fat guy. In the original some of that might have been a facade deliberately put on, but at the very least the contrast between that and his displays of badassness enhanced the latter. And finishing of with another nitpick I have given the show a chance after the first episode. It fails as an adaptation, not in the obvious ways that the Shyamalan movie did, but in deliberately robbing the original of its spirit. It honestly reminds me a bit of Jackson's Hobbit movies where the creatives were also not content to adapt an adventure story for children, but needed to make it a fantasy EPIC!!! PS: Aang still has not even attempted to waterbend

The Noldorian effort ensured that Morgoth had to concentrate on Beleriand and that they were Men who were not under his dominion. While I can understand that the Valar couldn't commit their forces against Morgoth without that resulting in catastrophic damage, they still could have helped in more covert ways, like they did later with the Istari. However outside of Ulmo and the occasional eagle rescue (where it isn't that Manwe was involved) they didn't. At the very least they could have refrained from drowning all those people Turgon send for help.

Onto episode 3 and the show is the show seriously thinking that referencing the Cabbage Merchant is going to endear me to it? So first despite this episode being called Omashu and nominally set in Omashu, we don't actually get anything from "The King of Omashu". Instead Omashu is infused with an unnecessary additional layer of dark grittines ( ) and the plot is a mix of "Jet" and "The Northern Air Temple". Both episodes really needed time to breathe and it goes without saying that they aren't as fun as the original. In addition the series really doesn't trust that the audience would want to watch a simple adventure show that gains layers as it goes on, hence the need to inject more grittiness and make the plot more complicated. Zuko, Iroh and Zhao are also in this episode presumably because of some contractual obligation. The same is true for Azula, who's introduction also lacks the same punch that the original had, as well as Mai and Ty Lee who are just kind of there. And I feel bad about saying this, but Mai's actress is not a good fit for Mai's very "sharp" character design. Ozai and Azula suffer like Iroh from the change in (voice-)actors. Lastly I hate the character assassination of lieutenant Jee. That guy was exemplary soldier dammit. PS: And Aang still isn't interested in waterbending. PPS: I am still waiting for the Agni Kai between Zhao and Zuko PPPS: They should have remade Korra PPPPS: They also didn't show Earth benders powering the delivery system unless I missed something

So kinda rushed through the second one. It might have been better but the general point that is show is lacking the sheer fun and levity of the original still stands We also have the second instance of an episode being cut after the Southern Air Temple and it's the Waterbending Scroll, which I suspect is going to hurt Katara's character. The original showed that she wasn't all nice and well-behaved. She could be jealous (of Aang's easy mastery of waterbending) and self-righteous (her justification for stealing the scroll). Here the waterbending scroll is just given to Katara in secret by her grandmother The episode also foreshadowed the White Lotus though I guess they can slot that in elsewhere (and they will probably do so with far less subtlety). On the plus-side maybe the episode's absence will mean that there will be less new Zutara shippers. Stuff that annoyed me to varying degrees The show still hasn't justified its existence. Regarding One Piece, which I have never watched and, unless I were to suffer a fatal aneurysm, never will: At least you can say that abridging that absolutely massive behemoth has some value. Here the original is already on Netflix and it's only 61 episodes. It's runtime is not that much longer than what the live-action version's is likely going to be.

He put the elves in Middle-earth in the first place after all.

And Men, Sindar and dwarves es along with them, the assholes.

Just watched the first episode and it was a disappointment Actually it confirmed my fears. This is not Avatar The Last Airbender. This is Shyamalan, but competently executed. It has very nice visual, but it lacks the soul of the original save for Zuko and Iroh who are the bright spots in this misery. There is none of the fun and energy of the original, it's a generic action fantasy show. I don't blame them for the child acting, but I do blame for Gyatso and Sokka, the former who is almost unrecognizable the latter is just a dull asshole One significant scene that was missing was the penguin and the exploration of the wrecked Fire Nation vessel. As a result Katara don't really bond all that much I did not feel like the scenes before the comet contribute anything meaningful. I found the original's way far superior. Lastly (and least) it's a bit weird that Kyoshi, gets to narrate the "Water, Earth, Fire, Air" with a brief appearance and not Roku, who matters far more for the story. So far the show has not convinced me that it needed to exist.

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Please don't give the impression that the show abomination had anything to do with the real Galadriel. She might have been prideful, but she wasn't a vengeance obsessed maniac who could barely have a normal conversation with other people. Honestly I don't think that even Feanor would have been so idiotic as to insult Miriel and demand to speak to her manager.

Honestly I can't see a way for ROP to get fundamentally better. They are committed to a 5 season continuous storyline and they screw up with laying the foundation.

If only the Amazon video player offered the opportunity to play at 2x speed.

From the linked article https://nordic.ign.com/avatar-the-last-airbender-live-action/78311/news/the-big-netflix-avatar-the-last-airbender-producer-interview-this-is-a-remix-not-a-cover What? If you want to include them because you think it would be cool or because you needed filler, then say so. Don't make up this bs argument. It makes you seem like an idiot who has no idea about storytelling. One of the reasons why Zuko's character arc was so successful in the original was because they took their time with it. If it gets front loaded like this they might run into problems in season 2. Although, if they only have 8 episodes for that, then shifting around the development becomes more understandable. Seriously they need more episodes for season 2. Having said that, I really really dislike that dig at the original. Urgh. Rather arrogant.

Define "excited". I am looking forward to it with morbid fascination and curiosity as to how they can further the source material or what insanities the writers/showrunners can come up with.

1. Kill all those evil rulers (how deep the purge is supposed to go, I can't remember him explaining) and the Avatar 2. .... 3. Profit In Korra that is, but we see that during Aang's time that there doesn't appear to have been any such restriction in place (if it even is a restriction in RC) There are lots of benders, yes, but nothing that hints at them being the "absolute majority". If benders are really being overrepresented, it's because they are on average better at fighting. If you cannot do the job as well as any other, then that such, but that's not unjust speaking as a person with a minor disability. The stuff about non-benders being treated worse only starts when Amon has already significant support and conducted a major terrorist attack. Until then it's just assholes, who happen to be benders, being assholes to people who probably are non-benders. And that's, iirc, only a single incident (assuming you are referring to the crime Korra attempts to stop in episode 2). In ATLA it's not about benders being assholes, it's about the Fire Nation being assholes. Well that's because the writers decided that they needed to tarnish Aang's legacy in order to make Korra look better by comparison. And if I weren't overly sour over that plot-point, then I would say that Aang's supposed favoritism was a understandable mistake and not the result of a discriminatory attitude towards non-benders.

He never tells us his plan. He doesn't stick around in Ba Sing Se to help the revolutionaries organize a just, fair and equitable society and he never gives indication that he plans to. If his worldview is consistent, then it's consistently shit. The Republic is only one city and it might entirely possible to join despite being a non-bender I honestly don't remember the composition of Kuvira's army. It also doesn't count. The Dai Li I give you With the Fire Nation military also don't remember the exact, but there were definitely non-benders as well including the valiant private Wang Fire. But that doesn't matter if it doesn't have an effect on people's lives. As it stands the discrimination is one where natural aptitude for fighting is being preferred in fighting-related job. For example, there is no indication that non-bender are poorer then benders, there is no indication that non-bender are being treated as something lesser, even when the Boomeraang squad is in the Fire Nation. The only group of people who seem to see being a non-bender as something shameful are the Fire Nation royal family and that seems to only extend to their own members.

As you should.

And after countries come provinces who also leaders and then cities, towns and villages. All of these things have leaders. Does Zaheer intend to kill them to and reduce human society to the level of individual families? What? If benders weren't being represented, then it would be oppression. You are making assumption from a ridiculously small sample size. Yes benders might have a simpler time getting some jobs because of their natural fighting capability. However that does not mean that they are excluded from law enforcement, those idiot cops from season 2 were never confirmed to be benders, or the military, see the Yuyan-archers or the Rough Rhinos. There is simply no indication that non-benders face any kind of oppression, neither in ATLA nor Korra.

Didn't he also want to kill the democratically elected Raiko? Benders being represented doesn't equal oppression of non-benders. If we want to look at representation among rulers: During ATLA it's 3 non-benders (Arnook, Hakoda, Kuei) vs 2 benders (Ozai/Azula/Zuko and technically Aang). During the Yakone incident we have at least 2 non-benders (Sokka and the Air Nomad representative) on the Republic City council and during Korra itself only Tarrlok is explicitely confirmed to be a bender. All in all there appears to be no discrimination either way.

In fact (some) people complained about her for the same reason that @KingAerys_II complains about ROP-Galadriel.

Socialism is evil and anarchism is inane. It's a good thing that they aren't portrayed positively. And I am not interested with those who defend them.

The issue with Zaheer is that he just wants to destroy things and thinks that will end in a better world. He doesn't offer any better alternative. Any point Amon might have had is undermined by the fact that there was never any oppression against non-benders until he started shit. He also fails to justify taking normal people's bending away.

Thanks for the explanation. And now for something different: The timeline extension that the show is doing I have to say that I am wary of it and wonder what they are going to fill the gaps with. I guess some time could be set aside for training, but that would still leave huge gaps in the story where the characters have nothing to do.

One might interpret the change in the reason for Numenor's dislike for the Elves as an attempt to make a statement against anti-immigrant sentiments in the real world. However I am happy to apply Hanlon's Razor here.

You are being more generous to Korra than I am, but I can see your point. Still I would liked to see her actually tackling the underlying issues that helped the villains into power. I can see the ambition, yes, but I would be more willing to give Korra points for trying if they weren't all those other problems including season 2. I somewhat disagree with Zaheer. Sure, he and his gang provide excellent fight scenes on par with the original (seasons 1 and 2 feel lacking in that regard), but his ideology is just hot air. Kuvira should have replaced Mako/Bolin/Asami in season 3. As it stands now her imperialism feels like an inferior version of the Fire Nation's where the show had much more time to explore it. Ok you have to elaborate because I am not seeing what you are trying to say here and how that relates to characters facial features.

Well a show should be properly written. If you are fine with people misusing spiritual/religious imagery for the sake entertainment, then I want argue against it. I will say however that ATLA made better/more interesting use of the same imagery. Vaatu being imprisoned should have been a horrible disaster. It should bring imbalance (if you are committed to the ying-yang thing). If you want Raava to be sole great spirit embodying balance, then fine, but that doesn't work with the imagery. It's a special kind of possession, but it's still a possession. The fact that Raava and Korra can be separated shows that. Avatarspirit was a big fansite back in the day. I cannot prove that their information really came from nick.com, but don't think that they were misrepresenting things. And what statements are "obviously wrong"? There is also Wan Shi Tong and Hei Bai was physical enough to destroy buildings. I also just rewatched the relevant parts and nowhere is it said than Hei Bai can't be affected by bending. Aang just never tries to fight him. Tui and La might have been the only ones who took permanent residence on the ordinary side of the world, but there are plenty other spirits how are also part of this world Well thank you for the quote because it shows that energy bending predates regular bending which the humans of Wan's time clearly practice. Let me change my sentence then: It gave him the ability to bend the energy within others and presumably himself. That doesn't change much. Wan and his patrol. They didn't show any great spiritual connection to fire. If you really want to be extremely generous you might say that it doesn't outright contradict it (but then you have to do the same with the Midichlorians) , but it surely diminishes the original if these awesome power are getting granted and revoked on a regular basis. Also how do you explain the original stating that people learned bending from the "original benders" in the world ar ound them, i.e. badger moles, moon and ocean, sky bisons and dragons. The Midichlorians being easy to ignore makes much less annoying than Beginnings. And with that nice bit of unneeded sarcasm I am done.