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Yeah sure, but ultimately her problems are still ultimately solved with violence. That she gets with the punching doesn't change that Amon: Gets punched with suddenly appearing Airbending powers Unavaatu Is the exception because he gets defeated by Korra doing spirit cleansing, which she somehow is able to do. Is there any in-show explanation or something from the creators how that whole thing, including Kaiju-Korra, worked? Zaheer: Gets punshed in an awesome fight scene where Korra gets some help. Kuvira: Again a fight involving a giant mech and a laser It certainly wants to tackle more complex themes, but it fails. Take Equalism for example: The issue of non-bender isn't at all established in Korra (and also not in TLA). Non-bender discrimination only begins once Amon becomes a big problem because council member was trying to bring the whole thing down and the others were morons. Then it gets solved through a single election. Missing an important point of ATLA entirely.

That is still not properly ying-yang. There both light AND dark are required to achieve harmony, the imprisonment of Vaatu should have led to horrible consequences, but it didn't. The Avatar should have been possessed by both Raava and Vaatu to avoid imbalance. Nope. The Avatar is now a reincarnating human who is possessed by a spirit. Raava and the Avatar are separate entities. Apparently this was taken from nick.com where they posted background info for show back when it was airing. Tui and La were not the only spirits in the original. There is also the Painted Lady and Heibai who were strongly connected with certain pacea and were part of the natural ecosystem. They also had no problem crossing over. In Korra we are told that the Evil Spirit of Darkness was the one who broke the barrier between the worlds, Spirits invaded and drove humanity to the back of the Lion turtles. Here they are clearly not part of the natural world. It gave him the ability to bend the energy within others (and presumably himself). However Aang is already the Avatar, not some rando. Bending in the original wasn't a superpower that one could just be granted. It required training and a certain spiritual attunement or connection with the respective element. Also it still contradicts the original. If Beginnings doesn't contradict what has been previously established, then neither do Midichlorians. And the latter are only ever mentioned in two single scenes. I disagree. Season 3 has very little substance two it besides some really good action. Season 4's pacing was awful (from what I remember), it horribly mishandled Kuvira and screw that mech-laser bs. Honestly the worst thing about Korra is its missed potential. As a character Korra is set up as someone who can't just punch all.their problems away and yet she solves every of her problems with punching. Same with the characters of Mako, Bolin and Asami. Furthermore, while it sets up more complex issues than the original, it fsils to explore them in sufgicient detail.

I emphatically disagree It mangles the Ying-yang symbolism by making a manichean fight of good against evil and reduced the Avatar from this powerful entity that is both spirit and human and would reincarnate time and time again to keep balance in the world to being the host of a giant glowing tapeworm. That does not appear to have been the case originally: https://web.archive.org/web/20080730143647/http://www.avatarspiritmedia.net/thelegend.php Which makes sense with the name "avatar" and with what we have seen in the original series, even though it's not spelled out explicitly. Likewise the spirits were turned from a natural part of the ecosystem to extra-dimensional invaders. And there is the part where people are just given the ability to bend by the lionturtles. And the DARK AVATAR

And he did it while not being disguised as some random nobody. Seriously what was the point of "Halbrand" with ""Annatar apparently being part of season 2?

The point is that the creators' post-TLA work, including Korra, just doesn't measure up to the original. Edit Also Vaatu and Raava are so much worse than Midichlorians.

Why? He had his sexism beat out of him by episode 4 in the original and, if we go the episode titles, that would have been episode 2 in this remake. It's not like something that has/would have had a distracting presence throughout the show. Also from the article: I mean I get trying to justify the existence of the series via these changes and the need to pat the runtime of individual episodes, but this a very strange example. How does making a serialized drama necessitate showing these events? I disagree with regards to Korra, but focusing on the first two comics: The Promise starts off by tackling an interesting problem: How to handle the colonies the Fire Nation has placed all around the Earth Kingdom. In short: The characters are blind, don't talk to each other and are far to quick to resort to violence. The issues that it raises aren't dealt with the care and time they deserve. The Search decides to rob Ursa of any intrigue to just have her be the victim of an completely unambiguous Ozai. https://loopy777.livejournal.com/15207.html#cutid1 And worst of all: Sokka is criminally underutilized in these comics.

I absolutely hate Shadow of Wardor, but I have to say that I respect it more than Amazon's product. It has a certain ambition to tell this grim tale about the destructive nature of revenge and the corrupting desire for domination full of moral ambiguity. It is just that it does it in a thoroughly un-Tolkienian manner. Also the writing, especially with the main character, isn't strong enough enough. If the writing were improved and if were allowed to be an original setting, I think it would be great. ROP on the other hand lacks that ambition. The way it mangles Tolkien is just so lazy.

The trailer does lack the same energy the show had, but that's probably because of the change from animation to live-action. I suspect that was Roku.

No idea what that will be about. I suspect a Zhao flashback/current time event where he goes to the library and finds out about the nature of Tui and La.

Jun and Jet I saw, but where is Jeong Jeong?

And none of that needed Azula. And even still his actions were more directed against Zhao specifically then the Fire Nation.

Is Azula though? She definitely wants approval from her father but she definitely seems less interested in military glory. I cannot imagine Zhao dealing with Ba Sing Se as she has. The resisting the Fire Nation part really comes only in later though, when Zuko becomes an outlaw. In book 1 it really only presents itself as being less of an ass. EDIT: Honestly I don't care that much about the production problems of a giant cooperation and I don't think that I should need to. The ranters and ravers complained about Jeyne Westerling and not having three seasons of A Feast Dance for Crow Dragons and so shall I likewise do when I find something objectionable. On the plus side though: The show looks really good. Even accounting for the advances in technology, it looks SO much better than the abomination. For now my only real concern is the number of episodes and Azula being introduced too early.

Well first that would change Azula's character rather significantly. She comes into the series already as prodigy and a person very different from Zhao. Original Azula would resent Zhao and refuse any kind of advice, orders or mentorship from him. And honestly why not just follow the original?

You're right. He is at 1:25. I am still not convinced about the sideburns though. And with that there is even less reason for Azula be there. Three villains unsuccessfully chasing Aang is a bit too much.

So like having Sokka having his sexism beat of him while Katara goes of and convinces Haru to train his bending? That would still man massively overcomplicating things and it could get really contrived. Again I have to say that I disagree. I never really had pacing issues within invidual episodes and I honestly recall any time where discussion was too slow. But the issue is that Zhao does not have the same character as Azula. He is extremly hotheaded and glory-obsessed. In a way he is like Zuko, but without Zuko's compassion and sense of HONOUR!!! With that he serves as a nice foil for Zuko as they both chase after Aang. Azula comes into play when we have already accompanied Zuko on his journey for a bit and slowly learned that he isn't simply a bad guy and a lot more conflicted. Book 2 then really dives into that conflict and Azula then helps providing further inside. There is a reason why don't have Zuko Alone in the first season. Zuko needed his failure at the Northern Water tribe and be subsequently declared a traitor and Azula comes in right at that appropriate time to rub the proverbial salt into the proverbial wound. I fear introducing her in season one is going to really mess with Zuko arc and misuse Azula in that arc. I think it needed all the elements it had to be this successful And there is the distinct possibility that Azula being introduced this early means that she gets foiled as often as Zhao did. That really doesn't help with presenting her as a cold, calculating and efficient threat. Zuko and Zhao didn't suffer from that partially because of book 1's more episodic nature and tone and partially because they are a different kind of threat than Azula.

The issue is that I don't think you can just mash the plot of different episodes together. The material needs room to breath as well as a clear line separating it from other plots. This way it looks they are episodes with lots of fast paced adventures and episodes with important and emotional plot points. I emphatically disagree. The only episode that is completely cutable is The Great Divide and maybe the Fortune Teller . All other episodes contribute something meaningful that I would miss even if they weren't as good as others, e.g. Bato of the Nothern Water Tribe. Bringing in Azula and the Firelord and replacing Zhao is, I fear, going to distract from Zuko. It would also overuse Azula.

Only 8 episodes? That seems rather short even with more lengthy episodes. There is either going to be a lot left out or they are rushing through the material. Season 1 of the original is rather episodic, but these episodes are needed for world and character building. If they go like this, which I would consider the barest essentials EP1: The Boy in the Iceberg/Avatar Returns EP2: Southern Air Temple EP3: Warriors of Kyoshi EP4: The Great Divide Part 1 The King of Omashu EP5: The Great Divide Part 2 The Winter Solstice Part 1 & 2 EP6: The Great Divide Part 3 The Storm/ The Blue Spirit EP7: The Siege of the North That leaves one episode of stuff where you can slot in Jet, Haru, Jun, and/or Jeong Jeong. That is really cutting it close. An adaptation of season 2 definitely needs more than just 8 episodes. And speaking of the trailer, I have nitpicks: - Why is Azula there and shooting an arrow? - Why do we see the Firelord's face? - Where are Zhao's glorious sideburns is Zhao? - Why does it appear like Zuko is trying to defend himself in the Agni Kai against his father? In the original he refused to fight, not just failed to fight.

The evil Tom Bombadil theory predates that, I think (as well as ADwD) https://km-515.livejournal.com/1042.html

Remember a good chunk of the leak is from 4chan, so there is a distinct chance that someone is trolling. However even the stuff that is coming directly from TORn is bad.

If you want to have a laugh https://www.theonering.net/torwp/2024/01/18/117474-spy-report-the-rings-of-power-season-2-to-expand-on-sauron-in-huge-new-ways/ https://www.theonering.net/torwp/2024/01/18/117354-spy-report-suggests-an-unhinged-season-2-of-the-rings-of-power/ They could have just not included that scene, especially since it doesn't make any sense. Or they could have had Galadriel finding Finrod's grave.

Pretty much. Finrod getting branded with Sauron's sigil a sketch of Mordor, that would guide Morgoth's servants to gather and rebuilt there, and his body being taken to Galadriel conflicts with the Silmarillion's version of events.

Not really convinced by the animations and the "feel" of the combat. It seems to lack weight and impact.

Unsuprising I don't think that the series was a complete catastrophe wrt. viewership numbers and they invested too much money and prestige into to not have it run all five seasons.

Well not only that, but also have it have wizards, Hobbits, "unlikely heroes", a friendship a hyper-competent elf and a funny dwarf, etc.

They wanted to imitate GoT (and it's success) while adhering to what executives thinks that the public expects from Lord of the Rings.