LogFAQs > #932582297

LurkerFAQs, Active DB, DB1, DB2, DB3, DB4, Database 5 ( 01.01.2019-12.31.2019 ), DB6, DB7, DB8, DB9, DB10, DB11, DB12, Clear

Topic List	Page List: 1
Topic	Watching Avatar the last airbender. Why are the fire nation evil/the bad guys?
masterpug53 01/07/20 9:39:57 AM #181:	Amenadeel posted... Oh man sorry I really wanted to! Here's the thing, it was so good I had to see more and couldn't stop myself from binging before posting in this topic. Such a great sokka episode. I mentioned before that despite making him the goof/comic relief most of the time, they really know when to treat his character well. I loved how ~~the gang missed him and showed what he brings to the group~~. And I particularly loved how they showed something that was brought up in a later episode: ~~that one being from the Fire nation doesn't mean they're bad. The sword master knew right away and helped sokka. Also I like his meteor sword, that looks cool~~. This show handles its characters so damn well. Korra, Zuko, and Iroh are impossible to top on my 'best series character list,' but Sokka is easily #4, and that's quite an accomplishment. I can't think of another 'comic relief' character in fiction who's treated with such respect and allowed to grow and develop the way Sokka is. Let's just say you're in for a treat when you get to ~~The Boiling Rock.~~ This is one of those aspects in which I'll freely admit Legend of Korra dropped the ball: even at his best moments, Bolin can't hold a candle to Sokka. Also, now with the benefit of hindsight (because I watched LoK first), I'm really miffed that (Legend of Korra spoilers) Sokka didn't live long enough to be part of that series. I can get why it happened: the show was initially planned as a thirteen-ep miniseries, at that point it wasn't confirmed that Zuko or Toph were still alive either, and when Katara mentions in the first ten minutes that Sokka's passed away, they'd already written themselves into a corner by the time the series got extended. But the one plotline I always wanted to see further developed in LoK was Korra finding identity and self-worth beyond being the Avatar, and Old Chief Sokka would have been the perfect person to help her develop that side of her personality. --- Simple questions deserve long-winded answers that no one will bother to read. <cite>masterpug53 posted [p:932582297] in Watching A... [t:78239508]...</cite> <quote>Amenadeel posted... </cite> <quote>Oh man sorry I really wanted to! Here's the thing, it was so good I had to see more and couldn't stop myself from binging before posting in this topic. Such a great sokka episode. I mentioned before that despite making him the goof/comic relief most of the time, they really know when to treat his character well. I loved how the gang missed him and showed what he brings to the group. And I particularly loved how they showed something that was brought up in a later episode: that one being from the Fire nation doesn't mean they're bad. The sword master knew right away and helped sokka. Also I like his meteor sword, that looks cool. This show handles its characters so damn well.</quote> Korra, Zuko, and Iroh are impossible to top on my 'best series character list,' but Sokka is easily #4, and that's quite an accomplishment. I can't think of another 'comic relief' character in fiction who's treated with such respect and allowed to grow and develop the way Sokka is. Let's just say you're in for a treat when you get to The Boiling Rock. This is one of those aspects in which I'll freely admit Legend of Korra dropped the ball: even at his best moments, Bolin can't hold a candle to Sokka. Also, now with the benefit of hindsight (because I watched LoK first), I'm really miffed that (Legend of Korra spoilers) Sokka didn't live long enough to be part of that series. I can get why it happened: the show was initially planned as a thirteen-ep miniseries, at that point it wasn't confirmed that Zuko or Toph were still alive either, and when Katara mentions in the first ten minutes that Sokka's passed away, they'd already written themselves into a corner by the time the series got extended. But the one plotline I always wanted to see further developed in LoK was Korra finding identity and self-worth beyond being the Avatar, and Old Chief Sokka would have been the perfect person to help her develop that side of her personality. --- Simple questions deserve long-winded answers that no one will bother to read.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Topic List	Page List: 1