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Pirateking2000 08/19/25 4:49:12 PM #51: |
XIII_Rocks posted... Agree on the Chakra thing for sure. S1 finale was another one I felt at the time was very rushed. --- XBL GT: Demon Ninja X2 "There comes a time in every man's or woman's life where they have to make **** up to cover their ass." - Hazama ... Copied to Clipboard!
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SeabassDebeste 08/19/25 5:06:15 PM #52: |
the chakras should probably just have been skipped, they sucked and yeah aang never actually let go of katara --- yet all azuarc of all sorts are more or less capricious and unreliable - they live in the varying outer weather, and they inhale its fickleness ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Grand_Kirby 08/19/25 5:13:29 PM #53: |
It cannot be understated how blown the fuck out the fans were at the season 2 finale. EVERYONE expected Zuko to join the good guys there, and was completely shocked he hadn't changed. --- Okay, I rolled a 14. What's that mean? Hsu That you're a cheater. This is a 12-sided die. Chan ... Copied to Clipboard!
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VintageGin 08/19/25 6:46:26 PM #54: |
foolm0r0n posted... They tried to do so much so fast in the finale, but it's hard to criticize since it turned out so awesome. It's definitely silly in retrospect. But then you remember the alternative is modern prestige TV where barely anything happens in an entire 55 minute episode. (Honestly curious how the live action S2 will do this sequence.) Probably not a full episode, but I feel like they could have done a three-part finale rather than two-part and given each of the plot threads (including the chakras) more time to breathe. Two lines of dialogue and a five second flashback with an accompanying "chakra unlocked" chime was just goofy. --- Gin Unflappable, unserious, unimportant ... Copied to Clipboard!
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VintageGin 08/19/25 8:36:09 PM #55: |
Aang with hair --- Gin Unflappable, unserious, unimportant ... Copied to Clipboard!
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VintageGin 08/19/25 9:07:30 PM #56: |
So was he shaving this entire time or what Even when they were wandering the desert or flying for days --- Gin Unflappable, unserious, unimportant ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Forceful_Dragon 08/19/25 9:15:19 PM #57: |
Or maybe he was using his chakra to keep the hair at bay --- ~C~ FD http://i.imgur.com/dGDfxaw.png ... Copied to Clipboard!
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KamikazePotato 08/19/25 9:16:14 PM #58: |
Hairbending --- It's Reyn Time. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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WazzupGenius00 08/19/25 9:20:44 PM #59: |
it's the vegetarian diet --- http://i.imgur.com/k0v0z3q.gif ... Copied to Clipboard!
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wallmasterz 08/19/25 10:16:46 PM #60: |
Water. Earth. Fire. Air. Rogaine. Long ago, the five nations lived in hair-mony. Then, everything changed when the razor nation attacked. Only the Avatar, master of all five hairstyles, could stop them. But when the world needed him most, his hairline receded. A hundred years passed and my brother and I discovered the new Avatar, a hairbender named Aang. And although his styling skills are great, he still has a lot to learn before hes ready to shave anyone. But I believe Aang can shave the world. Cut-ara --- I need to update my signature. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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VintageGin 08/20/25 11:56:21 AM #61: |
Two eps into S3 -I'm not exactly sure what Aang's goal is now. I assume he's looking for a firebending master, but doesn't he know the location of one already? And wasn't that dude outside the fire nation? -I feel like it's weird that no one has reacted to Toph metalbending, something that was previously thought impossible -Azula willing to give away credit for killing the avatar just on the off-chance he might have survived so that Zuko will be disgraced. Wild. -Sokka's beard disguise proves hairbending is real --- Gin Unflappable, unserious, unimportant ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Grand_Kirby 08/20/25 12:52:37 PM #62: |
I feel like I would be remiss to not mention that in one of the comics Sokka dons the "Wang Fire" disguise to surreptitiously join the Fire Nation army and "dies" as a war hero. https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/c/c17d494d.jpg --- Okay, I rolled a 14. What's that mean? Hsu That you're a cheater. This is a 12-sided die. Chan ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Emeraldegg 08/20/25 1:10:21 PM #63: |
VintageGin posted... Two eps into S3First point - just keep watching --- I'm a greener egg than the eggs from dr. seuss ... Copied to Clipboard!
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WazzupGenius00 08/20/25 5:24:18 PM #64: |
until a few months ago Katara and Sokka had never seen -anyone- bend other than Katara and some firebenders a decade ago, so they probably dont have a really ingrained mindset of what is or isn't possible --- http://i.imgur.com/k0v0z3q.gif ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Punnyz 08/20/25 6:59:19 PM #65: |
VintageGin posted... -I feel like it's weird that no one has reacted to Toph metalbending, something that was previously thought impossibleNow this is something I never thought about before. I think they do comment on it but you're right, not over the advent of it --- https://i.imgur.com/qBpLe47.png http://i.imgur.com/25MHSn1.gif ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Xeybozn 08/20/25 7:41:35 PM #66: |
VintageGin posted... I assume he's looking for a firebending master, but doesn't he know the location of one already? And wasn't that dude outside the fire nation?The guy Aang tried to learn firebending from before? I thought he disappeared at the end of the episode, meaning Aang wouldn't know where to find him. --- Congrats to 2020 GotD Guru champ azuarc! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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WazzupGenius00 08/20/25 8:06:39 PM #67: |
after how poorly Aang listened to his instruction and how reluctant Jeong Jeong was to teach in the first place, its pretty doubtful he would agree to teach him again --- http://i.imgur.com/k0v0z3q.gif ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Meow1000 08/20/25 10:34:26 PM #68: |
XIII_Rocks posted... Agree on the Chakra thing for sure. S1 finale was another one I felt at the time was very rushed.A rare character smart enough to do it! --- Never underestimate the power of stupidity in numbers. ~War13104 Never stoop to the level of idiots. They will drag you down and beat you with experience. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Punnyz 08/21/25 1:20:32 AM #69: |
WazzupGenius00 posted... after how poorly Aang listened to his instruction and how reluctant Jeong Jeong was to teach in the first place, its pretty doubtful he would agree to teach him againI hate rewatching that episode. Yea Aang is a kid or whatever but he was such an extra lil shit there and I catch secondhand shame from him when he hurts Katara --- https://i.imgur.com/qBpLe47.png http://i.imgur.com/25MHSn1.gif ... Copied to Clipboard!
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SeabassDebeste 08/23/25 6:35:47 AM #70: |
more s3 hype not as consistent as s2 but better overall! --- yet all azuarc of all sorts are more or less capricious and unreliable - they live in the varying outer weather, and they inhale its fickleness ... Copied to Clipboard!
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VintageGin 08/24/25 11:35:27 AM #71: |
Grand_Kirby posted... I feel like I would be remiss to not mention that in one of the comics Sokka dons the "Wang Fire" disguise to surreptitiously join the Fire Nation army and "dies" as a war hero. This is excellent. Watched episodes 3 and 4 a few days ago but forgot to post. -It's kinda weird that after making a big deal about being behind schedule, the very next day is Sokka spending a few days learning how to make a sword. They must be like a week behind schedule at this point. -I know some liberties have to be taken, but Sokka learning how to use a sword in like two days is silly. But hey, at least there'll be more variety to what he can do now. -I want to know what Iroh's prison workout routine is. Dude got ripped in no time. --- Gin Unflappable, unserious, unimportant ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Punnyz 08/24/25 11:44:09 AM #72: |
His master was voiced by Robert Patrick so him telling Sokka that his sword must be an extension of himself might be a nod to the Terminator 2 --- https://i.imgur.com/qBpLe47.png http://i.imgur.com/25MHSn1.gif ... Copied to Clipboard!
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SeabassDebeste 08/24/25 12:38:08 PM #74: |
VintageGin posted...
pushups, situps, and juice? --- yet all azuarc of all sorts are more or less capricious and unreliable - they live in the varying outer weather, and they inhale its fickleness ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Not_an_Owl 08/24/25 12:55:55 PM #75: |
VintageGin posted... -I know some liberties have to be taken, but Sokka learning how to use a sword in like two days is silly. But hey, at least there'll be more variety to what he can do now.If Sokka hadn't been born in an igloo at the South Pole he would've invented steam power or a cure for cancer or something. Dude is a genius held back by poverty. Yes it's a little unrealistic to go from beginner to sword master in 2 days but he's not lacking in mental capacity. --- Besides, marijuana is far more harmful than steroids. - BlitzBomb I headbang to Bruckner. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Punnyz 08/24/25 1:43:51 PM #76: |
IDK, while hes clever and definitely smarter than given credit for, I wouldn't say hes a super genius like that either --- https://i.imgur.com/qBpLe47.png http://i.imgur.com/25MHSn1.gif ... Copied to Clipboard!
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foolm0r0n 08/24/25 5:45:43 PM #77: |
I think it's more that there's a strong theme in this show about doing things the right way being key to unimaginable growth. And part of that is having an imaginative mind that is tapped into the spirits. When Toph discovered metalbending it was very clear that it's not just that she's the best earthbender, but that she does "real" spiritual earthbending that has been forgotten by modern practitioners. Sokka basically did the same with sword fighting, and other characters have their own examples. --- _foolmo_ he says listen to my story this maybe are last chance ... Copied to Clipboard!
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KamikazePotato 08/24/25 6:03:14 PM #78: |
Also nearly every main character is a child prodigy anyway. Sokka learning swordsmanship in two days barely moves the needle when he's in a group with Katara and Toph. --- It's Reyn Time. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Maniac64 08/24/25 6:57:19 PM #79: |
KamikazePotato posted... Also nearly every main character is a child prodigy anyway. Sokka learning swordsmanship in two days barely moves the needle when he's in a group with Katara and Toph.And facing off with Zuko, Ty Lee, and Azula. --- "Hope is allowed to be stupid, unwise, and naive." ~Sir Chris ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Grand_Kirby 08/24/25 8:32:20 PM #80: |
Not really story spoilers, but probably shouldn't read this until you finish the show: --- Okay, I rolled a 14. What's that mean? Hsu That you're a cheater. This is a 12-sided die. Chan ... Copied to Clipboard!
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VintageGin 08/27/25 12:49:58 PM #81: |
A beach episode. This truly is an anime. Toph tells Aang to cover up his tattoos...how does she know? Man, what a dumb way to blow his cover. Conveniently the dude Zuko sent is able to intercept the hawk because he's been waiting around for this exact situation, apparently. Not even the avatar can fight against third eye lasers. I was not expecting that to be this dude's gimmick. Character development for the fire nation crew. Well, maybe except Azula. The final photo was pretty great. --- Gin Unflappable, unserious, unimportant ... Copied to Clipboard!
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VintageGin 08/27/25 1:27:44 PM #82: |
The Avatar and The Firelord Good episode. Wasn't expecting the great-grandfather reveal. There's some things left out of the story that I assume will come up later, but we'll see. Forgot to mention this in the previous episode, but I like that they've kept Aang's scar from getting bolted by Azula. Kinda weird that his spirit for some reason has his normal clothes and shaved head. What are the rules there? Also it took Roku 12 years to train, while the Aang crew is out here mastering things in a few months. I know he's sort of shown to be more powerful, but he doesn't seem that much more powerful. --- Gin Unflappable, unserious, unimportant ... Copied to Clipboard!
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foolm0r0n 08/27/25 1:36:35 PM #83: |
Aang is supposed to be one of the most powerful avatars (especially due to his deep spirit world connection from airbending) but it's also evident that Aang's non-airbending training is very surface level compared to other avatars. Roku died bending a literal volcano, and almost succeeded. --- _foolmo_ he says listen to my story this maybe are last chance ... Copied to Clipboard!
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WazzupGenius00 08/27/25 2:58:09 PM #84: |
Its pretty early on in Book One that they reveal he was the youngest recipient of airbending master tattoos, isnt it --- http://i.imgur.com/k0v0z3q.gif ... Copied to Clipboard!
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SeabassDebeste 08/27/25 5:33:45 PM #85: |
love these random s3 episodes after the slightly shaky beginning --- yet all azuarc of all sorts are more or less capricious and unreliable - they live in the varying outer weather, and they inhale its fickleness ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Forceful_Dragon 08/27/25 6:27:27 PM #86: |
I'm pretty sure it took Aang 100+ years to learn all the other disciplines, advantage Roku. --- ~C~ FD http://i.imgur.com/dGDfxaw.png ... Copied to Clipboard!
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VintageGin 08/27/25 6:45:59 PM #87: |
Watched episodes 7 and 8 of S3 I liked the montage of Toph scamming people. How does Combustion Man know about Toph's metalbending such that he arranged for her to be thrown in a wooden cell? Also why does a city that generally only has firebenders even have such a cell? Katara sweatbending feels like the sort of thing that probably inspired weird fetish material online. The Puppetmaster was a top-tier episode. I knew about bloodbending prior to watching so it wasn't a huge surprise, but I didn't know when it would come up. The build-up/reveal was really well done, and the fight between Katara and Hama was cool. I like she manipulated Katara into using bloodbending in the end, though declaring her a bloodbender in front of the fire nation people apprehending her was pretty questionable. --- Gin Unflappable, unserious, unimportant ... Copied to Clipboard!
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KamikazePotato 08/27/25 6:46:46 PM #88: |
Bloodbending episode goes hard --- It's Reyn Time. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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WazzupGenius00 08/27/25 8:01:13 PM #89: |
Toph used metalbending against Dai Li agents when they were loyal to Azula and against that Fire Nation ship when they were on their stolen ship, so it was certainly at least somewhat known within the Fire Nation by then. Even if Zuko doesn't know, we saw the Combustion Man intercept military communications so he might have learned it that way. --- http://i.imgur.com/k0v0z3q.gif ... Copied to Clipboard!
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foolm0r0n 08/27/25 9:48:06 PM #90: |
I remember when the bloodbending episode came out, everyone was like god damn --- _foolmo_ he says listen to my story this maybe are last chance ... Copied to Clipboard!
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VintageGin 08/28/25 12:47:09 PM #91: |
Yeah, bloodbending combined with the fact that they can just rip water out of plants and the like has some....unsettling implications --- Gin Unflappable, unserious, unimportant ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Emeraldegg 08/28/25 1:00:35 PM #92: |
FWIW, and yes 2 days is still silly, but sokka is legit a master with his boomerang so he does already have the good coordination and reflexes that would go into swordsmanship. Also "Master" is a bit of an oversell since he demonstrates in his test fight that he's still not nearly on the master's level. What makes him so good at swordsmanship is just applying skills he already had to it, like fighting dirty, situational awareness, etc. But the actual sword part, iirc it's not like he was out there on an equal playing field, he was still very much inferior to his master at the actual sword part of it. --- I'm a greener egg than the eggs from dr. seuss ... Copied to Clipboard!
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VintageGin 09/03/25 2:50:14 PM #93: |
Watched the dream/nightmare episode and the (failed) invasion. The nightmare episode mostly felt like filler. The one thing that bugs me...they got to the meeting point four full days ahead of time? Sokka's schedule was bullshit. Pretty small invasion force, but I guess there weren't too many water bender soldiers left to begin with. Kinda preferred hairbender Aang, so sad to see him go back to his old look. Where the hell were they keeping those subs? Where the hell were they keeping those tanks? Man, team Aang sure did a bad job of taking on an unarmed Azula. They even spent like a full minute out of eight talking about how it was a distraction to waste their time. Zuko confronts his dad and surprisingly doesn't try to take him on. Also he gets to finally use that lightning redirection Iroh taught him. Did Iroh also know the invasion was that day or was it just coincidence that he chose to bust out? Zuko decides to pursue the Avatar crew despite him being in a hot air balloon, which I'm pretty sure is slower than the airships that Azula said were too slow to pursue Appa. --- Gin Unflappable, unserious, unimportant ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Grand_Kirby 09/03/25 2:56:00 PM #94: |
Random trivia: Iroh's sympathetic prison guard was voiced by Serena Williams because she loved the show. --- Okay, I rolled a 14. What's that mean? Hsu That you're a cheater. This is a 12-sided die. Chan ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Mystereave 09/03/25 3:00:51 PM #95: |
VintageGin posted...
I assume he knew about the eclipse and that's why he chose that day to escape. Though honestly, this being Iroh, he probably could've broken out just fine even without the eclipse. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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VintageGin 09/03/25 4:39:24 PM #96: |
Grand_Kirby posted... Random trivia: Iroh's sympathetic prison guard was voiced by Serena Williams because she loved the show. Huh, wouldn't have guessed that! Mystereave posted... I assume he knew about the eclipse and that's why he chose that day to escape. Did he break out without firebending? Just got so ripped that he tore the metal bars apart? --- Gin Unflappable, unserious, unimportant ... Copied to Clipboard!
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VintageGin 09/03/25 4:39:51 PM #97: |
Also I just gotta say I hate the stupid skateboard kid on the Nick intro --- Gin Unflappable, unserious, unimportant ... Copied to Clipboard!
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VintageGin 09/03/25 5:14:32 PM #98: |
Hello, Zuko here --- Gin Unflappable, unserious, unimportant ... Copied to Clipboard!
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WazzupGenius00 09/03/25 5:20:50 PM #99: |
The most logical explanation to me is that he used firebending to blast open the prison bars, but timed it to the eclipse so nobody could retaliate --- http://i.imgur.com/k0v0z3q.gif ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Forceful_Dragon 09/03/25 5:52:11 PM #100: |
Tbh he's such a good fire bender that I assume the eclipse hurts him more than it helps. I also assume he timed it that way because breaking out wouldn't have been enough of a challenge if he had his full power --- ~C~ FD http://i.imgur.com/dGDfxaw.png ... Copied to Clipboard!
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KamikazePotato 09/03/25 7:13:47 PM #101: |
VintageGin posted... Hello, Zuko hereTime for peak --- It's Reyn Time. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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