Blankments Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Eh episode; feel like the Tenzin plot could've (and should've) been cut to allow more breathing room or rather to show what the twins were doing instead of them just randomly showing up at the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezen Baklattan Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Let's look at this season's positives and negatives so far: + -Varrick is by far the funniest character LOK has seen so far. -The intensity continues to grow with each episode, and the tensions between the two tribes remains compelling. -The Spirits look totally awesome in design. -The plots with Tenzin and his family are fun to watch, though they're edited into the episodes in a way that's a bit distracting. -The art direction is phenomenal, as always. -Mako has a much more interesting character here than he did in Season 1 - -The pacing this season seems really unbalanced, and the Tenzin plotlines seem to take a new direction each episode (not to mention my criticisms above) -The Bolin-Eska plotline is still somewhat funny, but it's starting to grow a little stiff. Aubrey Plaza still makes it fun to watch, though. -Korra has become even bitchier this season, which really makes things distracting. -ENOUGH WITH THE RELATIONSHIP DRAMA. With two big relationships in the story right now, it only distracts us from what really matters. I'm holding out hope that it gets better as the season progresses. It's good now, but I still know that DiMartino and Konietzko can do better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceroll Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Another thing that's been bugging me is the animation. During the dialogue scenes, it looks so lazily animated. Only the mouths are moving and everything else is still, reminds me of recent Pokemon episodes. I heard they switched studios for season 2 but they're going back to the old animation studio for episodes 7-8 and 10-14. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordmandeep Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Well the problem is Season 1 had a pretty serious storyline in comparison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullbuster Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 The 6th episode was good, as usual. Mako is more interesting with Asami, they are a good pair and really go along. Varrick is not the good guy we could think he is, undoubtedly a great character. Korra forgot everything? Lost on an island? What? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blankments Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 EASILY the best episode of the season. I have a feeling the lack of Korra had something to do with it, but seriously, a really great episode 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceroll Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 There building up a lot of interesting plot points, the next few episodes should be great. I wonder if the story will continue into season 3 or if it will be a standalone like season 1. I hope it continues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordmandeep Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 (edited) Interesting epsiodes Felt more like your watching a a hybrid of Spirited Away though. However the 2nd half was great... The avatar backstory is amazing. Edited October 19, 2013 by Lordmandeep 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rukaio101 Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 (edited) Interesting epsiodes Felt more like your watching a a hybrid of Spirited Away though. However the 2nd half was great... The avatar backstory is amazing. I'd say more Princess Mononoke than Spirited Away which, considering it's my favourite Ghibli (and one of my favourite films) is no bad thing. But yeah, great episodes. Especially the final battle. Edited October 19, 2013 by rukaio101 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blankments Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Those were freaking great episodes. Best of the season easily 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceroll Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 Holy shit, okay wow, I'm loving where this show is headed. Those were some amazing episodes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceroll Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 And the art! That was such a beautiful style, all the backdrops were breathtaking. I was so sad when they returned to the original animation style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blankments Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 I kinda wish they had the Legend of Wan as a twelve episode miniseries. Just imagine it Four episodes dedicated to Wan's beginning, starting with the beginning of the episode, ending with Wan freeing Vaatu One episode dedicated to Wan gaining airbending and learning how to use it One episode for waterbending's origins One episode for earthbending's origins One episode about the spirits vs. the first firebender settlement Four episode finale about the harmonic convergence and epilogue stuff involving breaking up the spirit world and physical world and ending with the second avatar being born. I mean, these episodes were great, but I loved Wan and Raavi and the art style. Would've loved a full show out of this story; it was better than anything seen in Korra so far IMO. Part of the appeal of A:TLA was the ancient mysticism which has been sorely lacking in Korra, but was in this episode entirely. Really great stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceroll Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 I kinda wish they had the Legend of Wan as a twelve episode miniseries. Just imagine it Four episodes dedicated to Wan's beginning, starting with the beginning of the episode, ending with Wan freeing Vaatu One episode dedicated to Wan gaining airbending and learning how to use it One episode for waterbending's origins One episode for earthbending's origins One episode about the spirits vs. the first firebender settlement Four episode finale about the harmonic convergence and epilogue stuff involving breaking up the spirit world and physical world and ending with the second avatar being born. I mean, these episodes were great, but I loved Wan and Raavi and the art style. Would've loved a full show out of this story; it was better than anything seen in Korra so far IMO. Part of the appeal of A:TLA was the ancient mysticism which has been sorely lacking in Korra, but was in this episode entirely. Really great stuff. I heard Nickelodeon was planning on making some animated LOK movies, maybe they could make a more fleshed out version of this story into a movie. It would double the runtime to at least 90 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordmandeep Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 Yeah princess Mononoke is what it reminded me of more. The story pretty much is a grand mythical tale you hear about and that the story is a fundamental battle between Good and Evil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travod Posted October 20, 2013 Author Share Posted October 20, 2013 I was definitely picking up a Spirited Away kind of vibe, with the bridge to the oasis especially. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordmandeep Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 It also has a liking to ancient mythological tales as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceroll Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 They combined a bunch of different influences into an amazing backstory of their own. Just when I started to doubt the show it kicked back with those two episodes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordmandeep Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Thinking back to the orginal show it was at its best when it went into the spirtual/mythlogical or historical background. Learning about Avatar Ruku and Khyosi and the Story of Wan is amazing. Could be a show in its own right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezen Baklattan Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 Yeah, this show is so back on track. It's been off to a shake start, but as Korra became less of an a-hole, it's really starting to pick up. Can't wait for the remaining episodes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
