Well, my facourite series was Mass Effect ... NO. I'm not gonna start this again. Just, leave me alone.
Before I say any thing I should probably mention that I've only seen the films so this stuff may be explained in the books.370999 said:A) The Eagles weren't really interested in the War in the beginning. They were of chilling and doing their own thing. While they do have a personal connection with Gandalf, that's not enough to motivate them to go to war.Random berk said:OT: Lord of the Rings: why did the Eagles not just fly them to Mordor?
Every time this comes up, people say 'they wanted to stay out of the war' or something similar. If they just did that, there wouldn't BE a war. It would be a pre-emptive strike.
What would stop them though? I suspect they would have no difficulty in flying well out of range of an orc bow, and if the battle of the Black Gate was anything to go by, the Eagles were more than a match for the Nazgul's mounts.
So imagine it being like how the Americans didn't intervene early in the second world war.
B) Mordor mass produces the fell beasts (those are the things the ring-wraiths ride) meaning that while they might be a match for them one on one, it would be a suicide mission for them. With the fact that they aren't particularly interested in getting involved in the War, there is no reason for them to do it.
Sauron isn't an idiot, he does post look outs. And if he saw Eagles he would mobilize.
oh and Gary is always a douche, no matter how many times you stomp his face inTerminate421 said:In the Pokemon world, everyone smiles too much.
Thats the only, and I mean ONLY, complaint I have.
Don't recall if this scene from the movie is based on a specific scene from the book. It may have just been for dramatic effect.Vegan_Doodler said:1. Sauron would be ruler of the world if he wasn't such a drama queen, 'All I need to do is kill this one guy and I'm in charge of everything, now how should I kill him should I use this giant, BAMF, gravity mace, or should I reach over ....very slowly.... with my most important and vulnerable appendage, te-he.
He'd have to get him to Mt Doom first which would be tricky. Otherwise he'd have to wage war against humans. It would've been brutal.2. Why did that leader of the elves not just kill the human that refused to throw the ring into Mordor, 'uh yeah guys he just sort of tripped in, but before he hit the lava he dafinatly said that I get all his stuff'
Sauron made the rings, he made them to control the races, all the more reason to favour the power hungry, gullible and easily corruptible humans.3. Who ever made the rings is a moron, "3 go to the elves immortal and wisest of creatures, 7 to the Dwarth lords master crafts-man, and 9 to the race of men who above all else desire power"
Now I know I messed up that quote a bit but if the only distinguishing quality of a race is that they desire power why the hell would you give them any rings, and why do the elves who are apparently perfect only get 3?
Sauron was the maker of the rings he did it to trick the leaders of all the races in order to enslave them and conquer the world remember one ring to rule them all ie his ring controlled all the others making him the supreme ruler when they fell under the spell of thier respective rings.Vegan_Doodler said:Before I say any thing I should probably mention that I've only seen the films so this stuff may be explained in the books.370999 said:A) The Eagles weren't really interested in the War in the beginning. They were of chilling and doing their own thing. While they do have a personal connection with Gandalf, that's not enough to motivate them to go to war.Random berk said:OT: Lord of the Rings: why did the Eagles not just fly them to Mordor?
Every time this comes up, people say 'they wanted to stay out of the war' or something similar. If they just did that, there wouldn't BE a war. It would be a pre-emptive strike.
What would stop them though? I suspect they would have no difficulty in flying well out of range of an orc bow, and if the battle of the Black Gate was anything to go by, the Eagles were more than a match for the Nazgul's mounts.
So imagine it being like how the Americans didn't intervene early in the second world war.
B) Mordor mass produces the fell beasts (those are the things the ring-wraiths ride) meaning that while they might be a match for them one on one, it would be a suicide mission for them. With the fact that they aren't particularly interested in getting involved in the War, there is no reason for them to do it.
Sauron isn't an idiot, he does post look outs. And if he saw Eagles he would mobilize.
1. Sauron would be ruler of the world if he wasn't such a drama queen, 'All I need to do is kill this one guy and I'm in charge of everything, now how should I kill him should I use this giant, BAMF, gravity mace, or should I reach over ....very slowly.... with my most important and vulnerable appendage, te-he.
2. Why did that leader of the elves not just kill the human that refused to throw the ring into Mordor, 'uh yeah guys he just sort of tripped in, but before he hit the lava he dafinatly said that I get all his stuff'
3. Who ever made the rings is a moron, "3 go to the elves immortal and wisest of creatures, 7 to the Dwarth lords master crafts-man, and 9 to the race of men who above all else desire power"
Now I know I messed up that quote a bit but if the only distinguishing quality of a race is that they desire power why the hell would you give them any rings, and why do the elves who are apparently perfect only get 3?
Oh the creepy one with the puppets, I gotcha now. Maybe he taught himself? It kind of seems like a logical thing to do if you can effectively bend liquids (not water) like they did a few times in the last series. Having that kind of control over someone sounds pretty handy. Maybe we'll find out in a later episode.Josh12345 said:No I'm talking about the water-bender woman that taught Katara Blood-Bending, there was an episode about her but I can't remember the name of it.Mariakko said:Stupid Taboo. Katara was in the first episode. I assume she's is still kicking after whatever time Korra has spent in Republic City.Josh12345 said:The plot will probably demand she defeat Amon conventially, I mean if blood bending didn't have this massive taboo on the main characters then why didn't Katara use it on Azula during the final battle?Mariakko said:Yeah this annoyed me too. Lightning bending was a masterful over powered skill, Metal bending was a masterful over powered skill, and now they are common day skills. I hope they keep blood bending as a rarely used skill. I'd like to see Korra go nuts on Amon with blood bending. That would be nice.Binnsyboy said:For me, it's the Avatar universe. In Legend of Aang, fire benders producing lightning was a pretty legendary ability. Something belonging to fire bending masters. But in Legend of Korra, any fire bending git and his mum can get a job at the electrical plants and lightning bend.
P.S. Wait, how did Tarlok even master blood bending? Katara doesn't exactly seem to want to start giving lessons on it and I can only assume that old lady isn't hanging around after 70-odd years?
Binnsyboy said:It can be a game, a show, a book or anything. If it has something that bugs you despite how much you love it, post it here.
You do realize I did right what the OP says?teebeeohh said:You do realize the title of this thread is criticize a "beloved" fictional universe.
Either magnetic horse shoes, or holding it upright so the hoof forms a flat plane for things to rest on.CrazyGirl17 said:My Little Pony: How can they pick things up with hooves? Yes, Unicorns have magic, but what about Earth Ponies and Pegasai?
This was about the universe, not just the games.....And the games that actually required me to catch pokemon to win were the 4th generation and the 5th generation.Patathatapon said:Honestly I think balance issues are a huge problem.Terminate421 said:In the Pokemon world, everyone smiles too much.
That's the only, and I mean ONLY, complaint I have.
Anyone can get through the entire game training one Pokemon.
I can just grab a couple Pokemon to use HM's for me, then I'm set to go, with 1 revive in hand.
They need a higher difficulty curve is what I'm saying basically.
Justyn Stahll said:A Game of Thrones
Great universe with complex charcters, and amazing writing...only thing I have to nitpick is this...
Everyone is dumb as a brick. I mean c'mon "release the most dangerous man my son can fight, with questionable honor/ethics/hair care products, to search for my daughters!!"
NO JUST NO!!!
And must we forget "We will make this our kingdom" in the middle of THE MOST HOSTILE AREA EVER
...
all of them are bricks for brains
except Tyrion and Varys
also Hodor
(Based this off the books, never seen the TV show)
Actually, that kinda makes sense. Zuko knew how to lightning bend, and it has practical applications, so it makes sense that most firebenders would learn it.Binnsyboy said:It can be a game, a show, a book or anything. If it has something that bugs you despite how much you love it, post it here.
For me, it's the Avatar universe. In Legend of Aang, fire benders producing lightning was a pretty legendary ability. Something belonging to fire bending masters. But in Legend of Korra, any fire bending git and his mum can get a job at the electrical plants and lightning bend.
At least with metal bending, the people learning it were an elite police force. Though I think sensibly, they should combine it with earth bending more, or they're not really at any particular advantage.
It could be something to do with the light of the moon.Frozen Donkey Wheel2 said:Actually, that kinda makes sense. Zuko knew how to lightning bend, and it has practical applications, so it makes sense that most firebenders would learn it.Binnsyboy said:It can be a game, a show, a book or anything. If it has something that bugs you despite how much you love it, post it here.
For me, it's the Avatar universe. In Legend of Aang, fire benders producing lightning was a pretty legendary ability. Something belonging to fire bending masters. But in Legend of Korra, any fire bending git and his mum can get a job at the electrical plants and lightning bend.
At least with metal bending, the people learning it were an elite police force. Though I think sensibly, they should combine it with earth bending more, or they're not really at any particular advantage.
What DOESN'T make sense is how water benders get more powerful under a full moon, even though the only thing that effects the moon's "fullness" is how much of it is in shadow. It's not obviously not actually bigger or closer, so why would a shadow (or lack thereof) effect water bending?
I would also like to nitpick Doctor Who, but I won't, because I'd be here forever.
Seeing as Sauron has a big ol' watchtower with which he can survey his entire land, he would most likely instantly spot those eagles and then send his entire force to shoot them down, or have his fell beasts get them. Probably all of 'm.TrilbyWill said:OT: Lord of the Rings: why did the Eagles not just fly them to Mordor?
Every time this comes up, people say 'they wanted to stay out of the war' or something similar. If they just did that, there wouldn't BE a war. It would be a pre-emptive strike.