The Legend of Korra

[NightHawk21]

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Ok, so I created a user group where I'll be continuing this so I don't have to keep bumping this thread every week. User group url:
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/groups/view/The-Legend-of-Korra
I'm a little new to the group thing so I'll need admins (preferably ones that have some experience). Also I'll probably still update this thread for bout the next two weeks just so that as many people as are still checking in see this.

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Edit: The season officially starts tomorrow!

So since a mod hasn't said anything about posting links to the show I've decided to attach a link for both episode 1 and episode 2. I plan to post them here as they're released. If anyone else finds different links for each episode, shoot them to me in a message or reply and I'll add them (if one of the links goes down or isn't available in a region tell me and I'll modify the links).

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So for those of you that may or may not know, Avatar: the last airbender is getting a sequel of sorts starring the next avatar, a water tribe girl named Korra. Anyways the first episode has a release date of April 14th, but it is already available online (I don't know if I'm allowed to post the link, but you know some smart googling should find it).

To avoid any spoilers I will say that the episode is interesting, but weird in that the setting is vastly different than from the original series. Still its a good episode and I'd recommend it to any of you guys that liked the original series.

Anyways if you watch it post your thoughts, but keep spoilers in spoiler boxes.

Edit: I didn't notice this before, but it turns out that episode 2 is also available and IMO its better than the first one.
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Book 1

Episode 1

Spoiler

http://www.watchcartoononline.com/the-legend-of-korra-season-1-episode-1
http://www.nick.com/videos/clip/legend-of-korra-101-full-episode.html

Episode 2

Spoiler

http://www.watchcartoononline.com/a...rra-season-1-air-episode-2-a-leaf-in-the-wind
http://www.nick.com/videos/clip/legend-of-korra-102-a-leaf-in-the-wind-full-episode.html

*Episode 1 and 2 are also available on iTunes in HD for free

Episode 3

Spoiler

http://www.watchcartoononline.com/avatar-the-legend-of-korra-episode-3-the-revelation
http://www.animeflavor.com/index.php?q=node/33943
^The link up there has the video embeded, plus links to other hosting sites if it doesn't work. I think they should all be viewable everywhere, but I recommend the Triluliu one since it seems to load the fastest for me

Episode 4

Spoiler

http://www.watchcartoononline.com/a...season-1-air-episode-4-the-voice-in-the-night
http://anilinkz.com/avatar-the-legend-of-korra-episode-4

Episode 5

Spoiler

http://anilinkz.com/avatar-the-legend-of-korra-episode-5
http://www.watchcartoononline.com/a...son-1-air-episode-5-the-spirit-of-competition

Episode 6

Spoiler

http://anilinkz.com/avatar-the-legend-of-korra-episode-6
http://www.watchcartoononline.com/a...orra-season-1-air-episode-6-and-the-winner-is

Episode 7

Spoiler

http://anilinkz.com/avatar-the-legend-of-korra-episode-7?src=14
http://www.watchcartoononline.com/avatar-the-legend-of-korra-season-1-air-episode-7-the-aftermath

Episode 8 - When Extremes Meet

Spoiler

http://anilinkz.com/avatar-the-legend-of-korra-episode-8
http://www.watchcartoononline.com/avatar-the-legend-of-korra-episode-8-when-extremes-meet

 

[Dirty Hipsters]

It was ok.

It was cool to seem some call backs to old characters, and even some cameos. I was just sad to find out that Sokka was dead. He would have made an awesome "old man" character.

It was also interesting to see that metal bending had become a legitimate form of bending, and not something that only Toph could do. Really opens up a lot of possibilities with the steampunkish setting.

The only thing that I'm a little concerned about is the fact that Korra's animal companion can't fly. The polar bear-dog is cool, but it's no Appa, or dragon, and the fact that it can't fly really limits Korra's mobility, which might mean that the majority of the show will only take place in one city. This would really be a missed opportunity to show how the rest of the world changed during the 80 year gap between the previous series and this one.

Other than that, first episode wasn't really anything special, but the fight scenes did look good, nice and fluid, and the animation was top notch. I was only sad that the online streams aren't very high quality because it really is a very good looking show.

 

[ChupathingyX]

I'd rather wait until the actual premiere on TV.

 

[JaceArveduin]

I'll have to check that out sometimes. And I'll agree with Dirty, he'd make a great old man character, not to mention he was one of my favored characters.

 

[aba1]

Anybody else want to strangle that kid when she interrupted the story about Zuko's mother.

 

[Lizardon]

I really enjoyed it. While the setting and characters are all different, it still feels like Avatar. The humour and action is all still there. I'm looking forward to see where it goes.

Anybody else want to strangle that kid when she interrupted the story about Zuko's mother.

I laughed so hard at that bit.

I'll have to check that out sometimes. And I'll agree with Dirty, he'd make a great old man character, not to mention he was one of my favored characters.

I'd like to think he ending up turning into a crazy old man like Boomi.

 

[Scarim Coral]

I'm pretty sure most of us already know about Avatar: Legend of Korra as this is not the first Legend Of Korra thread.

All I can say it's not the old show I remember but this is not a bad thing. The animation (cgi vehicles) and the setting are abit getting used to.

Also I eagerly await for Korra to become fully skilled like Aang.

 

[Ziggy]

Episode 1 leaked here
http://dubhappy.com/the-legend-of-korra-episode-1/

 

[DoPo]

I'm pretty sure most of us already know about Avatar: Legend of Korra as this is not the first Legend Of Korra thread.

Huh? Somehow it really flew past me. I do remember seeing something about "Korra" mentioned but it never occurred to me it was a sequel to Avatar (there is only one Avatar! Everything else is lies!).

Well, that's good news. I'd probably wait for the first season to finish, I hate waiting a week between connected episodes, especially if they have cliffhangers.

 

[Smiley Face]

I think I'll wait for the airdate proper, I'm usually not too happy about having to wait between episodes, and when I first watched Avatar properly, I watched it end to end, a season a day - possibly more. That said, I'm really looking forward to this - but the longer I can put off starting, the better.

 

[The Funslinger]

I'll have to check that out sometimes. And I'll agree with Dirty, he'd make a great old man character, not to mention he was one of my favored characters.

He did make an awesome old man character, if you remember him posing as "Mr. Fire".

 

[DragonFae]

It was a shame that of the original cast, only Katara survived, but it was nice to see what kind of mother/grandmother she turned out to be. The show has a lot of promise and I'm hoping that it lives up to Avatar.

 

[Souplex]

I do wonder where the new flying bison came from since Ang's grandson called it by a name that wasn't Appa (I'm really bad with names okay) and Appa was the only flying bison left.

 

[Saltyk]

It was a shame that of the original cast, only Katara survived, but it was nice to see what kind of mother/grandmother she turned out to be. The show has a lot of promise and I'm hoping that it lives up to Avatar.

Well, obviously Aang wouldn't have survived. But I expect we'll see him return all the same.

Though, I agree with the geenral consensus. Seeing an older Sokka would have been awesome. Sokka was smart, cracked jokes like there was no tomorrow, and you know he had become a master swordsman (he was already pretty good in the finale and the "Day of Black Sun"). Seeing him become the border line crazy, but deceptively wise, and even skilled old guy would been perfect. He could have been Korra's Bumi.

I'll have to see if I can't find it later.

 

[Scarim Coral]

I do wonder where the new flying bison came from since Ang's grandson called it by a name that wasn't Appa (I'm really bad with names okay) and Appa was the only flying bison left.

It was mention in some epilouge of some sort (currently there is a Avatar comic of Team Avatar after the show had ended) that Aang had discovered a new colony of Air Bison and Air Lemur. These two are a new species compare to Appa and Momo (they had different pattern/ marking on their fur).

 

[aba1]

I do wonder where the new flying bison came from since Ang's grandson called it by a name that wasn't Appa (I'm really bad with names okay) and Appa was the only flying bison left.

I was wondering the same thing so I chalked it up to them being able to reproduce a-sexually or perhaps Appa was pregnant the whole time?

Also did anyone notice that the fire bending was less fluent than in the original series. The moves tended to be a lot less structured.

 

[Felipe Nurwandi]

Tenzin is such a cool character imo. Can't wait for him to get in the action.

 

[Krion_Vark]

I'm pretty sure most of us already know about Avatar: Legend of Korra as this is not the first Legend Of Korra thread.

All I can say it's not the old show I remember but this is not a bad thing. The animation (cgi vehicles) and the setting are abit getting used to.

Also I eagerly await for Korra to become fully skilled like Aang.

The thing though is that Aang wasn't fully skilled and that was the point. If you watched the finale he needed the avatar state to back the Firelord into a corner. Where he retook control and finished it his way. He hadn't completely mastered all four elements by the end of the series but he had come pretty damn close.

 

[Scarim Coral]

I'm pretty sure most of us already know about Avatar: Legend of Korra as this is not the first Legend Of Korra thread.

All I can say it's not the old show I remember but this is not a bad thing. The animation (cgi vehicles) and the setting are abit getting used to.

Also I eagerly await for Korra to become fully skilled like Aang.

The thing though is that Aang wasn't fully skilled and that was the point. If you watched the finale he needed the avatar state to back the Firelord into a corner. Where he retook control and finished it his way. He hadn't completely mastered all four elements by the end of the series but he had come pretty damn close.

Spoiler

Your point? I was trying to keep it spoiler free like the OP state. Like I said I eagerly await as in waiting for the day Korra had fully master Air bending. I mainly want her to be able to enter into the spirit state so that she is able to see Aang in the spirit world which will be pure pleasure.

 

[Frozen Donkey Wheel2]

I enjoyed it. I especially like the new setting. It's like New York in the 1930s, except filled with magic ninjas. And blimps. And that's pretty awesome. Can't really speak to the plot yet, as I don't have much to go on, but it has potential to be pretty damn cool. I'm intrigued.