The Legend of Korra

[TriGGeR_HaPPy]

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.

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Well, hell, this person right here has already said almost everything I was going to say, practically to the letter. :S

Just a couple things to add, really:
It's nice to see that the sense of humour and animation style hasn't changed. That was to be expected I guess, but still nice.
I have hope that it will become as good as the original 3 seasons after it has a bit more time to develop. At the very least, it looks like it'll be worth watching.

 

[jdogtwodolla]

Amon?! Is that supposed to be a satirical commentary on ANONYMOUS!? Who knows at this point.

After watching the first two episodes, all I can say is that I love it! I want to find out more about this city.

 

[Scarim Coral]

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Sorry but you're on your own for that (reading comic/ graphic novels isn't my thing). I do however got a link to the summary of that comic so far

http://avatar.wikia.com/wiki/The_Promise_Part_1

EDIT-Opps I meant not reading comic/ graphic novel online.

 

[gazumped]

Amon?! Is that supposed to be a satirical commentary on ANONYMOUS!? Who knows at this point.

I think it might possibly be a reference to the Egyptian King of the Gods (or the general term of Amon meaning King in the ancient Middle East because of it being the name of the King of the Gods).

But considering the Avatar world is more concerned with far Eastern mythology, I could be dead wrong.

Sorry but you're on your own for that (reading comic/ graphic novels isn't my thing). I do however got a link to the summary of that comic so far

http://avatar.wikia.com/wiki/The_Promise_Part_1

Fair enough, well, it seems that it's on sale on Amazon so I may treat myself...

 

[jdogtwodolla]

Amon?! Is that supposed to be a satirical commentary on ANONYMOUS!? Who knows at this point.

I think it might possibly be a reference to the Egyptian King of the Gods (or the general term of Amon meaning King in the ancient Middle East because of it being the name of the King of the Gods).

But considering the Avatar world is more concerned with far Eastern mythology, I could be dead wrong.

I pretty much assume it's some sort of historical reference that I'm ignorant of. The anon thing just popped into my head when I saw the protester preaching about anti-establishment in front of a masked man.

 

[Shock and Awe]

I was just sad to find out that Sokka was dead. He would have made an awesome "old man" character.

Spoiler: seems relevant

OT: I thought it was pretty awesome, though predictable, but most first episodes are like that.

 

[NightHawk21]

I'm curious to see how the anti-bender revolutionists fight against the benders, unless they were shown in the leaked episodes (I haven't watched them).

I'm actually curious about this too since they seem hopelessly outclassed at the moment.

My descendants will sing your name to the heavens during the festival of infinity. Thank you for tipping me off that the episode is out.

Lol thanks

 

[zombie711]

wasnt really all that big on the orgainal show but but I want to know is as Aan g was the last person of the air bending tribe does that mean that now his son is the only one now and that bending comes from genetics or have more popped up sences the first series?

Aang's son and grandchildren are all air benders, as well as Korra, so that makes about five.

 

[Navvan]

I'm curious to see how the anti-bender revolutionists fight against the benders, unless they were shown in the leaked episodes (I haven't watched them).

I'm actually curious about this too since they seem hopelessly outclassed at the moment.

My descendants will sing your name to the heavens during the festival of infinity. Thank you for tipping me off that the episode is out.

Lol thanks

They have mentioned it in panels and such. However I put. it in spoilers in case anyone reading this thread wants to find out as the story progresses. Although its not really anything surprising and is pretty much how you'd think they'd have to fight based on non-benders fighting in The Last Airbender.

Spoiler: How the Equalist will fight against benders

They mentioned (in released content not the episodes) that they will use a combination of chi-blocking (like Ty-lee) and suits/technology (similar to what the Metal-bending police do) to disable benders. They will also use other long range attacks although they haven't specified what. I'm assuming something like throwing knifes and such.

http://avatar.wikia.com/wiki/Equalists

I have to say I'm rather impressed with the show, and I feel it will be a worthy successor to the original. The animation, writing, music, characterization and story-telling were all top notch in the first two episodes. Its similar enough to the original series that you can clearly tell its a sequel/same universe/made by the same people, but at the same time is different enough that it doesn't seem stale or a re-hash of what has already been done but with new faces. Likewise they didn't retcon or completely ignore the previous series so that to transition between the two seems natural which is often overlooked when starting a spin-off or sequel.

Honestly I can't wait for more.

 

[TheIronRuler]

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.

Exactly man. The music sets the stage perfectly. You have gangsters too!

 

[Blobpie]

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.

Sokka probably bit the dust first... he ate too much meat.

 

[NightHawk21]

wasnt really all that big on the orgainal show but but I want to know is as Aan g was the last person of the air bending tribe does that mean that now his son is the only one now and that bending comes from genetics or have more popped up sences the first series?

Aang's son and grandchildren are all air benders, as well as Korra, so that makes about five.

Plus Aang had 2 more children (which I don't believe we learned if they are benders or not), and since Tenzin is the youngest and already has 3 kids of his own it might be possible that his siblings might also have kids.

 

[TheNaut131]

So I just finished watching the first two episodes...

Spoiler: Fangasm in 3...2...

FUCK YES!

It had everything, kickass action, fantastic music, interesting characters, beautiful enviorments, and it's still picking up steam!

Speaking of steam, the amount of innovations and the metal benders were so fucking cool! It's great to see how plenty of actions, like Toph learning how to use her Earth bending to bend metal, and the war technology developed at the time, have actually benefited and changed the world around them. Plus, the Mafia-gansta-like benders were great to see, as well.

What I'm most looking forward to is seeing what they do with Amon and the anti-bending group. They don't seem very powerful at this point.

Which brings me to another thing. After a bit of thinking, I think I've figured out who Amon is, or at least who they're related too.

Spoiler

Think about it.

 

[Navvan]

wasnt really all that big on the orgainal show but but I want to know is as Aan g was the last person of the air bending tribe does that mean that now his son is the only one now and that bending comes from genetics or have more popped up sences the first series?

Aang's son and grandchildren are all air benders, as well as Korra, so that makes about five.

Plus Aang had 2 more children (which I don't believe we learned if they are benders or not), and since Tenzin is the youngest and already has 3 kids of his own it might be possible that his siblings might also have kids.

Its heavily implied that Tenzin is the only air-bender of Aang's children when Korra says that he is the only Airbending master. Unless we are to believe that Tenzin's two older siblings just decided not to learn/master air-bending. They have also stated it outside of the show that Tenzin is the only air-bender out of Aang's children. The other two may or may not be water-benders however, or perhaps even fire/earth since Aang was the avatar.

http://www.nickpress-thelegendofkorra.com/characterdescriptions.html

 

[thespyisdead]

i accidentally my pants when you said, that the episodes are now available!!!

off to accidentally my pants some more!!!


EDIT: i watched it... the first episode nearly brought tears to my eyes, and the second one was awesome too. i wish i don't have to play this agonizing waiting game for the next episode...


EDIT2: god the music was awesome! i really like how the team took something awesome, and made it more awesome

 

[GodofDisaster]

Like the first series, I'm definitely say I'm a fan of this one.

I like the new modern look, that show has taken and the fact that there are now more airbenders.

Plus I thought it was pretty cool how Tenzin's siblings are named Kya, after Katara and Sokka's mum and Bumi, Bumi was awesome.

 

[Sandernista]

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

Bro.

The first two episodes were released by Nick.

Well, they were on all day today at korranation.com

The link was a few days old. But thanks, i want to see episode 2

The first two episodes are still up on Nick's Korranation website. (It's only for US viewers though)

 

[NightHawk21]

i accidentally my pants when you said, that the episodes are now available!!!

off to accidentally my pants some more!!!


EDIT: i watched it... the first episode nearly brought tears to my eyes, and the second one was awesome too. i wish i don't have to play this agonizing waiting game for the next episode...


EDIT2: god the music was awesome! i really like how the team took something awesome, and made it more awesome

Ya it just dawned onto me today that we got like almost 4 weeks till another episode is up, and it made me super depressed.

Also does anyone know what the policy is on linking videos on here? I want to put a good link to the two videos to save everyone some search trouble but I don't want to incur mod wrath.