I try bringing this up on this week’s podcast episode and no one seems that interested in doing the actual math.
The only way I can think about this having consequences is if Tarrlock was born with the ability to waterbend after his father had his bending taken away. If people who were once benders can still have bending children, that makes Amon’s struggle much more pointless.
But, either way, I don’t think the specifics of age are that important to the plot of the show.
-Da7e-
I’m told via my iTunes subscription that it’s up there.
It’s also up on AMAZON.
-Da7e-
PS – when Amon was like “Electrocute the box” did any other science geeks immediately think: “Silly Amon doesn’t know about a Faraday Cage?”
In about an hour!
Reeeeeennnnnddddeerrrrriiiinnnngggggg….
Yes. That is correct. She is redeeming herself.
And she’s on TNT’s Falling Skies as Lourdes! Season 2 of that show starts next week with a 2 hour premiere and after that I’ll be a guest on The Idiot Boxers breaking that show down in a nice, half-hour episode.
Let me know in the comments if you’re interested in Falling Skies and I’ll try to cross-post the podcast when it goes up.
-Da7e-
Wait so the girl who plays Asami played Princess Yue in that failure of a movie, The Last Airbender.
i lost my shit when i saw zuko, idk why
precious babies
Beware! For some reason Nickelodeon aired a teaser for the two-part finale event on 6/23 and not “Turning The Tides” next week’s episode.
I’m not sure how much of this is spoilery, but I feel like a lot of it is. So: At your own risk.
The Legend of Korra: “Out Of The Past” starts NOW on Nickelodeon!
Comment away!
Is this the central plot question of the series?
If you must know what was happening some 40 odd years ago, Tumblr user and Korra fan BirdBrainBlue has pieced together an explanation of The Blood Bending Trial of Yakone, the leader of the Red Monsoons, one of Republic City’s triad gangs.
They think they can hold Yakone’s trial during the day because blood bending requires the moon, but…well, the flashbacks show how that goes wrong.
And why haven’t we seen Katara?
Read the whole thing by CLICKING HERE.
Yakone
The language of origin is Ahtna Athabascan, which really isn’t Eskimo (Inuit which is up on the north slope versus the Interior tribes of Ahtna). Literally it means “red aurora,” as a metaphor it can mean blood spray on the snow
Beyond the post earlier today describing my job, my girlfriend recently started watching A:TLA for the first time, so I’ve been doing a little geeking out in person, on the original series.
Otherwise – just time and its limits. We’re all using our passion for the shows to motivate us.
But by all means tweet at @Devindra and @MisterPatches to tell them to start answering some Tumblr questions. : )
Tell them the taskmaster sent you.
The only thing that comes to me directly is “High Ho, Silver, Away!” from the Lone Ranger. Animation wise, “Up Up and Away” was used by both Mighty Mouse and before that Superman in the 1940 Fleischer shorts.
Anyone else think they have an answer? Comment us up!
But just adding “away!” is something we all can do, right?
Away!
I imagine Tarrlock has lots of Equalist stuff. If he’s not in league with the Equalists, then he’s at least seized enough tech to have these things on hand. If he IS in league with the Equalists, then he just needs to ask, right?
You ok Bolin? by *Keiichu
I apologize for myself, listeners.
Here we are in a week where Korra is BACK, Bending rules have CHANGED and ratings sadly DROPPED. The fandom needs to charge forth as we approach the Solstice-slash-Finale week! (Monkey feathers!)
Anywho, as some of you may or may not know, I’m over at MTV on the 16 & Pregnant, Teen Mom, Teen Mom 2 teams (though I do not represent them in the media in any way), and as some of you may or may not care to know, this season of 16 & Pregnant is over and the new, final season of Teen Mom will start up next week.
I’m going through a work transition that – for a few days – takes up more of my time than it usually does.
So – I see your e-mails! I see new Transcription Benders! I see great theories about the series (You folks are really KILLING it in the comments sections!).
I will not abandon you.
And, you know what? I haven’t abandoned you, I just haven’t been writing back as much because there’s been other TV to make.
This will also be the last time I address this part of my life in a Korra forum. So making the best out of that, I think I should mention that this year’s 16&P final episode was one of the crazier ones we’ve done. If you want you can check it out here.
Ok, back to the world of Korra!
Via andrewlupi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_r2QJBtzoU
Appa, Clip Clip!
This Saturday we get “Out Of The Past” complete with lying Tarrlock.
This makes me think of Mad Men.
“How did they get all the animals?”
“Teddy Roosevelt shot them.”
EDIT: Hiroshi Sato’s character design was definitely very deliberately inspired by and modeled after Theodore Roosevelt, but also this guy, Goto Keita, a Japanese industrialist who seemed to have the same stylist as Teddy.
2ND EDIT: Oh yeah! And this guy’s stache.
REPUBLIC CITY DISPATCH #8: “When Extremes Meet”
BE FOREWARNED – Discussion includes Avatar: The Last Airbender, Chapters 1-8 of The Legend of Korra and could expand to include The Promise (Part One), Nick.com’s “Welcome To Republic City” at any time.
Good Morning Benders and Non-Benders alike and Welcome to The Republic City Dispatch, a radio programme covering Nickelodeon’s Legend of Korra series. This week: Book One, Air, continues with Chapter 8, When Extremes Meet. Tarrlock’s task force is back in play, the New Team Avatar makes it’s public debut and the bending rules have changed! We will meet again, beautiful woman! Here’s Matt, Dave and Devindra!
Hosted by Devindra Hardawar of the /Filmcast and Da7e and Matt Patches of Operation Kino.
Send us questions and comments through: Tumblr, E-mail, and Twitter.
We have opened up the COMMENTS on all posts on RepublicCityDispatch.com for your cross-dialogue needs!
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Hmmm. I think we’ve said our piece on the podcast, but for more discussion, let’s turn to Slate.com’s piece on Alan Sepinwall model (LINK):
Sepinwall-style criticism has obvious strengths. Week-to-week coverage reflects how people actually watch their favorite shows—we rehash the best lines, parse the meaning of weighty moments, and anticipate plot twists. At its best, new-school TV writing is brainy and inquisitive, thoughtful commentary borne out of a fanatical attention to detail. But hypervigilant criticism, written by obsessive fans for obsessive fans, isn’t necessarily an unmitigated force for good. Is it possible that today’s TV writers are sitting too close to the screen?
I have since downloaded the Dark Horse app. None of the Avatar content is on it.
Oh well, hard copies it is.
That being said, I dropped tons of $$$ last week on Comixology to catch up with The Unwritten, so – heads up, publishers! – if you want my money in large chunks, gimmie digital.
Thanks!
I am sad we’ll wrap up Book One this month, but happy for Comic Con in July. Mixed bag as always. : )
We know bending originates from the Spirit World and nature. So dragons teach people fire-bending through a dance and Sky Bison somehow taught Acolytes how to Air bend way back when.
Then there are things like The Lion Turtle, which is an older, spiritual animal that can pass on energy bending.
That being said, there might be a mischievous spirit changing the rules of bending overall so a non-bender like Amon can take away bending and Tarrlock can blood bend without a full moon.
I dunno. We should ask during a solstice.
OH YEAH – THE BOOK ONE FINALE AIRS 3 DAYS AFTER THE REAL SUMMER SOLSTICE GUYS. : )
I bet it’ll be Spirit World time.
Hey, let’s cut the flashbacks together! : )
All Korra flashbacks edited together in the (seemingly) correct order!
- Toph speaks to Aang about dealing with Yakone
- They are all sitting in court
- Yakone Bloodbends the entire room in broad daylight
- Later Aang attacks Yakone and defeats him using the Avatar State
Interesting.
Though there are so many awesome theories out there, I really think we’ll have to wait for (possibly the next) another episode to really clarify it all.
There are going to be some happy people with correct head canons, though, that’s my guess 😀
It looks like the eyes we’ve been assuming were Yakone get a little blood-bent in this week’s flashbacks.
Visually, the similarity for me was between Tarrlock and the person Aang is reaching out towards in the new flashback.
I don’t know who is related to who, but now I think that this flashback event is directly related to bloodbending (obviously) and what happened to The Avatar State (in theory).
Great!
(but we don’t think Tarrlock and Amon are the same person. Well, Patches did, then Devindra and I talk him out of it)
When Extremes Meet!
Talk about the episode in the comments here on RepublicCityDispatch.com. New podcast coming your way tomorrow!
1000x YES! Excellent process, great shading.
A quick animation of my latest Korra doodle!
Oh man. Someone needs to do a whole spinoff fan series using this method. Right? RIGHT? Ripping Arrested Development is good and all, but it looks so pretty.
With the addition of the new avatar mobile, I see this happening.
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