OFFICIAL DISCUSSION POST: KORRA 105

May 05, 2012 21:26

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dolphincheddar May 5 2012, 20:40:59 UTC
ALLS I KNOW IS I NOW SHIP TAHNO/KORRA.

PRIVATE PRO-BENDING LESSONS, EH? EH? YESSSSSSS.

IN OTHER NEWS, I HOPE THE MAKORRA KISS DOESN'T STOP KORRA AND ASAMI FROM BECOMING BFFS (OR LOVERS, I'M NOT PICKY).

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maladaptive May 5 2012, 20:41:35 UTC
THE WRITING IN KORRA IS... REALLY, REALLY CLUNKY COMPARED TO ATLA, AND IT'S SUPER OBVIOUS IN THIS EPISODE THAT BRYKE ARE RELYING WAY MORE ON WORD OF GOD THAN THE WHOLE "SHOW, DON'T TELL" THING. THERE'S A LOOOOT OF TELLING AND CRAP-ALL SHOWING. IF KORRA AND MAKO DIDN'T ANNOUNCE "I LIKE YOU" I'D NEVER KNOW EXCEPT FOR MAKO'S CLICHE-REQUIRED DIRTY LOOKS AS BOLIN TAKES KORRA ON A DATE.

BUT MOSTLY OMG BOLIN, POOR BB!

MAKO AND KORRA ARE REALLY JERKISH IN THIS EPISODE AND I LIKE THEM (AS CHARACTERS) LESS AND LESS WITH EVERY EPISODE, TBH. I'D SAY THEY'RE PERFECT FOR EACH OTHER, BUT MAKO/ASAMI WERE MADE FOR EACH OTHER BECAUSE NEITHER OF THEM HAVE A SHRED OF PERSONALITY. OR MAYBE THEY NEED TO BE SPLIT UP, BECAUSE IF THEY HAVE KIDS THEIR CHILDREN WOULD BE SO BORING THEY WOULD RIP A HOLE IN TIMESPACE BY THE INTENSE VACUUM CAUSED BY THEIR BORINGNESS.

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amyraine May 5 2012, 23:44:04 UTC
IS THERE ANYTHING ABOUT THIS SHOW YOU DO LIKE?

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maladaptive May 6 2012, 00:18:26 UTC
THERE'S LOTS OF THINGS.

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sadladybug May 5 2012, 23:56:08 UTC
*HIGH FIVE*

THE HELL WITH ALL THIS POORLY WRITTEN ROMANTIC NONSENSE. GIVE ME MORE PABU.

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octopusgirl May 5 2012, 20:47:33 UTC
I CAN'T HEAR ANYTHING OVER HOW PERFECT BORRA IS. SERIOUSLY, KORRA, YOU TAP THAT. THAT IS 100% PERFECT MANCANDY RIGHT THERE. LOCK IT DOWN.

NOW THAT I'VE GOT THAT OUT OF MY SYSTEM, GREAT CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT FOR EVERYONE. KORRA MAKING NICE WITH ASAMI WAS AWESOME. TAHNO IS BOTH RIDICULOUSLY GOOD LOOKING AND CREEPY. I KINDA WANT A ZOOLANDER CROSSOVER NOW.

ALSO, CATCHING ON TO WHAT PEMMA SAID ABOUT TENZIN AND ANOTHER WOMAN, I'M GUESSING IT'S LIN. BEING LEFT FOR A YOUNGER WOMAN THEN WATCHING YOUR EX CHURN OUT BABIES. OUCH. WAY TO BE A DICK, TENZIN.

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ratraccoon May 6 2012, 00:24:38 UTC
I CAN'T HEAR ANYTHING OVER HOW PERFECT BORRA IS. SERIOUSLY, KORRA, YOU TAP THAT. THAT IS 100% PERFECT MANCANDY RIGHT THERE. LOCK IT DOWN.


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luunyscarlet May 6 2012, 05:31:47 UTC
AGREED XD. I THOUGHT BOLIN WAS AWESOME IN THIS EPISODE. BEST LINE IN THIS EPISODE: "SHE'S STRONG, I'M STRONG. SHE'S FUNNY, I'M FUNNY. SHE'S BEAUTIFUL, I'M GORGEOUS!

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thepuppymaster May 6 2012, 15:29:14 UTC
EEK, I CAN SEE WHY LIN IS SO BITTER THEN (THOUGH I'M SURE THERE ARE OTHER REASONS AS WELL), IF SHE NEVER FOUND ANOTHER LOVER AFTER TENZIN. SHE SEEMED TO BE ALONE AT KORRA'S PARTY.

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malarkiness May 5 2012, 20:48:41 UTC
I DUNNO, I NEVER GOT THE IMPRESSION THAT MAKO HAD A THING FOR KORRA AT ALL BEFORE THIS EPISODE. I WAS HONESTLY SURPRISED WHEN THE NARRATOR SAID THE CRUSH WAS MUTUAL, AND UP UNTIL MAKO ACTUALLY SAID SOMETHING, I THOUGHT HE WAS PERFECTLY HAPPY WITH ASAMI. LIKE maladaptive SAID, THERE WAS WAAAAAY TOO MUCH "TELLING" RATHER THAN "SHOWING" WHEN IT CAME TO MAKO/KORRA.

I AM SO PUMPED FOR NEXT WEEK, THOUGH. BETWEEN TAHNO AND AMON STIRRING SHIT, THERE'S NO WAY IT CAN DISAPPOINT.

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dolphincheddar May 5 2012, 22:09:22 UTC
I STILL THINK MAKO IS ONLY DATING ASAMI FOR HER MONEY. LIKE HE TOLD BOLIN--IT MAKES MORE SENSE FOR HIM TO DATE ASAMI! SHE GETS HIM STATUS AND MONEY; KORRA WILL ONLY GET HIM STATUS, MAYBE.

HE NEEDS TO STOP LOOKING AT THIS LOGICALLY AND THINK WITH HIS HEART. THEN HE WILL REALIZE THAT TAHNO IS HIS ONE TRUE LOVE.

~TAHKO 4EVAR~

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malarkiness May 5 2012, 22:16:55 UTC
I DON'T THINK MAKO'S WITH ASAMI FOR HER MONEY. I MEAN, HE LIKED HER BEFORE HE EVEN FOUND OUT SHE WAS A SATO. WHEN HE SAID THAT ASAMI "MAKES MORE SENSE," I THINK HE MEANT THAT HE WAS ALREADY IN A RELATIONSHIP WITH A SWEET GIRL AND THAT BREAKING IT OFF FOR SOMEONE AS FIREY AS KORRA WOULD BE MESSY.

BUT OMG I AM ALL FOR TAHKO. PRAYING THEY'LL HAVE SOME SERIOUS UST IN EPISODE 6.

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dolphincheddar May 5 2012, 22:19:57 UTC
OKAY, YEAH, YOU'RE PROBABLY RIGHT. THE TAHKO WAS CLOUDING MY MIND.

I REALLY LOVE TAHNO MORE THAN I SHOULD.

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chewilicious May 5 2012, 21:17:41 UTC
TAHNO'S CHARACTER DESIGN DOESN'T REMIND ME OF SOUTHERN OR NORTHERN WATER BENDERS.

I SUSPECT (AND SINCERELY HOPE) THAT HE IS RELATED TO SWAMP BENDERS.

(JUST IMAGINE EMBARRASSING LEAF-CLAD RELATIVES CHEERING HIM ON IN THE FINALS, AND OCCASIONAL SLIPS INTO A BACKWOODS SOUTHERN ACCENT.)

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octopusgirl May 5 2012, 21:31:06 UTC
I AM TAKING THIS AS HEADCANON UNTIL PROVEN OTHERWISE. HE KNOWS THE TRUTH. DEATH IS AN ILLUSION, JUST LIKE PANTS.

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amanda_violet May 5 2012, 21:32:13 UTC
YES. THIS IS NOW MY HEADCANON.

HE LOOKS LIKE HE'S GOT FIRE NATION ANCESTRY, THOUGH.

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aiffe May 6 2012, 11:36:45 UTC
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I GET TO USE "THE NOISE THAT CAME OUT OF MY MOUTH WAS NOT HUMAN" IN ALL SERIOUSNESS.

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