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fandomsecrets2013-11-17 04:01 pm
case) wrote in fandomsecrets2013-11-17 04:01 pm
[ SECRET POST #2511 ]
⌈ Secret Post #2511 ⌋
Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.
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[The Hobbit]
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[The Fly 1986]
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[Slightly Damned]
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[Game Of Thrones]
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[DC Comics]
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[NCIS]
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[Roosterteeth]
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[Mass Effect]
[Art: The Shepard Siblings, by bigcman321]
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[Easy A]
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[Sleepy Hollow]
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[Sir David Attenborough]
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[New Tricks]
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[Hannibal (NBC)]
Notes:
Secrets Left to Post: 04 pages, 078 secrets from Secret Submission Post #359.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.
Re: Legend of Korra Finale - what did you think?
1.) I quite liked that Mako and Korra finally just broke it off for good. Their relationship was "fun while it lasts but not good for them, especially in the long run". I hope they can all be functional friends without romantic bullshit in the next season. And for all that there was a lot of romantic crap during this season, for the most part it got steadily pushed to the side as more pressing matters took over, which was also a plus.
2.) WTF was up with Jinora? What did she do? Was it just Little (white/pale) Girl Purity that somehow gave Korra the boost? I got the impression that Jinora actively went somewhere and did something to help Korra, but what?
3.) Yay for adult development throughout the series. One thing I have always appreciated about ATLA was that everyone got some kind of development, even if they were older and ostensibly good guys, and no one's character was "static" or "already developed" - even Iroh got some, however less it was in comparison to everyone else. The character developments of Tenzin, Kya, and Bumi were nice to watch, especially Tenzin - he tries to be a Wise Old Man for Korra, but still has a long way to go, himself, and probably always will. I love that it shows even these significantly older people as having their own journeys to go through even as they help the younger characters move through theirs.
4.) DAFUQ was that with Bolin and Eska at the end? I spent that scene totally looking forward to this being a showcasing of Bolin's acting talent - that he had managed to develop acting talent and wasn't just a convenient buff guy for Varrick's movie/mover* and could actually develop a talent and life outside of earthbending, and then suddenly...what? He just suddenly has strong feelings for her? Was that some latent Stockholm Syndrome or something? I just do not buy that whole "caught up in the moment during the end of the world" bullshit. Hell, Bolin getting into a (real) relationship with Ginger would probably be, at the very least no backwards movement and in line with how his character has developed already - for all that he is still loyal to his friends and all, he enjoys the high life and the perks of being rich and famous. With the way he was at the end, enjoying a brief fling with a hot girl would've been in line with his character (and it would've been a brief fling that lasted about as long as the fame and prestige of saving the president, or at least Ginger's perception of it.
* = why don't they just call it a movie in-universe? Mover makes me think of the guys who come by your house on moving day to collect and transport your stuff. Or possibly whoever Varrick hired to steal Asami's stuff.
5.) Yay for all the worldbuilding, from the new in-universe technological advancements (movers, remote detonation, etc) to callbacks to the previous series (the Professor in the library, Zhao, etc). Definitely love all these little details and references (though yikes, I feel sorry for all those other people in the Fog of Lost Souls in the Spirit world).
6.) Slightly more general thing, BUT...I'm not sure how to feel about this whole cosmic epic type story they were going for. I've always liked how grounded in the real world ATLA was, how even though it was a clear fantasy it wasn't one based on the abstraction of cosmic or supernatural forces, but supported by them to focus on the complexity of a real-world story. The first season of LOK did even better on that front, confronting real world issue that even modern viewers can identify with and still keeping that fantasy background and influence. But this shift from realistic worldly issues - civil war, political maneuvering, business problems, etc - to cosmic battles for the fate of the world was jarring, both within the season and the show itself. I greatly enjoyed the Journey Into History flashbacks letting us know about War at first because of how it built up the world and background, and gave an opportunity for Korra to learn about her past and herself. But instead of that being a foundation on which to continue the story like it tended to be in ATLA, it became the foundation of its own story, sidetracking considerably from everything else that's been going on.
/phew