I wonder how that would go - truly, it would be one of the first of its kind. Which side would take the most losses?The visuals for a war between Korra and the spirits vs Kurvira and her soldiers.
Thankfully, there are many animes which have been made in that atmosphere which have aided in good dialogues on how Christianity is to be seen.I think generations of Japanese people later (who had nothing to do with their ancestor's atrocities) see Christianity as one of the main mascots of the American threat in the Pacific. Many animes make the distrust of America abundantly clear, especially those of a more political and realistic nature (Ghost in the Shell: SAC is the first that comes to mind, specifically referring to America as "the American Empire").
All of this combined adds to the foreignness, and suspicion, of the position of Christianity in relation to Japan. There's a lot of politics associated.
The visuals for a war between Korra and the spirits vs Kurvira and her soldiers.
I think Zhu Li is also planning on betraying Kuivira in order to protect Varrick. And I am surprised it took Bolin and Varrick THAT long in order to realize that Kuivira was crazy - the fact that she was willing to do harm to them both so quickly shows she has been playing them for a long time with her being concerned for them...and I do wonder if she was like that even BEFORE she left Zaofu.Haha, Zhu Li was awesome. I'd be surprised if she wasn't acting as a double agent with her loyalty switch. And cheers to Varrick and Bolin for their switch.
Was that mecha suit a rip off of Bioshock and the elementals from Battletech or what?
My feelings are exactly the same. Granted, I'm not going to say Korra isn't still an incredibly gifted bender - and yes, being rusty after 3 yrs and PTSD, I can understand her being off her game. If she was in full capacity as she was when fighting Zaheer, the fight would have been either over or equally matched in less than 2 minutes - and Kuvira should have been in remembrance that Korra was not at her full strength.Granted, they couldn't let Avatar Korra destroy Kurvira mid season, but Korra has disappointed me in her bending. She is a base water bender, but she fights like an earthbender, and rarely uses water as her main bending (Aang for air, Roku for fire, Kyoshi for earth...)
I predict korra will not kill Kurvira, but will imprison her, after nearly losing her life to spirit blasts in the Avatar state. It should be noted the canon allowed for Avatar Wan to sustain several direct hits from Vaatu's spirit energy blasts, so despite the power of spirit energy, it will need to be weaponized and concentrated in power.
I would hope for the darker ending, where spirit energy blasts bring back Vaatu, he possesses Kurvira, and they rip each other's respective spirits out to the point of mortality (Vaatu and Raava) in an epic battle to the point where the spirit realm closes, the spirits go back including the big two. Then we get the similar situation Wan was in - the next possible "Avatar" from the stabilized earth kingdom beginning his/her journey. Then end the series. I think Toph is being used.
Just remembered the name of the series I was told by my cousin, called "One Piece"...a show about a conspiracy where the historians of the world were being killed because they were forbidden from studying history and the history they were being told involved those on the dominant side changing the history - with the young girl who is a central character in the series having her family killed and having to become a criminal while being dedicated to finding the truth.Ahaha sorry, this forum only seems to make me angry nowadays so I haven't been posting as much.
I've been watching Kill la Kill which is phenomenal, Girls und Panzer which is better than it sounds and PSYCHO-PASS which is looking to be of the quality of Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex which is definitely one of my favorite animes of all time. I am excited.
Granted, they couldn't let Avatar Korra destroy Kurvira mid season, but Korra has disappointed me in her bending. She is a base water bender, but she fights like an earthbender, and rarely uses water as her main bending (Aang for air, Roku for fire, Kyoshi for earth...)
I predict korra will not kill Kurvira, but will imprison her, after nearly losing her life to spirit blasts in the Avatar state. It should be noted the canon allowed for Avatar Wan to sustain several direct hits from Vaatu's spirit energy blasts, so despite the power of spirit energy, it will need to be weaponized and concentrated in power.
I would hope for the darker ending, where spirit energy blasts bring back Vaatu, he possesses Kurvira, and they rip each other's respective spirits out to the point of mortality (Vaatu and Raava) in an epic battle to the point where the spirit realm closes, the spirits go back including the big two. Then we get the similar situation Wan was in - the next possible "Avatar" from the stabilized earth kingdom beginning his/her journey. Then end the series. I think Toph is being used.
Hadn't considered that before, but it does make sense. I wonder how that would actually play out.Maybe balance means everyone will share a portion of Raava or Vaatu, like we all share a portion of the Holy Spirit or the Enemy.
Gxg (G²);66617306 said:Hadn't considered that before, but it does make sense. I wonder how that would actually play out.
One Piece is definitely one of the most amazing manga stories I've ever seen - even though it is VERY extensive in how long it is. I wish that it was not as extensive as it was since it can be hard to jump in and catch up with everything when there are over 300 episodes...I saw the post about One Piece. One Piece is definitely some of the most fantastic manga writing out there.
I'd disagree, as locking up anyone not Earth Kingdom (as occurred recently) smacks of fascism and it also reeks of eugenics. The same goes for prison camps, black-mail and other corrupt actions that Kurvira has done. The woman only celebrates herself in the name of unity - a unity which is really forced.I find myself rooting for Kurvina. I mean, she used to be good, and although her tactics are borderline tyrannical, she did take initiative while Korra was "out." Plus, her politics are undeniable (which caused Korra to hesitate fighting her in the first place. Kurvina can teach Korra a thing or two about real unity. But, I like dark heroes, so maybe I am partial.
So episode 8 seemed like filler. I don't usually care for flashback episodes and I wonder if they wanted recap so they could bring the villains of previous seasons.
(Though Vaatu in a conference call was pretty funny)