Legend of Korra: PANIC!!!! Episode 4 Is Uploaded!!!!

-Tal · April 2012

Goatmon wrote: »

Narbus wrote: »

Goatmon wrote: »

Shorty wrote: »

Antimatter wrote: »

Shorty wrote: »

Goatmon wrote: »

This episode was so good, you guys.

The show is just so consistently awesome that It keeps feeling too short. It just speeds by in what feels like a few minutes. The pacing is flawless.

So

Spoiler:

Was anyone else assuming Korra was having another nightmare at the end?

When he turns his hand to touch her face instead of grab at it, I was dee coloning so hard.

Spoiler:

yeah I figured she fell asleep while waiting for him to show up

Spoiler:

same

that was fucked

Spoiler:

yeah

korra was DUMB in this episode

lady's gotta learn right quick that Amon's not gonna play by her arbitrary rules

Spoiler:

Yeah she was making some bad judgement calls here. Can't blame her, though. She's scared shitless and doesn't know how to handle it.

And after that last confrontation, I don't think anyone can really say she's got it easier than Aang does.

I am impressed with the direction they've gone with this.

Ok so why...

Spoiler:

did the Avatar State not kick in there? I get that she is not a very spiritual avatar thus far, but man. Aang wasn't always terribly spiritual-minded when it kicked it, mostly he was "oh god oh god oh god this is bad." And Roku said that the Avatar State was a defensive tool used to keep the Avatar alive until they had mastered the four elements and could take care of themself, not some aspect of the spiritual nature of the Avatar.

I hope there's a reason other than "well it'd solve a few too many problems right now."

Spoiler:

It only seems to kick in during life or death moments, for the most part.

She was captured, and she was scared to death, but she wasn't being harmed.

Same reason it didn't kick in when Aang was chained up by Zhao.

I imagine that it would trigger if he seriously tried to to de-bend her.

Keep in mind

Spoiler:

Dongs Galore · April 2012

So I heard there was some kind of turtle-lion in the previous series

that sounds dumb I hope they keep abominable genetic disaster turtles out of this one

except maybe to ramp steampunk motorcycles off of

King Riptor · April 2012

Nothing in Korra is steam punk.

TankHammer · April 2012

Also the rest of what you said is also wrong.

Dongs Galore · April 2012

also why doesn't the Fire Nation just conquer all the other shitty countries with their awesome fire powers

these air guys seem like total pussies I bet they'd get steamrolled

Goatmon · April 2012

Sorce wrote: »

Asami

Spoiler:

Based on the way she's acted in her first appearance, her "ulterior motive" may just that she buys whatever she wants, up to and including boyfriends. Mako is definitely working as a trophy that Asami is interested in, and therefore "polishing" to the degree he needs to be to make her happy. But hey, if the relationship fleshes out more than that, awesome.

And hey, if Bolin and Korra end up together, that'd be fine with me too. They've kind of got a Sokka/Suki thing going.

Spoiler:

The_Tuninator · April 2012

Goatmon wrote: »

Sorce wrote: »

Asami

Spoiler:

Based on the way she's acted in her first appearance, her "ulterior motive" may just that she buys whatever she wants, up to and including boyfriends. Mako is definitely working as a trophy that Asami is interested in, and therefore "polishing" to the degree he needs to be to make her happy. But hey, if the relationship fleshes out more than that, awesome.

And hey, if Bolin and Korra end up together, that'd be fine with me too. They've kind of got a Sokka/Suki thing going.

Spoiler:

It would be an amusing development if Mako discovers that he is her boyfriend of the month.

That would indeed be quite entertaining.

Dongs Galore · April 2012

Asami is just the setup for a Very Special Episode about loose women and teen promiscuity

Shorty · April 2012

TankHammer wrote: »

Hiroshi Sato

Spoiler:

While further complexities to his character may end up being nearly anything I do just want to state out-loud that while Henry Ford was an innovator who brought the automobile from a rich man's toy to into the hands of the working man he was also a big fan of Adolf Hitler.

I don't think he's gonna turn out to be evil per say. I'm just preparing for a twist.

Also that is a really great observation with Mako and his scarf. If I were to guess, he probably does feel some drive to protect Korra, even if it's just as a sister rather than a romantic partner.

It is likely they'll end up together though.

It's interesting seeig how fast he goes after Ms. Sato though. She got through his defenses pretty handily even before he knew she was an heiress. It's one of he only times we get to see him when he's not trying to be a father figure.

he even got a medal for his exciting and boundary-pushing work in the field of racism

Sorce · April 2012

Makorra

Spoiler:

TankHammer · April 2012

Sorce wrote: »

Makorra

Spoiler:

Teasing between brothers is one thing, but I also really doubt that Mako would go after a girl that his brother is actively crushing on. He may see Korra as Bolin's (whether she is or not) so he's willing to help/protect her because she makes his brother happy.

I could see that.

Also that Asami theory

Spoiler:

Centipede Damascus · April 2012

Huh, according to the Korra site, Tenzin is 51 and Pema is 35.

RoyceSraphim · April 2012

Age divided by two plus seven

The_Tuninator · April 2012

Centipede Damascus wrote: »

Huh, according to the Korra site, Tenzin is 51 and Pema is 35.

Yup. Go Tenzin.

Seriously · April 2012

what about pema

I think scoring one of the only if not the only airbender left in the world is worth like, a million points

two million

Seriously · April 2012

didn't you hear

nick cancelled the show (because of you)

Zay · April 2012

Man this new episode STILL isn't online what the hell!

Seriously · April 2012

we're all

really

mad

zimfan · April 2012

Zay wrote: »

Man this new episode STILL isn't online what the hell!

I thought, last week the Episode was uploaded Monday Night/Tuesday Morning. Probably your best bet.

Goatmon · April 2012

Sorce wrote: »

Asami

Spoiler:

Based on the way she's acted in her first appearance, her "ulterior motive" may just that she buys whatever she wants, up to and including boyfriends. Mako is definitely working as a trophy that Asami is interested in, and therefore "polishing" to the degree he needs to be to make her happy. But hey, if the relationship fleshes out more than that, awesome.

And hey, if Bolin and Korra end up together, that'd be fine with me too. They've kind of got a Sokka/Suki thing going.

Spoiler:

Goatmon · April 2012

Zay wrote: »

Man this new episode STILL isn't online what the hell!

In response to pirates leaking the episode, they've taken it off their site

So now anyone who wants to see the episode in a timely fashion will have to go to a website where someone has pirated it.

Well done, Nickelodeon.

zimfan wrote: »

Zay wrote: »

Man this new episode STILL isn't online what the hell!

I thought, last week the Episode was uploaded Monday Night/Tuesday Morning. Probably your best bet.

Uh no, last week it went up early Saturday Afternoon. Like, immediately after the broadcast.

-Tal · April 2012

you guys are crazy

the Sato family are just nice people

silence1186 · April 2012

Episode 5 was leaked, right? Could people please mark any spoilers with Episode 5 (or anything leaked, really) very clearly? I think I just ruined something for myself a few pages back.

TankHammer · April 2012

Well when you abuse a privilege then it gets taken-away. Now access to a high-quality video of the episode is being replaced by several dozen grainy handicam versions.

Well done hackers.

Dichotomy · April 2012

Goatmon wrote: »

Zay wrote: »

Man this new episode STILL isn't online what the hell!

In response to pirates leaking the episode, they've taken it off their site

So now anyone who wants to see the episode in a timely fashion will have to go to a website where someone has pirated it.

Well done, Nickelodeon.

because that is clearly what is going on here

-Tal · April 2012

TankHammer wrote: »

Well when you abuse a privilege then it gets taken-away. Now access to a high-quality video of the episode is being replaced by several dozen grainy handicam versions.

Well done hackers.

that

that's not how piracy works

Zay · April 2012

Goatmon wrote: »

Zay wrote: »

Man this new episode STILL isn't online what the hell!

In response to pirates leaking the episode, they've taken it off their site

So now anyone who wants to see the episode in a timely fashion will have to go to a website where someone has pirated it.

Well done, Nickelodeon.

really?

Centipede Damascus · April 2012

I don't think any of us can say for certain why the episode isn't up yet

but I think it's clear that the appropriate course of action is to send Bryan Konietzko abusive emails

Thetheroo · April 2012

silence1186 wrote: »

Episode 5 was leaked, right? Could people please mark any spoilers with Episode 5 (or anything leaked, really) very clearly? I think I just ruined something for myself a few pages back.

I don't think 5 was linked.

I mean, I'm pretty sure?

-Tal · April 2012

the solution to this problem seems very simple, just upload the episode right after it airs instead of three days earlier

somebody tell me if I'm being dumb with that idea

Johnny Chopsocky · April 2012

And Amazon, who took till Tuesday last week to get episode 3 up, had episode 4 up today.

Episode 4 thoughts

Spoiler:

Seriously · April 2012

I think we're panicking again

EVERYBODY CALM DOWN

JUST CALM DOWN

Goatmon · April 2012

Zay wrote: »

Goatmon wrote: »

Zay wrote: »

Man this new episode STILL isn't online what the hell!

In response to pirates leaking the episode, they've taken it off their site

So now anyone who wants to see the episode in a timely fashion will have to go to a website where someone has pirated it.

Well done, Nickelodeon.

really?

As far as I can tell, yes.

TankHammer wrote: »

Well when you abuse a privilege then it gets taken-away. Now access to a high-quality video of the episode is being replaced by several dozen grainy handicam versions.

Well done hackers.

Oh I don't blame Nickelodeon whatsoever for wanting to stop their show from getting leaked.

I just wish they'd put the episode back on the fucking website already.

TankHammer · April 2012

-Tal wrote: »

TankHammer wrote: »

Well when you abuse a privilege then it gets taken-away. Now access to a high-quality video of the episode is being replaced by several dozen grainy handicam versions.

Well done hackers.

that

that's not how piracy works

They were taking the episodes off of Nickelodeon's servers instead of watching them through proper, revenue-generating channels and passing them around before the intended air date.

Now Nick has stopped uploading the episodes so the easy route for pirates has been removed and so most of the pirated videos are going to be poor quality.

This has been my experience.

Seriously · April 2012

this conversation is going to burn someone

Zay · April 2012

Seriously wrote: »

I think we're panicking again

EVERYBODY CALM DOWN

JUST CALM DOWN

bro

BRO

Goatmon · April 2012

-Tal wrote: »

the solution to this problem seems very simple, just upload the episode right after it airs instead of three days earlier

somebody tell me if I'm being dumb with that idea

I have to assume there is some technical/legal crap that makes it difficult for them to do just that.

Because otherwise there is no good reason not to do that.

-Tal · April 2012

TankHammer wrote: »

-Tal wrote: »

TankHammer wrote: »

Well when you abuse a privilege then it gets taken-away. Now access to a high-quality video of the episode is being replaced by several dozen grainy handicam versions.

Well done hackers.

that

that's not how piracy works

They were taking the episodes off of Nickelodeon's servers instead of watching them through proper, revenue-generating channels and passing them around before the intended air date.

Now Nick has stopped uploading the episodes so the easy route for pirates has been removed and so most of the pirated videos are going to be poor quality.

This has been my experience.

there are no "grainy handicam" versions

nobody is filming their TV

the episodes were ripped directly from Nick's servers, it's the same quality you'd get if you watch it on their site

TankHammer · April 2012

It's easier to upload it early and then have an automated time to unlock it instead of having to have someone start the upload so it completes at the right time.

-Tal · April 2012

there has been no indication that such a thing will happen

and even if it did, the aired version can be recorded directly, as well as iTunes/Amazon/whatever versions being passed around

Nick has no reason to inconvenience legitimate viewers

Penny Arcade

Legend of Korra: PANIC!!!! Episode 4 Is Uploaded!!!!

Posts