Post of the Day #3070

Posted by gingerninja 666 on Thu, 31st May '12 2:30:09 PM - Post #209859 in the old thread

It's definitely good to have a balance between characters who make mistakes yet are also competent enough to fix them.

Indeed. Always good to have characters learn in situations, and not repeat the same mistakes in later episodes.

Post of the Day #3071

Posted by crowlover on Mon, 2nd Apr '12 1:19:27 PM - Post #143793 in the old thread

Well, that almost begs for a repeat.

I was going to comment about the fact that most of the people on that list aren't active here anymore, but given that the original post is eight years old I'm actually quite surprise to see as many familiar names there as I do.

Post of the Day #3072

Posted by Red Savant on Thu, 22nd Dec '11 10:42:12 PM - Post #58900 in the old thread

I was going to comment about the fact that most of the people on that list aren't active here anymore, but given that the original post is eight years old I'm actually quite surprise to see as many familiar names there as I do.

I just checked the last 12 pages of the thread out of curiosity, and it looks like the only people on the list who posted in the last month here are Ginger, Sereg and myself. I was expecting there to be more. I wonder whatever happened to Kegisak.

Although to be fair, I think Rainbow and Pannic were around back then but not included in the list (though this may be my memory playing tricks on me - with such a long history, it's hard to remember who appeared when). Lalalei 2001 sort of was, but wasn't active at the time (IIRC, Lalalei was the very first post in the thread, but then went away for years before posting again). I think Chariot might have been here in the early days too but can't remember for sure.

Edited by storyyeller on Nov 23rd 2020 at 9:48:04 AM

I'm still around and reading the thread, but I just haven't posted anything recently because I haven't had anything I wanted to comment about. And I likely was around then too because from what I remember I first started watching the G4 MLP series during the gap between the 1st and 2nd seasons, so if that post was in 2012 then it would have been after I started watching the show and probably posting here too.

Edited by Rainbow on Nov 23rd 2020 at 9:16:36 AM

Post of the Day #3073

Posted by gingerninja 666 on Mon, 14th May '12 1:23:33 PM - Post #194204 in the old thread

I have to say the image of Ozai pimp-slapping a lightning bolt is hilarious.

ride the lightning

...so that scene would have been improved if Ozai did something that was literally impossible in the series lore?

I like the scene pretty well as is. Ozai's a character whose central philosophy is a combination of Might Makes Right and militant nationalism. And Zuko's over here with a superpower that was literally obtained via multiculturalism, just rocking the face off of Ozai's ultimate expression of his Right-Making Might.

• Ozai: I respect only MYSELF. And that's why I have A GUN!
• Zuko: Look again! I have your GUN!
• Ozai: Okay but how.
• Zuko: By respecting other cultures.
• Ozai: Please don't shoot me with my gun.

That’s great. XD

Ozai then tries to shoot Aang with the gun, but Aang steals his gun and throws it away, then later beats his ass. But when Ozai tries to get a cheap shot in, Aang breaks all his fingers so he can't use a gun or other weapons again.

I've heard a number of critics dismiss that as a cheap cop-out ending, weaseling out of a proper resolution to Aang's moral dilemma of "achieve spiritual enlightenment" versus "stop the Big Bad from going full Hitler".

Let's be honest: Does anyone actually think Nickelodeon would ever approve of having a child take on a villain with the explicit intention of killing him?

No, but I was still very disappointed by the cop-out ending. Especially after all the build up to the moral dilemma. It's also pretty stupid given that Aang's killed hundreds of people offscreen. But it doesn't count when they don't have names, I guess.

Of course, it didn't help matters that crucial dialog was delivered by the unintentionally unintelligible Lion Turtle.

Edited by storyyeller on Nov 24th 2020 at 8:12:22 AM

Wait, Aang what?

Given how the MLP episode "One Bad Apple" came out 8 years ago today, I've come to dislike the episode even more because of its clunky bullying message.

Anti bullying messages are always clunky because they always boil to the same thing "Fight back is wrong!Tell an adult!" Now don't get me wrong telling an adult is not a bad message but they're always going to condemn any response to a bully because of zero tolerance polices

There are plenty of No One Should Survive That! moments during battles throughout the series.

Edited by Redmess on Nov 24th 2020 at 2:50:11 PM

About "One Bad Apple", I remember liking it when it came out, but that's because I just was relieved that it didn't use "ignore bullies and they'll leave you alone" as its message. This is because I was told that in junior high/high school and I hated being told that for multiple reasons. Although in hindsight, saying to ignore someone is not too likely to be used as a message on a show that emphasizes making friends.

Edited by Rainbow on Nov 24th 2020 at 8:11:08 AM

More like Ozai Bitchlord◊, amirite?

i think the finale to avatar was perfectly fine. having aang kill the firelord would have been a horribly cynical conclusion to aang's character arc of personal vs societal expectations

hell, it would have been a *poor* conclusion to the ongoing themes of the show when you consider Iroh and Zuko's philosophies of why they didnt kill Ozai themselves, or why Zuko decided to save Katara rather than kill Azula.

the Fridge Logic behind Ozai's reign is stupid funny though

but, uh, yeah. colorful horses. One Bad Apple is an okay episode, i guess, but its bullying theme was definitely handled poorly