Trickle nipple….Parker Posie pox

That list of ailments reminds me Bob Ducca and his incurable puff knuckle.

That list of ailments reminds me Bob Ducca and his incurable puff knuckle.

That's precisely what I've been saying.

That's precisely what I've been saying.

I seem to recall that the original Nite Owl from Watchmen was a police officer.

I seem to recall that the original Nite Owl from Watchmen was a police officer.

That's a good way of putting it: it's now a skill, not an art.  And while that makes complete sense thematically, the show loses something nevertheless.

That's a good way of putting it: it's now a skill, not an art.  And while that makes complete sense thematically, the show loses something nevertheless.

I can imagine an old Zuko explaining to Korra that the defeat of Ozai left a deep scar (thematic resonance!) in the Fire Nation, and that he has tried cleaning up the mess ever sense.  That would actually rock, as Zuko's journey would cycle through redeeming himself to redeeming his family to redeeming his nation.

I can imagine an old Zuko explaining to Korra that the defeat of Ozai left a deep scar (thematic resonance!) in the Fire Nation, and that he has tried cleaning up the mess ever sense.  That would actually rock, as Zuko's journey would cycle through redeeming himself to redeeming his family to redeeming his nation.

True, but it's an imaginative expression of waterbending nonetheless.  I don't feel like we've seen anything like it in LoK.  I'd like to think this is intentional in a "let's side aside childish things" kind of way.  That is, we're dealing with a more mature and orderly society, and bending has become much more…

True, but it's an imaginative expression of waterbending nonetheless.  I don't feel like we've seen anything like it in LoK.  I'd like to think this is intentional in a "let's side aside childish things" kind of way.  That is, we're dealing with a more mature and orderly society, and bending has become much more…

I may be wrong here, but I'm starting to get the sense that bending is not as powerful in LoK as it was in LA.  I know we get more specialized bending like metalbending, and even Mako can lighteningbend to some extent.  But overall, we haven't seen anyone really cut loose.  Where's the waterbending octopus thing? Why…

I may be wrong here, but I'm starting to get the sense that bending is not as powerful in LoK as it was in LA.  I know we get more specialized bending like metalbending, and even Mako can lighteningbend to some extent.  But overall, we haven't seen anyone really cut loose.  Where's the waterbending octopus thing? Why…

I guess it would make sense that member of the Fire Nation would be desperate to reassert their dominance after the war.  Also, I imagine there were a lot of out-of-work soldiers that were only good at violence.

I guess it would make sense that member of the Fire Nation would be desperate to reassert their dominance after the war.  Also, I imagine there were a lot of out-of-work soldiers that were only good at violence.

Also, Lin's arm knives were awesome and shockingly brutal.  There was little finesse there; she was just wailing away at Sato's face.

Also, Lin's arm knives were awesome and shockingly brutal.  There was little finesse there; she was just wailing away at Sato's face.

I think the swimwear was supposed to be a callback to the swimsuits of the 20s.  You know, those tanktop-shorts combo dealies.