Like Aang, Hayden will no doubt be joining us from the Spirit World.

I've read a few interviews with these guys today, and this was easily the most thoughtful and informative. Well done.

I think they are contractually obligated to keep a lid on that.

I'm searching for an appropriate quote or witty response, but the inside of my head is screaming like a little girl.

I do think the lack of backstory is fairly endemic to the dystopion/speculative fiction genre, and that's probably why it's never been my favorite. Dystopian fiction very often takes a few pathologies of modern society (sexism, economic inequality, culture of violence, etc.) and extrapolates it to its furthest logical…

Agreed @avclub-e19801f9caf39bff8afc5e4548f2942d:disqus . Azula targeting Katara and then Zuko effectively diving in front of the bullet is such a visceral, shocking, character-motivated moment that I wouldn't trade it for anything. Having Katara finish the fight also gives her something important to do, though I like…

Well said, @avclub-0ae1dd3954ee840075de1395771b6c9c:disqus . If we learned anything from the Star Wars prequels, it's that providing a humanizing backstory for your supervillain is sometimes just lame and taints the entire mythology.

Actually, you can sort these threads by popularity.

This should probably be in the Korra thread, but I absolutely agree. Also, she's not a bitch because of it.

The show. It premieres on Saturday. Think they're gonna hold back the review?

It's just such a big jump up in quality. I mean I love the original series and think it's one of the best animated shows ever, but damn…

I agree, and Bryke just said in a WSJ interview that they have more room for moral ambiguity with the Equalists because Korra is targeted to an older audience. They said "it won't be The Wire," but the fact that they even felt the need to invoke The Wire in comparison makes me hopeful.

There is also an interesting article with Sifu Kisu, the show's martial arts consultant, liked to Bryan Konietzko's tumblr. A lot of it was Greek to me, but it's interesting to see how well thought-out the different styles are and where they took those styles with the new show.

Also: I wonder if we can get Saturday's thread up to 4 pages.

You are in for a real treat! The finale is something very special.

Hear hear!

It absolutely is. I compare Avatar to Buffy all the time. Korra looks to be even more Buffy-esque than the original. In fact, I'd like to know which one of those two ladies would win in a fight…

@avclub-a9dbf6c70f867fb5d09900f7bab79c25:disqus I loved that movie growing up. It's still my Dad's favorite movie about being a Dad. I caught it on cable one afternoon, and now that I know that Rufio = Zuko, I can't not hear Zuko when Rufio talks.

^SPOILERS KIND OF

Admittedly, I cry very easily when it comes to tv and film. I'm usually already good and watery due to allergies.