[OOC] We Are the Crystal Gems

[21308]

@Akayaofthemoon Oh wow I wasn't sure anyone would actually say yes and didn't even know you liked Avatar!

Okay, so for a while now I've had an idea for this RP where my character would be non-bender rogue named Cricket. He starts off as a super pragmatic thief who only cares about survival and personal gain, but through unforeseen circumstances becomes part of a group tasked with with defending a very young, mute avatar who hasn't come into their abilities yet.

[Akayaofthemoon]

@21308

OMG I LOVE THAT! I would so do an RP of that if I could!

I am a big Avatar fan. I just have never seen Korra cause I have heard not so great things...

[21308]

@Akayaofthemoon It's really cool to hear you think so! Yeah time would be a big thing for me but maybe I'll have time to get one like that started over the holiday season. I get a decent break from school right after Thanksgiving and an awesome Christmas gift to myself would be getting some of the RP ideas I've had off the ground.

Hidden because I sort of go on a rant

Yeah Korra had its issues. I'm almost done with the first season and it's been fun in a lot of ways, but there are a few things I didn't care for. The biggest one is honestly something I didn't like about the original series either, which is how much of an edge benders have over non benders. I mean, I get that it seems pretty obvious that they would, but it would have been nice to see non benders hold their own a little more often. I'm sure that it wasn't intentional but the implication is that you're either born awesome or you're born to suck, and it was worse in Korra than in AtLA. It doesn't help that we're sort of shown that non benders generally have it crappier than benders and that the only group trying to leverage for better treatment of non benders are the bad guys.

Aside from that, there's the horrible pro-bending arc that goes absolutely nowhere and wastes, if my memory is correct, 3 episodes and serves no purpose except to provide a backdrop for one of the worst romance subplots I've ever seen.

[Akayaofthemoon]

@21308

That would be awesome. I actually really like the idea and would love to see it come to life ^-^

Rant Answer

Yeah, I have noticed that a bit in Avatar but I heard it was nothing in comparison in what they did in Korra. I heard that the first season wasn't bad but it just slowly goes down hill more and more as it progresses. I just don't want Avatar ruined for me so I never watched Korra. My friend told me a lot that I was very unhappy with so I am not sure if I will every watch Korra even though people try to push me to watch it >.<

[Raijinslayer]

@21308@AkayaofthemoonKorra goes like this: Season one is okay, Season two is sucky, Season three is cool, And Season four is also rather good, though none can compare to the original, as they're their own thing. I'd say it's at least worth a viewing ad it gets better the moment they realize that the romance between Korra and Mako just sucked and scrapped it, though what they replaced it with is . . . debatable and not as believable, in my opinion considering the character involved.

[Akayaofthemoon]

@Raijinslayer

Nothing will be better than the original but maybe one day I will give Korra a try.

[Kronshi]

@Akayaofthemoon The best way to watch it and like it is to imagine it as a side-canon, kind of like this roleplay. It's someone else's interpretation of what they imagine happens next, after the story is over. It's much more enjoyable that way.

[Akayaofthemoon]

@Kronshi

I will try to think of it that way...it might be hard but that does seem a better way to view it

[21308]

@Akayaofthemoon I'm glad you think so. Maybe I could keep you guys posted so that people can know it exists when I'm actually able to devote time to it.

Answer to answer

That's about what I've heard too. From the sound of things the series will continue to have things that annoy me but I'll probably keep watching it because the good stuff outweighs it just enough for me. Kind of like with the Star Wars prequels, the main story and characters in those were pretty awful but I can sort of tolerate them because I like the universe. From what I've heard the end of season 3 and season 4 also help make up for some of the crapiness. I totally understand if you aren't interested in watching it though, for a while I really wasn't either.

[Raijinslayer]

Surprise post is a surprise.

[Akayaofthemoon]

@Raijinslayer

O.O god...why can't Mars stand to be around Aquamarine cause damn I needs to hug him! The feels man! The feels!

[21308]

@Raijinslayer That pretty much sums up what I've heard. Like I said above, if I can sit through the pro-bending arc I can sit through just about anything season 2 throws at me... unless you mean to imply there's something in season 2 that's... worse than the pro-bending episodes 0_0

@Kronshi I like looking at it like that too. It sort of ties into how I compare it with the way I view the Star Wars prequels, some of its merit comes from the fact that expands the universe (and also give me good ideas for RPs).

[HaltingBlooper]

@21308 AtLA is best Avatar.

[Akayaofthemoon]

@HaltingBlooper

That it is. I don't even have to see the other to know that ^_^

[21308]

@HaltingBlooper Yeah I know.

@Akayaofthemoon Hm, would you consider it off-putting if I said I planned to have my RP take place after Korra?

[Akayaofthemoon]

@21308

If it is after Korra than I wouldn't mind because yes it might have reference to Korra but it would mostly be an original so it would be like a whole new story ^_^

[21308]

@Akayaofthemoon Oh good! For some reason when doing RPs making/joining one set in the past just makes it more difficult for me to get excited for some reason, I guess because it's less suspenseful when you already know what actually happens.

[Akayaofthemoon]

@21308

I get what you mean. I like a little surprise or excitement so I have to roll with the punches kind of thing

[21308]

@Akayaofthemoon Yeah, plus it makes me feel like what my character does actually matters even if it isn't canon.

[Akayaofthemoon]

@21308

Yeah exactly! ^_^