#154801
Thu, 12th Apr '12 7:23:03 PM
from Over there. Maybe?
Aaaaaah. Nothing like a morning coffee before getting to...ugh...work.
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Forum Archive (nuked Western Animation thread)
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#154802
Thu, 12th Apr '12 7:23:50 PM
from Aboard The Damocles
Ah, tis a good thing I have no interest in ATLA 
"Contests fought between two masters are decided instantly. An invisible battle is now raging between the two of them." Lulu vs Schneizel
#154803
Thu, 12th Apr '12 7:24:33 PM
That isn't a good thing. That isn't a good thing at all!
#154804
Thu, 12th Apr '12 7:24:43 PM
from Over there. Maybe?
![[up]](https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/smiles/arrow_up.png "[up]"){kind=icon}
Ah, Phooey on you. 
edited 12th Apr '12 7:24:52 PM by edvedd
#154805
Thu, 12th Apr '12 7:25:38 PM
from Austin
Well the show is really good. Particularly the last two seasons. The first season is good, but it pales in comparison to the rest. The season 2 finale was spectacularly done. Azula was brilliant. I think you would like her Ginger ^^
I think you might dislike Zuko though. He's kind of... angsty and emo. But he was still one of my favorite characters because I'm a dumb fangirl at heart
The Element of Procrastination
#154806
Thu, 12th Apr '12 7:26:54 PM
Evening, Drenius and Orion
@Drenius At this level, it's mostly reading and understanding passages from chapter books
#154807
Thu, 12th Apr '12 7:27:57 PM
from Aboard The Damocles
Hey, I watched about three episodes... no interesting antagonist... and Zuko is a villain who pulls a Heel Face Turn if I'm not mistaken. One of my most hated of tropes when it happens in the middle of something.
Even if Azula was cool, I'd need to force my way through season 1
edited 12th Apr '12 7:28:24 PM by gingerninja666
"Contests fought between two masters are decided instantly. An invisible battle is now raging between the two of them." Lulu vs Schneizel
#154808
Thu, 12th Apr '12 7:28:16 PM
Zuko is basically an example of your "ambiguous-not-quite-a-good-guy-not-quite-a-bad-guy" characters that seems to get a lot of fangirls.
Of course, he's actually done pretty well. His character development in the second season is fantastic.
#154809
Thu, 12th Apr '12 7:28:19 PM
Or because his story arc is just an awesome redemption arc.
edited 12th Apr '12 7:28:32 PM by Chadaman99
#154810
Thu, 12th Apr '12 7:28:19 PM
from The Black Tower
@isl
Ginger doesn't care for Avatar.
Gay, Autistic, Nerd, Gamer, Gleek, Brony, Writer, Fan, Master Of The Ever Changing Avatar, Mad Man.
I am in fact awesome.
#154811
Thu, 12th Apr '12 7:29:25 PM
@kegi Yeah, there are at least two Zutara shippers on my floor, and they're convinced Katara's going to end up cheating on Aang
@ginger I will tell you Azula's a much better than Zuko, but you don't need to watch if you don't want to.
edited 12th Apr '12 7:30:58 PM by crowlover
#154812
Thu, 12th Apr '12 7:29:26 PM
How would martial arts work in MLP FIM?
edited 12th Apr '12 7:29:33 PM by Chadaman99
#154813
Thu, 12th Apr '12 7:30:08 PM
from Over there. Maybe?
It would mostly rely on kicks. Applejack is already a master of kicks.
#154814
Thu, 12th Apr '12 7:31:09 PM
from Northern Virginia
I'm off to bed, later!
Gully Foyle is my name,
and Terra is my nation.
Deep space is my dwelling place,
and death's my destination.
#154816
Thu, 12th Apr '12 7:31:53 PM
from Aboard The Damocles
Stop using the term character development!
I HATE villainous character development. Evil guys turned good are so boring. 
"Contests fought between two masters are decided instantly. An invisible battle is now raging between the two of them." Lulu vs Schneizel
#154817
Thu, 12th Apr '12 7:32:08 PM
I think I figured it out. Well-Intentioned Extremist makes the best kind of villain.
#154818
Thu, 12th Apr '12 7:32:51 PM
Redemption stories are the best kind of stories.
#154819
Thu, 12th Apr '12 7:33:23 PM
@Ginger: Just curious, but why are you against Heel Face Turns unless they occur at the end of the story? Personally I find that to be a bit of a cop out. If a character wants to redeem themselves for past actions they need to earn it by confronting the consequences of those actions, facing the people they hurt, and working to make up for it, which they don't really have time for if it happens at the end of a story. Pulling off a last minute alliance shift just feels cheap and unearned to me.
#154820
Thu, 12th Apr '12 7:33:27 PM
No, it's actual character development.
#154821
Thu, 12th Apr '12 7:34:43 PM
from Aboard The Damocles
Yes, but my problem comes from when they've stopped being outright antagonistic. They just become boring.
A villain becoming good is AMAZING for as long as they stay a villain...
edited 12th Apr '12 7:34:59 PM by gingerninja666
"Contests fought between two masters are decided instantly. An invisible battle is now raging between the two of them." Lulu vs Schneizel
#154822
Thu, 12th Apr '12 7:35:06 PM
from Singapore
Cheerilee, you would find it strange for some of us to admit that we find you ponies adorable enough to want to give y'all hugs? :3
#154823
Thu, 12th Apr '12 7:35:34 PM
Anyway, I need to write fanfiction tonight. What should I write:
Story one: Protesters on a zeppelin
Story two: Fredtavia
Story three: Ambiguously gay Mormon ponies.
#154824
Thu, 12th Apr '12 7:36:21 PM
Ginger, I thought you wanted Gilda and/or Trixie to have some character development?
Pronounced "Sid-zellia"
Fools! You've overestimated me!
#154825
Thu, 12th Apr '12 7:36:23 PM
from Over there. Maybe?
Go with three.
edited 12th Apr '12 7:36:35 PM by edvedd