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[kaijyuu]

Well it's not like he could've until after he'd built his empire and started searching for heroes. He still didn't know where Elastigirl was until she showed up on his island. And besides, an apology's not what he really wanted; he wanted to prove why he was right in the first place and what it'd take to change Mr Incredible's opinion (which is what he did).


As for the mooks, yeah they weren't the nicest people but no one in this movie is. The assistant lady is certainly guilty of far more than they are and she gets sympathy from the characters. The humanization came from when they took off their masks (remember a big part of dehumanizing mooks is obscuring their faces, ala stormtroopers and such), when they popped the champagne near the end, etc. They were people, and the movie pointed that out. And you certainly could make a case for self defense for all the on-screen deaths (that I remember anyway), the heroes weren't too broken up over it. Wasn't Dash laughing when he was running from some (and blowing them up) when they first landed on the island?

[Sirus]

I disagree, I think he could have gotten a more positive response from Mr. Incredible if he had written a letter after a week or so, you know, when Mr. Incredible had calmed down and wasn't in the middle of multiple crises.

I do agree about the assistant lady (Mirage). She was guilty of quite a few things and should not have gotten away with it. I assume that she either struck some sort of plea bargain for immunity or simply disappeared.

The mooks popped champagne in celebration of death and destruction. Sorry, but they still deserved to have their asses kicked by Mr. I.

Mr. and Mrs. I have been superheroes for quite some time, and I have probably come to terms with death (both of their enemies and friends). The only time I remember Dash laughing was when he started running over water, because he probably assumed that he wouldn't be able to do so. Most of the rest of the time he looked scared half out of his mind. Any other giddiness could be explained by an adrenaline high from escaping certain death and using his powers to their full extent for the first time. That said, I think he'd be the best candidate for becoming an Anti-Hero or even outright villain later in life, as he's highly competitive and may come to relish the idea of surviving while his opponents die.

[Neonivek]

Mirage had a change of heart (Odd she didn't have it during all the murdering of heros). It was more then possible she was arrested or simply got away but I am fine with that... If she got away she wasn't going to be doing anything (or heck she could have been the villain of the second movie if they ever made it). She just wasn't all that important and frankly I don't think she was all that well developed. Her change of heart felt more driven by the fact that Mr. Incredible wasn't abusive more then any sort of moral epiphany.

Also yes I do agree that at heart Syndrome was right. The world would have been better had everyone had access to super powers, it is at heart what our drive for new technology is for (The improvement and betterment of all)

His problem is less that he is a psycho and more that he is a hypocrit. Remember that he was always planning on keeping the best stuff for himself, essentially making himself the only super hero on earth. He essentially in his villainy betrayed his whole purpose, bending his vision to suit his own purposes.

Also yes the entire point of Syndrome was the fact that in reality had he simply spoken to Mr. Incredible and asked for an appology he probably would have got it. Irrational need for revenge isn't uncommon.

[Backlog]

So, there has been a leakage of what the characters will look like next chapter in the Legend of Korra book two: Spirits at the San Diego Comic Con. Along with the character designs, there were little bits of information let out; Mako becoming a cop, Bolin finding his own path and possibly leading the fire ferrets (and another possibility of him having a potential love interest) and Korra visiting the spirit world.

[Remalle]

So, there has been a leakage of what the characters will look like next chapter in the Legend of Korra book two: Spirits at the San Diego Comic Con. Along with the character designs, there were little bits of information let out; Mako becoming a cop, Bolin finding his own path and possibly leading the fire ferrets (and another possibility of him having a potential love interest) and Korra visiting the spirit world.

This is good news.  There wasn't enough spiritual stuff in the first season, I thought, though I STILL haven't finished it (hopefully I'll finish it tonight).  If Koh doesn't return I'll be pissed.

[Neonivek]

So, there has been a leakage of what the characters will look like next chapter in the Legend of Korra book two: Spirits at the San Diego Comic Con. Along with the character designs, there were little bits of information let out; Mako becoming a cop, Bolin finding his own path and possibly leading the fire ferrets (and another possibility of him having a potential love interest) and Korra visiting the spirit world.

This is good news.  There wasn't enough spiritual stuff in the first season, I thought, though I STILL haven't finished it (hopefully I'll finish it tonight).  If Koh doesn't return I'll be pissed.

That is mostly because as they mentioned the spirits made an exodus... mind you it does feel like the Avatar REALLY doesn't do the job it was created for... in fact almost at all.

[penguinofhonor]

Hey, so the spirit theorists were right about season 2. Neat.

[Mageziya]

And now on another subject, another good cartoon has entered the world not too long ago; but seems largely ignored due to it's host: The Disney Channel. I know half of you are probably going to think, "A good cartoon on The Disney channel!? IMPOSSIBLE!" Well, I kid you not, there's actually a good show on Disney Channel for once.

The show: Gravity Falls

The show in a nutshell is about Dipper and Mable Pine, twins who for the summer were sent to Gravity Falls, Oregon, to get some fresh air and stay with their Grunkle (Great Uncle) Stan; who has converted his house into a tourist trap for the gullible believe-everything-they-see type of people. Everything is not as it seems, as the twins find out, as the town has many dark secrets.

Here's the intro sequence to give you all an idea of what the animation and style is like:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tctX771EQeA&feature=related
Oh look, no embeding.

Currently only 5 episodes are out (With episodes 6 and, I think, 7 leaked.) New episodes every Friday; episodes are shown regularly on their horrific host, so if you can bear the commercials of crap you can catch up on stuff so far.

[Neonivek]

I know half of you are probably going to think, "A good cartoon on The Disney channel!? IMPOSSIBLE!"

Uhhh... Who ever said that? Even if you disliked their latest stuff, they are also the people who did Gargoyles and Aladin. It is their live action shows that are total garbage (Corey in the house is SOOOO terrible)

Also yeah I seen Gravity Falls, I havn't seen it a lot yet but I actually have nothing against it and find it funny. Which given that I only seen the equivilant of a single episode is saying something... I kinda want to watch more.

[Remalle]

'k so I finally finished Legend of Korra.  Here are my hopelessly late impressions.

First thoughts:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! omgomgomgomgomgomgomgomgomg best ever

Second thoughts:

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General Iroh has Zuko's exact same voice.  This is extremely distracting.
Mako gets better as he goes but he still doesn't really... fit, with Korra.  Stay with Asami, dude.
Bolin is awesome, but too childish for Korra.  Not ready for romance at all.  And not that powerful of a bender, either, which is a bit of a refreshing change from EVERYBODY being a masterful badass at their chosen style.
Korra doesn't need a love side arc at all, actually.
Grown-up Aang!  And Toph!  And Sokka with the exact same voice!
I hope we see more General Bumi.  Also how are they generals of a fleet?  Shouldn't they be admirals?
Tenzin's family.  D'awww.   Do want.
Hitoshi Sato should die in a fire.
Speaking of dying in a fire, the *tragic backstory* of Tarlok and Amon felt... eh.  Not so well done, and Korra and Mako forgave him too easily.  "Oh, your dad was a dick too?  That totally excuses your own dickishness!".
Amon was a massive hypocrite and a lying liar that lies and he got what was coming to him.  And I thought there was some villain decay involved at the end, too; he felt less effective as a bloodbender then as a non-bender.
Lieutenant Mustache Guy!  You were so good!  We never even learned your name D:

Edit: third thoughts!

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I like that, with the technology level rising, so did the level of general bending skill.  There are now many lightning- and metal-benders running around, and blood-bending apparently became common enough to outlaw.
Speaking of blood-bending, howcome if Amon was using it too take people's bending away Katara couldn't use it to restore it?  Because it's illegal?  That seems like a pretty good time to break the law to me!  Though I can't remember whether a full moon had happened or not, maybe they were planning to try it.
Why was Korra able to restore bending using her Avatar Skillz, then?  Super-advanced non-full-moon blood-bending?  And why was Aang able to resist blood-bending using the Avatar State?  We know bending works against the Avatar, so...
Also, why are benders able to bend when blood-bent?  I thought there had to be movement for bending to happen?
Speaking of non-full-moon-blood-bending, though, I like the inclusion and acknowledgement of unique bending styles.  Even if metal-bending is no longer unique, it's good to see other unique abilities around.  Wonder what else we'll see?

So the schedule for Korra confused me at first, but now I get it.  The two twenty-six episode seasons ordered are actually split into two books each, meaning we'll get four half-season books instead of three full-season books.  Interesting!  I liked the pacing of the first book, hopefully the shorter story arcs will lead to less filler and more awesome.
Though I have to wonder what the remaining books will be called.  After the four elements and Spirits, what's left?  Planet, Heart, Moon, Ocean, Avatar, Energy, Ki?  Bending?  I don't know, but I have the utmost faith in the writers.   

[Putnam]

"A good cartoon on The Disney channel!? IMPOSSIBLE!"

...Isn't Phineas and Ferb on Disney Channel?

[MrWiggles]

Episode five for Gravity Falls, I thought was actually really kind of scarry. Really good episode. The monster inside the ice machine actually made me jump.

[kaijyuu]

Kim Possible was also on the Disney channel. So, it's not like they produce 100% crap... they seem to produce just as much crap as anyone else, really.



Anywho, due to my distaste for following things that are ongoing, I'll probably once again wait until it's finished airing its first season before checking it out. I've still got a lot of other things to catch up on in the meantime, anyway.

[Neonivek]

What you need to do to get terrible disney shows is to get their live action shows.

Corey In the House...

[Mageziya]

Okay, so Disney hasn't been shoveling out solid crap, but still a large amount of crap.

This series is planned for three seasons, spanning the entire summer the Pine twins are in Gravity falls; essentially a myth arc.

Also the first season is supposed to end on a cliff hanger.

And the series also has a lot of secrets hidden in it:

Spoiler: Secrets (click to show/hide)

The intro has a Bigfoot hidden in it for one frame

If you play the intro backwards, the end of the intro (Or in this case beginning) has whispers that say "three letters back." This solves the cyptographs found at the end of each episode by replacing each letter with the letter alphabetically 3 letters back.

The end of the intro has a lot of secrets hidden in one frame:
 First off there is an Eye of Providence in a top hat and bow tie surrounded by symbols found in the show.
Second, there is a crptograph that translates "Stan is not who he seems."
Third, they hid the konami code in that frame.

There is a bizarre observer guy found in each episode, even more, in the first episode, he saw the gnomes terrorizing the twins, so he knows something.
And let's not forget he's one of the photos in the pile of photos on the intro, and seeing how the gnomes and Gideon are also in that pile,  that suggests he will be the subject of an upcoming episode.

The sequence of the number 618 appears in each episode; They are likely derived from this:
There are likely 3 books, each one with a 6 fingered hand. 6+6+6 = 18. Also, one could interpret the 3 books as 666

Also, the windows throughout the mystery shack have a triangle with a circle pattern on them, likely representing the Eye of Providence and referencing the Illuminati.

In episode 3, if you look, the window that melted wax Abraham Lincoln has the Triangle Circle formation, remember the Eye of Providence in the top hat and bow tie?

Stan's Fez has a Shriner symbol on it, he mentions how the boys from the lodge (Likely Freemasons) don't like or trust him.

Dipper's book has various recurring in-book symbols found on each page.
 

There are far more secrets than those I listed in this show.

"THE FUTURE, IS IN, THE PAST!" ~ Mabel