#I'm not trying to be negative but like. ain't much to be positive about XD

[emkini]

WELL my best bro and I watched the first episode of the live action A:TLA series and suffice to say we will not be watching any more of them (except maybe if I want to torture myself writing a full comparison analysis).

The writing is atrocious and I felt no emotional punch from any of the scenes. This show wants to be Game of Thrones and is failing— aside from action scenes there is little to no attempt at crafting interesting shots. Aside from the very first opening scene there are zero creative changes to the story that actually improve it or even add interest, and somehow the pacing is so off that even with a whole hour of runtime it still feels rushed. I get the distinct impression that this show is more worried about being a new, crowd-pleasing take on the original than about being faithful to the original's themes and characterization.

Speaking of characterization, it leaves a lot to be desired. Now I'm not going to be too hard on the younger actors, because they are children and they're not doing a bad job for their age. Most of the actors so far do also seem to have made a decent attempt at understanding their roles, but in some cases they....absolutely failed. Iroh immediately comes to mind– he feels exceptionally callous thus far and ironically his bright and dismissive encouragement of Zuko's firebending is the most egregious example. Iroh in the original show is established early on to have depth and steel to his kindness and his reprimands of Zuko have a consistent undertone of care. This Iroh is a military general who doesn't want to be here and occasionally puts on a forced kind uncle veneer that feels more jarring than authentic. Honestly Sokka is the only character so far who has captured ANY of the original charm for me and even he's been so watered down it's laughable.

The CGI isn't....horrendous, I guess, but it's terribly overused. Bending has no subtlety and is only used for shows of skill or power. There are some impressive landscapes and locations, but a lack of atmosphere and even just good cinematography does them no favors. Wolf Cove especially feels so oddly sterile for what's supposed to be quite a small, close-knit society that I couldn't like it nearly as much as I wanted to. GranGran's exposition scene made me want to pull my hair out for how badly it was done.

In summary, the first episode was downright offensive to my personal sensibilities and I have a feeling it's not going to get better. On the upside, however, when we watched the first episode of the original show it really highlighted jut how spectacularly done it was. In just 20 minutes you get a perfect feel for the characters, something the live action couldn't seem to do even with triple the runtime.

Also Zuko's scar is just face paint and I, as an eye horror enthusiast, am extremely mad about that.

[marcusrobertobaq]

I was showering and thought about 2 dbh scenarios outta nowhere (probably makes no sense) but i guess i should share...?

⚠️ A FREAKING FUCKING WARNING: i wasn't thinking about details and stuff. Not even thinking straight i was. Get easy on me here, i'm just trynna illustrate my thoughts.

Don't worry, ain't a big thing.

-> Kara "Stormy Night"

If u choose Reason With Todd:

Option to sneak to the kitchen (be outta his way) get something heavy enough and hit Todd's head from behind like she do with the guard in "Kara Leaving Detroit". Todd gonna fall unconscious;

If u fail being sneaky and/or hitting him a fight will begin:

Kara dies;

Kara kills Todd with a kitchen knife;

Condition:

Identify something heavy enough u can hit somebody's head with first (?)

I don't fucking know;

Why doesn't work:

Idk what to think if Todd is in mid stairs;

Idk how to make the whole sneak to the kitchen->get something "heavy"->sneak and hit Todd (from behind?) work;

Idk if she still can hit Todd with something from behind when he's already in Alice's bedroom;

"Reason With" won't make sense anymore;

Insert million reasons here

Why i thought about this:

A way of dealing with Todd on the first floor before he goes upstairs (or doesn't go upstairs AT ALL xD);

A new way of confronting him without killing him?

-> Connor "Meet Kamski"

If Connor shot Chloe:

A option to try pacifying Hank/make amends.

A dialogue that is something similar to this:

Hank: "You shot that girl, for fuck’s sake…" Connor: "Sorry, Lieutenant (or Hank). It was a test. I did it because I thought would help with our case." Hank: "You just put your gun against the girl's head and blew her fucking brains out!" Connor: "The android wasn't a deviant, if that is what you're worried about. Like I said, Kamski was testing me and could give valid information for our investigation." Hank: *still mad, thinks about retorting but remain silent* >>Hank slowly enters the car >>Connor also enters the car

Hank: *still angry* "Did you get the fucking answer you needed?"

If u chose Jericho location Connor will respond positively (not giving details), the dialogue will end with

Connor: "Sorry, Lieutenant (or Hank), I thought i was doing the right thing"

If u didn't choose Jericho location Connor will be frustated and respond negatively (not giving details), the dialogue will end with

Connor: "Sorry, Lieutenant (or Hank), I was trying to do my best"

The "sorry" is for disappointing Hank. I think we can have the same end dialogue in both lines but whatever.

Conditions:

Saved Hank in "The Nest";

Spared the Tracis in "The Eden Club";

Is Warm status with Hank or above;

I don't fucking remember the other one;

Why doesn't make sense:

The relationship status will still decrease anyways;

Idk why Hank wouldn't go even more mad if Connor said something "wasn't a deviant" type shit;

Idk if saying sorry would at least up things a bit, maybe not;

Insert million other reasons it wouldn't work;

Why I thought about this:

Following these conditions i think being in total "machine mode" in this scene is kinda out of place;

A more neutral ending for this branch using past events;

In this ending Hank still angry with Connor but won't abandon him like he does in the og ending. They both go back in his car;

I also had an idea for Connor didn't shot Chloe but his instability is low, he "killed everybody" and is neutral with Hank or below, but my thoughts are clouded. Would something like Hank not showing support but being "relieved" and Connor being more "serious" instead of freaking out. Maybe he says something like "he decided to listen to Hank this time" or a "I don't know" without much drama.