On Oct 28, 2:58 pm, Phillip Thorne
underbase.org> wrote:
> Fish Eye no Miko
cox.net> wrote:
>>>Some points:
>>--I wish they'd clarified that Roku even HAD kids, though...
>
> True. Iroh's revelation could've used some setup.
Right.
We see Ruko and his wife, but nowhere do we see the kids. I mean,
Roku could have done the whole, "the day my son/daughter was born was
the happiest day of my life... sadly, that happiness would not last,
as Sozin blah, blah, etc..."
> Also, he glossed over that Zuko has *four* great-grandfathers.
Isn't that pretty standard...? I admit math's not my strong suit,
but...
> Also: Roku took 12 years to master his remaining three
> elements. Aang is on-track to do so in two years. Kinda
> motivated, isn't he?
He kinda has to be, given the circumstances.
Also, I wonder: They say kids can learn languages and certain other
skills faster than adults because those parts of their brains are
still developing. Maybe bending is this way, also?
>>--"Fang"? "FANG"? Lamest. Dragon name. Ever.
>
> Less lame than "Fin Fang Foom," the name of the
> Mandarin's evil dragon in the recent "Ultimate
> Ironman" OAV.
I dunno... ^_^
> Apparently there's a HeroClix version of the character,
> which was being handed out at Wizard World
> Philadelphia (I was there exhibiting with my LEGO
> club), and that name does *not* grow better with repetition.
Hehe.. I'll bet.
>>--Ron Perlman was the voice of Sozin! Yay!
>
> And we get a motivation for the FN's ongoing war, instead
> of just "they're bad guys."
Agreed. I actually appreciated that Although, as a friend pointed
out to me, you can't really "force" peace onto people... ya know...?
> (Which Aang reiterates after his vision: everyone
> deserves a second chance.)
True. ^_^
>>--Iroh finally speaks! I wonder if he's still playing dumb in
>>front of the guards...?
>
> The new voice actor is Greg Baldwin, who *almost* manages
> to replicate Mako's tones, which means Iroh *almost* sounds
> like he has a sore throat.
Heh. Yeah.
> According to his profile in the current _Nick Mag_ Avatar
> special, he was quite nervous adopting the role.
I'd imagine! He's a well loved character, and Mako had a VERY
distinctive vice. Them's some big shoes to fill.
>>-How did Iroh GET that message to Zuko, anyway?
>
> Secret telekinetic powers! And magical talking mice.
AH!! You reminded me of the Disney _Cinderella_. I hate tjose f'ing
mince...
>>--Ok, when do we get to see Sokka use his sword again?
>
> When it's tactically feasible?
Well, yeah... when will that be? ^_^
> Melee weapon against ranged incendiary
> attacks -- not a good match-up.
No, O_O
> Also:
>
> "Are there bathrooms in the Spirit World?"
> "As a matter of fact, there are not."
>
> Oi! Where did *that* come from?
Not sure. But remember, Sokka's been to the Spirit World (in season
on
--the whole hei bai thing), so he would know...
Catherine Jonson.
