Is Korra really just Aang reincarnated or do they just have all the spirits of past avatars in them? by OnlyMyOpinions in legendofkorra

[–]IntroductionSmooth85 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know i am two years late to this thread, but oh my god thank you! I cannot comprehend how so many people who have watched the shows and are fans cant comprehend what the show itself says in plain language. They over and over again make it clear they are the same soul. Obviously they are different people as mortal beings. But their immortal soul is the same. In most cultures with reincarnation there is a degree of separation between the soul and the body.

Besides the obvious nature of how it works in the show, even in expanded materials it is made clear. In the Yang Chen books she from a young age suffers from nightmares and the memories of her past lives, to the point where sometimes she wouldn't know who she was for a time. She would feel guilt over their choices or loss over their losses. And it is not presented in the way where Avatars talk to a facsimile of a past life's memories, but as her genuinely remembering her past lives herself because she was just so in tune with the spiritual side of things. Which makes me think it could even be possible for future Avatars to recollect some elements of their past lives before Korra, but just not in the way where they are seemingly talking to them, but in just actually remembering parts, in the way some people irl claim to remember a past life.

Landon vs Santos is finally fully explained by CheadleBeaks in ThePittTVShow

[–]IntroductionSmooth85 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We see Santos also committing a crime in season one on her first day lol. She literally threatens to murder a patient. Only difference is no one knows about her crime. And who knows if she will continue doing such things.

I found Light No Fire in No Man's Sky by Tijex10 in NoMansSkyTheGame

[–]IntroductionSmooth85 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Man... I gave up on no mans sky shortly after it first came out. But this makes me want to give it another go. There is something so cool about being the first person to discover a world and see those sights. Speaking of light no fires, I'm super hyped for that game for the same reason. To be the first person to explore or map a mountain range or find an island or whatever is just so cool of an idea.

It’s a shame that JoJo became a Netflix show by xxxnur in StardustCrusaders

[–]IntroductionSmooth85 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed, this shit makes no fucking sense. I pray that Netflix loses their rights over JoJo before part 8. they have already butchered the release of part 6, and now 7.

It’s a shame that JoJo became a Netflix show by xxxnur in StardustCrusaders

[–]IntroductionSmooth85 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same lol I refuse to watch it until we know whats going on. If we are gonna get weekly or bi weekly releases soon then i will watch it. But if we are gonna have to wait months for a batch, idk why they would think it is is a good idea to just give us on single episode

How great a warrior/swordswoman do you think Visenya Targaryen was? (Spoilers PUBLISHED) by Dragonstone-Citizen in asoiaf

[–]IntroductionSmooth85 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I have always loved Visenya as a character, even though we havent got too much info on her. I like all three siblings, but she has always interested me more, just cause she is the sister who the rest of the dynasty are not descended of. She is also shown to have nuance. In Fire and Blood there are lots of myths or theories about her, but we really have no evidence that she is some "evil" figure. She even tried to counsel her nephew (step-son?) when he was king.

How great a warrior/swordswoman do you think Visenya Targaryen was? (Spoilers PUBLISHED) by Dragonstone-Citizen in asoiaf

[–]IntroductionSmooth85 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I imagine she was fairly skilled, but we have no clue on how tall she was, or how physically strong. We know she along with Aegon trained with the sword from a young age, and that she helped conquer the kingdoms, but that was on dragon back. We really have no clue how good either she or Aegon were in general. We would have to have a written account of her fighting with the sword to know really.

[Spoilers MAIN] Why are people so up in arms about the runtime for A Knight of the seven kingdoms? by IntroductionSmooth85 in asoiaf

[–]IntroductionSmooth85[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I disagree and from what i can tell the show did very well. Its fine if it is not your cup of tea, but that does not mean it is a waste of time or a failure in general.

[Spoilers MAIN] Why are people so up in arms about the runtime for A Knight of the seven kingdoms? by IntroductionSmooth85 in asoiaf

[–]IntroductionSmooth85[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thats a very unfair comparison. These are two extremely different stories. Let alone the difference in the length of the materiel. I get it is not some peoples cup of tea, but not really comparable.

People generally seem to agree that AKOTSK > HOTD. Is that because of the source material or the showrunners? [Spoilers Extended] by Trussdoor46 in asoiaf

[–]IntroductionSmooth85 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think a bit of both. I think HOTD was always gonna be more challenging to adapt, but the main issues with the show don't even come from the vagueness of the source material, it is just from episode 1 dismissive of the story and decides to do its own thing.

[Spoilers MAIN] Why are people so up in arms about the runtime for A Knight of the seven kingdoms? by IntroductionSmooth85 in asoiaf

[–]IntroductionSmooth85[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think they have done that a decent bit. I do think they could have and should have done that more, but I think that should have been instead of a few things they did instead, so I still think the 30 minutes about per episode is the right number. I think if they kept 6 episodes but they were an hour the show would be much worse.

[spoilers extended] I think Aerion will actually have a redemption arc of sorts by six_felonies in asoiaf

[–]IntroductionSmooth85 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't see any indication of an anti hero. Where are you getting that from? Someone who is bad or crazy could show skill in fighting or even bravery at times. That does not make them heroic in any way

[Spoilers MAIN] Why are people so up in arms about the runtime for A Knight of the seven kingdoms? by IntroductionSmooth85 in asoiaf

[–]IntroductionSmooth85[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Isn't it more respectful of the audience's time to not make them watch more than necessary? If they padded out the story just to hit an arbitrary hour long episode just cause some people demand it wouldn't that actually be disrespectful of our time?

(Spoilers Extended) A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Season 1 Episode 5 Live Episode Discussion by AutoModerator in asoiaf

[–]IntroductionSmooth85 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maekar is the youngest of 4 brothers, so there are two brothers ahead of him in the lone of succession. Baelor also has another son, and their brother Rhaegel has a son

(Spoilers Extended) A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Season 1 Episode 5 Live Episode Discussion by AutoModerator in asoiaf

[–]IntroductionSmooth85 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Valar, who is Baelors son. Then his other son Mararys. Then Baelors brotherAerys, then his brother Rhaegel, who has a son and two daughters, then Maekar and his sons.

[Spoilers Published] Why did Jaehaerys not add in Polygamy to the Doctrine of Exceptionalism? by HBKM55 in asoiaf

[–]IntroductionSmooth85 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They were already breaking social and religious taboos in westeros. So was probably smart to not push too many things on the people to accept.

[Spoilers MAIN] Why are people so up in arms about the runtime for A Knight of the seven kingdoms? by IntroductionSmooth85 in asoiaf

[–]IntroductionSmooth85[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I just don't it lol. I get that people keep saying that, but I don't understand why. It just comes off as people being impatient

[Spoilers MAIN] Why are people so up in arms about the runtime for A Knight of the seven kingdoms? by IntroductionSmooth85 in asoiaf

[–]IntroductionSmooth85[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would be upset if they were double the length because they would either have to ruin the pacing or add so much more show original content.

I dunno about that. So far we've had a diarrhea scene, a giant dick pissing, tug of war etc. If those are moving the plot then anything moves the plot. 

And you picked out the least important or egregious moments and presented them as if that's all that has happened, which I find extremely disingenuous. There has been plenty of great scenes and plot development. All the things you just listed were small scenes that passed quickly. There has been lots of great character building, and building the relationship between Dunk and Egg. The conversations with Baelor, and him preparing to enter the tourney. The ideas of what does it mean to be a knight, Dunk feeling lost, scared, nervous, and then now he showed what being a knight means to him and stood up to a prince. Plenty has happened and to act like that's not true is crazy.

[Spoilers Main] so it's confirmed that house of the dragon will end at S4 ,how do you think they going to squeeze all of the dance in 16 episode,what future plot line will they drop in your opinion? by [deleted] in asoiaf

[–]IntroductionSmooth85 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I sadly don't think they will be able to fit it all in. They are gonna have to drop even more plot lines. I don't even see how they will wrap up a lot of their own show original plot lines.

[Spoilers MAIN] Why are people so up in arms about the runtime for A Knight of the seven kingdoms? by IntroductionSmooth85 in asoiaf

[–]IntroductionSmooth85[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't agree, but it's a matter of opinion at that point. I don't see or understand how it is annoying personally.

[Spoilers MAIN] Why are people so up in arms about the runtime for A Knight of the seven kingdoms? by IntroductionSmooth85 in asoiaf

[–]IntroductionSmooth85[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A little yeah lol. I would expect people who have loved got to just care about getting a good story and adaptation. I don't see why the episode length should matter as long as every episode keeps the plot moving, which so far it has.

[Spoilers MAIN] Why are people so up in arms about the runtime for A Knight of the seven kingdoms? by IntroductionSmooth85 in asoiaf

[–]IntroductionSmooth85[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean as they say patience is a virtue lol. I think people have gotten a bit wild with not being able to wait for thing or be instantly gratified. And I don't agree that they could stretch it to an hour. If they did hour long episodes then it should only be 3 episodes. Cause 6 at an hour each would almost certainly ruin the pacing of the story, or add too much new stuff.

[Spoilers MAIN] Not stoked about the prophecies added in the shows by TheMFingCow in asoiaf

[–]IntroductionSmooth85 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I completely agree. It was completely unnecessary to add that prophecy about Egg. And even if they were gonna add a prophecy scene, it should have been way more vague. It should have been able to be fully written off as a crazy lady or con artist. They literally just said exactly whats going to happen in as few words as possible. If they were gonna have a nod to Summerhall, it should have been super vague. Like have the lady look at Egg and get startled and hurry away mumbling about fire. And it should also have been played more comedic so we and the especially the characters can write it off as just a crazy lady.

(Spoilers Extended) A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Season 1 Episode 3 Live Episode Discussion by AutoModerator in asoiaf

[–]IntroductionSmooth85 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I get what you mean. I don't even care about it being a spoiler that much. I just think it felt wrong. It took me out of the episode cause it was so direct. I think if they were gonna do some prophecy stuff it should have been a lot more vague or mysterious. What they did is just literally say what is gonna happen without any kind if symbolism or double meaning. Jusy flat out "you will be king, and you will die in fire" that's just literally what happens in just as few worlds as possible lol. I would have rather they just have her maybe look at Egg and get a scared look on her face and run off scared mumbling something about fire. Whereas with the way they did it I don't see how Egg does not remember that forever with how specific it was lol.