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user-inactivated  ·  1737 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: July 17, 2019

Absolutely. So in the first ten episodes, there's three distinct filler episodes that I can think of. Aang and company visit the village with the lady warriors, Aang and company visit the village that is being haunted by an angry forest spirit, and Aang and company break the Earth Benders out of prison. They're all fun stories, with lessons to be learned, and create character development. But all three only marginally move the plot forward. So they're not filler in the sense that they're necessarily extrenuous or redundant, but they are filler in that the writers have to fill out an episode quota.

The Dragon Prince, on the other hand, even with the filler episodes, almost seems to be rushing its plot forward. A good example in the other direction would be something like Samurai Jack, where there's an over arching plot in concept, but most episodes are just opportunities to tell individual stories that don't really hold any bearing on the story as a whole.

For the record, I have zero problem with any three approaches as long as the pacing feels natural and all three series I just listed are done quite well.





Devac  ·  1737 days ago  ·  link  ·  

All of the things you mentioned are plot-relevant (some more than others). Not gonna spoil anything, but sit back and enjoy the show. :)

user-inactivated  ·  1726 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Psst, I recommend The Rise of Kyoshi for a joy read. It came out the day of this Pubski. Halfway through and it's coming into its own after laying down the setting, plus a few very subtle hints of fan service/acknowledging the rest of the universe.

kingmudsy and Gem shout out since y'all boop'd the hubwheel, might be interested.

dyad  ·  1725 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Thanks, I'll give it a look sometime. Not much of a fan of 'prequels', but this looks both interesting and promising.

Also, sorry for using an alt.

user-inactivated  ·  1725 days ago  ·  link  ·  

No worries at all.

Cheers

user-inactivated  ·  1737 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    sit back and enjoy the show

Oh, I think I will. I sat down only expecting to watch an episode or two this past weekend and before I knew it, I went through the first disk. :)