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Official Episode Discussion: The Swamp (SPOILERS)

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    pooldude256

    [1]Apr 11, 2006
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    Many have already seen the episode on iTunes. Discuss it hear, but beware, spoilers will arise, so if you haven't seen it yet, make sure to stear clear of this thread until you see it.
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    Magicalboy

    [2]Apr 11, 2006
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    only 3 days left
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    sluggmunki_tx

    [3]Apr 11, 2006
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    Can't wait. This episode should be very interesting.
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    mellomuse

    [4]Apr 11, 2006
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    Thank you Pooldude. I don't want to spoil it for everyopne, so I won't talk as much as I'm dyyyyyyiiiiiing to. And I know someone else will get on here and blab everything, grrr!

    My only thing is, make sure you pay real close attention to the first two minutes. The first important thing happens about thirty seconds after the opening credits, but it doesn't seem important. You'll easily miss it (as I did the first time around) if you're not paying attention!

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    Magicalboy

    [5]Apr 11, 2006
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    oh, i noe waat u mean by pay close attention 2 da 1st 2 minutes
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    mellomuse

    [6]Apr 11, 2006
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    My son was just playing a Nick.com game and we saw the trailer for The Swamp on Turbonick. Yeah, the first important thing happens at :13 into the preview. Heh heh.
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    PrinceZukoLover

    [7]Apr 11, 2006
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    Magicalboy wrote:
    oh, i noe waat u mean by pay close attention 2 da 1st 2 minutes
    yes that is a very important part
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    Magicalboy

    [8]Apr 11, 2006
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    mellomuse wrote:


    My son was just playing a Nick.com game and we saw the trailer for The Swamp on Turbonick. Yeah, the first important thing happens at :13 into the preview. Heh heh.
    was it a preview like "watch a new avatar on friday" or the 1 used in itunes-kind of?
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    coollop

    [9]Apr 11, 2006
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    Must... wait... UNTIL FRIDAY. *twitches*
    I think I caught what you meant on the sneak preview, Mellomuse... and now I have an idea of what the episode is about.
    And if it's what I THINK it is, that means I need to avoid this board at all costs until 8:30 PM on Friday, cause I do NOT want it spoiled for me, and it means that it's going to be a VERY long week.

    *sighs* is there an official discussion forum out there for those of us who are waiting until Friday can make predictions without fear of spoilers? Usually pre-episode discussion is what makes the wait for Friday bearable, and I don't have anywhere safe to chat right now TT_TT
    Edited on 04/11/2006 5:03pm
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    Phantom_Gurl

    [10]Apr 11, 2006
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    coollop wrote:
    *sighs* is there an official discussion forum out there for those of us who are waiting until Friday can make predictions without fear of spoilers? Usually pre-episode discussion is what makes the wait for Friday bearable, and I don't have anywhere safe to chat right now TT_TT


    I made one...its clearly labeled Anti-Spoilers
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    Magicalboy

    [11]Apr 11, 2006
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    coollop wrote:
    Must... wait... UNTIL FRIDAY. *twitches*
    I think I caught what you meant on the sneak preview, Mellomuse... and now I have an idea of what the episode is about.
    And if it's what I THINK it is, that means I need to avoid this board at all costs until 8:30 PM on Friday, cause I do NOT want it spoiled for me, and it means that it's going to be a VERY long week.

    *sighs* is there an official discussion forum out there for those of us who are waiting until Friday can make predictions without fear of spoilers? Usually pre-episode discussion is what makes the wait for Friday bearable, and I don't have anywhere safe to chat right now TT_TT
    i PM pooldude on this matter with a solution
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    beruthiel

    [12]Apr 11, 2006
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    T'was a good episode. We learned quite a few interesting things.





    Spoilers Below




    Apparantly not all water benders live at the poles. I'm very courious as to how the swamp tribe got started, and if it is really related to the other tribes. I wander if Aang and Katara could have learned there (it's gotta be quite close to Omashu, after all), instead of travelling all the way to the North Pole. Learnnig in the swamp they would have mastered different techniques - vine bending! Maybe Katara will come back someday to learn it (not likely).

    Good news for Momo: We now know other Flying lemurs still exist, because Tho saw one at a travelling show.
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    Magicalboy

    [13]Apr 11, 2006
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    im glad momo wasnt the only lemur
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    crusher_1011

    [14]Apr 12, 2006
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    Spoiler question.
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    ok i have seen the episode and ppl r saying something really important happens in the first 2 minutes or something and i dont understand what it is. Is it the blue spirit mask on the wagon is it iroh's sining is it the tornado? I just dont understand what it is can someone plz tell me.
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    mellomuse

    [15]Apr 12, 2006
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    crusher_1011 wrote:
    Spoiler question.


    Big Spoiler answer.
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    Did you see the very end?? Yeah, the first two minutes are important because it gives ALL the necessary clues about what happens in the last minute, particularly the blue mask on the cart (accompanied by the finger cymbal music lick from "The Blue Spirit" episode) and the nasty guy whipping out the two broadswords (accompanied by fateful-drum-boom when Zuko looks up). Plus the way Zuko's hands are clenching his knees, trembling with rage. You just know that something big is going to happen.
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    MCMLXVI

    [16]Apr 13, 2006
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    someone198 wrote:
    the whole "time is just an illusion" lecture from the swamp guardian (for a lack of a better title) is pretty... New Age, interesting, and Eastern, but not at all valid. I'm with Sokka- let's get real! Magic is okay, useless New Age philosophy not so much.
    MCMLXVI wrote:
    "Illusion" is probably the best word the character could think to use for something difficult for him/her to describe. Time isn't an illusion like a mirage, but an illusion like a dream.
    Since another thread on this topic has been locked, I'll continue here.
    In the past couple days, I'd been thinking this out some more. The distinction I'd make is: a mirage is an observation that is conscious, but not real, and a dream contains observations that are real, but not conscious.
    Got it
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    mellomuse

    [17]Apr 13, 2006
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    The GREAT BIG SPOILER (not)

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    The lyrics to Iroh's song! (They may not be exact, but it's close)

    BTW (For Slugg)... it's pentatonic. Starts off C-D E A G


    It's a long, long way to Ba Sing Seh

    But the girls in the city, they look so pretty

    They kiss so sweet, you'll really want to meet

    The girls from Ba Sing Seh!
    Edited on 04/13/2006 10:21am
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    MCMLXVI

    [18]Apr 13, 2006
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    mellomuse wrote:
    The GREAT BIG SPOILER (not)

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    The lyrics to Iroh's song!

    It's a long, long way to Ba Sing Seh

    But the girls in the city, they look so pretty

    They kiss so sweet, you'll really want to meet

    The girls from Ba Sing Seh!
    Sure makes me wanna dance!
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    Magicalboy

    [19]Apr 13, 2006
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    great song!
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    sluggmunki_tx

    [20]Apr 13, 2006
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    mellomuse wrote:
    The GREAT BIG SPOILER (not)

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    The lyrics to Iroh's song! (They may not be exact, but it's close)

    BTW (For Slugg)... it's pentatonic. Starts off C-D E A G

    It's a long, long way to Ba Sing Seh

    But the girls in the city, they look so pretty

    They kiss so sweet, you'll really want to meet

    The girls from Ba Sing Seh!


    Hey, thanks much.
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