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I see that there were many fans that still believed somehow that the Jedi were absolute good and Sith were bad even though our real main character Darth Vader showed it was a thin line to walk; he was a hero, became the biggest villain in galaxy, and died a hero, sort of. Sure, this show is not portraying any absolute heroes, but mistakes they make are the mistakes Jedi have been doing for their entire existence. These were commented on by many characters across many Star Wars media. I think the real thing show suffered from was not having a character to root for, which is something showmakers should consider for their next productions. This story was intriguing and I support the genre variety on Star Wars content.

I am wayyyy behind finishing this series but I must say I was pleasantly surprised to see third season wasn't bad like some people implied it would be. Was it "necessary"? I don't even know what that means this is an endless realm with endless stories and characters that you can squeeze in so enough is between never and whenever you feel like it I guess. Since I just finished Clone Wars & Rebels as well I think story Mandalorian actually lacked in the first season and caught up to its promise in the third one. Of course the unlikely friendship/found family between Mando and Grogu was the main attraction point for this series but I am glad we got to expand the universe and the lore and discover more about Mandalore culture towards the end.

Anyone who is going to see this should put in mind that although same universe, this is Korra's story, not Aang's. Obviously a sequel has zero chance at blowing minds as the original does, but setting is different, the time that this takes place is different, Korra's way of raising, and the journey she must take is different. I loved ATLA with all my heart, but I want to give kudos to Legend of Korra for being much more relatable while still being in the magical universe of Avatar. Korra doesn't get to be adventurous and free-spirited; she jumps into a world where there are constant eyes on her; expectations and burdens a teenager girl should not be facing. The government, the press/media, the public reaction, and ideals of her enemies feels very up to date and relatable; (even though it takes place in a 1920s kind of setting) and this joined with the pressure coming from her teachers, parents and friends are things we face in our time, every day. She tries to be the Avatar while all of this happening. Alongside the actual missions she pursues, they really portrayed her character growth very impressively (she was far from perfect). This series gives more in depth information on this universe and its origins too, from first Avatar to spirit world; and I personally really liked it. I thought Firelord Ozai was very frightening, but I found Korra's enemies to be way more terrifying to face. I guess one major difference between the two series is that ATLA gets very cheerful and funny most of the time, along with the emotional and super cool action sequences in between, while Korra goes on a more serious note in general even though it also has some funny scenes, it is never as cheerful or light-hearted. I guess that is because Korra herself is more serious in nature from Aang to begin with but also average age of all characters and the constant adult supervision they have, it is expected. I think from many perspectives this is a greatly written show.

Not too long ago I watched the older French movie adaptation of this story. I just want to say, this adaptation "fixed" many off-putting, unacceptable little parts of the story, and brought it to our age. I really liked how they could follow through the story line, but with little tweaks in lines, and changes on some facts and side characters, made it more approve-worthy. Original version felt like a woman being tricked, a woman without much character except for being a prize, and Cyrano as an unlikable, aggressive, stubborn goat of a man, except with certain people and occasions. But this interpretation made me actually feel for him, root for him, and made me have more faith on Roxanne as well. I know these were not the lessons being taught in the original version, but I really liked this mild, romantic, and artistic take. Last, but not least, Peter Dinklage was amazing.

I adore this show. First of all a great warning that even though it is portrayed around historical figures this show is fantasy/fiction and doesn't give an F about any of the real events. I mean it is loosely following some of the main historical events but many of the key characters and events are total fiction. Also slightly supernatural events occur. Not just that, costumes, food, makeup, traditions, dances also seem to exist within their own world and not actual history. Their clothing is basically our current fashion meets with some victorian or steampunk touch, even some of the music in the ballroom is current popular songs performed with classical instruments. Taken into account how unreal it is all gonna be, this show is gorgeous. Costumes are beautiful, and they chose everyone in cast to be above average good-looking. Basically a feast for the eyes. It is mostly circling around the romantic relationships between the characters but there is enough politics, court drama and intrigue with some secrets and plot twists to keep it interesting and not too nauseating. Also characters are great and we definitely observe some serious character growth over the seasons. Francis ftw.

I am in love with the world Peter Jackson + Tolkien created (of course together with entire team). Every second we spend in that place feels valuable so I don't understand the complaints on screen time.There are so many movies that do excellent job in cinematography but I personally feel LOTR & Hobbit series are unrivaled in attention into detail. Their clothes, the architecture, tools in houses, the food they eat, you can see it clearly has trademark of whichever place they are in, is it made by elves, dwarves, men, goblins? You can easily tell. So if we get to spend extra time in Shire, Rivendell, Beorn's house or wherever I will take every extra second. (Of course I watched the extended versions after theatrical ones) This movie has inspiring, epic scenes, nice action scenes, comedy, and even part-thriller moments. At the end of the movie you feel like you've been to a some sort of journey yourself. Also I have to add that Martin Freeman was the perfect Bilbo Baggins.

I am Turkish and I see that some people of my fellow nation are offended by this series but I found it to be quite realistic. Sure, they focused on only one particular battle and that is not enough to display Mehmed the Conqueror with all his esteeming qualities, but it is just the very beginning of his ruling years and I do believe he was hot-headed and stubborn at times; in a good way. I think it was made clear in the show that he was intelligent, well-educated, skilled at controlling people; and his genius was quite unmatched for his time. He is a hero for Turkish people, he is my favorite Ottoman emperor, but of course him conquering lands of others won't seem quite as heroic from other people's point of view. I am sure people LOVED him and trusted him with all their hearts after this conquest but before that it is quite likely some of his men questioned him at first for going after such a challenge in the first years of his rule well before he was a well-established leader. Most things were historically accurate except for some very obvious drama factors and side characters that were added to make it a more attractive show I suppose. His very important advisor Akşemsettin is missing. He is normally in every depiction of Istanbul conquest. His mother was not unknown. I found his battle speeches too short and weak. I think some more things, like the riches he promised to his soldiers to motivate them could have been shown. The battle scenes were fun but honestly not much of the challenges right at the walls was shown; it is said that after cannons were shot Ottoman soldiers would try to climb in but Byzantines would respond by spilling boiling oil down the walls to keep them away. Most battle we saw was field battle; Byzantines watching from their walls and Ottoman also shooting from distance most of the time. I guess those parts of the battle would be harder to film so they omitted it. I think anyone would agree Giustiniani role was overly glorified; and he was given such detail that any other character was not given. We saw his private life way more than we did of Constantine; instead of his scenes it would make much more sense to see Constantine talking to his priests or following lives and worries of regular Byzantine soldiers. Regardless, this was just one approach on the events of that battle and it was nicely filmed and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Of course one should not believe it as facts 100% as history is always written quite subjectively and this was just a TV show at the end.

Words can't describe how much I feel for this show. It is funny, emotional and puzzles are so fun to follow as the story unravels in so many layers. I mean as a member of the generation who was raised with superhero movies and Harry Potter I am sucker for any series that has school/training for bunch of characters with extraordinary skills/powers. But this show is much more than that to the level their powers are irrelevant in so many cases. I guess it is kind of dark humor mixed with X-men? But except all characters here have PTSD and really don't care much about the mission at hand as their personal problems seem to be ahead of everything whenever they try to function as a person. Seriously not a single one of them is a fully functional adult. If you are looking for heroes or idols you won't find them here. What you will find is people with real flaws which gets challenged even more due to their powers, yet try to survive in this crazy alternate universe. Cinematography and music make it even more superb.