2012-06-13, 07:04 PM
Jamesie Wrote:Just going to throw in my two cents on the argument.
I personally agree with both that it is "overpowered and stupid" as well as the fact that it breaks rules (or rather, canon). I do prefer the term plot-hole for bloodbending in LoK though. Because if you cut the bull, Bloodbending is a huge plot-hole more than anything in LoK.
Breaking rules? I suppose I can agree that there aren't "rules." Yakone/Tarrlok break what the story has told viewers about Bloodbending, which is my problem. Maybe Hama is weak? I wouldn't think so. Though Katara was able to overpower her, Hama did pass on knowledge to Katara (sources of water, Bloodbending). And to boot she was clever enough to realize that the water in people could be bent, thus discovering Bloodbending. You're right on Katara, which adds to the whole plot-hole problem with Bloodbending. (Though you could argue that she planned her "visit" to the Southern Raiders intentionally on a full moon so she could use Bloodbending).
I discussed it on another forum about the Bloodbending plot-hole, and it's really just awful. Within, like seven years is what we decided, Bloodbending when from two people to serious enough to be outlawed. How'd it spread so fast given that the only known creator is either dead/dying in Fire Nation Prison and the other would probably never mention it to another soul?
The "rulebook" depends on Hama's words. Personally I don't think Hama is that reliable of a source to say what you can and cannot do for bloodbending, for obvious reasons.
Katara probably hated bloodbending so much she probably wanted it to get outlawed. It was only a matter of time before someone else discovered it and started spreading it around, which led to her vehemence in making it illegal (she could do that since she's, well, the Avatar's wife and all).