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I'm still refusing to believe that episode 5 exists. I mean, did they google WORST FAN FICTION EVER and make it into an episode? And I don't appreciate how Mako was dismissive of Bolin's feelings FU YOU HURT HIM AND HE STILL MANNED UP AND PLAYED THE MATCH AND FORGAVE YOU SO YOU STFD ARGHHHThe only reason I'd even remotely consider watching it again is because it made me love ^this guy more.
I'm getting really ticked off that they keep crappy-fying his character/story arc. And now there are rumors that he might get killed?? Oh my god, just NO. I don't know what I'd do if we ever lost him and all we get is a surplus of Makorra *gag*. The world NEEDS more Bolins OKAY.
also is it just me who’s finding Mako and the focus on him super annoying?
Babby, you can end up with Amon for all I care, I just want you to be so goddamned happy that they make a Disney movie after you.
ps: just clarifying, I'm not anti any ship, nor am I pro any pairing. I just wish they started tackling the shipping stuff in the second season so we could have gotten to know the characters as individuals. *shakes head in disappointment*
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Mako really bothers me...he has that annoying condescending/patronizing attitude to practically EVERYONE...even his elders -_-
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To be honest, I thought they were going to stick with (whats it called Borra?) when mako rejected Korra. And ya know what?
I think they would have made the most hilarious (and most natural/down to earth) couple!
And, kind of getting a little annoyed at Mako. Sorry, but just hearing his name (Mako so similar to macho, we see what you did there) I knew he was supposed to be one of those dreamboat guys.... What I wasn't expecting was for Edward and Bella to appear in my favorite anime (more like anime-styled cartoon....)! I mean Mako and Asami... just who do they look like?
Grey-scale their pictures, add a little goth makeup (because everyone knows goth and heavy mascara and black black black is ever so cool >8C
) and walla:
IT WAS DANG TWILIGHT OUT THERE!
And the creators said the episodes were going to be more on point.
You have yet to prove that to your fans.
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I agree. In LoK, they jumped WAY to fast into romance, and on top of that, did a terrible job doing it. Plus, there was utterly no character development beforehand, so now we have all of these shallow characters with a little to nothing background scenario, so they can act as out of character as they want, and it would be considered canon because so far, there's NOTHING as proof that they might act otherwise, because they havn't given us a-n-y-t-h-i-n-g... I know I'm exaggerating and venting my frustrations on a certain episode *cough* Episode 5 *cough*, but...
And as for Mako... I actually really do like him, or, at least, the whole image I thought of him before they, yeah, ruined his character with all of that Makorra junk. In all honestly, the reason I still even like Mako is because of how tight he and Bolin are... I LOVE that 'brotherhood-ness', especially since the reason (or reason my fandom-ish mind would like to believe) they cling to eachother is because of their background...
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Oh, this is lovely and so heartbreaking. I felt so bad for Bolin that episode, he was like a little kid with a crush and it was heartbreaking to watch, knowing he was not going to get anywhere (I've only recently gotten into it, and knew of the inevitable Makorra, although I think I would have spotted it regardless)
Personally, I don't hate either Mako or Korra. Having said that, I don't reckon I'd like Mako half as much if he wasn't Bolin's big bro and they didn't have the back-story they have XD Two of my favourite tv tropes XD But there you are)
I wish they were a little more developed, as you and many others have said, but I'm relatively fond of them.
I just wish the creators let off the shipping for a bit. I loved all of them much better as just a team, working together and be there for each other and all that. Mako turned into a sap and Korra started getting desperate and I've got a thing against cheating (from both sides, seriously Pema, you do not tell a teenager that if you really like a guy, ignore his current relationship and just go for it yourself?! It wasn't good of you to do it, Linn is still upset about that, now you're telling other girls to do it - AHHHHH!)
Alright, back on topic. This is a really great pic and as you can tell from all the comments, emotion-provoking. I really like it and thank you very much for sharing it
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NO it's not just you. I hate Mako exactly for that reason. Not to mention the rest of them! The Korra series was pretty much ruined for me because they dismissed Bolin so easily and he let them! I wish they'd shown more of his serious side. Poor thing. I think he was possibly the only character (maybe other than Amon and his brother) that I liked in A:TLoK.
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I haven't gone through everyone's comments, but Bolin will not be dying (or not that I know of), but I do know that he will end up in a "bizzare romance plot" according to the creators (which might mean Korra's creepy twin cousins...). Honestly, that worries more for Bo than I already am D:! WHY CAN'T HE JUST BE HAPPY?!?
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Because the universe hates him.
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This is a problem that falls back to the original series. Great character development, shit relationship development. Basically the writing staff doesn't even try, when it comes to relationships revolving around the main character. See Aang, ad Katara, another relationship I loath with the fiery passion of a million Chevy Novas. That relationship was so obvious, It made Blaze Orange look like Camouflage. They basically kept hitting you over the head with that relationship through the entire original series, and you had no choice but to accept it as an inevitability. And relationships like that piss me off, because the characters didn't earn it. They didn't develop feelings for each other, they didn't act on those feelings naturally, and they didn't grow, or try to build toward a rewarding relationship. No, it's you're the main character, and we're going to give you a girlfriend/boyfriend because of that fact. Even if the two characters involved share nothing in common with one another. It's shit like episode 5 of TLOK, that almost made me stop watching all together. Because I knew the writers, didn't learn their lesson from the first series. And if they do kill off Bolin, that's a deal breaker right there. Also I have two younger brothers, and if they caught me in a situation like Bolin, caught Mako, they would just kick my teeth down my throat, and I'd deserve it. You don't betray your brothers trust like that Mako, way to keep it in your pants. BOLIN FOR LIFE! He defiantly deserves better.
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My problem with Kataang has always been:
1) they kept pushing the "I love you Aang, as a friend/brother" card for like 2 seasons and it took one kiss for Katara to change her mind?
2) AANG IS TWELVE. If hitting on a kindergartner is wrong, what more making out with him eweweweweeeeewwwww
3) I have no doubt that they would have had a good marriage, but, as you said, it would have been better if they grew into a relationship instead of having it thrown like a brick in our faces
The writing staff in ATLA is different from LOK though. ATLA was Bryke plus a band of legit writers (that they changed now and again), but LOK is all Bryke. And as great artists as they are and as much as I love them both, they should really throw in the towel for writing.
Ilu 5evr Bolin
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Those are legit reasons, but my dad is 2 years older than my mom, so the age gap really didn't bother me that much. I liked Toph as a love interest for Aang as an alternative to Katara. Now that would have been a relationship, Aang would have had to work at.
Yeah Bryke needs to step out of the writing portion of the show. If this is the best they can do, they need to realize their short comings.
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The age gap doesn't bother me so much, but the fact that Aang is 12 (and prolly can't even get a boner yet wth) annoys me quite a bit. He's too aggressive for a boy in puppy love, you know? It feels weird and creepy that a 12 year old is already thinking about these things.
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Well from that perspective it's pretty bad. And to compound that issue, wasn't Aang a member of an order of monks? Weren't they more restrained than other people, when it came to sexual desires? I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure Aang was a monk.And yeah having a 12 year old boy be that sexually aggressive is pretty bad writing. But when people bring up the age thing, they don't define what is wrong with it. They just say the age gap.
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I kept comparing it to maybe Sokka or Zuko having a thing for an older woman and those two don't feel as wrong. Plus there's the whole why do we have to have a romantic relationship in this at all when it would have been much more satisfying to just speculate. That's really why fanon ships are better than canon ones oftentimes, because at least we have so much room to explore.
And yes. Raised by monks. Which makes this doubly disturbing. Obvs they procreate and junk but too much gross to process omg
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I didn't say the monks took an oath of celibacy, like most monks do. I just assumed the Air Nomads had sexual relations to maintain a stable population. Meaning that they where taught to be more in control of their desires, and less likely to pursue a relationship as aggressively as Aang. How Tenzin acts in LOK is how I imagine most Air Nomads acted. Restrained, and even keeled. Maybe because Aang was the very last Air Nomad, due to the Fire Nation's holocaust, that's the reason why Aang was so aggressive. But still, he's 12 at the time of the original series. He has the rest of his life to pursue a relationship. That's why I agree with your point of fannon relationships. If they had Aang focus on his duties as the Avatar, and then drop hints that he might have romantic feelings for his female companions, then it probably would have been a better series. But ATLA is still a solid series regardless, and I just hope Bryke finally wakes up to the fact that they can't write romance.
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I didn't say you said they were celibate. They obviously aren't? Technically monks are supposed to be, but as they are a nation I am pretty sure they reproduce. It is just creepy to imagine, and double that that he's a 12-year old child. And LOL Tenzin is not restrained. 4 children in 10 years? With a wife probably a decade at least younger than him? So not.
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I meant emotionally restrained. Should have clarified. Lol. Tenzin is The only Air Nomad that is of age to reproduce, so he's been busy trying to bring the Air Nomads back from extinction.
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He's not really emotionally restrained? He tries to be but he isn't really, we see that throughout the show. He's funny that way. And sure, Tenzin has a lot of reproducing to do, but poor Pema. I wouldn't want to be her at all.
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Well when you bring up his mom, or his family he gets bent out of shape. But what person doesn't? I look at how he works on the council, he tries to be the voice of reason, and he tries to keep everyone civil through a crisis, but he always has the easiest lead wise council against him. Seriously the wise council in Space Mutiny was tougher to convince. [link] (Skip to 20:24 to see said council.)
Yeah, well Pema knew what she was signing up for.
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Which is why I said he tries to be restrained, but quite often shows that he isn't.
I doubt she really knew, but hey she luuurves him so there's that.
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Episode 5 was super pointless and it was written in the most fail way possible, until Tahno appeared and made it looked interesting making the appearance as Korra's rival, at least he's polite enough at the end unlike a firebending douche canoe.......still geez episode 5 had bad advice thanks to Pema, Korra acting on her advice in the most dumbest way I've ever seen making her look weak and jerky I mean she's not the Korra we loved back then until Mako appeared she's totally OOC, Mako *sigh* you know I really don't want to explain too much because it will make me rant even more but we all know he's so written wrong and treated as a creator's pet that's why he's a fail as a character, poor Bolin was pushed aside and heartbroken giving a door open to Makorra, and finally Asami not knowing what her friend and boyfirend did behind her back making said obnoxious pairing trying to become an OTP for everybody, BUT this pairing was created in the most shallowest way possible, no wonder almost half the fandom hates/dislikes it also Mako the most hated/disliked character.
This art is gorgeous and sad at the same time, it's very beautiful.
Makes me wonder why the hell the creators make him forget how heartbroken he was when he saw those two kiss in front of him like that, that episode made me dislike Korra, Mako well I disliked him since he first appeared treating Hasook like shit and then Korra, I'm pretty sure the creators did that for Bolin an excuse for Makorra having no problems and becoming canon. LAME
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I love Korra, but I hate her around Mako. And Mako, although I admit that he's as underdeveloped as most characters, I still dislike him immensely. Please just disappear for a season pls pls pls.
S1 writing fail
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Yep me too she's so different and get this....those two are still in a relationship in book 2 and that with each of the Krew having different important roles they are going to have a complicated relationship. Like I give a damn I just hope it gets super complicated and one of them dumps the other. Also THERE WILL BE MORE ROMANCE AND LOVE TRIANGLES OH SH*T.
When I read this from one of Bryke's interviews for book 2 and I was like
More romance love triangle BULSH*T! Why I say that? Because Bryke handles these thing pretty badly it makes me sick seriously.
Whenever I hear Bryke and romance I know it's going to be awful.
And with different roles I just hope Mako won't appear too much I mean this is Legend of Korra not "Mama Mako's epic show of epic sauce"
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We're going to get loads of awkward Makorra dating, aren't we.
Oh Bryke. I hope you hire some writers.
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I think so OMG I just might throw up, just like how Korra acted with Masami, I will do the same with Makorra.
And by writers you mean people who has a brain and know what the hell they're doing.
OK maybe the love triangle might not be bad if it jeopardize Makorra I'll be totally into it, even if it's going to be handled pretty badly I will not give a damn on this one. The better it is for Korra to separate from Mako the better her character might be, I mean she's been more selfish with him around it's just so sad it's not even funny, some people eat this shit up and that's not cool.
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NGL I shipped Masami for a while because they just looked so pretty together and they made sense visually. I was NOT prepared for the crapstorm that was the Makorralisami polyhydra. Like WHAT THE FREAKING FRACK BRYKE.
I agree. Someone who at least graduated from a writing major, please.
I ship Korra/Nobody.
AND MAKO/DEATH
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I did ship Masami before because it felt right and positive unlike Makorra. Yea I wasn't prepared for that either, it was pretty darn depressing.
OH MAN TOTALLY Someone who at least graduated from a writing major.
Well I like Korra before and I want her to be with someone who's mature and can handle a relationship better than Mako ever did. Her having someone mature by her side could make her change for the better not for worse like how Mako did.
I know you might not like her because she did acted selfish and was a home wrecker, but all that BS happened when Mako appeared so I don't think it was mostly her fault.
I ship Mako with nobody not even his scarf would love him.
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Now I ship Irosami because DAMN GIRL NEEDS TO BE TREATED RIGHT BY DEM FIREBENDERS
But I really don't have a particular ship, I just want Bo and Asami and everyone else to be happy in the end (except Mako who needs to choke on his eyebrows).
I still like Korra and I don't really hate her for having "home wrecked" (mostly because I blame Pema [DAMN IT PEMA] and Korra's sheltered upbringing) Masami. If anything she backed off when she realized they were still together. It's Mako that's the asswipe for treating Korra like shit, for treating Asami like shit, and for shitting all over his little brother. And yet he still has legions of fans and people do not question the Makorra ship.
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I ship Irosami too I mean no lie look at my Irosami artwork I only have right now [link] this fannon ship is great.
I had a Masami artwork but that artwork is depressing I did it so people could understand what she's been through and yet Mako stabs her in the back.
I also ship Tahnorra because damn Tahno is actually mature in episode 7 and in all the eps he appeared they both had chemistry, nothing negative or anything.
And for now fannon ships makes more sense in this series.
Getting jealous crazy just because the first guy she likes is on a date made Korra look more ridiculous, then going to Pema asking for some lame advice, which Pema actually gives to her in the most uggghhhhh way ever.
See that's where I disliked Pema more instead of giving an advice like "Look if the person you like loves someone else dearly then I guess you have to move on, you're an independent woman and you need to grow up, maybe in the future you would meet someone who actually loves you for who you are not for what you do." I'm pretty sure Mako likes Korra because she's the avatar. Pema just gives her the worst advice I've ever heard. Korra to be honest with her feelings. Look Korra would have done that when Mako wasn't dating Asami at all, and then Pema saying Tenzin was spending his time with the wrong woman omg Lin is a better woman than Pema ever was, Lin sacrifices to save Tenzin and his weird family, sorry I think Meelo was dropped in the head like three times when he was born, he maybe cute but he's also....weird, and his siblings give me a headache mostly Ikki.
And Mako he uses the passive voice so he doesn't take the blame on himself of the fuckery he did.
And Pema all she does in the show is complain and be a baby factory for the airbenders.
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I'm not much a fan of Tahno myself, seeing as he's also a huge dickwad and if it hadn't been for karma and losing his powers, he would have gone on being a bigger asshat than he had been. And people are so forgiving of him while Asami's dissed for showing the fuck up (my poor bb).
I would have been on board Makorra, really, if it happened gradually and wasn't thrown at our faces like a bat.
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Tahno was a rival in a sport competition so yea he acts like that, I mean don't most people do that? Now when you have him with no pro-bending to worry about he's normal, he shows his true self, Mako well his true self is being an asshat, so Tahno being an asshat is not his role that's Mako's job, Tahno's role was being a rival and now it's all over. Who know's maybe in book 2 he'll have a rivalry with Mako because lets face it, in the arena Tahno was pretty much creeped out and pissed off at Mako for mocking him with his gay wink.
I was interested in Mako and Korra as a couple before but I vowed to not ship anything until the show airs and I see some positive interaction with themselves and those around them, to bad that went down the drain and I did not ship them at all since Mako's first appearance.
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Tahno was a cheater and a liar and outside of pro-bending he was a playboy jerk. Sorry but I'm not as forgiving. I get his appeal certainly, but I stand by what I said that he's not decent and would not have repented if he hadn't lost his bending. If you're going to defend him further, I'd like to play the "I can dislike whichever character I want" card and that's the end of that.
Duuude, I totes agree, when ep 2 came out I was just NONONONONONONO even though they were pretty much lighting up the screen with MAKORRA IS ENDGAME. Don't even get me started on the shippers .
Really, a lot of the time I can't stand this fandom because of the fans.
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Yes but he was a playboy jerk when the pro-bending arena wasn't attacked by Amon, now with all that done with he's polite not innocent but polite, oh no I'm not defending him I'm just stating what I saw in the show and what my opinion what his character was like. You can dislike whatever you want I'm not forcing you to like him I'm just stating my opinion if you don't like it you can tell me and I could change the conversation.
I just hope you don't be a hater that might disrespect me and my opinion.
I admit I like Tahno but I'm not disrespecting you in anyway and if you dislike him that's fine by me.
Not shippers SHIPWANKS they drive me crazy now that's the only thing I hate around here also shipping wars that are pointless because they're started by stupid shipwanks.
Some fans are ok but what ruins the fandom would be the shipwanks and haters.
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I still don't consider Tahno polite, although you're right in saying that at least he toned down instead of acting up like a rageaholic when he lost his bending. And I do like him better than I like Mako.
I'm not a Tahno hater and I certainly am not against people who like him. Despite my thoughts that he's not actually a nice guy, he's actually very meh to me and it's not like I'm on a vendetta against him.
I also am not very fond of people who make characters off themselves and then imagine they're part of the Avatar verse. THAT IS JUST WHAT ARE YOU EVEN.
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I HATE episode five with a burning passion.
Bo-baby.
I swear, if I see Mako and Korra together in the next season, I'm gonna puke!
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Mako, go run away with your Mary Sue Asami, rename yourselves Edward and Bella, and leave this universe to never come back XD
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I take great offense to that because I LIKE Asami. She's anything BUT a Mary Sue.
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Hopefully, Mako and Korra'll break this season.
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LOL Me again FLDKJFA
I forgot to add to my comment that Episode 5 DID SUCK HORRIBLY.
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I shouldn't be this happy that even Bolin's voice actor thought it was a terrible episode, but I am, so SUCK IT MAKORRA
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OK,Bolin is one of my FAVE characters evah.If he gets killed,I'm going to commit suicide on myself with him.
I might comment again later,because right now I'm really upset,I blew up alot in the last week,and I'm just....A WRECK!
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aww Bolin, the fangirl still loves you! cmhere <333333 *LOOOVE* 
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I agree completely with all you had to say. For me, I find it really undermining of Korra's strong female role that she looks to the stereotypical 'bad-boy-good-guy' type who reminds me so much of depressive and Mary Sue-ish Sasuke from Naruto. If she gets and stays with Mako I feel I may lose the plot, not because I hate Mako (despite him being a selfish fool), I just think it would be far more interesting and less demeaning if she ended up with Bolin. Because then both characters would be breaking stereotypical gender roles
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To be honest I'm not pro Korra/anybody because I don't think she needs it (or at least not yet anyway). I could have been ok with Makorra if it happened way waaay into the future (when we see an actual relationship developing and not kiss raping wth) and Bolin NEVER FALLING IN LOVE WITH KORRA AT ALL. That they put a love triangle with Makokorralin just pisses me off; it's so immature and terribly written. Why can't we just get a show where everyone's friends, eh?
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I agree entirely, however, I just don't think that'll happen especially with Korra. If you've seen tumblr, you'll know platonic or not, people will ship it regardless. And not just that but it seems her plot is always punctuated by her progress in getting with Mako, which seems entirely not appropriate for their at war situation.
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The fandom ships everyone anyway (KORRA/NAGA DUDE, KORRA/NAGA o.O) but Bryke should have known better than to "appease" the young crowds with all the canonical shipping and love polyhydras and romantic focus.
Ugh, I completely agree with her plot line. It's the age old conflict of a woman (character or real) unable to exist/flourish without a love interest.
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Awwwwwwwww Bolin! ♥
I agree. Not my favorite episode.
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I like the idea of Bolin and Korra together (but secretly I prefer Makorra)
But Bolin is so sweet and cute You HAVE to love him!!
When he cried I am sorry but I burst out laughing!!! His face!!!!! HIS FACE!!! 
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