I don't think Amon will be defeated, I think Amon will be the main villain in S2 as well. But I wouldn't be surprised if it happened differently.
Again, as I point out, I think the pacing is FINE. I thought they spent too MUCH time on pro-bending, if anything, and I have no need or desire to ever see Tahno again.
And man, Asami is bad ass. In the last episode, she took out more Chi-Blockers while driving than the three benders (including the Avatar) did.
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