Current Events > Finally watching The Legend of Korra! spoilers incoming

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The Avatar comics got me super excited for the sequel, so I just had to watch it.

From the get go they show an old Katara! It feels almost bittersweet, revisiting the characters I loved and seeing them all either old or passed away.

But it's time for new blood. Korra is... I guess ok so far. I notice that this time the characters are older than they were in the previous show. Korra must be 17 or 18, compared to team avatar's 13-15 age range.

New republic city makes me wonder... in a world of bending, would humanity really develop civilization in the same way, with cars and skyscrapers and that whole 1920s America aesthetic?

Anyway right off the bat they're covering the bender vs non bender conflict, an issue that the last avatar comic was about. I guess in a world where there's no longer the 4 nations separation, the next conflict would be... people of powers vs no powers? How come it wasn't like that before then...

One of tenzin's kids... that's the kid I was looking for! Someone had a gif of a kid saying be the leaf in his sig and for years I wondered what that's from. Then I watched the entirety of avatar waiting for that scene but it never showed up. Turns out the kid is from Korra. Just a small pointless anecdote.

It's weird, sometimes the animation tries to look slapstick like the original show did but it kinda falls flat when you do it with adults as opposed to the kids of the previous show. Some of it is funny but some of it misses the mark.

Not a big deal though because as expected, the show looks gorgeous. I wasn't prepared for such a rapid technological upgrade from avatar but it does look nice. Metalbender police is a cool idea.

This time, the show seems like a lot more politics.

I think it's interesting how unique bending in Avatar, like metal bending, ends up being fairly commonplace in Korra

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Love Korra

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So bolin is supposed to be the sokka of the group? Not as charming but pretty harmless all around.

stick with it until at least season 3

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Korra is awesome. It can be a little rough around the edges in ways the original wasn't, but the high points are super high.

The villain of season one is top tier.

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Season 2 is a travesty

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Ok so I get Korra, she's pretty strong willed and hard headed, and she's great at mastering 3 of the elements. But weirdly it seems air, not fire, is the element she's having trouble with. Is air the strongest of the elements? You can fly with that, it pretty much unlocks a world of potential.

Pro bending is basically like boxing huh. In this advanced city setting, tenzin's ancient ways and the white lotus are seen as pretty obsolete.

Season 3 > 1 > 4 > 2

Amenadeel posted...

So bolin is supposed to be the sokka of the group? Not as charming but pretty harmless all around.

I love Legend of Korra and will likely end up defending it several times in this topic, but I wouldn't recommend weighing Bolin against Sokka; you will end up very disappointed. Sokka elevates the status of the comic relief character, whereas Bolin at best merely meets that bar.

Also, if I can make a recommendation going forward, try to picture Korra as Zuko in the role of protagonist; it might help you better understand her character arc.

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man i think some of the story telling and especially the art is great

but i can't fucking stand korra. she fucking sucks and she pisses me off the entire story.

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Amenadeel posted...

Ok so I get Korra, she's pretty strong willed and hard headed, and she's great at mastering 3 of the elements. But weirdly it seems air, not fire, is the element she's having trouble with. Is air the strongest of the elements? You can fly with that, it pretty much unlocks a world of potential.

Pro bending is basically like boxing huh. In this advanced city setting, tenzin's ancient ways and the white lotus are seen as pretty obsolete.

She struggles with airbending because of her personality. Its similar to the reason why Aang struggled with earthbending

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He's also a bit of a woobie isn't he, a goofy innocent who gets wrapped up in stuff over his head like when he goes with that bending mafia boss. Korra and mako had to go rescue him

Oh my god. I made a topic a few weeks ago about the Avatar taking away people's bending if they get out of line, as was the case in the last avatar comic. It was seen as too extreme a method and we all agreed.

But I had no idea... this was the conflict of season 1 Korra! This Amon guy, he can take people's bending away! Holy crap it's clearly a trick right, it has to be. Only the Avatar has that power. I doubt the spirits talked to Amon, we haven't seen any yet.

I dropped it after the first season

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YookaLaylee posted...

She struggles with airbending because of her personality. Its similar to the reason why Aang struggled with earthbending

in TLA, Katara said that Aang was working with his "natural opposite", implying that any avatar would struggle with learning their opposite element, but that was just speculation.

though I guess Aang was kinda the embodiment of an airbender, which would have made Earth a pretty big personality clash

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Amenadeel posted...

Oh my god. I made a topic a few weeks ago about the Avatar taking away people's bending if they get out of line, as was the case in the last avatar comic. It was seen as too extreme a method and we all agreed.

But I had no idea... this was the conflict of season 1 Korra! This Amon guy, he can take people's bending away! Holy crap it's clearly a trick right, it has to be. Only the Avatar has that power. I doubt the spirits talked to Amon, we haven't seen any yet.

there was some fan speculation about Amon taking away peoples' bending that ended up being better than what actually happened

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Bolin has one thing going for him, he's not Mako aka the absolute worse. Yeah the show has been over for six years and few characters anger me as much as Mako.

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This show excels with the villains and the world. The main characters are for the most part not so great. But I like a lot of the side characters. But I'm having trouble thinking of almost anything memorable and really enjoyable about the main characters. I do like when one of the main characters has interactions with a certain set of twins. That's about all I remember.

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please don't let season 2 destroy you forever. 3 and 4 are great

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Amenadeel posted...

But weirdly it seems air, not fire, is the element she's having trouble with.

It's mentioned that that's usually that's the case, but Korra's case is a bit different.

Everyone is different. Korra's weaknesses were the spiritual side of the Avatar and air bending is (i think) the element closest in connection to the spirits. The more physical elements came easy to her.

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Season 3 is Elder God Tier

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TwoDoorPC posted...

stick with it until at least season 3

This. Season 3 is the only one that is as quality as TLA.

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Season 2 really is as bad as people are saying, and I honestly believe it's because Amon was such a phenomenal villain, and the Season 2 one is incredibly boring.
There are two good episodes in that season tho.

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Iroh and Zhao returning were the best parts of season two.

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^ Don't spoil TC!

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<3 Korra. Also found it funnier than TLA

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I knew it Korra was scared! Her challenge to Amon was just a show of bravado because she's too proud and scared to admit how having bending stripped from you would be like.

Damn coward showing up with his posse. At first I thought his bending removal trick was a hoax, because why not just strip the Avatar of her bending right here and now? He gave his typical villain reason for it, but I suspect he can't take away an avatar's bending!

The pro bending tournament of episode 5: I legit both awwwwd at poor bolin catching Korra and mako kissing. That got to me hard with the flowers and the shock on his face and the crying. I kind of hated Korra and Mako in that moment.

The city seems to like pro bending. Besides the bending gangs we saw in episode 1, was there any other reason to hate benders? Do they have better jobs than non benders? Seems both groups fall on hardship and good fortune same as anyone else.

Is tenzin's council entirely made of benders though? That does seem like a problem. There should be representation for all groups of people.

At first I thought Amon was a ploy by tarrlock to gain power in the city by using force but it doesn't seem like they're in cahoots.

Kinda lame how you could remove Bolin and literally nothing changes

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I thought that scene of Bolin crying and running away was hilarious the first time I saw it

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Amenadeel posted...

The city seems to like pro bending. Besides the bending gangs we saw in episode 1, was there any other reason to hate benders? Do they have better jobs than non benders? Seems both groups fall on hardship and good fortune same as anyone else.

Anything bad happen in your life? Probably a bender's fault. Join Amon!

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benders have been harassing my grandfather's cabbage business for decades

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TwoDoorPC posted...

benders have been harassing my grandfather's cabbage business for decades

Lol I loved the Cabbage Corp reference.

Firebenders (specifically) killed my relative. Join Amon!
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Why does Asami perpetually have sexy eye makeup? Even when they're in the pool splashing around?

Amenadeel posted...

Why does Asami perpetually have sexy eye makeup? Even when they're in the pool splashing around?

She's rich.
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Also holy crap at Sato being the villain. And the fact that all his robots are pure platinum... meaning the metal benders can't actually bend them since there are no earth impurities.

And here I thought Asami was just playing Mako and the gang since she so readily dated him and spent money on him, dressing him up and taking him to fancy dinners.

^Yeah, that was a great turning point in the overall plot, felt like they really sidestepped a trope there for the overall benefit of the show.

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Amenadeel posted...

And here I thought Asami was just playing Mako and the gang since she so readily dated him and spent money on him, dressing him up and taking him to fancy dinners.

Prepare for that to be the only time she's relevant.

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^ Seriously, just stop. I hate when people come into a topic like this and just say shit like that. Don't by vague, don't hint around, don't say shit. Let TC just enjoy it.

*Series spoilers*

You're wrong anyways

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Oh my god. These spoilers are so huge I have to hide them.

During Aang's time, there was this evil mob boss called Yakkone, and he was a blood bender who could do it at will. Korra kept getting visions of him. I thought they were implying that this is how the Avatar is killed or how team avatar is defeated, but no. Aang goes into the Avatar state And takes away Yakone's bending.

Here's the kicker. That prissy tarrlock is actually Yakone's son! And he trapped Korra! Dude is insane, what exactly what his end game here.

legend of korra is my fave show of all time

but be warned season 3 and 4 get very dark and cover some adult themes

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Then, in the next episode, the gang try to find Korra who escaped, not just from tarrlock but from Amon and his goons! Tarrlock was blood bending all of the henchmen but Amon was able to break free... And took tarrlock's bending away!

Really happy you're enjoying Korra, TC! Far too many people shit on it

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Bad_Mojo posted...

Really happy you're enjoying Korra, TC! Far too many people shit on it

its mostly just a vocal minority it still has a large group of people doing fan works for it even 5 years later

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