10/10 FINALE WOW! | The Legend of Korra 3x13 REACTION and REVIEW | 'Venom of the Red Lotus' 

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"Did he really think it would be that easy?" Well yes, the poison (mercury) was meant to kill her right after she went into avatar trans, but Zaheer wanted to kill her as soon as possible anyway, and saw no fight coming. The point is that Korra was able to ward off the poison and her symptoms to go after Zaheer for killing her father. It still amazes me how Korra was able to fight in her condition while the poison affected her organs and weakened her in general. That is why, for me, she is one of the best characters in the series. Regardless of the obstacle, Korra does not give up without fighting.

Korra has never had the spiritual side of the avatar on lock, she has always had to depend on her physical prowess, the fight with zaheer broke her body and took away the only thing she had going for her, making her feel helpless. He paralyzed her both physically and mentally

The way Korra just rips out the chains and then demolishes the 3 of them while fighting the poison is so freaking cool. One of my favorite scene from the two series.

the poison didn't actually make her go into the avatar state, it was slowly killing her. but the avatar state kicks in when the avatar is in danger, and since she was literally dying because of the poison, she couldn't get out of it. so Korra is fighting not to get into the avatar state to keep the cycle alive and Raava is fighting to get Korra into the avatar state to keep her alive.

The moment Jinora leans in to hug her father while she is being annointed as a Master Airbender is truly one of the sweetest moments.

no pudgey that end scene almost everyone cries, she has so much ptsd and physical and emotional pain you can't help but just feel her pain and want to hug korra . Korra's strength is amazing and people need to stop trying to end her

A little fun fact for you Jinora has become the youngest air master in history at the age of 11, the previous record was Aang at the age of 12 :)

The 100th episode of the whole Avatar universe! And this episode was so worthy of this title! Book 3 was such a masterpiece!

That long shot of Korra and Zaheer flying is the coolest thing in either series for me

Jinora looking just like a young Aang hit me so hard when I first watched this, I think the only thing the last scene was missing was Katara being there. Imagine seeing someone of such close resemblance to his younger self, wonder what her reaction would have been like.

Korra ripping those chains out of solid rock and beating Red Lotus ass when they were literally fully pre-prepared to kill her is a great reminder at how unbelievably strong the Avatar and particularly Korra is. She's like a one woman army.

The fact that korra unleashed her rage with her own power and raava is amazing. Since she can’t rely on the past lives anymore. And also the ending was so heartbreaking 💔. Tears always fall off watching the scene

Time and time again, she was told by her foes she had conflicts with that the world would be better off without her, that balance will be achieved even without the Avatar in the world. The most emotional and favorite scene in the entire season for me was when Jinora was anointed as an Airbending Master. Tenzin gave a speech about how they will all follow Korra's footsteps and usher a new world into a new age. jinora reveals her arrow tattoos and she looked just like Aang in his kid days. This part is particularly hard for Korra because it reminded her that as an Avatar that she is now, she will never make an impact like what Aang did. As the last scene focuses on Korra crying was like Jinora is a reminder to her that someone else could do what she should be doing and do it better. The guilt weighs on Korra as other people will assume the role that is expected of her, leading to her doubting whether is being an Avatar really even matters anymore. Ending this season in that note is both heartwarming and gutwrenching and I have never felt that in a long time over an animated media. Though for some people, The Legend of Korra might have fell a little too short from its predecessor, It still have the same heart as The Last Airbender. It allows the show to deliver the same powerful moments that brought up questions about life that I never expected an animated show would ask. And for that reason, I'll always love The Legend of Korra. I will always rewatch this as if it's my first. SEASON 3 ROCKS!

Hey spartan actually recognized ginora shaved. He must have learned after zaheer 😂. Let's give him a round of applause 👏

You have to kinda remember this. Korra has been being told this whole series, and this season, that the Avatar is not needed anymore. As we've seen so far, she's based her self-worth off of being the Avatar and in particular the physical side of it. So this finale, where her body has been absolutely destroyed by poison (It's not confirmed, but it matches the look and symptoms of Mercury poisoning) and she's wheelchair-bound, she now is witnessing herself become irrelevant. Everyone is stating they'll figure out a way to carry on without her and the Air Nation is now essentially handling her Avatar duties for her. Even if she recovers, she's not needed anymore. It's a really wonderful finale. How do you manage to make a finale as positive where the Air Nation has returned after over 100 years and functional extinction and anointing Jinora a new Airbending master so melancholic and heartbreaking at the exact same time? This should be a celebration for Korra, instead it's her worst nightmare come to life, and she can't do anything about it.

The end of the season is very beautiful, jinora finaly got her tattoo, but that tear of korra always destroys me. While tenzin's initiative of making sure korra can heal so the airbenders will take over her duties, but that also means korra (the avatar) isn't really needed anymore, and that was her fear.

I say this under every reaction I watch for this finale, but this episode always makes me cry so hard. Korra lived a life of comfort before she came to Republic City. There was "peace and harmony" thanks to Aang and so she never really had to worry about going through what Aang did. She was essentially kept hidden away in the Southern Tribe before she left and only knew life there. This fight pushed her to desperately fight for her life, something she likely NEVER expected she'd have to do - put her own life on the line to save others. It's such a reality check for Korra and messes her mental state up so much. This fight changes her.

9:25 if I'm correct (at least in my head its canon) but this is the first time she doesn't have control of the avatar state bc of the poison. She's just like Aang was in the beginning. It's just primal instincts taking over

Sad detail: you only heard Korra's voice when she in the avatar state, when Aang in the avatar state, he spoke in many voices Korra no longer connected with her past life

Seeing Korra so broken is just so painful.... And spartan was spot on with his guess on whether Korra will be unavailable in the 1st few episodes of S4

17:42 I like their friendship too 👀

Note that Zaheer was able to successfully unlock the ability to fly only immediately after the death of his beloved P’Li, his final tether to this world.

Book 3, imo, cemented Korra as an important part of Avatar lore. I liked Korra, but season 3 made me love it.

Mako and Bolin are totally leveling up as the show progresses I love the development in this series ❤

Alright avatar state lecture here, the avatar state is more destructive when you don’t have control, korra mastered the physical aspect of it so whenever she goes into the avatar state the power output is more controlled depending on how much power she needs to defeat whomever she’s battling so basically her avatar state is more powerful depending on who she’s facing unlike aang who had no control over it at all which is why his was more destructive. What happened here was when she got poisoned she lost all restraint and was basically going all out.

Such an incredible finale this was! So emotional and also really cruel at the same time. The fight scenes were animated incredible this whole season actually. Especially 11:15 was done incredibly well. For me the best book in the entire Avatar universe! Can watch this book over and over again.

By the way, mako eletrocuted th waterbender to death. He killed her

Yessss this is definitely one of the best finale's! The no-armed water bender I think died via electrocution. The lava bender killed himself via burial and lava. In a way sort of like Romeo and Juliet with him dying with the one he loved. Book 2 is often seen as the weakest in comparison, but still very good. I like to think Book 2 gave us lore and details that helped inspire the most favorite Book 3. Can't wait to see you guys enter Book 4!

I like the symbolism that Zaheer was dragged down by his one last earthly tether, his desire to kill Korra.

Just like Zaheer's under estimation of Tenzin, the Red Lotus greatly under estimated a full fledge Avatar ... i mean Korra grabbed a Mountain!!! I absolutely love that Tenzin gets to see an Avatar battle. I mean. To see a demi god foght. But, also to see what his father mist have been like.

One of the great things about watching this with you all is catching little things I did not before. Like when Spartan mentioned that Korra had gone nuts and we wrecking Zaher and his team, I remembered that one of the side effects of mercury poisoning is that it drives one crazy (the old "mad as a hatter" saying).

Such an amazing season

19:40 Aang is that you 😂

I've said this in other reaction videos, and I'll say it again lol Korra's entire arc has always been around her identity as THE avatar. She's always been so confident in her bending prowess as the only one who can bend all the elements and had this notion of her being an idol of some sorts prior to her arrival in Republic City. Yet when she was released into the real world, she gets humbled in each book and that last shot in this episode is the culmination of the self doubt that all her experiences so far have brought her. That's the real venom of the Red Lotus. Edit: Also to add, if you really think about Korra going into the Avatar state in the cave, it's actually sad because you can interpret that as her coming into terms that the world doesn't need the avatar anymore. She tried to resist going into the avatar state as she knows that risks the avatar cycle, but when she hallucinated it seemed like she was projecting all her self-doubts onto the images of her past villains. Then she let go, like she was accepting that her existence as the avatar is actually irrelevant to the world now.

Korra has experienced constant attempts on her life and beliefs, constant attacks and hatred, threats to her loved ones, the loss of her father (though thankfully she was mistaken) over the course of only a few months/years, and now her body has experienced damage from a deadly poison. No matter how physically strong you are, certain experiences can deplete you for a long time. Mentally and emotionally, Korra has finally been pushed too far, and her dependence on her physical strength as being a major part of her identity, or how she sees herself, has been shaken. She is still so young but has experienced more than some people might ever experience in a lifetime. My heart breaks when I see Korra cry at this happy event... I feel like she can't connect to the joy, and she knows that normally she would be so happy there, but something is disconnected now. It feels 10x beyond the point she reached when she thought she had ended the Avatar cycle at the end of Book 1, sitting on that cliff and considering a dark path there - and then Aang thankfully came to her with a way to fix it all. Now she doesn't even have the past Avatars... The only path forward is going to be hard, there is no easy fix.

This should have been the best finale for the series, is so perfect to me 18:40 Avatar Aang must be proud, wherever he is. Jinora becoming a master in front of the new air benders made cry, not going to lie. By the way the song is called "Service and Sacrifice"

ghaz'an: "if i'm going down you're coming with me!" bolin & mako: walks away.

That coronation scene was lovely and steeped with emotion, and beautiful music. Just a great season end.

God it was hard seeing Korra like this. It makes me think of the first time we met her. A cute little girl with big big belly and confidence telling the white lotus “ I’m the avatar you gotta deal with it” !!! What a journey she’s has been through 🩷🩷🩷 I love Korra

Such a great ending. I was like, "Korra! It's going to be okay! Hang in there." My heart went out to her.

Korra is by far, hands down the most durable and physically strongest Avatar ever.

A bittersweet ending.

Consider the opponents Korra has faced: 1) Amon, who took away her bending. 2) Unalaq/Vaatu, who broke her connection to her past lives, and now 3) Zaheer, who tried to create a world without her. She's broken, and unsure of herself or her role in the world. And in that moment, her most trusted teacher, mentor, guide, and friend tells her "It's ok. We'll honor your work. We'll do what needs to be done." A message of kindness and compassion that also confirms her very deepest fear -- that she's not needed. I'd shed a tear as well.

Something that felt different with this ending compared to the others is the finality. Mainly because through seasons 1 and 2 they thought they were being dropped after each season. S1-2 both had some sort of return to norm almost immediately. Having bending taken away and given back. Along with losing Rava and getting her back. Here there is aftermath and consequences for a while. Because they are more confident in being able to continue the story further.

love how you been emotional whenever Jinora's in action. She's Aang true successor❤

You handled this end a lot better than me haha I don't know if the build up of just one episode being released at time when Korra was coming out was it, but damn, this episode destroyed me. I grew really found of Korra along book 3 back then, and seeing her so damaged after willingly sacrificing herself so that the Air Nation would survive, that hit hard. I'm thrilled for you guys to watch Book 4. Other than most people I really like it.

I think this finale was around the time people started shipping korra and asami, aka korrasami

The irony I like of Zaheer is that even though he unlocked flight by letting go of his earthly tether he ultimately got taken down because he couldn’t let go of his mission to kill Korra. And Korra pulled him down with a literal earthly tether (metal chain)

female airbending masters do have hair, but first they gotta shave it all off in order to get the full arrow tattoo. its not just on the foreheard but the whole scalp and down the spine etc. at least you noticed she shaved xD

26:20 I think this is the best comment spartan has ever made on this series.

Zaheer was flying while Korra was jumping far propelling herself through fire bending.

Jinora the youngest Airbending Master in the world💨🌬️ loved her ceremony

I don’t get how people instantly forget that she was having poison injecting into her bloodstream. She was literally overdoing it in the avatar state which caused the poison to spread even faster. 🙄🤷‍♀️

Love the final episodes of this season. The finale in particular is really emotional and has lasting impact. Looking forward to your reactions to season 4! 💙

The only time an Avatar has no control over the Avatar State is before they've mastered all 4 elements. It takes a spiritual journey and acceptance for them to gain control (like Aang with Guru Pathik or Korra's emotional journey after Amon took her bending), but once that happens, they never lose it. At no point has a fully-realised Avatar ever lost control of the Avatar State. Korra is fighting against Raava to stay *out* of the Avatar State, since she knows the Avatar will die if the poison claims her while she's in it.

I love the symbolism that Zaheer gained the ability to fly by letting go of his “earthly tethers” but in the end his in ability to let go of korra led to his defeat.

I love this finale so much. It was just perfect imo.

Bolin and makos pro bending came in handy during their fight scenes.

Season 3 was awesome, watching it with you guys was an incredible journey! Season 4 isn't all that great, but it's better than season 2 of course, I'm sure you guys will enjoy it. But what I'm hyped the most is to your reaction to the rest of Breaking Bad!!!!!

The music once again deepening the emotion of the story .. whew

i’m a huge fan of ATLA like everyone else but book 3 of Korra is just as good, the last 3 episodes of this season might be my favorite 3 episodes of the entire series

just finished your GOT reactions, initially wanted to watch the red wedding and battle of the bastards, but the reactions were beautiful i had to start from season 1 ep 1 and watched every single thing in the past few days, keep up the good work, love from Nigeria.

This finale always makes me cry…I love Korra and I can just feel so much pain from her and the emotion of getting the air nation back and Jinora becoming a master. It’s all perfectly devastating.

Not much to say, althought one could dissert about much with this episode... Still, Spartan and Pudgey said it all to sum it up!... "THIS IS ABSOLUTE PEAK AVATAR! 10/10 Book Finale, left us overwhelmed with emotion. wow Book 3 did not dissapoint at all!" Thank You, we love also love it!... Also, Jinora being made master is amazing when she uncovers to show is new airbanding marks!

Pumped to see @Spartan react to this episode and can't wait too see the reactions to season 4

1:14 Not random at all. He told the legend of Guru Laghima who spent his last years never touching the ground. And if you think about it, they already said the Bison were the original airbenders and they fly.

Best season hands down

This is peak Avatar. I dont get the haters

🔥🔥🔥

WOOOO HOO!! So glad u guys liked season 3, can’t wait to watch u finish the series :0

Love love love love this book! I go back & forth between this & ATLA book three for my favorite

Airbenders having the ability to fly isn't actually random. The original airbenders, the flying bison, can so it only makes sense for the human airbenders to be able to learn that, too.

All avatars look like the love of the prior avatar. As a Kid Aang Resembled Avatar Roku’s wife. Jinora being Aang’s grandkid, looks like Aang without hair.

Keep in mind here, Korra had THREE TIMES the lethal dose of mercury in her blood

Best episode of all series tbh.

Master Jinora!!! Avatar Korra is a beast

Funny how you guys never realized who Ming Hua's VA is 😉 So you kinda got Azula this season ^^

i miss korra so much

This was such a good show. A very different show than the Last Airbender, but still a good and fun show. I never got the hate. Season 2 was a bit meh; good concept bt not well-executed. But the rest of the seasons were stellar imo.

Kora + Avatar State something I've been waiting for @Spartan to see ..... bro she's a MEGA BEAST!!!.... There's a reason we don't see Kora in the Avatar State like Aang.... bc Kora is Epic, not saying Aang wasn't the bomb but remember season 1 ep 1 when we seen her as a little kid .... ya

Man's greatest mistake is tempering with the Avatar State

Jinora had to go full bald to get the tattoo that runs down her back. Female airbenders usually have air

If you haven’t seen the alternate ending to this episode, watch it, it gives insight into what was going through Korras mind when she started crying

Spartan is going to have no patience for a certain prince 😂

I’m wondering if Bolin is able to lava bend because his mother was a fire bender and his father was an earthbender

Greatest villain in avatar history. He did the most damage and also made repairs 😂

I cant wait till the next season 😊 lol everyone cries when Jinora becomes a master.

19:58 Avatar State, Yip Yip!

thumbs up if you believe this was the perfect closing for avatar korra.

This battle is S-Tier

Korra learnt how to defeat bad sprits in book 2 like the sprit bats

Probably way too late for this to be seen but Ming Hua was dead before Gazan collapsed the cave... Mako definitely electrocuted her to death

You guys aren’t ready for season 4 Bolin. 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

You saw characters you saw in avatar the last airbender in season 2 of Korra

Ginora's master ceremony was seriosly one of the Msoost moving events in Korra. She truly earned her Master starus. And, the emotions are so genuinely heart felt. Truly masterful writing.

Hello there, sorry cause I hate to tack a question about another series, but I am wondering, are you going to react to Witcher S3? Sorry if you commented on another reaction, I didn’t see it.

It was mako rescuing boulin

Thanks for the great reaction to one of the best episodes of animation. So much payoff for the season's buildup.

Jinora was bald because they had to shave her head for the tattoos to be done. Female Airbenders can grow their hair back though