ok, I'm actually LOVING *LEGEND OF KORRA* (S1 - FINALE) 

A clunky ride…but a ride nonetheless

yeah, she goes through that only because the writers thought itd be more adult, doesnt make it mature. its such an empty arc its hilarious people think its mature.

@@mitchhamilton64 I agree. That arc was a whole lot of nothing

Yep.

I was thinking the same thing jaja, shit is gonna be fun

BABE WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE

OMG LOOK WHO IT IS

ARIANA WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE

Mac?! 🤯

Season 2 is also really important for season 3! But yes, in itself its not the greatest...

That’s Dee Bradley baker???!?!?!?!?!?

WHAAAATTT?! 😭 AMAZING

The love hippie too?! That’s perfection

and the voices for the Clones in SW

Two lovers apart from one another, a war divides their people

I mean, he was able to sense and yoink Korra out from hiding during her and Mako's confrontation with him with his psychic bloodbending. He 100% could feel what Tarrlok was doing but understood how far gone things were if that was what he felt needed to be done so Noatak came out fully and let it happen. The fact that he goes from smiling at hearing his name to a much more solemn face with regret when he sheds the tear puts it over the top.

i'll stick with number 2. That makes it so much better

I fully believe that he knew.

I always took it as the first which is more tragic too.

He definitely knew and he accepted it😢

That's also why book 1 is short and why it feels like some problems get solved quickly. They had no idea book 2 would happen.

Yeah if they had been given at least two seasons from the start, I think season two would have benefitted a lot from it. It could have delved into her trying to reconnect to the other elements, which I think would have been a stronger storyline overall.

​@@withxoutxlifeso true, and it would be nice that while reconnecting with the elements she would get help from the spirits or something to connect it with the spirit theme of the book and explore about avatar Wan

I honestly think the multiple villain structure worked well after ALTA was a single big bad story. Most of the other avatars have vast backstories with multiple conflicts (including aang with Yakone actually…) but I liked that this story felt like how an avatar would have to behave in peacetime following her predecessor’s ending of a century long conflict. It shows good world building because after the defeat of such a large foe as the fire nation and a few decades of peace and rebuilding, power vacuums will ultimately open in many places as a means to throw the world out of balance once again

​@obviouslyPSM I would agree with that if each of Korra's villains weren't all on the verge of world domination/revolution. There's a lot about Korra I love, but the things that drag it down reeeally drag it down. It sucks because you know it's not because the writers aren't talented, it's cause the studio kept pulling their resources and only giving them one season at a time. You can really tell with the last two seasons how much less money they were working with. Honestly the fact that it came out as good as it is was kind of a miracle.

Much like AtAB the benderless character is awesome.

She is the best

She gets it later 😊

Yeah, One of the reasons the fandom does not like Mako a lot is because he does a lot of weird stuff for someone who should know better. He swings between Korra and Asami and doesn't just have a conversation with either of them to respectfully end things. Love Asami, though. She was originally intended to be a spy but they couldn't go through with it and she's the best!

I remember throughout the first season there were a lot of people expecting her to turn traitor at some point. Admittedly, I think that basing her design so much on Lust from FMA kinda had something to do with that. The similarities left this almost subconscious thought that she was obviously going to be a bad guy. I've always like Asami myself. I think her arc throughout the series is really good, especially in terms of her growing friendship with Korra. (Nobody go spoiling anything, I know where that goes, Nat doesn't need to yet)

season 3 is just... wow

S3 is soo good

season 2 has the two episodes of backstory that are some of the best parts of the whole show but yeah i agree most of it is kinda eh

definitely want to see your reaction on future books, especially after seeing your reaction on this book

Oh, Book 2 is gonna really suck for her, but yes, Book 3 is pretty amazing.

I sympathized with the vibe in that look - to have someone who was an ex, but you still care about them platonically so much that their family is like your own, and would sacrifice for them, too.

Also don't forget if she doesn't do this the Airbender Nation probably goes extinct

"That lady is my hero!"

I was always under the impression that Lin didn't want a family and that was one of the biggest problems between their relationship, for me it made sense since Toph's parents were not great and Toph herself was very flawed as a mom

@@Pacha_RM yea she doesnt want kids its why her and the airbender broke up, because he "needed" kids

It's on the same level when Sokka, Suki, and Toph jumped airships.

​@@ygkemosabi8280can't imagine the pressure on Tenzen since none of his siblings had air bending powers. Dude really spent most of his life thinking his only purpose was to keep air bending alive.

This will always be head cannon. Even if it hasn't been confirmed I feel that's exactly what the writers intended with that scene

Thank youuuu!!!

I always said that was an allegory for suicide, but people told me no, i was going too deep into it. When we thought this was it, that is another reason why this show wasn't as well received initially.

@@gavinandthefloppagang Who confirmed this? Seems like a big leap tbh.

Holy sh*t I didn't know

Yeah, and also waterbending's other special is healing capacity. If I remember correctly the first Avatar series, they did had a scene showing a lecture about some meridians used in healing practices. And if you can heal using these, there's no reason you can't... well... un-heal.

Plus they made them switch to a cheaper animation studio instead of the people they’ve had since Avatar started.

That’s really why I don’t fault the show or the writers for ending season 1 that way because yes in hindsight it would’ve been really interesting but that’s also the only way you can say it, is in hindsight I’m sure they would’ve kept her without her bending for awhile if they had known they would be able to continue the story

Not cannon

​@@thepatriottz9205Yes canon.

@@thepatriottz9205you needa calm down bro it’s a show. Buuuut she was definitely gonna jump

@@654ethan no she wasn't

@@thepatriottz9205 I don't think anyone is saying she was def gonna do it, but to stay she didn't consider it is a little naive.

Hehe, we're in danger for seasons 3 and 4 👀

@@Geoffery_of_Monmouth S2 as well, all the show does is challenge Korra and her morality. Which is something I really love on how it mirrors her to Aang, who was pretty sure about who he was and what he believed in, through and through.

@@MARYWTHER you see thats really what I love about korras story, she's not a copy of aang and she herself is the one who gets to realize that as she grows up, which makes such a wonderful story. I like how they made a parallel between them by not making them the same, it's pretty sad how a lot of people don't get that part

and then they planned on ending the korra series finale the same way but couldn't because nickelodeon were dicks about it :/

I feel like it's an important distinction that the They* you're speaking of is Nickelodeon

Right, first Nickelodeon only approved Season 1, then only Season 2, then they approved Seasons 3 & 4. That's why there isn't an over arching story per se, it's all about Korra's character growth and what it means to be the Avatar.

NOT TRUE. they had been booked for 4 seasons before season 1 aired, at one point they were working on over 30 episodes at once. that rumor is an absurdly popular belief and it's completely false

@@johnnyboro9558 prove it.

Holy fuck, I needed to hear this SO badly right now…

In a way Ozai still works beautifully as that looming presence, but yeah he’s definitely not as nuanced. Though he can be just as entertaining as the more complex villains from Korra at times.

@@a_fine_edition2746I would argue the character depth and arcs were more important than the overarching villain. That’s what makes azula so great she was a main villain but had her own arc

@@jf175 Sure. But it's still nice to have that oppressive threat bearing down on the heroes, particularly Aang. Ozai didn't necessarily need to be nuanced. He served his purpose to perfection in my opinion. For most of the show he's this faceless fearsome challenge that both Aang and Zuko have to meet, whether that be physically, mentally, or emotionally for either of them.

@@a_fine_edition2746 Totally, I mean there are Darth Vaders and there are Emperor Palpatines. Both can serve well as villains and/or complement each other.

She is nearly done with season 2 and has enjoyed it so far :)

This so much. Season 3 & 4 are 5stars

Actually, the two episodes about avatar Wan are the best ones

@@narfares the only reason I even use tthe DVD of season 2 is just for that 2 parter tbh

Don't diss book 2. It my have it's faults but the high points are worth it.

no it wont, she'll remain the same selfish, terrible person.

Naa its dogshit. Season 1 is ok season 2 destroy everything when all the past avatars die and theforced gay shit in season 4 is disgusting.

Fully agreed

Yes yes yes yes!

So true!!

Although I would rather forget the 2nd season, all of the rest is atleast "good", music is fantastic, the animation is beautiful and the characters are mostly enjoyable in their respective ways and/or have a good growth to them

NOT TRUE. they had been booked for 4 seasons before season 1 aired, at one point they were working on over 30 episodes at once. that rumor is an absurdly popular belief and it's completely false

the 'rumor' came from the creators themselves look it up @@johnnyboro9558

@@johnnyboro9558 some people just never get tired of being wrong. "Surprisingly, DiMartino and Konietzko first conceived The Legend of Korra as a mere 12-episode miniseries intended to conclude the first series. The reduced length of the show had much to do with Nickelodeon's own hesitation in having a female character as the sequel series' main protagonist, as per Konietzko, with NPR noting in an interview that "girls will watch shows about boys, but boys won't watch shows about girls." After debating internally over the viability of the spin-off and its potential success, DiMartino, Konietzko, and Studio Mir (Korra's animation studio) finally convinced Nickelodeon's executives to proceed with the project"

@@BhBc8f8 my point is everyone tries to act like the network screwed bryke over, making them do one season at a time. but that is not true, as that is what Bryke wanted. Bryke wanted to do multiple mini-series'. the disjointed feelings of each season is a creative choice by the writers it was never a circumstance of scheduling, they knew they would have at least 3 seasons from the start. the hesitation of a female character is completely false. when kids were polled about their favorite character in ATLA it was Katara, followed by Zuko. aang was below sokka, toph and Iroh. aang got similar number of votes to appa. Nick had NO PROBLEM with a female lead, Bryke tried to make her like Katara 2.0 but they missed all the good parts of Katara, because they never understood her character anyway. that was Aaron Ehasz, who is responsible for most of the character growth in ATLA. he wrote most of the good episodes

It makes you wonder how season 2 would of gone if they were more confident in the success of LOK and the writers felt they could bleed season 1 into 2.

NOT TRUE. they had been booked for 4 seasons before season 1 aired, at one point they were working on over 30 episodes at once. that rumor is an absurdly popular belief and it's completely false

NOT TRUE. they had been booked for 4 seasons before season 1 aired, at one point they were working on over 30 episodes at once. that rumor is an absurdly popular belief and it's completely false

No, the other seasons were not planned. Each year Nickelodeon was leaving them hanging on whether or not they'd renew the show. The only seasons that didn't suffer from that were 3 and 4. But 4 suffered from a loooot of other things, such as Nick taking it off their schedule and releasing it only on their streaming service. Also I'm pretty sure there was a shortage of episodes, like season 4 was supposed to be longer. Tons of money cost that the writers fought tooth and nails. Really Nick treated this show like shit.

@@MARYWTHER Wasn’t sure about the first part and didn’t know about the season 4 part. Well good to know and thanks for clarify

@@MARYWTHER NOT TRUE. they had been booked for 4 seasons before season 1 aired, at one point they were working on over 30 episodes at once. that rumor is an absurdly popular belief and it's completely false

Nah xd ATLA is way better earlier, and obviously later.

@@blondymonk1535 i disagree. the worldbuilding and very slightly episodic nature of atla was harder for me to fall into than with korra's fast pace storytelling. of course, all of book 1 in atla is necessary for sure but it definitely seemed more slow or childish which is why i had more of an affinity towards korra. i love both shows just as much though

​@@af3897 **SPOILERS** I understand those that enjoy the faster pace nature of Korra, but personally while I enjoy Korra I think there are too many illogical things in the show, even in the first season. When I saw them the first time I immediately thought in my mind "bullshit". I also really dislike the way technology advanced and how it resembles more of a high technological world than a world of bending - but that's just my personal preference. But let's talk about lightning bending. I feel like it's used way too casually in this series, and there's no way Mako or w/e his name was can shoot out lightning while he's being blood bended. Lightning bending is definitely not that easy to do, which we can see from Iroh's demonstration. Doing it like that is more likely to self-destruct since he shouldn't be able to properly control his internal energy to produce lightning while Amon was bending his blood and obstructing his energy channels. Afaik it was a secret art that only the royal family could use. Perhaps it was similar to Amon's family that was able to use blood bending without full moon, or perhaps any firebender could use it, it's still unlikely to have leaked out to everyone and developed to the point where it could be used effortlessly. Blood bending. In ATLA it was an extremely overpowered art that AFAIK could only be used during the full moon. So the fact that Amon could use it without the full moon would make his bending and also blood bending even more powerful than normally. So when Amon is blood bending Korra, and she breaks free to slam him into the water, that's just ridiculous in my eyes. Even Aang could not fight back without the Avatar state against blood bending, let alone a weakened Korra. Amon had a lot of potential, but I feel like the conclusion was not at all worthy of his potential. Then they toned down the power of bending so significantly. In 95% of scenes bending just felt like it lacked the power it had in ATLA. Later in S3 or something... I can understand that earth benders can bend lava, but to produce lava from any piece of earth at any time is just such bullshit. How can an earth bender heat up earth to the point that it becomes lava? There's no way an earth bender can just draw out lava from anywhere, it's so illogical. Then we have Zaheer that read some scriptures about a past air bender, and then as soon as he conveniently was gifted air-bending, he could suddenly use it as if he'd practiced it for decades, not to mention use a super-advanced ability that allowed him to fly, and the suffocation thingy. I can understand him being able to pick it up fairly quickly as he was already a master in martial arts, but no way he can pick it up instantly to such an advanced level. That's just ridiculous. The plots of each season after S1 was also underwhelming because it didn't have 3 whole seasons like ATLA to build up for it. IIRC they were also resolved in one season each. Like I said, Amon had a lot of potential, but I think he needed to have the same build-up as Fire Lord Ozai and the Fire Nation had in ATLA. The way Korra had picked up 3 different bendings so casually at the age of 5 or however old she was in the first episode is also ridiculous. Past Avatars would usually not even realize that they're the avatar, let alone learn multiple elements, until they were told when they were sixteen years old. Aang who was an airbending master at like 10 had found out he was the Avatar early but still hadn't been able to learn any other bending until much later, and we saw how easy he picked up 2 of the 3 other elements. The whole plot with robots using laser-beams with spirit energy was just boring too. I didn't like that at all, but again that's personal preference I guess. It's been a while since I watched Korra so I don't remember all the things that happened and is just pulling it from my memory, but I'm sure there were other things I had problems with as well. I still enjoyed Korra, but it deviated too much from ATLA and created things that wasn't entirely logical within the bounds of the avatar-verse.

@@Sheeya97 **SPOILERS** Personally, I didn't mind the technological advancements. The show takes place 70 years after the events of Avatar. Think about how much technology changed from 1870 to 1940 in our own world. In their world, they have bending to help push that along even faster. It's also worth mentioning that with the nations coming together more and people being exposed to more types of bending, it makes sense that the non-benders would begin to develop technologies that almost simulate bending for themselves in a way. It's fine if that's still not your cup of tea, but I thought it made perfect sense for the most part. The mechs were a bit weird, but I appreciate that they tried to be a little original and didn't just introduce new technology in the order it came out from our world. They made sure to highlight how the elements still played a role in this technology (water/steam for the mechs, metal bending to move the colossus, etc.) which goes to show how much bending still influences their world, even for the non-benders trying to get on their level. With lightning bending, I don't think it's too crazy to believe that the technique would be improved upon and mastered by individuals in the 70 years after the Hundred Years' War ended and the bending style was no longer exclusive to the royal family. Similarly to how Iroh looked to water bending when he invented the redirecting move, I think as cultures mixed, so did ideas. I'm not trying to say Mako is a better lightning bender than Iroh or Azula, but he *does* have the advantage of ideas and techniques being improved upon and normalized in society as time passed. It's sort of like Einstein and any scientist today--the ones today aren't necessarily better, they just have the upper hand with more time and knowledge on their side. Considering how lightning bending is widely used to power cities in Korra, I don't think its hard to believe that it got easier to do. Still, I'll admit that it's a bit questionable that Mako was able to do it while being blood-bent, but I'm willing to suspend my disbelief and assume he used 'all the willpower he had left' or whatever. The same goes for Korra breaking the blood bending long enough to air-kick Amon. It's a bit unbelievable, but you could argue many things like "Amon was slipping after getting exposed by Korra at the rally and having his right-hand-man turn on him" or "his blood bending is slightly weaker because some of the strength is being used to do it psychically to multiple people" or something. I completely disagree about the power of bending getting toned down later on. I think the fight scenes in Korra are leagues better than they were in ATLA, and they're far more creative. Perhaps it feels less powerful because its *all* so powerful? Kind of the whole "when everyone's super, no one is" from Incredibles. Most of the people we see bending in Korra are absolute masters at their craft or are straight up gifted. As for lava bending, if you watch closely when Ghazan does it, he's bending the rocks so quickly that it generates heat and begins to melt into lava. So yes, theoretically any old piece of earth could be turned to lava, but it's not like its easy to do. We only really know of like two people being able to do it, and one of them is one of those incredibly rare, gifted benders that Sokka mentions in the Yakone case (up there with people like Combustion Man, P'li, Amon, Tarlok, Bumi, Toph, etc). I really don't think it's that unbelievable, especially since your average earth bender is not able to do that. Zaheer is an interesting case because he studied Air bending and Air Nomad culture for years. Not just some scriptures, he's essentially an expert on the matter, despite not being able to airbend himself. So when he DOES get bending, he picks it up pretty quick. And who knows how long he had airbending before he made his escape. The shift changes were weeks apart so he could've spent weeks practicing and getting the hang of it when no one was looking. And despite all that, Tenzin was still kind of kicking his ass and had him on the ropes during their fight at one of the Air Temples before the other members of the Red Lotus stepped in. Zaheer may be good, but he was still no match for an actual Air Bending master. While the flight thing was a bit crazy, it does make sense when you think about it. He needed to let go of all earthly attachments in order to fly, something Aang wasn't even capable of doing when Guru Patik told him he needed to. Zaheer couldn't do this until the love of his life (the only thing keeping him attached to the earth) died. So it's not like he was just able to do it, a great sacrifice had to be made for it to happen--something that Aang and Tenzin thankfully never had to experience. I didn't mind the plots being relatively wrapped up in each season and I liked that they went for a bit of a different format than ATLA. I don't really prefer one over the other, I think they both work for their respective shows. I agree that it wouldve been nice to get more buildup for Amon, but I didn't feel underwhelmed. The second half of season 1 is where I thought things were really starting to pick up and get good. Korra picking up 3 different bending styles at age 5 really isn't that big of a deal imo. It was certainly impressive, but Aang got the hang of waterbending and firebending pretty quickly (he only stopped firebending after hurting Katara) despite never even trying to do either previously. Sure it takes some time for most Avatars to begin picking up the elements, let alone know they're the Avatar, but I think every Avatar is different. Why shouldn't some of them get the hang of it quicker? Korra also lived in a world where an incredibly long war had ended not that long ago, and Aang was basically a hero for ending it. She probably looked up to him and like any little kid, would try to imitate their hero. Once they knew she was the Avatar, she was able to train earlier and got the hang of it quicker because the brain is good at doing that at that age (same reason its easier to learn a language when you're young). To each their own on the spirit vine stuff, but I thought it was cool and made enough sense to be plausible. It was clearly based on the atomic bomb and how that crazy nuclear power became a thing in a time when technology was otherwise not all that advanced. I hope I don't sound like I'm trying to fight or anything lol, I just love discussion and thought I'd give some counterpoints! Like you said, it really all comes down to preference so it's perfectly understandable if you don't change your mind (I probably won't be changing mine either lol).

NOT TRUE. they had been booked for 4 seasons before season 1 aired, at one point they were working on over 30 episodes at once. that rumor is an absurdly popular belief and it's completely false

And she was intended to be evil from the start, joining her father against the benders, but the producers liked her so much, that she was rewritten

I thought her design was based on Rita Hayworth.

@@vetarlittorf1807 her too

Kinda imagined Amon is physically f-ing up key nerves & blood vessels to basically "perma" chi-block people.

LoK seemed to actively hate its past, we get almost nothing related to Aang’s future and after season 2… They did everything they could to separate itself, but not to make itself unique, but like they despised ATLA.

@@oreohunter7798 i would find it annoying if aang's legacy overshadowed korra's story of being her own avatar. i don't really see it as hating its past

​@@oreohunter7798 makes sense to not talk about Aang much. 1. The show's about Korra, and Aang would overshadow her too much. 2. Leaving more gaps leaves room for future writers to create things in that time period.

I truly see it as one of the most well written western animation ever. Sure, ATLA was better constructed, but Legend of Korra honestly slays most of contemporary animations.

and the way It was made, the things the creators had to go through is almost inspiring

NOT TRUE. they had been booked for 4 seasons before season 1 aired, at one point they were working on over 30 episodes at once. that rumor is an absurdly popular belief and it's completely false

NOT TRUE. they had been booked for 4 seasons before season 1 aired, at one point they were working on over 30 episodes at once. that rumor is an absurdly popular belief and it's completely false

For those wanting further detail, if Kora had been holding onto a transmission line and her feet were touching the ground, she would have created a “short circuit”. Electricity always travels through the path of least resistance. Since Kora’s body doesn’t contain anything to resist the current, all the electricity would travel through her body and then she would ultimately “explode” from excessive heat or energy I guess

I’m drunk right now, sorry

Everyone says this, but even if the show was planned for one season, it's still a shitty way to end it. If they didn't think they had enough time to fully flesh out the plot points and character beats, then don't introduce them. Btw I'm not going in on you specifically. This is just a really common thing people bring up and I don't think it excuses the writing in season 1.