20120714:
I decided to watch all the Legend of Korra episodes today. It's so good.
Actually, it kind of took me by surprise, as I wrote "Wow. And now I've finished the season."
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20210309:
Yesterday I watched the first episode. Today I watched the second and third episode. I definitely didn't remember how she learned to be like air via the match. I also didn't remember anything about Amon being able to take away power. She saw him do something, but how would she know the difference between what he did and chi blocking?
20210310:
Today I watched the fourth episode.
20210706 Comment:
Today I was going through my notes and I was first surprised that I once watched the entire first season. I was then surprised that in my recent attempt to watch the series from the beginning, I didn't get beyond the fourth episode.
20210219 Comment:
For some reason I thought there were only ten episodes and after I finished the tenth episode of Book 4, I was a little confused. Apparently this fourth book has thirteen episodes. On the one hand, I was very happy that there were three more episodes which is an adequate amount of episodes to resolve the current situation. On the other hand, it meant I either had to stay up for about another hour or wait until the day to complete the series.
In the end, I decided to complete it before sleeping and I guess the ending was decent (as compared to other show endings).
Below are my instant comments. I recommend you don't read any of it if you haven't already seen the show. I don't want to be responsible for ruining any plot points.
Book 1: Air
Chapter 1 Welcome to Republic City
1: "I'm the Avatar and you better deal with it!"
1: Seeing all the new characters in the first couple minutes is awesome.
1: I wonder how old Korra is.
1: His face when he said "Don't bring my mother into this!" was hilarious.
1: "Is this your polar bear dog miss?"
1: This Republic City is a strange place.
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Chapter 2 A Leaf in the Wind
1: The youngest: "Be the leaf" and waves his arms.
1: Hahahaha, I was laughing when the little one was sleeping instead of medidating.
1: Haha and then falls on the ground.
1: Interesting sport.
1: Hahaha, "I will make no promises" says the oldest.
1: Hehe... it was good to see that moment... that is to say her dodging. Otherwise her rebellion would have been useless.
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Chapter 3 The Revelation
1: Nose touch.
1: Chi blockers.
1: The ferret gives a screech after the polar bear dog.
1: Smile: both drink water. I guess its immediate friendship.
1: Permanently!?!
1: Haha. "I want... to go... on.. your back."
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Chapter 4 The Voice in the Night
1: Tenzin was wise, in that the declaration to stop them would only divide benders and non-benders, but he was outvoted.
1: Smile: And how come you smell like a lady?
1: That military dude is so sketchy. What's his angle?
1: It was slightly tense, but not surprise. Common premature hero-villain encounter: villian let's the hero live (gives some reason).
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Chapter 5 The Spirit of Competition
1: Haha. Team huddle time: awkward.
1: Two people... alone... more awkward.
2: Smile. "She's great. But I think it makes more sense for me to go for Asami."
1: Poor wet Pabu.
1: She rode a dragon...
1: Smile: love advice from little girls.
1: So much more love going ar ound in this series.
1: Yikes! "Look! I really like you and I think we're meant for each other!"
1: Hahahahaha: Burp contest.
1: Mako and Korra's conversation was humourous.
1: Laughing out loud: Bolin runs away flailing and crying.
1: Haha: "You're a bad idea."
2: I vaguely remember that the owner's going to want them to throw the game, unless that was already a previous episode. [my memory was not far off]
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Chapter 6 And the Winner is...
1: Okay, Tarrlok (the military dude) doesn't seem so bad after the coucil meeting.
2: In contrast to my comment the first time around, I thought Tarrlok had a clear sense of mischievous with agreeing with Beifong
1,2: Hahaha: Criminy. (in response to Korra figuring out that the source of Beifong's tension = his wife Pema)
2: Hehe. Little ferret show vs. a big display of fireworks.
2: Ah. Wolf-bats cheatings, but nice save!
1: Oh my gosh, they replayed the second round tiebreaker knockout.
2: Blatant cheating. How could they be so happy with their win?
2: "One of them is in the booth with me right now."
1,2: Hahaha. "I am currently wetting my pants."
2: Nice. She chooses to save Korra from the fall.
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Chapter 7 The Aftermath
1: Tarrlok and his hidden motives.
2: How can this tip be trusted?
2: I love how she opens the boot to reveal her foot
1: Hahahahahahahaahahahaha: Bolin whispers, "Do you think your dad knows about this tunnel?"
2: It's possible despite being pure metal, that Beifong can still bend it... there's always exceptions
2: Wait, how did they get in?
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Chapter 8 When Extremes Meet
1,2: "Welcome to my domain."
1,2: "You're pretty, can I have some of your hair?"
1: Questions & Answers [2: Bolin asks the questions in succession and Ikki answers them in succession]:
1: Smile: "Did you know Korra likes Mako?"
1: Ikki's face after the door closes on her.
2: "The new team Avatar"
1: Gross: Fart landing.
2: Korra says, "You're officially the worst chief of police ever!" 1: I like Tenzin's personality. He's serious, but has his little quirks. [2: He tells Korra to calm down and then turns around and says] "But you really are the worst! Ever!"
1: So grown up sounding. Korra goes barging in and tells Tarrlok, "You and I need to talk!"
1: Hmm... at the moment I would suspect Tarrlok is Amon [This suspicion was made a little before Korra said, "You're just as bad as Amon."]
1: Crap, bloodbending. I didn't remember they need full moons. [2: Korra says, "It's not a full moon. How are you doing this?"]
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Chapter 9 Out of the Past
1: At least the cage has airholes.
2: Hehe, Meelo sleeps with his parents
1: Lin Beifong's metal bending to put on the suit of armor was awesome.
2: Hehe. Beifong zips up Bolin's fly. "Your fly was down"
1: Twinkletoes. Hehe. Toph.
1: Yakone.
1: We learn Yakone knows how to bloodbend without a full moon. And he knows how to do it well [via Korra's connection with Aang]
1: Tarrlok seems to have the same amount of power [he was able to cripple the entire group]
1: Smile: "Bolin, that really happened." Something about her voice or attitude then was familiar.
1: Spoiler: "You're Yakone's son."
1: Okay, so Amon and Tarrlok are different people.
2: Amon is able to withstand Tarrlok's bloodbending.
2: Smart and quick thinking on Korra's part.
1: Poor Asami.
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Chapter 10 Turning the Tides
2: Meelo's sleeping position is funny.
1: Aww, the baby is kicking really hard.
1: Haha, as she leaves the kitchen to let Mako and Asami talk, Pema makes a funny frown.[2: It's less a "frown" and more of a "yikes!" expression]
1: Smile: How old is he. "I got to poo. Really bad."
1: Nice... Tenzin evades capture. Man has got skills.
1,2: "Not now baby!"
1: Is it more efficient to run with your hands trailing? Just a thought.
1: Cute kids: Stay away from my dad's ex-girlfriend (Jinora); Get off our island! (Ikki); Taste my fury! (Meelo)
1: "That lady is my hero."
1: Nooooo! So sad. Poor Lin.
1: Alright! General Iroh! [Apparently the grandson of Zuko]
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Chapter 11 Skeletons in the Closet
1: I hope Asami doesn't betray Team Avatar.
2: "Where does Hiroshi find the time to invent new evil machines?"
2: "Hmm. My grandfather would respect the Avatar's instincts. So will I."
1: "I'm Amon's brother."
1: Yakone created a monster.
2: I suppose I'm a little surprised Noatak didn't kill his father
1: I guess the story makes me half right?
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Chapter 12 End Game
1: Yeah, how did they get caught?
1: Oh wow, everything seems to be going wrong.
1: Haha, "Prison break!!!"
1: ?!? [2: I'm guessing this is for Amon taking away Korra's bending]
2: "Mr. Sato! You are a horrible father!"
1: Poor Lieutenant (to Amon)
1: OMG! Her airbending! Saaaweet!!!
2: "I can airbend? I can airbend!"
2: Haha. Uncle Bumi. "Waaaahoooo!"
1: That was quite a moment... (brothers on the motor boat)
1: What a happy moment!!! Aang talks to Korra and she turns around and sees Mako.
1: Lin getting her powers back is a bonus.
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Book 2: Spirits
Chapter 1 Rebel Spirit
1: Oh, I just noticed that they wear colors to singify their element (in the pro-bending arena)
1: Hehe. Bumi seems like he's going to be an interesting character
1: Ha! Moving pictures.
1: WTF. "We got a deal!"
1: Smile. "I'm not sensitive!"
1: I guess my intuition is that this chief is somehow behind the spirits... he's so adamant about fixing the problem and teaching Korra
1: Hehe. Korra is hard-headed and so easily manipulated. It's kind of hard to watch.
1: I disagree. She took the easy decision. The hard decision would have been to go with Tenzin to visit the air temples and continue her training with air which is clearly a weakness of hers
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Chapter 2 The Southern Lights
1: Her dad questions if what hsi brother says is even true.
1: This isn't even training... Korra is like Anakin...
1: If I were her dad, I probably wouldn't really leave
1: No reason given for why Korra must go alone.
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Chapter 3 Civil Wars: Part 1
1b: Resume at 8 minutes
1b: Hehe. Seems like they have some family issues to work out which their mom Kitara knew would happen
1b: Hehe. I personally heard emphasis on "three" (typhoons) and "twelve" as if he just made up those numbers during the story
1b: Hmm. It seems sometimes we can be more offended by not being told the truth than the content of that truth
1b: Yeah, okay, what? ("conspiring to assassinate me") [such an extreme measure right under the nose of the Avatar...]
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Chapter 4 Civil Wars: Part 2
1: Hehe. The one animal just passes out
1: Failed bribery
1: Sad but funny (he tries to break up with Eska but she declares they are to be married)
1: Sounds staged. Unalaq barges in to blame his brother, has a trial held, then asks to ease the punishment...
1: "I was just following Unalaq's orders"
1: Ha! (judge reveals banishment) Bolin in the other episode was right! He correctly derived from the story that it was Unalaq who wanted the position of chief
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Chapter 5 Peacekeepers
1: It's hard to like Korra cause she's put into difficult positions and makes bad choices... she probably should take Mako's advice taht pretending to be neutral would be the better diplomatic choice compared to openly siding with the Southern tribe
1: Huh. Varrick apparently has something in this, as he's pinned blame on the Northerners for attack on the cultural center. He might even secretly be in on it with Unalaq
1: As Korra argues with Mako, I looked up "korra is" on Google and the top predictions are as follows: "trash", "bi", "a bad character", "better than aang", "the last avatar", "bad", "aang's daughter", "unlikable", "bisexual", "so weak"
1: "Being alpha lemur is lonely"
1: Lol. All the lemurs. ["I've created a monster"]
1: "You got off easy. You should have seen air temple island after Tenzin broke up with me."
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Chapter 6 The Sting
1: Smile. He heats up the spa before he leaves
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Chapter 7 Beginnings: Part 1
1: How come Raava didn't propose a counter-argument sooner?
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Chapter 8 Beginnings: part 2
1: I thought when Vaatu said fighting him gives him strength, that Wan would like, show him love and use that as a method of winning.
1: How does this lady know about the harmonic convergence but not other important people like Tenzin?
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Chapter 9 The Guide
1: Jinora sees spirits
1: Hahaha. Korra's quick summary was real good, but Tenzin saying "I knew this would happen" was really the cherry on top
1: Why doesn't anyone else see the spirits
1: Ha. Everyone overhears and pops in
1: Hmm... what if Korra doesn't close the Southern portal. Isnt' the important thing that the Northern portal doesn't get opened?
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Chapter 10 A New Spiritual Age
1: Iroh? Hmm... How did he get to come here compared to other humans
1: Hmm. I'm a little curious why you can't just wake up whenever.
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Chapter 11 Night of a Thousand Stars
1: Poor Mako
1: Where do they keep fellow metal benders? [and where do they keep earth bender?]
1: How would they know the bad guys were after the president?
1: Ginger is all over Bolin now.
1: Wait, why did she kiss him. [Oh she lost her memory]
1: HA! He made a prison cell just in case he ended in jail
1: Smile. Take "Zhu Li." He soon clarifies the battleship, not the assistant.
1: This can't end well for Tonraq. Though I doubt he'd die. Probably heavily wounded to the point of unconsciouslness at worst.
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Chapter 12 Harmonic Convergence
1: Hmm. It seems he's left his children in the dark about his plans
1: That's some flying.
1: There's no way he could just fuse with Vaatu... At least... one would think Wan went throug hso much training and mastered four elements.
1: Holy moly. Bumi succeeds with his flute.
1: Haha. Success by a fluke
1: Huh. It seems... like maybe someone extra should have stayed [I thought Korra would be interrupted by Unalaq]
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Chapter 13 Darkness Falls
1: Not bad, Bolin and Mako holding out
1: Ah... see that's what I was saying in the other episode. If they had just one more... the story would be done. Obviously an extended story is more fun, but strategically they probably messed up
1: Haha. "Acting"
1: Holy moly, what just happened (Unilaq extracted Raava)
1: Tenzin talking to himself
1: Wow. Jinora's mastery of the spirit world... (I think combined with her smarts)
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Chapter 14 Light in the Dark
1: Based on the episode title, it's curious what the white in the center of Vaatu's chest is
1: What exactly is Unilaq's aim? How does it align with Vaatu's aim?
1: "Find the light in the dark" (Wait, wasn't that what Iroh said)
1: Hehehe. "Uh, what did you say to her exactly?"
1: "Korra's back!" "And she's a blue giant!"
1: Hmm. What's Jinora up to? Perhaps she's collecting good spirits
1: "Leave my Bolin alone!" (Quite a surprising couple... wonder if they'll actually maintain a relationship)
1: Huh. That fight was less difficult than I imagined it would be...
1: Interesting. Wouldn't technically Raava be allowed to be indepedent at this point. What interest does she have to recombine?
1: Aww... it's not gonna work out. "But... you will always hold a special place in the organ that pumps my blood."
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Book 3: Change
Chapter 1: A Breath of Fresh Air
Bumi airbended!
"You got the grumpy dad, the wacky uncle. The put-upon mom, crazy kids. This is great." [put-upon means "taken advantage of as a result of one's good nature; expected or asked to do too much."]
Ha! Meelo stepping it up by throwing a plate.
Wow. This prisoner [Zaheer] just acquired air bending (not sure how much time has passed) and he seems to wield it like an expert
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Chapter 2: Rebirth
1: Smile. Bolin convinces Mako to come by telling a hypothetical narrative of meeting their grandmother
1: Hmm. This thought crossed my mind in the previous episode. Tenzin expects anyone with airbending to join the airbending nation. But abilities should not be coupled with a culture. Tenzin's expectation to the contrary is very interesting in this regard, and I'm also surprised by the lack of tact
1: I feel like Tenzin should make alterations to what it means to be part of the airbending nation. Like "remote work"
1: "No, you don't."
1: Hehe. This kid is like a great foil to Korra's ideals as the Avatar.
1: Hmm. Armless water bender (Ming-Hua). [I guess it's particularly interesting because usually water benders direct the water with their arms]
1: Is there something Kai isn't telling them?
1: Hmm. The writers seem to be giving this character an air of trouble.
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Chapter 3: The Earth Queen
1: "The good news is you can go to the bathroom wherever you want."
1: Hehe. Bolin's story about meeting their grandmother came to be
1: Chuckle. That elevator conversation.
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Chapter 4: In Harm's Way
1: "I'm not alone." (everybody is behind the two soldiers)
1: Desserting? Shouldn't count if they didn't sign up.
1: Whoa. Not bad. The new airbenders use their power to repel the forces.
1: Is airbending somehow more powerful than other elements?
1: Among the comments, "sounds like fun" (this person is in for a surprise)
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Chapter 5: The Metal Clan
1: "And don't tell anyone I'm here" (clearly she's known in these parts)
1: Hmm... What's Zaheer's game by showing up in this way, as opposed to outright kidnapping Tenzin's family?
1: Statue of Toph
1: Surprise, haha. "I'm Lin's sister."
1: Opal seems similar to Jinora
1: Why isn't Zaheer dressed as the others? Though more importantly, apparently he's just after Korra and waiting for her return or getting intel on where to find her
1: "Let go your earthly tethers"
1: Nice. Kya realizes it's Zaheer
1: Kya uses water arms similar to the armless waterbender. [well at least in that one scene]
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Chapter 6: Old Wounds
1: Haha. "I'm not afraid of needles"
1: "I can't feel a thing"
1: Oh wow. We learn the source of the scars on Lin's face
1: Haha. Korra asks "Should I stop them?" Bolin replies "You don't have any siblings. Fighting is all a part of the healing process."
1: Love the new softer look on Lin's face
1: Did Zaheer just use a power similar to Jinora? ("She's with the metal clan.")
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Chapter 7: Original Airbenders
1: Most everyone bored, including Bumi, except for one student
1: Hehe. Tenzin is not the best teacher. His style is very straight and dry.
1: Hehe. Was Kya referring to the story Tenzin was just telling?
1: 10-Mile Hike!
1: Hahaha. "What's the matter, you can't handle it, soldier?"
1: Hahahaha! "Look to your left. Look to your right. One of those people will not make it out of here alive."
1: Smile. He sensed the net from behind. Was it because his head was shaved? [he later attributes sensing the net to his shaved head]
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Chapter 8: The Terror Within
1: "Until then, we'll always have kale."
1: Haha. What a likeable character (Bolin). "I can?" "I do?"
1: Huh. Zaheer was able to disappear at the end. He could have just done that sooner with the avatar?
1: Huh. If it wasn't the guard. Then this truth-seer is framing him
1: Mako gives the truth-seer a look. Seems he has an intuition about it
1: Lol. Varrick may be up to no good from time to time, but he's also smart and helpful
1: Hmm. Su is helping Korra, but letting her go after Aiwei/Zaheer is arguably foolish. Bordering on the plausibilty that she is in on helping Zaheer. With that being said, I think it would be unfortunate to have such a character be one of the bad guys. So I would lean towards her simply acting on her rebelious nature (despite the dangers involved)
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Chapter 9: The Stakeout
1: The problem with their plan is they should know they are not matched to fight Zaheer (during the night before, Bolin, Mako, Lin, and Su could not match the four of them)
1: Zaheer might have extreme means to an end, but he's intelligent; he'd be like a Lex Luthor
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Chapter 10: Long Live the Queen
1: "Two out of three, not bad." Love the ambiguity.
1: Huh. "That's no spirit." What was it then?
1: Wow. He just suffocated her by removing the air from her body?
1: The creature looks like a shark - except one that swims through sand instead of water
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Chapter 11: The Ultimatum
1: Hehe. "Mako, why aren't you dating any nice girls like them?" (we know that Mako has exactly dated both Korra and Asami)
1: I don't remember why Korra is cut off from her past selves. [she lost it when Raava was removed from her]
1: Poor Bumi. Hardly an expert at fighting and airbending. Though he's doing what he can...
1: I think while Kai fell, I imagine someone would catch him. Not sure who that would be... Maybe an air bison.
1: Yay! Called it.
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Chapter 12: Enter the Void
1: Huh. I thought he was going to tell her they have to separate (as she would be an Earthly tether), but instead they kissed
1: How does lava bending work?
1: Hmm. Maybe her dad should have spent a moment to break Korra's chains
1: I'd say worst-case scenario is Lin becomes blinded like her mother.
1: So the show definitely foreshadowed that Zaheer would achieve flight, but I thought it would somehow be cooler than the way the scene played out
1: Nice save, Bolin.
1: Hehe. Baby bison to carry so many people.
1: Huh. I didn't take it to be the case that Su killed P'Li... Zaheer said he also lost someone [apparently Su encased P'Li's head at the same time P'Li was firing a combustion attack]
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Chapter 13: Venom of the Red Lotus
1: What's the deal with platinum? It was mentioned in the previous episode as well that metal bending doesn't work on platinum.
1: I see. If Korra resists going into the Avatar state, the Avatar would be reborn. She herself would perish. Though potentially Zaheer could also have the persons who administer the poison remove it, or adminster an antidote.
1: Ha! Bolin knocks over the mom.
1: Korra in her Avatar state lavabends
1: Zaheer may be able to fly, but rocket-feet Korra is a million times better.
1: Whaaa... was that something he could do already? (lightning) [apparently he has used it on several occasions]
1: I feel like you can not fly by being the wind and escape a wind tunnel...
1: "I put a sock in it. Literally"
1: Maybe the people need to protect themselves... Why depend on the Avatar so much?
1: Nice. Tenzin steps up.
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Book 4: Balance
Chapter 1:
1: Tenzin's kids have grown up, and Meelo is depicted as still picking his nose
1: Huh. Bolin is working for the "antagonist"
1: It's possible Kuvira had the supplies taken to ensure being able to take over this state.
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Chapter 2:
1: "Concentrate on your big toe."
1: This physical therapy and depression is yet another element that makes Korra relatable (and a more real character - as opposed to a character that is flawless). She doesn't magically have an ability to learn to walk again just because she's the Avatar.
1: "You can see her too?" (Hmm. I guess there's some intentional ambiguity here.)
1: "Wait, you recognize me?" "In a manner of speaking."
1: Yay! Nice surprise. Toph. "Nice to see you again, Twinkletoes."
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Chapter 3:
1: Hehe. "Get over yourself. The world doesn't need you one bit." - Toph to Korra
1: Haha. This is a great conversation. I love the smile on Toph's face.
1: "Nah uh uh. If you want to go hug something, go hug a tree."
1: "Exactly, you were thinking."
1: Holy shit. "I see everything."
1: "You're blind compared to me." (that's quite an insult coming from Toph! haha)
1: Hahaha. Some more quality Toph commentary. "I know! And I'm an old lady. Imagine me in my prime."
1: Hahahahahaha. "You can count on one of us. I don't know about these two ladies."
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Chapter 4:
1: Is Toph intentionally sending Korra somewhere
1: Hehe Ikki just takes her arms out of the ropes
1: Lol. So close and yet so far (they're about to fly away)
1: Ooo. The vines pulled them in
1: "Finally some peace and quiet."
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Chapter 5:
1: Oh. I totally didn't remember that Kuvira was introduced during the final episode of Book 3 and saved Korra's dad.
1: Hehe. Varrick beginning to hear his conscience speaking to him
1: Asami returns letters from her dad unopened.
1: Bolin is a little too naive. Su sees right through it.
1: Hehe. Bolin finally seeing the truth.
1: If the point is bringing stability, and Zaofu isn't unstable, then it doesn't really make sense to try and take it.
1: I imagine this is just Zhu Li putting on a front
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Chapter 6:
1: Lol. Bolin not smart enough to see through the ruse (hands)
1: Would have been interesting if she decided to fight with the metal on her eyes... but I guess that'd be too far beyond any prior plot
1: Smile. "You couldn't discover a wolf-bat if it was building a nest in your built."
1: I'm curious if Varrick is able to pretend he's working on the secret weapon and actually work on something else.
1: Varrick winked at Bolin
1: I really hope Korra defeats her without the Avatar State.
1: I don't get it, it's not like she had to kill Kuvira. She could have just asked her to submit...
1: Baatar investigates the construction of the device and questions it, but Varrick doesn't answer
1: "Ah, pedestrian." I bet it's gonna be amazing (given how in the other episode Meelo showed a strong ability to draw Korra). Likely it'll look realistic as opposed to abstract.
1: Smile. Very great painting.
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Chapter 7:
1: Oh no. Of all the times he doesn't accompany Wu (Wu gets gased)
1: "The one time I don't watch him pee and this is what happens."
1: Nice. Something from (Toph) Beifong paid off.
1: Are those the great tree? [Oh no, they are. Would Toph just let that happen?]
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Chapter 8:
1: While this seems like a summary episde, the way it was done with commentary made it bearable and interesting. In particular, it is currently revolving around Mako's story of romance (Mako recounts breaking up with Asami)
1: Huh. Korra's story is less interesting, but I suppose slightly pushes forward her emotional growth.
1: Hahaha. Conference call.
1: "It's just a mover. Don't overthink it. It's like a ride."
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Chapter 9:
1: I like how self-aware this show is. Bolin telling Korra and Mako how he's been such an idiot.
1: Good-guy Zaheer.
1: Not sure about this Raava and most powerful in the spirit world makes sense given what has previously been said on the show
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Chapter 10:
1: It's great to see Toph full of smiles
1: Toph says "She's lying." in regards to Zhu Li's response to Kuvira. So my guess was correct. 1: Hehe. "I kind of have a headache now."
1: Hehe. Toph is very simple about the situation between her and Lin. And I would say, from Toph's perspective, I'm pretty sure she grew up from a young age on her own.
1: Hehe. "I told you to never call me that."
1: I'm guessing that despite Toph's refusal to join, she'd probably come at some point. A very popular trope.
1: I would agree that using spirits and cooperating with consent is different [also, if a person like Kuvira is harvesting the spirit vines, then to some extent it's no longer a human-human war, it's an implicit war on spirits and the spirits would be wise to defend themselves]
1: Holy moly. Putting metal on herself as a form of armor was a super cool move.
1: Hehe. "You give metal benders a bad name."
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Chapter 11:
1: Whoa. A mecha.
1: Hmm. I feel like such a powerful weapon should have more of a cooldown or a charge up. It seems overpowered.
1: Wow. So heartless. On a different note, why not just be more thorough with the shot. Is she just trying to injure the target location?
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Chapter 12:
1: Was Baatar Jr. the only one injured from the blast? That's kind of ironic.
1: Lol. Meelo has an idea how to beat the giant and it involves paint and balloons... can't wait to see how this works.
1: As they're flying with the ballons across their chest, I figure he wants to obscure the vision.
1: Lol. His love of badgermoles comes in handy.
1: Holy shit. Prince Wu saved them ("You don't know what you're talking about.")
1: Aww. How cute (Varrick proposes to Zhu Li) 1: Why can't Korra just double down on the ice?
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Chapter 13:
1: Wait a minute. There's metal inside which is how Kuvira is able to metal bend and control the mech. But isn't hat enough from the outside too? It's not like platinum prevents metal bending. It's that platinum itself can't be metal bended.
1: Holy shit. Kuvira is crazy. She was after power and control, so what good would killing Kitara have been?
1: Hehe. Of course. "You may now do the thing."
1: Lin is smiling, but she is not clapping like everyone else. Very in character
1: Oh, for some reason I thought they would have kissed.
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The Legend of Korra
Relevant Links:
The Legend of Korra (Wikipedia.org)
I decided to watch all the Legend of Korra episodes today. It's so good.
Actually, it kind of took me by surprise, as I wrote "Wow. And now I've finished the season."
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20210309:
Yesterday I watched the first episode. Today I watched the second and third episode. I definitely didn't remember how she learned to be like air via the match. I also didn't remember anything about Amon being able to take away power. She saw him do something, but how would she know the difference between what he did and chi blocking?
20210310:
Today I watched the fourth episode.
20210706 Comment:
Today I was going through my notes and I was first surprised that I once watched the entire first season. I was then surprised that in my recent attempt to watch the series from the beginning, I didn't get beyond the fourth episode.
20210219 Comment:
For some reason I thought there were only ten episodes and after I finished the tenth episode of Book 4, I was a little confused. Apparently this fourth book has thirteen episodes. On the one hand, I was very happy that there were three more episodes which is an adequate amount of episodes to resolve the current situation. On the other hand, it meant I either had to stay up for about another hour or wait until the day to complete the series.
In the end, I decided to complete it before sleeping and I guess the ending was decent (as compared to other show endings).
Below are my instant comments. I recommend you don't read any of it if you haven't already seen the show. I don't want to be responsible for ruining any plot points.
Book 1: Air
Chapter 1 Welcome to Republic City
1: "I'm the Avatar and you better deal with it!"
1: Seeing all the new characters in the first couple minutes is awesome.
1: I wonder how old Korra is.
1: His face when he said "Don't bring my mother into this!" was hilarious.
1: "Is this your polar bear dog miss?"
1: This Republic City is a strange place.
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Chapter 2 A Leaf in the Wind
1: The youngest: "Be the leaf" and waves his arms.
1: Hahahaha, I was laughing when the little one was sleeping instead of medidating.
1: Haha and then falls on the ground.
1: Interesting sport.
1: Hahaha, "I will make no promises" says the oldest.
1: Hehe... it was good to see that moment... that is to say her dodging. Otherwise her rebellion would have been useless.
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Chapter 3 The Revelation
1: Nose touch.
1: Chi blockers.
1: The ferret gives a screech after the polar bear dog.
1: Smile: both drink water. I guess its immediate friendship.
1: Permanently!?!
1: Haha. "I want... to go... on.. your back."
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Chapter 4 The Voice in the Night
1: Tenzin was wise, in that the declaration to stop them would only divide benders and non-benders, but he was outvoted.
1: Smile: And how come you smell like a lady?
1: That military dude is so sketchy. What's his angle?
1: It was slightly tense, but not surprise. Common premature hero-villain encounter: villian let's the hero live (gives some reason).
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Chapter 5 The Spirit of Competition
1: Haha. Team huddle time: awkward.
1: Two people... alone... more awkward.
2: Smile. "She's great. But I think it makes more sense for me to go for Asami."
1: Poor wet Pabu.
1: She rode a dragon...
1: Smile: love advice from little girls.
1: So much more love going ar ound in this series.
1: Yikes! "Look! I really like you and I think we're meant for each other!"
1: Hahahahaha: Burp contest.
1: Mako and Korra's conversation was humourous.
1: Laughing out loud: Bolin runs away flailing and crying.
1: Haha: "You're a bad idea."
2: I vaguely remember that the owner's going to want them to throw the game, unless that was already a previous episode. [my memory was not far off]
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Chapter 6 And the Winner is...
1: Okay, Tarrlok (the military dude) doesn't seem so bad after the coucil meeting.
2: In contrast to my comment the first time around, I thought Tarrlok had a clear sense of mischievous with agreeing with Beifong
1,2: Hahaha: Criminy. (in response to Korra figuring out that the source of Beifong's tension = his wife Pema)
2: Hehe. Little ferret show vs. a big display of fireworks.
2: Ah. Wolf-bats cheatings, but nice save!
1: Oh my gosh, they replayed the second round tiebreaker knockout.
2: Blatant cheating. How could they be so happy with their win?
2: "One of them is in the booth with me right now."
1,2: Hahaha. "I am currently wetting my pants."
2: Nice. She chooses to save Korra from the fall.
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Chapter 7 The Aftermath
1: Tarrlok and his hidden motives.
2: How can this tip be trusted?
2: I love how she opens the boot to reveal her foot
1: Hahahahahahahaahahahaha: Bolin whispers, "Do you think your dad knows about this tunnel?"
2: It's possible despite being pure metal, that Beifong can still bend it... there's always exceptions
2: Wait, how did they get in?
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Chapter 8 When Extremes Meet
1,2: "Welcome to my domain."
1,2: "You're pretty, can I have some of your hair?"
1: Questions & Answers [2: Bolin asks the questions in succession and Ikki answers them in succession]:
Is this an all vegetarian island? Yes1,2: Hahaha "We shall meet again soon beautiful woman."
Is that where you train airbending? Yes
Do we have to wear air acolyte clothes? No
Do we each get our own sky bison? No
How many trees are on this island? 10,552
1: Smile: "Did you know Korra likes Mako?"
1: Ikki's face after the door closes on her.
2: "The new team Avatar"
1: Gross: Fart landing.
2: Korra says, "You're officially the worst chief of police ever!" 1: I like Tenzin's personality. He's serious, but has his little quirks. [2: He tells Korra to calm down and then turns around and says] "But you really are the worst! Ever!"
1: So grown up sounding. Korra goes barging in and tells Tarrlok, "You and I need to talk!"
1: Hmm... at the moment I would suspect Tarrlok is Amon [This suspicion was made a little before Korra said, "You're just as bad as Amon."]
1: Crap, bloodbending. I didn't remember they need full moons. [2: Korra says, "It's not a full moon. How are you doing this?"]
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Chapter 9 Out of the Past
1: At least the cage has airholes.
2: Hehe, Meelo sleeps with his parents
1: Lin Beifong's metal bending to put on the suit of armor was awesome.
2: Hehe. Beifong zips up Bolin's fly. "Your fly was down"
1: Twinkletoes. Hehe. Toph.
1: Yakone.
1: We learn Yakone knows how to bloodbend without a full moon. And he knows how to do it well [via Korra's connection with Aang]
1: Tarrlok seems to have the same amount of power [he was able to cripple the entire group]
1: Smile: "Bolin, that really happened." Something about her voice or attitude then was familiar.
1: Spoiler: "You're Yakone's son."
1: Okay, so Amon and Tarrlok are different people.
2: Amon is able to withstand Tarrlok's bloodbending.
2: Smart and quick thinking on Korra's part.
1: Poor Asami.
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Chapter 10 Turning the Tides
2: Meelo's sleeping position is funny.
1: Aww, the baby is kicking really hard.
1: Haha, as she leaves the kitchen to let Mako and Asami talk, Pema makes a funny frown.[2: It's less a "frown" and more of a "yikes!" expression]
1: Smile: How old is he. "I got to poo. Really bad."
1: Nice... Tenzin evades capture. Man has got skills.
1,2: "Not now baby!"
1: Is it more efficient to run with your hands trailing? Just a thought.
1: Cute kids: Stay away from my dad's ex-girlfriend (Jinora); Get off our island! (Ikki); Taste my fury! (Meelo)
1: "That lady is my hero."
1: Nooooo! So sad. Poor Lin.
1: Alright! General Iroh! [Apparently the grandson of Zuko]
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Chapter 11 Skeletons in the Closet
1: I hope Asami doesn't betray Team Avatar.
2: "Where does Hiroshi find the time to invent new evil machines?"
2: "Hmm. My grandfather would respect the Avatar's instincts. So will I."
1: "I'm Amon's brother."
1: Yakone created a monster.
2: I suppose I'm a little surprised Noatak didn't kill his father
1: I guess the story makes me half right?
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Chapter 12 End Game
1: Yeah, how did they get caught?
1: Oh wow, everything seems to be going wrong.
1: Haha, "Prison break!!!"
1: ?!? [2: I'm guessing this is for Amon taking away Korra's bending]
2: "Mr. Sato! You are a horrible father!"
1: Poor Lieutenant (to Amon)
1: OMG! Her airbending! Saaaweet!!!
2: "I can airbend? I can airbend!"
2: Haha. Uncle Bumi. "Waaaahoooo!"
1: That was quite a moment... (brothers on the motor boat)
1: What a happy moment!!! Aang talks to Korra and she turns around and sees Mako.
1: Lin getting her powers back is a bonus.
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Book 2: Spirits
Chapter 1 Rebel Spirit
1: Oh, I just noticed that they wear colors to singify their element (in the pro-bending arena)
1: Hehe. Bumi seems like he's going to be an interesting character
1: Ha! Moving pictures.
1: WTF. "We got a deal!"
1: Smile. "I'm not sensitive!"
1: I guess my intuition is that this chief is somehow behind the spirits... he's so adamant about fixing the problem and teaching Korra
1: Hehe. Korra is hard-headed and so easily manipulated. It's kind of hard to watch.
1: I disagree. She took the easy decision. The hard decision would have been to go with Tenzin to visit the air temples and continue her training with air which is clearly a weakness of hers
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Chapter 2 The Southern Lights
1: Her dad questions if what hsi brother says is even true.
1: This isn't even training... Korra is like Anakin...
1: If I were her dad, I probably wouldn't really leave
1: No reason given for why Korra must go alone.
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Chapter 3 Civil Wars: Part 1
1b: Resume at 8 minutes
1b: Hehe. Seems like they have some family issues to work out which their mom Kitara knew would happen
1b: Hehe. I personally heard emphasis on "three" (typhoons) and "twelve" as if he just made up those numbers during the story
1b: Hmm. It seems sometimes we can be more offended by not being told the truth than the content of that truth
1b: Yeah, okay, what? ("conspiring to assassinate me") [such an extreme measure right under the nose of the Avatar...]
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Chapter 4 Civil Wars: Part 2
1: Hehe. The one animal just passes out
1: Failed bribery
1: Sad but funny (he tries to break up with Eska but she declares they are to be married)
1: Sounds staged. Unalaq barges in to blame his brother, has a trial held, then asks to ease the punishment...
1: "I was just following Unalaq's orders"
1: Ha! (judge reveals banishment) Bolin in the other episode was right! He correctly derived from the story that it was Unalaq who wanted the position of chief
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Chapter 5 Peacekeepers
1: It's hard to like Korra cause she's put into difficult positions and makes bad choices... she probably should take Mako's advice taht pretending to be neutral would be the better diplomatic choice compared to openly siding with the Southern tribe
1: Huh. Varrick apparently has something in this, as he's pinned blame on the Northerners for attack on the cultural center. He might even secretly be in on it with Unalaq
1: As Korra argues with Mako, I looked up "korra is" on Google and the top predictions are as follows: "trash", "bi", "a bad character", "better than aang", "the last avatar", "bad", "aang's daughter", "unlikable", "bisexual", "so weak"
1: "Being alpha lemur is lonely"
1: Lol. All the lemurs. ["I've created a monster"]
1: "You got off easy. You should have seen air temple island after Tenzin broke up with me."
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Chapter 6 The Sting
1: Smile. He heats up the spa before he leaves
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Chapter 7 Beginnings: Part 1
1: How come Raava didn't propose a counter-argument sooner?
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Chapter 8 Beginnings: part 2
1: I thought when Vaatu said fighting him gives him strength, that Wan would like, show him love and use that as a method of winning.
1: How does this lady know about the harmonic convergence but not other important people like Tenzin?
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Chapter 9 The Guide
1: Jinora sees spirits
1: Hahaha. Korra's quick summary was real good, but Tenzin saying "I knew this would happen" was really the cherry on top
1: Why doesn't anyone else see the spirits
1: Ha. Everyone overhears and pops in
1: Hmm... what if Korra doesn't close the Southern portal. Isnt' the important thing that the Northern portal doesn't get opened?
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Chapter 10 A New Spiritual Age
1: Iroh? Hmm... How did he get to come here compared to other humans
1: Hmm. I'm a little curious why you can't just wake up whenever.
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Chapter 11 Night of a Thousand Stars
1: Poor Mako
1: Where do they keep fellow metal benders? [and where do they keep earth bender?]
1: How would they know the bad guys were after the president?
1: Ginger is all over Bolin now.
1: Wait, why did she kiss him. [Oh she lost her memory]
1: HA! He made a prison cell just in case he ended in jail
1: Smile. Take "Zhu Li." He soon clarifies the battleship, not the assistant.
1: This can't end well for Tonraq. Though I doubt he'd die. Probably heavily wounded to the point of unconsciouslness at worst.
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Chapter 12 Harmonic Convergence
1: Hmm. It seems he's left his children in the dark about his plans
1: That's some flying.
1: There's no way he could just fuse with Vaatu... At least... one would think Wan went throug hso much training and mastered four elements.
1: Holy moly. Bumi succeeds with his flute.
1: Haha. Success by a fluke
1: Huh. It seems... like maybe someone extra should have stayed [I thought Korra would be interrupted by Unalaq]
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Chapter 13 Darkness Falls
1: Not bad, Bolin and Mako holding out
1: Ah... see that's what I was saying in the other episode. If they had just one more... the story would be done. Obviously an extended story is more fun, but strategically they probably messed up
1: Haha. "Acting"
1: Holy moly, what just happened (Unilaq extracted Raava)
1: Tenzin talking to himself
1: Wow. Jinora's mastery of the spirit world... (I think combined with her smarts)
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Chapter 14 Light in the Dark
1: Based on the episode title, it's curious what the white in the center of Vaatu's chest is
1: What exactly is Unilaq's aim? How does it align with Vaatu's aim?
1: "Find the light in the dark" (Wait, wasn't that what Iroh said)
1: Hehehe. "Uh, what did you say to her exactly?"
1: "Korra's back!" "And she's a blue giant!"
1: Hmm. What's Jinora up to? Perhaps she's collecting good spirits
1: "Leave my Bolin alone!" (Quite a surprising couple... wonder if they'll actually maintain a relationship)
1: Huh. That fight was less difficult than I imagined it would be...
1: Interesting. Wouldn't technically Raava be allowed to be indepedent at this point. What interest does she have to recombine?
1: Aww... it's not gonna work out. "But... you will always hold a special place in the organ that pumps my blood."
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Book 3: Change
Chapter 1: A Breath of Fresh Air
Bumi airbended!
"You got the grumpy dad, the wacky uncle. The put-upon mom, crazy kids. This is great." [put-upon means "taken advantage of as a result of one's good nature; expected or asked to do too much."]
Ha! Meelo stepping it up by throwing a plate.
Wow. This prisoner [Zaheer] just acquired air bending (not sure how much time has passed) and he seems to wield it like an expert
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Chapter 2: Rebirth
1: Smile. Bolin convinces Mako to come by telling a hypothetical narrative of meeting their grandmother
1: Hmm. This thought crossed my mind in the previous episode. Tenzin expects anyone with airbending to join the airbending nation. But abilities should not be coupled with a culture. Tenzin's expectation to the contrary is very interesting in this regard, and I'm also surprised by the lack of tact
1: I feel like Tenzin should make alterations to what it means to be part of the airbending nation. Like "remote work"
1: "No, you don't."
1: Hehe. This kid is like a great foil to Korra's ideals as the Avatar.
1: Hmm. Armless water bender (Ming-Hua). [I guess it's particularly interesting because usually water benders direct the water with their arms]
1: Is there something Kai isn't telling them?
1: Hmm. The writers seem to be giving this character an air of trouble.
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Chapter 3: The Earth Queen
1: "The good news is you can go to the bathroom wherever you want."
1: Hehe. Bolin's story about meeting their grandmother came to be
1: Chuckle. That elevator conversation.
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Chapter 4: In Harm's Way
1: "I'm not alone." (everybody is behind the two soldiers)
1: Desserting? Shouldn't count if they didn't sign up.
1: Whoa. Not bad. The new airbenders use their power to repel the forces.
1: Is airbending somehow more powerful than other elements?
1: Among the comments, "sounds like fun" (this person is in for a surprise)
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Chapter 5: The Metal Clan
1: "And don't tell anyone I'm here" (clearly she's known in these parts)
1: Hmm... What's Zaheer's game by showing up in this way, as opposed to outright kidnapping Tenzin's family?
1: Statue of Toph
1: Surprise, haha. "I'm Lin's sister."
1: Opal seems similar to Jinora
1: Why isn't Zaheer dressed as the others? Though more importantly, apparently he's just after Korra and waiting for her return or getting intel on where to find her
1: "Let go your earthly tethers"
1: Nice. Kya realizes it's Zaheer
1: Kya uses water arms similar to the armless waterbender. [well at least in that one scene]
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Chapter 6: Old Wounds
1: Haha. "I'm not afraid of needles"
1: "I can't feel a thing"
1: Oh wow. We learn the source of the scars on Lin's face
1: Haha. Korra asks "Should I stop them?" Bolin replies "You don't have any siblings. Fighting is all a part of the healing process."
1: Love the new softer look on Lin's face
1: Did Zaheer just use a power similar to Jinora? ("She's with the metal clan.")
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Chapter 7: Original Airbenders
1: Most everyone bored, including Bumi, except for one student
1: Hehe. Tenzin is not the best teacher. His style is very straight and dry.
1: Hehe. Was Kya referring to the story Tenzin was just telling?
1: 10-Mile Hike!
1: Hahaha. "What's the matter, you can't handle it, soldier?"
1: Hahahaha! "Look to your left. Look to your right. One of those people will not make it out of here alive."
1: Smile. He sensed the net from behind. Was it because his head was shaved? [he later attributes sensing the net to his shaved head]
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Chapter 8: The Terror Within
1: "Until then, we'll always have kale."
1: Haha. What a likeable character (Bolin). "I can?" "I do?"
1: Huh. Zaheer was able to disappear at the end. He could have just done that sooner with the avatar?
1: Huh. If it wasn't the guard. Then this truth-seer is framing him
1: Mako gives the truth-seer a look. Seems he has an intuition about it
1: Lol. Varrick may be up to no good from time to time, but he's also smart and helpful
1: Hmm. Su is helping Korra, but letting her go after Aiwei/Zaheer is arguably foolish. Bordering on the plausibilty that she is in on helping Zaheer. With that being said, I think it would be unfortunate to have such a character be one of the bad guys. So I would lean towards her simply acting on her rebelious nature (despite the dangers involved)
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Chapter 9: The Stakeout
1: The problem with their plan is they should know they are not matched to fight Zaheer (during the night before, Bolin, Mako, Lin, and Su could not match the four of them)
1: Zaheer might have extreme means to an end, but he's intelligent; he'd be like a Lex Luthor
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Chapter 10: Long Live the Queen
1: "Two out of three, not bad." Love the ambiguity.
1: Huh. "That's no spirit." What was it then?
1: Wow. He just suffocated her by removing the air from her body?
1: The creature looks like a shark - except one that swims through sand instead of water
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Chapter 11: The Ultimatum
1: Hehe. "Mako, why aren't you dating any nice girls like them?" (we know that Mako has exactly dated both Korra and Asami)
1: I don't remember why Korra is cut off from her past selves. [she lost it when Raava was removed from her]
1: Poor Bumi. Hardly an expert at fighting and airbending. Though he's doing what he can...
1: I think while Kai fell, I imagine someone would catch him. Not sure who that would be... Maybe an air bison.
1: Yay! Called it.
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Chapter 12: Enter the Void
1: Huh. I thought he was going to tell her they have to separate (as she would be an Earthly tether), but instead they kissed
1: How does lava bending work?
1: Hmm. Maybe her dad should have spent a moment to break Korra's chains
1: I'd say worst-case scenario is Lin becomes blinded like her mother.
1: So the show definitely foreshadowed that Zaheer would achieve flight, but I thought it would somehow be cooler than the way the scene played out
1: Nice save, Bolin.
1: Hehe. Baby bison to carry so many people.
1: Huh. I didn't take it to be the case that Su killed P'Li... Zaheer said he also lost someone [apparently Su encased P'Li's head at the same time P'Li was firing a combustion attack]
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Chapter 13: Venom of the Red Lotus
1: What's the deal with platinum? It was mentioned in the previous episode as well that metal bending doesn't work on platinum.
1: I see. If Korra resists going into the Avatar state, the Avatar would be reborn. She herself would perish. Though potentially Zaheer could also have the persons who administer the poison remove it, or adminster an antidote.
1: Ha! Bolin knocks over the mom.
1: Korra in her Avatar state lavabends
1: Zaheer may be able to fly, but rocket-feet Korra is a million times better.
1: Whaaa... was that something he could do already? (lightning) [apparently he has used it on several occasions]
1: I feel like you can not fly by being the wind and escape a wind tunnel...
1: "I put a sock in it. Literally"
1: Maybe the people need to protect themselves... Why depend on the Avatar so much?
1: Nice. Tenzin steps up.
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Book 4: Balance
Chapter 1:
1: Tenzin's kids have grown up, and Meelo is depicted as still picking his nose
1: Huh. Bolin is working for the "antagonist"
1: It's possible Kuvira had the supplies taken to ensure being able to take over this state.
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Chapter 2:
1: "Concentrate on your big toe."
1: This physical therapy and depression is yet another element that makes Korra relatable (and a more real character - as opposed to a character that is flawless). She doesn't magically have an ability to learn to walk again just because she's the Avatar.
1: "You can see her too?" (Hmm. I guess there's some intentional ambiguity here.)
1: "Wait, you recognize me?" "In a manner of speaking."
1: Yay! Nice surprise. Toph. "Nice to see you again, Twinkletoes."
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Chapter 3:
1: Hehe. "Get over yourself. The world doesn't need you one bit." - Toph to Korra
1: Haha. This is a great conversation. I love the smile on Toph's face.
1: "Nah uh uh. If you want to go hug something, go hug a tree."
1: "Exactly, you were thinking."
1: Holy shit. "I see everything."
1: "You're blind compared to me." (that's quite an insult coming from Toph! haha)
1: Hahaha. Some more quality Toph commentary. "I know! And I'm an old lady. Imagine me in my prime."
1: Hahahahahaha. "You can count on one of us. I don't know about these two ladies."
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Chapter 4:
1: Is Toph intentionally sending Korra somewhere
1: Hehe Ikki just takes her arms out of the ropes
1: Lol. So close and yet so far (they're about to fly away)
1: Ooo. The vines pulled them in
1: "Finally some peace and quiet."
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Chapter 5:
1: Oh. I totally didn't remember that Kuvira was introduced during the final episode of Book 3 and saved Korra's dad.
1: Hehe. Varrick beginning to hear his conscience speaking to him
1: Asami returns letters from her dad unopened.
1: Bolin is a little too naive. Su sees right through it.
1: Hehe. Bolin finally seeing the truth.
1: If the point is bringing stability, and Zaofu isn't unstable, then it doesn't really make sense to try and take it.
1: I imagine this is just Zhu Li putting on a front
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Chapter 6:
1: Lol. Bolin not smart enough to see through the ruse (hands)
1: Would have been interesting if she decided to fight with the metal on her eyes... but I guess that'd be too far beyond any prior plot
1: Smile. "You couldn't discover a wolf-bat if it was building a nest in your built."
1: I'm curious if Varrick is able to pretend he's working on the secret weapon and actually work on something else.
1: Varrick winked at Bolin
1: I really hope Korra defeats her without the Avatar State.
1: I don't get it, it's not like she had to kill Kuvira. She could have just asked her to submit...
1: Baatar investigates the construction of the device and questions it, but Varrick doesn't answer
1: "Ah, pedestrian." I bet it's gonna be amazing (given how in the other episode Meelo showed a strong ability to draw Korra). Likely it'll look realistic as opposed to abstract.
1: Smile. Very great painting.
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Chapter 7:
1: Oh no. Of all the times he doesn't accompany Wu (Wu gets gased)
1: "The one time I don't watch him pee and this is what happens."
1: Nice. Something from (Toph) Beifong paid off.
1: Are those the great tree? [Oh no, they are. Would Toph just let that happen?]
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Chapter 8:
1: While this seems like a summary episde, the way it was done with commentary made it bearable and interesting. In particular, it is currently revolving around Mako's story of romance (Mako recounts breaking up with Asami)
1: Huh. Korra's story is less interesting, but I suppose slightly pushes forward her emotional growth.
1: Hahaha. Conference call.
1: "It's just a mover. Don't overthink it. It's like a ride."
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Chapter 9:
1: I like how self-aware this show is. Bolin telling Korra and Mako how he's been such an idiot.
1: Good-guy Zaheer.
1: Not sure about this Raava and most powerful in the spirit world makes sense given what has previously been said on the show
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Chapter 10:
1: It's great to see Toph full of smiles
1: Toph says "She's lying." in regards to Zhu Li's response to Kuvira. So my guess was correct. 1: Hehe. "I kind of have a headache now."
1: Hehe. Toph is very simple about the situation between her and Lin. And I would say, from Toph's perspective, I'm pretty sure she grew up from a young age on her own.
1: Hehe. "I told you to never call me that."
1: I'm guessing that despite Toph's refusal to join, she'd probably come at some point. A very popular trope.
1: I would agree that using spirits and cooperating with consent is different [also, if a person like Kuvira is harvesting the spirit vines, then to some extent it's no longer a human-human war, it's an implicit war on spirits and the spirits would be wise to defend themselves]
1: Holy moly. Putting metal on herself as a form of armor was a super cool move.
1: Hehe. "You give metal benders a bad name."
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Chapter 11:
1: Whoa. A mecha.
1: Hmm. I feel like such a powerful weapon should have more of a cooldown or a charge up. It seems overpowered.
1: Wow. So heartless. On a different note, why not just be more thorough with the shot. Is she just trying to injure the target location?
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Chapter 12:
1: Was Baatar Jr. the only one injured from the blast? That's kind of ironic.
1: Lol. Meelo has an idea how to beat the giant and it involves paint and balloons... can't wait to see how this works.
1: As they're flying with the ballons across their chest, I figure he wants to obscure the vision.
1: Lol. His love of badgermoles comes in handy.
1: Holy shit. Prince Wu saved them ("You don't know what you're talking about.")
1: Aww. How cute (Varrick proposes to Zhu Li) 1: Why can't Korra just double down on the ice?
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Chapter 13:
1: Wait a minute. There's metal inside which is how Kuvira is able to metal bend and control the mech. But isn't hat enough from the outside too? It's not like platinum prevents metal bending. It's that platinum itself can't be metal bended.
1: Holy shit. Kuvira is crazy. She was after power and control, so what good would killing Kitara have been?
1: Hehe. Of course. "You may now do the thing."
1: Lin is smiling, but she is not clapping like everyone else. Very in character
1: Oh, for some reason I thought they would have kissed.
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The Legend of Korra
Relevant Links:
The Legend of Korra (Wikipedia.org)
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