*DON'T TRUST HIM!* The Legend of Korra S2 Ep: 1-4 | First Time Watching (reaction/commentary/review)
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So great to finally see Korra delving more into the spiritual world! Still haven't quite figured out what the big picture will look like fore this season but not a bad start to Season 2. Enjoy :)
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DON'T TRUST HIM! The Legend of Korra S2 Ep: 1-4 | First Time Watching (reaction/commentary/review)
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i knowwww everyone says “Korra is annoying” but having been a teenage girl (who went through a lot of trauma really fast), of course she’s going to act like that…. victims don’t have to act like we think they should, they just need to heal
exactly. im stalking it up to he will never understand a woman’s experiences so imma let him cook but not eat
@@curlyxcoco Ah yes because all of Korra's experiences and annoying traits are just a byproduct of being a woman, ...
She's just annoying and self-centered, and starts to throw a tantrum whenever things don't go her way. It has nothing to do with gender. Part of it has to do with being the avatar, which is disastrous to childhood, as was seen with Aang. But that does by no means excuse her behavior entirely, it just explains it partly.
@@curlyxcoco Korra's frustrations have nothing to do with being a woman though.
They're just a mixture of trauma, an immense feeling of responsibility, and adolescence.
@@curlyxcoco I disagree with that correlation. Korra is just young with an immense responsibility. She knew she was the Avatar very, very early in her childhood. Being the Avater became her entire identity. It wouldn’t matter if she was born male.
Idk if a coddled person who never had to work for literally anything should be considered a victim
I've seen people complain about Korra trusting Unalaq so easily, but don't forget that he's her literal UNCLE. Why wouldn't she trust him? He is her family. And between choosing to keep learning airbending(that she already can use at decent level) and saving people of Homeland, I also would choose my Homeland. That is her tribe, her people that are at danger. We saw that people are literally dying because of the attacks. So I absolutely understand her choices.
Blood relations don't mean the same thing to everyone. Family is (to me) something you create yourself, not something you're born with. Trust has to be earned.
Besides, the northern and southern tribes aren't unified at all, and there is a clear division showcasing how they culturally distinctive they are.
It makes perfect sense that Korra is worried for her own family and tribesmen, but her instant trust in Unalaq as a mentor, is a big misjudgment.
It's a perfectly fine flaw for her character to have and grow from. But i would never agree with her choice to cast everything else aside like she does. It's just poor judgement.
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@@Celeborn93 Her instints her correct, she learned a lot (some problems too, but) she grew so much with Unalaq' guide.
People were lying to her, her decision was not bad either, she did what she think was correct.
He was bad, yeah, but damn, he was menace in the spiritual things
@@johanluisrivas8016 Those weren't necessarily her instincts guiding her decision, as much as it was her frustration and anger. Which is why her judgement is skewed.
The end doesn't always justify the means, and while her choice was entirely hers to make, and her growing from the mistakes that came with it, still don't mean that her approach was justified, or necessarily the right, or most healthy one.
She acted and made her decisions almost purely out of frustration and spite, and she is right to feel these things, but she shouldn't act upon it the way she did. She shouldn't trust Unalaq so easily, when he has not earned it. A choice she herself regrets, and not just because he turned out to have ulterior motives, but because it was actively going against those close to her, who's guidance she depends on.
If you honestly think that her decision was overall good, idk what to tell you. You don't justify behavior based on retroactive success.
@@Celeborn93okay but what does that have to do with anything?? That doesn't change the fact that he's her uncle and she had a valid reason to learn from him. Y'all are acting like he's some random stranger. He's been around Korra before, which is why he kept trying to take her when she was younger. So I don't know why you're bringing up what he needed to earn something when he's been around her since she was little You're saying it's misjudgment. On him as an individual?? clearly, which is why she tried to correct it but you making it seem like there was no purpose to why she even chose to study with him which is to LEARN SPIRITBENDING TO KEEP INNOCENT PEOPLE FROM DYING AT THE HANDS OF SPIRITS!!!! Plus harmonic convergence was almost near. Not having that skill would be detrimental. Also not to mention tonraq and tenzin were useless against the spirits. Tonraq didn't even know his brother set him up, so to sum that up you don't automatically think bad about family unless they do something to them directly.
Headcanon why Korra used Avatar State in the air ball race... Aang just wanted to play with his grandchildren
Man, same. Every time I hear Tenzin saying “The Avatar state is not to be used as a booster rocket!” I think, “But Aang wants to join!”
*Air Scooter
@@rebeccamichael626 Yea. Sorry. I'm from germany so I don't know/remember all the english words for these thungs haha
It's the Nickelodeon exec's fault the story line isn't as cohesive as Aang's. They didn't believe that fans would like a female avatar so they only allowed one season. Then when fans proved them wrong they allowed another. The writers weren't allowed to have a well thought out 3 season long story. They shot themselves and the creators in the foot but with the restrictions the creators had, they did an amazing job
Also remember Aang was raised by monks so the concept of fatherhood is alien to him. He did the best he knew how he could.
his only example is Gyatso ig
But it's common knowledge to not ignore and abandon the other kids of his just cus they not air Benders
@@fantasyland3646While he’s not fully excused we have to keep in mind Aang’s age was cut short due to being in an iceberg for so long. He didn’t know how long he would be around so he had to make sure that his one airbending son was fully prepared to carry the weight of an entire culture on his shoulders. While yes, Kya and Bumi could have helped in keeping traditions and such alive, Tenzin was the only airbender and thus was integral to the nomads’s future now that they’re all gone.
To reiterate, Aang wasn’t perfect, but he did his best in a pressure filled moment in time where if he randomly kicked the bucket the culture he fought to keep alive back in ATLA dies with him. This is why he didn’t kill Ozai, it’s not that he’s a pacifist, it’s that his people were pacifists and if he killed Ozai his culture dies no matter what the stakes were, and impossible moral dilemma. Tenzin is all that was left and Aang had to be SURE Tenzin could take up the mantle after he died.
@@itsturniptime3699 But one also has to keep in mind that since Aang was a child when he was separated from the Nomads, his life as an Avatar cross contaminated his image of Nomads. He raised Tenzin to be the next Avatar, and that's why the new Air Nation, also taught by Tenzin, act in an Avatar way, travelling the world to help people. Real nomads minded their own business and dedicated their lives to personal enlightenment. But they also didn't willy nilly go to the spirit world- Aang was a master at 12 yet never went as part of his training. So all his life Tenzin felt shame over not being able to do an Avatar thing that only very spiritual people like Iroh and Jinora managed otherwise, irrelevant to their bending. Aang failed at carrying over the Air Nomad culture. Actually anything that was saved, was thanks to the Air Acolytes from the comics who become nuns and monks to the temples in this series- even though Aang looked down on them as cultural appropriators. They saved the sky bisons. They practiced the daily lifestyle. Aang just played Avatar with his favourite child.
Additionaly, Aang had to overcome the reality that his entire civilization was killed and move on from that fact. Much like Amon/Noatak, Aang must have treated his son being an airbender as hope when he thought all was lost. And, like a child in that regard, protected, celebrated, and gave special attention to Tenzin once he had developed his abilities. Aang was a father, blinded by hope of fulfilling a dream long forgotten, opening old wounds and causing emotional changes that altered his vision of what he was actually doing.
Aang being not the best dad makes me sad but also feels correct. Aaron nomads didn’t have parents they were raised in monasteries by elders and teachers. So he would have no idea how to be a parent the closest he had was Gyatso, who seemed more like a fun, uncle, or grandpa than a dad. Not to mention the pressure and duties of being the avatar, and desperately trying to teach enough air, acolytes the culture of the nomads so that that’s not lost well also, teaching his only air, bending their arts and ways so that the skills are not lost. It’s a lot of work and I’m not surprised he accidentally (because I don’t think it was intentional.) ended up sort of ignoring his other children, and perhaps even his wife to a certain extent.
Also, sidebar, I am so obsessed with Eska’s proposal necklace for Bolin. It’s so funny to me this weird little Goth version of Katara’s necklace and it just makes me smile.
But the thing is, the air nomad culture is almost entirely upheld by the air acolytes who are nonbenders, and independently from Aang restored the culture. Tenzin misunderstands his own culture because it is polluted by Aang's idea of an avatar. He thinks he's supposed to be able to go to the spirit world when Aang was a master at 12 and had never. He thinks the new air nation needs to travel the world and save people. If Aang wanted to pass down legitimate air nomad culture, he could have passed it down to all his children, because it didn't matter if they couldn't bend air- the acolytes were doing it. Aang picked a favourite child and taught them how to be the Avatar.
*Air Nomads
@@rebeccamichael626 oh my gosh I was using dictation to type this and I didn’t catch that one😂
@@demo2823 the travelling the world and saving people is a specific Tenzin choice due to events at the end of season 3. That is nothing to do with how Aang taught Tenzin. Tenzin specifically states that this choice will be different to how the air nomads used to be.
Also, the aur acolytes were not a thing before the war started. Aang was initially against the idea of them (this is in the comics).
While Korra can have some frustrating choices or actions this season, they are very understandable
She’s been sheltered for most of her life, lived through a very traumatic experience and realizes some of the people she trusted most have lied to her for years
Add to that the stress of being the avatar and her insecurity of not feeling needed by the world
She has it rough. So she lashes out. This season is my “least favorite” out of the four but that doesn’t mean I dislike it. I like quite a lot in it actually.
Truely underrated season, and the beginnings of my fave, the twins. Also Varrick and Bumi are hilarious.
Varrick! It really gets me in the mood to watch all of LoK just to see him and hear him do the ting! And really LoK is underrated as a whole, it's not going to be as good as the first Avatar but it's still hella fun to watch just like the first one show! I'll just let the haters keep hating and I'll just keep rewatching baby!
The footage of the ostrich horse running that Varrick showed is a reference to the first ever video footage recorded. It was a regular horse running.
While Korra is definitely moody this season, I completely understand her being upset throughout a lot of it. Everyone has sheltered and kept things hidden from her, and with them coming to light like her not being locked up by Tenzin and her own father it makes sense that her whole perception of who she can trust becomes warped. I also think that Unalaq at this first section of the season actually raises some very valid points, and I do think that she probably was going to get more out of learning from him than Tenzin, though she definitely could have ended her mentorship with him in a much less harsh way. Also, it's not like Unalaq is some random dude, it's her uncle, so it's not unreasonable for her to have some level of trust in him even though they don't know each other that well.
Exactly, wish more people understood this.
Exactly. People don't get that
Literally!!!! I hate when people drag her for trusting her OWN UNCLE!!!! Plus he had the tools needed to face the problems while everyone got their behind beat. Like, meditation and learning airbending was gonna do nothing for the situation at hand.
Thank you! That’s exactly how I feel about this whole situation
I'm glad there are some people out there that actually understand why she was so willing to trust him and that he also had valid points.
Although Unalaq had a hand in getting Tonraq banished by setting that up with the bandits, it was still Tonraq's decision to fight in the holy forest, and he did destroy that place. I dont think he should have been banished obviously, but I still think thats a bad thing and he does need to learn about spirits and how they interact with the world - especially as chief of the South.
Eska is indeed voiced by the legendary Aubrey Plaza who also played a part in Park's and Rec.
The thing about it is that the last airbender was such a great show,
Almost perfect, to the point that people didn't realize how good Korra was because they kept comparing the two.
Korra is still better than 90% of television.
Sadly many people still do, to the point that They are just wrong
Despite the bullshit Nickelodeon put the team working on the show through, It still turned out to be a really good show.
Its a shame it couldn't live up to its full potential due to Nickelodeon, and its a shame people compare it to The Last Airbender.
Either way I generally don't re-watch shows unless they have good qualities to them and I re-watch Korra all the time.
@@novaboon2866 same
Also the original creators didn't sleep or slept in office for MONTHS straight during the making of that show esspecially after Nick orders 3 more season halfway through production of at the time one season show, and left till' half season 2 which deffinitally didn't help this season
preach it! LoK is the goat in it's own rights!
@@Lovehandels agreed
"she literally just met this guy"
in her defense, she does have no reason to doubt the man, he's literally her uncle so she's known him for a long time
Varrick is a top tier character.
She didn't just meet him though. Thats her uncle 🤦🤦. Plus, it is an immediate problem if the spirits are attacking people and causing havoc in real time. Tenzin was not gonna do anything for her as far as finding a solution for the problem because as you can see, airbending was just as ineffective as everything else. Also he had his own growing up to do this season.
Fr!
Kinda unexpected how much Korra likes using fire. Even when she’s in the South surrounded by water, snow & ice she still uses fire
It’s because of her personality, she’s so aggressive and blunt, as she progresses we see shifts in her behavior and bending
@@frost5125let's also add the fact Korra is able to bend fire at a very early age.
There always seems to be some personality tie-over from one Avatar to the next. Not only do they seem to reincarnate into people that look similar to their predecessors loved ones, their next selves also seem to me to have some qualities that relate to the predecessors internalized struggles.
YanChen is solid no bullshit, Kuruk is all bullshit, lowborn Kyoshi takes forever to come out as avatar like she's got something to be ashamed of, Roku is of noble birth and a broken friendship dominates his legacy, Aangs a peacemaker with strong bongs, struggling assertiveness and a fire-hangup, Korra is stubborn and all about them flame.
The way Korra uses all of the elements is very fire Bender based. She relies more on boxing-like jabs and short bursts of elements rather than long flowing streams of water or air. She’s hotheaded and a scrapper, a lot like many fire benders.
I know this is unpopular but season 2 is amazing and might be my second favorite season. This season adds so much value to the show as a whole
I’m so glad I’m not the only one who likes this season ❤
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Sameeee
I understand the feeling about korra, but I think people forget to see her perspective. She's been locked up in the south pole basically her whole life when she wanted to help, Tenzin and her father could have been honest with her too, it just made her conflicted about something Unalaq later proved to have knowledge of. In the future you should understand that Tenzin wasn't the teacher she needed at that moment.
While I agree that Tenzin and her father did not make the right choice by isolating her, it doesn’t justify trusting someone you barely know (who literally proves to have bad intentions). Maybe Tenzin wasn’t the best teacher for her then but the point is just because you find a persons (Korra) behaviour frustrating, doesn’t mean you don’t empathise or understand why. You can understand why a character is the way they are still find it annoying 😆 otherwise there wouldn’t be room for growth.
And let's not forget that Unalaq is his uncle. So it's not a complete stranger Korra trusts, but his own relative.
I’ve heard that a lot, but it doesn’t really change the situation or the point that she’s trusting someone she’s not gotten to know like Tenzin who she knows fought for her in the first season.
@@thecocoacouchTenzin, who she has found out has been hiding things from her. It would make it hard to continue trusting him. Korra has not had the chance to see much of the world and figure out social situations, nor how to see when she is being manipulated. Unfortunately this means she is pretty gullible, and needs to figure it out for herself. She's effectively been emotionally stunted from being so sheltered.
@@thecocoacouch it does justify it though because that's her uncle. They've met plenty of times while she was growing up. You don't automatically see the worst in your family just because someone else in your family may not like the other. You make it seem like he's a stranger to her, which he isn't. She most likely saw Unalaq way more than Tenzin in her life up until that point. You're bringing up tenzin fighting for her in the first season when they were in an unavoidable conflict so he was gonna fight regardless. Just like with this situation the only thing different is Unalaq's intentions weren't genuine. Plus, he had the skill set she needed that was beneficial for the current situation they were in, especially for the future going forward, while the same tenzin and tonraq couldn't even combat against the spirits. So there is way more justification here if anything.
I know Book 2 can be rough sometimes but it’s actually needed for the rest of the series especially book 3 (Which is a masterpiece btw). Still will enjoy this reaction and can’t wait for the next one
Yeah, Korra consistently deferring to others judgements even when they obviously have ulterior motives can get a little frustrating but that's a core part of her insecurities and ideas around what she thinks she's supposed to be as the Avatar that get explored this season, along with similar themes for another character.
43:20 is my favorite scene
Because the photo is black and white not Technicolor
Regarding the Avatar statues being displayed in a spiral, there is a theory that this is actually intentional. That the next Avatar after Korra would be the last, given how much their world is actually approaching ours and not needing the Avatar.
I've seen reactors both love and dislike season 2, it just depends on the person I think. I can understand both sides. I hope you enjoy it! 🎉
People say season 2 is not good but I BEG TO DIFFER‼️‼️‼️ season 2 sets up so many cooks plots of season 3 AND buiiilds the avatar lore like NO OTHER‼️‼️ you CANT tell me otherwise!!!!
The avatar universe literally would not be the same if not for few episodes in season 2🙏🙌🙌🙌
Words do not do justice to my affection for Verrik and Zhi Li. Favourite Korra characters
Agreed, Aang's kids difficult relationship is the most interesting plot line so far in s2
There are 2 saving graces this season - the 2-part 7/8 eps, and Varrick. Thankfully season 3 is just fricken awesome.
@5:12 Sokka's watchtower had the biggest glowup in ATLA/LOK lets be honest
Yoy know, Korra isnt actually wrong to distrust tenzin and her dad here, and to put trust in Unalaq.
-he's family too. To believe he'd have malicious intend is way too far fetched for her
- Tenzinand Tonraq had been lying to her her entire life, about Tonraqs banishment, about the reason why they keps her secluded in that compound for 17 years... i'd lack trust in them too after finding that out
18.20 - if u remember from air-bender s1e3 the statutes are arranged in revers order starting with newest in the center on the ground floor then spiral outwards, then when they reach the wall they spiral upwards along it.
Exactly, so what happens when they reach the middle and there’s no room for new avatars?
You almost telled him a spoiler sshhhh 😂
@thecocoacouch there's space for every one its a big room
@@thecocoacouch get an earthbender probably
I personally loved how realistic Aang is as a father and how relatable the sibling relationship is. I believe Aang loved all his children, but he wasn’t perfect. Yes, sharing everything with his children equally hurt them, but that wasn’t intentional. He likely chose those trips to be just the two of them so he could focus on sharing with Tenzin the importance of the culture he was now apart of and had the responsibility to lead one day.
Just like when this episode first aired. Unalak was the easiest villain reveal in the entore series.
I think it was purposely obvious for the audience that he wasn't a good guy while Korra being that she was secluded in the South for so long is still a bit naïve and doesn't want to believe a family member could be evil.
Looking forward to Ep 7 & 8. Those two are the best Korra episodes.
I feel like Aang being a good parent would have been nearly impossible. He spent a chunk of his youth as an orphan, either working to end a war or training to be this symbol of peace and stability everyone relies on. How do you raise a child when your own childhood was ripped away like that?
I have been waiting for this next season. Thank you Oscar!!!
Let's be real, Unalaq is an asshole, but he's not wrong when it comes to the avatar's journey with the spirits. This southern spiritual knowledge he had was something actually lost in Avatar lore, even in the Yangchen books Kuruk is kind of surprised to know that such knowledge was possible. So having Korra learn all these spiritual aspects of each element/nation is very timely.
8:50 Eska and Dezna have the Israeli voice actors as Zuko and Azula.
45:50 that's why I love this season, it's not bombastic with action and stuff like that.
I’m honestly so excited to see you finish Korra, I think you’ll really love the journey! Let’s go season 3!!!
I know Varrick annoys people, but he cracks me up 😂 especially because "do the thing, Zhu Lee" gets quoted a lot in my house (my name is Julie)
Just curious. Do you have mods or people who check the comments before you or how do you keep away from spoilers when you watch a series like this?
Love your reactions btw 😊
I’m a big Korra defender. She’s very misguided at the beginning of this season, and moody and bratty as hell, but I really like flawed characters. Yes, it’s frustrating to see her act that way, but it’s understandable. People seem to forget Aang’s moments of lashing out unfairly at others. He was raised by MONKS. Yet, he wasn’t always perfect or completely in control of his emotions. Narrative-wise, this season is weaker than the rest, but it’s not as bad as people say. Thank you for sharing your reactions, as always! ❤
You are VERY observant for certain parts of the episodes, I'm loving it, cannot wait to watch the next eps and seasons! Love you
I feel like the set-up of how we meet Unalaq is a little bit rushed and it's made extremely obvious to the audience not to trust him. But when you try to see what Korra sees, I can understand what she's thinking. It is absolutely wrong for her father and Tenzin to keep her contained - it's how she grew up, super sheltered, having to ask for permission to leave. And I really don't think it's good for avatar development. Aang was a great avatar and I think that a lot of that can be attributed to him seeing so much of the world so young, even before team avatar. It made him open-minded to different struggles and I think it contributed to his spirituality as well.
While I don't think it's a good idea for Korra to disregard her previous mentors completely, I also think that they should see what she's saying and support her in wanting to get a diverse education and see more of the world.
Awesome reaction of my favorite episode of The Legend Of Korra!!!!!!😊😊😊😊😊😊
Also, your reaction to Eska is hilarious 😂 thank you for sharing with us
This season begins slow, but I do think it eventually becomes a much better season. This season definitely has growing pains, but opens up into more of the world’s lore. Can’t wait for further reactions!
You raised some solid points. I think you’ll like more of the latter half of the season & the next two seasons!
This season takes place 6 months after the events of Amon, so Korra has already been learning airbender for a long time. She values herself on being the avatar so that explains her rush to learn more about spirits because she believes its her responsibility, not her uncle's, to take care of that.
His awkward face when korra expressed how nobody trust her and how it makes her feel all while he has no trust in her the whole time.
13:15 She didn't "just" meet him, he is her uncle!
Tenzin is the best, my favourite parts from this season are basically every scene with him haha :')
omg finally another korra reaction 🤭 I’ve been waiting for this one!! I’m kinda sad you’re not thaaaat much into the season so far but I’ll say this: the scale as u said will definitely expand 🤫🤫 I started watching korra with you bc I loved your atla reactions and I’m now in the middle of s3 and I gotta say I love it sm
Yes, new recent subscriber here. Just wanted to congratulate u on your journey and thank you for the reactions🍗❤👍
Overhated season. Personally enjoy it ❤❤
Have been waiting for this cannot wait to watch !
i got a love-hate feeling with this season
By far the worst season in the series, but Varrick and "Begginings" are worth It ngl
@@G128_cz fax
"I don't know if he can do much if things go south..." well, that is the whole point, no? xD lovely accidental pun xD
9:59 “avatar state, yep yep”
ember island players aang: “avatar state, yip yip!”
Best character Varrick is here!!!
Indeed
I love season 3 very much. Season 2 I loved some episodes because of some surprises! Very mystical and a lot of mythology, yes very diffrent but also very deep with improtant consequences for season 3 and 4! Greetings from Germany❤
Season 2 is most people's least favourite, but 3 and 4 are soo good! Can't wait to see your reactions to them
"What if he's the one ..." - that's what I thought the first time I saw this.
Fun fact, eska is voiced by Aubrey plaza
You just met the best f character of this.... VARRICK, U gonna have so much fun with him
13:19 that’s her uncle man😂
When you finish with Korra read all the avatar comics that take place after the show
This season was written by a different studio before the original came like halfway through the season thus the way Korra is written
It wasn’t written by a different studio it was animated by a different studio until halfway. Korra is written this way because characters have flaws and develop over the course of a story
@@kimkimrock1 no the original studio straight up left after finishing s1 and came during production of s2 atleast that's what both studios (as They are now one) says happend
@@G128_cz look up the writers for season two, it’s the same writers as season one and even ATLA. The third episode of this season was literally written by one of the creators of ATLA
@@kimkimrock1 as They came back why wouldn't They be listed as part creators, especially after merging.
@@G128_cz no bro ,,, they are credited for WRITING the episode.. because they did ….
Aang was on his own from age 12 - no parents, no adult guidance - hard to see how he could become a good parent.
Mmm while it’s totally understandable that he ended up not being the best parent, it would have been perfectly normal if he became a good parent as well considering we only ever saw 1 year of his entire childhood and the fact he was raised by monks.
@@thecocoacouch True, we only saw 1 year, but I didn't get the impression that he was going to settle down with some sort of foster parents after that. As for being raised by monks - I'm not sure that helps much in terms of preparing you for a normal family situation. I've spent some times around both Buddhist monks and Catholic monks, and while they may be great at teaching you about spiritual matters and such, none of them seemed to have much of an idea about normal parenting. They are more like a boarding school approach where no one individual takes on the role of a parent, rather it is a group effort. So I don't think he would have learned how to be a good parent from that.
I'm not saying he was destined to be a "bad" parent, just that he didn't really learn much about parenting at all - at least based on what we saw and what has been implied. I don't really think he WAS a bad parent, just not a great one. The only mistake we know of was that he was busy with his duties rather than his kids, and since he saw one of those duties being to bring back the air nation, and he only had one air bender child.... well, it does not seem surprising he might not have done as good a job as a parent.
Always on top about the reaction👍! Don't be bothered by the low pace, it's because of the chaotic production caused by Nickelodeon, but the next episodes would clarify the mess.
He's back!
Unfortunately Avatar studios didn't have as big of a budget for this season so the animation this season isn't as good, I still really like this season but it does suffer a bit because of the lower budget animation.
Yay, new season! Let's take a side 😆😆😆
The Southern Water Tribe had a huge population surge both in the South and in Republic City, so they must have had a major baby boom. We never meet any character introducing themselves as one of Sokka's children or grandchildren. In my head cannon I like to think that Sokka has so many grandchildren running around that saying "I'm Sokka's grand child" is no big deal. I like to think that Sokka the Lady's Man had lots of children and his children had lots of children. So
Poor Eska 😂 😅
Season 2 definitely is the least fun of all but still good overall. Especially jarring considering that the other 3 are so good. And omg season 3, chefs kiss.
since yue didnt take the throne who did the king give the throne 2 when he was close to death? maybe a distant relative or next of kin?
He could just have another child
He has a brother
Season 2 is my least favorite season but I still love it!! It also has one of my favorite back stories in the avatar world
I just finifhed rewatching s2 and it's still pretty awesome, but can't wait for you to react to s3 tho
I loved your reaction in ATLA. But I am shocked to see some of the patterns a lot of (especially male) reactors have here. She is moody in these Episodes, yes. But she wants Makko to support her the first time they had an argument (she didn't ask his opinion the first time she just told him a story) and when she asked him something (2nd argument) she asked for his genuin opinion because she was lost and he was like "do what you want" (again in HER perspective).
The uncle is the only one who supports her at this moment (she just found out that per parents lie to her and her BF does not support her in HER view). The thing with Korra is that all she wants to be is the Avatar. Her Ego and her selfworth is connected to it. And when someone does believes in her it is her weak point.
I agree that she needs to grow and act less impulsive :)
Just wanted to add this. Aang and Korra both give me signs of ADHD to be honest
While going through season 2 let’s all remember that the show writers did not like Korra there for making her character some moody broody teen with lack of depth, rip,,,, excited for future Korra’s growth!! 🤍🩷🩷
Yay next episodes
Are you uploading Friends today?
No more Friends???😭
Season 3 is the best in my opinion
Korra wasn’t taken sides. The north and south are the same tribe. The water tribe.
She says in the next episode herself she’s taking the Souths side 😆
Korra went through it after this season. I could barely watch season 3 and 4
Hey...everyone keeps picking on Aang as a dad... pretty sure Katara was a great mom. 😉
What's hard about this season for me is the constant childish responses from these teenagers. Korra didn't show any semblance of these trust issues in the first season, she's just jarringly antagonistic to everyone in this season, and Mako more than anyone.
The other hard part is this season starts with an 'Everybody Sucks' structure. What Unalaq tries to tell the southern tribe is correct but it's not helpful. They have become detached spiritually, but if they just jump right back into it, they're going to be even more divided as a nation. And his motives are so terrible, he's obviously not the person that they need to be leading them to spiritual betterment. He's correct in that they need better, but he's wrong thinking he is the solution. And that's true in the case of Tenzin, Bumi and Kaya, of Korra and Tonraq, even of Mako, Asami and Bolin. Everywhere there is a divide in the start of season 2, it's a split between bad choice and bad choice, not right and wrong. That's a lot of the reason the conflict feels so empty at the start of this season
If ppl told you mako sucks this season did u also warn u about unalaq although he is sus but seem u already knew
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All I'm going to say right now is, to me, they got the aspect of flaws wrong here. Flaws are supposed to extenuate traits that you have in a manner that goes too far.
And in my opinion, him favoring one kid who happens to be an Airbender, isn't a trait Aang had.
When he was younger, he had an excitement about teaching others his culture. He even grew to love and accept a group of people he once thought was ruining an air temple.
Why would he not extend that to his kids? Aang created the Air acolytes. Nomads who were not air benders but who wanted to know the culture. Why were Kya and Bumi not the first acolytes?
I'm all for humanizing Aang but in my opinion, a better way to have done it would have been if he had put too much pressure on all his kids OR
if he had a hard time balancing protecting the world and Republic City and so ALL his kids "felt" sort of neglected.
I just feel like taking a spirit that was so excited about spreading his culture and framing him this way was a misstep.
Yeah possibly. We also don’t know what happened in his life or how he changed in the decade or so between The Last Airbender and being a father. I think when there’s that much time to evolve or change, there’s a degree of random character traits I’m willing to accept like this one.
@thecocoacouch That's fair, and I mean everyone reacts differently, I'm glad you are enjoying it or have enjoyed it. I don't know how far you actually are, either way I look forward to more of your reactions to the rest
Just watch 2x5-8 this morning. You’ll see it Sunday!
@@thecocoacouch sweet
I think season 2 is still good. It just has more problems than the rest of the seasons.
Season 2 is better for me. 😊❤
I can barely stand this season, but watching it with you is ok ig
27:58 Korra's situation was a little different from Aang's. The northern and southern water tribes are legally one tribe. Unalaq is the leader of both tribes. Legally, he can take northern soldiers south and take control. When Unalaq says that Korra should be neutral in this conflict, it is meant to be understood on that basis.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t he saying that in a manipulative way to make her more passive in the conflict? Like regardless of whether or not the south is independent, they’re being oppressed and he’s telling Korra to stand down essentially rather than helping those being treated poorly. 🤷♂️
@@thecocoacouch He absolutely said it to manipulate Korra but the reason Korra also thinks she should remain neutral is because Unalaq is the leader and everything he does he has every right to do legally.
Imagine a little bit like if in your country the army rebelled against the leaders and a civil war broke out. If you (as someone with a lot of power) take sides instead of trying to be an independent mediator between the two sides, you will only inflame tensions and your own countrymen will end up killing each other.
Oh right yeah i see, i guess my point is though that the Avatar, as much as they should TRY to be neutral, it’s isn’t their sole job, the Avatar needs to maintain peace, but when things become one-sided like when Sozin took over or when Unalaq took over (granted he has the right) the Avatar needs to step in and make changes and sometimes even by force like Roku and Aang had to. So while I understand she needs to be neutral in a political way, she can’t be neutral when one side or one leader is oppressing the other. It’s almost like the technicality of being neutral and your explanation is what he’s using to keep her down 😆
@@thecocoacouch You are right that when someone is oppressed, the Avatar has to interfere, even by force. In the case of Roku and Aang, an independent country was attacking another independent country, so they interfere. But the point here is that it is an internal conflict of a nation where the leader and (some of) the people within it are in political conflict. Just to give you an example, Aang didn't interfene in the fact that women in the northern water tribe had less rights than men but In this case too, people were oppressed (unfortunately I can't think of a better example. There wasn't much political intrigue in ATLA😅)
Watching this should be reason enough to understand why so many people don’t like Korra. She is frustrating.
Could even see Oscar getting confused by so many of her decisions. Aang just wasn’t like that nearly as much, even as a “12 year old”. Let’s just just be honest.
This isn’t a great season, but it has its moments. And it is helpful context for the incredible 3rd season :O
No friends episodes today..?
Tis tomorrows upload
@@thecocoacouch oh , great will be waiting for it !
Heads up: Season 2 is easily weakest of all 4 of them, but this is the most important to watch to understand the rest of the show going forward
As the seasons went on, i started not liking korra more and more as a character. She just becomes insufferable -_-. However, youve now met probably the best 2 characters in all of the legend of Korra, Varrick and Zhu Li. They are top tier and a lot of why i actually watched the full series. That and Bolin. He's great.