The Legend of Korra 1x11 & 1x12 Reaction | Skeletons in the Closet | Endgame
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Aang was a pacifist who had to learn how to fight a war.
Korra is a warrior who has to learn how to keep the peace.
OOOOH This is DOPE
Aang was a person trying to be the avatar, and korra is the avatar trying to be a person.
Also, the "Thanks for looking out for me Aang" from the voice of Zuko always gets me emotional too.
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Thanks @@janhakonpettersen
Hearing Dante say "Aang" again hit like a punch to the gut!
He's gotta be at least a decade older than Korra too, so he probably grew up with Aang making regular visits to the Fire Palace on both official Avatar business and unofficial Spending Time With My Friend And His Family business.
“When we hit our lowest point, we are open to the greatest change.” - Aang
That is a phrase that needs to be remembered to the eternity
But it doesn’t mean it gonna be a good change
@@Burgerlly of course not, there is no guarantee that it will be nice
My man Tarrlok proving why he's a great politician by converting himself from the villain to a symphathetic character in just half an episode.
Great reaction as usual!
The boat scene between Noatak and Tarlok is one of my favourites in all of avatar, it's just so powerful.
Can't wait for season 2!
"We are bonded forever"
also a great one @@uberlags7022
Season 3 is better and the best season
@@mylesyuhpeople do that with every show.
@@mylesyuh calm down girl I didn't mean it in a bad way
Noatok and Tarrlok going out in a sad murder-suicide is quite possibly the best yet most heartbreaking end for a villain (tied with Azula's mental breakdown)
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Zaheer's actions gave rise to this world's first fascist. I would say that's close.
Bolin tellin hiroshi that hes a horrible father is such a powerful moment for him. I love bolin
Also i hate how hot noatak/amon is 😅
Agree, making those men attractive isn't ok 😂
@@funnylilgalreacts Bolin is kinda my dream guy, and he only gets better in season two! One of the cute guys I follow on RUclips went as season 2 Bolin for Halloween! You would fall in love! (And one of his best buds joined him, as Gon, from Hunter x Hunter anime. I HIGHLY recommend both My Hero Academia, and Hunter x Hunter animes! Both with the English dub please.)
@@RLucas3000the English dub for HunterxHunter is painful to the ears, there are so many points where the emotion ends up muted and ruined. One of only like 3 anime where I refuse to watch the dub again
@@hasicazulatv2078Water tribe men hit different 😩
That moment where Korra stands on the edge crying thinking the world would be better with a different avatar.... I wish they gave that scene a bit more time for the message to get across
I didn’t get that from that scene at all. If they had let it breathe I think you’re right, it would’ve been more impactful.
The Previous scene of murder-suicide was more impactful ( on a TV-Y7 show BTW ). I mean I felt sorry for the brothers while I felt nothing for Azula.
@@TheMrPeteChannel In my case i felt nothing for the brothers and felt very strongly for Azula
The brothers had a much worse upbringing. That's why it's more impactful. I felt for azula don't get me wrong. But the brothers is easily more impactful bc of the upbringing and the sheer surprise of it. @@thekeeper6570
The parachutes were the tradeoff for the boat scene. Literally, Nick said "you can do the boat scene but ONLY if no one else dies." so they went and explicitly drew pilots in 'chutes *every* time a plane got kersploded.
A worthwhile trade, imo!
Definitely that scene always gets me🥲
One thing to keep in mind is that Season 1 was greenlit by itself. Season 2 was also greenlit by itself. 3 and 4 were greenlit together and then 4 had budget cuts.
Nickelodeon really just had no faith in this series. I give Korra so much grace because of my admiration for Avatar, but there are legitimately some really great pieces in Korra. The emotions are all there, there are great characters, the setting and world building and progression of bending is great. The only genuine criticisms I could give Korra was the good/bad dichotomy when handling spirits and anything related to romance lol. But I feel like with a solid foundation and trust in the team, it so easily could have been up there with Avatar, but Nickelodeon just shot them in the foot every chance they possibly could.
Nickelodeon really did everything in their power to destroy this series. I don't understand how they could mismanage Avatar so badly. Its criminal that season 3, and 4 were pulled from the air, and only shown online at the end. Blows my mind. Korra series really should have been greenlite for 3 giant seasons of like 25 episodes each similar to Last Airbender.
Avatar fans have been getting mistreated ever since ATLA ended tbh. Really sad to see the series never getting the respect it deserves.
That's why I tend to cut Korra some slack for its flaws and shortcomings. Nickelodeon never really gave Mike and Bryan a chance to tell a fully-fleshed out story and show what they truly wanted to do. They didn't get behind it the way they did ATLA, which is just bizarre considering how universally beloved and successful that show was.
@@paoerfulone1089 Yeah, I have the same view. Korra has it problems, but honestly, this series is amazing when you understand the amount of shit Nickelodeon was putting on it and the Creators STILL manused to create something that good.
Probably one of the darkest endings ever. Besides the murder suicide, Korra looking straight over the edge and crying while believing she was irreparably broken always gave me the strong impression that she was thinking of doing something horrible to reset the Avatar cycle. "Lowest point" indeed.
I'm just so happy we got to see Aang and that Lin is back in business and ready to kick ass again.
I’ve also always thought she was planning to restart the Avatar cycle there. It’s why she wanted to be away from everyone and why she was standing close enough to that cliff edge to make her tear fall over.
Korra doesn’t exactly have the best grasp on mental health.
She was contemplating unaliving herself so the avatar can be reborn.
The writers confirmed that she thought that since she lost her own ability to bend, that maybe she should end it there so the next Avatar would have a chance of actually having their bending back.
Yeah, Korra has a *huge* chunk of her identity mixed up in being the Avatar. If she can't be the Avatar, she doesn't really think she has much left.
Aaand they wasted all that in season 2, reseting her character ark to start for some reason
one underrated moment i really like in the finale is how lin is pleading with katara to keep trying to help korra get her bending back. lin also lost her bending but was not at all concerned with that. it really shows how much korra has grown on her and how selfless she really is (i mean she did just sacrifice herself for the airbenders so we already knew that but)
Iroh is by the way 36 years old. Korra is 17 and was born the day Aang died. This means Iroh was 19 when Aang died. Considering how good friends Aang and Zuko were Aang was probably a big part of Irohs childhood, like an uncle. Makes him thanking Aang even more emotional.
Good news for homegirl who I think is like 41
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I definitely rescinded my "shipping" after I learned that, BUT he's def my boyfriend now 😏
That's awesome. Iroh was Aang's wise old uncle and then Aang was the wise old uncle for Iroh II
You know, I always found that part of the lore a bit weird. Like, I'm not one of those "life begins at conception" people, but it's still strange to think the "reincarnation" of someone is in the very last days of their third trimester - essentially a fully-formed newborn - while the person they're a reincarnation of is still alive. I think it would have made more sense if there was a short gap between one avatar dying and the next one being conceived.
The ending for Tarlok and Amon is wayyyy darker than I ever expected for this show.
"We will finally live in a world where we are all equal!" "Says the rich guy." Omg, that was perfect XD.
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Agreed!
Imagine if she did One Piece, she'd die from dehydration.
Asami didn't hate the way the soup tasted. Her rich girl sensibilities were revolted by the idea of eating out of a dumpster. Bolon didn't care because he was a street rat his whole life. Lol which actually makes his compliment even better because he probably has had many different kinds of street gruel.
The tear dropping from the cliff signifies her thoughts on killing herself and refreshing the cycle with a new avatar. For a person whose entire identity is to be an avatar, that was her lowest point and opened her to the greatest change.
I love that saying by Aang at the end. "When we hit our lowest point, We are open to the greatest change"
Well to be fair, Asami and Korra never really FOUGHT over Mako, they actually acted rather friendly with each other when they did have direct interactions. They just both liked him and were sad/angry whenever he turned towards the other one and I've definately seen that in real live.
Honestly, Amon being the strongest blood bender kinda also makes him one the strongest waterbenders by proxy. Can’t imagine even Katara would be able to do anything against his level of psychic bloodbending. She is of course, the better overall waterbender when it comes to the craft. But when it comes to bloodbending, no one is Amon’s equal and luckily it looks like no one will ever have to deal with it since they now eliminated the mutated gene completely.
They had to kill Amon and Tarrlok off because the creators knew they would be too OP
but Katara didnt train with it for years like Amontauk did.
@@alecstevens8467 It really doesn’t matter. Without that mutated bloodbending gene, her bloodbending could never hope to reach the same level as Amon’s. And just like her, Amon was also a prodigy and mastered the technique at only 14 years of age. It’s also not in Katara’s character to put that much time to work on the art of bloodbending, not she could surpass Amon at it.
I think when speaking about a "strongest waterbender" people should definitely exclude bloodbending as a factor, because whether you even want to bloodbend or not really depends on your morals and values. Also finding an ultimate bloodbender is not so hard because it isn't taught in school or anything, very few people even dare mess with it. Thats why i think that exact sub-bending art should not be a factor when talking about an ultimate waterbender. If we were to decide who the ultimate earthbender is tho one could count metalbending, lavabending etc. as factors because they are actually being taught and people don't see them as a "forbidden form" of earthbending.
Those are my normal shower thoughts btw💀
Any Waterbender can reach and/or surpass Amon/Noatak's level.
The moment with Tarrlok and Noatak on the boat was very reminiscent of the ending of Mice and Men. Tarrlok basically reminded Noatak of the good old days so he would die happy and painlessly.
I thought the same thing! The only difference is that Noatak is smarter than Lenny…he knew what Tarrlock was about to do 😞
@@eileensnow6153 Nope. He was completely unaware. That's the point of the scene. Noatak was excited to start over, but Tarrlok knew better.
@@vetarlittorf1807 He looked awfully morose for someone looking forward to a nice retirement with his brother
@@eileensnow6153 No. He looked sentimental.
@@vetarlittorf1807 Not a fan of discourse, huh? You’re wrong.
Okay, finally I can say that you were right all along about Amon using chi-blocking. But while his followers had to "punch" their way through the muscles he could directly do it to the nerve system and perhaps indeed make it permanent. I always find it fascinating that so many people think he was using Aang's technique to take people's bending when Amon literally built his whole revolution around chi-blocking
Well the show straight up tells you that the characters think he is using Ang’s technique.
@@valathor95 no it doesn't, the only time it's mentioned is that only the Avatar has ever been able to take away bending.
@@destroyerofnirn3537Amon said the spirits showed him a way, and that he was chosen.
@@pwnorbepwned which is not how Aang took away bending
@@destroyerofnirn3537 Are you saying a giant spiritual lion turtle didn't choose to show Aang how to take away bending?
😂😂😂 your immediate reaction to Mako being there after Korra got her powers back. Perfect! 😂
It's never explained but since Amon was also presumably trained as a chi blocker, or at least had access to my training, my theory is that he combined chi-blocking with bloodbending to create a various that block chi permanently.
Since a blocked chi is block energy flow, energy bending can break the block, hence Aang and Korra being able to undo it.
This was a great first season. If all four seasons had been greenlit together, I could have seen Amon last as the big bad through all four seasons. Seasons 3 and 4 are definitely more cohesive thanks to being approved together.
yeah I feel like the issues with production are what have kept ATLA as the better show in my opinion, the seasons of Korra always felt less cohesive to me, which obviously sucks because its not the creators fault that Nickelodeon screwed around.
They were all greenlit and written at the same time. This is a VERY common misconception.
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really, how come Kuvira is in season 3 and Zaheer is in season 4
If Amon were the villain for the whole thing...
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...then we may not have gotten Zaheer and Kuvira... Nope, I'm good with what we got.
i think Amon could of been season 2, but i still need the Red Lotus weather it be season 3 or moved to 4
Almost forgot! When the show was still new, EVERYONE went crazy after seeing JUST the few SECONDS that Boomy was on screen; he became a meme, a legend, and a fan favorite after LITERAL SECONDS on screen!
32:48 Keep in mind that that's the first time in the season that someone landed a hit on Amon. Tenzin is the GOAT.
I really think Korra's worst enemy in all 4 books / seasons is actually NICKELODEON. Writters had a lot of trouble trying to develope a story for Korra, at first, they only had the budget for 1 season, so they tried really hard on book one. And when the first book finished, they inmediately were asked for a second book / season and that's why you will find out that book 2 is the weakest of all... saludos desde México, sorry for my bad english! ❤
Psychic Bloodbending is way too OP of an ability introduced and it makes all the more sense that this 1 season was meant to be the only season because I can’t imagine any other villain in the franchise as threatening as Amon except for maybe 1.
I’m I know who are you talking about 😅
Even then I don't see him beating Amon
I mean, Amon might not be be as fast or have the sheer destructive capabilities as some, but in a one-on-one duel he's pretty much unbeatable. It would be like trying to fight Darth Vader or an even more powerful version of Eleven from Stranger Things. It seems like he was quite capable at conventional waterbending as well, even though we barely get to see it. Could you imagine what he'd be like if he wasn't trying to hide his abilities and just went all-out while throwing torrents of water around at the same time?
@@heinrichagrippa5681 Agreed in a straight 1v1 I can't see anyone beating him simply because of his psychic blood bending.
What I find most chilling about him is that Korra never found out that he died. To her he could still be in the shadows biding his time.
The noble Street Hobo is voiced by Stephen Root, who also voices one of the White Lotus members from episode 1 (The one that lectures Korra on how she ignores the Spiritual side of Bending) as well as the Phonograph vendor that was attacked by the Triple Threats in episode 1.
That moment when Aang showed up was one of my favorites, I love when characters finds hope at their lowest moment.
I believe Amon's tear is him sensing what Tarlok is doing and accepting his fate.
Tarlok truly had an awful life. He was a vilain but you have to wonder what this kind kid with principle would have become without his father.
That's not the case though. Amon shed a tear in response to the happy memories of the good old days.
@@vetarlittorf1807 I think is a little bit of both. The happy memories and the sadness of what their life had become and their inevitable fate.
You have been pointing out the music constantly, but it think the season finale is the best musical moment s ofar, perhaps even in the entire show. The moment Korra finally connects with Anng, finally reaches her past lives we get the classic avatar state theme back as well. It's great musical storytelling, and it's so good to hear the old score again. I get goosebumps every time
Mako being able to lightning bend through Amon's blood bending at close range is one of the many examples we have & will continue to see throughout the series that makes him my favorite character. Considering no one else has bested Amon his brother another blood bender, and Korra the Avatar could not stop him; Korra was able to do it at a distance just out of Amon's rage.
Tenzin blasted him off the stage when he tried to take the airbenders bending away. Not taking anything away from Mako, he's a badass.
When Korra blasted that first bit of air, the slow motion shot was PERFECT!
Hearing dante say thanks for looking out for me really got me
I didn’t know I needed that till it happened
@@funnylilgalreacts it wouldn't surprise me if Dante improvised that line
I love how mako figured out that part 27:25. He deduced that Amon used blood bending to some extent to avoid other benders attacks. All he needed to do was use his mind to control the limbs of such benders and make it look as if he was avoiding anything they throw at him
The the Tarrlok and Noatak scene in the boat is such an impactful scene to me, always look forward to reactors seeing this "murder-suicide in a Nickelodeon show". And must say, was not surprised it got you emotional too :P! Korra entering the Avatar State for the first time always hits me, especially paired with the music in that entire scene, so good!
On the topic of the love triangle, I never really liked it much, but also didn't really dislike/hate it. It's just there. What I do think is important to note, I don't think there is actually every any 'fighting over a boy'. Throughout the season, the drama has always been between either Korra and Mako or Asami and Mako. Korra disliked Asami to start with yes, but once they got to know each other a bit better in 1×7, there is no display of bad blood or fighting between the girls. Asami is only angry with Mako, and rightfully so, but never directs that at Korra. I think that's important to realise, and definitely the least bad way to do a love triangle. (The brothers did briefly fight over a girl, but luckily that was solved in a single episode.)
Sidenote, I think the 'I love you'-s also feel kinda forced, but the explanation for that is probably just that they thought they'd only have the one season when it was written.
No judgement, cuz it's an animated show so the ages are pretty vague, but General Iroh is like mid to late 30s, so I think that ship is best left sinking 😅.
Welp, not okay with that either 😂
Really love your Silco namedrop during the discussion. LoK really got most of it's major villians right. Shows how they became the way they are.
As always amazing reaction. Let's see what the next book has in store
One of the saddest theories I've read is that, since Noatak (Amon) was such a powerfull bloodbender, he could feel his brother's movements. He knew what Tarlok was about to do and that's why he teared up just before he died
Asami is probably my favorite character. In a world of Benders, she's powered only by her natural talents, her intelligence... and her extreme wealth, but hey! She's still awesome!
Great reaction, one thing to note about this season and I believe season 2 is that the creators didn't know if there would be another season so they wrapped up the romantic plot and the Korra's Avatar journey/training via Deus X Aang in case they didn't get another season.
True. But then again, this ending isn't any more Deus Ex than the Lionturtle was in the finale of The Last Airbender.
"Put an end to this sad story" is definitely one of my favorite Avatar quotes. Right behind "Let go of your earthly tether. Enter the void, empty, and become the wind".
Another great quote is "Some friendships are so strong, they even transcend lifetimes", with General Iroh and Korra in these episodes.
the first time I heard tarloks back story I teared up. Ive made so many mistakes myself as the result of an abusive and broken childhood. it really struck a nerve and I felt So much empathy for him. for someone like that, realizing you've become the very thing you swore not to be, Like I did at one point, its the worst realization ever and impossible to Admit to yourself. so sad
The boat is one of my favorite moments in any show I’ve seen. There’s so much you can read into it, it’s such a beautiful, tragic, poetic moment.
Yakkone tried to take over Republic City with organized crime. Tarrlok tried politics. Noatak/Amon tried revolution. All failed. Tarrlok knew the cycle had to end.
what i love about korra is they made her earn the avatr state she didnt do the usual in danger turns she needed to conect spiritualy to acess it its a impactful moment
I agree with you , taking away bending is taking away someones identity
Even though I've seen it countless times, it never ceases to make me emotional: the moment Korra is standing at the cliff's edge, a single tear falling into a crashing ocean below; representing what she is contemplating so that the world might sooner have a capable Avatar.
But Aang shows up with hope, certainly at her lowest point; encouraging her. Connecting with her to spark that change.
I will always love his quote: "When we reach our lowest point, we are open to the greatest change". It's a simple statement but it helped me through some dark times. I hope it has perhaps helped others as much.
I'm really looking forward to the day my daughter is old enough to watch and enjoy this series 😊 I can't wait to share the Avatar-verse with her.
Amon was basically using bloodbending to do an advanced, semi-permanent form of Chi-blocking. That's why Korra could use actual Avatar energy bending to undo it.
And ya, the first season was initially intended to be a lone season, that's why this episode kinda wraps things up really quick at the end. (Personally I would have just added an extra episode to space things out a bit).
So you mentioned, how amon is taking bending its a combination of chi blocking and blood bending.
Manipulating the flow of energy etc
It doesn't matter how many times i watch the last 15min. Of the last Episode of S1....i will always cry again and again😭😭 TEARBEND!
This series definitely strikes like a sniper attacking our feels sometimes. 😭
The lows are scary low. The highs are scary high.
Something I appreciate about this series is the villains. For better or worse, they have convictions. For the most part anyway.
That's where Korra shines, and sometimes I wish they didn't have so many so that we could focus more on their complexities. Season 1 is a good standalone, but maybe weakest by comparison when it came to handling the conflict, particularly the post-season resolution. Amon has so many believe in his ideas only for pretty much having the ENTIRE movement dissipate because of his revelation. The "benders are oppressors" saga died down super quick. The creators had a lot to say with very few episodes though so I give it some slack. They finally get their footing season 3 and 4 though! To me, at least they are more complex than Ozai.
@@bch7905 For sure. I wish Amon's burn wasn't fake and he didn't just waterjet himself out of the water. It's not like he was in serious danger of drowning. A few more episodes approved by Nickelodeon and the security of future seasons could've added a lot of fine-tuning to make the seasons even better overall.
@@DanaBanana94 I like that he was a total hypocrite, but I hope the idea of benders versus non benders gets explored more in the Earth series. With it being modern day, they could do something interesting with society and technology and how that relates to bending.
I wouldn’t have been upset if Amon stuck around a second season, but Season 3 villain is peak and I wouldn’t trade him for a more explored Amon or Korra relearning the elements.
Brings me joy to see someone reacting so passionately to this series. A way for long-time fans to relive the experience through someone else's eyes.
My interpretation of Amon's power is that his ability is a combination of blood bending and Chi blocking. He doesn't actually remove their powers so much as remove their ability to channel chi into energy. Just my perspective.
"When we hit our lowest point, we are open to the greatest change." This is one of my favorite quotes, ever.
The end of season 1 truly is an insane ride. Amon’s big loss, the boat scene, Aang using and teaching her energybending, etc
I just wish the airbending unlock didn’t seem so easy. Aang’s line of “when we are at our lowest point, we are open to the greatest change” is such a great concept, but it feels like her desperation just happened to give her airbending, rather than her deciding to make a strong, previously difficult, mental change to suddenly click the airbending techniques she’d been learning. Instead, she just does some punches and kicks and the universe gives it to her. It was so close to being a really powerful character moment, but instead they had to move the plot along so that’s all we really got.
Can’t wait for you to watch the rest of the series. While the second season had a mix reception, it still has some of my favorite moments and introduces some great characters.
Same... I'm torn on the second season.... I have a lot of criticism of book 2, but there are a lot of moments that I couldn't do without...
the highlight is definitely the episodes with flashbacks, rest is just "good enough", they make it difficult to like because you are constantly questioning the worldbuilding decisions
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I'll have to disagree.... "The Beginnings" is actually my least favorite part of book 2, but I know a lot of people like it...
That was a wild ride! Great reaction as always.
"When we hit our lowest point, we are open to the greatest change"
That quote is so profound dude.. I love aang
When Avatars connect to their previous lives and "talk" with them, that is a form of entering the Avatar State. In ATLA, Roku tells Aang that the Avatar State is a tool to - among other things - protect the Avatar when they are in danger.
Korra went to that cliff for a reason. The teardrop was the insinuation.
In her moment of greatest danger, the Avatar State activated and protected her. Not during the fight with Amon, because her life wasn't in danger.
The Avatar State protected Korra from *herself* on that cliffside.
I enjoy your reactions so much exactly because you have such empathy for the characters and such an emotional response to the stories. For me, as much as I love ATLA, Korra is in many ways a better, richer show; it lets itself be darker and richer, and doesn’t lean as much into being kid-friendly. Amon is a great villain to start the show with.
"I dont want to hear about the love triangle anymore"
People who have watched the entire show: 😳
Also, apparently the love triangle was hated by the creators too.
It was only added at the insistence of the network. In fact, a great many of Korra’s issues come down to executive meddling or the boardroom stifling as much creativity as possible due to... reasons-which make even less sense now, and hardly made any sense then.
As someone who was a teenage girl just a few years ago, I can confirm that a lot of my friends growing up were exactly like this. Most of the guys I met back then were extremely tone-deaf. Did not understand social cues at all. Often tried to date multiple people at the same time. Many of the girls I met back then were absolutely fighting over boys. Teen romances in general were most often incredibly toxic.
I was always under the impression that the removal of bending from Amon was not a bending of their spirit but rather mixing knowledge of chi blocking with the blood bending to create a permanent 'knot' in their highest chakra point severing them from the energy of nature around them and thus preventing them from using said connection to manipulate the elements
In short he isnt REALLY taking their bending as much as using bloodbending to make chi blocking effects last long term
Lin's big sacrifice for this airbending family, I feel not only comes from her previous connection with tenzin but she is also known as a really good friend of Avatar Aang.
I'm a grown man and lil gal makes me cry with her every darn time lol how do you always make me feel so much?
“I love you too”
“Oh weird”
My reaction every time I see Kora/Mako or Asami/Mako on screen
If you notice just moments before Tarrlok blew up the boat, you will see Noatak tearing. I think he did know what his brother was going to do. He was such a gifted bender. He could probably sense Tarrlok’s movements. They both knew there was no going back and starting over. What their father did to them ruined them both, and they perpetuated his cycle of abuse. Noatak’s tears were most likely because he knew, and he accepted it.
I know how much you love the movie so I’d hate to affect your opinion of it, but it may be to blame for some of Korra’s production problems. You’d think that the creators of ATLA would be given a green light to do anything they wanted after ATLA’s massive success, but the movie was so badly received that Nick thought audiences might not like the Avatar brand anymore. As such, Korra was only greenlit for a season at a time for the first two seasons, and we never got the proper story flow we should have gotten.
An animator working at Mir actually said Nickelodeon was giving Korra a hard time because they didn't believe a female heroine would bring in enough money aka toy sales.
@@C.V.Qof course, that's always a factor as well
as always, amazing reaction and video, thank you for letting us take part of this journey with you!
Season 2 is the most divisive of the series but you will cry many times. A lot of great moments and surprises in it. They take a lot of swings each season, this one more than any other. Personally I think Season 3 will be your favorite.
I think the general theme of season 1 is a warning tale against, first of all, eloquent politicians. Tarlok manipulates the council and even Korra sometimes when he wants. All the problem with the Equalists could even be diplomaticly solved if HE didn't go full on irons against them.
Also, I just stopped to realized that NOBODY on NWT even suspected Yakone was doing something wrong. People would even consider him a kind and lovely father that goes hunting with his sons every full moon. What is scary about it is that we can meet people like that. True monsters are able to cloak in sheep's clothing.
Now that the season is over we can finally talk about this. Essentially what Amon was doing to take away bending was using his blood bending to put a stronger block on the bender's chi, one that doesn't wear off unlike Ty Lee or Amon's chi blockers' methods of rapidly attacking their pressure points. He wasn't able to permanently strip it like Aang's energy bending of Ozai and Yakone's bending but it was a block that they couldn't remove. Fortunately Korra through Aang's unlocking and guidance of her Avatar powers was able to reverse it.
Huge respect for the Vox Machina callback and thus I have to have the obligatory "Keyleth is inspired by Aang's journey and Keyleth's mom was voiced by Korra's actress" comment given how much of a fan Keyleth's player Marisha Ray is of the Avatar series.
Aang appearing to Korra at the end is one of my favorite moments in the whole franchise. I'm a huge sucker for the previous Avatars appearing to current ones in times of need. Every time Roku and Kyoshi popped up for Aang was such a powerful moment and I love that Aang finally gets a chance to be there for the next generation. It's a cool implication across both shows that the previous Avatar is the primary spiritual guide for the next one, what with Roku being the main one to guide Aang and now Aang guiding Korra. It does make for the amusing realization that it means wise and peaceful Roku's guide was *Kyoshi.*
RIP to Amon, one of the best villains in the franchise. His voice actor Steve Blum (probably best known for his role as Spike on Cowboy Bebop, though he was also the voice of Tom on Cartoon Network's Toonami programming block back in the day) gave him a powerful presence and I love how he was actually a threat. Ozai and Azula were great villains for the more child focused Avatar, but with the more teen/young adult focus of Korra it is great to have a more complex villain with Amon and his Equalists. Outright killing him in the end was a bold choice, *especially* for a cartoon on Nickelodeon.
Looking forward to continuing on this journey next time.
Angela I mean this in the most caring way - when I saw your sad face in the thumbnail I was instantly happy because I knew this finale was going to be emotional for you, filled with tear-bending. Part of the joy in this journey watching ATLA and LoK with you has been seeing this universe have such a profoundly emotional effect on you as it did so many of us other fans.
I absolutely loved this season, even though it does not feel like Avatar The Last Airbender, it has it's own originality and a new vibe. Loved the reaction ❤
Amon was only knocked down to my 3rd favorite character after season 3. The fact that with his blood bending he knew what his brother was doing & allowed it, he accepted his fate.
I actually love "legend of Korra" each seadon is unique. Aang had one task, to end a war. Korra has to experience a whole new world, with new villains and problems. Season 2 and season 4 are extremely emotional. Without spoiling, you also get to see more of how the avatar came to be and what truly goes on in the spirit realms and how the spirit world effects both benders and non benders
never fails to make me tear up when Aang shows up to help Korra.
Such a genius villain to teach the avatar a lesson about the importance of treating non-benders and not using power to solve everything. I hope she learns something.
1) I just found you on RUclips and your reaction was amazing. ❤❤
2) Korra never gets the recognition from the fandom that she deserves.
3) it’s always heartbreaking to remember that Korra was gonna unalive herself when she was on the cliff to bring the next Avatar into the world 💔💔💔
As far as the blood bending taking away bending... I always just assumed it was using blood bending to block the chakras. Like how Aang wasn't able to use the Avatar state with a blocked Chakra.
Something that makes the ending between Amon/Noatok and Tarlok even more powerful is that because of Amon's bloodbending, he likely felt every movement Tarlok made leading up to him blowing up the boat. The tear we see is likely due in part to the reunion but also because he knows what his brother has chosen to do and accepted his death.
i've always believed Korra going off on her own to that cliff intended to delete herself to allow an avatar that can use all 4 elements to be born because she as a person always defined herself by her status as the avatar.
Your face when Amon took Korras bending lol
I am utterly convinced Amon KNEW what Tarlok was doing... He could have stopped him, but knew he shouldn't... I think he came to the same conclusion Tarlok had come to about their powers being a corruption unto the world.
Same, that last closeup of Amon as Tarlok was unscrewing the cap to the gas tank showed him shedding a single tear. He knew what was about to happen, he just wanted to go out living in the fantasy of him and his brother together and happy at long last.
Just binged all off your Avatar reactions for the holidays. So much fun, but your tears are definitely contagious:)
One thing I will always deeply respect about the Avatar Studios founders, creative, and development teams, is their willingness and devotion to telling deep, complex, and thought provoking stories that don't shirk away from pretty heavy thematic and emotional material. TLA goes into it somewhat, but LOK really digs deep and doesn't hold back. The tale of Yakone, Noatok, and Tarrlok is just one of numerous stories in the series that is not only thoroughly well told, but gives real, human interactions weight and fervent depth. It's unfortunately something we don't see included nearly enough in entertainment endeavors of this kind these days.
To be fair, Yakone had his bending taken and still fathered 2 kids with his own innate ability, so even if he did successfully take Tenzin's bending, or even all the kids... It would be tragic, sure, but only the End Of Airbending™ for 1 generation.
I love watching your videos so much, seeing you respond in such a heartfelt way to something we've all loved for so long is so wonderful to watch. I love watching shows and movies with people to see how they react and as of late I haven't had anyone to do so with. I never got to finish this series so I'm glad I get to watch along side you! Seeing your emotion in your videos really makes it feel safe to react, sometimes I hold back the tears during the sad parts but now I just let it out! You're amazing and by far my favorite channel in today's RUclips ♥
Korra's tear at 41:45 added to the fact that Aang appears immediately after and talks about reaching one's "lowest point" makes me think she was contemplating suicide.
I watched almost every RUclips reaction to the Legend of Korra that exists on RUclips. You are the only one whom I am looking full without skipping to see just interesting moments, because you react to everything, EVERY detail that I noticed and that I liked during my first watch. Thank you for being so emotional!
One thing to keep in mind is that Legend of Korra was intended to be only a 12-episode mini-series. After the success of the first season, however, they decided to make another season. Then after that season's success, two more.
Which is understandable from a business perspective but really cripples the storytelling.
I knew you would love this series. This show means a lot to me on a personal level, so it's wonderful to see people experience it in a way similar to my own.
You immediately after seeing General Iroh: "Flameo, Hotman!"
The first book/season was intended, and originally announced as a single-season limited series. Nickelodeon only decided to do more books after the first book had finished airing, proving that there was still an audience for avatar. Even then Nickelodeon never committed to more than one season at a time, which is why every season is it's own storyline.
I'm a really emotional person, and I really enjoy watching these reactions with you! They let me ugly cry for 20-30 minutes and it makes my day!