I believe he would have more intiative behavior participating in War effort, learning useful skills and honing himself better while the shames he carries wouldn't go way that he quickly and the conflict he always had when with path to choose.

I believe he is more likely to get some self worth Zuko isn't an idiot he is conflicted which messed up his fire bending and shame dulled his bending further.

I always hear that season two is a slug fest, so I was wondering if I should follow this guide for the essential episodes in season 2?

https://www.reddit.com/r/Weird/s/FeKXlu4rUF

Looking back, I gotta say...

Zuko's original hairstyle looks not only incredibly stupid and ridiculous, but also impractical.

How did he get the hair to be like that? Shaving his entire head to look like that how is that even possible

I have just finished season 2 as a first time watcher. I trust I could like season 3 even more because I saw a lot of people loving it. But rn, season 1 was kinda dragging and the beginning of season 2 until Wans episodes too (which I really loved) but everything from there on was so beautiful and spiritual to me. "I am Tenzin" and even Desna and Eska and so much more. I felt like it opened my eyes and yes Korra and Unalaq being giants in the end did feel like a fanfiction but I thought the season was cool and I LOVE THE LOREEEEE

Hey everyone,

I’ve been rewatching The Legend of Korra lately, and I honestly can’t understand why it gets so much hate. Personally, I enjoyed every season and thought each brought something unique and exciting to the Avatar universe.

Let me break down why I loved it:

Season 1: Bloodbending was explored on a whole new level! Amon’s ability to take away bending was terrifying and revolutionary. It added such a dark and gritty layer to the story. The Equalists were a fascinating take on social imbalance, and the show wasn’t afraid to ask tough questions about power dynamics.

Season 2: I know some people didn’t like this one, but I LOVED the spirit world focus. Getting to see more of the spirits and the origins of the Avatar through Wan was incredible. Plus, we got a freaking Dark Avatar! How cool is that? It was such an exciting way to explore the duality of light and dark in the Avatar universe.

Season 3: Zaheer. Enough said. The idea of an airbender villain was brilliant. Airbenders are usually depicted as pacifists, but Zaheer showed that airbending can be deadly. He literally took someone’s breath away. The Red Lotus as a whole was such a compelling group, and their anarchist philosophy made them some of the most nuanced villains in the series.

Season 4: I loved how they explored the aftermath of Korra’s struggles and the rebuilding of the Earth Kingdom. Kuvira as a dictator was such a powerful antagonist because she wasn’t inherently evil, her actions stemmed from a genuine desire to bring order. It really highlighted the fine line between leadership and tyranny.

Every season brought something fresh to the table, and the characters all grew in meaningful ways. Korra herself is such a complex, flawed, and strong protagonist. She wasn’t trying to be Aang 2.0 she had her own challenges and journey, and I loved watching her struggle and grow through them.

One of the things I absolutely loved about Korra was her confidence and boldness. She wasn’t afraid to speak her mind or take action, even in difficult situations. She said and did things that Aang, as much as I loved him, would have been too hesitant or afraid to say. Korra’s unapologetic attitude was such a breath of fresh air—it felt like watching someone who wasn’t just trying to live up to a legacy but was carving her own path, flaws and all.

So why does this show get so much hate? I’d love to hear your thoughts, especially if you’re one of the people who didn’t enjoy it. For me, Korra stands out as a worthy follow-up to ATLA.

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Appa's Lost Days really hit so hard and heavy. It's very rare for a kids show to tackle subjects like animal cruelty and abuse, heck it is rare for any medium to tackle such subjects and somehow the writers managed to do so with both beauty and grace.

I feel like the episode often get's overlooked due to how sad it is, but it also really showcases Appa's identity as a full fledged character in his own right. He wasnt't just vehicle for the gang to use to get from point A to point B, he had his own feelings, like both love and fear.

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They show how he missed Aang and even started to imagine the young fire nation boy from the audience was Aang. They show told us many times that Aang and Appa shared a deep connection, as all air nomads do with their sky bisons, but this episode, and really the whole saga of him being lost, really did a great job of showing just how much they mean to one another besides just the typical exposition dump, and just how much harder both of their lives were when they were not together.

They showed how deeply the experience affected him by showing how scared he was of Suki even though of course she was going to do everything she could to help him.

Appa's Lost Days is a difficult episode to watch and I get why a lot of people skip it, but I really do think it was such an important episode in terms of fleshing Appa out as an actual character and living member of Team Avatar.

Without turning this rant totally into a ATLA vs LOK pissing match I do think it is episodes like this that cement why ATLA continues to rank so high in popularity, the care the writers took to really flesh out all the supporting characters was just overall emblematic of the immersive story telling and universe they were laying out, Appa was real and he had a life interconnected with Aang, but also outside of him. Nagga may have looked more like a dog, but Appa was the ultimate good boy.

I made a video mash-up of Netflix Avatar and I Need A Hero from Shrek 2. Hope you enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoCXiZnrAqQ

This scene always has me in stitches. Hearing Momo and Appa speak was so weird and at the same time hilarious. Some of the sheep cheering for Momo and the others for Appa. Also I got say and even though it was just a dream, it was pretty impressive of Momo to hold his own against Appa, seeing that he is so much smaller and only had one sword.

Another favorite moment of mine in this episode and again a funny moment is when Aang told Sokka to climb the cliff. And Sokka just doing it.

My sister bought this pin a while back and ended up loosing it on a walk. She bought it at a fye shop and whenever we went back over the period of a few months they would never have it. I tried looking for it online but I could never find any results. Recently I saw it (image above) only on this one sketchy site but I cant find it from a reputable site (amazon, ebay, etc). Im not sure if its a rarer pin or Im just not typing in the right name or something but any help would be appreciated!

I’m currently rewatching the show again cus it’s been awhile and i was wondering how would y’all rank the seasons. My list from favorite to least favorite:

1. Season 3- used to hate it but now it’s amazing, best villain great plot
2. Season 1- great start, great plot and villain
3. Season 4- pretty good overall good finale, but lacks a bit compared to the other two
4. Season 2- this season was complete nonsense, i was rewatching the final battle and jinora just appeared out of nowhere and blasted unalaque wtf is the explanation, unalaque is a cool villain but the rest of the seasons plot is written horribly

Hello, my friends! I’m back!

Actually, there’s probably going to be new people reading this so I should introduce myself: Hello! I’m genZcommentary. I do commentaries on movies and television shows. For the past year I’ve been writing commentary for Netflix’s Avatar the Last Airbender, then for the original series. Now that I’ve finished those, I’m finally ready to start watching Legend of Korra!

If you’re unfamiliar with how I do commentary, here’s how it works: I watch the media, and every time I have a thought I pause and write it down. So I guess my commentary is a “reaction” style commentary. You can read my thoughts as I’m having them!

An update for my regular readers before I get started: First: SHE SAID YES! That’s right, my proposal wasn’t stupid after all, and now I’m going to get married! (Probably. Honestly, we’re a little worried the Supreme Court is going to overturn it but no matter what the law says, I love this woman and she’ll be my wife even if we can’t get a piece of paper to say it) I guess it’s time for me to come out to my parents. They’ll probably disown me, but honestly I care less and less about that with every passing year.

A warning: I am told that there are multiple beautiful women in this show and they are all adults. Some of you may have picked up on how thirsty a lesbian I am, so expect this commentary to have way more of me swooning.

Okay, let’s get into it because I am really anxious to watch this!

Episode 1- Welcome to Republic City

1. Oh my god, new opening! I saw Kyoshi and Roku, and was that an adult version of Aang? And I’m pretty sure Water was Korra! OH MY GOD it’s being narrated by one of Aang’s kids! Aang had kids, you guys! Ah… I was wondering what was going to happen to the Fire Nation colonies. Once colonizers have put down roots you basically can’t remove them without genocide, and clearly Aang wasn’t going to allow that. But the colonies are their own country now! That’s cool! I’m sure there’s no resentment or bad feelings over that from the Earth Kingdom lol

Well, I’d tell Aang Rest In Peace but the avatar doesn’t get to rest, ever.

Iroh’s Secret Club is still around! Awesome.

OH MY GOD she is so cute and precious! Hi, Korra! The last time I saw you, you were a twelve year old boy! I see she already has a decent handle on bending. I wonder why that is. Do the experiences of the avatar’s previous life affect who they become in the current? Because Aang didn’t want to be the avatar and ran away from his responsibilities, causing a lot of suffering because of it. Is that why he’s embraced being the avatar so readily and early in his new life?

2. Time jump! Korra’s already a badass. I’m kind of glad she’s already proficient at bending because I just watched a whole show about the avatar learning how to bend and having to start all over might feel a bit too repetitive.

Oh wait, she still has some learning to do. Oh well, at least she’s mastered three of them lol I’m guessing it’s air because as a kid we saw her bend water, earth, and fire.

So Korra isn’t as spiritual as Aang was. Interesting! I wonder what the avatar is like when they’re mostly physical. Master Katara?! Katara’s still alive?! This must be so weird for her. Does she see Aang when she looks at Korra? That close-up of her smiling face holds so many narrative possibilities!

Is Korra’s animal companion a giant freaking dog?! I mean, it can’t be just a dog.

3. Oh? Korra needs permission to leave this walled compound? Hey that’s a sky bison! It can’t be Appa, right? I guess it could be. Katara is still alive, so why not Appa? Appa was only a few years old during ATLA so it’s possible!

I wish you guys could see my face right now. Those are airbenders! Is that Aang’s son? Are those his grand-kids? Ah! That is Aang’s son! And Katara’s his mom! Kataang forever, bitches! Damn, Katara reminds me so much of Gran Gran right now. Ah, that girl just called her Gran Gran! And yes, Katara. What happened to Zuko’s mom? I’m dying to know! And the girl’s name is Jinora.

Damn, Aang’s son is kind of a stud, isn’t he? Lol three kids and a fourth on the way? Well… I guess there probably was a lot of pressure on him to keep a nearly extinct nation going. He probably has a bunch of wives and a lot of kids (probably not, I doubt censors would allow that but it makes the most sense from a cultural perspective!)

Aang has more than one kid! One of them is named Bumi! Aww! Okay, but this one is Tenzin. Gotta remember that.

Oh man, this is so odd! Korra’s past life is connected to every other person in this scene! She’s Katara’s former husband, Tenzin’s father, and those kids’ grandfather! They all seem to be capable of separating the two but still… you have to wonder what’s going on in their heads. Is there some part of Korra’s subconscious that feels warm whenever she looks at Katara or Tenzin? When they look at her, do they have to stop themselves from thinking of her as Aang? Or do they have to remind themselves that she once was Aang?

Why does her airbending training have to wait? Why can’t she leave the compound? They’re clearly trying to shelter her from something. But what’s so dangerous that a three fourths of the way trained avatar can’t deal with it themselves?

4. What is so dangerous? Why would Aang tell them to keep his next life safe until they master all four elements?

Wow, Korra’s kind of muscular, huh? That shot of her back… I’m already starting to swoon guys lol Muscles on a woman… I just think they’re neat!

Okay, that’s not Appa. It’s Oogi. Cute name! And wow, Korra has the prettiest eyes!

This is such cool storytelling! Aang ran away from home to escape being the avatar, and Korra’s running away from home to embrace being the avatar. Wait, what does Katara mean “My brother and many of my friends are gone”? Is Sokka dead? Is she the last surviving member of Team Avatar?

5. Wow! Those ships have gotten an upgrade since ATLA, huh? Holy crap, there’s a car in the cargo hold! They already have the combustion engine! I don’t know why I’m surprised lol I pointed out a few times how far they came technologically in ATLA. By the end of the show they already had tanks, submarines, giant drills, and airships. It seems like at least four or five decades have passed, so they probably have lots of more modern technology.

Yep. There’s that muscle definition. I’m really glad Korra’s an adult because she is total eye candy

Wait, they call cars sato-mobiles instead of automobiles? Neat! Looks like they’ve had their industrial revolution!

Korra’s reaction to seeing a giant statue of her past self reminds me of the first time Aang saw a giant statue of his past self lol

Oh boy. Before Korra can master airbending, she must first master traffic laws.

6. lmao Korra’s face when she used firebending to cook that fish was hilarious. Aw, looks like Republic City hasn’t quite figured out how to help the homeless yet (or is too corrupt to, like we are!). When you think about it, Korra’s technically homeless, isn’t she? And now she’s on the run from the law.

There’s a political movement! It seems some nonbenders feel like benders are oppressing them (and Korra threatening them isn’t exactly helping the benders’ case). Fascinating! It makes total sense too! The 100 year war was mostly fought by benders, after all, and most of the suffering of the people came at the hands of benders. Firebenders for obvious reasons, but also the Dai Li earthbenders oppressed their own people, and waterbenders had problems with oppressing women.

Huh, there are gangsters now. I guess organized crime flourishes in peacetime. But the gangsters are benders, which probably is helping fuel political unrest.

I love her. Korra is so freaking cool. I just wish she were threatening to hospitalize me instead…

The police are metal benders? That is cool. Oh, Korra’s under arrest? Is it because vigilantism is illegal in this world too? Man, the avatar is going to have way less authority and autonomy from here on out, aren’t they?

Okay, they’ve caught Korra and suddenly I’m concerned for their safety. What if the adrenaline rush and trapped animal instincts kick in and she goes into the avatar state?

7. Was that a statue of Toph?! Is that Toph’s daughter?! (Toph, why is your daughter kind of hot? I like her scars…)

lmao Korra is such a brat! I love it! But on the other hand, she’s also insightful. Her observations about the city and Tenzin’s need to stay and do his job are on point, as is her point that keeping her locked up at the South Pole isn’t doing her or the world any favors.

But then, the world isn’t in danger at the moment. There’s no war, no apocalyptic threat looming. What exactly does the avatar do during an era of peace?

8. Naga’s a polar bear dog! That makes so much sense lol

Wowza, Korra is strong if she can pick up a grown man and three children at the same time. I sure am glad my future wife and I are polyamorous because I think I’m falling in love again lol

Cameras and microphones. So strange! Also, you know what’s weird? Maybe this is me projecting or seeing what I want to see, but sometimes Korra’s facial expressions and mannerisms remind me a lot of Aang’s. Like just now when she’s talking to the paparazzi, she does the same thing where Aang looks up and frowns a bit when he’s thinking about something, or earlier when she had the same wide-eyed open-mouthed smile when she was excited. She reminds me of Book 1 Aang! And I swear to god I’ve seen Aang make these exact hand movements that she’s making during her speech!

Gee, I wonder if the mysterious guy in the mask with the vague plans is a villain lol but I bet it’s a misdirection. Those are the ones who were against bender oppression, right? I bet Korra thinks their the bad guys (because she does seem to have a rather simplistic moral view of things so far) but toward the end of the show realizes the real villains are Republic City’s leaders. Man, I hope Tenzin and Lin aren’t villains because so far I really like them!

Episode 2- A Leaf in the Wind

1. Oh man, Korra standing in the same pose as Aang’s statue in the background is awesome! Also I like this old radio-style narrator. It gives the setting a bit of character, you know?

Korra wants to go to a pro-bending tournament (I’m guessing it’s an evolution of the bending competition that Toph once competed in) but Tenzin says it makes a mockery of tradition. Ugh… first strike against Tenzin. Just because culture has evolved and changed doesn’t mean what came before has to go away. Shunning the new and clinging to the old is how you get left behind by the world. Too many people adopt that mindset and society stagnates or regresses.

Even here she’s still under guard. There’s got to be something more to this whole isolation thing. Honestly, I’m starting to wonder if the White Lotus aren’t going to turn out to be the villains, trying to control the avatar like the Dai Li controlled the Earth King. I seriously doubt Iroh would approve of his secret club confining someone this way.

2. Interesting that Tenzin took the time to cover Korra’s arms there. Is this the avatar version of antiquated old men insisting that female students wear long skirts and ankle socks and never show their shoulders?

So Korra struggles with air, much like Aang struggled with earth. I can’t remember, which element did Roku struggle with?

This animation is super cool! But… is this really appropriate for the first lesson? I mean, that seems pretty hard to do. Maybe Korra should learn something like how to be light on her feet first? Especially since that contraption is knocking the shit out of her, geez.

3. Tenzin doesn’t want Korra listening to the radio now. Maybe I’m being biased here, but wouldn’t allowing Korra to enjoy herself and have fun be more conductive to airbending training than stuffy rules? I mean, Tenzin is being pretty rigid, and airbending is anything but rigid. Aang and the other young airbenders had games centered around airbending, and Gyatso was just as mischievous as Aang was. Not to mention it’s right there in their name: Air Nomads. Nomads move from place to place. Korra being confined to a single location and forced to do rigid training seems antithetical to airbending culture.

“Shouldn’t you be in bed by now?” Okay, dude, she’s a grown woman. Let’s roll back the attitude, okay? Man, Tenzin is so different from Aang.

Lmao guys I just nearly pissed myself laughing when Korra scratched her butt. I don’t know why that was so funny to me.

Ah, I see my streak of making points that the show makes for me shortly after I press play continues even into Legend of Korra! Lol Korra makes the same point about her training!

4. Damn this animation is gorgeous! The water, the lights on that building… I can’t even imagine how hard it must have been to do that!

Okay, I’m gonna be inappropriate for a moment here… Korra has really nice boobs. Seriously, mine aren’t that nice. I’m equal parts jealous and longing lol

This guy’s name is Bolin. He has pretty eyes too! This other guy’s name is Mako (isn’t that the name of Iroh’s voice actor?). He doesn’t have pretty eyes but he does have sharp features. Kind of reminds me of Mai. Oh, Bolin and Mako are brothers and athletes.

So probending teams have one of each type of bender (except for airbenders, for obvious reasons) working as a team? People from all three remaining nations, working together in harmony and balance. What’s more avatar than that? No wonder Korra likes probending so much. Also, Mako’s a firebender and Bolin is an earthbender. I’m assuming they’re adopted brothers.

I wonder how Azula would do at probending.

5. lol Korra just grabbing Bolin like that and tossing him around like a doll. I love how polite Bolin is too, even apologizing for assuming when he thinks he got Korra’s ethnicity wrong.

Hey! Bolin’s lesson about staying light on her feet is gonna translate well into airbending! Maybe he should be her airbending master, since he’s already taught her something more useful than Tenzin lol

6. Can’t really blame Korra for losing her temper here. Those things look like they hurt when they bash her around like that and Tenzin’s not giving her any real advice. He seems to expect her to just be able to do it if she tries enough times.

Okay yes, it is pretty messed up to destroy an antique that’s thousands of years old. But on the other hand… shouldn’t that kind of thing not bother Tenzin? Don’t the Air Nomads teach detachment from material things? On the other hand, Aang had some trouble with detaching himself from material things too lol remember Toph and his glider?

She has a point. What has he actually taught her? So far he’s told her to be like a leaf, and meditate. I get that airbending requires patience, but you can’t just tell someone to have patience without teaching them how to be patient. I have a friend who works with children and she’s told me about some the things they do to teach children how to be patient. Those same techniques work on adults too! But those techniques do not involve throwing the child into a series of revolving doors and telling them to be patient while they get smacked around.

7. “You must promise me that your teenage years won’t be like this.” “I make no such promises.” lol I think I’m gonna like Tenzin’s children. But also, how old is Korra? I get she’s a teenager but she’s at least 18, yeah? Because I was told she’s an adult and it’s going to be really awkward if I’ve been gushing over her this whole time and it turns out she’s a minor.

“But you’re the avatar. Isn’t that cheating?” Ooh, echoes of Aang’s past here when the other kids wouldn’t let him play airball with them.

Damn, and there’s why. Korra just used more than one kind of bending in the match. Obviously she does have an unfair advantage. Well at least they’re giving her a chance to handicap herself!

It’s weird but I am loving this whole plotline. Like, it has the feel of a filler episode but it’s clearly important despite all the fluff. Tenzin and Korra butting heads is way more interesting than the dynamic Aang had with any of his masters. Even when Pakku was training him, it was less about him and Aang butting heads and more about him and Katara.

Ha! Tenzin getting all excited over Korra winning the match! And he noticed her using his teachings during the match too, so maybe he’ll amend his teaching style to be more flexible. I hope so, because I really didn’t want to dislike him long-term lol

8. Aw, I love this. Both Korra and Tenzin apologized to each other for their shortcomings. I’m glad they’re going to have a good relationship. I mean, could you imagine how awkward it would be if you didn’t get along with your past-life’s son? Lol

Oh no… am I detecting romantic story beats between Mako and Korra? I know she’s bisexual so there’s gotta be a girlfriend involved eventually but until we get to that point, are Mako and Korra going to be a thing? But he’s so broody and bland lol Maybe he’ll develop a personality before they start dating?

Concluding thoughts: That was a fantastic start! I love how much the story has grown up with its audience. The issues facing this show so far are organized crime and political unrest, plus a potential conspiracy involving the White Lotus. I’m glad they’re treating the audience like adults. It reminds me a bit of NATLA and Book 2 of ATLA.

So far the characters are great! Tenzin is interesting, flawed, and all-around three dimensional. Korra herself is so fascinating because I swear I see Aang’s childlike mannerisms in her still, even if she is more mature. It’s so cool to see a character I love inside of another character, knowing that this new character literally used to be the old character! I’m very excited to see if Korra ever communes with her past lives the way Aang did. If she talks to Aang I’m gonna die (in a good way).

I really love the setting too. Republic City feels like a period-piece city from a 1930s movie. It’s so cool to see things like bending in a more modern setting. The story seems to be shifting from straight fantasy to urban fantasy, and I’m here for it!

I don’t have much to theorize with yet. We don’t have a clear villain yet but I suspect it may be the White Lotus, perhaps working in tandem with corrupt Republic City leaders?

So far I love this show and I can’t wait to see more! Thanks for reading!

I saw this discussion on reddit earlier about Ozai's evil nature or toxic nurture... it just got me sharing this theory I've had for a long while.

We all know how Iroh's been a different person in his youth, hunting dragons, invading cities, a firebending prodigy known for his services at war... what if Ozai's aggressive, attention seeking attitude comes from him? From living under the shadow of his brilliant older brother? We don't know if they ever had a mother, though considering his behavior toward Ursa and her relationship with Zuko, we can tell even if they had one she couldn't have been much reliable... and then there's a father who barely acknowledges him, not even caring enough to send him to the war to become a soldier. I just can't help picturing Iroh as an arrogant, show off big brother, ignorant toward him and his abilities while growing up together. We don't know if Ozai ever looked up to him or ever tried to get closer to his brother in his childhood and early adolescent, ending up left alone in the palace, unwanted and ignored. I'd like to think Iroh's protective behavior toward Zuko comes partially from him feeling guilty about his brother seeing how Azula had put him in a similar situation...

*Just a reminder that I don't intend to justify his actions as an adult, but considering a sensible backstory for him, instead of assuming him a born evil monster.