On May 19, some of the ATLA cast is reading a selection from the Toph's Metalbending Academy novel. It's streaming on Twitch and TH-cam, and people can ask the crew some questions, so don't miss it!
All of the red Lotus members are dead except for Zaheer. Water arms was shocked to death, explodey head blew up, and Mr.Magma went full kamikaze. At least all the ones that were a part of the fearsome foursome
Once KORRA is done, will you and real life Bolin be taking a break from the AVATAR franchise or dive right into the many...MANY books?? 2nd, thoughts on Zuko's story being the main point for a sequel series? Lastly, thoughts on a animated AVATAR TRILOGY movies??
Long time fan. Just wondering if you would react to the Zuko and Iroh songs that are produced and sung by a youtuber by the name of Divide Music? I think you would very much enjoy them both.
It's definitely one of the relationships I wish the show spent more time with. It's so sweet, and they're straight up family by now. They didn't go looking for the avatar, they went looking for their big sister.
I would love to see The Last Airbender redone where Toph does the episode recaps. “Previously on Avatar, I threw rocks at the Avatar he got all whiney and Sokka fell in a hole.”
"Your problem is you've been disconnected for too long. Disconnected from the people who love you, and disconnected from yourself." What an amazing line.
I love this line so much because it's really believed that a lot of mental health issues can be caused by being disconnected or even never connected with a community. A lot of research around addiction specifically shows that how connected you are to people around you can have a huge effect on your relationships with substances. I'm just so grateful to this show and how much research the team did to accurately portray mental health issues from an accurate, but symbolic standpoint.
@@faithjolley6034 Yeah I love this season so much because they covered so much of the mental health theme and delivered brilliantly. With music that hit the feels
Sad thing is that this is extremely realistic... I have an Uncle who live in North Carolina (most of my family lives in Pennsylvania and or New Jersey) he practically never leaves to visit us. His father (my dad’s dad) died of a sleeping pill overdose when my dad was 5 and my uncle was 18 or 19. We don’t know whether my grandfather intentionally overdosed or if he was just trying to get some sleep (he was a veteran of ww2 and had mental problems from the war) but whatever it was my uncle blamed my grandmother and never forgave her. He didn’t even show up to her funeral, in doing so he drove a wedge between him and his sister (my aunt) and later he drove a wedge between him and my father (he had been taking advantage of my father for a long time but my dad loved him and let him get away with it, I mean it was his older brother by 12 year what do you expect?). He “made up” with my father a few years ago but he STILL couldn’t bring himself to visit my father, his little brother when he was dying in the hospital in 2019... I personally won’t forgive him for that... But even more so he’s been missing the grandkids and great grandkids that he has up here... He’s totally isolated... If he were to come back we would, given time, forgive him, and I know from talking with him on the phone that he’s not doing well even if he says he is, but as much as I want to help him... There’s nothing I can do if he won’t help himself... It’s tragic but that’s life, one big tragedy, with a bit of comedy mixed in...
Imagine: You're a guard working for some Avatar baddie. You believe you are part of a greater movement in the world, that your cause is righteous and that you are willing to fight for it. Then you get bodied by a group of tweens.
@@bkjeong4302 yeah, the northern water tribe straight up pulled an Ozai era fire nation less than 100 years after the war ended. That to me is one of the things that bothers me the most about legend of korra's writing
One thing I noticed: ever since Korra got hurt everyone has been telling her to focus on getting better, it's fine, take all the time in the world, they'll handle things, they don't need her. While they all ment it in the best way hearing over and over that you're not needed isn't what she needed to hear. The first thing the air kids say to her is that they missed her and they need her back, the worrld needs her back, she's important.
This has been a major problem with her friends and allies since the finale of Season 3, and is intended to be an in-universe flaw of them. They accomplished what the antagonists wanted-to render her existence pointless. Honestly they deserve to be called out for making things worse by trying to be encouraging.
@@moneylover318 yup although some of them lost they're faith too Well..actually it's only mako, Bolin and asami who still believe in her. Especially asami.
@@DistinguishedGentleSkull That's who I was talking about mako asami and bolin. It made me happy when she reunited with each and every one of them in season 4
The scene where ikki is talking to the guards, and then she just takes off the ropes effortlessly reminds me of that scene in ATLA in the "avatar day" episode where aang is talking to the prisoners and he just casually takes of the restraints mid conversation like it's nothing 😂
I like that but other thing, is, they were acting like his Grandpa. Ginora, meditation, Ikki doing the thing with the rope, and Meelo, flirting as good, as him
Korra seeing the ones she consider her little siblings is just so cute. They grew up so much in the last years and she wasn't there to see it. It's good to know they can now make new memories together
When korra cried and the music played. I cried so much, so many people don't understand this. This is her first time seeing them for 3 years and how much they have grown. This is character growth. When she cries when seeing them, I couldn't help myself but cry and the music no I can't 🥺🥺😭😭😭😭😭😭 Edit: thank you so much, I have never gotten this many before. Thank you ❤️😊
I love how these three airbenders embody some part of Aang. Jinora is the spiritual master side of Aang Meelo is the mischevious, playful side of Aang Ikki embody the empathetic, diplomatic side of Aang. Also, when Ikki took her arms out to point at the map, it's a small call back to a scene from A:TLA, in the episode Avatar Day, when Aang did something similar
"I saw Jinora, Ikki, and Meelo!! They're Here!!!" You can already hear the happiness in her voice. It's so heart touching to see and hear her be that happy after such a long time of suffering..
I just realized the reason why Jinora couldn't sense Korra at all was because Korra's spirit was out of balance until she touched the vines and became reconnected
The Swamp: try to bring Jinora, Ikki and Milo to Korra Jinora:" I don't know, I don't feel Korra's energy here." The Swamp:" Oh, for Raava's sake, come here, you rascal." - proceeds to grab the bison and drag it to the ground-
finally a highlight episode for Ikki, it was a long time since she was kind outshined, Toph remembering once again that all the villains that Korra faced had noble goals and that they brought good things to the world, by the way Korra taking out the poison it's a very emotional scene, if not even Suyin managed to get poison from another person, Korra (a beginner metalbender) was able to do this on herself with much smaller particles of earth inside the mercury, outside of combat she is probably the second best metalbender in the world!
It’s more because she could feel it in her body because it’s HER body. I wouldn’t say Korea’s the second best at all. You’ve got Toph and her two kids, and I’d argue Kuvira is better than both Lin and Su at it.
In the end, Toph helping Korra to metlabend the poison out of herself is what helped Korra grow even more. Because as Toph said, Korra needed to face her adversity head on and let go of those past fights if she wanted to heal. I really do hope one day we can get some veterans/victims of trauma reacting to these scenes (and others like it from other franchises) and commentating on them.
As one of those individuals- I cried more at her bending the metal out than her reuniting with the airbenders. Toph’s wisdom was spot on in that in the end- YOU have to be the one to face your fears. You can have mentors, teachers, and therapists… but they can only help someone who is willing to help themselves
Korra had her earth chakra blocked, this chakra deals with the survival instict, and gets blocked with the fear. She was so afraid and when she overcame her fears, she was able to enter in the avatar state
WOAH I JUST REALIZED. Toph instructs Korra to "release the fear" of confrontations that have already passed. Guru Patik gave similar advice to Aang when helping him unblock his survival-based chakra. The element of that chakra? *Earth.* Toph, the greatest earthbender of all time, is even more perfect to solve Korra's metal-mental blockage than I thought!
I'm just gonna put this out there, Toph is the best recaper in the Avatar universe. The Ember Island Players come a close second, but no-one beats Toph.
I’d also argue for Varrick taking a top spot because of that upcoming recap episode. Sure, most of it is nonsense, but he does it all with showmanship.
I love how although Korra doesn’t have her spiritual connection to her past lives, she still has a connection to Aang. Katara helped her healed physically and Toph helped her mentally. Two of the most important women in Aang’s life guided her through her healing process. When she finally reconnects spiritually, who are the first people she sees? Aang’s grandchildren. With or without her connection to her past lives, she still had Aang (through Katara, Toph and the kids). I love this show!
Now if only we had a scene with the three surviving OG Team Avatar members reuniting (especially since all three of them have appeared this season) to chat about their grandchildren and what not.
This is something I love of Korra. Even though she recover in this episode in the next couple ones she will still have down moments. And thats the reality of mental illness it’s always follow by high and lows.
I love that everyone gave Korra space, but what she actually needed was to FEEL needed. The way everyone pulled away, made her feel useless and broken. But BOTH the knowledge that they were looking for her, that she's still wanted,and the knowledge that the world actually needs her made her feel more like herself again. She's still hurt but feeling wanted and needed gave her strength to take the first step. I think there's also something to be said about how we give people space but we don't ask them what they need. And in a way we do it for our own sake too. Because it's easier. But sometimes what people need is to know we still need them.
Now I realize the arc of Aang in TLA is he facing his duties and becoming the Avatar and Korra’s on the other hand is facing enemies who want her to stop being the Avatar, like Amon taking her bending away, Unalaq taking Raava out of her, Zaheer trying to stop the Avatar cycle, so interesting
Korra’s journey mirrors Zuko’s. Zuko based his identity on hunting the Avatar, which was a destiny forced on him, and struggled to figure out who he was when that was taken away from him. Korra’s identity is based on being the Avatar, which is a destiny that was forced on her, and struggling with confronting the idea that maybe the Avatar isn’t needed and trying to figure who she is and what she wants.
@@andrewrobillard7192 The difference is that with Zuko, it was a destiny his father forced on him. With Korra, it was a destiny that she forced on herself.
4x02 to 4x04 is probably my favorite arc in the entire series -- and one of my favorites in the entire Avatar universe honestly. when people discount Korra as a character or a show, i just want them to watch these three episodes and see how the writers so beautifully handled PTSD and recovering from trauma. one of the best-written arcs in all of animation imo.
The whole losing weight when we aren't in the best shape mentally, is so real. Back when I had panic syndrome , i was also kinda bulk and lost nearly 10kg. And there's people that still don't take mental health seriously.
Yup, throughout my life I've battled several bouts of depression, some lasting longer than others. During those times I barely ate, and consequently I lost a noticeable amount of weight.
Bless Jeremy Zuckerman for writing such an amazing score to this whole show. Really helps capture the tearbending emotions that come with Korra going through so much and growing through her trauma. 🎵❤
You both are in my top three favorite new content creators I’ve found this year, very likable, and it’s been great rewatching these shows with you guys. Thanks for doing whatcha do!
I love how well written Toph is here. This is exactly what an older, wiser Toph would be like- still cranky, still a bit of a brat, still has that sass, but backed up by years of experience and enlightenment. She’s basically Toph crossed with Yoda crossed with Mickey from the Rocky movies. She does the tough love thing, the trickster mentor thing, but then follows it up with some sage advice that’s exactly what Korra needed to hear. These Toph episodes are among my favorites this season.
No one realise that the spirit was playing slide and fly loop around when Jinora and Ikki was talking (2:55). So cute!!!!!! With background sound too lol
I watched both Avatar Shows this year for the first time and loved both of them. I am really happy that i found your channel, due to your great chemistry, discussions and comments it is one of the best reaction channels i know about. It's a great experience to watch the shows with you two again. Best wishes for your future from Germany!
Korea's entire time alone is a reminder of something Iroh said in Tales from Ba Sing Se. "While it is always best to believe in one's self, a little help from others can be a great blessing." Some things you can't do on your own, no matter how much you try to. Sometimes you need help from those that love and care about you.
I absolutely adore the way you both look at each other when the other person is talking. Really shows how passionate you both are about each other and for avatar 💜
Love Korra's relationship with the kids. It hits waaay harder since she's their grandfather reincarnated. So they've spent their life getting to know a part of their grandfather. It's sooo awesome.
Awesome reaction and debrief guys! I can't believe that Kenny didn't see the Star Wars reference with Korra training in the Swamp with Toph as a parallel to Luke training in the swamps of Dagobah with Yoda. Luke needed to create a stronger connection with the force the same way that Korra had to repair her connection with her Avatar spirit.
The ending of this episode made me tearbend, too, ngl. Really amazing metaphor for mental healing and the effort it takes. I'm glad that while no one else but Korra could finalize getting the metal out; that it was still important that Korra had the right type of context and support to do what she needed.
Montana's analyses are *chef's kiss* as usual. This particular episode calls back later in the finale episodes (not saying which one or how, OBVIOUSLY). Toph taught Korra how to empathize with her enemies. Just... jot that down.
I havent watched you or korra in a while and came back for this episode. Is has been so great experiencing this (and tearbending) together :') This series will be just sacred to future ATLA and Korra fans ^^
I love Meelo so much! Definitely my favorite grand child ❤️ I think Ikki is underrated too. Love them all, really Edit: Toph succinctly summarized her experience of fighting the fire Lord 😂. "It was hot" She did say it feels like a lot of fire while on the blimp, "I was on a blimp" literally with Sokka & Suki, "and I think a giant Turtle showed up" literally when they asked Aang how he took away bending he said a giant lion turtle taught him 😂. SHE'S BLIND Y'ALL
I think while the other antagonists have come close to taking away her powers, Zaheer was the one who was the one who was closest to actually killing her. Literally seconds away from killing her with his air bending, and she couldn't do much about it until the kids saved her. So yeah, makes sense she couldn't get over it.
According to the writers, the depleted forest, Ikki comes across was because Kuveira wanted force industrialization on the Earth Kingdom by using the timber for fuel.
The scene of Ikki being tied up is a slight callback to when Aang was put on trial and was just chilling with some others in the little jail of the village that had the Hate Avatar Day Festival.
I am glad I'm watching this alone in my room because every time I start one of yall's videos I get this big stupid grin on my face. Love your personalities and hearing your thoughts and reactions.
So, when Toph talks about how the problem with all the villains in Korra is that they were out of balance, I'm like, "Yes." They all have a point. Amon was right about non-benders needing more respect. Unalaq wasn't totally wrong about there being value in the spirits and humans being closer (though, side note, I think season 2 is considered the weakest season of Korra in part because Unalaq becomes a pretty simple villain when his good point about humans and spirits being closer fades completely into the background and he literally fuses with the devil). Kuvira and Zaheer are especially interesting juxtaposed with one another because they each make the other's point. Zaheer is right about terrible leaders like the Earth Queen abusing her people, and a more free and open society would be good. Kuvira is all about law and order, and the bandits and chaos and fires following Zaheer show us the good side of law and order. And, in fact, Kuvira does bring some of the good side of law and order with her, towns she takes over stop having bandit problems, food gets to the people, things like that. They each just take it way too far, so freedom becomes chaos and order becomes a dictatorship.
Re: order vs. freedom, note that those two villains literally helped Korra fight the other. (see "Terror Within" and "Enter the Void" last season, and (SPOILERS) "Beyond the Wilds" this season) I now wish someone temporarily imprisoned those two together to debate philosophy (while restrained, because otherwise they'd just try to murder each other).
When i started to grow into an adult and suffer through the depression i have nowadays i learned to appreciate episodes like these more and more. There is so much there in 20 minutes, from the beautiful animation to the honest take at mental health issues... I love this show so much
I absolutely love how the music that played at 23:35 when Korra bent the metal out of her body is the same music from when Aang energybent Ozai's firebending out of him. Really shows that she's done here was just THAT monumental. I first watched Korra when it first aired 7 years ago and tbh did not find the story really that compelling, but I guess a lot have been happening to me since then and now I find Korra's story way more relatable and therapeutic to me than ever, in fact even than ATLA, which was something I did not think even possible. It's unbelievable how radically different I perceive this show now I might as well call this my second first time ever watching it, and I want to thank you guys for sharing this experience with me.
I have been looking forward to specifically Montana seeing this episode for a LONG time. IDK if they won another peabody for their depiction of trauma in this series, but it's definitely deserved.
Personally I feel Amon must likely viewed his bending as a necessary evil. To rid the world of bending there must be a bending to counter it so once he eliminated all other bending I imagine he'd either find a way to remove his or simply never use it again
You guys are my fav reactors and avatar/korra are still 2 of my fav shows. Seeing u guys react to a show that means the world to me always makes my weeks a little better. Thank you again and hope you and Montana have a good weekend!
Kids taking off of Pepper, eager to hug Korra after three years.. It gets me every time. This is probably my favorite scene ever! This whole epicsode is so hearthwarming.
I found it interesting that we revisit so many places from ATLA but the only time we see the fire nation in the legend of Korra Series is Zuko at Ming-Hua's prison and Bhanti island (witch is the island Korra washes up on with amnesia where we learn the story of Wan and Raava), we see no other part of the fire nation and than I realized- for 100 years people of the fire nation were taught they were superior to the rest of the world and they taught their children the same lessons and I'm sure there are alot of them that never succumbed to the the hate and never fell for Sozin's propaganda but I'm sure their are many who aposed Zuko as Fire lord for stopping the war and people who still feel superior to the rest of the nations (because as we have seen new leaders supported by a majority does not prevent opposition) are around today and the writers knew that there is no way that they would be able to show larger parts of the fire nation without addressing lasting prejudice amongst it's people.
They go more into the Ozai loyalist situation in the comics, but to avoid spoilers I'll just say you are spot on with what the writers wanted to convey. The world-building in this franchise is incredible.
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On May 19, some of the ATLA cast is reading a selection from the Toph's Metalbending Academy novel. It's streaming on Twitch and TH-cam, and people can ask the crew some questions, so don't miss it!
All of the red Lotus members are dead except for Zaheer. Water arms was shocked to death, explodey head blew up, and Mr.Magma went full kamikaze. At least all the ones that were a part of the fearsome foursome
Vegetarians don't hunt because the would instead need to go foraging for fruits and veggies. So Ikki (I think it's spelled right?) is right.
Once KORRA is done, will you and real life Bolin be taking a break from the AVATAR franchise or dive right into the many...MANY books?? 2nd, thoughts on Zuko's story being the main point for a sequel series? Lastly, thoughts on a animated AVATAR TRILOGY movies??
Long time fan. Just wondering if you would react to the Zuko and Iroh songs that are produced and sung by a youtuber by the name of Divide Music? I think you would very much enjoy them both.
Korra crying when she reunites with the airbender kids always gets me emotional
Yea, cause they're basically her younger siblings.
Me too. 🥺
Is that Ryujin in your pic
@@kevingreenfield4815 Yup, the one and only
@@Marta-uv4id my favorite local mafia boss
I honestly love Korra’s relationship with the airbender kids
It's definitely one of the relationships I wish the show spent more time with.
It's so sweet, and they're straight up family by now. They didn't go looking for the avatar, they went looking for their big sister.
Especially since she's their grandfather reincarnated and they never got the chance to meet their grandfather.
@@AStrangeWindmill it's so underated. they really should've spent more time with it
Thank you for your honesty, it was so brave of you to share this!
she's almost like an aunt to them
"it was hot, I was on a blimp, and I think a giant turtle showed up. Wow, what a day"- Toph Beifong
Actually it's kind of funny to ask Toph about taking down the fire lord while she literally couldn't see it.
I mean, she literally couldn't see anything so how is she supposed to explain what went down?
I would love to see The Last Airbender redone where Toph does the episode recaps.
“Previously on Avatar, I threw rocks at the Avatar he got all whiney and Sokka fell in a hole.”
@@raptorwithwings Great idea!
Ye
"i threw some rocks at the avatar, he got all whiney and sokka fell in a whole" yup, that pretty much sums it up.
thanks gay ninja
"Your problem is you've been disconnected for too long. Disconnected from the people who love you, and disconnected from yourself."
What an amazing line.
I love this line so much because it's really believed that a lot of mental health issues can be caused by being disconnected or even never connected with a community. A lot of research around addiction specifically shows that how connected you are to people around you can have a huge effect on your relationships with substances. I'm just so grateful to this show and how much research the team did to accurately portray mental health issues from an accurate, but symbolic standpoint.
And it’s similarity to “Its time for you to look inward and begin asking yourself the big questions: Who are you? and What do you want?”
@@faithjolley6034 Yeah I love this season so much because they covered so much of the mental health theme and delivered brilliantly. With music that hit the feels
Sad thing is that this is extremely realistic...
I have an Uncle who live in North Carolina (most of my family lives in Pennsylvania and or New Jersey) he practically never leaves to visit us. His father (my dad’s dad) died of a sleeping pill overdose when my dad was 5 and my uncle was 18 or 19. We don’t know whether my grandfather intentionally overdosed or if he was just trying to get some sleep (he was a veteran of ww2 and had mental problems from the war) but whatever it was my uncle blamed my grandmother and never forgave her. He didn’t even show up to her funeral, in doing so he drove a wedge between him and his sister (my aunt) and later he drove a wedge between him and my father (he had been taking advantage of my father for a long time but my dad loved him and let him get away with it, I mean it was his older brother by 12 year what do you expect?). He “made up” with my father a few years ago but he STILL couldn’t bring himself to visit my father, his little brother when he was dying in the hospital in 2019... I personally won’t forgive him for that... But even more so he’s been missing the grandkids and great grandkids that he has up here... He’s totally isolated... If he were to come back we would, given time, forgive him, and I know from talking with him on the phone that he’s not doing well even if he says he is, but as much as I want to help him... There’s nothing I can do if he won’t help himself... It’s tragic but that’s life, one big tragedy, with a bit of comedy mixed in...
The gaurds in the avatar universe really have the worst days ever like the birthday guy on the blimp
Imagine: You're a guard working for some Avatar baddie. You believe you are part of a greater movement in the world, that your cause is righteous and that you are willing to fight for it.
Then you get bodied by a group of tweens.
To be fair, that's guards in most continuities where there is some sort of violence.
Or the Northern water tribe guard who was like “if I wanted a ball of evil lurking over my shoulder, I would have stayed home with my mother-in-law.”
@@MasonPerry7 I'm surprised the North didn't just turn on their boss after he proved how far he was going to go.
@@bkjeong4302 yeah, the northern water tribe straight up pulled an Ozai era fire nation less than 100 years after the war ended. That to me is one of the things that bothers me the most about legend of korra's writing
The music when korra is taking the poison out of her is perfect.
"To Heal" by Jeremy Zuckerman
Yup I absolutely love it. It is also used in another beautiful scene that I am looking forward to see
'To Heal' became her own Avatar Theme which I think is beautiful and shows that even the soundtrack goes forward along with her development
@@Matizek2002 Yup especially the ending with korra's motif. It really molded into her main theme that is played with the ehru.
@@suryakrishnasukumar148 exactly. "Korra's Sacrifice" version of "To Heal" is my favourite
One thing I noticed: ever since Korra got hurt everyone has been telling her to focus on getting better, it's fine, take all the time in the world, they'll handle things, they don't need her. While they all ment it in the best way hearing over and over that you're not needed isn't what she needed to hear. The first thing the air kids say to her is that they missed her and they need her back, the worrld needs her back, she's important.
This has been a major problem with her friends and allies since the finale of Season 3, and is intended to be an in-universe flaw of them. They accomplished what the antagonists wanted-to render her existence pointless.
Honestly they deserve to be called out for making things worse by trying to be encouraging.
She just wants their faith back. She just wants someone to believe her and need her.
@@DistinguishedGentleSkull That's why her friends are important they will follow her into battle no matter what
@@moneylover318 yup although some of them lost they're faith too
Well..actually it's only mako, Bolin and asami who still believe in her.
Especially asami.
@@DistinguishedGentleSkull That's who I was talking about mako asami and bolin. It made me happy when she reunited with each and every one of them in season 4
The scene where ikki is talking to the guards, and then she just takes off the ropes effortlessly reminds me of that scene in ATLA in the "avatar day" episode where aang is talking to the prisoners and he just casually takes of the restraints mid conversation like it's nothing 😂
@@mjseveer is there a problem
In "The Earth King" there's a similar scene too
@@JA-pc5zx what did they say ? I'm interested in the tea
@@JA-pc5zx the hood uncle iroh tea 🍵
I like that but other thing, is, they were acting like his Grandpa. Ginora, meditation, Ikki doing the thing with the rope, and Meelo, flirting as good, as him
Toph was, in my opinion, Korra’s best mentor. They were a good match for each other, personality wise.
Korra seeing the ones she consider her little siblings is just so cute. They grew up so much in the last years and she wasn't there to see it. It's good to know they can now make new memories together
I love korra like their eldest siter.. Beatiful to see
When korra cried and the music played. I cried so much, so many people don't understand this. This is her first time seeing them for 3 years and how much they have grown. This is character growth. When she cries when seeing them, I couldn't help myself but cry and the music no I can't 🥺🥺😭😭😭😭😭😭
Edit: thank you so much, I have never gotten this many before. Thank you ❤️😊
I can
@@jylgeekd2498 same
Your soft
@@bxllisticbeats I'm just not the type to cry, I tear up sometimes
@@lighted2327 I am sure when we were kids we cried slot didn't we??
I love how these three airbenders embody some part of Aang.
Jinora is the spiritual master side of Aang
Meelo is the mischevious, playful side of Aang
Ikki embody the empathetic, diplomatic side of Aang.
Also, when Ikki took her arms out to point at the map, it's a small call back to a scene from A:TLA, in the episode Avatar Day, when Aang did something similar
That makes complete sense.
Rohan:
Toph was a perfect therapist for Korra. She was willing to say the hard things that others may have danced around. #TophLove
Omggg TophLove, what a pun
"I saw Jinora, Ikki, and Meelo!! They're Here!!!" You can already hear the happiness in her voice. It's so heart touching to see and hear her be that happy after such a long time of suffering..
Toph telling Korra "That fight is over. Release the fear" always makes me tear up.
I just realized the reason why Jinora couldn't sense Korra at all was because Korra's spirit was out of balance until she touched the vines and became reconnected
The Swamp: try to bring Jinora, Ikki and Milo to Korra
Jinora:" I don't know, I don't feel Korra's energy here."
The Swamp:" Oh, for Raava's sake, come here, you rascal." - proceeds to grab the bison and drag it to the ground-
Korra being so happy to see them absolutely melts my heart.
finally a highlight episode for Ikki, it was a long time since she was kind outshined, Toph remembering once again that all the villains that Korra faced had noble goals and that they brought good things to the world, by the way Korra taking out the poison it's a very emotional scene, if not even Suyin managed to get poison from another person, Korra (a beginner metalbender) was able to do this on herself with much smaller particles of earth inside the mercury, outside of combat she is probably the second best metalbender in the world!
It’s more because she could feel it in her body because it’s HER body. I wouldn’t say Korea’s the second best at all. You’ve got Toph and her two kids, and I’d argue Kuvira is better than both Lin and Su at it.
In the end, Toph helping Korra to metlabend the poison out of herself is what helped Korra grow even more. Because as Toph said, Korra needed to face her adversity head on and let go of those past fights if she wanted to heal. I really do hope one day we can get some veterans/victims of trauma reacting to these scenes (and others like it from other franchises) and commentating on them.
And the parallels to Iroh guiding Zuko on his journey of self discovery are amazingly well done
@@andrewrobillard7192 Yes indeed!
As one of those individuals- I cried more at her bending the metal out than her reuniting with the airbenders. Toph’s wisdom was spot on in that in the end- YOU have to be the one to face your fears. You can have mentors, teachers, and therapists… but they can only help someone who is willing to help themselves
Korra had her earth chakra blocked, this chakra deals with the survival instict, and gets blocked with the fear. She was so afraid and when she overcame her fears, she was able to enter in the avatar state
Everyone has grown up so much in this episode and all there character development is just amazing
Not Meelo though...Meelo needs a good whooping for disrespecting his mom and her food before I can consider him grown 😂😂😂
@@messingmusic_and_animation True tho
WOAH I JUST REALIZED. Toph instructs Korra to "release the fear" of confrontations that have already passed. Guru Patik gave similar advice to Aang when helping him unblock his survival-based chakra. The element of that chakra? *Earth.*
Toph, the greatest earthbender of all time, is even more perfect to solve Korra's metal-mental blockage than I thought!
YOUR MIND
I'm just gonna put this out there, Toph is the best recaper in the Avatar universe. The Ember Island Players come a close second, but no-one beats Toph.
I’d also argue for Varrick taking a top spot because of that upcoming recap episode. Sure, most of it is nonsense, but he does it all with showmanship.
@@a_fine_edition2746 never let the truth get in the way of a good story
I love how although Korra doesn’t have her spiritual connection to her past lives, she still has a connection to Aang. Katara helped her healed physically and Toph helped her mentally. Two of the most important women in Aang’s life guided her through her healing process. When she finally reconnects spiritually, who are the first people she sees? Aang’s grandchildren. With or without her connection to her past lives, she still had Aang (through Katara, Toph and the kids). I love this show!
I love the little interaction we get from Toph and Aangs kids or so precious
u mean grandkids? but yes! i love those little interactions too, wish we could’ve seen more
Now if only we had a scene with the three surviving OG Team Avatar members reuniting (especially since all three of them have appeared this season) to chat about their grandchildren and what not.
@@elynanana Yes I mean grandkids haha
This is something I love of Korra. Even though she recover in this episode in the next couple ones she will still have down moments. And thats the reality of mental illness it’s always follow by high and lows.
I love that everyone gave Korra space, but what she actually needed was to FEEL needed. The way everyone pulled away, made her feel useless and broken. But BOTH the knowledge that they were looking for her, that she's still wanted,and the knowledge that the world actually needs her made her feel more like herself again. She's still hurt but feeling wanted and needed gave her strength to take the first step. I think there's also something to be said about how we give people space but we don't ask them what they need. And in a way we do it for our own sake too. Because it's easier. But sometimes what people need is to know we still need them.
The music in this show is everything, gets me every time🥺 and her relationship with the kids is sooooo cuteee she’s like their older sister
Now I realize the arc of Aang in TLA is he facing his duties and becoming the Avatar and Korra’s on the other hand is facing enemies who want her to stop being the Avatar, like Amon taking her bending away, Unalaq taking Raava out of her, Zaheer trying to stop the Avatar cycle, so interesting
Korra’s journey mirrors Zuko’s.
Zuko based his identity on hunting the Avatar, which was a destiny forced on him, and struggled to figure out who he was when that was taken away from him.
Korra’s identity is based on being the Avatar, which is a destiny that was forced on her, and struggling with confronting the idea that maybe the Avatar isn’t needed and trying to figure who she is and what she wants.
@@andrewrobillard7192 The difference is that with Zuko, it was a destiny his father forced on him. With Korra, it was a destiny that she forced on herself.
Meelo: Wait a minute; cranky, old, blind. You must be Toph
Toph: Oh I like this one
Me: Of course you do 😄
Meelo got the "baby your my forever girl" energy from his grandad
Korra season 4 is just all emotional relief crying
4x02 to 4x04 is probably my favorite arc in the entire series -- and one of my favorites in the entire Avatar universe honestly. when people discount Korra as a character or a show, i just want them to watch these three episodes and see how the writers so beautifully handled PTSD and recovering from trauma. one of the best-written arcs in all of animation imo.
“Wait a minute. Cranky? Old? Blind? You must be Toph!”
Love it when ppl notice that korra is not as muscular, it’s show the details.
*I guess Ikki went to the Aang school of slipping out of ropes.*
Literally....she learned from his one and only airbending student lol
The whole losing weight when we aren't in the best shape mentally, is so real.
Back when I had panic syndrome , i was also kinda bulk and lost nearly 10kg.
And there's people that still don't take mental health seriously.
Yup, throughout my life I've battled several bouts of depression, some lasting longer than others. During those times I barely ate, and consequently I lost a noticeable amount of weight.
When Korra takes the metal out of her she really did go through all of her trauma in such a short time
Bless Jeremy Zuckerman for writing such an amazing score to this whole show. Really helps capture the tearbending emotions that come with Korra going through so much and growing through her trauma. 🎵❤
Oh god all these episodes are a punch to the heart. They’re just so emotional.
Yup, Season 4 is very emotional. By the end of this season, you will see why Korra is a Legend, and many more tears will fall.
This has to be one of my favourite thumbnails so far. You guys always giving the best 💛
Also, congrats for both of you with your thesis!
"Some friendships are so strong, they can even transcend lifetimes."
You both are in my top three favorite new content creators I’ve found this year, very likable, and it’s been great rewatching these shows with you guys. Thanks for doing whatcha do!
Montana’s voice is so soothing, combined with her deep exploration of these episodes is just bliss ✨
this is one of my favorite episodes of book 4 because it reminds me so much to ATLA
I love how well written Toph is here. This is exactly what an older, wiser Toph would be like- still cranky, still a bit of a brat, still has that sass, but backed up by years of experience and enlightenment. She’s basically Toph crossed with Yoda crossed with Mickey from the Rocky movies. She does the tough love thing, the trickster mentor thing, but then follows it up with some sage advice that’s exactly what Korra needed to hear. These Toph episodes are among my favorites this season.
Milo:cranky? Old? Blind? You must be toph!
Toph:Oh I like this one.
I love the bit when Korra cried after seeing the kids
This was one of my favorite episodes of the season and series and when the kids hug korra and she cries it’s just so emotional
No one realise that the spirit was playing slide and fly loop around when Jinora and Ikki was talking (2:55). So cute!!!!!!
With background sound too lol
I watched both Avatar Shows this year for the first time and loved both of them. I am really happy that i found your channel, due to your great chemistry, discussions and comments it is one of the best reaction channels i know about. It's a great experience to watch the shows with you two again.
Best wishes for your future from Germany!
I think this is the best episode in season 4 along side with "beyond the wild"
Korea's entire time alone is a reminder of something Iroh said in Tales from Ba Sing Se.
"While it is always best to believe in one's self, a little help from others can be a great blessing."
Some things you can't do on your own, no matter how much you try to. Sometimes you need help from those that love and care about you.
I absolutely adore the way you both look at each other when the other person is talking. Really shows how passionate you both are about each other and for avatar 💜
Love Korra's relationship with the kids. It hits waaay harder since she's their grandfather reincarnated. So they've spent their life getting to know a part of their grandfather. It's sooo awesome.
Awesome reaction and debrief guys! I can't believe that Kenny didn't see the Star Wars reference with Korra training in the Swamp with Toph as a parallel to Luke training in the swamps of Dagobah with Yoda. Luke needed to create a stronger connection with the force the same way that Korra had to repair her connection with her Avatar spirit.
Happy birthday, Montana!🥳🎉
Hey, toph did give an accurate summary of teaching aang to earth bend and when they defeated the fire lord
I was so happy they brought Toph back, favorite character from the original series. This show does good cameo appearances.
What I also noticed with the way they animated Korra is they made her look more Aang-like. Her facial shape and eyes gives off serious aang vibes.
How
@@CrowHousePress like I said: her facial and eyes..look at the scene when she cries when she sees Jinora, Ikki, and Meelo.
The swamp is honestly a GOAT. If you don't want to hear what it has to say it will scream it at you till you smarten up.
i love how detailed the animation is
Her process of removing the metal. Reminded me a little bit of what Aang went through with the Guru. Aang had to confront his fears, and so did Kora.
The ending of this episode made me tearbend, too, ngl. Really amazing metaphor for mental healing and the effort it takes. I'm glad that while no one else but Korra could finalize getting the metal out; that it was still important that Korra had the right type of context and support to do what she needed.
Korra went through so much trauma throughout the season her removing the poison was very cathartic
Montana's analyses are *chef's kiss* as usual. This particular episode calls back later in the finale episodes (not saying which one or how, OBVIOUSLY). Toph taught Korra how to empathize with her enemies.
Just... jot that down.
I havent watched you or korra in a while and came back for this episode. Is has been so great experiencing this (and tearbending) together :')
This series will be just sacred to future ATLA and Korra fans ^^
YOU DID NOT JUST PLAY Ante Up WHEN MEELO PUT THE MOVES ON! What kinda godly edits are these! 👏🏾🙌🏾
“That fight is Over” - Toph Beifong chills 👌🏾
Old Toph's voice actor captured Toph's voice and personality perfectly.
**me remembering trying to water bend and blood bend while in a public pool when I was 6 y/o**
BLOOD BEND? You were out for destruction.
@@cheems408 lmao
I’m glad that Ikki had her time in the spotlight, but this episode needed a lot less Meelo.
It needed more meelo.
Agree, Jinora and Meelo outshined Ikki to much
I love Meelo so much! Definitely my favorite grand child ❤️ I think Ikki is underrated too. Love them all, really
Edit: Toph succinctly summarized her experience of fighting the fire Lord 😂. "It was hot" She did say it feels like a lot of fire while on the blimp, "I was on a blimp" literally with Sokka & Suki, "and I think a giant Turtle showed up" literally when they asked Aang how he took away bending he said a giant lion turtle taught him 😂. SHE'S BLIND Y'ALL
I think while the other antagonists have come close to taking away her powers, Zaheer was the one who was the one who was closest to actually killing her. Literally seconds away from killing her with his air bending, and she couldn't do much about it until the kids saved her. So yeah, makes sense she couldn't get over it.
According to the writers, the depleted forest, Ikki comes across was because Kuveira wanted force industrialization on the Earth Kingdom by using the timber for fuel.
The scene of Ikki being tied up is a slight callback to when Aang was put on trial and was just chilling with some others in the little jail of the village that had the Hate Avatar Day Festival.
I am glad I'm watching this alone in my room because every time I start one of yall's videos I get this big stupid grin on my face. Love your personalities and hearing your thoughts and reactions.
Lol Toph loved them big slimy mushroom tips, oh no 🤣
So, when Toph talks about how the problem with all the villains in Korra is that they were out of balance, I'm like, "Yes." They all have a point. Amon was right about non-benders needing more respect. Unalaq wasn't totally wrong about there being value in the spirits and humans being closer (though, side note, I think season 2 is considered the weakest season of Korra in part because Unalaq becomes a pretty simple villain when his good point about humans and spirits being closer fades completely into the background and he literally fuses with the devil). Kuvira and Zaheer are especially interesting juxtaposed with one another because they each make the other's point. Zaheer is right about terrible leaders like the Earth Queen abusing her people, and a more free and open society would be good. Kuvira is all about law and order, and the bandits and chaos and fires following Zaheer show us the good side of law and order. And, in fact, Kuvira does bring some of the good side of law and order with her, towns she takes over stop having bandit problems, food gets to the people, things like that. They each just take it way too far, so freedom becomes chaos and order becomes a dictatorship.
Re: order vs. freedom, note that those two villains literally helped Korra fight the other. (see "Terror Within" and "Enter the Void" last season, and (SPOILERS) "Beyond the Wilds" this season)
I now wish someone temporarily imprisoned those two together to debate philosophy (while restrained, because otherwise they'd just try to murder each other).
I so thought there would be a bigger reaction to Toph letting Korra give her a hug at the end.... Korra really did earn it =)
When i started to grow into an adult and suffer through the depression i have nowadays i learned to appreciate episodes like these more and more. There is so much there in 20 minutes, from the beautiful animation to the honest take at mental health issues... I love this show so much
I absolutely love how the music that played at 23:35 when Korra bent the metal out of her body is the same music from when Aang energybent Ozai's firebending out of him. Really shows that she's done here was just THAT monumental.
I first watched Korra when it first aired 7 years ago and tbh did not find the story really that compelling, but I guess a lot have been happening to me since then and now I find Korra's story way more relatable and therapeutic to me than ever, in fact even than ATLA, which was something I did not think even possible. It's unbelievable how radically different I perceive this show now I might as well call this my second first time ever watching it, and I want to thank you guys for sharing this experience with me.
Y'all's episode verdicts are so therapeutic for me!!!! LOVES IT!!!!🤙🏼💛
I have been looking forward to specifically Montana seeing this episode for a LONG time.
IDK if they won another peabody for their depiction of trauma in this series, but it's definitely deserved.
Personally I feel Amon must likely viewed his bending as a necessary evil. To rid the world of bending there must be a bending to counter it so once he eliminated all other bending I imagine he'd either find a way to remove his or simply never use it again
You guys are my fav reactors and avatar/korra are still 2 of my fav shows. Seeing u guys react to a show that means the world to me always makes my weeks a little better. Thank you again and hope you and Montana have a good weekend!
Those two guards are my favorite characters in all of Legend of Korra.
Kids taking off of Pepper, eager to hug Korra after three years.. It gets me every time. This is probably my favorite scene ever! This whole epicsode is so hearthwarming.
Toph: "You really think friendships can last more than one lifetimes?"
Aang: "I don't see why not"
I just love that I am seeing this show for the 100th time but this time with amazing people 🪐🥺🌌🌌✨✨✨✨
You guys should do a read-along of the comicbooks...
I found it interesting that we revisit so many places from ATLA but the only time we see the fire nation in the legend of Korra Series is Zuko at Ming-Hua's prison and Bhanti island (witch is the island Korra washes up on with amnesia where we learn the story of Wan and Raava), we see no other part of the fire nation and than I realized- for 100 years people of the fire nation were taught they were superior to the rest of the world and they taught their children the same lessons and I'm sure there are alot of them that never succumbed to the the hate and never fell for Sozin's propaganda but I'm sure their are many who aposed Zuko as Fire lord for stopping the war and people who still feel superior to the rest of the nations (because as we have seen new leaders supported by a majority does not prevent opposition) are around today and the writers knew that there is no way that they would be able to show larger parts of the fire nation without addressing lasting prejudice amongst it's people.
They go more into the Ozai loyalist situation in the comics, but to avoid spoilers I'll just say you are spot on with what the writers wanted to convey. The world-building in this franchise is incredible.
Toph had a tea time with Uncle Iroh and grew old with lots of wisdom like him😢❤
The Relationship of Korra, Jinora, Ikki & Meelo is so beautiful❤She's their Big Sister😭😁
I really liked the new interim music at 21:05! It fit the tear bending moment so well 🥲
Korra's tears in this episode get me every time