We just HAD to continue our Avatar journey with Korra! We finished the first Season already over on Patreon for anyone wanting to jump ahead! www.patreon.com/carlie_and_ange
Its not for me, it took me several years to finally finish it and thats me repeatedly being told by others its good give it a chance id watch like the first season and try to get past season 2 and would drop it cause i didnt like how they ret conned things and how the writing and characters felt more juvenile to me and things were not shown, they were told. They also to me spectacularly failed to make the spirit world more ominous and to be feared and respected like in the OG show they show how creepy scary the unknown and the spirit wold can be but in this show it was reduced to small cute things and trees... nothing rly delved into the spirit world and it wasnt as huge an impact as it should have been since this show tried to be way more in tune with the spirits. ALSO Avatar did amazing story telling by showing not telling, Korra felt like they told us everything and then big fight and told us the issues instead of the team struggling thro them and big fight, and the ret conns rly rubbed me the wrong way, almost to the point of changing the entirety of what the avatar is in general and it rly personally wasn't in my taste. I finally finished it thought it was fine, but thats it. i dont like it. i wouldn't ever re watch it, it took me long enough to finish it ans the only reason i pushed thro it was to get the flash back scenes with the OG gaang and nostalgia. But even those werent good and they wrote everyone rly out of character IN MY opinion of course. but thats just me if it speaks to a lot of people thats fine i personally not my cup of tea. I even tried to look at it as its own thing but it still rly upset me. wish i could enjoy it like others but i couldnt i hope u guys enjoy it more than i did.
the creators said that Aang died a little younger than most avatars due to living 100 years in the iceberg. I think Korra takes place 70 years after AtlA
@@NK-dt1kp He didn't live to 70. He died in his 60s. This is 70 years after (more or less) because Korra is also older than Aang when the show begins so the 70 years include that too (70 = 17 + X where X is how long Aang lived after the end of the show where he was around 13, so Aang lived to be around 13 + 53 = 66)
Also, the creators may have done their own math wrong, because between the amount of statues in the air temple and a little info from Season 2 Korra, and factoring in Kyoshi basically living the lifespan of three avatars, you need a lot of Kuruks dying in their 30s to 40s to make it work out. Granted, the more we go back the more it makes sense for the Avatar to die a violent death in battle or early on, but still, someone needs to bring down the curve because the average lifespan of an Avatar is 50something
@@oq1106 Oh it's been made very clear that maths weren't in the creator's minds when they developed the series. Kyoshi only lived that long because of a math error, the firelords' family tree is fucked because they didn't realise that 100 years is a long time...
6:20 cute fact: Sokka wasn't a fan of Katara's and Aang's oversugary kissing and cuddling saying it's giving him "oogies". Tenzin heard it as a kid and loved it so much Sokka's legacy now lives with Oogi 😄
@TheJerbol not at all the sharpest moment lol but that's why we love or at least I personally love this channel they pay so much attention to detail with alot of stuff most reactors never really notice. And then you have the small moments like this pop up and just makes u Crack up for a second
Fun Fact: - When the creators of the show initially created the concept of the Avatar and its story, the 1st 3 characters they sketched were Aang, Momo and Naga. So, Naga was conceptualized before Appa !!
Absolutely love Korra, my first watch I was too young to really grasp the concepts and accept them but now that I’m older I can see where they were going and honestly I love the direction this show ends up taking 🤧
yea same. honestly when i was little and would try to binge i often stopped at season 1. not that i didn’t like it something always came up. then during quarantine when i was in my junior year i really locked in and loved it
It’s important to keep in mind when watching that Korra was written in sections. The first season was written and the writers didn’t know if they would get a second until after it aired, and same for the second. It was only in season 3 they knew they would get another book after.
@@gokulnair Nope. Entire Korra is garbage with a few good scenes scattered here and there. This is me talking as a critic. If I praise the show, I will say all of Korra is just as good as season 2. 😁
Surprisingly, Korra is way more of a firebender than any other type, both in personality and in her preferred bending type. Someone tallied up every use of her using each element through the series and she pulls out firebending the most. Which is super interesting considering fire is normally the opposite of water, but it just seems to come more naturally to her with her personality type.
It's also the element Aang had trouble with the most besides Earth bending, this is one aspect I love about the avatar cycle is that it's not perfect Aang struggled with the fighting aspects of bending due to his gentle and spiritual upbringing, so it overcorrected and made korra super good at the former but completely sucks at the latter
She's really a toss up between earth and fire as I see it, because her stubbornness knows no bounds, but she does have a lot of passion. Fire is just always going to be more convenient to use if you don't have water, aren't good with air, and don't want to completely dismantle public infrastructure. The fact that she never seemed to have any water issues says to me that her personality leans earth.
its surprising because it goes against the rules of the world set in the legend of aang. it doesnt make it interesting it makes it lore breaking. when writers cant follow their own rules its a red flag from a story telling perspective and no amount of head canon makes it right.
@@rollzmoist5061 what lore? Struggling with firebending and earthbending was tied to Aang's personality most of all, not his heritage. Fire is the element of lifeforce and power, so I see no "lore" issue why Korra wouldn't take to it easily.
The death of the previous avatar is the same time as the birth of the next, so Aang's death is exactly as long ago as Korra is old, it's not about when the powers manifest.
The thing is that there are much a whole lot of different stories which are not spoken in between Atla and Legend of Korra... Those were officially covered by the books they published... 1. Story of Zuko's Mom... 2. What happened to Azula after Atla 3. Tensions rise again in Fire kingdom and Earth kingdom 4. Creation of Republic City And then after all that comes Legend of Korra
The comic about Zuko mother actually came out after this, so when they made that question at the start of the episode it was still a mystery that hadn't been resolved
Both series came out while I was a kid, and maybe I was just a lost preteen but Korra became my favorite series. I felt like I could relate so much to her. I’m so excited for you you guys to watch this!!
Dude. This show is amazing. I always loved the mature themes in this show. Didn't feel like an American cartoon. The studio did insane amount of drawings for the animation. It's very inspiring. Amon isn't just a mustache twirling villain and if you get to season 3 you get the best antagonist group ever
Korras journey and development is very good, it’s not as in ur face but also shown in the subways aswell i love atla but i do enjoy rewatching lok alittle more
What an absolutely strong intro for a character. Won me over immediately. Her opposite personality to Aang and that sick transition to firebending and ungodly amount of work into the animation (Korra is a bit more futuristic, which makes sense considering original avatar concept was futuristic as is shown in the art book)
As much as I learned from Avatar and love it dearly, I learned soooo much from The Legend of Korra, especially as an adult. Korra resonated with me way more and identify with a lot of her story as I’m sure the same goes for most of the people who love this show just as much!
OH HELL YES!!! LoK has a very special place in my heart and I'm glad you guys seem to be going into this with an open mind. Korra is 17, and Naga is a polar bear-dog. I also love how out of her element (heh) Korra is in the city. I love that Korra’s baseline strength is still pretty ridiculous. Those muscles are not just for show, my dude.
I love how different Korra is to Aang and we experience her own journey, season 1 and 3 are amazing, season 4 is good, the weakest being season 2 but it has its moments tho. Hope u guys enjoy the ride!!
Season two has Tony stark and the twins who are the best supporting characters. It also imo has the best lore expanding. I agree the main antagonist is pretty boring though
@habbito21 season 3 is the atla level but still not perfect. Too many characters introduced with not much development for many of them, the brothers become obsolete and completely underused, they also become parodies of their characters.
Someone described it best: Aang was someone who tried to be a person but has to learn to be the Avatar. Korra is someone who tries to be the Avatar but should learn how to be a person.
shes hands down the worst avatar and its not even close. shes the only avatar to do what she done and no amount of backtracking from the writers can justify it
Korra isn't Aang and LoK isn't LoA. I personally really like this, but I guess a lot of people wanted to see a continuation of Aang. So I get why people don't like it as much, but I never understood the hate. Hope you'll have as much fun with it, as I had.
If you pay attention to their commentary, it sums it up. Korra doesn't address very many of the questions fans have of the legacy of the previous show. It does have a lot of interesting new ideas and primarily focuses on expanding those ideas instead. Which is a bit of a disappointment. It's also highly sociopolitical. I liked it fine, but I do see why people don't hold it as high as ATLA.
@@thedarkemissary I agree, but at the same time: It's called Legend of Korra..not Legacy of Aang. I mean, in Aangs Story we also didn't get a lot of stuff from Roku. I never expected it to be an expansion for Aang. We got some Information and that was enough for me. I like both series and they have their strenghts and weaknesses. It's just a shame that some people hate it just becauses "it's not more Aang".
@@s0ulsp4de28 But, Roku didn't get 60 episodes of fan investment. Again, the issue for a lot of fans is that Korra can exist on its own. You don't have to have seen 60 episodes before it. But, if you DID watch 60 episodes of this world already, you don't get a lot of the blanks filled in. That's the divide in the audience. Just like any sequel.
@@s0ulsp4de28People don't hate it just because this show is not about Aang. It has plenty of garbage stuff. Writing is bad, characters are unlikable, fights are bad, disrespect for old characters, and many more things. People have made proper analysis videos on Korra discussing all this. But then again, people like you, try to strawman the hate for Korra by saying, "People just hate it because its not aang". By saying this, you deliberately brush aside all genuine criticism of this show. If you genuinely want to know why Korra is hated, search on youtube, Korra is garbage. You will find season wise analysis videos.
Unpopular opinion but to all the people saying Korra doesn't quite live up to ATLA, I'd say season 3 surpasses it, and korra tends to have better villains as well.
Azula was one of if not the greatest villain in cartoon history. Not Amon, Zaheer, Korra’s uncle or Kuvia comes close to hear brilliance. Ozai was also terrifying and the most powerful fire bender ever. LOK’s villains and other characters just can’t compare to ATLA.
ehhh season 3 has its moments sure, but lets be real there are things that are done in this show that completely ruins avatar going forward. u know like what happens to korra by the end of season 3 and the villains of season 3 is what made it memorable not so much the story. the story is just the same old generic bad guys trying to make some changes cuz they think they are the right ones.
The opening of this show always makes me cry 😂 just out of sheer sadness that aang isn't there. And seeing everything he and the gang were able to create together
@@AnimeCriticalWell, considering how they reacted to the pilot, I think that's unlikely Anyway, this show is great and I hope they have as much fun with it as I did when I watched it!
@@Loliston Carlie and Ange have never disrespected any show they watched, in the reactions. They always try to look for the smallest positives and try to talk about those. That is why, they have grown so fast and have such a huge following. But deep down, they will know that Korra will not even make their top 20.
Some gaps will be filled in but the show is also good at being its own thing while carrying on a lot of good aspects from atla. Regarding the mixed reviews, its mostly because some seasons are much better than others. Atla was just getting better and better
Also AtLA focused on one major story with many side stories where as Korra has more stories and less side stores in general while also handling a new changing world and a more female cast of characters this time around. So we can see why it's a little divisive.
@@burns0100 its got nothing to do with female characters... we loved literally every female character in atla. its the writing in general across the board in korra really isnt good. it has a few haha moments, nostalgia bait and some badass fights... then it moves forward by undoing and destroying everything atla built up and stood for. thats why theres mixed reviews.
@@burns0100 I'm 1610% sure it has nothing to do with female characters it wasn't just appreciated and loved universally like atla some epic surprise for some people I guess: sexist people are actually rare in fandoms like this and having many female characters doesn't affect overall opinion at all
@@burns0100 I know you already have people on your case about it, but I just want to say I really don't like the 'cause of girls' argument. I don't follow the fandom particularly closely, but I have been in a few conversations with people over narrative problems with Korra and have on more then one occasion seen the "you just don't like it cause girl power" argument, both to me and to other people, used to try and deflect legitimate complaints about the writing. Its a weak argument because there is so little evidence for it outside of a select small group of people, and if I recall the original screen test group showed that both boys and girls of the target demographics had no issue with Korra being a girl, despite executive concerns. Its fair to say the show is divisive, but in the future drop the idea that its cause its ladies are in it, because every issue I have the legend of Korra stems from the writing and lore choices, not the genders. Trust me, I have issues with how the male characters are written too, Bolin's character 'arc' is a mess and was done dirty for virtually no gain.
I love how the Avatar has aged with its audience. Aang was 12, Korra’s 17. The Kiyoshi and Yangchen books follow their stories when they’re in their late teens. And the 2025 movie is supposed to follow the original crew in their late 20’s-early 30’s. As we age, the characters in the Avatar universe age with us.
YESSS cannot wait for this reaction. This series is so good, while season 2 can be a lull it still has its moments and isn't bad at all imo. S3 and S4 are some of my fav seasons of all of avatar so far
Let’s appreciate for a moment how strong Korra is lmao did you see the back muscles AND how she picked up three kids and Tenzin with so much as a struggle
I love you carlie it took me like 3 years to watch the first season of korra because I'd get so sad whenever they said aang's dead, I always stopped the episode right where you began crying
Season 2 is the season most people agree on to not be "so good", to say it kindly. The way this series was released from season to season behind the scenes also had some influence on that. That said, the series overall is still awesome. Make your own opinion, I'll definitely enjoy watching your reaction!
This series is amazing, season 2 is the only down season but has IMO one of the best stories in it so it carries the season for me. i think you guys will love the series as a whole.
In case you're not aware, Korra is a "villain of the week" style show where theres a new villain every season. IMO, Amon is criminally underrated. Everyone raves about the others but hes cool too.
I don't know if anyone has talked about this with you, but the continuation of the story you want to see is in the comics. It continues directly after the end of Aang's story and they are very good!
For the advancements between the 2 shows youve also gotta factor in bending, having the different bending styles living together would help advance the city a lot. Fire specifically helps massively its why the fire nation was the most advanced in ATLA as steam power, steel working etc all are made a lot easier when you can control fire
11:56 - Beifong is Toph's surname, she's Toph Beifong. Which was known since her introduction episode. Also in regards to Aang, all the time he spent in the iceberg he survived thanks to his Avatar state power. However doing so sapped a lot of energy out of him in the form of vitality, hence he died younger than he normally would have as a result.
I have rewatched this series many times...and it honestly gets better the more I watch it and the older I get. I love ATLA but I think I like Korra overall more.
I’m so happy you guys are watching LOK! ATLA was lightening in a bottle but this show is so important to a lot of people and Korra is so relatable. Can’t wait to see what you guys think!
bisons exist now because it is said that after the war, aang discovered a herd of wild bisons which where far far away from the air temples. so he took them in and trained them
Love your reactions and your music play. The show has its up’s and down’s. You know that ahead of time and the show is fine. Keep in mind that the show was made not knowing there’d be more seasons
WHAT THE HECK YEEEEESSSS. I love this show. I remember as a kid disliking it at first for being so different than the first avatar show which i was so loyal to, though I obviously still watched it. It is so worth it. I loved the animation and choreography in this show. I felt very stressed a lot of times though.
Aang's era is designed with reference to the 1840s Korra's era is designed with reference to the 1920s 70 years after the war Aang died at an early age due to spending 100 years in the iceberg at the age of 66 Many answers to your questions are in the comic book series.
We just HAD to continue our Avatar journey with Korra!
We finished the first Season already over on Patreon for anyone wanting to jump ahead! www.patreon.com/carlie_and_ange
If you are confused by what exactly Republic city is, I recommend reading the promise comic book series as that gives the origin for Republic city
honestly I don't like Korra but I am here for the reactions
Its not for me, it took me several years to finally finish it and thats me repeatedly being told by others its good give it a chance id watch like the first season and try to get past season 2 and would drop it cause i didnt like how they ret conned things and how the writing and characters felt more juvenile to me and things were not shown, they were told. They also to me spectacularly failed to make the spirit world more ominous and to be feared and respected like in the OG show they show how creepy scary the unknown and the spirit wold can be but in this show it was reduced to small cute things and trees... nothing rly delved into the spirit world and it wasnt as huge an impact as it should have been since this show tried to be way more in tune with the spirits. ALSO Avatar did amazing story telling by showing not telling, Korra felt like they told us everything and then big fight and told us the issues instead of the team struggling thro them and big fight, and the ret conns rly rubbed me the wrong way, almost to the point of changing the entirety of what the avatar is in general and it rly personally wasn't in my taste. I finally finished it thought it was fine, but thats it. i dont like it. i wouldn't ever re watch it, it took me long enough to finish it ans the only reason i pushed thro it was to get the flash back scenes with the OG gaang and nostalgia. But even those werent good and they wrote everyone rly out of character IN MY opinion of course. but thats just me if it speaks to a lot of people thats fine i personally not my cup of tea. I even tried to look at it as its own thing but it still rly upset me. wish i could enjoy it like others but i couldnt i hope u guys enjoy it more than i did.
i liked the video once Carley said i dont care about Korra lmao i relate so hard
the creators said that Aang died a little younger than most avatars due to living 100 years in the iceberg. I think Korra takes place 70 years after AtlA
Living to 70 is pretty impressive in it of itself
@@NK-dt1kp He didn't live to 70. He died in his 60s. This is 70 years after (more or less) because Korra is also older than Aang when the show begins so the 70 years include that too (70 = 17 + X where X is how long Aang lived after the end of the show where he was around 13, so Aang lived to be around 13 + 53 = 66)
It was in his 60s bruh and it’s in the comics
Also, the creators may have done their own math wrong, because between the amount of statues in the air temple and a little info from Season 2 Korra, and factoring in Kyoshi basically living the lifespan of three avatars, you need a lot of Kuruks dying in their 30s to 40s to make it work out. Granted, the more we go back the more it makes sense for the Avatar to die a violent death in battle or early on, but still, someone needs to bring down the curve because the average lifespan of an Avatar is 50something
@@oq1106 Oh it's been made very clear that maths weren't in the creator's minds when they developed the series.
Kyoshi only lived that long because of a math error, the firelords' family tree is fucked because they didn't realise that 100 years is a long time...
That "Iroh's dead" was absolute perfection of comedic timing
that was so perfect 😂
The way she actually starts crying after the realization too 😂
😂😂 "there she is, our girl going strong" Carlie always noticing Yue in the background
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6:20 cute fact: Sokka wasn't a fan of Katara's and Aang's oversugary kissing and cuddling saying it's giving him "oogies". Tenzin heard it as a kid and loved it so much Sokka's legacy now lives with Oogi 😄
Beifong is the last name of Toph because remember Toph came one of the richest families in the Earth Kingdoms
Ange blew my mind with that comment. Toph is like... the only character in AtLA with a confirmed last name and they don't remember it 🤣
🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪
Yeah, not the sharpest moment lmao
@TheJerbol not at all the sharpest moment lol but that's why we love or at least I personally love this channel they pay so much attention to detail with alot of stuff most reactors never really notice. And then you have the small moments like this pop up and just makes u Crack up for a second
they somehow forgot the last name of the only member of the Gaang with a last name.
JK Simmons as Tenzin is such a great fit for the character, I absolutely love it.
I can’t believe j Jonah Jamison is Korra’s air bending master
I started watching Invincible while I was rewatching Korra, two very different JK Simmons characters.....
“Korra, get me pictures of the Avatar, she wants to be famous, I will make her INfamous!”
@@Kevc00
Spider-Man?! He's a menace! A menace!
i missed his voice so much
Fun Fact: - When the creators of the show initially created the concept of the Avatar and its story, the 1st 3 characters they sketched were Aang, Momo and Naga.
So, Naga was conceptualized before Appa !!
Katara was supposed to be named kya which in turn they used for aangs daughter
@@HolyParsival Katara's mother is also Kya.
So Aang's daughter was named after her grandmother
Ah, yes, katara's last words to korra before she left "F the police"
I'm glad to see the Yue appreciation! The moon spirit lives on!
You cut the best part of this episode… Tenzin’s “😠DON’T BRING MY MOTHER INTO THIS😡”
I love Tenzins dramatics lmao
He tries to uphold his fathers calm nature but in reality he inherited his moms short temper
@@krystleklips3459 yes definitely😂
Absolutely love Korra, my first watch I was too young to really grasp the concepts and accept them but now that I’m older I can see where they were going and honestly I love the direction this show ends up taking 🤧
yea same. honestly when i was little and would try to binge i often stopped at season 1. not that i didn’t like it something always came up. then during quarantine when i was in my junior year i really locked in and loved it
It’s important to keep in mind when watching that Korra was written in sections. The first season was written and the writers didn’t know if they would get a second until after it aired, and same for the second. It was only in season 3 they knew they would get another book after.
Doesn't mean it gets a free paas for being garbage.
@@AnimeCriticalGod do you people ever get tired
@@beanilla5575 Gonna cry?
@@AnimeCritical lmao only S2 was bad, everything else was fine
@@gokulnair Nope. Entire Korra is garbage with a few good scenes scattered here and there. This is me talking as a critic.
If I praise the show, I will say all of Korra is just as good as season 2. 😁
Surprisingly, Korra is way more of a firebender than any other type, both in personality and in her preferred bending type. Someone tallied up every use of her using each element through the series and she pulls out firebending the most.
Which is super interesting considering fire is normally the opposite of water, but it just seems to come more naturally to her with her personality type.
I Would Say She's More EarthBender....
It's also the element Aang had trouble with the most besides Earth bending, this is one aspect I love about the avatar cycle is that it's not perfect
Aang struggled with the fighting aspects of bending due to his gentle and spiritual upbringing, so it overcorrected and made korra super good at the former but completely sucks at the latter
She's really a toss up between earth and fire as I see it, because her stubbornness knows no bounds, but she does have a lot of passion. Fire is just always going to be more convenient to use if you don't have water, aren't good with air, and don't want to completely dismantle public infrastructure. The fact that she never seemed to have any water issues says to me that her personality leans earth.
its surprising because it goes against the rules of the world set in the legend of aang. it doesnt make it interesting it makes it lore breaking.
when writers cant follow their own rules its a red flag from a story telling perspective and no amount of head canon makes it right.
@@rollzmoist5061 what lore? Struggling with firebending and earthbending was tied to Aang's personality most of all, not his heritage. Fire is the element of lifeforce and power, so I see no "lore" issue why Korra wouldn't take to it easily.
The death of the previous avatar is the same time as the birth of the next, so Aang's death is exactly as long ago as Korra is old, it's not about when the powers manifest.
The thing is that there are much a whole lot of different stories which are not spoken in between Atla and Legend of Korra... Those were officially covered by the books they published...
1. Story of Zuko's Mom...
2. What happened to Azula after Atla
3. Tensions rise again in Fire kingdom and Earth kingdom
4. Creation of Republic City
And then after all that comes Legend of Korra
The comic about Zuko mother actually came out after this, so when they made that question at the start of the episode it was still a mystery that hadn't been resolved
Try comics
Both series came out while I was a kid, and maybe I was just a lost preteen but Korra became my favorite series. I felt like I could relate so much to her. I’m so excited for you you guys to watch this!!
Same, but korea came out when I was 10, but as a hot headed lil girl i related so much with korra
As somebody who shipped zutara when I was 8 up until now that I’m 25…I shipped mako and korra together as well lol. Fire x water is the best.
Aang was a peacekeeper when the world needed a warrior and Korra is a warrior when the world needs a peacekeeper they are opposite.
Korra is not a warrior. She is a wannabe.
@@AnimeCritical sure buddy 👍
Except no villain in TLOK would be stopped by peacekeeping. Only Kuvira could be talked too but that was after she had already lost her weapon.
@@jihosz Were any enemies in AtLA stopped with war making?
"You keep that to yourself. Like me" 🤣
One thing about Aang's grandchildren is that each of them has an aspect of his personality to them
Dude. This show is amazing. I always loved the mature themes in this show. Didn't feel like an American cartoon. The studio did insane amount of drawings for the animation. It's very inspiring. Amon isn't just a mustache twirling villain and if you get to season 3 you get the best antagonist group ever
Korras journey and development is very good, it’s not as in ur face but also shown in the subways aswell i love atla but i do enjoy rewatching lok alittle more
It is extremely in your face. It starts with: "I'm the avatar, deal with it".
@@AnimeCritical I think that was just commentary on the fans who couldn't dealt with her as the next avatar
@@AnimeCritical Yh but I’m talking about her development not just a line , yes it comes into play but the growth
LETS GOOOO, looooove legend of Korra, get your tissues READY
What an absolutely strong intro for a character. Won me over immediately. Her opposite personality to Aang and that sick transition to firebending and ungodly amount of work into the animation
(Korra is a bit more futuristic, which makes sense considering original avatar concept was futuristic as is shown in the art book)
As much as I learned from Avatar and love it dearly, I learned soooo much from The Legend of Korra, especially as an adult. Korra resonated with me way more and identify with a lot of her story as I’m sure the same goes for most of the people who love this show just as much!
KORRA YES! Korra is sooo goood! I'm so glad you guys are getting into this! I love Korra so much!
Letsss goo we are UP!!
This is unpopular in the avatar universe community but korra and tlok are my fav series
OH HELL YES!!! LoK has a very special place in my heart and I'm glad you guys seem to be going into this with an open mind.
Korra is 17, and Naga is a polar bear-dog. I also love how out of her element (heh) Korra is in the city.
I love that Korra’s baseline strength is still pretty ridiculous. Those muscles are not just for show, my dude.
Like you know that when a new avatar is born, the old one dies, but hearing he died in the first episode still hits hard
I remember the moment when Katara told that Sokka was dead... I screamed "Sokka is dead?" and started to cry
I love how different Korra is to Aang and we experience her own journey, season 1 and 3 are amazing, season 4 is good, the weakest being season 2 but it has its moments tho. Hope u guys enjoy the ride!!
Season two has Tony stark and the twins who are the best supporting characters. It also imo has the best lore expanding.
I agree the main antagonist is pretty boring though
Season 3 is BEAST MODE incarnated.
Now I feel bad season two turned me so completely off that I never finished the series.
@habbito21 season 3 is the atla level but still not perfect. Too many characters introduced with not much development for many of them, the brothers become obsolete and completely underused, they also become parodies of their characters.
@@emkalina Completely agree, yet it is freaking awesome.
The music reeaaallly lifts it. Continuing the tradition of great Avatar music.
I like that Korra just throws that man 20 feet through the air and through a wall 💀💀 she’s definitely my avatar bro, she’s about that action
Always get emotional thinking about that scene in ATLA when Katara says “F*ck the police” and the gaang starts blasting NWA 🥹
The music is brilliant in this show!
The Yue love is so cute
Pumped for this, I think you two will really enjoy this show (and I'm looking forward to enjoying it vicariously lol)
You guys will love the lore and villains in this show, can’t wait!
Enjoy the ride! Korra is an amazing show!
To think J.K. Simmons went from a pacifist airbender to a murderous Viltrumite in Invincible
Someone described it best:
Aang was someone who tried to be a person but has to learn to be the Avatar. Korra is someone who tries to be the Avatar but should learn how to be a person.
Korra fails at both. She is neither a good avatar nor a good person. 😂😂
shes hands down the worst avatar and its not even close. shes the only avatar to do what she done and no amount of backtracking from the writers can justify it
@@rollzmoist5061"the worst avatar" now I know you can't be saying that when Roku is there 💀
Tenzin is going to show you guys how cool is the airbending. He's a legend, I love the way he fights.
Your reactions are THE BEST ❤ i freaking love you guys
Korra isn't Aang and LoK isn't LoA. I personally really like this, but I guess a lot of people wanted to see a continuation of Aang. So I get why people don't like it as much, but I never understood the hate. Hope you'll have as much fun with it, as I had.
If you pay attention to their commentary, it sums it up. Korra doesn't address very many of the questions fans have of the legacy of the previous show. It does have a lot of interesting new ideas and primarily focuses on expanding those ideas instead. Which is a bit of a disappointment. It's also highly sociopolitical. I liked it fine, but I do see why people don't hold it as high as ATLA.
@@thedarkemissary I agree, but at the same time: It's called Legend of Korra..not Legacy of Aang. I mean, in Aangs Story we also didn't get a lot of stuff from Roku.
I never expected it to be an expansion for Aang. We got some Information and that was enough for me. I like both series and they have their strenghts and weaknesses.
It's just a shame that some people hate it just becauses "it's not more Aang".
@@s0ulsp4de28 But, Roku didn't get 60 episodes of fan investment. Again, the issue for a lot of fans is that Korra can exist on its own. You don't have to have seen 60 episodes before it. But, if you DID watch 60 episodes of this world already, you don't get a lot of the blanks filled in. That's the divide in the audience.
Just like any sequel.
@@s0ulsp4de28People don't hate it just because this show is not about Aang. It has plenty of garbage stuff. Writing is bad, characters are unlikable, fights are bad, disrespect for old characters, and many more things. People have made proper analysis videos on Korra discussing all this. But then again, people like you, try to strawman the hate for Korra by saying, "People just hate it because its not aang". By saying this, you deliberately brush aside all genuine criticism of this show.
If you genuinely want to know why Korra is hated, search on youtube, Korra is garbage. You will find season wise analysis videos.
I love how Aangs grandchildren have an aspect of Aangs personality....and remember,earth bender's live really long lives 😉
Unpopular opinion but to all the people saying Korra doesn't quite live up to ATLA, I'd say season 3 surpasses it, and korra tends to have better villains as well.
Better villains than THE FIRE NATION? Bruuuuhh
Azula was one of if not the greatest villain in cartoon history. Not Amon, Zaheer, Korra’s uncle or Kuvia comes close to hear brilliance. Ozai was also terrifying and the most powerful fire bender ever. LOK’s villains and other characters just can’t compare to ATLA.
@@jamesbutler3960 yes
ehhh season 3 has its moments sure, but lets be real there are things that are done in this show that completely ruins avatar going forward. u know like what happens to korra by the end of season 3 and the villains of season 3 is what made it memorable not so much the story. the story is just the same old generic bad guys trying to make some changes cuz they think they are the right ones.
Ange - "That's destructive behaviour" Lol that Kora alright...
finally, my favorite avatar is here.
I sense some serious tear bending in your future with this show!
The opening of this show always makes me cry 😂 just out of sheer sadness that aang isn't there. And seeing everything he and the gang were able to create together
I consider this show filler and unrelated to ATLA. Because it disrespects the original in many ways.
@@AnimeCritical I agree in some ways. But I wasn't commenting on the whole show. Just the opening of the first episode. 🤷🏽♀️
It doesn't disrespects atla in no way that i know off.
Yall finally started the legend of korra yall gonna love it
Or hate it. Many people hate this show. And for good reason.
@@AnimeCriticalWell, considering how they reacted to the pilot, I think that's unlikely
Anyway, this show is great and I hope they have as much fun with it as I did when I watched it!
@@Loliston Carlie and Ange have never disrespected any show they watched, in the reactions. They always try to look for the smallest positives and try to talk about those. That is why, they have grown so fast and have such a huge following. But deep down, they will know that Korra will not even make their top 20.
@@AnimeCritical I mean, you're free to think whatever you want mate, but let's not put words on other people's mouths
@@Loliston Just as you said "it is unlikely", in the same way I also said.
Katara can't catch a break with Ange hahahahahaha. I was all the time saying "ANGELOW!!" 🤣
Amon's VA is so good. I get chills everytime I hear that voice
Some gaps will be filled in but the show is also good at being its own thing while carrying on a lot of good aspects from atla. Regarding the mixed reviews, its mostly because some seasons are much better than others. Atla was just getting better and better
Also AtLA focused on one major story with many side stories where as Korra has more stories and less side stores in general while also handling a new changing world and a more female cast of characters this time around. So we can see why it's a little divisive.
the reviews are mixed because the show overall is not as good as atla
@@burns0100 its got nothing to do with female characters... we loved literally every female character in atla.
its the writing in general across the board in korra really isnt good. it has a few haha moments, nostalgia bait and some badass fights... then it moves forward by undoing and destroying everything atla built up and stood for. thats why theres mixed reviews.
@@burns0100 I'm 1610% sure it has nothing to do with female characters it wasn't just appreciated and loved universally like atla some epic surprise for some people I guess: sexist people are actually rare in fandoms like this and having many female characters doesn't affect overall opinion at all
@@burns0100 I know you already have people on your case about it, but I just want to say I really don't like the 'cause of girls' argument.
I don't follow the fandom particularly closely, but I have been in a few conversations with people over narrative problems with Korra and have on more then one occasion seen the "you just don't like it cause girl power" argument, both to me and to other people, used to try and deflect legitimate complaints about the writing. Its a weak argument because there is so little evidence for it outside of a select small group of people, and if I recall the original screen test group showed that both boys and girls of the target demographics had no issue with Korra being a girl, despite executive concerns.
Its fair to say the show is divisive, but in the future drop the idea that its cause its ladies are in it, because every issue I have the legend of Korra stems from the writing and lore choices, not the genders. Trust me, I have issues with how the male characters are written too, Bolin's character 'arc' is a mess and was done dirty for virtually no gain.
I am SO excited that you are continuing!
I love how the Avatar has aged with its audience. Aang was 12, Korra’s 17. The Kiyoshi and Yangchen books follow their stories when they’re in their late teens. And the 2025 movie is supposed to follow the original crew in their late 20’s-early 30’s.
As we age, the characters in the Avatar universe age with us.
Like Percy Jackson 🙂
Oh my I’m so ready for the movie
Yeah like Percy Jackson
Everyone else is on board from the staffing of ATLA to Korra except for Aaron Ehasz, who was the lead director of ATLA.
I’m so glad hyped you guys are doing Kora as well, so good!
'Why am I crying?' Better question, why am _I_ almost crying? Seen this countless times already
It's time, it's here
I've been waiting for this ever since I found your TLA reactions
YESSS cannot wait for this reaction. This series is so good, while season 2 can be a lull it still has its moments and isn't bad at all imo. S3 and S4 are some of my fav seasons of all of avatar so far
Let’s appreciate for a moment how strong Korra is lmao did you see the back muscles AND how she picked up three kids and Tenzin with so much as a struggle
I love you carlie it took me like 3 years to watch the first season of korra because I'd get so sad whenever they said aang's dead, I always stopped the episode right where you began crying
Season 2 is the season most people agree on to not be "so good", to say it kindly. The way this series was released from season to season behind the scenes also had some influence on that. That said, the series overall is still awesome. Make your own opinion, I'll definitely enjoy watching your reaction!
The whole of Korra is not "so good". Some of it is even "Pretty bad".
So stoked you’re going to be doing Korra! 🙌🏼🥳
This series is amazing, season 2 is the only down season but has IMO one of the best stories in it so it carries the season for me. i think you guys will love the series as a whole.
Water is the element of change. Keep this on mind while you're watching Korra
In case you're not aware, Korra is a "villain of the week" style show where theres a new villain every season. IMO, Amon is criminally underrated. Everyone raves about the others but hes cool too.
I've been waiting for this reaction for a long time 🙏
Yes, come on. New adventure. Avatar Korra 🔥
I don't know if anyone has talked about this with you, but the continuation of the story you want to see is in the comics. It continues directly after the end of Aang's story and they are very good!
Who will read comics in a reaction channel?
Nice, I really loved how all throughout the episode they just keep looking for past characters instead of focusing on the show.
I love this series! Some of the stories get pretty crazy. They don't pull their punches in this one.
2:40 join the club XD
I thought there would be a wait. Thanks for the upload❤❤
For the advancements between the 2 shows youve also gotta factor in bending, having the different bending styles living together would help advance the city a lot. Fire specifically helps massively its why the fire nation was the most advanced in ATLA as steam power, steel working etc all are made a lot easier when you can control fire
Just once I want to hear a villain say, 'Oh, looks like we can go ahead and decelerate our plans, no rush'
15:20 she is aang She was born when he died she’s his reincarnation. Cora is 16 that means he died 16 years ago The year she was born
They meant what happened as in how did he die
11:56 - Beifong is Toph's surname, she's Toph Beifong. Which was known since her introduction episode.
Also in regards to Aang, all the time he spent in the iceberg he survived thanks to his Avatar state power. However doing so sapped a lot of energy out of him in the form of vitality, hence he died younger than he normally would have as a result.
I have rewatched this series many times...and it honestly gets better the more I watch it and the older I get. I love ATLA but I think I like Korra overall more.
aaaaaahhh so exciting!! you're in for a ride!!! LETS GOOOOO
In for a disappointment
@@AnimeCritical wrong! try again
@@Cattaract You're wrong. You try again.
@@AnimeCriticalI don’t have to, buddy. You’re still wrong to me.
@@Cattaract But you are wrong to the whole world.
I’m so happy you guys are watching LOK! ATLA was lightening in a bottle but this show is so important to a lot of people and Korra is so relatable. Can’t wait to see what you guys think!
Carlie and Ange, you both make me smile every day with your videos, and I can't thank you enough! Just wanted to share my appreciation :)
bisons exist now because it is said that after the war, aang discovered a herd of wild bisons which where far far away from the air temples. so he took them in and trained them
Kora has some of the best antagonists of all time. enjoy the ride
Love your reactions and your music play.
The show has its up’s and down’s. You know that ahead of time and the show is fine.
Keep in mind that the show was made not knowing there’d be more seasons
For Aang it was a peaceful boy finding his strength. For Korra, it was a strong girl finding her peace.
Finally Legend of Korra !!!
guys, blue lock is back with season 2.
All of aang’s kids were named after someone special
Tenzin- named after Tenzin Gyatso
Kya- katara’s mom Kya
Bumi- king bumi (aang’s best friend)
"Do we know anyone with the surname Beifong"... Toph...
You guys are in for a treat!
WHAT THE HECK YEEEEESSSS. I love this show. I remember as a kid disliking it at first for being so different than the first avatar show which i was so loyal to, though I obviously still watched it. It is so worth it. I loved the animation and choreography in this show. I felt very stressed a lot of times though.
Aang died so young because it took a lot of energy to preserve him in the ice for 100 years. It took it’s toll and that’s why he died so young
Aang's era is designed with reference to the 1840s Korra's era is designed with reference to the 1920s 70 years after the war Aang died at an early age due to spending 100 years in the iceberg at the age of 66 Many answers to your questions are in the comic book series.
Love her getting emotional, cuz we all loved all those characters 😞
11:46 welcome to the vast vast land of Avatar theories
Loved ur reaction guys
Love this, thanks you two.
I think not expecting this show to live up to ATLA's reputation will make you enjoy this even more!
Obviously this show is far worse, so we should have very low expectations and be surprised when it matches them.