Tarrlok and Noatak's murder-suicide is one of the heaviest scenes in the show for me, specially the way Noatak just sheds a tear and accepts it as if there wasn't any other way their story could end. I absolutely adored your reactions/discussions and I can't wait for you to continue this amazing series!
I can’t believe they did that, shows the maturity with this show over the previous incarnation. Love that scene and all that it does for the series and the viewers.
I remember the first time I saw that scene I was too young to even understand what suicide was, and wasn't able to fully appreciate it until years later.
Another comment: For taking Korra's bending, I think the implication is that Amon can only rob people of the bending that they have. Korra wasn't an airbender yet, so there was nothing for him to block. How she connects with airbending also directly references ATLA--the air chakra is unblocked by experiencing love. Korra unlocks her airbending when she sees Mako, someone she loves, about to be radically hurt.
As you said Tarrlok and Noatok leaving to try and start again is just like Yakone, and I think Tarrlok knew that. He didn't want to risk them repeating Yakone's mistakes. Funny you should mention that was a dangerous place to be standing, There's a pretty Popular theory that Korra was considering jumping and letting the cycle start again, and I can see how the shot of the tear falling down the cliff could imply that to some people.
In filmography there's a technique to imply concepts and ideas via unnecessary and persistent camera angles. In the instance with korra's tear drop, it gave us a very prolonged and unnecessary view of the cliffside we already knew she was standing next to. Following the tear down and more clearly showing the depth of the cliffside was a perspective the viewer didn't need to have, but in showing this it's clearly trying to convey something to the viewer. Think of it like an expectant stare from someone who clearly wants something from you but doesn't want to say it; they instead hope that what you're seeing will be enough for you to infer their intended message.
Can’t believe season 1 is already done! Really enjoyed your reaction to all the episodes and excited for more to come! Amon is such a good villain and the ending with him and Tarlok on the boat always gets me.
My thoughts on how Korra unlocked her airbending: From the time she was 4, Korra has had both external and internal expectation heaped on her as the new Avatar and successor to Aang, and the weight of this attachment to her duty (along with her headstrong nature) blocked her ability to airbend, which relies on _letting go_ . When Amon took her bending, she didn't view herself as the Avatar anymore. She was able to let go of her perception of who she thought she was and let her true self shine through (as Aang said: "when we hit our lowest point, we are open to the greatest change") thus unlocking her airbending
No matter how many times I watch it again or how many times I see someone reacting to this last episode, I always get goosebumps with Aang reestablishing Korra's connection!!
13:15 the tear drop over the edge was confirmed by authors as being a moment where korra considered suicide, thinking an avatar with just airbending cannot be an avatar and the world would be better off getting a new avatar
And with that, season 1 is finished. Really enjoyed your reaction, I am very interested what you think about season 2. It is a very divisive one, from what I saw in the fandom. I myself watched ATLA and TLOK the first time a few months ago, and I enjoyed TLOK more than ATLA.
Also: - they really could have not see the electric fence coming. It is easy to forget, but all the technology is absolutely new. - I love that korra unlocks her airbending because it's probably the first time she wants to protect someone. It is very fitting for a defensive martial art style.
13:20 oooo so proud of you for picking up on this insinuation - Korra was definitely thinking of jumping; of turning the cycle to a non-"broken" Avatar
I wish Amon could last longer, People think he was a hypocrite and stupid but its much deeper, Noatak hated Bending focusing on it's negative aspects more which is fair from his POV and used the concept of 'equality' more as a propaganda, to rid bending, Amon hated his natural taste of power tried controlling using bloodbending as a tool to an end, but at somepoint he got lost..inside he realised he became(Amon) what he hated most(bending tyrant) and let himself be offed by his bro.
In ATLA, even if you don't see them later, it's usually assumed that no one dies. Korra certainly isn't afraid of killing people, even on screen in the case of the two brothers. People also sometimes complain about the bender/non-bender plot not having legs, but that happens literally all the time in real life. Powerful movements are often undone when their leadership collapses.
We saw Noatak could sense people and movement due to blood, he LET his bro end him cuz inside he hated what he had become and decided after seeing Tarlokk that they could never truly change, Ironic since Water is supposed to be the element of change.
It seems Noatak was not able to take Korra's airbending away because Korra had not connected to the element yet. It wasn't until she saw Mako in danger that she was able to connect to the air element.
That or potentially he didn't even know how to do it as he has never used his technique on an airbender so he might not have entirely known where the air chakra and chi path was so especially because Korra's was already blocked.
So here we are, close to the "infamous" season 2. There's a lot to say about this season and the horrible treatment from Nickelodeon that the animators had. In this season the show was handled by a different team of animators to save money, you can tell there is much more stiffness in the first 6 episodes. But in episode 10 and onward they go back to the original team So many things happened with this show (and especially season 2 and 4) from the animators being told there wouldn't be a season 2, to then being told there would be a season 2 but it would be the final season of the show and they had to wrap everything up like season 1. A lot of people say it's the worst season of them all, of all of Avatar, but for me and so many others this is truly one of the best seasons, a 9/10 in my opinion. Especially if you know everything the team making the season had to deal with to make it happen. People are unforgiving and unempathetic and blame it all on the writers and animators, when the truth is that it was non of their fault, and they tried their best to make something worthwhile, and I truly believe they succeeded with season 2.
Loved your reactions I subbed to your patreon a while back but I still stop by here and drop a like. Hope you enjoy book 2. I personally love all of book 2, but the 2nd half of book 2 is where things really get kicking! Book 3 and 4 are amazing too!!!!!
Love your reaction man. It's truly such an incredible season. Like, with all the expectations brought over from the ATLA fan base, they really crushed it.
Season 2 is to me the weakest of the four (except for one of the greatest cameos EVER) but the last two make up for it. Great to see your reaction and I hope you enjoy the ride:)
@@ImJasonD Many cameos were in the first season that were great and I never mentioned exactly who the cameo will be in the second season. Could literally be anyone from this universe……
14:30 where you say “if all we got was 12 episodes of Korra, this would have been really good” well actually, the writers planned for this to be the first and last season of Korra itself before it got huge and then they did season 2 where they thought it would end with 2 seasons.
A lot of people have strong kneejerk reactions to ex Machina and to the Aang ex Machina this episode. I don’t give a crap what they think. I think Aang showing up at the end is beautiful, it’s hopeful, it’s perfection. I cry every single time.
One thing I wish they dove into more of, was that Amon was SO shocked at Mako for breaking his control and shooting with lightning. I wish that was proof of Mako being more special than anything but they didn’t really pursue anything with it which was a bit of a shame
Here's the thing. I doubt Amon/Noatak could have been able to take Tenzin and the kids bending, like he wasn't with Korra. My guess is that during his time out in the world, he likely first attempted to find one of the Lion Turtles so he could learn energy bending. He likely failed and then looked for alternatives. That's when he attempted to use bloodbending and found that it worked, and spent years on perfecting taking bending from others. But he would only have been able to practice on Water, Earth, and Firebenders since there were no other Airbenders to be had. Likely they each require different energies or blood vessels to be restricted in the brain, just like each bending art requires different techniques master. He might have been able to achieve it later on, but it was reckless to try it in front of a crowd.
She fully resisted amon without avatar state! If she wasn't the waterbending avatar she wouldn't do it, she always had the ability to resist him she just didn't know it and didn't even try it out of fear of him
@@sohammitra1951 she has waterbending it's just locked, amon can't remove anyone's bending only block it. She's the waterbending avatar and her waterbending is more powerful than amon's
Yeah they wrote this thinking it was the end so it was a pretty good short story. Season 2 is the worst season but not entirely because of the writers, for part of the episodes they use a different studio that's better at making a lot of episodes and not really quality so they swap to a better one for some of them. And they thought it was only 1 additional season so it barely ties into 3 and 4 at all. But season 3 and 4? Absolute masterpieces
I know s2 has a reputation for being the weakest, but it's amazing really, especially the later half (Ep 7 onwards). Hope you enjoy it too! PS: s2 had the same production problem as s1. The writers made it as if it was a definitive TLOK finale, but they outsmarted themselves amazingly with s3 and s4.
Season 2 was the worst received season, and you Will have feelings about it. Honestly, im looking forward to your reaction to season 2. I can offer, that regardless of how you donfeel, season 2 offers a large exposition in the Avatar-verse, that you will undoutbedly love. And, well, there is ... a thing. 😂
There’s a lot of hate for season 2 but frankly, don’t pay it any mind. It has some production issues and there are a few small story gripes but I love how it builds on the world we already love. Hope you enjoy your ride, man!
Noatak let his bro off him cuz inside he hated what he had become and decided after seeing Tarlokk that they could never truly change, Ironic since Water is supposed to be the element of change.
Looking forward to your reactions for the other seasons. The villains aren't nearly as strong as Aman, but the finale of season two is just phenomenal. Sooooo epic.
It would've been so much more satisfying if Korra had actually had to earn her bending back over time, but the writers thought this was their one and only season, so the whole ordeal lasted five minutes instead.
She didn’t lose her muscle memory of bending forms and fighting styles. She lost her connection with the other elements. Besides, it’s not like she doesn’t go through it in other ways.
@@emilaquino6672 All off-screen. Maybe "earn" isn't the right word for it, but having her get her powers given back to her almost immediately after they're taken away is still anti-climatic.
I theory always was that Korra was born with some physical issue and that's why she couldn't air bend before. But Amon messing with her chi fixed her problem.
Tarrlok and Noatak's murder-suicide is one of the heaviest scenes in the show for me, specially the way Noatak just sheds a tear and accepts it as if there wasn't any other way their story could end.
I absolutely adored your reactions/discussions and I can't wait for you to continue this amazing series!
I can’t believe they did that, shows the maturity with this show over the previous incarnation. Love that scene and all that it does for the series and the viewers.
I remember the first time I saw that scene I was too young to even understand what suicide was, and wasn't able to fully appreciate it until years later.
Another comment: For taking Korra's bending, I think the implication is that Amon can only rob people of the bending that they have. Korra wasn't an airbender yet, so there was nothing for him to block. How she connects with airbending also directly references ATLA--the air chakra is unblocked by experiencing love. Korra unlocks her airbending when she sees Mako, someone she loves, about to be radically hurt.
I’m a huge fan of season 2, I think you’ll enjoy it a lot. Looking forward to the rest of this series!
Yes, season 2 is great. There's so much nuances and hidden lore that require some thinking. Glad there's more of us that appreciate Book 2
As you said Tarrlok and Noatok leaving to try and start again is just like Yakone, and I think Tarrlok knew that. He didn't want to risk them repeating Yakone's mistakes.
Funny you should mention that was a dangerous place to be standing, There's a pretty Popular theory that Korra was considering jumping and letting the cycle start again, and I can see how the shot of the tear falling down the cliff could imply that to some people.
It doesn't "imply it", it was confirmed to be exactly that.
@@Nyx_2142 I've heard that but I've never seen a source. So I didn't wanna potentially spread misinformation
In filmography there's a technique to imply concepts and ideas via unnecessary and persistent camera angles. In the instance with korra's tear drop, it gave us a very prolonged and unnecessary view of the cliffside we already knew she was standing next to. Following the tear down and more clearly showing the depth of the cliffside was a perspective the viewer didn't need to have, but in showing this it's clearly trying to convey something to the viewer. Think of it like an expectant stare from someone who clearly wants something from you but doesn't want to say it; they instead hope that what you're seeing will be enough for you to infer their intended message.
I quite like season 2! I'm sooo excited for you! 🤗 thanks for the reactions
I for one is excited for season 3 and it mind blowing scenes
Can’t believe season 1 is already done! Really enjoyed your reaction to all the episodes and excited for more to come! Amon is such a good villain and the ending with him and Tarlok on the boat always gets me.
My thoughts on how Korra unlocked her airbending:
From the time she was 4, Korra has had both external and internal expectation heaped on her as the new Avatar and successor to Aang, and the weight of this attachment to her duty (along with her headstrong nature) blocked her ability to airbend, which relies on _letting go_ . When Amon took her bending, she didn't view herself as the Avatar anymore. She was able to let go of her perception of who she thought she was and let her true self shine through (as Aang said: "when we hit our lowest point, we are open to the greatest change") thus unlocking her airbending
14:59 so cute how Naga's tail starts wagging when Korra restores Lin's bending 🐶
No matter how many times I watch it again or how many times I see someone reacting to this last episode, I always get goosebumps with Aang reestablishing Korra's connection!!
13:15 the tear drop over the edge was confirmed by authors as being a moment where korra considered suicide, thinking an avatar with just airbending cannot be an avatar and the world would be better off getting a new avatar
I don’t think writer confirm it, just a fan theory.
citation needed....
17 year old korra breaking out of amon's bloodbend with pure strength, after losing 3 elements and without the avatar state will always give me chills
Personally I think Amon/ Noatak is the most powerful non avatar bender that you do see in the series.
Some might believe that the teaching of guru Laghima would inspire greater benders
9:12 she didn’t have it for him to take it, her losing all her other elements opened up that one
And with that, season 1 is finished.
Really enjoyed your reaction, I am very interested what you think about season 2. It is a very divisive one, from what I saw in the fandom.
I myself watched ATLA and TLOK the first time a few months ago, and I enjoyed TLOK more than ATLA.
Also:
- they really could have not see the electric fence coming. It is easy to forget, but all the technology is absolutely new.
- I love that korra unlocks her airbending because it's probably the first time she wants to protect someone. It is very fitting for a defensive martial art style.
13:20 oooo so proud of you for picking up on this insinuation - Korra was definitely thinking of jumping; of turning the cycle to a non-"broken" Avatar
I wish Amon could last longer, People think he was a hypocrite and stupid but its much deeper, Noatak hated Bending focusing on it's negative aspects more which is fair from his POV and used the concept of 'equality' more as a propaganda, to rid bending, Amon hated his natural taste of power tried controlling using bloodbending as a tool to an end, but at somepoint he got lost..inside he realised he became(Amon) what he hated most(bending tyrant) and let himself be offed by his bro.
THIS!
In ATLA, even if you don't see them later, it's usually assumed that no one dies. Korra certainly isn't afraid of killing people, even on screen in the case of the two brothers.
People also sometimes complain about the bender/non-bender plot not having legs, but that happens literally all the time in real life. Powerful movements are often undone when their leadership collapses.
We saw Noatak could sense people and movement due to blood, he LET his bro end him cuz inside he hated what he had become and decided after seeing Tarlokk that they could never truly change, Ironic since Water is supposed to be the element of change.
It seems Noatak was not able to take Korra's airbending away because Korra had not connected to the element yet. It wasn't until she saw Mako in danger that she was able to connect to the air element.
Her unlocking her air bending actually goes a bit deeper than seeing mako in danger.
That or potentially he didn't even know how to do it as he has never used his technique on an airbender so he might not have entirely known where the air chakra and chi path was so especially because Korra's was already blocked.
So here we are, close to the "infamous" season 2. There's a lot to say about this season and the horrible treatment from Nickelodeon that the animators had.
In this season the show was handled by a different team of animators to save money, you can tell there is much more stiffness in the first 6 episodes. But in episode 10 and onward they go back to the original team
So many things happened with this show (and especially season 2 and 4) from the animators being told there wouldn't be a season 2, to then being told there would be a season 2 but it would be the final season of the show and they had to wrap everything up like season 1. A lot of people say it's the worst season of them all, of all of Avatar, but for me and so many others this is truly one of the best seasons, a 9/10 in my opinion. Especially if you know everything the team making the season had to deal with to make it happen. People are unforgiving and unempathetic and blame it all on the writers and animators, when the truth is that it was non of their fault, and they tried their best to make something worthwhile, and I truly believe they succeeded with season 2.
Loved your reactions I subbed to your patreon a while back but I still stop by here and drop a like. Hope you enjoy book 2. I personally love all of book 2, but the 2nd half of book 2 is where things really get kicking! Book 3 and 4 are amazing too!!!!!
@@theveteran5001 thank you for your support!
Love your reaction man. It's truly such an incredible season. Like, with all the expectations brought over from the ATLA fan base, they really crushed it.
Season 2 is to me the weakest of the four (except for one of the greatest cameos EVER) but the last two make up for it. Great to see your reaction and I hope you enjoy the ride:)
And the 2nd 2 parter of the season is amazing aswell
Delete this. Unnecessary mention of a cameo
@@ImJasonD if I'm correct, he'll never get who the cameo is lol
@@ImJasonD Many cameos were in the first season that were great and I never mentioned exactly who the cameo will be in the second season. Could literally be anyone from this universe……
It's firelord Sozin, there, I spoiled it. He probably seen that episode already and learned everything about the Sozins comet
Can't wait for the other seasons
Imagine being a kid and seeing a murder-suicide on a kids show airing on a kids network 😭
14:30 where you say “if all we got was 12 episodes of Korra, this would have been really good” well actually, the writers planned for this to be the first and last season of Korra itself before it got huge and then they did season 2 where they thought it would end with 2 seasons.
A lot of people have strong kneejerk reactions to ex Machina and to the Aang ex Machina this episode. I don’t give a crap what they think. I think Aang showing up at the end is beautiful, it’s hopeful, it’s perfection. I cry every single time.
DO THE THING!
THE THING has been mentioned
One thing I wish they dove into more of, was that Amon was SO shocked at Mako for breaking his control and shooting with lightning. I wish that was proof of Mako being more special than anything but they didn’t really pursue anything with it which was a bit of a shame
Love this season finale
"I thought she was going to go into the Avatar state. But Air bending, just as good." Well, arguably 25% as good...
I was surprised that Katara at her peak of skilla and experience couldn't use healing and bloodbending to help, seems only energybending helps.
To be fair Katara can't blood bend without a full moon, so even if she could do that she couldn't do it at that moment
@@TheMajinHermit but Katara straight gave up, she didn't say she could try when it was full moon.
She could restore it but she knew this would help her connect with Aang and she was right.
@@ImJasonD maybe, but it didn't seem like it and Katara didn't seem to be acting, was it confirmed later?
I wonder if she’s just really stubborn about no bloodbending
Nikelodeon gave the creators one season for avatar korra to start and end, that's why it feels like it opened and closed
Here's the thing. I doubt Amon/Noatak could have been able to take Tenzin and the kids bending, like he wasn't with Korra. My guess is that during his time out in the world, he likely first attempted to find one of the Lion Turtles so he could learn energy bending. He likely failed and then looked for alternatives. That's when he attempted to use bloodbending and found that it worked, and spent years on perfecting taking bending from others. But he would only have been able to practice on Water, Earth, and Firebenders since there were no other Airbenders to be had. Likely they each require different energies or blood vessels to be restricted in the brain, just like each bending art requires different techniques master. He might have been able to achieve it later on, but it was reckless to try it in front of a crowd.
She fully resisted amon without avatar state! If she wasn't the waterbending avatar she wouldn't do it, she always had the ability to resist him she just didn't know it and didn't even try it out of fear of him
@@ΔημΣΚ No, she only barely resisted him one sec as Amon was weakened and flustered by lightning and air being knocked around with wind blasts .
@@sohammitra1951 nah amon was fine he stood up and used both hands. She fully resisted him because this time she actually tried to
@@ΔημΣΚ How can one be completely fine after being struck by lightning and being pin balled to the walls by air blasts?
@@ΔημΣΚ and how. did she even resist ? She didn't have waterbending then nor energybending, so how?
@@sohammitra1951 she has waterbending it's just locked, amon can't remove anyone's bending only block it. She's the waterbending avatar and her waterbending is more powerful than amon's
Yeah they wrote this thinking it was the end so it was a pretty good short story.
Season 2 is the worst season but not entirely because of the writers, for part of the episodes they use a different studio that's better at making a lot of episodes and not really quality so they swap to a better one for some of them. And they thought it was only 1 additional season so it barely ties into 3 and 4 at all. But season 3 and 4? Absolute masterpieces
1:53 remember it's a new technology to them
Asami was done dirty.
It's obvious that Mako loves both Korra and Asami, so the obvious solution is for them to try a poly relationship.
I know s2 has a reputation for being the weakest, but it's amazing really, especially the later half (Ep 7 onwards). Hope you enjoy it too!
PS: s2 had the same production problem as s1. The writers made it as if it was a definitive TLOK finale, but they outsmarted themselves amazingly with s3 and s4.
Chat how do I wait till season 3 reaction? I just can’t wait to see him react to all those scenes
8:39 the lieutenant is dead. Amon killed him
Season 2 was the worst received season, and you Will have feelings about it. Honestly, im looking forward to your reaction to season 2.
I can offer, that regardless of how you donfeel, season 2 offers a large exposition in the Avatar-verse, that you will undoutbedly love.
And, well, there is ... a thing.
😂
You would love 3rd season, its so good but enjoy al the show
There’s a lot of hate for season 2 but frankly, don’t pay it any mind. It has some production issues and there are a few small story gripes but I love how it builds on the world we already love. Hope you enjoy your ride, man!
Cant wait for a breath of fresh air, pretty sure Wang agrees with me xD
Did he get spoiled about he did the thing or did he guess it
Tarrlok feels like no place in the world for him and Noatak so he kill both of them the dark
Noatak let his bro off him cuz inside he hated what he had become and decided after seeing Tarlokk that they could never truly change, Ironic since Water is supposed to be the element of change.
@@sohammitra1951 that's true i I never think about the irony of the Story
I see aang coming by just to hit the avatar reboot button 😊
Wow I'm early this time
Looking forward to your reactions for the other seasons. The villains aren't nearly as strong as Aman, but the finale of season two is just phenomenal. Sooooo epic.
Season 3 of Korra is definitely the weakest
@jjnewbold, you're trolling, right? Lol.
It would've been so much more satisfying if Korra had actually had to earn her bending back over time, but the writers thought this was their one and only season, so the whole ordeal lasted five minutes instead.
@@mascan7905 Earn? She did earn it before spending 10 years training with masters. I didn't wanna see a Aang repeat again
She didn’t lose her muscle memory of bending forms and fighting styles. She lost her connection with the other elements.
Besides, it’s not like she doesn’t go through it in other ways.
she already spent 17 years locked up in that compound ‘earning’ the first 3 bendings
@@emilaquino6672 All off-screen.
Maybe "earn" isn't the right word for it, but having her get her powers given back to her almost immediately after they're taken away is still anti-climatic.
Dragon Prince By one of the Avatar creators ! 😭🙏🏾
Amon was full of shit for that BS apology to tarlok
I theory always was that Korra was born with some physical issue and that's why she couldn't air bend before. But Amon messing with her chi fixed her problem.
Great reactions but see you in season 3. Sorry😅😅
Season 2 has it's moments, but Korra is insufferable and only toxic people stricken by crippling victim complex defend her.