I love how you guys noticed how good the fight choreography is in this show. Say what you want about Legend of Korra as a whole, but it has incredible fight scenes.
@@Moonstriker2514 Funny enough, both Korra and the Star Wars sequels suffered the problem; they weren't planned out. Neither had a continuous, coherent, story line that carried throughout the series/trilogy. You can't really blame the creators of Korra though, because Nickelodeon only approved of one season at a time. Star Wars however. . .
@@NRF787 Yeah, I think the one season thing definitely made Korra suffer in the long run. I'm guessing that's the reason that she had three elements in the first ep and by the end had mastered all the elements.
@@kj_freecss Yeah, its also why she got her bending back from Aang at the end of season 1, even though she had just lost them. It would have been better story and characters wise to have it carry into season two for a little while.
I agree Legend of Korra has great fight scenes BUT the first 2 season really felt more like kickboxing for every fight with a few exceptions. Once they got to this 3rd season I think they did absolutely amazing with all the fight scenes. Blending the martial arts and bending perfectly but before it felt very pure kickboxing with a side of bending. Yah know what I mean?
Avatar Kyoshi is actually the one that created the Dai Li. She had nothing but good intentions, but it goes to show how the Avatar can impact the world negatively.
Somehow things always end up in ashes when one person/a few people get to have more power than others... it always seems to lead to things getting unbalanced. Which is why I personally think creating the avatar (in that universe,not the show itself) was a huuuge mistake. Wan fused with Raava to fight back Vaatu to keep balance but after that was done he kept interfering with human affairs and I think that lead to more things getting unbalanced due to him having more power than any other human and basically forcing his way on them. I am actually surprised the writers didn't make a corrupt Avatar to show what happens when an Avatar is selfish and just does what he/she wants.
@@sharsasuke01 CIA, MI6, KGB, and etc. Every country's got one of these organizations and none of them are inherently "good." They serve their country's rulers and that is all.
Zuko is also older than Katara and Toph, by 2 and 4 years respectively, so that makes it even more impressive. He'd be about 88 I think, and still mostly kicking ass
@EN KVN no it’s not. The poor is much more poor and the rich are much are more rich. The classism is worse and it’s all thanks for the earth queens ruling. Under the earth king ba sing sei’s poor class wasn’t living in such poor quality. I don’t remember gaang talking about how bad the smell was.
@@xxcooper3165 I never really understood why people even question that. Arrow boy stayed behind to mercy shoot him as soon as Katara was out of the room. Toph even explained that Jet was not going to be ok so why do people still think he didn't die? ._.
Gotta be honest, I never noticed the Earth Queen suddenly appearing like that. Now I'm wondering if she had one of the Dai Li carrying her piggyback just so she could have a grand entrance.
I mean it was right outside her temple which she could see from her palace so I doubt it was a long way. As soon as they Dai Lee found them,one probably told her and she was carried with her palanquin to the temple.
I feel like the characters would harbour more anger towards the Red Lotus if they killed Sokka though, even if I do like the idea of Sokka dying to protect someone he cares for
@@irahngio Amon is not a prodigy because he had years of training. While Katara mastered waterbending and it's all sub skills not even in one year! Katara is a true water bending prodigy
Emmy wished on a dragon scale And that's what started Dragon Tales Around the room the dragons flew But Emmy and Max knew what to do They climbed on the backs of their dragon friends Now the adventures never end Dragon Tales, Dragon Tales It's almost time for Dragon Tales Come along and take my hand Let's all go to Dragon Land There's Ord he's the biggest, not so brave of heart There's Cassie so shy, also very smart There's Zak and Wheezie and his tales of fun 'Cause you know two heads are better than one Dragon Tales, Dragon Tales It's almost time for Dragon Tales Come along and take my hand Let's all go to Dragon Land Dragon Tales, Dragon Tales It's almost time for Dragon Tales Come along and take my hand Let's all go to Dragon Land Yes I looked it up i did not remember most of it
@@Aldridge517 Remember Zaheer used the lives of the airbenders as leverage in which Korra gave herself up in order to save. When they put her in platinum chains (which is unbendable), she was chained on both her wrists and ankles. The scene also shown the way the chains were set up she couldn’t move around/ properly as much as she wanted to. Considering she could still fight in chains at all like the way she did was still impressive.
@@marlongreen6448 Impressive would be not getting captured and poisoned in the first place. Zaheer using the airbenders as leverage is not an excuse. Same scenario as Unalaq using Jinora as leverage in Book 2. If taking a hostage is all it takes to beat the Avatar, than what good is she?
If you look at the scenes where the Di Li are training the air benders, their not even training them right, their having them sand firmly and strike hard like you would train an earth bender, as opposed to actual air bending which is all about moving a lot and staying light on your feet.
*Perfectly aligns* as they would not know how to train them considering there weren't airbenders around before then, besides Tenzin's family on Air Temple Island (so mostly a lost bending form before to the world at large). lol
@Smiley Alexis "um, actually", sorry couldn't resist. In this case it makes them bad at fighting earth benders. Ang could only beat Toph because air bending techniques. Air benders, using earth bending techniques, will always lose to earth benders of the same, and possibly to those with less training than them. The training isn't compatible.
He would have been 74 fighting them. Same with Zuko. Imagine how broken you gotta be as a 74 year old non-bender to have fought those guys. Sokka must have god-tier
@Trashthlete, they didn’t make the white lotus trash though, in atla we only ever saw the grand lotuses fight, but in lok we only see the grunts fight, you shouldn’t be comparing the strength of someone high ranking to someone low ranking when it comes to bending
I mean not everyone in the original was Bumi and iroh. They were at the very top of the hierarchy. Even in ATLA you see smaller members of the white lotus, that one flower merchant at the spirit oasis in the desert.
P li is a master combustion bender. She has 3 slashes through the sides of her eye. Assassin didn't have it in air bender. You gonna see what makes her skilled. This episode is just the beginning of the drip
Seeing what the Earth Queen try do to the new airbenders made me wonder if there were any Earth Kings/Queens that tried to do that to like the swampbenders, and to a lesser extent the sandbenders (like, the sandbenders are cool and all, but it's a very specific type of bending that'd only work best in the desert and maybe on large beaches; it's very niche). Like, they're waterbenders who are technically Earth Kingdom citizens, the swamp is part of the Earth Kingdom; just like the airbenders here. I'd imagine they tried multiple times but kept getting lost in the swamp or getting folded by waterbending and plantbending as well as the local wildlife. Sandbenders, I'd imagine they'd keep getting lost in the desert and get folded by sandbenders as well as getting their shit stolen.
also, her bashfulness is the result of Aang's personality. The next avatar has the previous avatar's wish to become. Ex: Aang wished he was more headstrong and doesn't falter. Which why is Korra is more aggressive and doesn't know how to be passive.
@@sebay444 it may be a theory, but it’s pretty much a solid theory and it has facts to back it up. And it hasn’t been denounced by the creators either. Even for a theory it could be taken as canon, but if you don’t wanna believe it, that’s fine.
@@Cherry_min This also kinda happened with kyoshi shes was super SUPER serious about her role as Avatar and sought to protect the ones she cared about at all cost, probably due in part to her past life; Avatar Kuruk; who was a laid back slacker kind of guy(literally a beach bum surfer dude) that lost the person he loved most to Koh the face stealer then lost all inspiration in life and died at a young age as compared to most other Avatars.
@@gokukakarot3404 I can see why though.If you don't know how it's written and guess then the "i" is spoken like "ai". And since the end is spoken like an "e" in english I understand why they'd go that route.
What's crazy is that 13 years ago, Sokka, Tonraq, Tenzin, and Zuko were able to take down and imprison Zaheer's squad (granted, Zaheer didn't airbend). At this point in the story Sokka and Zuko were STILL NASTY fighting at the age of 70.
It's really refreshing having so many of the shady characters come from groups outside of the Fire Nation in LOK. We spent so much time seeing the Fire Nation as the bad guys in ATLA, so it's cool that they balanced it out by showing the fire nation in a good light for so much of LOK and showing darker sides of the other elements and their nations. Who could have imagined when ATLA started we'd get an air bender villain later on?
True masters in the Avatar world incorporate bending forms from other nations into their styles. Even Katara in AtLA had some moments where she would use techniques more akin to earthbending. Kinda makes sense when you want to move solid slabs of ice.
its really heartwarming to see people surprise reactions on ming-hua's bending. waterbending uses more hand and arm gestures but she dont have them thats why ming-hua uses her upper body, her own body momentum, and disciplined mind (thats how she's able to change the state of water into ice). she's a S class waterbender.
Yeah but Magma and Metal are not things you can learn but lightning and smoke are... So is Astral projection something you can learn or is it a power thing like you're just Born so powerful that you're able to do this? Because I think it's a thing you just can do you know? While flying is something you can learn
16:48 🤣Tenzin was so tired like "I thought I'd have to rebuild it on my own 😮💨" it always warms my heart seeing Tenzin tearing up at the return of airbenders
So apparently the way it works is that the current avatar gets his/her personality based off of their past life's biggest regret. The same way aang's biggest regret was not being there when firelord sozin wiped out all the airbenders which is why in his next life (korra) she faces her problems head first without thinking first and is pretty much a hothead. Which i mean when i read abt it kinda makes sense.
P'Li was the second known combustionbender, after Combustion Man, and her tattoo of a third eye is also replica of the third eye of the Hindu God Shiva, which, when opened, engulfs anyone and anything before him in flames. she is the tallest woman in the avatar series
The thing about Ming-Hua using her waterbending as limb replacement is the she is literally -=constantly=- waterbending. I mean, there's training every day, and then there's using your martial arts every waking hour in order to eat dinner, open the door, get dressed, etc.
they had behind the scenes for every episode this season where it shows that they invited real martial artists as references for the fight choreographies it was insane
Why we got a earth king and queen that either can’t or don’t bend Edit: I just wanted to see an earth king/queen who could bend ik there’s probably one in the comics or lore
royal lineages are a bloodline thing, if the next royalty in line isnt a bender then that person is still going to be the ruler regardless. there's a canon character who was a king and an earthbender named hundun, so maybe not all have been non benders.
@@PaintedHoundie i mean its a genetic thing just as Aang a Airbender and Katara a waterbender had a non bending water bending and air bending child. And we see how even the twins in ATLA one was a bender and one was not. So its completely random how bending is passed down so I doubt all rulers were non benders. Just happened that this one and Prince Wu are.
Also, being a ruler isn't necessarily about the person's physical powers. Generally, those in political power are weaker than those who protect them. The ruling position is supposed to be about their ability to rule wisely which takes a certain kind of mind. Not to say that the current royalty is very good at it, but it'd make no sense to replace them just because someone else can fight better or has elemental power. Like I wouldn't replace Sokka as a leader merely because someone else can fight better than he can. Non-benders of a nation are just as valid representatives of their nation as the benders. And if they're not, well we just circle back to the point Amon was making.
@@Elif-sk9jf idk maybe learn from the mistakes she's made for 2.5 seasons already? Korra has zero character growth until S4 lol she's just a cocky arrogant loudmouth
@@uclachemistry season 1 had character development. Season 2 they back tracked on her so I can see your point there , season 3 started to get her character development back slowly and season was there
@Scorpio Bradley not everyone is going to like korra and I'm tired of people coming on these youtubers reaction channel telling them and the people in the comments what not to say or how they should speak on the show and give there opinion if he feels that way let him feel that way
1:18 not only that, but you gotta keep in mind, that Korra is a very sheltered avatar compared to the previous.... she got most of her training done at the water tribe.... so she doesn't really know much about the world... while the others got to travel the world... And there's a certain reason she's so sheltered
*I wish the show did more to emphasize how that could have impacted her decision making in season 2* - Like Korra reflecting on that more personally as a character (that would have helped people see more of her changes in the middle parts of the series and for more people to make that connection).
@@kitsune2146 how is that a bad excuse?? Compare previous avatars to the way Korra was brought up and raised.... Aang was had traveled, had different teachers, in different settings, and fought multiple ppl of different caliber....
@@raec5426 I agree...and that's where alot of ppl miss the meta narrative of the story...hence why ppl say Korra is trash.... but when you think about it, she had alot to deal with coming fresh outta the watertribe on her own like that...AND she came out, headstrong and stubborn...
Now you guys know why this is my face season of all the korra. The fighting and choreography , and story line lit. The best is yet to come. Keep holding on tight.
@Scorpio Bradley I agree. Zaheer never fought Korra on equal ground at all. He had to drug her, chain her, and poison her to get any sort of advantage, Plus all of Korra’s skills in this season and season 4 are her own, no past lives. So judging by how she still almost killed Zaheer while poisoned, imagine what she could’ve done to him in a one on one at 100%.
When you guys mentioned "Tenzin thought he had to rebuild the air nation on his own" I realised something I never considered before: Bending can skip a generation (shown by neither of Katara's parents being water benders) so it would have been possible that Bumi or Kya's children might have been air benders. Shame they never had any.
Look, there are only two known Combustion Benders, Batista and P’li. They were both insanely tall. The reason being is because combustion bending requires chi to flow from Manipura (Fire Chakra point in the stomach) to Ajna (Light Chakra point on the Third Eye). The constant upward flow of Chakra extends their body. That is also why Firebenders are generally slender and have long fingers, especially those who bend lightning.
Mako mentions reading about a secret Dai Li fortress underneath Lake Laogai, which was discovered by the original Team Avatar in "Lake Laogai". Jinora explores the fortress shortly after and discovers that it is abandoned, having been destroyed by the Dai Li in "The Earth King". During her search, Jinora projected herself into the same room where Jet died in "Lake Laogai". Korra references the time Jinora created an astral projection to help her find Raava during Harmonic Convergence in "Light in the Dark". Korra expresses understanding over Tenzin and Tonraq's decision to keep her locked inside the Southern Water Tribe compound, a decision of which she was made aware by Unalaq in "Rebel Spirit".
If you look closely at how the Di Lie are training the Airbenders, they’re teaching them to fight like Earthbenders with their movements and stances. This explains why Kai’s so much better than the others, since he’s been learning the right way. His stance is completely different.
You know what is so interesting about Aang and Korra? Even though they are so powerful, they still needed help and support to defeat the villains compared to their past lives. In other words, as time goes, bad guys get smarter and stronger. This is why Korra's Villains seem to be one step ahead, specially Azula for Team Aang. Ps: Zaheer is bad ass
So happy you pointed out how crazy the team of Tonraq, Sokka, Tenzin, and Zuko taking on The Red Lotus is here. I want to see that as a prequel miniseries 😂😂
This episode was one of four to be leaked by the Mexican Nickelodeon website, MundoNick, on June 8, 2014. A scene in which Asami and Lin sneak into a Ba Sing Se airship and a flashback scene depicting the Red Lotus' first kidnapping attempt of Korra were cut from the final storyboard. The scene in which Ming-Hua opens P'Li's cell door was inspired by an episode of MacGyver, in which the titular character is trapped inside a meat locker and escapes by trickling melted ice water into the door lock as means of breaking it once the water refroze.
Zaheer's squad are all dark reflections of the Gaang in one way or another. Zaheer himself is spiritual like Aang. P'Li (combustion girl) is obsessively protective and loyal to Zaheer, just like Katara. Ming-Hua (armless waterbender) is just like Toph in that her handicap has given her a unique style compared to other waterbenders and she's more laid back. Ghazan (earthbender) kind of splits the difference on Sokka and Zuko, having that same sense of humor as both of them and fighting no matter the odds, ala Sokka's water tribe patriotism and Zuko's Avatar chase.
The show didn’t have former ATLA head writer Aaron Ehasz on Korra. He’s responsible for many important story aspects on the show such as Toph and Azula being girls and no love triangle between Aang Katara and Toph.
I have an idea for a fanfic that explains how this group of villains got their start, up to and including how they eventually got taken down by Sokka et al before the start of Korra (as well as how it relates to Aang's ultimate demise), but it relies on a lot of stuff that hasn't happened yet to explain. Nevertheless, I really think that Sokka was the one who took down the combustion bender - he was the one who ultimately defeated Sparky-Sparky-Boom-Boom, after all, and it makes it even more appropriate that she ended up imprisoned by one of the Water Tribes.
Sheera saying “attack” like Kai is strong enough to defeat 20 or more Dai Li agents. What happens after when they put you into confinement and lock you up in solitary.
@@theawesomeman9821 Whatcha mean Vaatu? He wasn't a squad unless you mean him and Unalaq and still they don't have the cool factor of the Red Lotus. lol
The main reason the choreography in this show is epic is because they paid actual martial artists and recorded their movements and then had the animators animate their recorded movements. Real Kung Fu/Tai Chi masters from different styles were paid well to show animators how it's really done. Giancarlo Volpe explained on Twitter. Insider mad an amazing behind-the-scenes vid on this titled "What It Takes To Be A Reference Actor For Animation." look it up, check it out, if you can react to it. It's worth it.
Something that i like to always remember: Dai Li, trained and lived in high society are considered elite Earth Benders, given their position defending the Queen. Here comes Bolin, who literally grew up on the streets and was able to match them. If that's not motivation, I don't know what is
The consequence of defeating Phoenix King Ozai was that the longest living fire nation colonies became very resistant to rejoining the Earth Kingdom bc so many of the colony citizens are tied to the fire nation. But Aang and Zuko later solved that by having the entire area turned into the Republic Nation.
No he wouldnt, Anng was actually very respectful of major political lines, and wouldnt cross them unless in the case of something like 100 year war. Thats one of the biggest differences between Anng and Korra, Anng was Passive and Korra is active.
@@fanto860 No he wouldn't, we even see multiple examples of this similar circumstance in the comics, with not only the past earth king but with zuko as well, it was how Republic City was formed. This what i mean by Anng is Passive and Korra is Active, Anng would want to stop the earth quuen but he wouldn't use force as his first option to do so. He would do it in a round about way, appealing to one's better nature. And if he did have to be underhanded it wouldn't be direct but passive like i said. A great example of this is what he did in the city of Oma-Shu, by tricking the higher ups to safely release the citizens. While Korra as we seen in this same episode would do it in a direct way. Despite political barrier, she and her team still busted in and took back the airbenders with force. Like i said in a Active manner. The terms active or passive isnt a condemnation or a praise to either avatar, its just their personality traits and who they are as people. For better or worse, one is proactive, the other is proreactive, its engrained in their characters even down to their fighting styles.
Korra definitely is underestimating the threat of the Red Lotus at this point, but let’s not act she isn’t an elite bender! Or that her selflessness and bravery doesn’t serve any value to the people around her.
I love how you guys noticed how good the fight choreography is in this show. Say what you want about Legend of Korra as a whole, but it has incredible fight scenes.
It's better than recent star wars that's for sure
@@Moonstriker2514 Funny enough, both Korra and the Star Wars sequels suffered the problem; they weren't planned out. Neither had a continuous, coherent, story line that carried throughout the series/trilogy. You can't really blame the creators of Korra though, because Nickelodeon only approved of one season at a time. Star Wars however. . .
@@NRF787 Yeah, I think the one season thing definitely made Korra suffer in the long run. I'm guessing that's the reason that she had three elements in the first ep and by the end had mastered all the elements.
@@kj_freecss Yeah, its also why she got her bending back from Aang at the end of season 1, even though she had just lost them. It would have been better story and characters wise to have it carry into season two for a little while.
I agree Legend of Korra has great fight scenes BUT the first 2 season really felt more like kickboxing for every fight with a few exceptions. Once they got to this 3rd season I think they did absolutely amazing with all the fight scenes. Blending the martial arts and bending perfectly but before it felt very pure kickboxing with a side of bending. Yah know what I mean?
Avatar Kyoshi is actually the one that created the Dai Li. She had nothing but good intentions, but it goes to show how the Avatar can impact the world negatively.
That's new!!
Is this fact from the Kyoshi novels?
@@shyamal2910 It is in the Novels. In matter of fact, Ba Sing Se was much worse around Kyoshi’s time than Korra’s so Kyoshi created The Dai Li
Somehow things always end up in ashes when one person/a few people get to have more power than others... it always seems to lead to things getting unbalanced.
Which is why I personally think creating the avatar (in that universe,not the show itself) was a huuuge mistake.
Wan fused with Raava to fight back Vaatu to keep balance but after that was done he kept interfering with human affairs and I think that lead to more things getting unbalanced due to him having more power than any other human and basically forcing his way on them.
I am actually surprised the writers didn't make a corrupt Avatar to show what happens when an Avatar is selfish and just does what he/she wants.
The Dai Li is pretty much just NSA. If its run by someone corrupt then they're going to do fucked up shit. Thats how any organisation works.
@@sharsasuke01 CIA, MI6, KGB, and etc. Every country's got one of these organizations and none of them are inherently "good." They serve their country's rulers and that is all.
Katara: Retired
Toph: Retired
Zuko: *I MUST FIGHT TO KEEP MY HONOR*
Zuko is also older than Katara and Toph, by 2 and 4 years respectively, so that makes it even more impressive. He'd be about 88 I think, and still mostly kicking ass
nooooo hahahaha
@@darlingdannidnot kicking a$$
NOOOoooo Zuko 😭you're redeemed already you can rest now
Zaheer is the coolest villain in the show
hands down
Thank you Obama
He's a breathtaking villain
In ATLA too
Henry Rollins A1
thank you Kim Jong-un,very cool
When you realize the Di Lei are relics of the past, because they never learned metal bending.
They are still living in the stone age.
man's called the dai li the 'frito lay'
Exactly their bending atyle is outdated back to Kyoshi era.
Exactly, they were so easy to deal with this time. Back in the day they were 10x more effective
@EN KVN no it’s not. The poor is much more poor and the rich are much are more rich. The classism is worse and it’s all thanks for the earth queens ruling. Under the earth king ba sing sei’s poor class wasn’t living in such poor quality. I don’t remember gaang talking about how bad the smell was.
Di lei is so last 70 years ago that it isn't even funny anymore
Lupasan: I like him. I don't care what he does now.
Zaheer: This isn't even my final form.
fr fr
Did you noticed, Jinora projected herself into the same room where Jet died in "Lake Laogai"
Is death ? That is the question.
@@xxcooper3165 ya know it was very unclear. -Sokka
Yes 🤧😭
@@xxcooper3165 I never really understood why people even question that. Arrow boy stayed behind to mercy shoot him as soon as Katara was out of the room. Toph even explained that Jet was not going to be ok so why do people still think he didn't die? ._.
@@jos-josradvanji6203 relax
Gotta be honest, I never noticed the Earth Queen suddenly appearing like that. Now I'm wondering if she had one of the Dai Li carrying her piggyback just so she could have a grand entrance.
Piggyback explanation is funnier XD
I always wondered that 😂
Honestly, I wouldn’t put it past her lmao
I mean it was right outside her temple which she could see from her palace so I doubt it was a long way.
As soon as they Dai Lee found them,one probably told her and she was carried with her palanquin to the temple.
Lupa is a underrated jokester bruh. This man drops booster gold level one liners every episode and no one hears him.
Wow Booster Gold? Thats deep! I love you lol
You are so correct, gosh damn he's hilarious
You play fortnite, nobody will ever care about your opinion because you don't get one . Go steal mommy's credit card for some more v bucks kiddo.
Ctfu I wouldn't even say underrated he be having me cracking up
“When you turn the fan on 5” at 14:43 had me dead but no one paid attention lmao
Theory time: chronologically Sokka does not appear after capture of Zaheer 13 years ago. It is very possible that Zaheer and the gang killed him.
I never thought of that.....damn
I agree after watching the series for a third time I got to that conclusion and it’s sad
I feel like the characters would harbour more anger towards the Red Lotus if they killed Sokka though, even if I do like the idea of Sokka dying to protect someone he cares for
rest in peace sokka, we love you ❤
I love your theory! but didn’t tonraq said him, sokka and zuko put the red lotus in prison? if they were in prison how could they kill sokka?
maybe shes a villain but i love ming-hua waterbending and how she uses the water literally like a part of her body
bending is an extension of themselves but she takes it literally
Ming Hua is literally the Toph of waterbenders! I wish we could have seen more of her! 😭💪🏽
Jinora is no joke. She's one of the better benders in the Avatar universe.
Azula, Toph ,jinora prodigies
@@irahngio I guess Katara master of all subforms of waterbending is not a prodigy 🤣
@@jahannahi6600 We could do amon
@@ernaangei2666 Amon! Yeah!!
@@irahngio Amon is not a prodigy because he had years of training.
While Katara mastered waterbending and it's all sub skills not even in one year!
Katara is a true water bending prodigy
Lupa: "The Earth Kingdom is never gonna change."
Kuvira: "Bet... It won't be good but it'll change."
True
Brooooo
@Tesla-Effect See? Change! : D
Woohoo!
Bliztkrieg boyoooooo!!!!
Or something like that.
Really didn't make sense for the Earth kingdom of all kingdoms to become exactly what the fire nation was back in ATLA
Can't wait to see their reaction to Zaheer's encounter with the Queen.
close encounter
Or P'Li's encounter with Suyin.
or tenzins encounter.
IKR? That moment really took my breath away
Auden The Ice Dragon ah I see what you did there
Zuko on his dragon is indeed so epic
*I wish, I wish, with all my heart, to fly with dragons in a land apart*
Dragon Tales 🥺🥺🥺
Emmy wished on a dragon scale
And that's what started Dragon Tales
Around the room the dragons flew
But Emmy and Max knew what to do
They climbed on the backs of their dragon friends
Now the adventures never end
Dragon Tales, Dragon Tales
It's almost time for Dragon Tales
Come along and take my hand
Let's all go to Dragon Land
There's Ord he's the biggest, not so brave of heart
There's Cassie so shy, also very smart
There's Zak and Wheezie and his tales of fun
'Cause you know two heads are better than one
Dragon Tales, Dragon Tales
It's almost time for Dragon Tales
Come along and take my hand
Let's all go to Dragon Land
Dragon Tales, Dragon Tales
It's almost time for Dragon Tales
Come along and take my hand
Let's all go to Dragon Land
Yes I looked it up i did not remember most of it
time stamp?
The J-J-J-Jinora comment was way funnier to me than it should’ve been🤣
yooo i came looking for this comment bc that took me OUT
Right! That and “*clown*”.
Sheera’s the best!
Korra: "I'm not a kid anymore."
Roshi: [X] Doubt
I mean, it's true. And she does manage to almost wax the whole crew by herself while dying of mercury poison. While chained up.
@@AStrangeWindmill If it were true, she wouldn't have gotten captured in the first place.
@@Aldridge517 Remember Zaheer used the lives of the airbenders as leverage in which Korra gave herself up in order to save. When they put her in platinum chains (which is unbendable), she was chained on both her wrists and ankles. The scene also shown the way the chains were set up she couldn’t move around/ properly as much as she wanted to. Considering she could still fight in chains at all like the way she did was still impressive.
* Korra's face *
@@marlongreen6448 Impressive would be not getting captured and poisoned in the first place. Zaheer using the airbenders as leverage is not an excuse. Same scenario as Unalaq using Jinora as leverage in Book 2. If taking a hostage is all it takes to beat the Avatar, than what good is she?
If you look at the scenes where the Di Li are training the air benders, their not even training them right, their having them sand firmly and strike hard like you would train an earth bender, as opposed to actual air bending which is all about moving a lot and staying light on your feet.
and theyre opposite elements too, so the 'training' would've done next to nothing for them
*Perfectly aligns* as they would not know how to train them considering there weren't airbenders around before then, besides Tenzin's family on Air Temple Island (so mostly a lost bending form before to the world at large). lol
what do you expect? The Dai Li only know Earth bending
The one looked like waterbending taking the air blast and sending it back
@Smiley Alexis "um, actually", sorry couldn't resist. In this case it makes them bad at fighting earth benders. Ang could only beat Toph because air bending techniques.
Air benders, using earth bending techniques, will always lose to earth benders of the same, and possibly to those with less training than them.
The training isn't compatible.
I'm too old to be fighting the world most dangerous criminals. I need my uncle's tea
Tea is just hot leaf juice
I just watched this episode prime Zuko would’ve folded them and big question WHERES AZULA
@@ASS-tb3mq hell no🤣you quick to say that and never seen him in his prime
@@ASS-tb3mq I know your not talking about kid zuko
@@jylgeekd2498 he would’ve tho he was strong asf when he was 16 imagine himself in his 30s
"what can they do that she can't?"
Roshi like: dafuq you really just ask that question?
"I meant the other guys"
Roshi was like: YEAH?
@Scorpio Bradley Agreed. I feel like most people sleep heavy on Korra.
@Scorpio Bradley It's really funny watching them shit on her so hard ngl
@@Badgermoles4444 yea korra a beast is that she just keeps on doing dumb shit and pissing people off
@Scorpio Bradley korra is good she just dumb af
the dark avengers is complete
nice comparison
They haven’t see anything yet. S3 the best S 🔥
Problem... Problem
@@riiboflavin30th they already finished it... No need for spoiler
@@davidyodo24 ok, thank you
Sheera's perfectly timed "clown" LMAOOO
Every time they release a LOK video it’s 2am in the UK and I can never go back to bed.
But the reactions makes it worth it.
I live in the U.S in New England and their LOK reactions are at 9:00 p.m which I think is a good time.
I live in Indonesia and it's 4 am
00:00 on chile
It’s around 8 to 9 AM here in the Philippines.
Shera: what can they do that korra can't
The Bois: *stare off intensely*
Shera: I meant her "protection" 🤦
I’m just imagining Sokka clapping one of the Elite 4 with a boomerang
He would have been 74 fighting them. Same with Zuko. Imagine how broken you gotta be as a 74 year old non-bender to have fought those guys. Sokka must have god-tier
We did get to see the outer ring of the city in ATLA. That's where Iroh and Zuko lived.
It was never depicted as bad as it was in LOK
the white lotus isn’t a secret society anymore maybe that’s why their soldier are bad lol
True when they were secret they had some of the greatest fighters in the world
@Trashthlete, they didn’t make the white lotus trash though, in atla we only ever saw the grand lotuses fight, but in lok we only see the grunts fight, you shouldn’t be comparing the strength of someone high ranking to someone low ranking when it comes to bending
they are body guards like the American Secret Service, not soldiers
I mean not everyone in the original was Bumi and iroh. They were at the very top of the hierarchy. Even in ATLA you see smaller members of the white lotus, that one flower merchant at the spirit oasis in the desert.
Tanner Harding Good point, I do remember them talk about how Iroh was a high ranking member
P li is a master combustion bender. She has 3 slashes through the sides of her eye. Assassin didn't have it in air bender. You gonna see what makes her skilled. This episode is just the beginning of the drip
I just realized that and it make sense
She is more focused and can curve her explosions, so yes very much a master :)
Seeing what the Earth Queen try do to the new airbenders made me wonder if there were any Earth Kings/Queens that tried to do that to like the swampbenders, and to a lesser extent the sandbenders (like, the sandbenders are cool and all, but it's a very specific type of bending that'd only work best in the desert and maybe on large beaches; it's very niche). Like, they're waterbenders who are technically Earth Kingdom citizens, the swamp is part of the Earth Kingdom; just like the airbenders here. I'd imagine they tried multiple times but kept getting lost in the swamp or getting folded by waterbending and plantbending as well as the local wildlife. Sandbenders, I'd imagine they'd keep getting lost in the desert and get folded by sandbenders as well as getting their shit stolen.
"Walls... you build a wall..."
That hits nicely today. :-)
also, her bashfulness is the result of Aang's personality. The next avatar has the previous avatar's wish to become. Ex: Aang wished he was more headstrong and doesn't falter. Which why is Korra is more aggressive and doesn't know how to be passive.
I doubt that, Avatar Roku wanted to be decisive but sang was anything but.
Source: just trust me bro
@@sebay444 it may be a theory, but it’s pretty much a solid theory and it has facts to back it up. And it hasn’t been denounced by the creators either. Even for a theory it could be taken as canon, but if you don’t wanna believe it, that’s fine.
@@Cherry_min This also kinda happened with kyoshi
shes was super SUPER serious about her role as Avatar and sought to protect the ones she cared about at all cost, probably due in part to her past life; Avatar Kuruk; who was a laid back slacker kind of guy(literally a beach bum surfer dude) that lost the person he loved most to Koh the face stealer then lost all inspiration in life and died at a young age as compared to most other Avatars.
Imagine if the dilee also learned chi blocking.
Be difficult with stone gloves on
The funny part is they never learned metal bending.
I ain't never seen someone spell Dai Li like that
Oh hell no 😳
@@gokukakarot3404 I can see why though.If you don't know how it's written and guess then the "i" is spoken like "ai". And since the end is spoken like an "e" in english I understand why they'd go that route.
When Lin says they will mess her up she means it they will traumatize that child
Not will DO!! They finished the series
And we’ve all seen S4 😳
@Leanna S. that’s what I was saying
4:50 this is why I liked the villains a bit: they had personality. They weren’t just all “rahhhhh kill the avatar”, they had moments all to themselves
Ming Hua spiraling into the abyss brings me chills everytime.
What's crazy is that 13 years ago, Sokka, Tonraq, Tenzin, and Zuko were able to take down and imprison Zaheer's squad (granted, Zaheer didn't airbend). At this point in the story Sokka and Zuko were STILL NASTY fighting at the age of 70.
8:05 notice how they're airbending like earthbenders. Shows how little the Dai Li knows about real airbending.
It's really refreshing having so many of the shady characters come from groups outside of the Fire Nation in LOK. We spent so much time seeing the Fire Nation as the bad guys in ATLA, so it's cool that they balanced it out by showing the fire nation in a good light for so much of LOK and showing darker sides of the other elements and their nations. Who could have imagined when ATLA started we'd get an air bender villain later on?
"Build the wall" *ok gesture*
OMG I get waves of relief now. This gets to be just a joke again.
I heard a little rumor that the ice bending that the twins do where they slam their feet in the ground is a form of earth bending we see a lot. .
In that fight their style indeed was very "rigid" and direct...never noticed
@@dudemetslagroom8065 I think sharp is a better word for it
Yeah toph did those moves against the di lei at lake lougai
True masters in the Avatar world incorporate bending forms from other nations into their styles. Even Katara in AtLA had some moments where she would use techniques more akin to earthbending. Kinda makes sense when you want to move solid slabs of ice.
Love how the dai li were trying to train the airbenders in an earth bending fighting style. No wonder they were brutal
Kai went to that scared straight program
Kai "I stopped smoking, I stopped swearing at my mom, I do my homework" headass
12:36 that sh*t was perfect timing
its really heartwarming to see people surprise reactions on ming-hua's bending. waterbending uses more hand and arm gestures but she dont have them thats why ming-hua uses her upper body, her own body momentum, and disciplined mind (thats how she's able to change the state of water into ice). she's a S class waterbender.
Astral projection is an advanced Airbender move as well as other things. Like lightning and smoke for fire and magma and metal for earth.
Yeah but Magma and Metal are not things you can learn but lightning and smoke are... So is Astral projection something you can learn or is it a power thing like you're just Born so powerful that you're able to do this? Because I think it's a thing you just can do you know? While flying is something you can learn
16:48 🤣Tenzin was so tired like "I thought I'd have to rebuild it on my own 😮💨"
it always warms my heart seeing Tenzin tearing up at the return of airbenders
So apparently the way it works is that the current avatar gets his/her personality based off of their past life's biggest regret. The same way aang's biggest regret was not being there when firelord sozin wiped out all the airbenders which is why in his next life (korra) she faces her problems head first without thinking first and is pretty much a hothead. Which i mean when i read abt it kinda makes sense.
Was actually pretty happy to hear them acknowledge that thing about Korra at the start. That’s pretty cool of them
P'Li was the second known combustionbender, after Combustion Man, and her tattoo of a third eye is also replica of the third eye of the Hindu God Shiva, which, when opened, engulfs anyone and anything before him in flames.
she is the tallest woman in the avatar series
Taller than Kyoshi?
That's so true. I don't know why I never thought of that.
@@DZatheus no my bad i meant to say one of the tallest i def thinks shes second to kyoshi kyoshi is 7 feet p'li is 6 8
@@spiritualneutralist2597 thought what?
@@Kidapollo92 The Shiva connection
The thing about Ming-Hua using her waterbending as limb replacement is the she is literally -=constantly=- waterbending. I mean, there's training every day, and then there's using your martial arts every waking hour in order to eat dinner, open the door, get dressed, etc.
they had behind the scenes for every episode this season where it shows that they invited real martial artists as references for the fight choreographies it was insane
10:08 the Dai Li are like bad avatar Shinobi. That dodge was quick af.
Why we got a earth king and queen that either can’t or don’t bend
Edit: I just wanted to see an earth king/queen who could bend ik there’s probably one in the comics or lore
Because, a normal person ruling among "super" powerful people show how you should respect the story of the ruler lineage. Or for a sort of balance.
Maybe a master metal bender would make a better ruler?
royal lineages are a bloodline thing, if the next royalty in line isnt a bender then that person is still going to be the ruler regardless. there's a canon character who was a king and an earthbender named hundun, so maybe not all have been non benders.
@@PaintedHoundie i mean its a genetic thing just as Aang a Airbender and Katara a waterbender had a non bending water bending and air bending child. And we see how even the twins in ATLA one was a bender and one was not. So its completely random how bending is passed down so I doubt all rulers were non benders. Just happened that this one and Prince Wu are.
Also, being a ruler isn't necessarily about the person's physical powers. Generally, those in political power are weaker than those who protect them. The ruling position is supposed to be about their ability to rule wisely which takes a certain kind of mind. Not to say that the current royalty is very good at it, but it'd make no sense to replace them just because someone else can fight better or has elemental power. Like I wouldn't replace Sokka as a leader merely because someone else can fight better than he can. Non-benders of a nation are just as valid representatives of their nation as the benders. And if they're not, well we just circle back to the point Amon was making.
I really want a mini-series about Sokka now!
IROH!!!!
This is actually one of my favourite episodes of the whole series
The trump impression tho 😂 😂 😂
The last time zuko was in the arctic....he got folded by katara so i cant blame him lol
KORRA: I'm not afraid of any Villain
ALSO KORRA: Having PTSD at every Main Villain she encounters
how could she know she’d have PTSD though?
@@Elif-sk9jf idk maybe learn from the mistakes she's made for 2.5 seasons already? Korra has zero character growth until S4 lol she's just a cocky arrogant loudmouth
@@uclachemistry season 1 had character development. Season 2 they back tracked on her so I can see your point there , season 3 started to get her character development back slowly and season was there
@@tranquilk5912 it's his opinion..he has a right to feel how he feels about how the avatar
@Scorpio Bradley not everyone is going to like korra and I'm tired of people coming on these youtubers reaction channel telling them and the people in the comments what not to say or how they should speak on the show and give there opinion if he feels that way let him feel that way
I really NEED a Soka spin off NOW
1:18 not only that, but you gotta keep in mind, that Korra is a very sheltered avatar compared to the previous.... she got most of her training done at the water tribe.... so she doesn't really know much about the world... while the others got to travel the world...
And there's a certain reason she's so sheltered
What a bad excuse. I'm going say anymore than that. But what a bad excuse
*I wish the show did more to emphasize how that could have impacted her decision making in season 2* - Like Korra reflecting on that more personally as a character (that would have helped people see more of her changes in the middle parts of the series and for more people to make that connection).
@@raec5426 Same!
@@kitsune2146 how is that a bad excuse?? Compare previous avatars to the way Korra was brought up and raised....
Aang was had traveled, had different teachers, in different settings, and fought multiple ppl of different caliber....
@@raec5426 I agree...and that's where alot of ppl miss the meta narrative of the story...hence why ppl say Korra is trash.... but when you think about it, she had alot to deal with coming fresh outta the watertribe on her own like that...AND she came out, headstrong and stubborn...
You guys are going to love the next episode. ZAhir is literally giving me chills.
@Theunwantedwings no, that's later on.
@@GradietPanda12345 Literally nobody asked
Now you guys know why this is my face season of all the korra. The fighting and choreography , and story line lit. The best is yet to come. Keep holding on tight.
Lupa: She has to stay in the Avatar state to fight them
Me: 👀
@Scorpio Bradley I agree. Zaheer never fought Korra on equal ground at all. He had to drug her, chain her, and poison her to get any sort of advantage, Plus all of Korra’s skills in this season and season 4 are her own, no past lives. So judging by how she still almost killed Zaheer while poisoned, imagine what she could’ve done to him in a one on one at 100%.
@@marlongreen6448 she’s the freaking avatar man what do you want Zaheer to do commit suicide?
Sheera singing the Dora theme whenever Jinora is onscreen🤣
The moment where all the Airbenders agree to go with tenzin and he's face always gets me
When you guys mentioned "Tenzin thought he had to rebuild the air nation on his own" I realised something I never considered before: Bending can skip a generation (shown by neither of Katara's parents being water benders) so it would have been possible that Bumi or Kya's children might have been air benders. Shame they never had any.
Editor if your seeing this you made my day
*if you're...
Look, there are only two known Combustion Benders, Batista and P’li. They were both insanely tall. The reason being is because combustion bending requires chi to flow from Manipura (Fire Chakra point in the stomach) to Ajna (Light Chakra point on the Third Eye). The constant upward flow of Chakra extends their body.
That is also why Firebenders are generally slender and have long fingers, especially those who bend lightning.
"she's going to have to go into the avatar state and stay that way"
RIP
Mako mentions reading about a secret Dai Li fortress underneath Lake Laogai, which was discovered by the original Team Avatar in "Lake Laogai". Jinora explores the fortress shortly after and discovers that it is abandoned, having been destroyed by the Dai Li in "The Earth King".
During her search, Jinora projected herself into the same room where Jet died in "Lake Laogai".
Korra references the time Jinora created an astral projection to help her find Raava during Harmonic Convergence in "Light in the Dark".
Korra expresses understanding over Tenzin and Tonraq's decision to keep her locked inside the Southern Water Tribe compound, a decision of which she was made aware by Unalaq in "Rebel Spirit".
Kai is one of those kids who go to the beyond scared straight jails n come out all different 😂
If you look closely at how the Di Lie are training the Airbenders, they’re teaching them to fight like Earthbenders with their movements and stances. This explains why Kai’s so much better than the others, since he’s been learning the right way. His stance is completely different.
You know what is so interesting about Aang and Korra? Even though they are so powerful, they still needed help and support to defeat the villains compared to their past lives. In other words, as time goes, bad guys get smarter and stronger. This is why Korra's Villains seem to be one step ahead, specially Azula for Team Aang.
Ps: Zaheer is bad ass
Zaheer and the Red Lotus should've had their own spin-off series.
*"Clown." - Shera 2021*
So happy you pointed out how crazy the team of Tonraq, Sokka, Tenzin, and Zuko taking on The Red Lotus is here. I want to see that as a prequel miniseries 😂😂
This episode was one of four to be leaked by the Mexican Nickelodeon website, MundoNick, on June 8, 2014.
A scene in which Asami and Lin sneak into a Ba Sing Se airship and a flashback scene depicting the Red Lotus' first kidnapping attempt of Korra were cut from the final storyboard.
The scene in which Ming-Hua opens P'Li's cell door was inspired by an episode of MacGyver, in which the titular character is trapped inside a meat locker and escapes by trickling melted ice water into the door lock as means of breaking it once the water refroze.
i feel tenzin so much. to learn/master spirituality for years and not even being able to do any of them
his airbending's so good tho
anyone else ignoring the fact that earthbenders are trying to teach Airbenders how to airbend
Yeah and they did a bad job and still got clapped
Zaheer's squad are all dark reflections of the Gaang in one way or another. Zaheer himself is spiritual like Aang. P'Li (combustion girl) is obsessively protective and loyal to Zaheer, just like Katara. Ming-Hua (armless waterbender) is just like Toph in that her handicap has given her a unique style compared to other waterbenders and she's more laid back. Ghazan (earthbender) kind of splits the difference on Sokka and Zuko, having that same sense of humor as both of them and fighting no matter the odds, ala Sokka's water tribe patriotism and Zuko's Avatar chase.
When i read korra hate i feel so sad because this shit is fucking art
I just dont like Korra the series may be lacking but it's still good
@@jermaineedwards2121 shut up bum ass kid it’s better than ATLA
@@christianmugisha7933 people can have their own opinions what the fuck
@@christianmugisha7933 it’s not better
The show didn’t have former ATLA head writer Aaron Ehasz on Korra. He’s responsible for many important story aspects on the show such as Toph and Azula being girls and no love triangle between Aang Katara and Toph.
I have an idea for a fanfic that explains how this group of villains got their start, up to and including how they eventually got taken down by Sokka et al before the start of Korra (as well as how it relates to Aang's ultimate demise), but it relies on a lot of stuff that hasn't happened yet to explain. Nevertheless, I really think that Sokka was the one who took down the combustion bender - he was the one who ultimately defeated Sparky-Sparky-Boom-Boom, after all, and it makes it even more appropriate that she ended up imprisoned by one of the Water Tribes.
Does it involve Zaheer killing Aang himself?
they keep calling Kai "Uub" lmao
Great episode and reactions, guys. And kudos for Roshi for acknowledging constructive criticism.
Lupa: Ji, Ji, Ji-Jinora
Nigga shut up 🤣🤣
Sheera saying “attack” like Kai is strong enough to defeat 20 or more Dai Li agents. What happens after when they put you into confinement and lock you up in solitary.
Best villain squad of the whole show 👌🏾.
Vaatu?
@@theawesomeman9821 Whatcha mean Vaatu? He wasn't a squad unless you mean him and Unalaq and still they don't have the cool factor of the Red Lotus. lol
@@raec5426 just joking
@@theawesomeman9821 Ok good. lol
The main reason the choreography in this show is epic is because they paid actual martial artists and recorded their movements and then had the animators animate their recorded movements. Real Kung Fu/Tai Chi masters from different styles were paid well to show animators how it's really done. Giancarlo Volpe explained on Twitter. Insider mad an amazing behind-the-scenes vid on this titled "What It Takes To Be A Reference Actor For Animation." look it up, check it out, if you can react to it. It's worth it.
Something that i like to always remember:
Dai Li, trained and lived in high society are considered elite Earth Benders, given their position defending the Queen.
Here comes Bolin, who literally grew up on the streets and was able to match them.
If that's not motivation, I don't know what is
They are pro benders
Stop underrating Bolin
The consequence of defeating Phoenix King Ozai was that the longest living fire nation colonies became very resistant to rejoining the Earth Kingdom bc so many of the colony citizens are tied to the fire nation. But Aang and Zuko later solved that by having the entire area turned into the Republic Nation.
I had to pause everything i was doing this is more important
8:08 i never realized, the airbender in the back of the shoot just took the air burst bend at him and send it back. . .thats a waterbender technique
I love how even though there evil they just get SO FUNNY SOMETIMES 🤣😂
true
*even though they're...
(At 3:23) Look Mom, NO HANDS!
Oh please, if it was Aang there - the moment he heared what the queen was actually doing he would storm in avatar state to the castle and dethrone her
No he wouldnt, Anng was actually very respectful of major political lines, and wouldnt cross them unless in the case of something like 100 year war.
Thats one of the biggest differences between Anng and Korra, Anng was Passive and Korra is active.
@@darryljack6612 umm, no. He definitely would. Korra is negative and never learns that's the difference between them
@@fanto860 No he wouldn't, we even see multiple examples of this similar circumstance in the comics, with not only the past earth king but with zuko as well, it was how Republic City was formed.
This what i mean by Anng is Passive and Korra is Active, Anng would want to stop the earth quuen but he wouldn't use force as his first option to do so.
He would do it in a round about way, appealing to one's better nature. And if he did have to be underhanded it wouldn't be direct but passive like i said.
A great example of this is what he did in the city of Oma-Shu, by tricking the higher ups to safely release the citizens.
While Korra as we seen in this same episode would do it in a direct way. Despite political barrier, she and her team still busted in and took back the airbenders with force. Like i said in a Active manner.
The terms active or passive isnt a condemnation or a praise to either avatar, its just their personality traits and who they are as people. For better or worse, one is proactive, the other is proreactive, its engrained in their characters even down to their fighting styles.
@@darryljack6612 He most definitely would, he would not be polite if new airbenders were put underground to be trained to soldiers against their will
chi blocker sokka sounds so cool. I wouldve loved to see that.
Female prodigies in both ATLA and TLOK
Jinora for Air
Azula for Fire
Toph for Earth
Katara for Water
I like that the sub-elements of airbending are spiritual compared to the other elements
Korra definitely is underestimating the threat of the Red Lotus at this point, but let’s not act she isn’t an elite bender! Or that her selflessness and bravery doesn’t serve any value to the people around her.
Years ago I was finally able to remove those attack quotes from my head . Now Its stuck again... Optic Blast!