To be fair, they kind of smacked the viewer in the face with, “this is a villain,” by way of the music change, the expression, and angle in the animation ie. the camera looking up at her and zooming in. Unfortunately, there was also no reason to do so when you take into consider the timeline of Kuvira’s character arc. Honestly, it was a baffling decision all around. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@@agonys.embrace Just like the guy above me said- they wanted viewers to remember her... They wanted to baffle us with the fact that she has been a background character for the entire season, and suddenly we learn her name, with that shot... It was shock factor, and also a hook for the next season. GREAT writing on their part, imo. I was awestruck when I first saw that.
@@The4j1123 first time I saw I watched the series I was "that came from nowhere" second time viewing all I could see in the background was Kuvira working he ass off for the Metal City and realized I was just a bad watcher hHhHH
@@The4j1123 I don’t want to get into spoilers in the comment section, so I’ll just say there was a far better and more impactful way to properly introduce her in this season that makes more sense for how things are set up and progress in the final season.
I think it’s really cool that all season zaheer has been trying to detach himself, but he couldn’t let go of his love for P’Li. She was Zaheer’s only earthly tether, once she had died, he was able to let go and enter the void
@@drewwolf5939 there is an interesting take on that idea in the next episode *spoiler warning* When Korra pulls Zaheer to the ground it acts as an 'earthly tether' as he cannot let go of his desire of killing the avatar and world leaders and therefore is brought to the ground
If you notice, Bolin’s first time bending lava is also a callback to the original series. When he “stands his ground” against the lava, its similar to the stance that Toph instructed Aang to use when he was supposed to stop the boulder. Also, it’s the bravest and most earthbender-like thing Bolin does up to this point.
Also, earlier in the series Bolin describes his bending as light on his feet, which is very clear when you see him fight, but in this scene he stood his ground instead
@@baskuijpers2005 Water is the element of change, the water tribes people are capable to adapt to many things. The changes in states isn’t just physics, it’s the manifestation of their philosophy.
Having unassisted flight may seem cool in the Avatar universe, but the fact that you have to let go of all earthly tethers and more importantly the people you really care about it, makes having the ability feel all the more tragic. No wonder there were only two airbenders in history that were able to do it.
In the avatar wan episode the og airbender flew, not in the same way as Zaheer but still using airbending, I think flying was common before they befriended the sky bison. Sky bison are life long companions and they could fly them places too.
@@aramarie3104 he wasn’t really flying but I would refer to him using the cloud that always reminded me of the Nimbus Cloud from Dragon Ball as a substitute for flight but not outright control and levitation like Guru Laghima and Zaheer
I always thought Aang was flying or floating in "the crossroads of destiny" the same way zaheer was. Usually when Aang is flying, you can see he's using airbending like the glider or air ball. But in "crossroads of destiny" I didn't see any airbending just Aang floating up with a light beam surrounding him
@@personontheinternet15 I’ve always thought the creators of the show wanted to show at that moment in Crossroads of Destiny that Aang could’ve possibly been the first Avatar to fly (to tease the subset) because remember at that moment he finished the final chakra to let go of Katara and he was levitating and while rising the connection was severed because Azula killed him with Lightning from behind and brought Aang back down and he got attached to Katara again thus closing that gate forever
Also a fun fact, Dante Basco previously worked with Robin Williams in the movie Hook, then more than 10 years later Dante is in the same show as the daughter of the guy he previously worked with.
Great Reaction! and fun fact: Avatar cannot fly like zaheer because they are bound to serve the world. As avatar yangchen said "Many great and wise Air Nomads have detached themselves and achieved spiritual enlightenment, but the Avatar can never do it, because your sole duty is to the world"
I’ve always thought the creators of the show wanted to show at that moment in Crossroads of Destiny that Aang could’ve possibly been the first Avatar to fly (to tease the subset) because remember at that moment he finished the final chakra to let go of Katara and he was levitating and while rising the connection was severed because Azula killed him with Lightning from behind and brought Aang back down and he got attached to Katara again thus closing that gate forever
@@huskylicous7963 You say that like quoting lines from TV series and movies and TH-cam videos is something completely new and has never happened in the face of human history (newsflash, quoting things is extremely common).
Interesting thing about Kuvira, you wouldn't notice unless it was a rewatch but the first time we go to Zaufu and meet Suyin she's performing a dance with a big metal flower. Kuvira is among the dancers. Later Kuvira is the guard that Suyin yells at when she delvers bad news. She is also seen on the front page of a Zaufu paper at one point as well. The mole on her cheek and her angular features makes her really stand out, but her mostly appearing in uniform makes her blend into the background. They were trying to set her up for quite a while, but one would think due to budget concerns her backstory was probably cut out.
*Mako and Korra hugging each other made me so happy.* At the start of the season he still felt bad about what he did and he tried distancing himself from Korra because he thought they'd never be friends again, but then in the last episode Mako hugged Korra and then in this episode she hugged him and they smiled at each other *and it made me so happy seeing their friendship restored.* 😀😀😀😀😀
Alex: "I think the key is having mastery over all those [emotional] elements and having them all work for you" Me: So... like.. the avatar of emotions :O
I love the little detail of when Zaheer is asked about what happened to P'Li he stops levitating, it reinforces the idea that P'Li was what was rooting him to the world.
Yangchen told Aang that because his duty was to the world he could never truly detach himself, so it would stand to reason that the Avatar could never unlock flight. Cant wait for the finale
I’ve always thought the creators of the show wanted to show at that moment in Crossroads of Destiny that Aang could’ve possibly been the first Avatar to fly (to tease the subset) because remember at that moment he finished the final chakra to let go of Katara and he was levitating and while rising the connection was severed because Azula killed him with Lightning from behind and brought Aang back down and he got attached to Katara again thus closing that gate forever
Unless he stoped caring for the world and became rogue. I bet he could fly then. But even so I don't think Rava would allow it to happen because she is literally peace and order incarnate. Perhaps the avatar for vatu could have. Who knows. And what if zaheer wasn't an airbender, could he still fly? What if he was a fire bender instead? What would a fire bender who let go of all earthly tethers be able to do? Turn to flame like a human torch?
well, we know the Avatar CAN fly in the Avatar state at least, but it definitely seems to be more violent and direct than Guru Laghima and Zaheer's seemingly subconscious control of the air currents around him to fly and levitate.
I mean if you read the Kyoshi novels you learn Yangchen also made some pretty serious mistakes, so like with Roku you gotta take what she says with a grain of salt
Kuvira is being there the whole season, I had to rewatch it to notice she was always close to Suyin and is not a last minute character introduced to be the next villain.
She was one of the dancers in Suyins recital. The one who dictated other officers to close the domes. Apart of the first officers to confront Zaheer when he was caught intruding. And the officer Suyin directed to coordinate a search for Aiwei.
Still they couldve introduced her a bit more. Like in the arc about the Zao Fu infiltration, show her patriotism while investigating the guards and Aiwei, that wouldve been 3-5 more lines which would have done wonders to flesh out her character. But this is nitpicking, Im still with you that she was cleverly positioned throughout the season and Avatar gives us so much
@@robinmatz6686 we would've had some semblance of that in season 4 had they not cut budget again(there was to be a Kuvira centric and backstory focused episode)
@@robinmatz6686 (SPOILERS) I agree with you, maybe showing how close she was to Suyin would made it more shocking when she decided to not gave up power to Wu and stand against her in the name of the Earth Empire
One of the moments that points to Zaheer’s main attachment being P’Li is when Ghazan and Ming Hua are asking him about his ability to fly: When they ask where P’Li is, Zaheer touches back down to the ground - her memory stirring up his attachment
I believe Zaheer has already given up P'Li in his mind (or had made the conscious decision to give her up for his cause). It seemed more like a break-up, melancholy scene to me. Then following her death-- he allowed grief for a moment then let go of all attachments.
Yes, I think they are implying that he expects for something to go horribly wrong. My first instinct was that he was preparing for his own death, which perhaps he was.
@@AGoodwinTV The Death of everything he cares about = earthly tethers perhaps. I think you would really need to be prepared and willing to lose everything to let go of everything to achieve a single goal or die trying. Which makes me think that if his goal is not an earthly tether, what is it then? Or is it literally because his goal enthropy?
Zaheer being able to let go his earthly attachments and achieve the ability to fly always brings me back to the Sozin’s comet episode where Aang sought advice from Avatar Yangchen. Aang was a master airbender who follow the philosophy so strongly and I recall how he expressed to Yangchen that the monks had told him he needed to detach himself so his spirit could be free. Yangchen then revealed it was impossible for the avatar as it’s their duty is to the world and so forth. It’s interesting only two airbenders in history that we know of were able to achieve flight through total detachment yet the concept is so ingrained in airbending philosophy. Yangchen mention many wise air nomads have achieve spiritual enlightenment.
@@timeneses Chen was also 4 full lifetimes before Aang. Could be roughly 400 years inbetween their existence. It’s possible that guru lahimas time was after that if yeng Chen but before aang
@@DakotaEarthHorn no we know Laghima lived approximately 4000 years before the events of Korra according to the show. So yea he was certainly known to Yangchen
@@Dell-ol6hb Tenzin even knew about it so he had to have heard it from his father Aang and Tenzin thought the tale of Guru Laghima flying was a myth but when he saw Zaheer it became real
Someone mentioned earlier in the season, Bolin talks about how “gravel is more his thing” and that made me think. I never thought about it, but putting it in perspective, it does make a lot more sense. It’s much more easy to heat up gravel than most rocks, due to the composition being different, and more often than not are eroded from igneous stone, or “lava rocks” rather than sedimentary, which are more often used to extract materials used for more practical purposes like limestone or sandstone. Sedimentary rocks are what seem to usually be bent in the show (based solely off of color and the fact of dust always being misplaced, so don’t quote me on that one) so it makes sense Lavabending is such a rare technique compared to metal bending. While it’s true that most minerals can become lava under enough pressure, the amount of pressure and friction needed to heat rock to that level is so incredible that bending metal, or rather the impurities in the metal, is a COMPLETELY different technique. This is actually shown through the type of movement in the show. Ghazon is MOSTLY a different story because of how practiced he is, but watching Bolin Lavabend, you can see that even simply cooling down the lava takes a much stronger stance and larger movements. Even Ghazon, who is well practiced, can’t create lava without taking a much more aggressive stance. However, metal seems to be able to be bent with a single hand alone if practiced enough, which, again, makes sense since they aren’t doing anything but refining their earthbending ability. The key difference here is in the style of bending itself. Rather than learning to change the composition through stiffer movements, metalbenders have to learn to do more flowy, smooth movements. In conclusion, the reason Bolin can’t metalbend is because the very foundation of bending, the movements/footwork are COMPLETELY different.
I love that Korra could still kick butt even chained up. That was awesome. Also seeing her fight with her dad was just neat. P’li’s death was freakin brutal bro.
Dude, LOK was genius having Jeremy Zuckerman compose the entire series. The finale music? Don’t care what you say, it’s emotional as hell, and so is the music for season 4. Personally, season 3 is my favorite of the series, but season 4 is my favorite of Korra’s journey.
I love that as much Zaheer followed the steps of Guru Lahima he know he couldn't let go of all earth theter, and then Pi Lii died. It always made me wonder that if Aang opened all his chakras with Guru Patik that after some time, Aang would be able to fly. The scene where the Beifongs fight, culminating on Pi Li having he head exploded by herself due to some awesome metalbending (Sui even managed to make the death helmet look stylish in the process) was soooo good. Sad death af. I. Love watching your true reaction and I hope people stop 'cleverly' spoiling things for you. Next ep is. Gonna be gooood. Have a lovely weekend. Love from BR
I feel like if guru patik was an air bender he would have been able to unlock flight. Unless his attachment to onion banana juice was too strong of course.
When Aang let go of his *Earthly Tether(Katara)* in the “Crossroads of Destiny” and went into the Avatar state, he also appeared to be Levitating due to pure Cosmic energy.
Avatar Yangchen said it herself - "Many great and wise air nomads have detached themselves, and achieved spiritual enlightenment. But the avatar can never do it, because [their] sole duty is to the world."
My guy I just wanted you to know your videos have been the highlight of my night every night. As one of the many long time fans of these shows it is so nice to hear such refreshing and new takes.
You pretty perfectly explained my problem with Star Wars' Light and Dark sides. Fear doesn't always lead to anger and anger doesn't always lead to hate. Denying part of the human experience lessens the entire experience. If you don't learn how to deal with fear willingly then when its inevitably thrust upon you, you won't know how to deal with it
Yeah I agree, and not only that I think that in many cases they can be beneficial. Like a healthy fear of ones own bad habits or potential failures can be motivating.
Even Avatar Yangchen told Aang in the Sozin’s Comet episode that many great airbenders practiced detachment and achieved enlightenment, but that as the Avatar this would not be a possibility because they would always be concerned with the wellbeing of the world. Interesting that this season also seems to refer back to atla - I love how intricate the writing is on these shows
There’s a popular theory that Guru Patik also wanted to teach Aang how to fly, but he was unable to do so because he loved Katara too much. This is strengthened a bit by the fact that when Aang went into the avatar state while in a fight with katara against Zuko and Azula, he started floating in mid air before Azula shot him down
It makes sense, I think normally Avatars master their Avatar state the same way Aang did it in the finale but Guru Pathik couldn't help him achieve it that way so he tried to make Aang reach enlightenment thus also resulting in flight.
Su Yin’s kill is pretty awesome. Ming Hua’s water bending into humanoid shapes is impressive. Robin Williams passed away in August of 2014. His daughter voicing Kuvira was an awesome thing for fans when this show was running in 2014, as season four ended in Nov/Dec 2014. And baby bison is a hero...
I couldn't believe I didn't figure out Bolin being a lava bender, his dad was from Earth nation and his mom was from the Fire nation. IT WAS SO OBVIOUS LMAO. They tricked us with the metal thing for episodes haha.
I'm not going to confirm or deny that Kuvira is the season 4 villain. Believe what you like....but I will say she is important, and has a very interesting outlook. I think you'll have fun learning about, and discussing her character.
Loved this reaction! What I also found really cool is that Bolin’s style of earth bending, strongly influenced by pro bending to be light and quick and fluid in contrast to the original firm strong and direct style, which better reflects the more fluid nature of lava bending (liquid, superheated earth)
The question about letting go is: who would want it? The only reason Zaheer could do it becouse he was "forced" I think if you would give him the choice between P'Li and power I think he would make the same choice as Aang did and choose his loved one. But he didn't have to choose.
idk why i'm always so mesmerized by your analysis especially here when you're talking about zaheer reaching an enlightened state. man it's just life lesson after life lesson here lmao. Haven't even been subbed all that long and having more than one reason to stay
Yeah, my theory is that lavabending is what happens when you have a firebending parent and an earthbending parent. Its only possible as a mix between the two bending genomes when earthbending is acting dominant with firebending present as a recessive. Thats why Mako isn't also a lavabender based on his genome being the opposite (fire dominant with earth being recessive) and it doesn't activate that way.
I feel as though the concept of detaching yourself or letting go of earthly attachments is often misinterpreted. Much like Aang during the episode The Guru, people assume it means severing your emotional ties to the people and things you care about. However, I don't think this is the only way, or perhaps even the intended way. I've always looked at this concept as being able to separate yourself from these attachments. As if the world was a painting and your attachments were a single point of that painting. Detaching yourself is giving you the ability to step back from that single point and see the whole painting. That point is still there, and you can still go back to it, but you are no longer locked only in that one position.
What you said about believes is probably why the avatar is so big in that world A wanna care and protect everybody not just based on what but they were raised by
What I love about this show is the expansion of each of the elements subset abilities and how far and creative they can go. Fire: Lightning bending, Lightning redirect, rocket boosters, Combustion bending (Which by the way Goodwin, is theorized among the community that Combustion bending can only be done if the firebender has air bending heritage!) Air: Flight, Nimbus Cloud(Avatar Wan), Astral Projection (Jinora), Suffocation Water: Ice, Blood bending, Spirit bending, Earth: Seismic Sense, Sand bending, Metal bending, Lava bending
This was the best episode. P'Li dying (not exactly good, but an intense moment) and Zaheer achieving true flight. But the best? BOLIN THE MOTHERF'IN LAVABENDER!! That was the best moment in the entire series. I alway personally theorized it was because he's _technically_ got firebender genes in him. Maybe some part of his body was able to utilize those genetics which helped him have an easier time making his earth 'hot'. Bolin got even...hotter ;D
There was a theory that said that the main reason Bolin can Lava Bend but not Metal Bend is because of his fight style and the way he was trained. From the beginning of Avatar: The Last Airbender (and leading up to the creation of Republic City) many Metal Benders were taught to use earth bending in the traditional way, by being tough, an immovable force, and becoming one with the earth. Bolin, however, learned differently, focusing on being fluid and swift because it’s what the Pro-Bending matches called for. That being said, metal is a stiff and hard material, whereas lava is a liquid. It goes with the flow and is constantly changing, which makes sense why Bolin can Lava Bend
i’m so excited for you to watch season 4. the next episode is so good and everything, but season 4 is my all time favorite season. i think you’ll really enjoy it too, honestly.
Not even Aang was willing to let go of Katara, the Avatar State was not worth losing her love. I wonder what losing Katara would do to Aang, I think he could fly too. But still, he has Appa, maybe that's why Zaheer flies, he does not have his own Bison
He did let go of her once, before been struck by Azula's lightning, he apologized to her, bended some cristals and got into the avatar state because of it
As a counselor, we try not to talk about anger, fear, sadness, etc as "negative" emotions, but as "uncomfortable" emotions. They aren't "negative" we just feel uncomfortable in them, and like you said they often serve a purpose.
When they said leave your earth attachments they want to say that you can love your love ones but you have to be ready to leave them if they die for example same as the avatar state control this is why the original human airbenders (on the avatar Wan episode) was able to fly.
Kuvira has been present all through season 3; she is present since the Metal City (Zafu? idk the spelling lol) and keeps popping up, but she only gets named now.
2:18 I think it was Neil Gaiman who spoke about giving hints of worldbuilding and character backgrounds that make the entire world seem fuller and more authentic.
I like how Korra is the most powerful person on the planet and her father still comes to the rescue it's cute
I would argue Varrick is the most powerful person on the planet.
Joking but not really
@@tylerlyon9621 Varrick >>>> everyone
@@tylerlyon9621 Only if Zhu Li is with him to do the thing.
Tonraq is so underrated, honestly.
@@SessVlogs I think people overlook him because he is in like 3 fights.
Everyone when this ep aired first time:
Kuvira: hi
Everyone: idk she looks sus
To be fair, they kind of smacked the viewer in the face with, “this is a villain,” by way of the music change, the expression, and angle in the animation ie. the camera looking up at her and zooming in. Unfortunately, there was also no reason to do so when you take into consider the timeline of Kuvira’s character arc. Honestly, it was a baffling decision all around. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@@agonys.embrace they wanted people to remember her character
@@agonys.embrace Just like the guy above me said- they wanted viewers to remember her... They wanted to baffle us with the fact that she has been a background character for the entire season, and suddenly we learn her name, with that shot... It was shock factor, and also a hook for the next season. GREAT writing on their part, imo. I was awestruck when I first saw that.
@@The4j1123 first time I saw I watched the series I was "that came from nowhere" second time viewing all I could see in the background was Kuvira working he ass off for the Metal City and realized I was just a bad watcher hHhHH
@@The4j1123 I don’t want to get into spoilers in the comment section, so I’ll just say there was a far better and more impactful way to properly introduce her in this season that makes more sense for how things are set up and progress in the final season.
I think it’s really cool that all season zaheer has been trying to detach himself, but he couldn’t let go of his love for P’Li. She was Zaheer’s only earthly tether, once she had died, he was able to let go and enter the void
Damn, that’s rough buddy
Zaheer " i always admired the (airnation) culture"
Also Zaheer and the red lotus
Let's destroy the nordern airtemple
It’s ironic, he strives to detach himself and let go of worldly desires yet his goals are entirely arrogant and selfish.
And he freely puts that aside to reach his goal....which is his entire character.
@@drewwolf5939 there is an interesting take on that idea in the next episode *spoiler warning*
When Korra pulls Zaheer to the ground it acts as an 'earthly tether' as he cannot let go of his desire of killing the avatar and world leaders and therefore is brought to the ground
@@timothymignault1058 I really like this observation!
If you notice, Bolin’s first time bending lava is also a callback to the original series.
When he “stands his ground” against the lava, its similar to the stance that Toph instructed Aang to use when he was supposed to stop the boulder. Also, it’s the bravest and most earthbender-like thing Bolin does up to this point.
Also, earlier in the series Bolin describes his bending as light on his feet, which is very clear when you see him fight, but in this scene he stood his ground instead
I dont know about that, your forgetting when he clutched it for his team in pro bending and he saved the president, steady and stable
Also he’s a son of Fire Nation and Earth Kingdom, whatever genes count for bending.
@@timeneses tbh a none sense theory cause that would mean all waterbenders are part fire nation otherwise they wouldn’t be able to make water from ice
@@baskuijpers2005 Water is the element of change, the water tribes people are capable to adapt to many things. The changes in states isn’t just physics, it’s the manifestation of their philosophy.
Having unassisted flight may seem cool in the Avatar universe, but the fact that you have to let go of all earthly tethers and more importantly the people you really care about it, makes having the ability feel all the more tragic. No wonder there were only two airbenders in history that were able to do it.
In the avatar wan episode the og airbender flew, not in the same way as Zaheer but still using airbending, I think flying was common before they befriended the sky bison. Sky bison are life long companions and they could fly them places too.
@@aramarie3104 he wasn’t really flying but I would refer to him using the cloud that always reminded me of the Nimbus Cloud from Dragon Ball as a substitute for flight but not outright control and levitation like Guru Laghima and Zaheer
I always thought Aang was flying or floating in "the crossroads of destiny" the same way zaheer was. Usually when Aang is flying, you can see he's using airbending like the glider or air ball. But in "crossroads of destiny" I didn't see any airbending just Aang floating up with a light beam surrounding him
@@personontheinternet15 I’ve always thought the creators of the show wanted to show at that moment in Crossroads of Destiny that Aang could’ve possibly been the first Avatar to fly (to tease the subset) because remember at that moment he finished the final chakra to let go of Katara and he was levitating and while rising the connection was severed because Azula killed him with Lightning from behind and brought Aang back down and he got attached to Katara again thus closing that gate forever
@@KevinLopez-dm2tb that's exactly what I thought
This show has pretty much mastered the art of displaying graphic deaths in a kid friendly way.
Bending was always a non-violent confront. This SEASON tho is the master of PG rating violence.
Fun fact: kuvira is voiced by Zelda Williams, Robin Williams daughter.
Also a fun fact, Dante Basco previously worked with Robin Williams in the movie Hook, then more than 10 years later Dante is in the same show as the daughter of the guy he previously worked with.
@@Ironluke_2001 I was not prepared to cry over a comment
Another fun fact: (probably obvious) Robin Williams named his daughter Zelda from his love of The Legend of Zelda series!
@@ScottyBMakin Yep he and his wife played Zelda a lot in his spare time
Fun fact gay ninja has a comment on every video about korra and ATLA that was filmed by goodwin
Great Reaction! and fun fact: Avatar cannot fly like zaheer because they are bound to serve the world. As avatar yangchen said "Many great and wise Air Nomads have detached themselves and achieved spiritual enlightenment, but the Avatar can never do it, because your sole duty is to the world"
Well. At least they got fire jet 😂
Zaheer flies by being weightless but avatars fly because they are powerful enough to use air and fire to push themselves
I’ve always thought the creators of the show wanted to show at that moment in Crossroads of Destiny that Aang could’ve possibly been the first Avatar to fly (to tease the subset) because remember at that moment he finished the final chakra to let go of Katara and he was levitating and while rising the connection was severed because Azula killed him with Lightning from behind and brought Aang back down and he got attached to Katara again thus closing that gate forever
Was that from the comics or something?
@@KevinLopez-dm2tb possibly but by doing that he either doesn’t care about his duty or it’s a plot hole in the sense of Yangchen.
Did you catch Azula's voice when Ming Hua asks Zaheer "Why didn't you tell us you could fly?" 😱 omg, it was SO Azula that I fangirl'd out
When Alex already knows Kuvira......... 👁👄👁
I mean, if he keep seeing comments in every single reaction about a certain metalclan soldier named KUVIRA...
Alex? Is that his name. I'm kinda dumb I thought it was Goodwin.
@@asonounds1862 Goodwin is probably his last name?
@@asonounds1862
His channel name is “A Goodwin TV” the “A” is Alex
@@Chemeleon15 now that I see it it makes sense. I'm kinda slow with these kind of things
Zaheer: (Flies by the airship)
Ghazan: *"Guess he doesn't need a ride."*
😂😂😂😂😂
Ghazan has all the subtle comedy lines
Gazhan is so funny.
Ghazan would be my hot Mongolian boyfriend
Also if they met on different terms, Ghazan could totally be a mentor for Bolin
Zaheer: *"Let go your earthly tether*
*enter the void,*
*empty, and become wind"* 🌪️🌪️🌪️
Lin: "Did he just... Fly?"
@Rick Mathews 1498 I love the Sokka reference. 😆😆😆
was this comment really necessary
@@tinor9591 no it wasn't at all they legit just quoted the show like no one else was watching the same thing
@@huskylicous7963 You say that like quoting lines from TV series and movies and TH-cam videos is something completely new and has never happened in the face of human history (newsflash, quoting things is extremely common).
@@Ironluke_2001 yeah well its just stupid
Interesting thing about Kuvira, you wouldn't notice unless it was a rewatch but the first time we go to Zaufu and meet Suyin she's performing a dance with a big metal flower. Kuvira is among the dancers. Later Kuvira is the guard that Suyin yells at when she delvers bad news. She is also seen on the front page of a Zaufu paper at one point as well. The mole on her cheek and her angular features makes her really stand out, but her mostly appearing in uniform makes her blend into the background. They were trying to set her up for quite a while, but one would think due to budget concerns her backstory was probably cut out.
I'll have to keep an eye out next time I watch the series :)
Prince Zuko, you're really gonna get a kick out of this, Kuvira was in my sleeve the whole time!
Kuvira is a meh villain
The clip show episode in Book 4 was meant to be a Kuvira backstory episode, but it got cut due to Nickelodeon budget fuckery once again.
Kavira a lil baddie she my lil boo thing
*Mako and Korra hugging each other made me so happy.* At the start of the season he still felt bad about what he did and he tried distancing himself from Korra because he thought they'd never be friends again, but then in the last episode Mako hugged Korra and then in this episode she hugged him and they smiled at each other *and it made me so happy seeing their friendship restored.* 😀😀😀😀😀
Tonraq is such an underrated character
Agree, wish we saw more scenes with Tonraq, Kya, Bumi
@@johndalenino he’s also a badass bender even though he loses every fight he is in
@@BigZach75 i never remembered since my last viewing of the show how often he fought.
Alex: "I think the key is having mastery over all those [emotional] elements and having them all work for you"
Me: So... like.. the avatar of emotions :O
Joy... grief... anger... fear...
Only the Avatar, master of all four emotions, can bring balance to their life.
@@AGoodwinTV Okay but that would actually be a good reality show.
@Tad Cooper ye :)
"That's a lot of lava". It took me a while to realize why that was so funny to you! Toph: "That's a lot of fire, isn't it?" Well played sir!
I love the little detail of when Zaheer is asked about what happened to P'Li he stops levitating, it reinforces the idea that P'Li was what was rooting him to the world.
This guy is so wise and funny at the same time
Thanks Mai 😄
Yangchen told Aang that because his duty was to the world he could never truly detach himself, so it would stand to reason that the Avatar could never unlock flight. Cant wait for the finale
I’ve always thought the creators of the show wanted to show at that moment in Crossroads of Destiny that Aang could’ve possibly been the first Avatar to fly (to tease the subset) because remember at that moment he finished the final chakra to let go of Katara and he was levitating and while rising the connection was severed because Azula killed him with Lightning from behind and brought Aang back down and he got attached to Katara again thus closing that gate forever
Unless he stoped caring for the world and became rogue. I bet he could fly then. But even so I don't think Rava would allow it to happen because she is literally peace and order incarnate. Perhaps the avatar for vatu could have. Who knows. And what if zaheer wasn't an airbender, could he still fly? What if he was a fire bender instead? What would a fire bender who let go of all earthly tethers be able to do? Turn to flame like a human torch?
well, we know the Avatar CAN fly in the Avatar state at least, but it definitely seems to be more violent and direct than Guru Laghima and Zaheer's seemingly subconscious control of the air currents around him to fly and levitate.
I mean if you read the Kyoshi novels you learn Yangchen also made some pretty serious mistakes, so like with Roku you gotta take what she says with a grain of salt
Kuvira is being there the whole season, I had to rewatch it to notice she was always close to Suyin and is not a last minute character introduced to be the next villain.
She was one of the dancers in Suyins recital. The one who dictated other officers to close the domes. Apart of the first officers to confront Zaheer when he was caught intruding. And the officer Suyin directed to coordinate a search for Aiwei.
Still they couldve introduced her a bit more. Like in the arc about the Zao Fu infiltration, show her patriotism while investigating the guards and Aiwei, that wouldve been 3-5 more lines which would have done wonders to flesh out her character. But this is nitpicking, Im still with you that she was cleverly positioned throughout the season and Avatar gives us so much
@@robinmatz6686 we would've had some semblance of that in season 4 had they not cut budget again(there was to be a Kuvira centric and backstory focused episode)
@@robinmatz6686 (SPOILERS) I agree with you, maybe showing how close she was to Suyin would made it more shocking when she decided to not gave up power to Wu and stand against her in the name of the Earth Empire
@@jonathanjohnson6727 I know i've watched Korra like 5 times since my first time in August this year
Kuvira: You can call me, kuvira
Everyone: uhh ok, and?
Kuvira: Nothing, see you in season 4!
One of the moments that points to Zaheer’s main attachment being P’Li is when Ghazan and Ming Hua are asking him about his ability to fly:
When they ask where P’Li is, Zaheer touches back down to the ground - her memory stirring up his attachment
I believe Zaheer has already given up P'Li in his mind (or had made the conscious decision to give her up for his cause). It seemed more like a break-up, melancholy scene to me. Then following her death-- he allowed grief for a moment then let go of all attachments.
Yes, I think they are implying that he expects for something to go horribly wrong. My first instinct was that he was preparing for his own death, which perhaps he was.
@@AGoodwinTV The Death of everything he cares about = earthly tethers perhaps. I think you would really need to be prepared and willing to lose everything to let go of everything to achieve a single goal or die trying. Which makes me think that if his goal is not an earthly tether, what is it then? Or is it literally because his goal enthropy?
Zaheer being able to let go his earthly attachments and achieve the ability to fly always brings me back to the Sozin’s comet episode where Aang sought advice from Avatar Yangchen. Aang was a master airbender who follow the philosophy so strongly and I recall how he expressed to Yangchen that the monks had told him he needed to detach himself so his spirit could be free. Yangchen then revealed it was impossible for the avatar as it’s their duty is to the world and so forth. It’s interesting only two airbenders in history that we know of were able to achieve flight through total detachment yet the concept is so ingrained in airbending philosophy. Yangchen mention many wise air nomads have achieve spiritual enlightenment.
“The Avatar’s duty is to the world.” I love this quote. I wonder if Yangchen knew about Guru Lahima.
@@timeneses Chen was also 4 full lifetimes before Aang. Could be roughly 400 years inbetween their existence. It’s possible that guru lahimas time was after that if yeng Chen but before aang
@@DakotaEarthHorn no we know Laghima lived approximately 4000 years before the events of Korra according to the show. So yea he was certainly known to Yangchen
@@Dell-ol6hb Tenzin even knew about it so he had to have heard it from his father Aang and Tenzin thought the tale of Guru Laghima flying was a myth but when he saw Zaheer it became real
@@timeneses It's confirm comics that she knew about Guru Lahima philosophy
The Earthly Tether line reminds me of when Guru Patik told Aang to let go of Katara, his Earthly Tether, as he could have also achieved this too.
Someone mentioned earlier in the season, Bolin talks about how “gravel is more his thing” and that made me think.
I never thought about it, but putting it in perspective, it does make a lot more sense. It’s much more easy to heat up gravel than most rocks, due to the composition being different, and more often than not are eroded from igneous stone, or “lava rocks” rather than sedimentary, which are more often used to extract materials used for more practical purposes like limestone or sandstone. Sedimentary rocks are what seem to usually be bent in the show (based solely off of color and the fact of dust always being misplaced, so don’t quote me on that one) so it makes sense Lavabending is such a rare technique compared to metal bending.
While it’s true that most minerals can become lava under enough pressure, the amount of pressure and friction needed to heat rock to that level is so incredible that bending metal, or rather the impurities in the metal, is a COMPLETELY different technique. This is actually shown through the type of movement in the show. Ghazon is MOSTLY a different story because of how practiced he is, but watching Bolin Lavabend, you can see that even simply cooling down the lava takes a much stronger stance and larger movements.
Even Ghazon, who is well practiced, can’t create lava without taking a much more aggressive stance. However, metal seems to be able to be bent with a single hand alone if practiced enough, which, again, makes sense since they aren’t doing anything but refining their earthbending ability. The key difference here is in the style of bending itself. Rather than learning to change the composition through stiffer movements, metalbenders have to learn to do more flowy, smooth movements.
In conclusion, the reason Bolin can’t metalbend is because the very foundation of bending, the movements/footwork are COMPLETELY different.
Holy chalupas, you really like science class
@@TT-eo1ed I took three years of geology so I’d hope I know this stuff.
I love the "we had a deal" line followed by the metalbenders scaling the mountain, I get chills everytime
I love that Korra could still kick butt even chained up. That was awesome. Also seeing her fight with her dad was just neat.
P’li’s death was freakin brutal bro.
Is Goodwin gonna cry at the end of Book 3? Not sure. Me? Yes. AGAIN.
Dude, LOK was genius having Jeremy Zuckerman compose the entire series.
The finale music? Don’t care what you say, it’s emotional as hell, and so is the music for season 4.
Personally, season 3 is my favorite of the series, but season 4 is my favorite of Korra’s journey.
I meditate a few times a week. I sometimes do say what Zaheer says.
Let go your earthly tether
Enter the void
Empty, and become wind
I love that as much Zaheer followed the steps of Guru Lahima he know he couldn't let go of all earth theter, and then Pi Lii died. It always made me wonder that if Aang opened all his chakras with Guru Patik that after some time, Aang would be able to fly.
The scene where the Beifongs fight, culminating on Pi Li having he head exploded by herself due to some awesome metalbending (Sui even managed to make the death helmet look stylish in the process) was soooo good. Sad death af.
I. Love watching your true reaction and I hope people stop 'cleverly' spoiling things for you. Next ep is. Gonna be gooood. Have a lovely weekend. Love from BR
I read somewhere that the avatar can never accomplish it, because their foremost duty is to the earth, and they can't let go of the world.
@@rajiraji9136 That was said in the show
@@rajiraji9136 I think Avatar Yangchen told Aang that
These, the finale and the Earth Queen make this the most iconic season.
I feel like if guru patik was an air bender he would have been able to unlock flight. Unless his attachment to onion banana juice was too strong of course.
So we finally see air's special subset. Water has blood. Earth has metal and lava. Fire has it's lightning. Now air has soul flying
Nice
A non violent subset.
And spirit projection! 😃
@@firstgirloneart98 true
@@AGoodwinTV cool that the ones with the pacifist culture have a subset that focuses more on meditation than just fighting
@@AGoodwinTV
Idk. You can fly and air attack from the ground.
And people can’t see air. Pretty dope
This episode is basically just one WTF moment after the other
When Aang let go of his *Earthly Tether(Katara)* in the “Crossroads of Destiny” and went into the Avatar state, he also appeared to be Levitating due to pure Cosmic energy.
Oh yeah good point
Everyome gangsta until Zaheer starts quoting poetry
What’s so cool is that kuvira has been in the background and even had some lines since episode 5 and you don’t even notice until later
Zaheer is truly my favorite villain from LOK. He’s really unique and interesting which makes his character so enjoyable to watch.
Avatar Yangchen said it herself - "Many great and wise air nomads have detached themselves, and achieved spiritual enlightenment. But the avatar can never do it, because [their] sole duty is to the world."
I feel like your speech about Zaheer reaching enlightenment just has changed something in my understanding of life...
I'm glad!
Korra in the fight scene is top quality.
My guy I just wanted you to know your videos have been the highlight of my night every night. As one of the many long time fans of these shows it is so nice to hear such refreshing and new takes.
Remember the Thought Chakra in The Guru episode, where Aang was supposed to let go of earthly attachments. Zaheer let go of P’Li.
You pretty perfectly explained my problem with Star Wars' Light and Dark sides. Fear doesn't always lead to anger and anger doesn't always lead to hate. Denying part of the human experience lessens the entire experience. If you don't learn how to deal with fear willingly then when its inevitably thrust upon you, you won't know how to deal with it
Yeah I agree, and not only that I think that in many cases they can be beneficial. Like a healthy fear of ones own bad habits or potential failures can be motivating.
Aaaaand that's the subset of airbending. Flight.
I thought zaheer was going to disappear the first time I watched it, but flyings cool too
This episode was *mind blowing*
I was looking for this comment.
Literaly-
"he expects to die"
Oh no he doesn't, he's just excited for achieving his goals.
We already know what frame he's gonna use for the finale... If you've watched you know
Even Avatar Yangchen told Aang in the Sozin’s Comet episode that many great airbenders practiced detachment and achieved enlightenment, but that as the Avatar this would not be a possibility because they would always be concerned with the wellbeing of the world. Interesting that this season also seems to refer back to atla - I love how intricate the writing is on these shows
Now you can understand all the mind-blowing jokes!
There’s a popular theory that Guru Patik also wanted to teach Aang how to fly, but he was unable to do so because he loved Katara too much. This is strengthened a bit by the fact that when Aang went into the avatar state while in a fight with katara against Zuko and Azula, he started floating in mid air before Azula shot him down
It makes sense, I think normally Avatars master their Avatar state the same way Aang did it in the finale but Guru Pathik couldn't help him achieve it that way so he tried to make Aang reach enlightenment thus also resulting in flight.
I think its fairly telling that when Zaheer is Floating and Meditating, it's the moment Ming-Hua mentions P'li he returns to the ground
Su Yin’s kill is pretty awesome.
Ming Hua’s water bending into humanoid shapes is impressive.
Robin Williams passed away in August of 2014.
His daughter voicing Kuvira was an awesome thing for fans when this show was running in 2014, as season four ended in Nov/Dec 2014.
And baby bison is a hero...
Sad that this season is getting close to ending 😢 but always enjoy the ending to this one!
I couldn't believe I didn't figure out Bolin being a lava bender, his dad was from Earth nation and his mom was from the Fire nation. IT WAS SO OBVIOUS LMAO. They tricked us with the metal thing for episodes haha.
P'li's death was bruuutal, like the beifong sisters do not play around
I'm not going to confirm or deny that Kuvira is the season 4 villain. Believe what you like....but I will say she is important, and has a very interesting outlook. I think you'll have fun learning about, and discussing her character.
Loved this reaction! What I also found really cool is that Bolin’s style of earth bending, strongly influenced by pro bending to be light and quick and fluid in contrast to the original firm strong and direct style, which better reflects the more fluid nature of lava bending (liquid, superheated earth)
I was waiting weeks for this episode
The question about letting go is: who would want it? The only reason Zaheer could do it becouse he was "forced" I think if you would give him the choice between P'Li and power I think he would make the same choice as Aang did and choose his loved one. But he didn't have to choose.
idk why i'm always so mesmerized by your analysis especially here when you're talking about zaheer reaching an enlightened state. man it's just life lesson after life lesson here lmao. Haven't even been subbed all that long and having more than one reason to stay
Your insight in every episode is so interesting. By far my favorite reaction channel. Keep up the GREAT work!
Theory: Bolin was able to lavabend because his father was an earthbender and his mother a firebender.
Yeah, my theory is that lavabending is what happens when you have a firebending parent and an earthbending parent. Its only possible as a mix between the two bending genomes when earthbending is acting dominant with firebending present as a recessive. Thats why Mako isn't also a lavabender based on his genome being the opposite (fire dominant with earth being recessive) and it doesn't activate that way.
Can't wait for the finale.
what a ✨mind-blowing✨episode
Tonraq went for the kill.
I feel as though the concept of detaching yourself or letting go of earthly attachments is often misinterpreted. Much like Aang during the episode The Guru, people assume it means severing your emotional ties to the people and things you care about. However, I don't think this is the only way, or perhaps even the intended way. I've always looked at this concept as being able to separate yourself from these attachments. As if the world was a painting and your attachments were a single point of that painting. Detaching yourself is giving you the ability to step back from that single point and see the whole painting. That point is still there, and you can still go back to it, but you are no longer locked only in that one position.
"you guys are irrelevant"
s4: are u sure about that?
I was thinking to myself, there better be a reaction, I’m in the mood for one. And bruh 4 minutes ago
I’ve been thinking about tattooing Laghima’s poem. It plays on my mind all day. So beautiful and powerful
"You guys are irrelevant"
*Kuvira will remember that*
To all the Iroh fans:
I found a song inspired from him "The dragon of the west".
And for Zuko a song called "Hear me roar".
What you said about believes is probably why the avatar is so big in that world A wanna care and protect everybody not just based on what but they were raised by
What I love about this show is the expansion of each of the elements subset abilities and how far and creative they can go.
Fire: Lightning bending, Lightning redirect, rocket boosters, Combustion bending (Which by the way Goodwin, is theorized among the community that Combustion bending can only be done if the firebender has air bending heritage!)
Air: Flight, Nimbus Cloud(Avatar Wan), Astral Projection (Jinora), Suffocation
Water: Ice, Blood bending, Spirit bending,
Earth: Seismic Sense, Sand bending, Metal bending, Lava bending
This was the best episode. P'Li dying (not exactly good, but an intense moment) and Zaheer achieving true flight. But the best? BOLIN THE MOTHERF'IN LAVABENDER!! That was the best moment in the entire series. I alway personally theorized it was because he's _technically_ got firebender genes in him. Maybe some part of his body was able to utilize those genetics which helped him have an easier time making his earth 'hot'. Bolin got even...hotter ;D
"You guys are irrelevant"
Kuvira : 👀
some say that if youre outside on a nice cloudy day and you hear a whisper of "anarchy" it's Zaheer flying nearby
He became wind when he lost P Li the only world attachment he had
There was a theory that said that the main reason Bolin can Lava Bend but not Metal Bend is because of his fight style and the way he was trained. From the beginning of Avatar: The Last Airbender (and leading up to the creation of Republic City) many Metal Benders were taught to use earth bending in the traditional way, by being tough, an immovable force, and becoming one with the earth. Bolin, however, learned differently, focusing on being fluid and swift because it’s what the Pro-Bending matches called for. That being said, metal is a stiff and hard material, whereas lava is a liquid. It goes with the flow and is constantly changing, which makes sense why Bolin can Lava Bend
I actually really needed this thank u for this video🤸♀️
His reaction when P’Li is killed by Suyin, Screw the Red Lotus RIP P’Li 🔥
if I ever need an idea for a philosophical type of thesis or something for school, i know where to come lmao. love the talks, they're so good
i’m so excited for you to watch season 4. the next episode is so good and everything, but season 4 is my all time favorite season. i think you’ll really enjoy it too, honestly.
"you guys are irrelevant" he says about the villain of book 4 :p
That scene with P'li was MINDBLOWING 👁💥👁
"let go earthly tether
enter the void
empty, and become wind."
"All Hail the Great Uniter."
appreciate your deep analysis broski 🍻
Thanks 😄
Why is it, whenever I watch this video, I get educated, learn a life lesson, and watch Avatar at the same time. That’s quite the package
Not even Aang was willing to let go of Katara, the Avatar State was not worth losing her love.
I wonder what losing Katara would do to Aang, I think he could fly too. But still, he has Appa, maybe that's why Zaheer flies, he does not have his own Bison
He did let go of her once, before been struck by Azula's lightning, he apologized to her, bended some cristals and got into the avatar state because of it
@@luchicarr and he was actually floating, there were no airflows around him
i will never stop loving this episode
Your explanation of letting go on your desires, was very well said.👍
Thanks!
I don't really know how Zaheer managed to fly. I mean he is still attached to his plans and ideology
As a counselor, we try not to talk about anger, fear, sadness, etc as "negative" emotions, but as "uncomfortable" emotions. They aren't "negative" we just feel uncomfortable in them, and like you said they often serve a purpose.
wow i like your commentary
When they said leave your earth attachments they want to say that you can love your love ones but you have to be ready to leave them if they die for example same as the avatar state control this is why the original human airbenders (on the avatar Wan episode) was able to fly.
Kuvira has been present all through season 3; she is present since the Metal City (Zafu? idk the spelling lol) and keeps popping up, but she only gets named now.
2:18 I think it was Neil Gaiman who spoke about giving hints of worldbuilding and character backgrounds that make the entire world seem fuller and more authentic.
So glad to be at this season seafu goodwin just such a good antagonist