OH NO YOU DON'T KORRA! | The Legend of Korra Book 1 Episode 3 Reaction

[@ChristieWryte]

You said the bending/nonbending thing must not be an economic issue after seeing Mako working at the power plant, but what Mako was doing there is a job that can only be done at all by a firebender. And if you think back to ATLA, remember places like Omashu and the Northern Water Tribe, with intricate transportation systems that also run entirely on bending. These are labor jobs, often looked down on as the bottom rung of the workforce, and even here there are opportunities for employment that are just plain impossible for non-benders to do. The most popular sport in the city, one that draws enough money to have an entire waterfront stadium dedicated to it, is one that can explicitly only be played by benders - it's even the name of the sport.

[@9797berat]

And thats the reason why I think Amon was, even if his ways were wrong, right about benders and non benders not being equal and trying to give non benders more power and rights(is that even called so?)

[@thespianmask]

@@9797berat I agree. Amon's premise IS correct. If someone can shoot fire from their hands and you can't, you two can NEVER be equals.

[@takonaegi2967]

Yeah, the problem wasn't "who got stuck on laborious jobs", but that most of entry level jobs are locked behind bending skills. Like, you can't get high position in police without metal bending skills, non-benders can't outperform earth benders in construction or heavy lifting, energy supply is ruled by fire benders (I don't think non-bender can even be in charge of a bunch of lightning benders), water supply and medicine most likely is controlled by water benders, etc. We have technology and science to do all those things for us and that is something anyone can learn how to do, but it's not the same with bending. Overall it leaves non-benders less opportunities to work and even then they often are harassed by bender gangs and stuff. So yeah, Amon brings up very real, social economical problem of that society to gain more followers

[@bluecoin3771]

Sometimes, art mimics reality. In the earliest parts of the Bolshevik Revolution, it was staffed by a bunch of former rich kids from old wealth who were no longer wealthy, taking revenge out on the newer rich who earned their wealth through business. In comparison, parts of the Equalist movement were bankrolled by corporate types not out of altruism, but to make moves against their rivals. Socialism has a way of attracting the bitter and envious. A game of shadows, politics is.

[@blenfor]

Originally Legend of Korra would be an autoconclusive series, just one season. It was planned this way, that's why the events here happens so fast. But the fans wanted more and more seasons were made on the fly. This explains the different villains in all 4 seasons. Because of that, the fanbase splits between the ones who loves Korra, the ones who hate the series and the rest in the middle. Another problem were Nickelodeon itself, cutting the budget every season, specially the last one, and putting others obstacles in the way. And finally, the absense of Aaron Ehasz impacted in the whole serie. He was the Head Writer of The Last Airbender and he didn't work in the Legend of Korra, working 3 different people as Head writers across the seasons instead. I would expand this but is very difficult for me to write in english, because I'm no fluent in it. Oh, and I love your reactions Alicia❤😊 Have a nice day everyone.

[@lectro_legendary_electroni1852]

You did a great job for not being fluent. This is info every reactor needs so they can understand the show better. Clap clap

[@blenfor]

@@lectro_legendary_electroni1852 thank you kindly.

[@Heavenly_Dragon_King]

For not being fluent, you certainly managed to be very articulate and concise. You did a wonderful job highlighting important details.

[@artemisfowl7332]

The creators wanted to do more then 1 season originally but nickelodeon made the show runners believe that the show wouldn't be green lit for a second or third season so they wrote it that way. I love legend of Korra but it would be so cool to see what the show would have been like if Nickelodeon hadn't fucked with its production so much

[@tenjenk]

@@artemisfowl7332 it fks up the writing process when you're constantly told theres no season until the very last second. Leaving much less time for planning, let along long term planning, depth and season interconnection.

[@mag-narwhal]

I don't really see Mako as a jerk. I just see him as blunt and at worst rude. I think jerks are mean for no reason. Mako is stressed and he never really does anything that's actually jerky, I mean most of the time he's just being honest.

[@samuelclayhills3298]

Plus the dude lived on the street since he was 8 that is going to make you a grumpy guy.

[@TheJeSTeR7530]

I mean, that still kinda makes him a little bit of a jerk, but yeah.

[@Bargreth]

You can still be blunt and mean well, but that doesn't mean you're still not a jerk. A Jerk doesn't have to be a "bad" guy. it's literally about how you are with your actions and what you say. So nah, still a Jerk.

[@BlakeGrifter]

Bolin had the same life, and he ended up being one of the most loved characters in TLOK. Mako's ''i'm the older brother and i have to be serious and responsible'' shtick doesn't cut for me, and i'm an older brother too. I think there's a place and a person to burst your stresses at, and Mako lets it out at the first person he sees. At least for now. So yeah. He's a jerk.

[@almas4663]

A real jerk is Korra. A prodigy from her childhood, a spoiled brat that doesn't treat her masters seriously and acts stubborn and selfish for no reason other then being a jerk

[@adrianvulpes9509]

9:39 I’m not sure if you realize this, but the music in the fight between Zuko and Azula is called The Last Agni Kai, implying Firelord Zuko did away with them after his succession to the throne. That explains why the Agni Kais are now a criminal syndicate.

[@gutscross9706]

makes sense he would outlaw that practice, sure his win record is 2-1 (azula lost that agni kai the moment she targeted someone outside the 1v1 combat) but he understands how cruel the practice is and it dosn't decide who is right, just who fights better i also like to believe he sent his father to capture the blue spirit to regain his honor XD

[@Bonfire18]

That is kind of a stretch

[@tenjenk]

@@Bonfire18 no thats pretty much onpoint. Agni Kai's were outlawed and the legend of them as a token of a bloody past was taken by criminal groups generations later

[@patrickwaldeck6681]

Lightning bending was I believe a secret technique kept by the fire sages and royal family of to Fire Nation in the original series, which is why we never saw anyone else using it for anything beneficial. I like how Zuko clearly thought of some more industrious uses for it.

[@tenjenk]

at the same time its a sign of times moving on, but also the progress society makes, with a negative tinge of things once special becoming industrialized and mass produced.

[@Knightlaw]

Not gonna lie, The fact that Alicia knows RWBY makes me like her even more

[@robertolanzone]

Yeeeeaaah I wanna see some V9 reaction! 🤩

[@bluecoin3771]

And the tragic derailment of the series post Monty Oum, may he rest in peace.

[@VyceofMataMertha]

Ladies and Gentlemen... the voice of Amon, Spike Spiegel, and a bunch of other characters under his belt, Steve Blum. Oh and the guy with the lightning batons is voiced by Lance Henriksen.

[@DainnGreywall]

Unironically the idea of twin Avatars or a show with an Avatar that happens to be a twin would be fascinating... Imagine the dynamic between either a straight up twin avatar (two avatars) or the dynamic between an Avatar and their literal twin. Imagine the internal struggles that twin might have, struggling with inferiority compared to their literal chosen one twin sibling.

[@Mairilik]

Can I just say that I love that lightning bending is now a normal thing that people use industrially. It's realistic to me that post war mingling between nations and peace has allowed for information like that to disseminate more easily.

[@bthsr7113]

I wish we saw other benders working generators too. Fire benders heating water, water benders making steam and moving it, earthbenders directly rotating the generator, and I could see all of them being needed or desired. As for lightning proliferation, as the world became a smaller place with more powered ships, the spread of industrial printing, and the invention of radio, I can see how knowledge has spread a lot farther. And I can also see some fire nation people arguing that to level the playing field with the growing numbers of metal benders, they could no longer hoard the lightning, even if only for military or SWAT equivalent on the home islands... but of course knowledge is a lot harder to contain than industrial tools and supplies. Finally, Zolt kept the lightning going for a lot longer than anyone else we've seen, so with more lightning benders, there may be new variations on it instead the one technique.

[@happyjohn354]

@@sugartoothYT Maybe it was that they just didn't know the science behind it and knowing the science makes it easier to learn.

[@thunderflare59]

Aang: Violence isn't the answer. Korra: You're right. Threats of violence are.

[@theotherworld100]

Alicia: The spirits would never say the Avatar failed them! Avatars Yangchen and Kuruk: *loud sweating*

[@thespianmask]

Yeah didn't Kuruk like, fall to Koh the faceless or something?

[@theotherworld100]

@@thespianmask Kuruk did all KINDS of shit, bro; he completely neglected his Avatar duties, both spiritual and physical, for tail and drink, destroyed dark spirits which actually scarred his own spirit, Koh took his girlfriends face as JUSTICE, and he chickened out of killing him too ‘cause if he did, his girlfriends soul would be lost forever. He died at 33 as probably one of the worst avatars. I think he also temporarily cursed the AVATAR SPIRIT ITSELF by messing with a big bad spirit named Father Glowworm

[@thespianmask]

@@theotherworld100 that sounds like a story worth reading. A dark tragedy in a setting I know to have heart and levity? Where can I read this?

[@theotherworld100]

@@thespianmask Shadow of Kyoshi, around the 200-220’s

[@ivybennett2274]

@@theotherworld100 this isnt correct, kuruk didnt neglect his spiritual duties, yangchen neglected her spiritual duties and kuruk spent his whole life basically waging a secret war against the violent spirits to protect the people. people only think kuruk is a failure because the average person doesnt know what the spiritual side of the avatars duties entails. so the average person SAW kuruk spending his days getting drunk and lazing about not doing anything about the political climate of the world but they didnt see that he died so young and had so many vices because he was constantly in the spirit world fighting spirits like koh

[@eglantinepapeau1582]

I'm thinking Zuko after becoming fire lord created public schools of advanced firebending where all people could learn advanced firebending techniques (and not just royalty) like electricity bending. Toph did the same with metalbending by creating a metalbending police force, and Ty Lee also democratized Chi blocking it seems though it's not sure she was the first one to use that technique ( someone taught her)

[@kidn00b1]

A thing to remember is that spirits are diverse in thought and ideology as well, just like humans. Whether if he did speak to spirits or not about bending being a great evil, it is possible that there are spirits who would agree.

[@judaihyuga]

Honestly, what makes Amon such an effective speaker is the fact that he mixes both passion and facts into his speech. He isn't wrong, you're right. Benders *have* been behind all the major conflicts in Avatars world. Is it fair to lump all benders in with those ones? No, obviously not, but that's not how people being terrorized by benders abusing their gifts are gonna see it. Using a group of known criminals for his grand revelation was a brilliant move. Amon is such a fantastic antagonist.

[@bluecoin3771]

A lot of groups tend to use this. The names may change, but the motives remain the same. Paint an eternal them to facilitate an eternal ingroup, outgroup mentality.

[@MixJamz]

Keep in mind the energy bending isn't a matter of skill or mastery, it's about being able to exert your will over someone else, you focus and willpower being stronger " purer " in a sense that it over powers the other person

[@NameIsZ]

Speaking of Twin Avatars, I remember there was speculation years ago about that idea, where each twin would have control of two elements each.

[@CeltiesSin]

A big selling point for Korra: where Ozai was like “bwahaha I’m the firelord I’m so evil”, the villains in Korra all feel like real people. Like, they’re not 100% wrong and I think that’s awesome 🤷‍♀️

[@TheFireMonkey]

If Amon is a bender of some sort, as you suggested, then once he gets rid of everyone else's bending, that would leave him as the ONLY bender ... kind of a powerful position to be in...

[@bluecoin3771]

Either that, or if he was sincere in his cause, once he was the last bender, he'd end his own life, taking the last of bending to the grave with him while simultaneously making him a martyr to his followers.

[@zannimask]

A fun idea about how the ability to bend lightning has become way more common: In A:TLA only 3 people could bend lightning, but back then bending was a much more spiritual and cultural thing. Benders were seen as a representation of the nations they're from. But with the blending of the four nations with United Republic, that idea has become outdated. As Iroh put it; "Lightning is a pure expression of Firebending without aggression. It is not fueled by rage or emotion the way other Firebending is." As society has progressed and the nations have started to mix together, people have become more spiritually and culturally detached to their elemental origins. To many, bending is just something you can do, and less a part of who you are. So more people can separate their emotions from firebending and generate lightning. Not to mention it's a great way to explain how electricity gets introduced to the world ;D It's also one reason why the Equalist movement has gained so much traction; while previously benders were seen as a part of your nation and culture, now they're just people. People born with a disproportionate amount of power to other people, which has... let's call it an "interesting" parallel lol. As we saw in the first episode, benders of all kinds are forming gangs to oppress people. Instead of fighting a war against one element and nation, the danger has become generalized. Earlier A:TLA's distrust and fear of the Fire Nation has shifted to a distrust and fear of benders as a whole. Welcome to The Legend of Korra, where nothing is simple and everything you think you know about the world will be challenged. It's my favourite kind of thing to see happen with a franchise. I love this show so much.

[@bthsr7113]

And it ensures Korra has to struggle even though she's far more of a natural fighter than Aang ever was. She can't assume her enemies will announce themselves with a uniform, let alone a military formation. Heck, some may never launch a physical attack. And systemic flaws in an era of continued rapid change aren't so easily punched out as an empowered monarch or a naval invasion.

[@bluecoin3771]

@@bthsr7113 Not to mention that for someone who loves bending as much as she does, the permanent elimination of one's bending abilities is truly frightening for her. This made Amon a very effective villain and threat season 1. He didn't need to take over the world in a day, he just needed to be a threat to the one thing our heroine loved most of all. This is also a good writing principle: your story should work whether or not there are fantastical elements. Amon would be threatening whether his method for crippling people for life was a magical energybending technique or, say, a virus that left one bedridden for life.

[@senorsiro3748]

Economically, benders do a lot of labor, but that they can do it more easily actually makes them HARDER TO COMPETE AGAINST IN THE LABOR MARKET in skilled blue collar jobs, which is one of the big issues between benders and nonbenders. Add in that the council system takes representatives from the different cultural communities who immigrated from the four nations, and bending that cultures element makes you viewed, however unfairly, as a “better representative” of it in the eyes of some, and yeah, they have an easier time with positions of power too

[@ezzyshian]

how could Alicia smell something wrong SO early about Makorra. OOOHHH BOI This is going to be a ride

[@gabiayad1266]

She was also totally right about what korra needed too lol

[@matthewpopow6647]

Korra: YEET THE CHILDREN!

[@animeandgames6397]

Energy bending is something only the avatar can do. Non-bender means you can't bend at all.

[@bluecoin3771]

Or is it? Yes, I've seen the whole series, the point is even if it isn't, Amon has at least replicated it's effects, similar to how both Earthbending and Firebending can be ultilized to manipulate a lava flow, though that could have been retconned as of LoK.

[@spadeas49]

Being a fan of RWBY, it's nice to see you refer to it and I see very well the scene you are talking about, in volume 2, with Sun and Blake which leads to the confrontation against Torchwick in a mech. In any case, your opinion and the way you identify the characters is really interesting, especially for a first viewing.

[@justinschmelzel8806]

Another factor is you literally CAN'T get a job like Mako got WITHOUT being a fire bender who is capable of lightning bending. Historically having a skill or ability gets you better paying jobs. So in this case benders who can get labor jobs that others can't because of their bending can probably get paid more.

[@kaialone]

If Mako's and Bolin's situation is any indication, Benders prolly don't get paid a lot at all in "low class" jobs, either

[@TimothyGod]

This is me just getting to into world building. But I wanna behoove that the Flyers had a different part of the map each day, cause the one they say said "revelation tonight at 9" so that would imply each flyer would count down. So people who were part of the cause, would slowly get the map, and benders would most likely just ignore the guy shouting at them. So they wouldn't get enough pieces to the puzzles. Also Tenzin is the goat. I love this man

[@samuelchau9745]

I don't know if I'm just imagining it, but I think those people fighting like ty lee aren't as good as her. When she fought, with one hit she was able to put a limb out of comission, and with a couple of strikes she could paralyse a whole body. On the other hand, these guys had to hit multiple times to just stop one of korra's arms

[@TimothyGod]

Yes, she read the goat after all

[@theemperormoth5089]

It kind of seems like they aren't skilled like Ty Lee is, who is able to pinpoint jab at the right chi-spot to block it extensively and for a longer period of time. Without the skills/knowledge, they just have to brute force their technique until they find the right spot (and even then, not quite as well).

[@nobblkpraetorian5623]

Oh boy, the romance is one of the things that drags the show down. Thankfully it's more toned down in the later seasons.

[@Mugetsu2021]

It’s really not that bad, I just think they lingered on it too long.

[@tennoyamamoto1800]

To me that's THE worst part in Book 2, I used to hate most of book 2 but after re-watching it, and getting new points of views trough reactors, the Romantic Triangle is the only part I still Absolutely hate

[@Osiris2009]

While hate is a strong word, I do have to agree with that sentiment. It doesn’t help the show, it hinders for the most part.

[@Alex_the_Copper]

Eh, they thought this was going to be a one season deal so I'll let them slide for that. If they knew they'd do 4 seasons I'm sure they'd plan it better.

[@Osiris2009]

@@Alex_the_Copper Oh most definitely.

[@tyrahnon]

OMG I didn't know you also watched RWBY. Love that. Really love watching all these reaction vids they perk me up after a bad day and are always great to be on the journey with you. Hope you're feeling well and kicking Cancer's butt. We got this!

[@aliciaxlife]

[@mrbaldy1665]

When it comes to how fast Amon was in taking the bending away, remember energy is all about your will power against theirs. Amon has beey strong willpower.

[@demonic_myst4503]

during last air bender the fire lords royal family had kept lightming bending a family secret thats why we only saw zuko, iroh, sozan and azula use it as it was only in the family but now its taught to the every day fire bender and without the hateful ideology of the old firenation lightning bending is morecommon and easy to do

[@EmperorZod01]

You're talking about scamming, but you're forgetting that the OG gang was doing that in the fire nation, who at the time were evil.

[@user-lh6nx6ow1x]

The electricity and lightning benders in Legend of Korra are way weaker than the supernovas in Atla. Azula her lightning strike killed people, while the lightning in LoK barely injures people.

[@cronos4024]

Amon is kinda right about the Avatar causing imbalance too. Especially when going into Avatar history, the majority of the time another Avatars successor spends most of their efforts on fixing the problems the previous Avatar created. Some Avatars focus too much on the physical or spiritual and neglect the other, others focus on their own nations and neglect the conflicts brewing within others. The Avatar also caused the development of a "One Saviour" complex in the world, leading to more reliance on the Avatar to fix problems and create balance instead of a society that is inherently stable and does this for themselves. Lastly, it is undeniable that Benders are simply superior to non-Benders. If you cant mental bend you cant be part of certain jobs like the city police force. If you cant fire bend or bend electricity you will have to settle for much worse factory jobs instead of being a source of electricity yourself. And many many more exaples. And yes, Benders can use these powers for good, but all non-Benders can do is hope that they get on the Benders good side and all too often that isnt the case and non-Benders are basically screwed and powerless. In the world of Avatar true equality is kinda impossible.

[@TheJamieellis]

Sure, but the flipside to that is everyone only sees you for the fact you can bend. They don't care about your work ethic, your drive or passion. They just see what is essentially a mutation that they can exploit. Which is incredibly dehumanising. Also, as technology grows and industry rises, we've literally been shown how non-benders can combat benders. Tai Lee paved the way and now, we have people who know pressure point martial arts and have essentially stun-batons.

[@cronos4024]

@@TheJamieellis Non-Bender can always hide their bending or choose to ignore it and the worlds governments arent looking down on Benders like that. And sure, modern technology and techniques get developed to counter a Benders powerful abilities, but they are far from being able to contain their destructive potential, especially against very powerful benders that could simply tear down a skyscraper if they wanted to. Also, not ever bender can learn Ty Lee techniques and flip trough the air or properly use anti-Bender gear to great effect. Even long term, so long as the methods arent very intrusive against Benders, which would suck for Benders, inequality or its impication and potential always exist. Its a issue that has to come up eventually and will always lead to conflict potential. I dont like the portrail and radical, unjustifiable actions of Amon, but even if it is initially painful for Benders that built up their entire life on their Bending and superiority, the only thing Benders fear here to much is becoming a common person. Which, think about it. If the world wasnt this unequal and both sides didnt mind each other, then why would Benders fear becoming regular people so much? Because they know something that makes them naturally better is taken away from them. Its sad that a useful asset is taken from the world, but long term that would lead to a more stable world too.

[@cavedweller348]

We do perfectly fine. There are many avenues to success and MANY MORE skills that isn’t tied to bending in the world. Sure, if you can bend you got some solid jobs. But even as a non bender, there are many skills that you can learn and get proficient at that has nothing to do with bending. And you see plenty of non bender police. They just aren’t in the metal bending unit. Find your strengths and lean into it. Don’t use being a non bender as an excuse for failure.

[@cronos4024]

@@cavedweller348 Ah yes, the grindset argument. Thats bullshit in- and outside the Avatar world. It doesnt remove the fact Benders are inherently better. They can do anything non-Benders do, but also more and easier. Coexistance works, obviously, but it can factually never be fair. While some would say to just grind harder in the system, falling for a spiral that exploits them so they can get to a fraction of what Benders have, I agree with a notion that offers systemic equality in a practical sense. The biggest fear of the powerful, their biggest "loss" is being a regular person.

[@EredediIsildur]

@@cronos4024 won't be better to find a way to give the ability to bend to any who desires it? If all who want can bend we can keep the world equal (when everyone is special no one is rigt?) (adding the removal of bending as punishment to those who use this ability for crime) it's shown that such a thing can be done through energy bending, it's better than *SPOILER ALERT* Using bloodbanding to steal these abilities without consent from everyone before answering i would like to remember 1 this is a cartoon, ther's no need to figt over it 2 please, keep it short

[@alexmiller9687]

My favorite meme from back when this was airing is that Amon’s family and Mako’s parents were killed by the same person - a water bender named A. Firebender.

[@sethgibson5148]

Not exactly sure what your confused about with Amon being able to take bending away quickly. It's not like it took Aang hours to take Ozais bending, and it could've been like anime time where it only looked slow for us to be able to see what's happening. Or it's just that Amon has trained with this, since this is definitely not the first time he's done it, since he knows how to do it.

[@arlecchino7936]

Aang was the avatar that's what. Obviously she didn't think anyone could do that other than the avatar itself. Its that simple.

[@WATER_IN_THE_HILL123]

Me who watched the entire series already :😶 Should we tell?

[@EredediIsildur]

there was no glowing, it doesn't look like the classic energy bending

[@EredediIsildur]

@@WATER_IN_THE_HILL123 no, let her discover it by herself

[@gillettedave]

@@EredediIsildur when i first watched this episode, i talked with a co-worker about it and told her that it couldn't be energy bending because he only touched the fore head and not the forehead and chest like aang did

[@VladyO]

Mako's the nicest fella in the world.

[@ТайнаиещёразТайна]

he is not actually

[@almas4663]

​@@ТайнаиещёразТайна He is. Korra is just kinda selfish and Bolin is stupid

[@catmixo]

@@almas4663 Now you are lying

[@almas4663]

@@catmixo No I'm not. Mako is an orphan raised on a street, who cares deeply for his brother. So much so, he managed to give Bolin what he didn't had - a happy childhood that grew in his constant optimism and child-like wonder. Korra on the other hand is a spoiled arrogant brat, who got all she wanted all her life, who learned three out of four elements when she was basically a toddler, who only wants to go watch marches and explore the world, who runs from cops after causing mass destruction, who ignores Tenzin's wisdom

[@ThatOneHooman]

I’ve tried to get back into Korra before but always drop it at Book 2. Maybe this channel will change that lol

[@nobblkpraetorian5623]

just skip to Book 3. Book 2 is the worst season of the show while Book 3 is the best.

[@DiamondCrash]

Just read the episode summaries for book 2 and jump to 3, that's peak Avatar right there.

[@bthsr7113]

2 is not without merit, but it has hard problems. I have additional issues with 4, but overall I do like LOK and think we're overall better off for having it.

[@thespianmask]

Book 2 was so bad imo. Horrible. 4 was mid. 3 is goated. I still can't decide if Amon or Book 3 villain is better.

[@ashergad144]

dos anyone else think its kinda impressive that mako can firebend even after seeing someone use firebending to kill his parents?

[@KhepriProductions2022]

Gotta eat somehow.

[@thespianmask]

Perhaps it's been part of him since before his parents were killed. He understands that it's a tool that firebenders can use, for evil or for good. The history of the 100 years war started by Ozai is a good historical standpoint too. Firebending was used to rule the world, and now it's used to power the city too.

[@gutscross9706]

i mean if even the low-tier jobs are just done better by benders, how's a non-bender supposed to make a living? especially if any business you start can go up in flames if you don't pay "protection" money to your local superpowered thugs

[@tennoyamamoto1800]

19:46 Lord Zuko: Listen here you little sh!t...

[@TrueAmericanReject]

When Alicia having to choose between dancing Pabu donation or buying a custom fit Amon mask for her collection.

[@davidmichaelson1092]

You start seeing why a lot of people don't like this. But I say it is great, complex, and very realistic for the ages they are. I love it.

[@animeandgames6397]

That's the thing though. Mako isn't a jerk, he's a realist, which ge needed to become in order to make the rigjt decisions to take care of his extremely gullible optimist of a little brother.

[@yoyo777]

Intresting how the hated charicters in both team avatars (mako and katara) saw there perents corpses.

[@frenchynoob]

Someone tell her to watch the Cowboy Bebop dub, if she's nuttin' that hard to Amon's voice she's gonna love it.

[@doblekevin]

18:52 guns? Sokka made fake firebending in book 1, and they had bombs and grenades, so powderbending wouldn't be surprising.

[@domidium]

On Amon's "point" that benders are responsible for every war, whether or not it's actually accurate (which I don't believe it is), I believe that even though benders have been famously attributed for being the ones in charge of these war efforts, I think it's diverting the actual issue by blaming benders for it. The fact that they were benders wasn't the driving force behind why all of them were waging war. Take fire lord Sozin for example. He was a firebender, yes. But it wasn't because he was a bender that he started the war. He was a leader of his nation who happened to be a bender (not all fire lords were benders). And, the fact that he was a bender wasn't a factor in why he wanted to start the 100 year war. Sozin started the war to "share in his nation's prosperity", but was a lie due to his nation's dwindling resources being on the horizon. Now take Palpatine (Darth Sidious) from Star Wars. His whole motivation was driven by his frustration with the jedi for having all that power of the force...but doing "nothing" with it. And he rationalized that even a single sufficiently powerful force user (such as himself) could rule the whole galaxy (which he did).

[@adrianvulpes9509]

27:50 Maybe Amon is the edgy “Dark Avatar” *BWAS* Oh! Maybe they could also do DBZ chest-laser hadoukens in the epic “battle of the avatars” finale!

[@aeginsilverblood2070]

Mako: I am Vengeance. I am The Night. I am Wolfbatman!!!

[@cavedweller348]

He is completely wrong about bending being the cause of every war. It’s just been the instrument in which both sides fight that war. Some soldiers have swords and spears, some have bending. Trust me, if there wasn’t bending, they’d still go to war and find a way to kill each other. We do just fine in war without bending.

[@tennoyamamoto1800]

18:52 Well, there's chi blocking 25:37 Also that

[@priest.reviews]

Yeah, twin avatars is such a bullshit. ...right?

[@joshuagaither4866]

You know, actually now that you mention it I wonder if there's ever been an avatar with a twin, that would be a crazy story to tell. Not to mention like the perfect type of conflict, cus obviously only one of them could be the avatar. 🤔👀

[@BB-fx8qo]

Based on what I know without any spoilers, I don’t think twin avatars could ever work

[@d.emccauley7590]

Everybody have energy so even nonbenders should be able bender energy. Aang learn it from a lion turtle so it outside of normal bending.

[@ruebenhoule7315]

Her simping for Amon makes since, since she was simping for sokkas dad who’s also water tribe. (I think she gotta type)

[@brakdoes8914]

Korra was saying that energy bending is only an avatar thing so it was impossible for anyone else

[@In-The-Zone]

19:00 She loves her them backstreet boys lol

[@phantomix3956]

aaaaand, you never know how Amon achieve power to take away bending

[@ThePfeffernusse]

8:01 YEET THE CHILD!

[@Miikasae]

I really really REALLY cannot wait till you see what they do with Korra’s character!!!

[@JP-eo8zw]

Its 100% an economic problem. All industries benefit more from benders than non-benders and some are exclusive to the former like pro-bending and Mako's job, and the simple factor that benders are an minority in society make them earn more just for not being so common. This leads to non benders getting worse jobs and there is also the mafias that use bending as an weapon to coerce the non benders. Even if bending is now an job, the mafia is probably the guys that mostly train to fight, so even civil benders will be overpowered by them. In the end we have guys that cant choose jobs and are asked protection money from the same people that "stole" their jobs. Spoilers: Its really sad that as someone pointed out, the show completely abadons this idea after Amon is defeated. No conflict or mention as far as i can remember, the whole anti-bending army diseappears. Using an example and unfortunately following Godwin's law, its like you killed Hitler and the world no longer has prejudice agaisnt jews

[@aotearoa_goose3261]

Mako got all the trauma of batman and none of the money.

[@aliciaxlife]

This comment is too damn good. I love it

[@georgesmith6218]

Funny thing, Amon is not the first to extrajudicially punish petty criminals by taking their bending away, Aang was.

[@TheSibua]

Glass bending is real Avatar kyosh used it to shotgun blast shards into a lot of hearts of bad guys

[@CrazeeAdam]

Alicia really be liking Steve Blum. Alicia!!! Please watch Cowboy Bebop if you haven't already. Steve Blum (Amon), plays the main character in it.

[@OMNIhydra1]

RWBY lifts a ton from Avatar. To the point where it feels less like they were inspired by Avatar, and more like they were just trying to make their own Avatar with cat girls and anime waifus. If you wanna see someone lay all of it out, I'd recommend checking out RWBY is Disappointing, by Hbomberguy here on KZbin. It's long but also thoroughly entertaining. Plus, it doesn't just shit on RWBY the whole time. If anything, he's extremely nice to the show despite all the issues he uncovers with it and its writing team.

[@YouAnd_OnlyYou]

23:38 RWBY Season 2 episode 4, painting the town.

[@matthewpopow6647]

This is the opposite of Aang energy... It's KYOSHI ENERGY

[@imperialguardproductions]

I love the fact that Alicia is simping over Steve Blums voice. Can't blame her though 😂

[@The5armdamput33]

4:27 Giant Zuko statue..,

[@kaialone]

I think Mako's factory job shows how Benders can too be exploited by the system so long as they're poor, etc. Heck, even Pro-Bending for that matter, considering how Mako and Bolin struggle financially, they're clearly not paid enough for any of the extremely physically demanding jobs they do with their Bending. Seems like industries are just looking to pick up desperate Benders off the streets, who don't have no choice but to break theie bodies in exchange for a little money, at least.

[@Mr_Kriegon]

Okay. So one important thing you need to see. Whenever Amon shows up, think Backstreet Boys: Everybody. Backstreet Amon is too good. anyway I hope you enjoy Korra.

[@Codemaster1138]

I’m always very picky about shows, a character or characters can make or break my enjoyment, and I’ve never been able to finish Korra, I’ll stick through to watch Alicia form her opinion as I understand why so many do like LoK and I enjoy the reactions regardless of show

[@Garomasta]

Though I really like both shows as a whole, the romance stuff has always been the weakest part for me even in ATLA, and in LoK it's somehow worse.

[@CrownofMischief]

It suffers from the issue a ton of writers seem to have, which is "Oh, the love interests have hooked up. Now what?" For some reason people can't just write a main character in a relationship without wanting to introduce drama, thinking thats what people want. You get side characters like Sokka and Suki who can have a decent relationship because it isn't shown onscreen aside from cute gags every now and then. But Aang and Katara don't get together until the end of the series because any romance between them that goes past "will they, won't they" would be front and center for everyone to see.

[@bthsr7113]

@@CrownofMischief It is very much a systemic writing problem. Though I have seen two shows buck it, though the latter one originally wasn't going to. Babylon 5 and Kim Possible.

[@alecsanchez8948]

I never really noticed the similarities with Legend of Korra and RWBY until I watched Hbomberguys video about RWBY

[@JP-eo8zw]

To be fair, i dont recall shipping anyone in the show except Bolin and future character. I really dont like how they deal with romance lol

[@matalvis]

LOVE the show, but Elden Ring has ruined how I see Amon. Every time I see him my brain flashes to the "No Maidens?" Meme.

[@Desdemona-XI]

Obligatory ask: if you're a rwby fan, will you be reacting to volume 9?

[@aliciaxlife]

I thought about it but I’m not sure yet!

[@bthsr7113]

@@aliciaxlife As a fellow fan, don't feel rushed or pressured on it. I'm still trying to come to terms with 8 and all the stuff they could have done in Atlas.

[@subsonic6950]

plot twist he is the real avatar

[@97Multiphantom]

And thus is introduced the best villain in the whole franchise!

[@yoyo777]

Z>amon

[@mmayes237]

Soooo I'm a just this Pabu>Momo Appa>Naga

[@Sternly]

Being reminded of rwby huh? Well rooster teeth did lift a lot from Avatar. I'd recommend the Hbomberguy video but it's very long

[@alternategender8471]

I mean the way you talked about venders taking jobs didn’t make sense to me. If they’re taking jobs they’re taking all the well paying and important ones, not taking blue collar work from the poor. They’re taking positions of power, the police, major manufacturers…. I think there’d be a bigger chance of an industrial worker rising up issue if they gave all the blue collar work to benders.

[@OneColdRepublican]

19:05 You could say Amon is a Alicia-bender...in more ways than one~~~ 😏😏😏

[@jareththegoblinking3191]

Yeeea, if Amon was a bender than his whole organization would crumble cuz why should a bender lead a revolution of non benders?

[@StellarMantle]

God, is there a plot-twist this woman doesn't see coming?

[@LikeaZombey]

well, I wouldn´t call korra charismatic, but I suppose spunky I can agree on.

[@franciscogutierrez5104]

Did she miss twice the statue of fire lord Zuko?

[@thetower4th]

As a kid I wanted Korra to get with Bolin instead because Mako sucked

[@jasenjacobs1365]

What do yall think Alcia will think of the relationships in LoK?

[@gabiayad1266]

She already nailed it

[@jasenjacobs1365]

@@gabiayad1266 I meant the ones later in the show.

[@gabiayad1266]

@jasenjacobs1365 I know, that's what I meant lol. She already gets the dynamic and she doesn't even know it.

[@sail_inh]

i felt like they had to just get the romance plot out of the way 😭

[@Abhishekxsahu]

Mako and korra are like those gays and lesbians of class who are shipped by everyone but only queer kids know the truth 😅

[@Butane9000]

Technically by energy bending he is effectively a bender.

[@Shaovv]

1:58 🤨📸

[@bisongaming729]

Has Beastars been dropped?

[@aliciaxlife]

Nope! :D it will come back it’s just hard because ant works full time so recording days are hard to come by. It will come back

[@bisongaming729]

@@aliciaxlife yay!!!

[@AroWolfArts]

@@aliciaxlife What about Vinland Saga tho?

[@shelbybayer200]

Pabu cute Little fire ferret

[@demonic_myst4503]

he is wrong to every conflicyt we know in avatar isnt caused by bending but by greed or some other weird reasson

[@believer773]

People hate on the romance in Korra, but it's very on point since they are teens, an age range where romance is absolutely all consuming.

[@nobblkpraetorian5623]

I think ATLA handled the teen romance better though.

[@roricaplaza]

@@nobblkpraetorian5623 ATLA is early teen years though, so romance isn't the focus/priority

[@samuelclayhills3298]

Its still pretty bad like noone likes it in the end or at least I haven't seen anyone who does.

[@arlecchino7936]

​@@nobblkpraetorian5623 well not every teen deal with romance the perfect way 😂

[@nobblkpraetorian5623]

@@roricaplaza Korra doesn't need to focus on romance either. The later seasons are much better since romance is downplayed there.