TLoW: Book 3 - The Worst Episode vs Best (Part 4)

[@offensivepepe231]

“I’m mugging you” “With that stance?” Fuck, iroh still a total G

[@blacktigerpaw1]

His voice actor is a total bitch, though.

[@davidtakyi14]

He is my man, He is

[@legendarycryptid2629]

​@@blacktigerpaw1 Wait, what has Greg done?

[@Liberty_or_Ded]

Always was, always will be.

[@misanthropicservitorofmars2116]

Some non bender thug tries mugging one of the greatest fire bending masters alive. Doesn’t get roasted alive, actually Learns how to mug old people better.

[@gobbotits1686]

Once E;R finishes this series, he's definitely gonna leave for two years again

[@DM-mi4je]

Until he remembers that book 4 exists and rises from his crypt.

[@Chud_Bud_Supreme]

He's not leaving; he's just going to get milk

[@Darkdayzz]

God knows he needs it though.

[@havelock5619]

He will just fade back into the void, his work finished.

[@theepicduck6922]

He really is a black man.

[@abderrahimabarkane7908]

The guy who tried to mug Iroh has more character development than anyone in the Legend of Korra.

[@arturzinurov4781]

Fuck you are right

[@captainforrix956]

He had a full arc, change of heart and everything. Honestly just Iroh's part of that episode had more narrative coherency and proficiency alone than the entirety of LoK

[@ThatBlueSkull]

@@captainforrix956 The best thing we can do is pretend LoK doesn't exist

[@ANIMAL.LOVERS.DONT.EAT.ANIMALS]

@@ThatBlueSkull always have.

[@hanburgundy4317]

Y'all are so full of shit lol

[@RogueFox2185]

Honestly Korra having an 8% approval rating was still too high for someone like her, she should’ve had Netflix’s Queen Cleopatra levels of approval.

[@youcantbeatk7006]

Nobody knows what you're referencing.

[@MerlosTheMad]

@@youcantbeatk7006 i know.

[@Foreststrike]

@@MerlosTheMad I do. And ohhh boy, are you ever right about that. You think she should've been whitewashed? Heheheh.

[@Author_Paluthor]

​@@Foreststrike whitewashed? She was white

[@elizabeth5561]

​@@youcantbeatk7006 the Netflix show Queen Cleopatrea had a 1% audience score.

[@trygveplaustrum4634]

These wretched writers killed off the previous series' lovable bear for a cheap gag! Why would you kill Bosco like that?! #JusticeForBosco

[@victorkreig6089]

isn't it obvious? It was symbolic for getting rid of Dante Basco

[@essexclass8168]

#DixOutForBisco

[@29th.]

**Strumming Guitar** _Where were you when Bosco was eaten?_

[@N.0rmus]

I was sat at home at home drinking miluk when Kuei rang, "Bosco is kill"

[@Tober13]

@@victorkreig6089 "Get rid of the past. Burn it if you have to"

[@Bouncy_Ball_Studios]

“I’m gonna prove Al Gore’s predictions are nonsense!” Made me laugh way more than I should’ve.

[@-JaggedGrace-]

I had to double take and think if that was actually something he said for a second

[@gorgurus]

Reminder that the ''Missing Appa'' arc is still the best and the most complete character defining sequence in story telling, ever. Even Momo had a mini episode showing his whole perspective and feelings about it.

[@pheonixshaman]

The missing appa arc also allowed the writers to set the groundwork for the re-introduction of Suki, and gave the audience a chance to see how compassionate and caring the kyoshi warriors were. That was a time when The Avatar writers had an idea of where the ship was headed.

[@The1Ryu]

Ya, we get it, you just want the same shit over and over again.

[@crakhaed]

Fuuck I forgot about that!

[@wilder11]

Calm down xD

[@portela132]

lmaoo bruh u need to stop smoking that gas station weed "best in story telling ever" like whatchu on about fool, its not all that, chill.

[@jakefrost7404]

*_What's worse than propping up an unworthy sacred cow?_* *_Castrating what might have been worthy bulls, removing the sacred cow's competition for the limelight._*

[@thibaldus3]

Pretty fitting.

[@misanthropicservitorofmars2116]

Try listening to Reals Not Real by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard. The lyricism of modernity is prime.

[@misanthropicservitorofmars2116]

Everyone’s farm is full of sacred cow and no one can be a martyr anymore.

[@hanburgundy4317]

​@Misanthropic Servitor of Mars KGLW is highly underrated, but I'm more of a Catching Smoke and Quarters kind of guy lol Primus gets the win from me for "Greet the Sacred Cow" - Antipop is criminally underrated, especially by the band. We begged front row at several Claypool concerts (Primus, Oddity Faire, Frog Brigade) for them to play Antipop, hoping for Lacquerhead or Sacred Cow, and when they FINALLY played something it was Coattails of a Dead Man lmao

[@Aztechaemenid]

"Well, its not in my culture to drop things and move so, oh well." Says the air NOMAD absolutely killed me 😂

[@lt3746]

No no, Nomad means no get angry. Don't you get it??

[@Disconnect350]

Notice how organic, wholesome and natural the relationship is between Gaang in ATLA? while in Korra, the characters there feel like Twitter accounts.

[@The1Ryu]

Just keep parroting E;R, I'm sure he'll notice you eventually.

[@Disconnect350]

@@The1Ryu Who hurt you?

[@dromalloma2651]

15:41 :)

[@The1Ryu]

@@Disconnect350 It wasn't a particular person, just the general stupidity of you people who built a community around hating a TV show. I would ask who hurt you, but I'm guessing you'd claim it was Korra.

[@fruitloops2058]

​​​@@The1Ryu dude you're hurting yourself more by scrolling through comments on a video of a KZbinr you don't like. Like damn I don't usually use "don't like don't watch" but *come on* (seriously over 200 comments?)

[@ThomasRoiloup]

What if Amon just pulled out a gun and shot Korra?

[@edisontrent618]

"And the world was saved, thanks again to, the power of gun!"

[@pheonixshaman]

@@edisontrent618 Steel, gunpowder, and faith once again save humanity from the darkness.

[@SnibsnBibs]

The first season was all about non-benders rising up. You just _know_ those shock gloves were a kid-friendly stand-in for somebody pulling out a fucking glock and being like "Where's your fucking rocks now, big man?!"

[@lobaoguara2332]

"It's the future bitch" considering how early the world evolved, I'm surprised they don't have firearms yet.

[@Slimurgical]

@@lobaoguara2332 I think SnibsnBibs is on point. It's Nickelodeon and also a for-kids show. Pulling out a gun and shooting Korra dead would not be able to be done, but also the series would basically be over because the Avatar is dead and I don't think the series is gonna go into the afterlife with Korra.

[@jjjmadness8306]

You wanna know why the Red Lotus in season 3 stood out more than the other villains in the show? It's because they got along and had better chemistry than the supposed heroes of the story. Hell, Zaheer and P'li had a better relationship than Korra did with any of her "friends."

[@3HorsemenOfMovingPictures]

Honestly true

[@zachryder3150]

The reason why is because none of them were Mike DiMartino's self-insert character.

[@Astorath_the_Grim]

E;R is releasing content regularly and you gotta deal with it!

[@KamiAnimeS1]

Yup

[@trouserslizard9388]

lies

[@AtlatlMan]

...and then when the world thought he would regularly release content, he vanished.

[@Merlodica]

At last he’s back for good 🥹

[@seg162]

@@AtlatlMan never let them know your next move

[@bandaid6550]

I want to know how much Asami's VA was paid for her combined 1 hour of work (including setup, retakes, and cleanup) for the entire season.

[@Ramsey276one]

O M G XD

[@petergriscom3431]

That's a really good question.

[@3HorsemenOfMovingPictures]

Funfact: The live action Yue from Shyamaladingdongs movie voiced her

[@stevemclovin1566]

She might of voiced other characters as well because I can't see them paying her as much as everyone else for how little she's shown.

[@matthewmuir8884]

@@3HorsemenOfMovingPictures There is no The Last Airbender movie within the walls of Ba Sing Se. Here, we are safe. Here, we are free.

[@zemo8214]

This Book did not do Bumi's character any favors, you'd think that finally unlocking the Airbending abilities he coveted all his life would change him up somehow but because Tim Hendrick is Tim Hendrick this never ends up happening. It's a shame too, you could've easily had be intially ecstatic to master Airbending before finding out how much hard work it actually entails to master an element. This would naturally lead to Bumi developing a greater understanding/appreciation for his brother Tenzin who had to shoulder the burden of reviving the Air Nomad culture his entire life. So many easy and obvious ways to make this setup work 100 times better and they flounder each and every opportunity.

[@horacevonbergamot5093]

The fact that we never saw what happened to the mechanists especially with the possibility of some of them actually becoming proper Airbenders and how they perhaps would fuse their ways with the air nomad ways is the in a nutshell what is wrong with the larger worldbuilding of TLOK.

[@horacevonbergamot5093]

@@mrminecraftcubeable Kek, you might be right - altough that could have been aliviated with Aang basicly fathering the four family branches, one to take care of each temple - atleast Kataras little Prophecy would have implied their family getting rather big. You could have even had those four "Air-Clans" develop in different directions, maybe even used it as conflict in the series, because most parts of Air Nomad Culture - and whatever Scripture they might have had is gone.

[@mkultra2456]

@@horacevonbergamot5093 lol prober. You gotta proofread your comments.

[@horacevonbergamot5093]

@@mkultra2456 lel, got me there.

[@ussliberty109]

"Plot heavy" *Cuts to Ty Lee for half a second* The Chad midriff enjoyer.

[@mechajay3358]

For a group that was supposed to be the next "Team Avatar." They really don't come off as a tight-nit group. They barely interact with each other or work as a legitimate team.

[@renee6504]

Yeah, and I hope that Mike or Bryan or whoever was the writers for this series don’t REALLY think that teenagers act like this because idk about them, but it’s okay to not add drama in friend groups within storytelling (at least not the type of drama that makes you basically run a train with your entire friend group).

[@hanburgundy4317]

​@@renee6504 Korra went on one date with Bolin, and she dated Mako and Asami - y'all act like she fucked em all lmao This part of the Fandom is gross.

[@seg162]

They're bound together by the fact that they've dated or will date Korra. She [wheeze]-- she's a bit of a harem protagonist.

[@soundrogue4472]

I don't mind having a mentor character that's growing as a person, having a mentor challenge their flaws can be just as fun, HOWEVER; the mentor SHOULDN'T BE GETTING MORE CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT THAN THE MC! Wtf?

[@AnimaVox_]

There are times when a guardian character can get more development than the MC and it actually works... but then again, these aren't necessarily the same as mentors. 🤔 Triton from the Little Mermaid and Grug from the Croods come to mind. The latter especially because he's _really trying_ to be a mentor figure, but his methods are too flawed and don't work-which is a major catalyst to his change.

[@Boss_Isaac]

Truthfully, Lin, Tenzin and the elder members of the cast are more interesting than the Krew, especially with the latter having no real sense of being a tight-knit unit.

[@3HorsemenOfMovingPictures]

​@@AnimaVox_ but hes the main character, so it quitve made sense

[@NEWFIExGAMING]

nah, Tenzin and other mentor characters should be developed before the main character as that give the protag something to aspire to, the real issue is not developing Tenzin MUCH earlier or just giving him better development like E;Rs suggestion in this video.

[@The1Ryu]

These videos have caused the term Character Development to loose all meaning. You all just invoke the term and then just congratulate yourselves on being right like it's a spell.

[@isaackane4931]

A good use of Tenzin would've been to use him as a contrast and foil to Zaheer. Both aged mentor characters that study and love the Air Nomad culture and its teachings. Tenzin feeling more obligated towards them given who his father is and naturally being an air bender, while Zaheer views the teachings as the best course, and only acquired the abilities by chance. Teaching the new trainees, you could see Tenzin's views on the culture, and then compare them to when Zaheer explains himself to Korra. Have Tenzin confront Zaheer once or twice philosophically as well, leading to the point where Zaheer learns to fly like a Sky Bison. It could lead to Tenzin questioning his own methods, give him self doubt towards whether or not Zaheer and his radical viewpoints might have merit in regards to Air Nomad philosophy. It's a shame that a villain and Book all about Air bending barely scratches the surface on it.

[@argylemanni280]

and it didn't help when the philosophizing villain was voiced by a guy who didn't give no fucks

[@enirehtaksuez]

See, that would require actual thought. The villains in Whorra don't have ideologies, motivations or themes even. All they have are gimmicks so that you can somehow recognise them besides their design and give the most barebones explanation. Sadly, even Amon fell victim to that.

[@danielalaiz419]

the annoying thing about tenzin is that he doesn't even have any intellectuality ,hes lives on nostalgia ,look at the old guys from atlas jeong jeong about the river and destiny, iroh on taoism, bumi on his genius and madness in the omanshu delivery system, pakku on aang being a little about flexible with water this is disappointing on so many levels

[@topcat59]

Honestly I feel very sorry for Tenzin, since he supposed to be the wise teacher that does his best to guide korra but in stead they just heavily mock him in the story.🐱

[@mad4song01]

In addition to wasting the Demi-god tier VA status of J.K. Simmons. 🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️

[@hereniho]

He's a clown because he's trying to help the protagonist mature and grow as a person as well as develop her talents, except the protag is an irredeemable brat that will just win by sheer luck despite making every bad decision possible. Basically, he's trying to be helpful in a comedy of errors.

[@cwheels01]

His character isn't that strong on its own anyway. He's almost up to par with Korra in arrogance and inability to listen to wisdom. The major difference being that Korra would have the excuse of youth...if she wasn't an Avatar and FAR less mature than the last one was at the age of 12. And yet, somehow she was far more capable than Aang was at 12 by the age of 3. But like Uncle Ben said, with great power comes great power.

[@The1Ryu]

Why is Tenzin 'supposed' to be the wise teacher? You can have mentors that are different from Iroh.

[@mad4song01]

@@The1Ryu can’t really be much of a mentor when they constantly need mentoring and constantly told they’re doing things wrong, even when he isn’t. Your coping doesn’t make any sense.

[@darkmega97]

To be fair, if I was Korra's mentor I would also question my abilities to teach

[@_Devil]

Remember, E;R. Eat the bugs. Live in the pods. Watch Korra and be happy!

[@Top_Hat_Walrus]

Ja ja, all accoring to ze plan. Ze Legend of Korra is an integral part of Ze Great Reset

[@yolotrollo6343]

You forgot the best part: "own nothing" . Its rented Whorra, on a rented TV, in a rented pod in rented clothes with a rented buttplug.

[@havelock5619]

The Chews are at it again.

[@Kostas_Dikefalaios]

Consoom

[@FriendlyDarkwraith]

Watch ze Korra porn and be fappy.

[@BobbyGrand-xk9iw]

The amount of potential Kai had that was just squandered or never used is insane

[@aaronmueller1560]

This statement also applies to Kung Fu Panda 3

[@mechajay3358]

Yeah, He's one of the few characters on that show I actually liked and they barely do anything with him after.

[@victorkreig6089]

He's just a pound for pound copy of Jet from TLA

[@BobbyGrand-xk9iw]

@@victorkreig6089 eh, disagree, Jet was better written (obviously) and he was more of a violent person and never truly become “super” good, Jet was a thief that was gifted power that could of had a redemption

[@steffanyschwartz7801]

@@aaronmueller1560I really enjoyed Kung Fu Panda 3. Kai’s theme is the best but he is the worst of the 3 villains.

[@Mr_Twisted_T]

E;R: “Speaking of Blue Bal…..” Me: “Well played sir.”

[@GreenPhoenix91]

Yah the timing was great stay safe out there E;R.

[@winkone101]

3:04 - Overstuffed 3:05 - """PLOT"""-heavy 3:06 - book E;R's pun game was on fire this vid

[@TransformersBoss]

The absolute irony of inexperienced Ma-Rey-Sue characters like Korra having all the answers vs all the 50+ year-old mentor characters being clueless, self-doubting buffoons

[@The1Ryu]

All the answers? Even E;R pointed out that her plan didn't work, how is that 'having all the answers'?

[@vevvev696]

@@The1Ryu Because the show goes to great lengths to make her in the right. No matter how wrong she is.

[@The1Ryu]

@@vevvev696 If you haven't even watched the show why do you hate it. Do you just look for things to hate?

[@hanburgundy4317]

​@@vevvev696 It's sad how y'all just parrot the same debunked, bad faith criticisms - these videos and comment sections are like trying to reason with biased OT fanboys that griped about the Star Wars Prequel films because, "gEoRgE lUcAs gRaPeD mY cHiLdHoOd".

[@vevvev696]

@@hanburgundy4317 My brother, have you forgotten to take your meds today?

[@aceofspadesguy4913]

I think you hit the nail on the head with the different team avatars. THE main theme of ATLA was relying on friends to succeed and how you can and should depend on others. Anyone who tried doing something solo (Zhao, Azula, Ozai, Zuko occasionally) utterly failed for it. And when anyone from any of the various teams broke apart from the group to do something alone, they usually failed. (Aang immediately got captured during the frog episode). Compare this to Whorra, that theme is almost completely absent. Characters are perfectly willing to bail on each other for selfish reasons and there’s little sense that they win because they work together as opposed to the antagonists who are doing things alone. The main antagonist of the book having his own A-team really doesn’t help this. Azula had a team too but that came back to the main team when she destroyed it and started pushing away anyone that would help her in a downward spiral of self destruction.

[@auroraSLAP]

I rewatched ATLA recently and I noticed something I didn’t the first 7 or so times. Pay attention to whenever Katara and Sokka get separated. They hug every time they reunite with each other. EVERY time. No matter how much they bicker they’re siblings and they love each other at the end of the day. It’s small and it doesn’t affect the plot, but it’s details like that that you just don’t get in TLoK

[@The1Ryu]

Maybe because the character in LoK aren't children who need constant emotional validation.

[@auroraSLAP]

@@The1Ryu The characters in Korra act more childish than the gang of children in ATLA lol

[@vevvev696]

@@The1Ryu What kinda take is that

[@The1Ryu]

@@auroraSLAP Except the whole part where the ATLA kids need constant emotional validation. If they lost there hug box they would fall apart

[@The1Ryu]

@@vevvev696 A correct one.

[@MaxIzrin]

The best thing about Avatar Korra is that it isn't animated in Cal-art style. It could've been worse, much worse.

[@drifter402]

It's art, animation and overall direction is tremendous. When it comes to modern American TV animation I don't know of anything that compares

[@Pangora2]

@@drifter402 And I think that's why people line up to defend it. Imagine if the budget for Korra went to just a few vignettes of the original team. A few side stories. The fans just can't talk about the animation quality because it'll stand out like a lonely palm tree in a desert. An anime fan in general will find new great animation all the time, the fan community for Just animation is vibrant and experienced. So the Korra fans have to pretend everything else they know how to talk about is at the animation's level to be able to praise the show at all.

[@cymes82]

@@drifter402 Too bad it wasn't made in the good ol' USA. Whorra was most likely made in one of the South Korean animation-sweatshops

[@maxalaintwo3578]

The exterior of Kora is top notch. Unfortunately the interior isn't

[@randomduck8679]

​@@drifter402Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Starts off a really rough but the animation just gets better each season

[@killwind]

He's back and it's ONLY been a month. I'm convinced someone has him hostage.

[@ConvoSama]

Is (((them))), they have our boi!

[@Dreaming05Man]

@@ConvoSama Them? The Gems?

[@Nangong123]

@@ConvoSama Then praise be to (((them)))!

[@allisonekgasit9291]

I thank whoever did and I'll pay them to make that month 3 weeks

[@maskofthedragon]

He said on Twitter he suffered an injury and is editing videos to kill time while he heals

[@KhaosMerX]

Give toph a break, Azulas feet lied about touching the ground.

[@CompletelyNewguy]

Azula walked on her hands instead.

[@Cklert]

Toph was also sleep deprived as well.

[@victorkreig6089]

@@CompletelyNewguy they were still supporting the same bodyweight

[@jon2067]

>this n!gga was looking at Azula's feet ngmi

[@NEWFIExGAMING]

it's also possible she jumped and used firebending to propel her faster, higher and farther away. Toph wouldn't notice her in the air and the smoke blocks everyone else's vision, and as another person said half of them are sleep deprived and can't react accordingly.

[@aaronrowell6943]

Iroh and Zuko reunion hug man... more powerful than anything in Korra

[@josetomascamposrobledano4618]

ER is the biggest Korra fan, 0 doubts

[@MrDeothor]

i love how you are still not done ripping into korra. Almost makes me sad that the show already ended. Almost.

[@ulaznar]

I will be sad when he finishes ripping Whorra

[@hanburgundy4317]

Yeah, he'll have to move on to being grossly racist and sexist about another cartoon character. I'm sure there are more My Little Ponies to obsess over.

[@MrDeothor]

@@hanburgundy4317 wat

[@literallycool]

​@@hanburgundy4317reddit is that way my man

[@zachryder3150]

​@@hanburgundy4317 Criticism is racist and sexist when you're criticising a TV series made by mostly white American men.

[@Awakened_Mucacha]

That line: "You're just a child!" | "Well, you're just a teenager?" Still fucking gets me. Also helps me remember how shit Korra is outside of these funny videos from Dad.

[@ZbJeeBies]

i never realized until this video that korra ran through her team like a railroad 💀 i know the multishipper weirdos were shitting and pissing themselves

[@roadent217]

Did you miss the "Korra? More like Whorra! Death to Whorra!" spam that /co/ had even before Season 1 ended?

[@AdamantLightLP]

Honestly its a big reason why I think the cast just feels wrong. What the Gaang had was wholesome, even with the romance subplots it wasn't weird or anything. No love triangles... (Which for some reason are immensely popular with a certain demographic.)

[@springheeljak145]

I'm thankful for these videos because I can barely remember anything about Korra past season 2. It took half of season 4 until I realized Kuvira wasn't a new character

[@dzigayu4944]

And then Korra said "its bending time!" and proceeded to come out of the screen and twist and bend my fingers when I said out loud I didn't want to keep watching her show. Now that I can barely use my hands I guess I will watch this review instead.

[@SnibsnBibs]

I thought that was going way further south before you said fingers.

[@CPU9incarnate]

The biggest problem with the red lotus is that their motivation is ultimately underwritten and not particularly engaging. They want to destroy the avatar because they see it as an an unacceptable authority over humanity, and they don't care how many people they have to kill to remove it from the world. But, the overwhelming majority of avatars were anti-authoritarian, and the avatar oversoul itself seems to be as well, manifesting specifically in instances where humans try to enforce their will on the world to the detriment of it or the people living on it. I don't think we know of any in recorded history that didn't largely agree with the red lotus's ancap views, if for different reasons. The worst part is there is an obvious answer to how this could have been handled in a more interesting way. Have it turn out that the avatar periodically destroys human civilization to prevent technology and bending from advancing to the point where the balance of the earth is threatened to a degree and frequency that the avatar can no longer confidently be trusted on to solve it directly. Have "Avatar Wan" not be the first avatar, but merely AN avatar that lived shortly after a previous calamity, the cause of which would have been unspecified at the time, but later revealed to have been a deliberate act by his predecessor. The red lotus know this truth about the avatar due to Zaheer's study and meditation, and their goal is to destroy the avatar spirit in order to liberate humanity (and obviously they fail). This could have also tied into a more compelling final arc. Korra lost the past avatars in book 2. Instead of ALL of them being gone, let her keep a handful that she knew or that would resonate with her (aang, kiyoshi, wan, etc), thus powering her down but still leaving her with some past lives to serve as exposition and a source of wisdom. Korra might think the rest were destroyed, but it turns out that the bodyless avatar spirit ends up imbuing itself in a different host, and represent an existential threat to humanity. This would naturally lead to a climax where Korra fails to physically prevent the avatar spirit from carrying out its will, but convinces it with her accrued experience and logic to allow humanity the opportunity to demonstrate they can responsibly progress without ruining the world. But this kind of thing would require the writers to have actually planned shit out more than half a season in advance, and also care about Korra having to actually self actualize and grow as a person rather than just get over insecurity.

[@AnimaVox_]

I think it doesn't even need to go that far. Just have a couple avatars in their history who chose to be evil-make the avatars more autonomous instead of always beholden to the spirit's will. That alone can be enough reason to not want someone to hold that sort of power because some people choose to forsake the balance-preserving religious path, and are instead corrupted by the cosmic authority bestowed upon them, misusing it for their own ends. I read a good fanfiction with the same premise once, and I'm kind of surprised more people haven't thought of that. This not only gives avatar characters more agency, but also avoids them all being obligatory 'good guy' characters or Mary Sues.

[@Cklert]

Arguably instead of going total ancap, they should just be social Darwinists. Case in point, anytime a conqueror or dictator arises, the Avatar is always there to stop them. The Red Lotus philosophy should be that the world has grown reliant if not overly complacent with the Avatar being this literal 'god in a human body' who is the most powerful bender in the world. Anytime a bender in the past has tried to challenge this notion, the Avatar beats them back into submission. The Red Lotus should believe that the Avatar is actually what's holding humanity back. Wanting humans and life take its course and letting them solve their own problems without 'god' constantly intervening in their personal matters. If that means an evil dictator has to win, so be it. The Avatar already functions as a 'police' of the world anyway. At least humanity would be free to make and learn from their own mistakes. It would actually be a very interesting thematic challenge to the idea of Balance the Avatar is suppose to represent.

[@danielalaiz419]

You said a good point, the avatar is a messiah and like every messiah and the whole story of messiahs he needs to save people from their own ruins, in the case of avatar, slavery coming from a system that covets ,enslaves and then discards, uncle iroh , zuko, jeong jeong is the greatest proof of this, too bad that in korra this system was not broken, but transformed into a babylon 2.0

[@maskofthedragon]

I remember someone reviewing some bootleg movie called "Mario vs Goku" or something alone that line Every few minutes a new character would to added for the whole damn movie's runtime That kinda made we realize that pouring in loads of characters, tends to be used as a substitute for making the main characters actually interesting

[@gabbycotto4024]

E;R once again shows off his story-directing chops by off-handedly coming up with a useful episode and character niche for Kai out of a wasted Tenzin-dunking session at 2:05, complete with fun little title pun.

[@melgibsonafter5beers626]

That Mundane Matt joke was just flawless.

[@Johann55555]

15:05 your jokes never cease to be the funniest shit ever man

[@MegaN00b619]

What really says a lot about Korra is that, despite having a pretty big and diverse group of acquaintances that were fans of the OG show and were eager to catch the sequel series at the time that it was airing, I only ever heard of it while Amon was part of the show. After that, the only two times I heard of it was when Nick made it took it off tv (lmao) and the swerve that Korra and Asami hooked up in the last ten seconds of the finale.

[@Boss_Isaac]

It was the same for me. Hell, when the Wan episodes first aired, I was honest to God actually *_relieved,_* as the show was taking a break, however brief, from the cluster fuck of a plot that was Season 2.

[@Marr77]

God this show has so many problems that it's practically impossible to fix just one without needing to scrap the entire show because so many of the problems directly connect to a different one. Its honestly kind of impressive how much of a clusterfuck Legend of Korra is

[@The1Ryu]

Ya that's literally what E;R is saying, get rid of LoK and just make ATLA again. That's what ya'll want is just the same shit over and over again.

[@vevvev696]

@@The1Ryu uhhh no. I think we all wanted just one good show. No sequel needed, thanks korratard

[@jemm113]

@@The1Ryu Wanting a new show that follows one specific trope the original had is not just repeating the show, that's called thematic consistency. The fact that we're following a new generation in a new time period with a radically different politics means many aspects of the original show have to be re-explored and reinterpreted for the updates in the setting. The found family dynamic is a timeless classic, and keeping it in a sequel with new characters makes sense if you want the show to have a thematic parallel with the original. If the sequel really wanted to break off from that and be different, it only succeeds by failing at keeping the trope. It's clear the writers WANT Team Avatar to still be a thing but consistently failed to see the forest for the trees and realize that they never actually wrote any proper Team Avatar into the story. The shift from traveling adventure show to something that can be rather static in setting doesn't help as you're more likely to lose track of how "together" characters are in a city setting. Whereas if all of the characters are traveling together you simply end up with more opportunity to have characters bonding together. By the time the show moves to have more exploratory adventures we're three books in and have developed zero proper team and next to nothing in terms of proper characterization for any of the main leads. And since many of the characters were span off in different directions that do not complement each other well for a cohesive team unit, and due to lack of chemistry, these characters are often left with nothing to do when put together as a full team. Either the show should have gone all-in on not having a Team Avatar and simply had the show focus more on Korra and the relationships she had with people all around Republic city and the greater world, it would have worked out better. Had Mako, Bolin, and Asami simply been reoccurring supporting characters that rotated in and out of episodes as needed it would have been better to help focus the writing between Korra and these characters in respective episodes. Instead since we're still legally married to the idea of Team Avatar we have to have them show up in episodes, but they're all separated and estranged like they left the house months ago and found new people. tl;dr learn what thematic consistency is.

[@The1Ryu]

@@vevvev696 Then don't watch Korra. if you are happy with ATLA and need nothing else then you wouldn't be talking about or watching videos about LoK.

[@The1Ryu]

@@jemm113 The obvious problem with your comment is that you make several assertions like "It's clear the writers WANT Team Avatar to still be a thing..." But never give any evidence that your assertions are accurate. You fail to show that the goal of the writers was to have the sequel "to have a thematic parallel with the original." Or that they have "developed zero proper team and next to nothing in terms of proper characterization for any of the main leads." Or how characters going "in different directions do not complement each other well for a cohesive team unit," or how there is a "lack of chemistry," If you are not going to show how your arguments represent something genuinely present in the show, then I'm going to dismiss them as your personal opinion. In the same way, I would dismiss a flat-earther's opinions of the shape of the world because they have just as much evidence for their opinion as you have presented here for your opinion of the show. tl;dr learn to give evidence to support your arguments.

[@arealbigboss]

The talented, hard-working writers who made this tv show are the same ones on strike right now. Don’t you think they deserve more money for all the great work they’ve been doing?

[@Zhohan-]

I know it's a joke, but if you consider the work it takes making a script (a good one) and how little money they receive compared to directors, actors, and executives, it's nothing. Writers should be paid more. Doesn't help most writers in Hollywood are total dogshit now though.

[@Dan_Kanerva]

​@@Zhohan- GOOD writters should be paid more . There is a difference between Christopher Nolan and the tools that made Velma

[@Sernival]

​@@Zhohan- I'd rather they give up and learn to code

[@boredomkiller99]

I mean to begin with most of Korra's problems start with that it was suppose to be a short 1 season spin off that got way out of hand and the creators had to spend rest of it winging a meaningful plot that wasn't just a retread of Avatar. This is especially obvious in season 2 where it was clear that there was no set up for it and that everything in it was thrown together bs that the series never recovered from.

[@mkultra2456]

@@Sernival LETS GO BRANDON!

[@eagle_and_the_dragon]

Bro, this is just what I needed! Been down in the dumps; thanks for lifting my spirits 😊

[@Mj0Skyver]

HOLY WHAT?! Daddy E;R coming back so soon from his cigarette purchase to drop us another gift. 💜😭

[@joelkasik8409]

The more The Legend of Korra went on the worse I felt about Mako. He’s not perfect but after book one he just gets fucked over in numerous ways: Losing his relationship with Korra (probably a good thing now that I think about it), getting ditched by the people who are close to him when he needs them, gets made into a servant for an incompetent prince, getting less and less screen time, and to put the icing on the cake seeing the two girls who broke up with him get into a relationship. Bro just doesn’t get a break

[@zentik7494]

Yeah ,it also doesn’t help how much the Korra fandom hates him and frames him in such a way that he was in the wrong in the love triangle and Korra was blameless,these people make me sick honestly

[@DelightfullyMADD]

@@zentik7494 I actually recall trying to, patiently, explain to them just how much Korra herself was responsible for the whole love triangle mess... but apparently when it would result in any kind of blame or hurt feelings suddenly these people go from "Girl Power" to "Girls are basically children and can't be held responsible for anything because they don't know any better". Like seriously, it was amazing (and not in a good way) to see them go through massive mental gymnastics to both simultaneously try to paint Korra as some kind of amazing Girl Boss yet also how we shouldn't expect her to realize what she's doing because she's 'Female' and men have to be the responsible ones. It's honestly really bizarre listening to them talk out both their mouths and their ass. But yeah, what was done to Mako was an utter travesty, and an unfortunate bit of foresight for what was to come in entertainment. Guy was literally trying to be the best BF he could be, both to Asami and then to Korra... and both of them utterly screwed him over, then proceeded to blame him and start scissoring with each other apparently in the aftermath. Then most of the fandom blamed Mako for not being the 'Adult', despite Korra having been ACTIVELY trying to sabotage his relationship with Asami... then Asami swooping in and actively stealing him back on the rebound from Korra... and then both of them having the GALL to then complain that HE was the asshole?! God, no wonder 50% of men at this point don't want anything to do with women

[@zentik7494]

@@DelightfullyMADD lol Korra breaking Mako and Asami up and then ending up with Asami in the end is unironically a Alpha male move on Korra’s part in retrospect

[@jigglypuff3311]

​@@DelightfullyMADDmodern feminists are wild. they will take the stance that they are OWED better pay, rights, and opportunities for being women, while also maintaining that being a woman is just like SO hard that they shouldn't be held responsible for anything fucked up they do, because "you don't know what it's like being a woman" no, I don't know what it's like having a mental disability, but I also know we don't take people who do seriously.

[@TheDiscoGenre]

Korra was written back in the time Tumblr was becoming a tumor. It did not help that Mako did not much have going for him beyond being a blander Zuko, so it was easy for the writers to go full pandering. I still wanna properly hatewatch Korra for some reason.

[@spaman7716]

This could not have come at a better time. My life is in shambles and I really needed the laughs I know I am going to get from this. Thank you my favorite Black American content creator!

[@Boss_Isaac]

E;r is a black American, really? 😐

[@3HorsemenOfMovingPictures]

I didnt know hes black

[@joesomebody3365]

@@3HorsemenOfMovingPictures The avatar is black, I think it's meant to be a joke.

[@Sernival]

​@@joesomebody3365Look at E;R's avatar or the end of the video

[@Sernival]

​@@3HorsemenOfMovingPicturesOnly find out just now, I don't see color

[@esistdonnichtdom]

I don't know what it is about how you do these vids man, but you definitely know how to keep a person locked in. Thanks for braving what many of us couldn't.

[@xXNP4CNuclearXx]

Bosco the bear being eaten was an unforgivable sin.

[@dorkfish1275]

Yk with how nerd and E;R's relationship is going I bet when he's done with book 4 if he ever does do it, it'll end with him and nerd going off into the sunset holding hands. *GIVE US WHAT WE WANT E;R*

[@Kernwadi]

"People call me racist... I can't even drive." -Bilbo Baggins

[@redgeoblaze3752]

When you mentioned everyone in OG Team Avatar playing their role in the group, I remembered an observation I had a while ago. Early on in the show, Sokka and Aang are the most different, coming into conflict a lot. As the show goes on, they get more cohesion, and stop clashing with eachother as much. At that point, Toph is introduced to fill that niche as the Lancer. After the Runaway, Toph essentially finishes her arc, and after the invasion we finish the team off with Zuko.

[@elhilo1972]

Your potential plot for Kai genuinely sounds great!

[@hanburgundy4317]

Characters growing and learning is only good if it's not Korra, I guess.

[@mariokarter13]

Not many people know the titular "Legend" of Korra is a reference to the fact she's a MAP.

[@zachgilbert3815]

what?

[@3HorsemenOfMovingPictures]

Minor Attracted Person/Predator? What?

[@The1Ryu]

And we have the Trollest troll in all of trolldom.

[@DuneStone6816]

I remember when I first watched Korra, I looked at my friend halfway through Book 3 and commented that it felt like Asami hadn't done anything in a long time.

[@SwordofZohar]

0:09 E;R you actually made me pick up on why the audience seems so bored during the drill section of The Ember Island Players. It’s “BORE”ing. Holy shit how did I not catch that.

[@DonVigaDeFierro]

Careful there E;R, you're gonna make people believe that you're going to upload regularly!

[@3HorsemenOfMovingPictures]

Lol

[@arsenelupin9697]

I've recently been rewatching some episodes of Kim Possible and was pleasantly surprised by how well that show handled its "Mary Sue" protagonist. She never came across as unlikable or conceited - so the West is capable of producing these characters, it has just become a lost art ^^

[@The1Ryu]

That's because Korra's not a 'Mary Sue'. Korra's not perfect, that's literally what E;R is bitching about.

[@vevvev696]

@@The1Ryu shush

[@The1Ryu]

@@vevvev696 You really have nothing of value to say do you? I'm not surpised, just most people aren't so transparent about it.

[@mkultra2456]

@@The1Ryu Naw he's just not bothering to point out how stupid your comment was lol. Your comment was so stupid all he could say was "shush."

[@jemm113]

@@vevvev696 I regret replying to this guy. had a whole diatribe about thematic consistency and explored how Korra absolutely dropped the ball. turns out he's a comment-spamming troll. that or he's completely rarted.

[@729060]

Im so glad i dropped TLoK about halfway through the first season back in 2014(?). Show really dropped the ball in every way.

[@RoronoaZoro-ur6hr]

I dropped the series immediately after watching just the first season first episode alone, and I never desire to ever watch it again.

[@hanburgundy4317]

​@@RoronoaZoro-ur6hr I dropped it two seconds in when I saw snow - snow is terrible, and so is the show. I didn't watch any of it, but I'm going to criticize the entire thing as if I had, because I'm an ignorant moron like the rest of you. Like my comment.

[@AdamantLightLP]

@@RoronoaZoro-ur6hr Yeah, first episode killed my interest so fast..

[@aaa0281]

I’ve seen every one of these multiple times over the years and you are very genuinely hilarious. This is the funniest avatar commentary on the platform bar none.

[@ConvoSama]

I can't help but hearing "Erika" playing in my mind whenever I see an E;R upload... it's beautiful. Keep up the great work, brother. \o

[@IamBlackToast]

What’s not to love about a song of flowers and women?

[@abrahamedelstein4806]

16:28 Ha! Manlet Zuko. Also, I've said it before and I'll say it again, it's no secret that people enjoy this season because of the villains but it's probably because the Red Lotus gives off more Original Gaang vibes than the Nu-Team Avatar. From the point that they are busted out they constantly work as a team, quip off each other, etc.

[@albusnightspring8057]

Also because they want to kill Korra so they are the good guys

[@Party_Almsivi]

The northern air temple is lucky to still be standing after that ridiculous natural gas detonation.

[@bodhimantra7688]

I never watched Quorra so these videos are a great pleasure to me, ty E;R you are a real bro

[@Dragzilla66]

OG Avatar group hugs for the win! So wholesome.

[@DENIS_Biomech]

Finaly, our precious Kanye of video essays returns ❤😂❤

[@maskofthedragon]

10:01 They somehow survive that, despite seeing it blow up in Korra's face

[@xenophon5354]

E;R I have a question, how on earth do you find and manage all the sound bytes for your God-like editing? Surely any mortal man would go insane from combing through this crap every time your script needs Kora to dunk on herself.

[@moisturisedgnome1181]

Yeah always loved his editing

[@reventon_4442]

Why do you think he needs a 3 year break after each one of these series?

[@Yodah97]

The amount of hard work that goes into these is insane.

[@maxalaintwo3578]

It's a thankless job hating this hard, but somebody's gotta do it.

[@nickmon1112]

Every time he thinks of a funny Avatar Last Airbender sound byte, he starts at book 1 episode 1 and rewatches the whole show

[@NickCranford]

You got me with that damn ending lmao. I hadn't checked how much time was left in the video and I was fully invested. Should've known better.

[@DeathSongoftheThreeStorms]

19:59 who knew locating someone in the Spirit World was that easy.

[@nunyabusiness7056]

Easily favorite KZbinr rn.

[@TimTomChips]

The thing about Tenzin's insecurities about his teaching and stuff could have actually worked as a good piece of subversive storytelling and a really good arc for the character if this idea was put into the hands of non-hack writers... Like, hear me out, think about it like this: his family are the only survivors of a mass genocide that happened so long ago that, before Aang appeared people knew nothing about Air Nomad culture or even airbending itself. All of Aang's children are the last generation of people to ever learn the beliefs of the monks which underpin basically their entire culture from someone who actually lived by those teachings and in that culture. The best his children can do is try to carry on its legacy. With Aang gone, he has immense pressure to try and carry his culture with him and keep it alive, Aang was raised by the air nomads back when they were wide spread, but all Tenzin will have gotten is what Aang told him, so it's much harder for Tenzin to bear that burden. Add also given to the fact he's been tasked with teaching the next Avatar airbending, without ever having a chance at being able to escape Aang's shadow after all Aang managed to do, and give her as much of an experience of living as an air nomad as he can would put so much pressure and strain on to him mentally. (Assuming in this hypothetical that Korra wasn't a huge piece of shit, or at least had a parallel selfish bad student -> realising the wisdom her teachers have have, respecting them as people and as guides in her life, and then actually being able to learn from them arc.) Seeing Tenzin try to be a good mentor but not really knowing where to turn himself after the passing of Aang and not really having anyone else in the world that could help him outside of his family and the ruins of his culture he never got to see alive. Seeing him struggle with that, maybe seeing him go to each of the Temples trying to soak up some more airbender history and culture, but struggling with seeing all the remnants of the war there and the desolation of the places would be a really compelling side-plot for book one imo. Seeing him learn to overcome that self-doubt and hidden insecurity, and seeing him really grow into his own culture, and as his self-confidence of his own knowledge and wisdom increases the he more naturally can embrace mentor role and know that his student not learning isn't because he's a bad teacher. Like, that'd be so much more interesting to me. (Also, with that kinda context, I think it makes that already horrible scene where Korra says that to his face after destroying an ancient airbending training set from a genocided people that he's one of the sole survivors of in a temper tantrum even more egregious to me.) As an example of how it could turn out, it'd be kinda like seeing Iroh as he's becoming the Iroh we all love. You don't get that wise and content without a lot of introspection and a lot of soul-searching, a lot of it probably really personally difficult. Tbh, a miniseries following Iroh from after he breaks through the wall at Ba-Sing-Se to when he sets out for sail with Zuko could be a good premise for a show I think. (Though I personally prefer to be able to speculate about Iroh's past before breaking through the wall myself, if Aaron had been given that script, I'm sure it would've turned out well.)

[@Akhen.]

We are truly deep into the Kali Yuga if E;R decided to upload consistently

[@silverprimus321boi9]

Truly, we must achieve moksha to liberate ourselves from the samsara in this wretched age

[@crawlingboy]

After playing a bit of fgo I feel like I understood some of that

[@someguy4405]

Bruh that is a rakshi in a sith hood.

[@Akhen.]

@@someguy4405 damn right you fellow cultured individual

[@maskofthedragon]

6:56 Damn, if only the heroes had some kind of lightning fast attack that can't be blocked by water

[@bruhbruh-us6gl]

20:14 He can’t keep getting away with it…

[@FriedShrimp04]

Oh boy, i sure can't wait until we get E;R's reaction to Zaheer's terrible plan. I'm certain we have time to squeeze that into the video.

[@ElectricBarrier]

Found Family is also one of my favorite tropes. Damn good narrative device, a real easy way to get me invested in the characters and their dynamics.

[@RoronoaZoro-ur6hr]

One Piece does the themes of Found Family better than Legend of Whorra.

[@ElectricBarrier]

@@RoronoaZoro-ur6hr He was talking about Last Airbender when he brought that up, Korra doesn't really have any found family elements it's mostly a teen drama.

[@LivInSpace5162]

1:19 it's like Zuko giving Iroh advice on how to deal with his problems

[@aesiddoway]

Watching you tear apart this show is so cathartic.

[@VASHtheSTAMPEDE_]

So this is why tenzin became Omni man. It all makes sense now 🤔

[@yayco123]

Good ending. Crying on the corner of the room now 10/10

[@3HorsemenOfMovingPictures]

Because you're upset that it had to end. But be happy it happened in the first place.

[@ar8590]

I think the reason bending has “limitations” is its philosophical meaning plus being a martial art. A martial art has limitations just as bending does, new “moves” take work to do. Similar to how spells in Harry Potter need to be made and you can’t just point a wand and make anything happen. In the original series it’s clear that the “kind” of people benders are determines a lot. Air nomads are nonviolent. That doesn’t change it’s likely connected to why they’re even able to bend air. To use air incorrectly likely wouldn’t be possible. For example a water bender easily bends ink, why would blood be more difficult? Why would it need the moon? Because there are obviously limitations to bending, connected to the spirituality of it. Water isn’t “h2o” in atla, it’s water in the avatar universe. You’re absolutely right that there are limitations one can just assume from the other random ass spiritual limitations in atla. Like lightning requiring resolve or water bending MOST OF THE TIME needing a source of water.

[@cttommy73]

I'm curious why the Avatar state is still a thing because, you know, the Avatar state is supposed to be about the culmination of all the Avatar's past lives knowledge. Did it get retconned too?

[@Boss_Isaac]

Yep. The Avatar State is apparently just Raava giving her hosts(?) a power boost, and so the Avatar can no longer channel their past lives.

[@danielalaiz419]

that was supposed to be it, but bryke thinks burning libraries is more cool

[@renee6504]

@@Boss_Isaac which is kind of sad, isn’t it? Not only because Mike and Bryan are just fucking themselves over and not giving a shit about their own property, but also because (at least to me) the Avatar State thing was such a cool and unique power system because 1) the way the Avatar boosted themselves and their powers was by learning from their previous lives and 2) it took inspiration from Hinduism (I’m pretty sure that’s the religion) and Hinduism talks ALOT about learning from oneself as well as your ancestors to better your future. But no, magic spirit carpet go vroom 🚗 💨

[@anomonyous]

The waterbenders utterly failing weren't soldiers or trained fighters. The firebenders were highly trained military. It makes sense.

[@matthewmuir8884]

Also, my interpretation, given that the scene in question was a montage showing their numbers gradually dwindling, was that the main reason they ultimately lost was sheer attrition; they were heavily outnumbered against an organized military that kept coming back and gradually reduced their numbers until no one was left.

[@oceeta]

I think the argument there was more that the firebenders are fighting the waterbenders on their home turf, where they should be more powerful due to the abundance of their element. However, I think this can be explained by saying the raiders were an elite group of firebenders that could realistically survive against waterbenders surrounded by their element. It might also be explained by saying that the Fire Nation just overwhelmed them with numbers, which I think is implied with how we see Hama get captured.

[@trygveplaustrum4634]

16:53 *Your spirit world code is BOSCO.* WHY do you have to remind me of that adorable creature-turned-meal, you sick man!

[@RecoveringLoLAddict]

Let the bashing resume

[@Agora2021]

And the few clips of Iroh in this have made me miss his character dearly. Every part you release is just as hilarious and depressing as the last.

[@AnimaVox_]

Something that's really been bothering me about this show: They supposedly named Mako to honor Iroh's original VA and then treated the character like absolute trash... This is like when the writers of Frozen decided to give their shock-value "twist villain" the same name as Hans Christian Andersen, the man whose story they based their inferior adaptation on. Intentional or not, it seems deliberately disrespectful. I also really freaking hate how poorly the legacy characters are handled in LoK. Especially Toph, who's always been one of my favorites. One of her daughters is basically a borderline-psychopath. To end on a positive note, my favorite part of the video is when he mentions Asami is a war profiteer.

[@legendarycryptid2629]

To be fair to Hans, he was intended to be a protagonist in the early draft back when it was a more straightforward adaptation of The Snow Queen... but then they made Elsa a Disney Princess and changed it... I remember the early trailers and wish we got the original...

[@AnimaVox_]

@@legendarycryptid2629 Yeah, I know about that. Doesn't change the fact that the creators-namely Jennifer Lee-clearly have some sort of chip on their shoulder regarding Hans (who's still, hilariously enough, the best character in that movie) even though him being the baddie really breaks the story with all the illogical beats it adds. Lee also wanted to kill Elsa in the sequel. She needs to leave her issues out of the writing room, but that's probably never happening.

[@danielalaiz419]

I hate suying too

[@ThePreciseClimber]

So weird that Toph reverts back to being a child as an old grandma despite the fact she was a chief of police as a 30 year old.

[@gamesmash2920]

Idk if you’ll ever see this, but bro I LOVE your content. Any movie, any show - always love your commentary. Uploading any more often would make me so happy. Thanks man

[@DarthSidian]

Korra had an 8% approval rating? How far could Avatar have possibly fallen?

[@davidgusquiloor2665]

Comparing the balance and closeness of the Atla cast compared to Korra is one of the things that make it telling how bad the writers handled the whole damn thing.

[@hanburgundy4317]

Katara telling Toph, "the stars are really beautiful, _TOPH_ " just because Toph didn't help set up Katara's tent sure was wholesome.

[@adrian_veidt]

Korra saying she's an expert on conflict resolution is like hearing Sozin saying he's pro equality and values all human life.

[@celticfox]

Always love seeing a new upload from you brother. Keep it up!

[@MM-he2iq]

I can’t hear “Nomad” now without hearing E;R saying “Nomad = No Mad” 3:55

[@SammEater]

So basically the problem with the Korra cast is that they were written like teens in a badly written young adult novel instead of a family/actual friends like the OG cast.

[@Kernwadi]

Grass is a plant with narrow leaves growing from the base. A common kind of grass is used to cover the ground in a lawn and other places. Grass gets water from the roots in the ground. Grass is usually pigmented with the colour ‘green’. Grasses are monocotyledon, herbaceous plants. The grasses include the "grass", of the family Poaceae (also called Gramineae). Also sometimes it is used to include the sedges (Cyperaceae) and the rushes (Juncaceae). These three families are not closely related but belong to different clades in the order Poales. They are similar adaptations to a common life-style. The true grasses include cereals, bamboo and the grasses of lawns (turf) and grassland. Uses for graminoids include food (as grain, sprouted grain, shoots or rhizomes), drink (beer, whisky), pasture for livestock, thatching thatch, paper, fuel, clothing, insulation, construction, sports turf, basket weaving and many others. Many grasses are short, but some grasses, like bamboo can grow very tall. Plants from the grass family can grow in many places, even if they are very cold or very dry. Several other plants that look similar but are not members of the grass family are also sometimes called grass; these include rushes, reeds, papyrus, and water chestnut. Grasses are an important food for many animals, like deer, buffalo, cattle, mice, grasshoppers, caterpillars, and many other grazers. Unlike other plants, grasses grow from the bottom, so when animals eat grass they usually do not destroy the part that grows. Without grass, dirt can wash away into rivers (erosion). Graminoids include some of the most versatile plant life-forms. They became widespread toward the end of the Cretaceous. Fossilized dinosaur dung (coprolites) have been found containing grass phytoliths (silica stones inside grass leaves). 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For example: "The grass is always greener on the other side" means "people are never happy with what they have and want something else." "Don't let the grass grow under your feet" means "Do something". "A snake in the grass" is about a person that will not be honest and will trick others. Grass is sometimes used as a slang term for cannabis (also called pot, weed, or marijuana) The Grass type (Japanese: くさタイプ Grass type) is one of the eighteen types. Prior to changes in Generation IV, all damaging Grass-type moves were special, but they may now also be physical depending on the attack. Grass-type Pokémon are immune to Leech Seed. Grass-type Pokémon are immune to Leech Seed Starting in Generation VI, Grass-type Pokémon are immune to powder and spore moves and Effect Spore.Grass types are tied with Rock in having the most weaknesses out of all types with five. Since Generation I, a particular asset of Grass types is being the only type that is immune to Leech Seed. As of Generation VI, Grass-type Pokémon are also immune to powder and spore moves, such as Sleep Powder and Stun Spore. Additionally, Grass Pokémon are the only ones affected by Rototiller and Flower Shield. Those moves raise both attack stats or the physical Defense stat, respectively, when used. Forest's Curse adds the Grass type to the target's types. Grass-type attacks are resisted by seven types, so they're tied with Bug as the most resisted type. Those resistant types are best covered by Rock and Ground. As of Generation VI, Dark and Ghost have neutral matchups against every type that resists Grass. When Grassy Terrain is in the effect, the power of Grass-type moves is increased by 30% (50% prior to Generation VIII) if the user is on the ground. Contest properties In contests, Grass-type moves are typically Clever moves, but can also be any of the other four contest conditions. As of Generation VIII, there are 112 Grass-type Pokémon or 12.27% of all Pokémon (counting those that are Grass-type in at least one of their forms), making it the third most common type after Normal and before Flying. A Pokémon with Protean or Libero will become a Grass-type Pokémon if it uses a Grass-type move. A Pokémon with Color Change, Imposter, Mimicry, RKS System, or Multitype will become a Grass-type Pokémon if (respectively) it is hit with a Grass-type move, is sent out against a Grass-type opponent, if the terrain is grassy, if it is holding a Grass Memory, or if it is holding a Meadow Plate or Grassium Z. Since Generation VI, Grass-type Pokémon are also immune to Effect Spore; Only Grass-type Pokémon can have these Abilities. This does not include signature Abilities.Due to the decreased amount of types in the TCG, Grass generally adopts all Bug-type Pokémon under its typing. It also adopted Poison-type Pokémon prior to the Diamond & Pearl set, after which they were moved to Psychic. Similar to the games, Grass-type Pokémon in the TCG are generally weak to Fire and resist Water. Grass-type Pokémon are strong against Fighting and Water Pokémon, whilst Metal Pokémon resisted it until the EX Power Keepers expansion set. Generation V introduced the most Grass-type Pokémon of any generation, with 21 (including Rotom's Mow form), and Generation VI introduced the fewest Grass-type Pokémon, with nine. Generation I introduced the most Grass-type moves of any generation, with 10, and Generation II introduced the fewest Grass-type moves, with three. The Grass type and/or Pokémon of the type have been referred to using the term "plant" instead on some occasions: In the English Generation I games, the Gym guide in Cerulean Gym refers to Pokémon of the Grass type as "plant Pokémon". In the English versions of Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, he instead mentions "Grass-type Pokémon". In the Japanese versions of the Generation I games and FireRed and LeafGreen, he mentions the Grass type itself, calling it the "Plant type" (Japanese: しょくぶつタイプ). Another reference to "plant Pokémon" (Japanese: しょくぶつポケモン) is made by Professor Oak in the Japanese Pokémon Red, Green, and Blue, and international Pokémon Red and Blue, classifying Bulbasaur as such when the player is about to choose it as their starter. This is also the case in the Japanese versions of Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen; in contrast, he calls it the "grass Pokémon" in the English versions. This same reference is also used in the first episode of Pokémon Origins. In multiple languages, such as French and German, the Grass type is translated as the Plant type. The Turkish dub of the anime occasionally refers to "Grass type" as "Plant type". The Grass type has the most Pokémon that evolve by Evolution stones, with a total of 11. It is also the type that can utilize the most stones, having at least one Pokémon that can evolve via the Leaf Stone, Sun Stone, Water Stone, and Shiny Stone.The Grass type is the only type to have more than one HP-draining move, having five of them. Grass-type attacks deal doubly super-effective damage to the most Pokémon of all types. Grass-type attacks are super effective against the three types that Fire types are weak to. Fire is the only type that hasn't been paired with Grass. In Tree's a Crowd, Brock states that Grass-type Pokémon resist Electric-type moves due to being able to diffuse the electricity into trees and the ground. He also explains that if Grass types are in the air, they cannot diffuse the electricity from Electric attacks, thereby dealing normally effective damage. Now that you have read this much about grass, maybe you should go and touch some...

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