The Legend of Korra 4x1 - "After All These Years" REACTION!!

[@markmontes17]

I just love how well they aged the characters, you can really see the difference between them in their teens and as an adult

[@SubzeroBlack68]

Bolin in season 1 only reached Makos eyebrows. but later when they reunite they are almost the same height

[@partypiano0729]

And sound (Kai)

[@SubzeroBlack68]

@@partypiano0729 Yeah, perfect timing that the VA went through puberty at the same time as Kai

[@OrdinaryCritic]

Yeah, I would also have loved it more if they pulled a Haru on the characters. Like a moustache on Asami, to show how much time have passed.

[@thewhisper4269]

@@SubzeroBlack68 I thought they got a new VA for Kai

[@peytonalexander5300]

The fact that everyone instinctively hates Wu as soon as he comes on screen is exactly the reaction the writers wanted. I actually ended up loving his character development by the end of it 😂

[@PxndaCakes]

Same, lol

[@Ghilannugs]

Honestly, despite the fact I kinda ship Wu with Mako I've never really liked his character. I think it's about the type of character he is. I just always feel like they are not needed and takes time away from other characters (ASAMI AND NAGA COUGH COUGH)

[@peytonalexander5300]

@@Ghilannugs I kind of like him because we hear and see so much in this show about how shitty the ruling class is and how they are pretty much always assholes who have their own interests at heart over their people. Wu is cool because he IS one of those people, but we see his evolution into being a caring man of the people, and it shows that not all of those people are bad. That being said, he is still annoying.

[@dragonballzgirl297]

I like his character 😂

[@Ghilannugs]

@@peytonalexander5300 I dont necessarily DISLIKE him, but I feel like he wasn't needed in the season, the exploration of shitty rulers have kinda already been done, and there were so many characters that could've used more screen time and development. Kinda spoilers for season 4 I guess: Like Kuvira totally needed her own episode

[@krazytreRTM]

"Korra is missing? Wait hold on, Tonraq is hot. Korra is missing?" I think that pretty much sums up the last few minutes of the episode. 😂

[@naomipurple679]

Pretty much 😂

[@undertakenheart]

Ba Sing Se was left in chaos at the end of season 3. Theft during the time frame isn't just going to be poor people stealing from the rich. It's going to be awful people taking advantage of the lack of order as well. Kuvira has been busy trying to restore order to the earth kingdom during that time while the Avatar has been away. Kuvira, like all of Korra's villains, are doing the right thing or believe the right thing until it's taken too far.

[@yegorperepelytsya7812]

Literally , she is not the random villain , she is the product of her time , tired of everyone’s bullshit and hypocrisy , she dedicated herself to restore her motherland and help her people , and she did it , while everyone turned away , including Korra

[@GreatUniter]

@@yegorperepelytsya7812 I agree. If you look at the Earth Kingdom has been a hot mess for about 500 years. The last time they experienced true unity, stability, and maybe prosperity prior to Kuvira was under Chin the Great. It honestly got to the point that foreigners were able to take advantage of the situation and seize land.

[@Tyhar93]

You know who else was just trying to help the country they loved that was starving and suffering while flying their own symbol and getting people to rally behind them? Hitler. I'm not saying the Earth Kingdom doesn't need a leader or serious help. But someone conquering town after town isn't the way to do it. I think people give Kuvira a pass because she's attractive. But if someone lookin like Ozai was doing the exact same thing everyone would immediately call him out as a villain. The cognitive bias is real. Kuvira is a re-education camp away from being Nickelodeon's version of Hitler.

[@GreatUniter]

@@Tyhar93 Yes Hitler did that plenty of historical figures did that. It's only natural to want to end mass famine that is plaguing your people. Kuvira isn't a Hitler. She is far more like Napoleon if we are comparing her to European historical figures. She is reuniting her homeland with an army and seeks to introduce progressive policy. Kuvira isn't really conquering them for what is seems. They honestly seem to be joining up as there are no viable alternatives for long term stability. If Kuvira did it like the airbenders she would have gotten no where.

[@controlman7490]

@@GreatUniter No, she's definitely forcing these towns to join her. Opal said herself that she's conquers other people by proposing treaties to them and if they don't sign she'll enslave their entire town and force people to work, which reminds me of Ghengis Khan who also gave ppl the choice to join his empire or be enslaved/killed. Also, later in this season Kuvira will do more stuff that is literally akin to Stalin in some aspects.

[@TheMadhatter1313]

I still think it's crazy that this seasons main antagonist is voiced by Zelda Williams herself.

[@dressbitch]

IKR? She totally nailed the deep authoritative voice

[@undertakenheart]

Her voice is so sexy to me, she needs to do more voice work...

[@OrdinaryCritic]

No, it's Link Williams.

[@slym2334]

Avatar has a bunch of amazing names voicing their characters. It's incredible

[@staceyking8796]

I don't even know what she's from or famous for, other than being somebodies daughter. I thought it was a fun tidbit when I learned but it's hard to be excited when I have no frame of reference for her, other than Kuvira.

[@futurepastnull11]

Just realized Kuvira gives me mad Azula vibes, from her precision and focus to her cunning and silver tongued conviction. Interesting

[@SubzeroBlack68]

Shes like a mix between Azula and Zuko... Zuko as in a person who wants to be good and accepted by her parent while believing they are doing the right thing. Azula in (everything you said), but also the family problems and psychological pain that effected her growing up

[@athernandez666]

I agree with both of you guys.

[@thewhisper4269]

@@SubzeroBlack68 Yeah Kuvira lacks the Sadism and Humor that Azula has

[@housekinokuni903]

@@thewhisper4269 tbf Kuvira isn't a 15 year old girl to have that bratty and snappy attitude of Azula. Plus she is more stoic because she's a politician.

[@TheGreater-ScopeVillain]

​@@thewhisper4269 Kuvira displayed _both_ sadism and humour (the kind of dark humour that villains tend to use) _in the same sentence_ during this episode, and she was smiling when she said it: *_"Of course, if you don't want to join, you could always stay right here. Hopefully, someone saves you before the next train speeds through. But I wouldn't count on it."_*

[@reverter7574]

"First of all he's very handsome." "I know, cut the line." "No don't, let him do his job." I'M DEAD

[@markmontes17]

The time to simp for Kuvira has come! Can't believe you guys are here already, thank you for reacting to this

[@teeemtee5739]

Man I wish I liked Kuvira as much as everyone else does. She was always a bit overrated for me. She is my favorite Korra villian though.

[@SubzeroBlack68]

@@teeemtee5739 One of the things I liked about her was that she conquered and reunited the Earth Kingdom the largest continent in the world in 3yrs.

[@marcusolarte3764]

I feel like the Kuvira favoritism wouldn’t be so overrated if we got more context about her, which we would’ve gotten if Nickelodeon didn’t strong-arm the creators into swapping a Kuvira origin episode for that unnecessary clip show recap episode

[@TheGreater-ScopeVillain]

​@@marcusolarte3764 There's always the sequel comic series "Ruins of the Empire" which presents events that happened after Kuvira surrendered at the end of the show. It focuses heavily on the return of Kuvira, what happened to her Earth Empire, and reveals more of Kuvira's backstory and character.

[@marcusolarte3764]

@@TheGreater-ScopeVillain ooh, I didn’t know that they made another comic after Turf Wars; I’ll be sure to look into that

[@galkastelic8906]

In the book 3 finale, Korra was mentally destroyed, she almost died in the most brutal and torturous way possible. The experience is bound to leave some mental problems.

[@TbA500N]

Yeah like she nearly dies at end if every season she needs time and a hug

[@HyperionWasabi]

Did you both forget about her being tortured? I'm sure all that PTSD and trauma has her wanting to jump back into Avatar duties.

[@psyhense]

That's kind of what this season is based around. Not everyone is going to know that's the direction the show is going before watching it.

[@ibioso8171]

I feel like they forgot a lot of stuff fr

[@thejediofuspartii538]

They have really bad memory.

[@carmcam1]

It just that TLOK shown an almost realistic take of ptsd, and it was not expected, i said almost because they are limited by number of episodes.

[@skelitonking117]

Nah, they just understand that the Avatar has to be held to a higher tier, this “she’s human too” nonsense is just that, nonsense.

[@71jlanier]

Korra didn't give up she's just been through A LOT OF SHIT in the past seasons.

[@OrdinaryCritic]

Indeed. If Korra had shit everyday, she'd have shat 365 times a year. Unbelievable, huh?

[@greatwhitesufi]

No she did give up, and whatever the reason it's the truth

[@chitoge7816]

@@greatwhitesufi that's really poor understanding of the show

[@gerardlacroix6015]

@@chitoge7816 No, it's not. Korra did give up. For a lot of reasons, she dosen't see herself fit for being the avatar, and saw everyone growing out of their need for her with the new air nation, Kuvira, etc... ( Which isn't the case, the avatar is needed and, if she was here, Kuvira probably wouldn't have turned that bad ). But yeah, she saw herself as useless, and thought she wasn't needed. That is the whole point of the last scene of S3, and the whole ep2 episode of this season. That dosen't mean she won't change her mind, or that her decision is directely affected by her trauma; which is immense right now. But she DID give up.

[@chitoge7816]

@@gerardlacroix6015 feeling like a failure doesn't mean she gave up

[@juanfajardo1295]

I just noticed the way Kai left the screen when Opal and Kuvira were talking. Omg he's too funny

[@DrakeTheCaster]

So there's alot of stuff that they don't spell out at the start of this season, but it makes sense when you think about it. Basically after the Red Lotus killed the Earth Queen, the Earth Kingdom sorta fell into chaos and disarray (not just in Ba-sing-se). The Earth-Kingdom already seemingly divided as is with sub-Kingdoms like Omashu existing under their own rule. Point-is the Red Lotus basically incited rebellion and so more crime/bandits would begin to pop-up all over the place as well as the Kingdom sorta breaking back up into seperate states. So Kuvira has basically been taking advantage of the weakened situation all these individual states and areas have been forced into in-order to gain control of them in attempts to unify them again under one nation. Originally she was seemingly tasked to do this FOR the Earth Kingdom/royalty against Su-Yins wishes (remember she didn't like the royalty either) but obviously something seems off with Kuvira.

[@queefburglarr]

They should understand this because they watch the show..but they constantly miss things because they spend so much time lusting over characters

[@DrakeTheCaster]

@@queefburglarr Well I mean to be fair they probably take breaks between sittings and are constantly taking info in from all the other shows they are watching en-mass. Trust me average viewers of alot of shows will miss things or not connect the dots, especially with events going on between-seasons of shows/behind the scenes.

[@TheGreater-ScopeVillain]

Kuvira may be a power-crazed dictator, but she is genuinely trying to make life better for her nation and wholeheartedly believes that she's doing the right thing. From a certain point of view, she is right, but then she ends up taking it much too far.

[@queefburglarr]

@@DrakeTheCaster but they never forget a character they lust over..so why do they forget important plot points in a show.. makes it hard for me to take them seriously

[@moneylover318]

@@TheGreater-ScopeVillain It's also most likely shouldn't start off as a dictator just got corrupted

[@dressbitch]

11:26 Opal sounded like Katara here, with the almost similar dialogue *Katara: No, I will never, ever turn my back on people who need me!* *Opal: Please, you can't turn your back on these people!*

[@bilalahmedsiddiqui9639]

You're so right

[@piglatin9]

Its unfortunate because Bolin really does care and likes helping. Yall know he just don't be knowing what's going on lol...

[@endofaneraoutnow3473]

Facts. He’s a bit slow but that’s what makes Bolin... Bolin🥰

[@SplashEazy]

I don't even think Bolin can really be blamed. There's an audience bias here where of course it's easy for us from an outside perspective to read the situation. Bolin ain't omnipresent so we can't expect him to be aware.

[@ChrisDixon__]

Lol, Bolin is gullible af but his big heart is what makes him Bolin.

[@marcusolarte3764]

The show might’ve been able to show why Bolin joined Kuvira’s cause if Nickelodeon didn’t strong-arm the creators into swap the Kuvira origin episode for that unnecessary clip show recap episode

[@162benjamin]

@@marcusolarte3764 it's very obvious that Bolin joining Kuvira has something to do with Varrick persuading him. He has no personal connection to Bataar Jr and Kuvira.

[@kelonpie]

I just realized something. Korra takes place 70 years later after the original series and she was 17 when she came to Republic City and 18 years old during season 2 and 3. Then the three year time skip happen and she's 21 years old now. So that mean it's been 73 years since then. Sozin's comet appears once every 100 years right so that means there's 27 years left before it returns. So Korra being 21 plus the 27 years later, means she will be 48 years old by then! Imagine how powerful she will be since her go to element is fire 🔥🔥

[@PxndaCakes]

Fire isn't really her go to, but ye, sure

[@yannym4605]

@@oumarsarr4383 Korra generally starts off with fire as a pressure tactic, but if there is one thing she is a master in is element combination moves. She generally uses Earth and Water for defense and Fire and Air for offense, but occasionally flips it around to catch opponents off guard. Unfortunately, since the writers often gave her handicaps (bloodbender, shackles, poison, ptsd) so she wouldn’t end every conflict in seconds, we didn’t get to see her shine as often as we wanted to.

[@malykoth]

27 years, eh? That's long enough for some kind of personality cult built around the 'teachings' of Ozai to arise in the shadows of the Fire Nation. This cult's leader could be the antagonist of the arc.

[@carmcam1]

@@yannym4605 Thank you, korra's power is shown in a subtle way, i need to have a multiple watch before i realize how powerful korra is in terms of bending element. And fire is her go to element because she don't carry water with her, and fire is always available. We didn't notice that with aang because air is always available and his native element, but in korra's case, water is not always available. I hope it will be asked on one of their interview, why korra doesn't carry her native element with her. And she is already a water bending master.

[@GoatLuffy_97]

After a century or more of incompetence, oppression, brainwashing, and absolute monarchy, I'm not surprised that Kuvira rose to power in the Earth Kingdom. Heck, I think if you took a poll a bunch of people in the Earth Kingdom would like what she is doing. I say this to really shine a light on how LoK writes its villains/anti heroes as competent, smart, and sometimes even right or justified in what they do.

[@VirtualnomadVirtualnomad]

Agree, you can replace Kuvira with Lenin or Mao and the correlation is spot on

[@gerardlacroix6015]

Too be fair... [spoilers] ... until the concentration camps, and her obsessing about conquering back Republic City because it was earth colonies back in the day, she DID do the right thing. Sure, she used coercion and conquered the states, but that is roughly to create an organised and working country. She brought security, food, organisation, etc... Buuuuut, like all of Korra's villain, she took it too far. Like removing the fire benders as she saw them as invaders, and not natives of her country for exemple. So it's not that strange to think a lot of people actually did like what Kuvira did.

[@mrshadow4007]

@@gerardlacroix6015 Kuvira reestablishes order in the equivalent of what America would look like if the President was assassinated and every state declared independence at once. Mass chaos and destruction of civil order. The rule of law applies because the weight of numbers falls in favour of the government. If you knew that noone would or could stop you from doing whatever you wanted would you still obey every law? Or would you choose to ignore the ones you disagree with or disapprove of? And if you're willing to ignore some what's to say that others ignore more than you do? Bandits attacked an Earth Kingdom train. Not even a very skilled group of bandits. They did so because they believed that the rule of law no longer applied to them.

[@gerardlacroix6015]

@@mrshadow4007 Yeah, ^This. A very good sum up of the situation in which the Earth Kingdom is at the begining of S4.

[@b.ballooon9225]

@@VirtualnomadVirtualnomad Eh I find Napoleon to be a better influence for Kuvira. An anti-royalist populist who not only established order within France, but fought off multiple coalitions and expanded anti-monarchism to other nations. Mao was just a warlord who starved his people by the tens of millions. Kuvira is way better. She at least feeds those who swear fealty to her. Her mistake, like Napoleon's, was taking it too far, making too many enemies and overextending.

[@thedarkknight2221]

I am so damn happy that this show did what VERY few cartoons or animated series have the balls to do, have a big enough time jump to have all the characters grow up a little.

[@free2928]

Her metal bending scene against the bandits is amazing.

[@calvinallen3424]

"Who's that thick guy back there?" Always asking the important questions

[@neonoires]

“What’s the deal with bandits stealing everything?” Lol Abi. Basically after Zaheer’s chaos, the Earth Kingdom pretty much became lawless and this is one of the results when things are chaotic. I love how aged up the characters are.

[@tvftw1]

One of my favorite things about Kuvira is that she made Bolin part of her inner circle. Lava benders are rare, and their ability to shape unusable parts of a battlefield is invaluable against a force with no way to counter it

[@kyleskendle6452]

Air counters lava and water does and Colin isn't a top tier bender even though he has lava

[@alexinator-hh5fe]

After pretty much all of Avatar being about firebenders being bad, it's nice to see the other elements have a main antagonist figure. Kuvira is one of the good ones. Skilled and takes nothing from anyone. Feels like Azula in that regard.

[@axelNodvon2047]

We had some smaller villains of other elements in atla like Long Feng

[@thesunisup_]

The bandits situation isn’t really confusing. Zaheer destroyed the Earth Kingdom by killing the queen and decimating Ba Sing Se and since there was pretty much no line of succession there was no one to assume power and unite the kingdom again so the marauders are all over the place and stuff.

[@Panzer_Z]

You guys cheered and wanted the Earth Queen dead with anarchy as a mild inconvenience last season. Without an organized transfer of power a vacuum occurs and there is always a power hungry individual willing to fill the void, why are you surprised

[@The_Greg_5000]

I never really had a favorite bending style until I saw Kuvira fighting.

[@quentinjones6877]

I kept changing my mind each time I saw something new but I think I would settle between waterbending or earthbending

[@quentinjones6877]

@John Nathan Iraham that was my first favorite because you can firebend anywhere but I don't have the agility or acrobatics to do firebending in real life lol

[@braedenmartin8596]

It’s always when I’m about to try to go to sleep 😂

[@lionquartz1175]

Same ✌🏽😔

[@jojom2906]

Facts

[@squidmom3162]

Oh vibe

[@quentinjones6877]

Right

[@Roan.bot.]

7:33 Imon in this entire scene is my reaction when Kuvira or Azula comes onto the screen. 16:20 Abi’s face is me trying to watch Korra just be Korra 13:50 Abi is my face when any other character is in the screen

[@kwanarchive]

21:12 "Is Toph watching?" Still with the blind jokes :)

[@robtaylor2017]

Book 4 of Korra changed my life. Can’t wait to see your reactions to it!

[@Kidapollo92]

The logo on the floor during Korra's cage fight is the same one as that of Earth Rumble in "The Blind Bandit". This is the first episode in which Meelo is seen with hair. The earthbenders surfing on rocks during their attack on Kuvira's train is similar to how the Southern Water Tribe rebels began their attack in "Night of a Thousand Stars". This is Kai's last speaking role in the series. This is the only episode in the animated series to feature Commander Guan, the main antagonist of the Ruins of the Empire comic trilogy, though he had no speaking lines.

[@GreatUniter]

A lot of fans think Kuvira sent the bandits but I honestly don't think this is the case as she has no competitor. Kuvira and her army are the only option that can provide 24/7 security unlike the airbenders who are stretched thin despite there being only a few provinces left to help. Kuvira is also the only person who is able to give out a permanent food supply while the airbenders were struggling to get food shipments as they relied only on charitable donations while Kuvira has access to farms from across all the provinces under her control. She could honestly just wait it out as the province would eventually capitulate to her and her terms since they needed long term stability which only Kuvira could provide at the time.

[@endofaneraoutnow3473]

I think she did. So she could get the state of Yai to herself. She wanted the food to be provided by her so she could control it

[@GreatUniter]

@@endofaneraoutnow3473 The thing is that she did not need to do that because the airbenders can't provide a stable food supply or long term security to deter the bandits. Think about it after the bandits took their food shipment they were unable to replace it by requesting for another one meanwhile if a similar thing happened to Kuvira she could easily just call in another shipment after dealing with the bandits. There was no guarantee of a stable food supply with the airbenders especially when Kuvira controls most of the farmland in the EK. They would have ended up joining her even if the airbenders got that food shipment to them as Kuvira was the only option for long term stability.

[@Geordikev1]

She has ptsd, she literally almost died last season, as in she was totally trapped when the air was bended out of her lungs as aposed to using brute force to get herself out of the situation

[@chelsiejakobsen3382]

From Kuvira's "political" standpoint, I do get it. Her goal is to reunite the Earth Kingdom, so she kinda has to get people on board with her or else they'd all still be running their own show. And handing out free military and ressources without the promise of them joining her would be pretty expensive and possibly a waste of time. Also, no one is checking in on her. The Earth Kingdom fell into complete chaos and anarchy thanks to the Red Lotus, so it's first come, first served when it comes to power and authority. I think that Bolin didn't just help them anyway because he didn't hear the conversation and only heard that they were told to get the hell out, though.

[@leejs]

At the same time, if she had just been willing to help the Earth Kingdom could have come together in a more peaceful way and Kuvira still would have been in a position to usurp the throne and rule it as Wu is completely useless. But she doesn't care about the Earth Kingdom. She's no different than Long Feng and just wants power for herself.

[@Ghilannugs]

If she truly just wanted to help or create a stable earth kingdom/states what she SHOULD have done is set up some sort of trade agreement. Say Kuvira controls one area of the earth kingdom liberated from some tyrant mayor or whatever. So now she has military might but is missing resources. -> Okay this state has issues with bandits. -> I have the military to handle it. -> I am in need of resources that this state has -> Lets make a trade agreement in which we offer military help in exchange for some of their resources. Instead Kuvira refuses to give ANY help at all unless the state goes under her total and complete control. She fully could find a way to both help the state while not losing all her resources but instead because she wanted power and ultimate control she went for whatever the fuck she did this episode

[@ChrisDixon__]

@@Ghilannugs 💯👏🏾

[@ChrisDixon__]

@@leejs this. 💯

[@Joseph-cq3ij]

I think this is one of the cases where Bryke's lack of political understanding rears its head. For an imperial state, like the earth kingdom, what Kuvira is doing is morally neutral. China, after all, has long had the phrase - "What has long been united must divide, what has long been divided must unite." The people who wrote this show likely couldn't get their heads outside of the political system they live in, that being the united states, and understand that, on a municipal level, the system has been set up to support imperial rule and, from a socio-economic standpoint, the people in that situation would hope for and expect a strong leader to unite the earth kingdom. We have to remember that, in universe, the earth kingdom had been united under a conqueror before. Imperial rule is the status quo.

[@MCMA24]

7:26 *thirst for Kuvira intensifies 😂🤣

[@elkaidred0512]

Kuvira the female Gojo of TLK. Making boys and girls call her MOMMY

[@xCenturion183]

I won't say anything spoilery obviously. But at this point in time if I were an earth kingdom citizen I think kuvira would be a breath of fresh air after generations of awful leadership and puppet governments, and then chaos

[@bscan4215]

I'm not sure if you guys already know, or if anyone has told you yet, but Kuvira's voice actress is Robin Williams' daughter, Zelda!

[@ichigoxrukia02]

Korra still haven't recovered yet, physically and mostly mentally. The trauma of what she has been through is very strong, she needs time alone to figure things out.

[@Mossdummy]

Kuvira is voiced by Zelda Williams! Lovely voice.

[@r.h.6249]

The ending of last season really broke Korra mentally....in case you guys didnt realize all of past three seasons of Korra took place only within a few months or so....Korra had immense pride and confidence about being the Avatar and she truly believed she could be a great Avatar but look at her experiences...in first season she lost to Amon who took away her bending which she was so traumatised by that she was contemplating killing herself because her entire identity revoved around being the Avatar...just few months after that Unalaq manipulated Korra to let Vaatu loose and got Raava snatched away from her and lost all connections to the past avatars...and that is a super hard thing to lose...she might be really feeling guilty because of that...and just few weeks from then Zahir and his crew took out world leaders and nearly killed her....she was so destroyed to see herself fail over and over again and this time to such a degree that she couldnt even walk...all her pride and self confidence just went down a gutter for a person who considered herself to be an immense physically powerful bender....and then she got PTSD...i would be depressed too if i were her thinking about her immense failures as Avatar...and in last season finale...Air Nation stood up and started helping people in need and doing the job that Avatar has to do while she wallowed away in self pity thinking that the world doesnt even needs the Avatar anymore

[@MTStingray]

Random fact, Kuvira is voiced by Robin Williams' daughter, Zelda.

[@markmontes17]

They're just a different group of bandits

[@shadowofeyes69]

the other world leaders tasked kuvira with reuniting the earth kingdom. She is just doing her job

[@alexroth882]

Yesssssss my personal favorite season of korra! I love kuvira a lot. She’s interesting in that she is doing good by offering food and protection to the weaker counties that can’t provide for themselves but only if they act under her supervision. It’s a tricky road since she’s trying to stabilize and improve the earth kingdom but clearly doing it in a tough, oppressive manner

[@stevenliang3213]

“Speak softly and carry a big stick “

[@atul.aditya]

Not all bandits are Robin Hood.

[@aeris44]

Love the explanations of Korra in the comments, but also its something they both will understand as they go through this season since we already know lol. I do remember being left as confused when first watching it. I think it was the intention of the writers to keep us hanging.

[@Tyrantofthewind]

Always nice knowing that your many questions actually get answered. Also them bandits with their intelligence gathering...able to pinpoint a shipment of food being moved in via air and intercept it with a plane and a guy skilled enough to fight off trained airbenders. Such resources and training these bandits have these days...almost like they weren't bandits at all. But who could have known that airbenders would try to fix the problem? Who even knew that airbenders were there? Oh right, the person who met them at the train station and knew they were the last lifeline the region had.

[@BUSHNEWK11]

I love how the camera just focuses on Dimple and it's like he's staring in to my soul.

[@moss8853]

im pretty sure that the bandits that kuvira has encountered and had them pledge their loyalty to her are the same bandits that are raiding the states that kuvira wants to manipulate into taking her deal

[@JokeyShuusai]

Abi was me throughout this episode I went from adoring Kuvira to shouting for her to shut up 😂

[@TheGreater-ScopeVillain]

Kuvira/Earth Empire: *_"It's treason then."_*

[@dwnxx4974]

guys she's literally depressed and has ptsd after almost dying, being kidnapped, poisoned, feeling like her dad died. Like shes been through it and isnt copping.

[@ChrisDixon__]

I love Abi's on-going beef with president Raiko 😂😂

[@thewandering01]

Lol, I'm watching a few different reactions to Korra right now and in every one the girls are immediately drooling over Kuvira. It's hilarious.

[@acereporter73]

Kuvira's got that big Treize Khushrenada-energy. Putting on a metal bending clinic...I'm sweating.

[@x97k8]

Korra book 1 - 3 was one year all those fights was one year of course she is tired and traumatized imagine fighting Bloodbender, God like spirit plus the dark avatar and the red lotus in 1 year!

[@Kidapollo92]

Heartbreaking to see Korra's transformation from seasons 1 though 4. Her eyes... so much sadness and despair as the story progresses :( Here eyes no longer shimmer after everything she went though they become more dull and pale Since the first episode korras identity centered around her being the avatar She grew up isolated from the main stream of society and was told that she was to keep balance throughout the world Amon threatened to take her bending Unalauq severed her connection to past lives And zaheer wanted to break the avatar cycle All these conflicts especially zaheer made her wonder if the world even needed an avatar anymore At the end of season three she is in a wheelchair broken and crippled traumatized and questioning her existence And then her respected mentor says don’t worry my people will maintain balance we don’t need you to do anything but feel better But this only confirms her deepest fears

[@jamieswafford977]

Kuvira is definitely my favorite character from the Legend of Korra and maybe from Avatar altogether.

[@TheGreater-ScopeVillain]

Same.

[@DXDragon38]

I loved this season. Korra's journey in Season 4 is something you just didn't see in American cartoons.

[@mozamr]

one of the reasons im here is to see yall's reaction to daddy Tonraq

[@ignacioruiz-retegui6196]

"She's making them bow, I love it." 🤣🤣 Oh the irony, the Kuvira hate starts in her next scene for making someone do that.

[@b.ballooon9225]

Just to clarify, Bolin and Kuvira most definitely have helped people, just in a much more organized manner that requires unification from groups for pretty understandable reasons. Wouldn't expect a country to pay for an independent province, so for her to be willing to clean up their mess, she requires that province to integrate into the greater union. The whole Earth kingdom was dealing with rampant banditry, chaos, infighting, and lack of civilization (barbarism), and it was mostly Kuvira who dealt with them, so I'm still not the biggest fan of all the Bolin hate or Kuvira hate this early on, at this point both him and Kuvira are pretty justified. It's also safe to say that even during the days of the Earth Queen, those mad max bandits were not "Robin Hood" or all good, but probably both stole from the rich and poor and gave to the poor depending on the individual bandit. But on the whole, I'm sure banditry effected both the poor and rich, especially after the queen died, so it was probably very widespread and normal for poor villages to be affected by bandits, hence the need for a central government.

[@nataliew.2965]

some people have a theory that Kuvira had been paying the bandits under the table to create more problems for the villages in the years between season 3 and 4 so that she could have more of an outward "reason" to go forward with her earth empire. it would make sense given the chaos of the power vacuum that the queen's murder left behind. regardless, i think it's safe to assume that the bandits were sort of decentralized/disorganized and motivated by the economic inequality that had become the status quo in the earth kingdom; i don't think it's just one group (the "mad max" group) or another, i think there are just a lot of people who are generally dissatisfied with the way things are there -- understandably so.

[@tumbleheart4664]

Korra didn't give up on her Avatar duties, she just gave up.

[@Coolguy365es]

Everyone love Kuvira at first 😂😂😂

[@Kidapollo92]

Series continuity The Republic City Park is renamed Avatar Korra Park. The monorail appears to be the maglev rail Varrick proposed in "The Metal Clan".

[@mimoe7587]

Would love for you guys to check out "Young Justice" some time. Its really great animated show

[@kehinderufai7498]

The new bandits matter is not confusing if you remember these words: "New growth cannot exist without the destruction of the old." "Exactly. The natural order is disorder." "Together, we'll forge a world without kings or queens, without nations or borders...where a man's allegiance is to himself and those he loves." Anarchy. This is what Zaheer and the Red Lotus always wanted. And the Earth Kingdom is in it's strong grip.

[@hey_this_is_Benny]

Zelda Williams always rocks this role- Kuvira is a fantastic villan

[@bellantwain21]

This show is so good omg love the video Imon Nation and ABI Nation stay motivated Dream big 1 mill on the way

[@erickylitoabequibel9150]

i can't help but laugh a little everytime the camera focuses on dimple

[@joemomma6317]

“Is toph watching? Is toph in the hills watching what’s going on?” I mean🤣 u ain’t wrong

[@saraislfe14]

I love how they all were like ewww when they showed prince wu🤣🤣😭😭😭 and then I lost it when she said “ooo she’s makes them bow I like this”🤣🤣🤣

[@btgardener39]

The more I've read about historic Chinese dynasties, the more the power dynamics of this season make sense to me. With the murder of the Earth Queen and the collapse of that already tottering government -- as you note, Prince Wu is an overblown courtier with no military wisdom and without much redeeming value at this point -- the Earth Kingdom clearly fell into communities of farmers and merchants struggling to survive against banditry, and former-military or martially-trained bandits and warlords stealing both to survive and enrich their own personal wealth. (Look at the period of the Han Dynasty, for example, and what happened when it fell apart.) Kuvira saw the chaos that sprung up in the vacuum left by the fall of the monarchy, and saw that without a strong centralized authority and significant military power it would rapidly become worse. Zaheer's belief that the "natural order" would be better was very, very clearly flawed. Moreover, the Air Nomads, while useful in resolving small local situations, could not consistently stay around a single locale to ensure it remained pacified. Kuvira's demands for proclaimed loyalty, her technological edge (as provided by Varrick), and her strong corps of martially-trained and loyal benders was capable of bringing order -- regimented and martial though it might be -- back to the chaotic states of the fallen Earth Kingdom. Don't get me wrong, Kuvira's definitely still the antagonist in this situation -- but as a villain, she has understandable motivations. They may be rather appalling to our Westernized perspective, but I think the they do make some subjective sense -- especially in the absence of the Avatar providing any alternative with harmony, peace, and proper balance.

[@simonsalzmann4743]

This will be THE Varrick Season

[@goat1408]

Older brother looks like a Water Tribe guy I once knew.

[@Kidapollo92]

Abi: I would have let them fall and let them get hurt a little bit Me: damn abi why are you like this lol

[@Roan.bot.]

The Dominatrix Women of Avatar June the Bounty Hunter Princess Azula Eska Kuvira They all just scream “come to the dark side” Other cartoons: Mandy (Billy and Mandy) Yellow Diamond (Steven universe) Cruela De Vil (101 Dalmatians) Basically any character that’s just mean or emo for no reason except for that’s just how they be sometimes.

[@Roan.bot.]

11:39 I don’t think Opal was right to be mad at Bolin. He’s literally just a henchman with no say. Don’t know if you know how the military works but the troops don’t tell the commander what to do. He literally couldn’t do anything and she just lashed out. He’s just existing. He could just not be there but then he’d be even less helpful and he would no longer have any place in the plot as a character tbh 😅 they had to put him somewhere and getting conned by Kuvira is very fitting. He’s been getting pushed around by mean ladies since the beginning.

[@Kidapollo92]

Character revelations Prince Wu is a great-nephew to the late Earth Queen Hou-Ting and next in line for the Earth Kingdom throne. Baatar Jr. and Kuvira are betrothed and the former is estranged from his family at Zaofu. Kuvira's official title is Interim President of the Earth Kingdom. Kai and Jinora are in a relationship. Bolin and Opal are in a relationship, though it is strained due to Bolin joining Kuvira, whose methods Opal does not approve of. Team Avatar disbanded after Korra left to recover. Korra has been traveling the Earth Kingdom on her own for the past six months.

[@androsram641]

Theres something extremely satisfying about seeing Meelo with hair.

[@timowepu8211]

0:18 Imon:"I don't know why I thought we already watched the fourth season". Honestly me too,this is what happens after you experience book three of Korra.That's how you know book 3 was that good.

[@shadowfire_08]

I wonder if these ladies will simp for Kuvira like most people 🧐 7:00-7:45 🤣🤣 didn’t disappoint, *All Hail the Simp Uniter!* 🙌

[@ChrisDixon__]

It's been a ride. Korra, Book 4!! I love the new Airbenders! Opal growing up in Zaofu a gymnast/acrobat and aerialist really added to her elegance as an Airbender. The same we can see with Kuvira's impressive yet stylish metal-bending and athleticism. A power vacuum was left after Zaheer's success at bringing down Ba Sing Se's structure, leading to Kuvira. She believe she's doing "good", but she's forcing her military and militant and fascist ways on to those in need and poor people in exchange for food & water (basic things _everyone_ should have access to) and loyalty which is not 'good' nor 'helpful' no matter how some see it - her intent vs methods don't align. A bit extremist and dictator energy. A lot different from Zaofu where she grew up. Uniting the Earth Kingdom, yes, but after generations of what the Earth Kingdom has been through, this militant approach ain't the way. If your initial solution to helping people in need of food & water and stable housing is to conquer them then you're already going in with the wrong mindset. Things can be done differently in helping repair the Earth Kingdom and its people; we need a Jinora. A nice detail about the OST this Book: the drum patterns in Kuvira's theme resembles the power of high-speed maglev trains and give off an industrial-militant vibe. Fitting for a skilled woman that oozes dominance & authority. Korra's been through a lot, give her some time. Girl has been traumatized since Book 1, and in the finale of Book 3 had to fight off poison to keep from dying while preventing the Avatar State to not end the cycle.. then had to go into the Avatar State to keep herself alive in battle. Her muscle tone and mass has even gotten smaller from depression and recovery. She deserves a vacay and some self care, and soul searching. Always enjoying your reactions and discussions from ATLA to LOK!

[@emubud]

"Just hurt" are you kidding she came extremely close to dying lol

[@dominic5693]

8:00 i swear this is why i love Abi so much 😂😂😂 playing no games

[@staywoke2467]

Can’t wait to see that Korra vs Kuvira fight where Korra gets her ass whooped 😂😂

[@deiondre0]

I just realized that Meelo has been spending way too much time around Uncle Bumi

[@Dannydarko27]

For every 3 people like Kuvira theres 2 like Bolin. He thinks hes doing right but is just following orders in the end

[@kwanarchive]

Kuvira is the girl crush of the entire Earth Kingdom.

[@iDrexcy]

Tbf with Kuvira, in her mind the earth kingdom fell and crumbled and she's reuniting it. So to her, any state that refuses to join is refusing to reunite so no reason to help them if they are in a sense going rogue. Another case of someone with good intentions and bad execution.

[@frenchiekolsson]

I'm betting someone said this but there was some comics which bridge the gap between seasons 3 & 4 and pretty much explain why and how Kuvira got to be in charge of the mission to regain control of the earth kingdom.

[@alias_peanut]

Kuvira having the best technique of the 4 big bad

[@SellavinAtoms]

I just noticed this now but I think the voice after deployed the governor is also the same voice of Bumi

[@mcmblack08]

Y'all are my favorites. Two beautiful women reacting to our favorite shows. I'm glad I support this channel. Again...soooo beautiful. 😭😭😭

[@ashes6459]

Omfg the next episode is just amazing. One of the best episodes in the whole avatarverse. I can’t wait to see your reaction to it

[@profesorpomelo3626]

The american counterpart of Satsuki Kiryūin.

[@karlluigi1987]

THE PTSD OF KORRA (Book 4)

[@SlimeThe1st]

*ALL HAIL THE GREAT UNITER*

[@scarab3194]

You guys need to watch invincible. It’s a new show on Amazon prime that just ended and you would enjoy it.

[@Kidapollo92]

Goofs During Raiko's speech at the start, there is no arrow on Tenzin's right hand. During the conference that President Raiko held, Lin is not standing next to Prince Wu before his photo is taken by the journalists, but when several journalists take photos of him, she is standing next to him. When Kuvira bends the two states onto her map, the river and lake directly over those two states are green. In the next shot, they are blue again. Right after Kuvira blinds the last bandit with her metal plates and starts moving her arms in order to bind her opponents to each other, both of her hands become transparent in one of the animation frames. When Kuvira is talking to Opal and Bolin, the line that divides her belt in two is gone. When Kuvira is talking to the governor in her train cart, the two earthen pieces she placed on the map earlier are missing. When Lin informs Mako of his permanent position as Wu's bodyguard, her elbow plate turns to a much darker shade for a single frame. After Kuvira leaves the jeep and prepares to proclaim the state as under her protection, the jeep is not visible near her.