Overanalyzing Korra: Korra Alone

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[@overanalyzingavatar]

Fully.

[@Fuzzthefurr]

@@overanalyzingavatar How fully? Like fully fully? Or just half fully? I need answers.

[@kingfisherc9608]

How is this older than the video

[@phoenixdown3180]

​@@kingfisherc9608 The videos are unlisted ahead of their release. That's how patrons can see them early. And it let's creators do a watch-through on KZbin to make sure everything is correct before it goes public

[@matthewthompson4241]

Forever Alone Kora Alone

[@skullton3292]

7:47 I love this moment too. I find it so funny that Aang was still doing that stupid trick for people even as an adult.

[@pokechatter]

Stupid trick even with the same stupid face. What a goober

[@jtgd]

It was probably his go-to tricks to make people like him

[@TheLithp]

I have the very unpopular opinion that I like it less the more I think about it. Earlier parts of the show acknowledged that obviously Aang at 40 would act very different from Aang at 12. This feels too much like he's trying to be 12 again to me. Thinking on it now, I feel they could've captured the best of both worlds if they tweaked it so Aang wasn't doing the big, goofy grin but maybe his more reserved self with just a hint of his smile being about to break into something sillier, as if the nostalgia is hitting him by surprise.

[@dkz2705]

@@TheLithpGyatso was old as hell and still did goofy shit with Aang while still being serious when needed, so it seems in character

[@marianocenteno4603]

i mean, he his still the only air bender so that's still a never before seen show

[@racool911]

Seeing Toph in the same swamp where she first appeared as a vision in the series is the most insane callback of the franchise.

[@Ivytheherbert]

It would have been even cooler if the spirit that led Korra there had the same design as the winged one from the vision though

[@monkeyzone4562]

Making me cry with the overlay of tooth asking if friendships last more than one lifetime

[@mr.peanut6131]

Ah yes, my favorite Avatar character, Tooth

[@TwilightChomperEnthusiast]

*TOOTH*

[@bbjygm]

I guess teeth are hard as Toph so it's an easy mistake to make

[@reidenjady2614]

I love tooth in ATLA

[@haveanateday]

get his ass

[@oknc9122]

5:33 i was waiting for the "also; *normal dog?*"😭

[@PatrickWaadah]

Thank You, I thought I was the only one who noticed

[@RestInRaxys]

Missed normal dog 😢

[@Leonagraphy]

I guess since it’s technically a spirit, it wouldn’t count, but since it implies the existence of ACTUAL normal dogs, I’m disappointed he didn’t bring it up

[@joshuasgameplays9850]

This is NOT a normal dog.

[@williansouza8724]

that's when he let me down

[@ZHL242]

Korra's fucked up hunched over sleep paralysis demon is genuinely one of the most unsettling visuals I've ever seen in any show. Utterly top notch design.

[@kerroseir4764]

It's just korra on goblin mode

[@metal100k]

I loved how the demon attacks too. Using the chains as weapons is excellent symbolism

[@luukipuuk3537]

Yeah it's so scary and unsettling. Amazing the best part in the series for me tbh

[@maskofthedragon]

Those 3 firebenders are the only residents of the South Pole besides Korra's family and Katara this episode

[@justjamie5006]

We just forgetting s2?

[@Talisguy]

@justjamie5006 "This episode."

[@cloudyskyz2237]

@@justjamie5006it says “this episode” 🤦‍♀️

[@justjamie5006]

@@cloudyskyz2237 the original comment doesn’t make sense

[@MatheusLB2009]

I never understood why the training scenes in the south pole are with FIRE benders and not WATER benders

[@tylerpatrick3511]

As someone who over the last uear has been suffering with an injury that has effected the use of my legs and caused daily pain this episode really resonated with me. The fear and feeling of having to put myself in more pain just to get a little better sucks. Im glad you were able to put it into words better than I could. Love your episodes as always

[@KairuHakubi]

yeah my glandular system went right to hell around the time this show started, and seeing Korra have to deal with the loss of having been super healthy and strong her entire prior life.. that resonated. it was so close to being a good show.

[@k1tsune_777]

Bro I read "surfing"💀 But fr, I feal you. And there's not even a guaranteed chance of the pain lessening.

[@superpizza4115]

2:53 bitter…. work? 😦

[@NyxWhiteFang]

sleeper agent moment

[@Jack-wq6xp]

@@NyxWhiteFang thought i was the only one lmao

[@jtgd]

Hmmm

[@TheBluePhoenix008]

😮🗣🗣

[@jaksantio1441]

Ok, my little overanalyzing two cents: As a hairdresser whose favorite haircut is the "Angled Bob/Wedge" haircut, the way Korra takes it all back and high, then just cuts it, is actually pretty accurate to how you create that look for real. Which is also how Mulan cut her hair into a bob cut. Major brownie points from me when I saw that!

[@ariellemartinez8412]

Fellow hairdresser but wasn’t one on first watch super cool noticing that now

[@Bruno-jj2oi]

Hairdresser are the backbone of our society. Ty for your service!

[@jaksantio1441]

@@Bruno-jj2oi Tysm, that means a lot to me.

[@ah92vi]

2:48 hey...amputee here 🦿... you're spot on, going through something traumatic and the recovery afterwards everyone focuses on the physical aspect but neglects the heavy mental and emotional toll it may take. This is a great representation from the show that in hindsight I really love to see.

[@thalmoragent9344]

My condolences on your loss man... hope you're doing alright

[@Underrated_History1863]

Fellow amputee as well. And I totally agree with above. I’m a below the knee amputee and mentally it is just brutal to realize a huge part of you is gone. I had to deal with several heart surgeries back to back and it ended with a thrown clot that took out my right foot. Don’t get me wrong. Physically? It was rough. But I was 25 and in solid shape. So my recovery was very fast. I ended up walking out of rehab after only a month. But mentally? I was destroyed for years. And if anything? My fast physical recovery hindered my mental recovery. So many people telling me time and time again how awesome I am for my fast recovery and assuming that means I’m “over it”. And led to a lot of people not understanding that I was still broken. I was fixed! I was hiking mountains just a year after! Why am I still upset? The mental struggle was beyond insane and something that tends to go un mentioned in media when the hero suffers a “bad injury”. I mean look at hiccup in HTTYD. Sure it’s cool to see an amputee on screen as a hero. But he suuuuure gets over that super quick mentally. Seeing a hero struggling with the mental horrors of a horrible injury? It’s refreshing.

[@justjamie5006]

@@Underrated_History1863tbf the hiccup comparison isn’t fair for numerous reasons, one hiccup is still a happy go lucky child who is resilient and probably wouldn’t know to deal with the struggle, + we don’t get soon see his recovery porcesss on screen, and 3. He is a Viking it is the social norm in that society to have a missing limb it is not unusual in any way shape or form to be missing a limb. I know I haven’t worded this very well as my English is bad but hopefully you can get the jists

[@sebaschan-uwu]

​@justjamie5006 now that you mention it, you're right. In HTTYD it's normal for warriors to have missing limbs, so it's almost like a rite of passage that hiccup loses a leg when doing the most heroic act in the film.

[@That_RandomNerd]

I'm not an amputee, but I broke femur over 4 months ago. It was definitely a rough time learning how to walk again and going through all the physical therapy and exercises to slowly work my leg back to normal. Even now, I'm still not back to 100%. It definitely would've been an even rougher time if I didn't have my friends and family helping support me through the whole time. It helped so much that I didn't even really have many mental struggles about my break and surgery, just the mostly the physical ones. Going through something like this myself has definitely given me a new respect and appreciation for those who have gone through similar situations.

[@thothrax5621]

Bro I swear they were like "so how should we fit phantom Korra into shots?" and one animator was like "so in a few years this guy is going to edit the dancing kid from the headband into a bunch of other scenes..."

[@LordZemosa]

deserves top comment right here

[@LucyTheBox]

I am too dimwitted to understand this comment, could someone explain it to me like I am 10?

[@LordZemosa]

​@@LucyTheBox Go to 5:05 and look very closely near the right

[@LucyTheBox]

@@LordZemosa oh my god, that's hilarious, had to replay it twice to spot it even after I had been made aware, well done to the people finding that easteregg

[@thehawkturnal4903]

"Do you really think friendships can last more than one lifetime?" "I don't see why not" Thank you for putting that in there

[@CrusaderDeleters]

That was the thing that made that scene one of the best for me, the link between that scene and this one

[@yashma4187]

Putting the dancing Aang in the background (5:05) will never get old

[@JetCrasher13]

Nice job spotting that lol

[@davidtran9455]

is this a thing that he does a lot? have i missed this before?

[@CrimpyPlate]

How the hell did you see that?

[@LargeMollyWater177]

​@@davidtran9455yeah. He did it in ATLA a lot and also in many episodes of TLOK. 😂

[@AntrozLPs]

This one was so subtle I missed it.

[@aspacelex]

Asami offering to join Korra is a subtle nod to the fact that business owners have unlimited free time due to not contributing anything to their businesses.

[@samuelclayhills3298]

As much as I clown on Bolin he became a facist so I guess he is doing something.

[@Emiturbina]

​@@samuelclayhills3298 To his defense, he didn't know and tried to leave when he realized

[@Shushkin]

That is not true

[@Emiturbina]

@@Shushkin Please try to elaborate

[@jaykun182]

Sounds like you've owned a business before 😂

[@TheAangGang]

13:55 A lot of avatars met their companions in the next life, all the way back to Kuruk. The main 3 Kuruk Companions met Kyoshi. One of Kyoshi’s companions named Disha met Roku, one of Roku’s companions named Gyatso named Aang. And Toph, Zuko, Iroh, and Katara met Korra.

[@L1K34PR0]

12:00 I feel like Korra not being drawn to the swamp ties really well with her cut contact to the avatar spirit. Her spiritual energy is severely damaged, only make sense that a master with such spiritual potential like Aang would be drawn to the swamp at a time of need and Korra meanwhile can't even sense it was nearby and could only tell where she was when she saw it with her own eyes. The spirit leading her there would be the same logic as Aang being led by Avatar Roku's dragon spirit to the fire temple, there was no time back then for Aang to stumble upon it and he needed a helping hand. Here, Korra needed a helping hand for similar reasons, as it's been shown before how spirits can see the tide shift in nature and assist the Avatar in times of need. Now with Kuvira rapidly rising to become a [H E W H O S H A L L N O T B E N A M E D], I think it makes sense for the spirit to sense the coming crisis and want to push things along

[@Falllll]

I kind of like that the spirit has something of its own, smaller Iroh moment where it follows her anyway and ends up helping out. Maybe not as cathartic as Korra coming to the realization she can accept help on her own, but sometimes good friends help you when you don't really want it anyway and you end up better off for it.

[@JamesBradley-jz3hv]

I would like to let you know that this is the first KZbin video that I watched of 2025

[@sarasamaletdin4574]

Same

[@lICristyanIl]

The voice over the past korra is fucking gold bro

[@neiltushingham8184]

3:43 It's a wasted opportunity for Katara to reiterate to Korra the advice Aang gave her: 'let your anger out, then let it go"

[@zaubergurke5468]

"Are you the strongest because you are Avatar Korra, or are you Avatar Korra because you are the strongest?"

[@victorvirgili4447]

the fact this actually fits

[@myfishdied.5041]

*slash!*

[@arcvigaming8198]

You speaking for Phantom Korra is a comedic highlight of the series. The voice changer you're using gives Bill Cypher from Gravity Falls lmaooo

[@milansoltesz9395]

5:07 Fire nation dancing kid just vibing at the end of the road behind Korra.

[@NyGeL_Derey]

And the next line: "no, that's bad for the mental. that's horrible for the mental"

[@TheDiamondCore]

The half-antagonist got an Alone episode in ATLA, the protagonist got an alone episode in TLOK, that means that following this pattern, a side character (or deuteragonist) will get an Alone episode in the next series

[@opinanlosjovenesrd3477]

No.

[@TheLastSpider-Man]

Or maybe instead the next episode will be "Alone Together" to shake things up

[@toadlord8594]

Here’s hoping

[@Talisguy]

I've almost seen that happen - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine gives a plot with some key similarities to Korra Alone to a side character, but it's not really an "alone" episode because another side character also features heavily, acting as a kind of co-lead.

[@wordlesslfiddling]

John alone Who's John nobody knows but he's alone damnit

[@matthewjones6786]

As someone with fairly debilitating chronic illness... this one hits pretty hard. The baseline physical challenges, the isolation from friends, the sudden anger you don't realize has been building up, feeling useless and making comparisons to your former self, learning to ask for help, and especially finding purpose in the struggle... It doesn't get across the time and tedium of healing or living with a condition, but it's an action cartoon with a pace to keep. Overall, very tastefully handled. Probably my favorite episode of Korra!

[@deandredukes95]

“Nice to see you again, Twinkle Toes.” Just brings a tear to your eye 🥹

[@Matthew_Branagan]

Especially with the edit of Toph from ATLA saying “do you really think friendships can last more than one lifetime”

[@sarasamaletdin4574]

To me it just doesn’t work. The Korra show did everything it could to make Aang and Korra different people. To act like now like Korra is Aang reincarnated is so meaningless.

[@Matthew_Branagan]

@@sarasamaletdin4574 That’s the point. Aang and Roku are very different people. As are Roku and Kyoshi. Rokus quote was “some friendships are so powerful they can even transcend lifetimes”

[@JAYDOG1337A]

2:12 Katara: "My mother used to breath" *Touches necklace*

[@newhybrid101]

Katara: "My mother used to make comments online"*TOUCHES NECKLACE

[@hyperdreamer9483]

I think what ‘Phantom Korra’ is is actually a message from Raava, it’s her telling Korra that she’s not recovered yet and pushing herself too hard, but the message is being warped and shaped by Korra’s trauma and the metal still stuck in her body causing the message to come out muffled and distorted. It taking the form of an apparition bent on seemingly haunting Korra, pointing her in the right direction but not being clear

[@calebpeters3378]

At 14:15 a hole in Zuko's hat fills in as it turns

[@justjamie5006]

Keen eye

[@mac_attack_zach]

Yeah and for some reason it still has the outline of the gap, but still filled in...odd

[@newhybrid101]

Got to be something about his honor

[@uncledanny4549]

5:03 - If I encountered Herobrine like that, I would call my friend Kevin.

[@agroed]

"It's really interesting but it never goes anywhere, so why did they do it?" Quotes that could describe the entire show.

[@thecountalucard666]

Between Asami being able to go comfort Korra at the drop of a hat and Elon Musk being able to be CEO of five companies simultaneously and still have time to play video games badly and Tweet constantly, it’s pretty clear that “running a company” is nowhere near as hard a job as the folks “running” them want you to believe.

[@drivingbritt9617]

When it comes to CEOs at least, the main thing is being able to make those five or six key decisions a year that keep your company afloat, the rest you tend to delegate into other people's hands. As a result, CEOs often have a lot of free time, and when they're not making those key decisions, they act as distant observers and potentially intermediators within the executive caste of the company. Bear in mind, this is a gross generalization, as different companies manage and structure themselves differently, but it helps illustrate the point.

[@jojojohnson5008]

4:54 there is no way Korra would let freaking Koh to just chill around in the human world lol

[@bobvella7228]

kind of want to see koh vs zaheer or korra

[@monerb7185]

she has to spirit bend him with a blank stare every month so he stays in his spot

[@newhybrid101]

Koh was already humbled by Kuruk. It wasnt shown but this fight is stated to have happened. He is doing anything again,he barely managed to bargain his existence It happened after Kuruk met Aang in the Lost Episode. Bro is NOT messing with the Avatar

[@jojojohnson5008]

@@newhybrid101 I mean Aang seemed to take the threat of him pretty seriously, otherwise he wouldn't have cared about his rule to not show emotions.

[@ZHL242]

2:52 "The most Bitter Work of all" you ain't slick big guy

[@i_cam]

8:37 honestly this whole arc did not hit as hard as it possibly could’ve for me just because we are so used to Korra losing that these losses don’t weigh is heavily. Like I feel like this would just feel so much more powerful if we got to see Korra win with any real frequency, this just feels like losing a little harder than usual

[@samuelclayhills3298]

Korra getting her ass beat for the 69th time is just a regular tuesday here.

[@sarasamaletdin4574]

Same, Korra has acted strong before but she never has seemed so strong. I don’t even realize it was meant to be such a crucial part of her identity before when she wasn’t bothered by the other losses. Maybe the show didn’t analyze itself enough and notice how much Korra had been failing already. And more used the idea of Korra that conceived at the start

[@blueray2174]

Season 4 is I think what a lot of people hype up 3 to be, the problem is that it would have been an awesome season 2 or 3 but to me it feels like the show hitting its stride at the 45 minute mark and its hard to keep that intrigue when you're basically out the door.

[@Lord_Alzorn]

13:48 Who put this bowl of onions here?

[@MikosTurtle]

I instantly teared up when I heard young Toph speak

[@Gamer101T]

I went through a tough time myself last year, as many others did too, so watching this episode again really hits differently. Thanks for this brilliant retrospective and your insightful analysis.

[@Mr_Pengin]

11:27 Ahh the infamous OA ‘later video discussion’. Honestly though you do always follow up so I can’t really complain

[@allforone3427]

4:54 Excuse me Sir his name is William and he's a cherished member of Elmore Jr High. YOU WILL SHOW HIM RESPECT

[@NayruHatake]

in 2017 i got into a major accident that put me in Korra's situation, where I had to learn to walk again. Unlike amputees, i had all working limbs, but the bones themselves were broken and it atrophied my muscles. I spent the entire 10 weeks in the hospital feeling useless and broken and no longer myself, no matter how hard I worked. I didn't watch this show until after I was released, and this episode hit the hardest, having gone through the same physical and mental straining she is, and it still hits hard to this day

[@sleepdealer10]

This is my favorite episode of the show to be honest. I can’t think of any other kids show that has an episode directly about dealing with trauma and PTSD like this. You could probably argue that some episodes of Airbender cover this ground but not like this. And Toph showing up at the end is just the cherry on top of it all.

[@PeterBandera43]

Just sitting here thinking about Toph and Aang, and realized something- Aang's air bending teacher was pretty much his Dad, his water bending teacher is his wife, his fire bending teacher is his best friend/brother(TEAM SOKKA!!!) what do you think Toph is to him? I think she's his sister. Now, let's see what we have here. Parental, Romantic, brother, sister. All the different types of loves, by drawing from different sources like Iroh said.

[@dontmisunderstand6041]

Friendship is its own type of love.

[@asbel_kk]

Maybe Toph is just his friend. Friendship would fit as a fourth type of love, rather than just being another sibling relationship. The famous quote about transcending lifetimes is about friendship. And I personally place a high value in friendship; who's to say friendships can't be as deep as family?

[@jtgd]

@@dontmisunderstand6041a very important form of love

[@WesleyPatterson-t9x]

BRO STOP MY EYES ARE WATERBENDING

[@brutusthebear9050]

I think Zuko is more of a rival than a brother. Though it may also be related to Confucianism.

[@Kacpi0044]

11:14 The soundtrack in this scene is also present in the series finale when Kuvira runs away from Korra to Spirit Wilds. As a reminder, Kuvira was supposed to be Korra's dark version. Both of these scenes might represent Korra's journey this season from being afraid of facing her fears (Phantom Korra) to finally overcome them (Kuvira=Phantom Korra).

[@BirdGod]

I love that they named this episode after Zuko alone, knowing how hard it would be to make an episode that could compare and they absolutely smashed it. Easily my favorite episode of LOK and one of the best out of both shows combined imo

[@claytonrios1]

Does anyone else think that Tonraq and Senna should have had one more scene near the end of the show with them reuniting with Korra? Having this be their last speaking appearance just feels a bit wrong.

[@isaiahmarshall2704]

This honestly might be one of your best vids from comedy to analysis to the heart warming touch. Great work man. Always love the vids

[@Kacpi0044]

2:52 Nice refrence to "Bitter Work", dear Overanalyzing Avatar!

[@Bruno-jj2oi]

I think the spirt guiding Korra works with the theme of the episode. It symbolizes how Korra is so mentally lost that she could only find that swamp with the help of someone else

[@NoHandle44]

13:38 I kinda wish that instead saying, "in your previous life", Toph said, "We were good friends a long time ago. But you probably don't remember". Just a bit more subtle, but I would've enjoyed it.

[@Kacpi0044]

Toph and subtle?! Lmao

[@NoHandle44]

@Kacpi0044 OOF! 😣 Yeah you're right. 😂

[@Jaydee8652]

Eh, Toph doesn’t really strike me as the person to Yoda it up and hide who she is from Korra. She’s too much a blunt instrument of a person.

[@tables8489]

Dude awesome video. I'm always happy to hear your happier moments and enjoying the show.

[@zmonty07]

This has to be one of, if not the best episode in all of Korra. Maybe one of the best in the entire Avatar series. The portrayal of Korra's recovery is amazing, and I love how the show is mature enough to show that a physical recovery is only half the battle, with the mental recovery being probably even harder. And ending with Toph calling Korra "twinkle toes" is just... chef's kiss.

[@fools5271]

Against atla s3 firebending masters? Avatar and the fire lord? 😅 no way but it’s up there

[@TheToasterWaffle]

2:29 Maybe Katara is really healthy because she's able to use the healing water on herself at any time? idk

[@agentsomnium]

BLOODBENDING

[@Wrenneru]

13:13 missed opportunity to have scorpion yelling get over here

[@AtarahDerek]

Korra's boat is from the NWT. That's why it has the NWT crest. In the original series, we saw that the NWT uses double hulled canoes and outrigger canoes like the Polynesians, while the SWT uses Viking style langskips. That does not seem to have changed any in LoK. If it's a double hulled canoe, it's from the north. If it's a langskip, it's from the south.

[@superpizza4115]

7:39 obviously dolphin/flying fish

[@morganmccool6026]

Way back when there was a video of the creators watching this episode live with a big audience. And the scene with Aang in the picture doing the marble trick happened, and the crowd lost it's mind. I can't find it anymore. I know it existed, I saw it. But I cannot find it. Did ANYONE else see that video or am I a crazy person?

[@ladybuzzkillington2072]

Best part of my wednesday! Happy new years my overanalyzing friend

[@Stephen_809]

Happy New Years OA! Thanks for the great consistent content!

[@dbypro]

This season has so many genuinely incredible attributes. It sure is great that it will never make any missteps and will be consistently this good for the rest of its run.

[@Jaydee8652]

1:07, I assume, like real companies, it would be fine if it’s head takes a multi month long vacation.

[@Soulindex]

The Phantom Korra voiceovers you were doing was KILLING me, I kept having to pause 😂

[@dredgen0268]

Gotta admit, it’s hard seeing Korra so morally and emotionally low. Not to mention physically.

[@marcusraines4803]

13:13“Nah dumb@as, me and you got a date in the metal realm!” God I love your bit of phantom Korra. It made me see her as Korra’s fighting spirit and natural talents at combat that’s now at odds with her current frame of mind of pulling away. Nickelodeon really screwed this season over by putting it on a half broken streaming site.

[@MaterClaritas]

"let your anger flow like water" IS something guru patik would say

[@StoneCanyonCreatives]

Damn this hits deep, my foot was crushed in a work accident 8 months ago. And what I’ve been explaining to people is “it’s not the pain, it’s the pain” I don’t mind the pain at all, I can live with the pain, whats driving me insane is that pain limiting my life and preventing me from doing the bare normal things I use to do like take a shower standing up. I’m stuck in doors while all my buddies are out boating and dirtbiking. Enjoy what you have while you have it.

[@absurdconception1155]

Love the hallucination korra voice overs. 11:18 this one was my favorite lmao

[@Kacpi0044]

Old Toph: Nice to see you again, Twinkle Toes! Avatar fandom: *EMOTIONAL DAMAGE*

[@geckaboy_4886]

i love that you put the "frendships can continue over lifetimes" scene from alta over the toph revelation

[@GingerSupreme130]

@13:46 damn that got me teared up

[@SunbleachedAngel]

same

[@DepravedCoTApologist]

Might be the best moment in the whole show

[@maskofthedragon]

Korra bought a haunted Nintendo cartridge and is now being haunted by Korra.exe And I guess Raava moved out with Korra's liver

[@samuelclayhills3298]

It would be funny as fuck if this was all just Vaatu fucking with her and Raava agreeing as she thinks that Korra is being a punk.

[@WesleyPatterson-t9x]

Cool, thanks for making me cry by playing the "Do you really think friendships can last more than one lifetime" audio over Toph's return. Super cool, now I have to deal with this lol

[@Microfaun]

7:38 Am I weird for thinking there's very obvious parallels between this guy and the fish merchant from the Painted Lady episode?

[@the_miraidon_shogun]

probably not

[@unclefranklin4575]

Did Anybody else think Korra was in another part of the United Republic for part of her journey? I figured it was bigger than just the city and that Korra wouldn't spend ALL her time in the Earth Kingdom considering the state it was in

[@BTEdidnothingwrong]

I think Toph is the best represented og avatar gaang in Korra

[@sl3kii875]

For sure zuko and katara were represented well but toph is everything you’d imagine toph to be like as an old woman

[@newhybrid101]

The problem is in Korra the older masters are far past their prime(which we haven't really seen yet btw,as that was between ATLA and LoK) But in ATLA the older masters are shown to be as powerful as ever(only exception being Azulon in flashbacks who was stated to have lost his old power)

[@Bruno-jj2oi]

I feel like everyone from the OG Team Avatar were good represented (Aang was a bit controversial but nothing that would kill his character tbh), mainly because they're really only used when it's needed on the plot

[@ThrowupDoll]

I always see ur posts when I'm either getting home drunk getting ready for bed or recovering hung over. You've been on my phone in the background when I'm throwing up more than 2 times

[@parthavvari2384]

15:00 PATREON SHOUTOUTS! MY FAVORITE PART

[@GummyCalico]

13:50 STAWP whyd you had to go and make me tear up with just a lil call back😭😭😭

[@thalmoragent9344]

1:07 Lmao, Assami's company only exists when the plot demands. Assami is basically a walking Plot-Device herself, sad but true 😅 4:45 Korra would've 100% kept the portals closed if the Spirits were portrayed in any way like they were in ATLA or anything in South East Asian myths. But lucky for her, they're basically just a bunch of Ghost-Type Pokémon sprites

[@craigpeoples9883]

Hey saying that is an insult...to ghost type Pokemon

[@samuelclayhills3298]

Hell Korra the show made the spirits even more unlikeable compared to the unknowable eldrich shit og was about. Asami doomed to be the gf of her 2 time cucker. Someone writing must have seeious beef with her. And then having the gall to say that it felt right and wasen't pandering truly vile to do such a thing.

[@Limrasson]

@@samuelclayhills3298 AtLA spirits felt like spirits. That made them cool and interesting. Korra Spirits feel like dudes and pokémon. That makes them unlikeable.

[@jasonraystewart]

there are all kind of spirits. Not all them supposed to be scary. Just remember in season 2 when Korra first time entered to spirit world there were spirits like dementors or remember Hundun. He's pretty scary but even after defeating him portals are still open.

[@thalmoragent9344]

@jasonraystewart Yes there's all kinds of spirits. Lucky for Korra, none of them have had Heibie or Wan Shi Tong levels of dark tendencies, otherwise she'd have been in real trouble... just saying, the spirits were all just... Ghost-Type Pokémon with little flair other than the occasional swap in Color Pallette. That's all they ever were. No explanation what they did, where they belonged, what they're for, what they're associated with, nothing.

[@martinfranek7747]

13:50 You did NOT have to put that voiceover there, now I´m crying

[@maximilianrhinestone1024]

The first encounter of 12 yo toph was in that dream of aang in the episode of the swamp s2 episode 4. And now we see toph again in korra but now toph is in the swamp for real.

[@tenluigi92]

Dang gotta comment to say that edit of young Toph asking Aang if friendships can last more than one lifetime over old Toph saying nice to see you again twinkle toes was just *chef’s kiss* brought a tear to my eye

[@thobiashivik1035]

The comment from Toph asking if a friendship lasting more than one life time was always my favorite thing that was never mentioned in overanalyzing atla. great to see it here

[@YNE_Mcpheters]

Happy new years brother love the videos

[@frgogi3485]

I love when injuries are treated properly. You don't get up immediately, at least it takes a few days for the ache to subside but for more serious ones its debilitating and takes a lot of both mental and physical struggle. It really hammers home the consequences of them and shows how the strong aren't infallible. Not like in the previous episodes where Korra would lose at the top of her game but how losing like this actually has consequences.

[@gobokinje9183]

Interesting idea: When she's fighting the avatar state version, a lot of the attacked that hit her coulda been her bending and just hitting herself lol

[@Andrew-wl3hn]

God that scene where Korra walks to Naga tugs on my heartstrings EVERY time. It's such a powerful and beautiful scene

[@LaloMacKenzie]

The first place we see Toph is the swamp. The last place we see Toph is the swamp.

[@terroria9659]

yoda

[@Austrian_Butcher]

"Good to see you again, twinkletoes" really teared me up, even when I watched this show on tv

[@TwilightChomperEnthusiast]

Even though it doesn’t have much to do with THIS episode, does anyone find it funny how Rohan just disappears this season for the most part?

[@SCproductionINC2]

One minute and only a thousand views.... Nah that's pretty good, keep it up king

[@ZeldagigafanMatthew]

About the cage match, one detail I ADORE is that everything else goes black when she's battling her phantom.

[@feelshowdy]

Korra's journey of recovery this season has been hard for me to watch ever since I lost my dad. In his prime, he was headstrong, extroverted, independent, and a real "get stuff done" kind of man. And it absolutely crushed me witnessing his decline due to illness and age. He was often angry at himself due to needing help even with the simplest things, and angry at others for making him feel so feeble and useless. So yeah, the portrayal of these things in the show is the real deal.

[@shuckLedurkins]

12:10 my canon is because the spirit portals are open then spirits can interact with humans more directly, with bangs case the doors were closed so the spirits had to direct him in a more subtle way (I also like the idea of spirits messing with hims for personal reasons so idk maybe the spirit is liked to the avatar or rava)

[@georgplatzer8213]

@6:38 i like the smug firebender who puts his helmet off when he walks away to assert dominance

[@onehuman4853]

That picture of Ang is great

[@pegasBaO23]

A spirit sensing hallucinations seems like a cool concept, and Korra needing the spirit to guide her makes sense in that she is spiritually and physically broken, so the spirit mojo of the Swamp wouldn't connect as it did with Aang so she needed more guidance.

[@SnakeMan448]

There's a trope where the protagonist is trying to find rest in someplace unwelcoming, like a public bathroom or dingy new apartment, and then someone comes banging on the door just so they feel very unsafe. Korra similarly can't get a few minutes just to heal her bruises before someone comes banging, desperate for a dump.

[@Otto_Von_Beansmarck]

7:35 I think its a Dolphin flying fish (Flying Dolphin? Dolphin fish?)

[@_Kaori_Miyazono_]

13:54 this is too wholesome

[@mezias00]

13:50 so perfect, each time i see the scene of aang and the others talking about friendship beyond one lifetime and sokka was the only one skeptic about it and now he is missing, MAN the Universe really had something against you xD