The Legend of Korra - 2x9 The Guide - Group Reaction

[@caioribeiro5775]

that statue at 8:15 is avatar Yangchen

[@radamanthy]

It was in the one that Aang opened the 5 Chackra.

[@danielve09]

Might actually be any femaöe airbender becaused they liced in the eastern airtemple

[@reizysu]

thats guru laghima

[@sammarquez9836]

@@danielve09 they only represent yangchen with the collar, if you see a female airbender and it has that collar then she's yangchen

[@surelychoo]

A few clarifications: The dragon in the Beginnings episode was not a spirit, it was just a regular dragon animal. All the original benders were animals (except for the moon, which was the physical form of a spirit), but they lived among the spirits because the spirits only had beef with humans. The water-y thing around the old wooden statue of Wan that Jinora saw was Raava. Mako and Bolin were involved with the Triple Threat Triad when they were younger, before they started their probending gig. Mako mentioned it in the first season when they were looking for Bolin, who had gone missing after doing a high-paying 'delivery' job offered by one of the gang members. It's also why Mako was kind of familiar with the gang members during the sting operation.

[@svgftw351]

lol I was gonna comment all of these things

[@brettd2308]

Good comment

[@1CombustionMan]

That dragon didn't have wings though

[@steel58836]

1CombustionMan eastern style dragons don't have wings

[@karljonson3287]

Eastern dragons don't have wings. They have big ass mustaches though.

[@tamirhadar4093]

Asami to Mako: "Hi" Suraj: "SEX" Made me laugh i wasnt expecting it lol

[@DanielPizarro1]

And then like the obvious thing: "I'm a man, I have these tendencies"; I understand him, Asami is sexy.

[@ReweOwner]

I was about to type that

[@graysencasey301]

Sorry to be so off topic but does any of you know of a method to get back into an Instagram account?? I was stupid forgot the login password. I would love any tips you can give me!

[@omariryder8434]

@Graysen Casey Instablaster ;)

[@graysencasey301]

@Omari Ryder Thanks so much for your reply. I got to the site through google and Im waiting for the hacking stuff now. I see it takes quite some time so I will reply here later with my results.

[@dreferre21]

Originally they wanted to have the Lion Turtles explained in the first series but they didnt have the time. But there are hints in the desert arc when Aang opens a book.

[@j.r.savage3285]

The commentary on the episodes on the Blu-ray of the episodes with Wan.

[@StopReadingMyNameOrElse]

The mental gymnastics people go through trying to explain the turtles were the reason all along is hilarious. It was never hinted at once in the entire original series. All the turtle said to Aang was " *We* bent *not the elements* but the *energy within ourselves* "

[@PoorKonnexion]

Yea but see my question was always if there were more lion turtles with more elements. Maybe they died out but if history turned out different there may gave been way more elements

[@StopReadingMyNameOrElse]

Ian Kevin I don't need to. I watched the whole series multiple times, they only ever hinted at the existence of them. Not that they were always meant to be the original source for bending. It was never mentioned once for that being the case. Just because they were in a few pictures, and showed up very quickly in Wons library, that absolutely does not equate them to even a hint at being the original source for bending powers. You're reaching.

[@StopReadingMyNameOrElse]

Ian Kevin I think the lingering issue is that everything was *technically* cohesive, but a lot felt like retcons in *tone*. Raava is the crowning example of this (though hardly the only one). It was an origin that was very carefully inserted around existing lore, with absolutely no contradictions. But adding in this extra element has the side effect of weakening the existing origins given for how the Avatar State worked; it deprioritized the past Avatars (which the writers then doubled down on in actually *erasing* then). Lion Turtles & bending? Similar. They're in no way incompatible with existing canon, but they lessened the importance of dragons and badgermoles in retrospect. The prevalence of lightning made Zuko's failing to learn it seem stupid; if it was being used for low-pay manufacturing jobs, was it being taught in primary school now? It weakened how it was introduced as a potentially lethal technique in ATLA. At the end of the day, all of these aspects satisfy the letter of the law of canon. But they seem to sneak *around* the existing canon so much that it pulled me out of immersion. I could feel the laser-cut edges where these "new" facts were perfectly designed to satisfy requirements. It reminded me that I was watching a story, frequently. That's why this comes up so much. A lot of this *felt* contradictory, which may be a worse crime than actually getting a few minor details wrong.

[@nothingtoospiffy7913]

"I knew this would happen" - Tenzin Lol one of my favorite lines of the series

[@lilywong9672]

"She used it with water!" Really? What the heck did you think Unalaq was using?

[@karljonson3287]

Glowing stuff..? Lol

[@mr.kingofphenomenal4629]

Lily Wong 😂😂😂

[@ybfromoblock3381]

They've gotten slow.

[@hesseldv57]

Piss

[@Hebbelille25]

Slow as their complaint that Unalaq went back and forth about needing Korra to open the portal, in the prison he lied to Korra that he doesn't need her anymore to throw her off the game because she clearly didn't want to cooperate with him anymore, he never changed his mind. Them trying to open the portal in this episode was his desperate attempt to open it because they thought Korra was dead.

[@taylorfrangella]

It was Wan. Raava was the thing around Wan. It's hard to see since it was wood.

[@crapstirrer]

Taylor Frangella ten thousand year old wooden statue. Not much would be left.

[@taylorfrangella]

I mean they portrayed it as wood when jinora finds the statue. What else is it?

[@Prince_the_One]

+Taylor Frangella it may not be ten thou yrs old, someone couldve made it much later.

[@ScienceOnBears58]

Shitstirrer Wan was alive ten ten thousand years ago, but the statue could be much younger.

[@Prince_the_One]

+Gabriel Gonzalez yup lol

[@Timberwolf410]

I feel bad for Tenzin; he's worked so hard and was eager. But it's more impressive that he's able to move past his bruised ego and just be proud of his kid and be a supporter and mentor to Korra. Unalaaq is just desperate to do everything himself; he's kind of like a dark mirror of Tenzin: He's desperate to do this thing that he feels he is "destined" to do but unlike Tenzin, he doesn't care about putting his family in harm's way to achieve his goals. Tenzin, while having ambitions, adamantly tries to keep Jinora from going into the Spirit World, keeping her safe, even though he eventually lets go. And I think Unalaaq is flip-flopping mainly because (unlike Tenzin) he refuses to let people help him find solutions and is determined to do this plan his way. As for everything else, not a big fan of the love triangle business and Bolin will come out of his fantasy eventually (: Can't wait for the next episode!

[@numbo655]

You gotta love Tenzin

[@lasadisticonica49]

Poor Tenzin, His character, right there when he realized, that hit too close to home.

[@scruffd0g193]

Plus, he wants to keep his daughter safe (Which goes for all parents)

[@Kalleidalen]

Shows statue of female airbender : Thats Aang!!!

[@andrewrojas1356]

hahaha so annoying right? xD

[@junior_583]

toffee balt? Its bald

[@13zomi]

Sounded like "Dowsaang, dowsaang" lol

[@moneylover318]

@@junior_583 The air nuns also shaved their heads but just the top

[@HisMajestyTheQween]

Reminds me of Ember Island Players 😂

[@iwillcry]

I feel so bad for Tenzin So they forgot Mako worked for Triple Threats? They told that in season 1

[@crapstirrer]

stan min yoongi back during "the Revelation"

[@khazms]

MAYKO

[@RaiderNic99]

I don't think the origin of Bending conflicts with what was said in The Last Airbender. TLA said that people learned to bend from Dragons, Badger Moles, The Moon, and the Air Bison. This is not contradicted in Korra. The Lion Turtles gave people the ability to use the elements but they didn't teach them to bend it. This is shown with the fire bender hunters Wan tags along with. They just randomly toss fire. There is no grace, no stance, or anything. It's like they're throwing rocks or something. Later we see the Dragon teach Wan how to use the fire like it's a part of himself. As the fire bender hunters told people back in the city, Wan used fire like it was an extension of himself. They all sounded stunned when they heard that. He wasn't just tossing fire. He was using bending it to his will. This I think doesn't contradict what we learned in TLA.

[@brandodasavage5538]

Then why do firebenders lose their ability to bend when the sun is blocked? What about waterbenders with the moon? The origin story of Earthbending is told in The Cave of Two Lovers, and not one single Lion Turtle was mentioned. lol The Lion Turtles are garbage...

[@brandodasavage5538]

The writers of the show added that legend for a reason... making it false because it doesn't confirm something added later is a horrible way to write a story and is a retcon. The Sun Warriors never mention a Lion Turtle, but when Zuko loses his ability to bend in Book 3 of ATLA, Dragons show him how to bend again... and not through training and martial arts. Lion Turtles are still garbage.

[@bigty390]

Brando Da Savage that was a meth not a fact

[@RaiderNic99]

Benders learned how to use the ability from Lion Turtles. They then went on to learn how to actually bend the element from the Dragons, the Moon, the Badger Moles, and the Air Bison. Not sure why that conflicts with TLA story. 10,000 years is a long time. It's extremely likely that no one consciously remembered the Lion Turtles. They likely became myth after a few generations. Hence why their imagery is seen in many places throughout TLA and Korra. As for Firebenders and the Sun, they didn't learn from the sun. They learned from Dragons. What they did learn was to use the sun as a source of warmth for their spirit/chi. Which is why they're stronger during the day and weaker at night. This is an advantage I would say that Water and Firebenders have over Earth and Air.

[@JamesWiseMagic]

Lion Turtles arent garbage, you just fail to understand the lore. In fact the creaters of the show said that they originally wanted to tell the story of the turtles in avatar the last airbender but they didnt have time although Aang did see information about a lion turtle back in the spirit library. And your comments about why no one such as the sun warriors, etc mentioned the lion turtles is simply because they got lost in history which is pretty realistic. History hundreds of years ago and even thousands of years ago is a mystery and/or found to be incorrect later on. Thats just how history works. The lion turtles were super super ancient and people eventually forgot about them throughout history. This really isnt rocket science.

[@leonardofaber5823]

The Lion Turtles gave people the POWER of the elements, but the original BENDERS were Tui (Moon) for water, Badgermoles for Earth, Dragons for Fire and Sky Bisons for Air. One thing is to hold the element in you, the other is to bend it to your will. I hope this helps

[@houseofaction]

Tui wasn't really a bender itself spirits can not bend the elements thats not within their power set. tui was just the spirit of the moon

[@leonardofaber5823]

If you are a bender in the Spirit World you can only bend there if you go complete (body and soul). A bender's SOUL can't bend in the Spirit World. The Spirits, on the other hand, have their abilities (in Tui's case, the push and pull of the tides, the first form of waterbending). And don't forget Tui and La were among the first Spirits (if not the very first ones) that crossed fro the Spirit World into the Mortal Realm. People cannot look at the Spirits in the Avatar mythology as if they were the same as a human soul. Despite being called Spirits, they are a supernatural species, not the echoes of a creature's life.

[@leonardofaber5823]

I. Th Do you remember in which episode Unalaq said that?

[@mordirit8727]

It's easy to conclude that Tui became able to bend water when it got a mortal body.

[@lalalalisa41]

Yes, Mako used to be a part of the TTT ... though he wasn't really a part of them. I believe he said he ran little errands for them and just doing what he needed to in order to protect and take care of Bolin. They were orphans on the street and everything at the time. I find it hilariously ironic that Unalaq is resorting to physical brute force with the Northern portal. Shows just how desperate he is at this point. For Tenzin, I agree with Nahid! Majority of his life, this was essentially what was expected of him. Aang entrusted everything to him and he feels like a complete failure, especially when it comes to matters that are spiritual.

[@lalalalisa41]

Scar True, but there's still the fact that he was a kid at the time. He'll most likely be regarded as a child soldier, no? I know we view child soldiers differently.

[@OGTonyP]

The statue of Wan had Rava wrapped around him. Yes it was Wan

[@pattheman3686]

Guys, don't exaqgerate about the lion turtles. lol. They didn't have millions of people on their backs. They were big, but not THAT big. I'd say the densest population was hundreds, MAYBE, even a couple of thousand, but never millions. Remember this was thousands of and thousands of years before Korra. There weren't that many people even in the world. The Airbenders alone were just barely a couple hundred, if even that.

[@snoxh2187]

it was ca. 10.000 years ago.

[@KitsuQuinGamingTTV]

if we base it off of real human history, 10k years ago was the early holocene era, there was about 1 million people total in the world, and with the size of the lion turtles and the density that the cities on them appear to have, there was probably anywhere from a few hundred to like 10k on any 1 lion turtle.

[@alexschwarz4749]

I'm sooo looking forward to their reaction to all the spirit world stuff. Also sometime (of course) they miss things while talking. For example "if opening the portal with waterbending was so easy, why wouldn't someone else had done that already?" ... Unalaq himself said it when entering the spirit world, they bring something noone has since the portals were closed... their bending. Because before Korra opened one portal no bender could enter the spirit world with their physical body. I'm not upset or anything, just funny sometimes that none of the four seems to catch it and all miss it, haha :-) Also really curious about Nahid reaction to further Mako/Asami XD

[@crapstirrer]

Yeah. Mickey forgot you don't take your bending with you when you meditate your way into the spirit world.

[@lecoreytarpley9221]

Scar the bending can protect you from the spirits it aid you in other task not just opening the portals.

[@leonardofaber5823]

It's not that Wan wasn't good, but he was only able to hold and bend one element, and one only. While he was learning to bend one of the elements, the other(s) were being held by Raava. He was only capable of bending the four at once when fused with her. So we can say that, yes, it's because of Raava that he and the future Avatars have the capacity of holding and bending the four elements. She's not only responsible for holding the elements. It's akso because of her that the reincarnation cycle is the way it is (the imediate return of the spirit plus the ability to communicate with that portion of the spirit that's still the Avatar's pastlife).

[@SaifuW]

OMG NEXT EPISODE, "THAT CHARACTER" APPEARS!!

[@crapstirrer]

Saifu Shhhhhhh!

[@Eddie99x]

Saifu I was like "Who are you talki- OMG OMG OMG" 😂

[@Crimson_Tango]

Daniel Minighiti SPOILER WARNING!!! Uncle Iroh

[@maffiasvante]

I can't wait for there reactions XD it's gonna be soooo good.

[@Eddie99x]

Daniel Minighiti Iroh

[@TimoKanal]

Can't f*cking wait for next episode!!

[@littlelordfuckleroy3822]

the next episode might be my favorite of the season!

[@bigty390]

Timo we almost on book 3 on Pateron

[@TimoKanal]

Tyron Wells Well yeah I know, I posted this comment a month ago because of Patreon.

[@rayankng112]

Timo Yes😂😂💔

[@isaiahbutler]

Timo I can’t wait until the next season. These guys are gonna lose their minds.

[@lenniebruce8462]

The statue was Wan with Rava wrapped around him.

[@Washinyot]

''You two look lost, maybe I can help you'' Wish I had patreon FUUUUUUUUUUUU

[@karljonson3287]

I feel you fam

[@lilywong9672]

Wow... you are WAY, WAY wrong. Unalaq wasn't flip flopping! He was bluffing! BIG DIFFERENCE. Jesus... This time, he was experimenting by trying to open the portal with Waterbending since at that point, he knows Korra was killed by a spirit as reported by the twins! He didn't know Korra was still alive until after Vaatu told him at the end that she has entered the spirit world.

[@Daesma999]

8:12 that's actually a statue of avatar Yangchen. On this place Aang meditated with guru Pathik when he was opening his chakra of sound (a throat chakra)

[@Daesma999]

... I think :D

[@Furious_styles9]

Hey Micky, the Lion Turtle didnt restore Aang's chi. He showed him that in the time before Avatars, lion turtle could bend people's energy. He actually says that to Aang. So that Lion Turtle gave Aang the ability to bend the energy of other living beings.

[@1CombustionMan]

every episode is a countdown until season 3 starts

[@phantomfaith2001]

1CombustionMan season 2 is not bad .

[@Daltaidan]

You folks really are a worthwhile reaction channel. I was really worried that, like a few other reactors I've seen before, your reactions would get overpowered by the problems you have with episodes (like the romance, evil characters, limited animation, etc.). But you still stick out through the whole episode, and evaluate each moment on its own.

[@Striker8816]

The Legend of Korra does at times stumble. But I love the exploration of ideologies across the 4 books - Equality, Spirituality, Anarchy, and Dictatorship. All of them also thought they were doing what was right for the world, and even though they were wrong you can understand why they thought that way.

[@rohithk6717]

Watch the next episode ASAP you'll be blown away BTW just found your channel and i love it

[@bigty390]

YeLiR SlLiB If u have a job it's pretty easy to pay 5 or 10 dollars

[@jamesliggins891]

I just think he means telling them to watch the next episode is futile because they already have.

[@pattheman3686]

It looks like Aang???!!!! With long flowing hair?????????????????? Tose are NOT AANG statues. Suraj is right! Aang was NOT the ONLY Airbending Avatar, guys sheesh, AND He probably wasn't the most powerful or popular. There were hundreds of Airbending Avatars before him. Stop trying to "Aang" everything "Air"

[@KlooKloo]

there were like 20 airbending Avatars before him

[@jessicabrack2846]

@@KlooKloo There were minimum 20 Air Avatars. We do not know whethet there were Harmonic Conversions in between. Probabaly were, a lot, considering all the times we hear or see the amount of Avatars together.

[@KlooKloo]

@@jessicabrack2846 it's very explicit that Korra's harmonic convergence was the first one since Wan's

[@jessicabrack2846]

@@KlooKloo Not really. There was nether anything said or done that would suggest that. But in both series, you could often see all the avatars together, and to me, they look way more than just a hundred.

[@KlooKloo]

@@jessicabrack2846 except that Vaatu literally says that he has been waiting exactly 10000 years

[@dreajp]

I love how he says, "Oh she did it with water. That's smart!" But, that what her uncle used 🤣

[@Washinyot]

I think there isnt really an explanation on what Lion Turtles are but considering IRL mythology and stuff Lion Turtles can be god like creatures in the series since even the spirit of light itself calls a Lion Turtle ''The Ancient One'' They are either gods or celestial stuff IMO And they give the power of bending, humans master the art by looking at animals and moon like how humans developed all those techniques called mantis, tiger and such

[@nakeishamammeri5094]

After the two parts of the beginnings..the remaining episodes have a jolt of excitement..

[@idk-nm8xr]

Mako was a triple threat. he has mentioned he has worked with them when he was younger.

[@operatorlink]

Asami ends up with Varick

[@StonedMachine3000]

Mako ends up with Bolin

[@SpiralSine6]

Korra ends up with Meelo

[@pamoweiberezi5315]

Answering Machine 😂

[@karljonson3287]

Katarra ends up with Pabu.

[@quwykxz]

Naga ends up with BumJun

[@AnarchHive]

Jinora: Was the first Avatar even a he or a she? Korra: It's a he... Avatar Wan. he was..... number wan! : P

[@ninepuchar1]

GUYSSSSS 4:53, SCHEDULES ARE IMPORTANT,get it? He is afterall Sokka's nephew😂😂😂

[@MM-pw4ft]

you guys are so wholesome, literally my favorite youtube channel

[@ronnyrambo3088]

The statue that she’s so saw was rava and waan

[@BhBc8f8]

10:07 You can't bend in the Spirit World and the portal's been closed for 10,000+ yrs. Still wouldn't have worked though, he was just desperate.

[@QrowVang9801]

I can't wait for them to see "him" in the next episode

[@monzed.3948]

I can´t wait for book 3 xD

[@isaiascanete6651]

Agree. That's the book I REALLY like. Book 1 has a half assed ending.book 2 is kind of over the place with some really great episodes and some not so good, and book 4...is ok. But book 3 is consistent and quality all the way through

[@stanleystewart8444]

They're going to cry, I know it. Especially seeing how they reacted to Jinora this episode.

[@619Slipk]

Since Tenzin's childs were introduced Jinora was the one that i liked more, glad to see they gave her such a big role

[@frosthounded]

That was a statue of Wan, Micky is right there was something surrounding him but it wasnt water ☺. Those where the tendrils of raava

[@maulid3514]

Look at all these Patreon comments a month ago, YOU THINK YOU'RE BETTER THAN US HUH!!!! HUH!!! Come at me bro!!! Im such a pleb :(

[@SaidBKD95]

Zomboid we r just poor

[@bigty390]

Zomboid if.u had a job 10 dollars a month ain't nothing unless u on welfare or have no job

[@karljonson3287]

Yeah I'm 17 and have no credit card so I have to wait.

[@andrewrojas1356]

hahaha dont worry bro! is just the hype is longer thats it xD

[@YeLiRSlLiB]

Tyron Wells Lol, even if you had a job maybe some people have to pay for bills such as car, apartment, power, etc. And maybe people don’t find it worth paying..... I mean I’ll have to decide on that I guess, I’m already paying for KZbin Red. I do love this channel though.

[@shart4073]

Nobody: Air bender statue Cozy four: AAaANNNnNnG!

[@donhiggins8]

If i was Suraj, i would be mildly annoyed that they were so sure that was Aang carved into the mountain when it actually wasn't like he was trying to say 😂

[@tofu8676]

it wasn't aang... just saying

[@mr.kingofphenomenal4629]

Tofu It was air nomand master from the beginning of time for benders.

[@casualpotato44]

Another defense for the Spirit turtles bestowing bending "retcon"---the lion turtles weren't actually benders. ATLA referred to the animals as "original/first benders" because they were actually bending. The way I see it, the Lion turtles had the ability to bestow gifts, the special animals were the first benders, who taught humans the art and techniques. The moon is a spirit so that could be explained a couple ways. Potentially, the humans just observed the moon, or the moon spirit taught the humans.

[@casualpotato44]

I. Th. Yeah, that's my point that the retcon wasn't a retcon. That it still fits the previous canon.

[@Chemeleon15]

Casual Potato If you’re trying to say something ISN’T a retcon, Don’t say retcon! Duh!

[@Who-vd3iv]

If this was a retcon everyone could "learn" to bend, sincerely, after this episodes of Korra that opened my eyes, I can see this plot hole of ATLA that they wanted to close.

[@casualpotato44]

Chemeleon15 Sorry for not wording things correctly. I will strive to be better. I should have placed quotation marks on it. I see my mistake that it's easy to misunderstand/not get your point across on the internet. And the mistake is on me. On my defense though, there's an entire block of text following my use of the word retcon. I thought context would get my point across, but as I said it's my mistake and understamd why everybody would be hooked on the misuse of the word retcon or punctuating properly. I have a fragile ego so I can't stand being hated on the internet by someone I don't know. I hope you don't hate me, and at this point I can't do anything else about it but this long winded apology. Again, I'm sorry.

[@leabitterwolf8050]

8:12 "That looks like Aang" ...like: look, there is an arrow on the head, it must be him! Seriously? That's Avatar Yangchen who was a woman btw. She even has long hair 😅

[@etec8904]

every day i watch your content just wanted to thank you for being a reliable group of reactors keep it up my guys

[@jdominoes6191]

The thing around the Juan statue was the spirit of order that fuses with him making him the avatar.

[@vanshrawat8798]

SEE ANY AIRBENDER STATUE: THAT'S AANG! *DUDE! SURAJ WAS RIGHT* THERE ARE ALSO OTHER AVATAAR WHO WERE AIRBENDERS!

[@sakurap95]

*** I think the reason Unalaq flipflops back and forth over the portal is because he is having conversations with Vatuu. Unalaq personally believes he can open the portal himself, but Vatuu insists that they need Korra. So first, Unalaq tells Korra he doesn't need her, but later he talks with Vatuu and he insists they need Korra. So then Unalaq tells Eska and Desna to get Korra. And when Eska and Desna fail to capture Korra, they try to break open the portal without her. Only then does Unalaq come to Vatuu and say "I've failed you." And Vatuu says, "You haven't failed me yet. The avatar is in the spirit world."

[@limonsoda]

The statue Jinora was having a connection with was indeed Avatar Wan, the "water" behind him was Raava. It was difficult to catch at first because being a wooden statue and so old, it was missing pieces. ;-)

[@mikelant6802]

You're reaction vid with Khorra is awesome Normies. Also from the next episode on ... they will be flipping the script until the show ends. So be prepared for some serious editing. Oh and the most flipping flopping is the romance angle. Nahid I feel you...I gave up being upset by it & just wanted all of them to get a room. I guarantee all of you will love Varek... by the time the show ends.

[@antoniodee7245]

Mike Lant Korra* Varrick*

[@dylan3017]

they are young adults...the show was for those YAs....romance is always gonna be a thing..Nahid should just stfu and accept it...

[@danzansandeev6033]

13:28 that "sex" comment made me spit my drink XD

[@jspalton29]

I think it referred to that the technique Aang was taught was energy bending. As it is described that he was to bend "another's energy" so a technique all its own. Perhaps a skill the lion turtles themselves use to bestow bending to others. Not exactly a chi alignment as you have said.

[@Quaether]

1:05 My theory is that the Lion Turtles were/are the original Energybenders, which would explain their ability to bestow and take away bending to non-original benders. This would allow for the rest of the original benders (the Sky Bison, Moon Spirit, Badger Moles, And Dragons) to still be the "original" benders and teachers to non-original benders (ie. Toph being taught earthbending techniques by the Badger Moles and Avatar Won being taught/inventing the dance of the dragon with a dragon.)

[@mdrw13]

The lion turtles bestowed bending and the instinct of how to use it , but the bending arts were learnt by the 2nd generation(the one that didn't receive bending from the lion turtles, but from their parents(born with it) from the animals. Wan learnt from that white dragon, Oma and Shu from badgermoles, water tribe from Koi Form Moon and Ocean and the nomads from Sky Bison. The ability of bending comes from the lion turtles, but the knowledge and arts comes from waatching those animals.

[@karljonson3287]

Yeah I think you're going to like Varrick later.

[@hauntreaper]

lol why is it so hard for them to get it there's 4 of them watching

[@P2020pudding1]

does anybody else notice each time a character is introduced, they all say "that looks like this person." who is the same race, and then when another character is introduce they name the person who looks like the original person who is the same race XD

[@davidmichaelson1092]

My interpretation of Beginnings is the Lionturtles are the SOURCE of the bending, but the dragons/badger moles/air bisons/and I can't remember the water bending one trained humans to do it more effectively. Wan's fire bending was pretty rudimentary after receiving it from the Lionturtle, but the dragon dance refined it into a real skill.

[@meganhutcheson5867]

The moon was the first water bender.

[@Johan-ct3xg]

Their reaction to next week's episode will be the best thing ever.

[@andrewrojas1356]

Tenzin and aang had this great connection cuz they were the last airbenders and tenzin wants to make him proud all the time in every aspect . good react guys!

[@thewhitestroke182]

i think some spirits have naturally elements to control but the lion turtles have the ability to give people those elements

[@mathies3598]

i think that the spirit bending, besides the fact you have to be very spiritual in a way, is also specifically a waterbending ability. it wouldnt make sense Unalaq could just do that.

[@animeg1452]

I can't wait for you guys to get into the third season! It's amazing!!

[@starralert2678]

Rava calls the air lion turtle the ancient one and the badger moles, dragons, and air bison are referred to as the original benders so IMO the lion turtles came first and they taught the animals bending which they learned from the spirits such as the moon/ocean spirit

[@squirrelbuddi]

The lion turtles bend the energy in people so they have the ability to bend. The spirit animals taught them how to use them. So dragons and sky bisons and etc. Are spirit guides for those elements ment to guide the benders on how to use their bending to interact with their surroundings and eventually developed their own martial arts from that. The lore doesn't change it's just differentiating between what spirits gave them the ability and which ones taught them how to use the ability.

[@megasxlr0282]

I'm surprised they didn't note the whole being able to bend in the spirit world thing yet, though I'm sure they will.

[@megasxlr0282]

Yeah that was what I meant, since the only interactions in the spirit world they've seen before now, didn't have any bending, so I was a bit surprised they didn't notice right away "Hey why is Unalaq/Eska/Desna able to bend?' even Aang couldn't bend in the spirit world with how spiritual/strong he was.

[@millasboo]

Mako and Bolin used to be members of the Triple Threat Triads because they were living on the streets when they were kids/teenagers. The triad kinda took them in and taught them how to make money and get food and clothes.

[@Bumbleby_frs]

literally hundreds of airbender avatars and thousands of master airbenders with arrow tattoos *statue of airbender* "THATS AANG!"

[@rathakrishnanmayuran9457]

Glowing statue jinora saw is the statue of Avatar Wan with encircling Rava

[@BLADE0106]

So, Jinora could see spirits, cuz she is really spiritial girl, and because of the Air spiritual learning. Like Iroh, when he saw Roku's dragon spirit in the 1st season. In theory, Jinora can also live in the spirit world like Iroh.

[@turkeymcduckin7909]

He's not a Triple Threat but Mako and Bolin used to run numbers for them when they were orphans to survive. Also you guys should react to Hannibal.

[@theov.3591]

from my understanding, the lion turtles gave people the actual elements, but the animals (+ the moon) taught humans how to actually BEND them, aka the correct, pure techniques. even in the flashback/story, the people see wan & are like "I've never seen someone use fire like this" "like an extension of themselves" which is EXACTLY what toph says when telling the gAang about the badger moles "earthbending is an extension of my senses"

[@Mikael_Ore]

The statue that Jinora found was the Wan's one, and the thing around is Raava

[@GroovySulli]

Studio Mir which did all of season 1 (the one your calling the original) split the season 2 with the other studio that I can’t spell oops. Anyway, Studio Mir did Beginnings part I and II, (thank God!) then did episode 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14. So 7 total. The other studio did episodes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 9. Again 7 total. They specialize in action based animation but everything else falls to the waist side. Studio Mir does all of season 3 and 4, so don’t worry. All around excellent animation is coming from here on out!

[@Artini_Breww]

Just binge watch the rest of the series!

[@MARYWTHER]

No one ever reacted to Tenzin's "I K N E W this would happen" and yet it's so funny! I'm glad you caught it lol

[@SemiJuggaloNumber2]

*Jinora has an powerful spiritual connection. Remember this for future usage.* Tenzin, despite his airbending skills and everything Aang taught him, he's not the most spiritually inclined individual. It's actually kinda cool that Jinora is the one to guide Korra into the Spirit World. If you guys think she reminds you of Aang NOW, just keep on watching the show! ;) Oh, and Korra knows she was wrong for blowing off Tenzin the way she did, thus she apologized. That's right! Korra gets more character development. You know, that thing the haters say doesn't exist! Unalaq working with Vaatu? Who saw that one coming? But seriously, he was probably getting into the Spirit World via meditation, so there's no telling how long they've been conspiring together. Yeah, this episode definitely shows that they're trying too hard to make Mako look good because even Chief Beifong gets hit by the idiot ball. Remember in Book 1, when she actually took Korra's suspicions about Hiroshi into consideration, which led to a full-on investigation. Sadly, we get more tired police story cliches, at the expense of her character. Oh, and not many people seem to talk about this, but Varrick straight-up threatened the lives of Bolin and Asami. I guess being an eccentric businessman/comic relief kinda takes precedence over being a scheming bastard.

[@SemiJuggaloNumber2]

Mako I'm gonna be real with you, I don't like Mako all that much. It's not that I flat-out hate the guy, I mean, he's does have some good qualities; but he has done things that made it hard for me to like him. Also, I get that solving this case is supposed to be his time to shine, but what annoys me is that they had to resort to using tired cop cliches, in order to make Mako stand out. Oh, and I cannot stand Makorra. It was a rushed, poorly-developed relationship in Book 1, and Book 2 literally shows how incompatible Korra and Mako are together. So, I'm sorry if it bothers you, but I really, REALLY don't like that ship. Also, I have pointed out Korra's negative behavior on MULTIPLE occasions so don't even TRY to say that I'm biased. Oh, and Korra isn't supposed to be anything like Aang. I don't know if you've noticed, but Aang wasn't exactly perfect, himself. NO Avatar was perfect. The entire point of Korra's story, is her growing up from an arrogant, headstrong teenager, into a mature, compassionate young woman. Seems like the only one hating around here, is you. *edit* Also, I literally pointed out that how sinister Varrick was, for threatening Bolin and Asami.

[@noahdaglio9362]

The way I see it is that the Lion Turtles only grant the power of bending and it was the animals like the Badger Moles, Sky Bison and Dragons along with the Moon and Ocean spirits who taught the humans the form of bending similar to how there are many animal styles of martial arts from China

[@mathies3598]

Jinora is probably even more knowledgeble about avatars and spirits than her dad. she's been reading a fucking lot about it and is very interested in that. Obviously Tenzin is too, but Jinora is just more spiritual i guess.

[@alectrevino3835]

(Sees any air nomad) Nkrmies: OH MY GOD AANG

[@roycejohnsolquillo]

The statue is Avatar Yangchen.

[@staceyking8796]

He used to do bookkeeping for the Triple Threats to make money for him and Bolin after their parents died in a mugging.

[@bigyellow232]

it's been real fun rewatching all of this with u guys im sure you know by know which i found out watching with you that that Statue was Wan and Rava together. I do ihope you guys finished the whole series this has been fun

[@bradneece2409]

8:14 Aang and guru Patik meditated by that same statue in book 2 of ATLA.

[@logarugamon2645]

Lion Turtles didn't teach Humans to fire bend. They just gave them the ability to do it.

[@meezemusic]

I hope you find your wallet Suraj. Damn thieves!

[@TheMystique29]

The wooden statue was Wan and raava you could see it when they light up. She was behind Wan! The big statue you watch is not Aang it's the airbender Avatar before Aang. Avatar yangchen

[@SmoovyNovaFan]

literally every bald monk statue/stone face looks like Aang for these guys

[@alex-iz5jv]

I'm excited for you guys ro get to s3 already its the best season of the whole show in my opinion

[@t-swizzle7397]

Rava is the one around wan, and it fell apart because it is made out of wood

[@SerGio-mw9pc]

Can't wait for the marvelous book 3 to show up!

[@JackelineMartinsMS]

Micky is low key rocking the Ash Ketchum look. (nice)

[@mrj7297]

"actually they are dragon fly bunny spirits." i knew she was chasing imaginary dragons!!

[@TheJerbol]

I find it hilarious that you guys will talk over the dialogue that advances the plot just to speculate on how the plot will be advanced.

[@antheajohnson4234]

Everyone here is waiting for the next episode, but here I am, waiting for season 3