The Legend of Korra 3x5 & 3x6 Reaction | The Metal Clan | Old Wounds

[@bananies12]

Btw I liked the scene where Lin hallucinates that Korra is young Su. It hints that Korra has always reminded her of her younger, rebellious, and sassy sister. Thats one reason why she was so hard on Korra when they first met.

[@GoldenDeer_]

Dang I never thought of it like that, very good observation :D. I always wondered why they included that and that seems like a pretty good interpretation

[@kamron_thurmond]

Woh, that makes a lot of sense.

[@redfieldwong717]

Damn. I would’ve never piece that one together.

[@hakiymyoung2513]

Great catch😮

[@NikNight-mk1ud]

That..actually makes so much sense. Thank you!

[@patrickwaldeck6681]

Really like how Kya figures out it's Zaheer almost instantly and actually manages to go toe to toe with him for a bit without getting compeltely annihilated.

[@funnylilgalreacts]

She’s probably the only one that’s practiced with an Airbender before.

[@Moesie]

I was waiting for this episode when you loved lin, I def knew you would love and be suprised to see her sister too@@funnylilgalreacts fun fact: did you know rumors say, since she is hallf sister her dad is unknown people believe SOKKA is suyins father and sokka and toph had a kid together because of how suyins kid look like sokka, have the same head shape , jaw , eye shape like sokka. you can look it up on youtube its a famouse fan theory

[@Moesie]

I heard that sokka and suki broke up so toph and sokka had a kid?..@@funnylilgalreacts

[@mmayes237]

My head canon is Zaheer's prison is north of Republic City so that village lie is what gave him away 😂

[@Richardwho-vv5bh]

@@Moesie yes, in the comics the break up for a while, and even was the rumor that zuki and zuko could be a thing since she become her personal bodyguard.

[@casualpotato44]

21:53 I'm with Lin on this one. Suyin's point of "Sure, Varrick's made a couple of mistakes... but he doesn't have to pay for the rest of his life." That's the thing, Suyin. He doesn't have to pay for his crimes for the full rest of his life, but he has to pay for them for more than just a day in fully furbished luxury prison cell. Ma'am, a couple mistakes? The man provoked violence and exaxerbated a civil war for profit, conspired and framed an innocent man, and attempted to kidnap the president and first lady. And that's on top of shady business practices: stealing Sato mech/other goods and practically funding Unalaq's army. The army that seized the Southern Tribe and was led by the man who wanted to plunge the world into darkness. I love Varrick as a character in the fictional show, but in the in-universe logic of the world, Lin Beifong has every right to be pissed. She's the chief of police. The dude's a war criminal who got away scott free. Lmao

[@casualpotato44]

Which in turn relates to how she initially felt about Suyin. She felt like Suyin hasn't "paid for her crimes". She's in the wrong though for not dealing with it, and just passive yet very aggressively makes snarky comments. 100%. But imo, she's right in the general morality of it. Do the crime, do the time.

[@ccthomas]

Yeah I'm surprised Lin didn't drag him back to Republic City right then and there.

[@1skandur]

Right? This just shows that Su hasn't actually changed despite her protestations to the contrary. I hate the way they gutted Lin's character to make Su right.

[@TheBigMother0]

Also I really don’t like how Su has this “just get over it” complex like you scarred your sisters face?!??? Like how about show some remorse and actually apologize for that. We saw a second of horror on her face and then at the police station she was back to blaming Lin for everything and 30 years later it’s Lin’s fault for not getting over it? I love Su but I will always be on Lin’s side on this

[@BoyBlunder66]

@@1skandur And how exactly did they gut her character? Don't get me wrong, Su was definitely in the wrong and needed to take more responsibility, but it all happened decades ago, there's no use in holding onto that kind of anger for so long, Lin needed to move on.

[@yannikovsky7041]

the older i become the more grateful im for how korra treats its older/middle aged characters especially for a kid/teen show. i rarely see any kind of development for this demographic, usually these characters fall into mentor/villians archetypes rather than having actual interesting stories and things to tell to its younger and older parts of the audience. everyone, no matter their age has to confront stuff and grow from it, its shows that no matter how old you are flawed and have issues, traumatized and have a lot to learn to become better person. when old wounds came out i was in my middle teens, so naturally i sympathized much more with Su, but now i see Lin's perspective and how unfair to her personally Toph's decision was

[@leonielovemusic]

Some fun facts to know. 1) Kya is not trained in combat Waterbending. She left young to explore the world and learn different Healing skills. She's a master healer. Her holding up against Zaheer is quite impressive. 2) the reason why Tenzin actually broke up with Lin is because she didn't want any children, while Tenzin obviously did to carry on airbending legacy. Which was the only way at that time

[@johanluisrivas8016]

First one no canon

[@sirwongalot7918]

How do. You know about the tenzin one?

[@johanluisrivas8016]

@iamnothing712 Frrr

[@androsram641]

In her memories, Lin was trying to act like a surrogate mom to suyin. Here 34:38 she she mistook Korra for her younger sister. It s meaningful when you realize Lin kinda acts like a mother figure to korra too

[@Dad......]

Except that up to this point she's hardly said anything to her and treats her like a bad hangover.

[@DCDCWizard]

Oh my gosh I wanted to give you a big hug when you said “I miss my sister” she would be so proud of you! ❤

[@johnhannon4074]

I love how clearly and effectively Opal communicates to Bolin her feelings in a direct and clear way. "I don't like the way you're talking to me." Great way to self-advocate while maintaining positive connections, then she does it again talking to Lin. The world would be a much better place if we could all be so direct and honest about our feelings in a constructive way.

[@ChespinCraft]

Opal 100% was in therapy growing up lol

[@johnhannon4074]

@@ChespinCraft yes, though I would couch it as just learning healthy ways to communicate, likely therapy, but just as likely surrounding herself with people who encourage her to express her needs

[@kateorgera5907]

@@johnhannon4074 Well especially in a community with a lie detector, being cagey or indirect probably wouldn't work, so learning to express your feelings honestly I guess would be necessary

[@TheFireMonkey]

A lot of the people who didn't like Legend of Korra complain that "this show destroys our favourite characters" - so, they wanted to think Aang and Toph and all should have grown up to be perfect people ... sadly, I feel they have missed out on having more real heroes ... I like the fact that we discover they were not perfect - they were more real.

[@minimi1]

Fun fact young Suyin is voiced by Toph's voice actress!

[@streamspoart2671]

And young Lin voiced by Princess Azula 😂

[@nicholassmith7984]

She's currently doing an Avatar reaction series.

[@silentassason]

​@@streamspoart2671damn Grey gets around. She also voices Ming Hua lol

[@kerithsunshine9584]

I knew it! I didn’t actually check but was like “hey, they sound like Toph and Azula”

[@tambourinesmusicmachine]

If you go back to when Zaheer introduced himself as "Yorru", he isn't lying about having a deep respect for Airbending culture. Since he was imprisoned for 13 years, in solitary confinement, he has a lot of time to practice Airbending stances, Meditation and even reciting Poetry. It was likely the only thing he could do to keep his sanity. Guru Pathik from ATLA was a spiritual brother of the Air Nation, although he wasn't an Airbender Himself. Zaheer might've felt a similar connection. 13:18 Zaheer tells us that "A couple of weeks ago, I was able to do this!", and proceeds to make a tiny tornado in his palm. He's had weeks to practice, where as some of these new recruits have only just manifested bending days ago. He only shows the new Air Nation a mundane example of Airbending, but he's been training for at least 2 weeks, right before the guards brought food with the shift change. Also keep in mind, Zaheer was the "Sokka" of this enemy team, and even without bending, Lord Zuko was scared of him. "Individually, they could take down any bender. Put them all together, they could take down the entire World...And now you're telling me Zaheer is an Airbender?!" I guess you could say he's a "Gary Stu", but I feel that's a bit harsh. I don't want to spoil anything, so I'll leave it there.

[@ib368]

So sorry to hear about your sister 😢 Lots of love

[@CheeseNacho_]

during the last 2 or 3 weeks i've been binge watching all your reactions for ATLA and TLOK, and i finally cought up! i gotta say i love how sensitive and understanding you are to every character, the good ones and the bad ones also, Bolin and Opal are THE BEST COUPLE OF THE SHOW FITE ME

[@williamrosmer8381]

I've seen a very good argument in the comments section of another reaction video that Suyin really doesn't do anything in the episode to show any actual remorse. She kept pushing past Lin trying to establish boundaries. We never see her attempt to apologize, just say that she's different now and not the same person. At this point she's not been shown accepting responsibility for what she did, just saying she's a better person now.

[@williamrosmer8381]

@lilunette9319 I don't know if I'd call Su a narcissist. She's just not good at taking responsibility.

[@ccthomas]

After Su talks about having worked things through with her mother years ago, I get the impression that at that time, she probably did show reflection and remorse over how she might have impacted others in her youth - we just didn't see it. But she isn't the type to dwell in the past, and has already moved on from it, especially since Lin has clearly shown that she's unwilling to participate. It's a bit at odds with her "second chances" philosophy, but she probably thinks that Lin has had many second chances already.

[@williamrosmer8381]

@ccthomas when she tells Korra what happens, she splits the blame of the actual incident with Lin. Lin did nothing wrong other than not deal with her emotions for 30 years. Su assisted in a robbery scared her sister permanently and potentially caused Toph to retire because she compromised herself to save Su. Throughout the episode, Su never actually tells Lin I'm sorry. She just says she's different than she used to be, which, while clearly true, isn't actually an apology.

[@_anne7956]

Does anyone else thinks the fact that Lin kinda acted like Su's mom when they were younger, since Toph wasn't around that much, shaped a bit of her mentality in terms of never wanting kids? Like she had a taste of it and said "never again thank you"😂

[@scaredscorpion]

I think it might be a bit more specific to exactly what happened with Su. Specifically Toph covering up Su's arrest is something Lin considers unacceptable and she wouldn't want to be in the position of needing to navigate a similar situation with her own potential children

[@spazzout1k350]

love your reactions❤️

[@youtubeviewer4472]

Lin has Bolin, Mako, Korra, and to a lesser extant Asami as her big dumb kids

[@RLucas3000]

A very good reason for Tenzin to break up with her. If he married Lin, there endeth the air nomads, as far as he would have been aware.

[@_anne7956]

@@RLucas3000 yeah, specially since his father had already passed away when they broke up. Tenzin was the last airbender. And even if somehow Lin was to eventually change her mind about having kids (which wouldn't happen anyway) she was already 39 so the break up was for the best. I'm sure they both know it.

[@nathanfortun5768]

I feel what you meant with your sister. My mom just passed away on the 19th and I would give anything to laugh with her again. Wishing the best for anyone who’s having troubles with their family

[@micpere1991]

Before getting airbending it's obvious Zaheer was a very capable and dangerous hand to hand fighter. Otherwise the White Lotus wouldn't have put him in such a extreme prison cell. The reason he picked up airbending seemingly so fast is he always admired the airbending culture and more than likely based his personal style of fighting of airbending forms and principles.

[@Dilligff]

I'd go so far as to say he was an Air Nomad who despite being cut off from actual air bending was still in tune with the spiritual aspect. Like Tenzin he was intent on preserving the Air Bender traditions, but his focus was more on the martial aspect and therefore learned all the styles and forms used for air bending. I also think on some level he was driven to do so because he 'knew' the ability was there but locked away. So he practiced and mastered the forms biding his time for the day it might manifest.

[@serelryk5365]

I was going to leave a comment about this but scrolled a bit first to see if there already was one lol. I kind of get why Zaheer interpreted his airbending as a "sign". Because if you think about their four-person group; one is a waterbender, another an earth/lava-bender, another a firebender (apparently the combustion thing is an extremely rare style of firebending), and then Zaheer, who was a non-bender... and then one day he just wakes up and can airbend. I mean what are the odds of that? XD Like you said, he clearly knew how to fight well enough to be considered that dangerous, and also deeply admired the airbending culture. So it wasn't a matter of he just knew it would happen one day and prepared for it. Just more like a pretty wild coincidence, and one that was very unfortunate for his enemies. The fact that he's that good and *self-taught* is just crazy to me.

[@246yami]

Bending is in your genes basically that’s how it’s passed down. I believe that everyone that got air bending was a descendant of an airbender and had the recessive gene so to speak. They were merely activated by harmonic convergence it wasn’t random at all.

[@TrackMaster844]

@iamnothing712I also like the theory that he would’ve been Korra’s airbending master if the group had captured her as a kid.

[@Russell_Crockett]

As someone who didn't like himself as a teenager, I can sympathize with Bolin being a fool. I also found it difficult to be me around people I liked because subconsciously I felt, "if I don't like me, why would someone else?"

[@ElMonoFuerte]

I had the same problem. A common thing I remember being told was "you have to love yourself before someone else can love you" which I didn't realize at the time just re-enforced my belief that I was unlovable: if I couldn't love myself, then clearly there was something wrong with me, and no one would ever love me. Throw in undiagnosed ADHD and autism and add a heaping dose of narcissistic parent and life becomes "If I don't succeed at a thing immediately I am a failure and worthless, and because I'm worthless no one loves me or wants me around. If I do succeed, all I'm doing is delaying the inevitable failure and disappointment, so I have to please everyone and be perfect every time or people will leave me, like they've always done before." As a (properly medicated and therapy-receiving) adult I now know how much of that is BS, and how much I had been abused and exploited by people who saw a vulnerable target (even if they didn't realize what they were doing or intending to do it). It's still hard to overcome, and I'm just a non-bender: a literal Metal Bender, where your will has to be so strong that even metal can't resist it's force, would have the most up-hill battle in overcoming emotional issues. I think if Lin had been anywhere else while going through this situation, it would have made her spiral in a worse direction: having accomplished metal-bending healers, multiple forms of support, and isolation from bad habits (had she been in Republic City, she'd be prowling the streets picking fights with every "criminal" in her way and taking her emotions out on them) are really the only reasons Lin was forced to confront the "truth" of her pain, both physical and emotional. Acupuncture is an interesting, intentional choice, not just because of the obvious Eastern influences. but because a core belief to acupuncture is that it's the body correcting itself. No one else would be able to force Lin to confront these things, but her own chi flowing back upon itself is exactly the kind of thing that could overcome the resistance. In a way, it's also an example of earth bending (paraphrasing Aang from "the Drill"): rather than committing all the strength into a single attack, make dozens of small attacks, putting the opponent off balance and making them succumb to their own weight. Rather than one big grand gesture, Lin had to be "attacked" by dozens of small moments, memories resurfacing, people saying her own fears aloud, etc, until Lin's pain was the only thing holding her stubbornness together, which is a fragile target indeed. In order to heal from our own nonsense like Bolin, we have to have dozens, hundreds, thousands of tiny moments. People supporting Bolin to be himself, to be proud of what he's accomplished, for himself to see what he's capable of: these are the things that eventually break dams. Being kind to ourselves, believing that everyone is worthy of love, that love isn't any one single grand gesture or experience, enjoying the little things in our lives: these are the strikes that will eventually break the walls we built to protect ourselves from further pain, but have been blocking our ability to let *go* of pain and let good things in.

[@MrsDuck356]

I love you

[@Dad......]

I was always too willing to make an ass of myself, but I guess I should count myself lucky. I didn't care enough about other people's opinions to worry about whether or not I was embarrassing myself. I was just having fun.

[@youtubeviewer4472]

I really felt for Naga when Lin destroyed her fetch ball.

[@youtubeviewer4472]

I'm not sure how to respond to telegrams.

[@mranima748]

@@youtubeviewer4472 it’s a scam, there is no verification tick

[@indigo9808]

@@youtubeviewer4472 I just don't lol. Pretend they don't exist 😄

[@EricBervade]

Don't worry about not recognizing Zaheer right away, you actually were suspicious from the start and wondered if it could be Zaheer :p. Believe it or not, most reactors have absolutely no idea until Kya shouts his name. It always surprises me they don't clock him right away 🙃

[@Saphthings]

Tbh it's honestly even more fun to watch a reaction where they don't catch it so when they put the ominous song and that gave her a hint I was like, "No show!! Don't give it away!!" haha

[@thehikingviking2049]

It's the voice actor that gives it away for me. He's very recognizable, even if he's acting differently

[@Cinnamowo]

His eyebrow like instantly gave it away for me, and then there is this long zoom on his face with this kinda ominous music. Kinda sad they gave him a really cool design and then made him bald :(

[@Richardwho-vv5bh]

Oh yeah, only goodwin tv knew it was him.

[@driezzy]

Some reactors thought he did surgery haha

[@kevandre]

With Aang I always got the feeling that he found earthbending so contrary to his personality that going even further to metalbending was probably too daunting for him, especially when he had so many other things to handle between starting the united republic, parenting just tenzin and not his other kids, fighting crime, etc it probably wasn't a priority, esp since Toph was teaching earthbenders en masse to cover that part I do agree with you though about kind of liking Aang and Toph not being the best parents. When that was first revealed when the show was airing I wasn't so sure I was into it but the older I get the more I appreciate it

[@catwhowalksbyhimself]

Also, not every earthbender can even learn it, so I don't think an avatar is guaranteed to be able to do so either. Aang might just not have had the talent for it. Future avatars will probably be able to metalbend in the Avatar state now, though, whether they have the talent or not.

[@vincegamer]

I wonder if there were any metal benders their age. All that we see besides Toph are her children's generation or younger. I'd guess Toph had to spend a long time developing it before being able to teach it.

[@catwhowalksbyhimself]

@@vincegamer The comics explain this. Toph starts training metalbenders not long after the events of ATLA, and yes, her initial students are her age. There would be fewer of the, and they'd all be elderly and mostly retired, so it's not surprising that we dont' really see them.

[@docomega7862]

​@@vincegamerin the comics following the events after avatar (they start barely a few weeks after the end of the show) toph actually starts a metalbending school. But surely once a decent amount of people learned it, besides the prodige of a generation, the teaching process could've been greatly expanded

[@vincegamer]

@@docomega7862 well, for those who read the comics, do they explain why aang did not learn metal bending?

[@starvein8841]

I love the attention the show gives to the older characters. I feel like most kids shows would just use Tenzin and Lin as "set pieces" or relegate them to secondary characters. They did a terrific job making them feel like main cast members and gave them legit character arcs

[@klemminguk]

34:03 "Oh, are we gonna see how she got her scar?" 35:20 Yay! You got your wish! Yaaaay.

[@borjankosarac3645]

Isn’t it wonderful how Toph’s granddaughter got to be an airbender, like her friend Aang was? And don’t think I missed how she’s surprised by sisters fighting; Opal is the only daughter and doesn’t have personal context for complicated same-sex sibling dynamics (her brothers probably had stuff between themselves but she’s not part of that), but I imagine it’s also from living such a charmed life. And of course, it’s clear that Lin has been holding onto a lot of that anger regarding Su; much as I agree that she wasn’t in the right (especially in lashing out at Opal), I’ve seen too much biased disregard for ACTUAL both-sides situations to not be a little irritated at how blasé Suyin is about the situation. I suppose it’s largely due to leftover conflict of their previous relationship, and it’s the best way she can approach it… #JusticeForBosco

[@croc2112]

Bosco is deaaaad

[@Bigsteelguy4]

I to lost my sister 3 years and 1 week ago. Although we had our differences and small annoyances, i loved her dearly. She was my only sibling by blood anyway. Although she did have 2 kids, a boy and girl, my niece and nephew but i havn't spoken to them since the funeral.

[@Saphthings]

Just got to episode 2 right now. And yeah, I know exactly how you feel. I had a brother too, and he's been gone for 15 years now. We constantly fought just like Lin and Su. It's funny, how when the person is gone, all the problems you had with them, any argument, they all feel so inconsequential and so small. Nothing mattered as much as him, and I wish I could go back in time and tell myself to do differently. So watching this episode is a bit tough because I'd give anything to have the chance to make things right with him again. So if anyone ever reads this, don't wait, don't put things off. You never know how much time you have left.

[@funnylilgalreacts]

The last memory I have of my sister is her telling me she loves me and I’ll hold on to that till my dying day. I’m so fortunate to have that memory.

[@Saphthings]

@@funnylilgalreacts My last moments is him being a Su, and me being a Lin and not as open hearted. But at least I learned from my regret and now never take things for granted. I've been a huge part of my niece's life, my sisters, and make sure I never miss a chance to tell a loved one I love them. We were both fortunate to have them for as long as we had.

[@mrroyboto]

This is the follow up to the season one detail I didn't pick up on till this watch. Linn saw Su do whatever she wanted and never face consequences for her recklessness. Now recall how she instantly resented Korra in that first episode. All she saw was another entitled princess who just gets to do whatever she wanted without punishment. She unfairly, but understandably, transferred her resentment to Korra. The writers may not have known they were getting more seasons but they absolutely had some things mapped out. So glad you're here. So glad you gained some catharsis.

[@MidwinterKnight]

13:45 There's a statue of Toph in front of the Police Station. There was one in the Metal clan. In the comics she has one in front of the Metalbending academy and she can be seen making statues of herself on the beach when they visit Cranefish town. Its my headcannon that wherever she went, Toph just started erecting statues of herself and people were so impressed with "the greatest earthbender who ever lived" that they just kept them and now there are Toph Statues all over the place.

[@supermoogle07]

One of the things I see everyone overlook, me included, is Toph sending Su to her grandparents. Real low key way to show Toph had some kind of reconnection with her parents. As for Zaheer seeming SO POWERFUL of a air bender. He clearly studied the culture and you gotta remember practically no one knows how to fight air benders. The animators animate it so we can see it but normal people can’t see the air movement so can’t defend against it. One last note, it always made sense to me Aang couldn’t air bend. With how much he struggled with earth it’s only natural metal would be WAY harder. Especially in the early days.

[@muhammadnazrin3390]

A lot of people be like oh Su Yin did apologize, she even squared it away with Toph and both of them tried to reach out, she was a kid, kids do stupid shit and a lot of time has passed, everybody can change and Su is a different person now. I can't judge how hard she and Toph tried to mend their relationship with Lin since it wasn't shown to us, so i can't make judgements there. What i can judge is everything i was shown, 1. Lin chose not to leave the air ship, if i was Su i'd understand why she did that(she's still hurt and angry even if kinda petty) someone with empathy(i think at least) would have either let her be, or better yet asked Korra to ask Lin to come out and meet her and not just pull up like its a got dang intervention and the first thing she said was not how are you or sorry but, "after 30 years the least YOU could do is say hello" like she didn't know why she didn't want to say hello in the first place. 2. When Korra asked why the bad blood she minimized all her shortcomings and mistakes, and just said, well we didn't know our dads, mom was always busy and gave us to much freedom, we fought for mom's attention and while Lin followed in mom's footsteps while I(Su) was more of a rebel and left home at 16 to travel the world....continued to tell stories of her accomplishments. I understand not wanting to air family's dirty laundry, but i would think someone with remorse of how they hurt their sibling would own up to their actions a bit more, like i hurt her(Lin) when i was younger or something like that. 3. Lin shows up to their sibling showdown, venting/ranting about Su's old mistakes and rather than attempting to be empathetic she just brushes it off with "the past is just the past" argument, throw in her attempt to reconcile in the past and the cherry on top was shade on how her relationship ended with Tenzin. I understand the need for Lin to let shit go, i mean that much anger is not good on anybody and people need to move on, but people be acting like Su only ever screwed up in the past and is completely good now while painting Lin like a petty psycho who couldn't let the past go.

[@borjankosarac3645]

Yeah, it can be aggravating; just because you’re past it doesn’t mean the other party is, and Suyin ought not to act like Lin is being completely unreasonable for not being still upset that her pain isn’t being openly acknowledged. Toph and Su are one way, and Lin is another.

[@hellogoodbyeandallinbetween]

Then in the next episode we see she hasn't changed and lies to Lin and puts korra in danger 🙄

[@mranima748]

@@hellogoodbyeandallinbetween I can’t exactly remember, how did that happen, it might me the safest in the world, but TRL has a bomb, a volcano, a magic octopus and an airbender, something Zaofu isn’t ready for

[@hellogoodbyeandallinbetween]

@@mranima748 she pretends to agree with lin that Korra should stay safe with them, then when Lin leaves she encourages Korra and the gang to go after the red lotus without any backup, which ends with them all getting captured by the red lotus and earth queen. So she lies to Lin when she's meant to be building trust and puts Korra in danger too And spoiler She does the same sort of act in book 4, leading to Kuvira predicting her moves

[@JamaicaZ160R1793010A]

It shows that she never learned taking responsibility.

[@propaguepublicidade]

This episode highlights many things about the Beifong family, some very explicit, others intimately implicit. Firstly with Toph, who grew up under rules and controlling parents, when she became a mother she decided to raise her daughters the same way she grew up with the Gaang, free from any parental responsibility and control. However, this reflected in different ways on Su and Lin. Lin, being the oldest, grew up seeking recognition from her mother, and did everything to please her, including for a time she was responsible for raising Su. Raising her sister and still trying to please her mother caused severe trauma for Lin, she could not show fragility, weakness or tiredness. And with that, Lin cannot contemplate his vulnerability, his loving feelings or even his fears. Everything was buried underground. Su, on the other hand, grew up having MUCH more freedom than Lin, as she had no obligations. And that gave her space to get involved with everything wrong. Be it with criminals, family detachment or even losing your sense of judgment for what is right or wrong. Su only recovers all of this when she gets away from everything, and that's when she realizes that she always wanted to have a big, united family (that's why she has so many children!), but she hasn't overcome as much as she claims. The fact that Zaofu is the most protected (and hidden) city in the world just shows how much she tried to hide from all the bad things she caused to start living the way she wanted. But she left a mark behind, especially on her sister's face. And probably Lin condensed all the negative feelings she had for her mother, her anger towards Su, her invalidity with Tenzin and several other conflicting feelings she felt and put it all there. That's why the origin of that wound was revealed like that. Years passed, Su and Toph sorted things out, but Su or even Toph never ACTUALLY tried to go after Lin. It was as if Lin had to deal with a trauma that she didn't even cause herself. And it's even unfair to her that everyone picks on her for being the way she is. The ones who hurt Lin were Toph and Sue, and they were the ones who should have gone after her, and not expected Lin to look for those "i'm sorry". And this is very clear in Tenzin's relationship with Lin, they had an affair, they fought, but they respect each other. Since it was Tenzin who ended the relationship, he was probably also the one who apologized to her for not working out. And even though it hurt at the time, she understood later. In the end, as much as I like Su, her (and Toph's) lack of responsibility caused severe damage to Lin. [SPOILER] We see this same lack of responsibility from Su return in the fourth season, when despite how much she speaks ill of the Earth kingdom and the Queen's reign, when the moment came she didn't want to do the right thing, which allowed the rise of K* .

[@borjankosarac3645]

The comics at least address a bit of Suyin’s own faults post-TLOK, and it’s just a shame they couldn’t do it in the show for various reasons.

[@JamaicaZ160R1793010A]

That says so much. It's what you get when you don't teach consequences. They'll do whatever they can to run from the consequences when they catch up to them.

[@jarrenx5]

As I understand it, the “X” on the back of Zahere’s head is a scar. Scar tissue won’t let hair grow, so you wouldn’t see it, unless your hair was super short. 😁😃

[@emkalina]

interestingly enough, they also don't sweat so they are not getting as dirty as skin

[@asgerkrogh5671]

I'm firmly in Lin's camp. Su doesn't take responsibility for her actions when she was younger and actually blows it off as "we were kids, so what" stuff.. when Su literally scarred her sister while breaking the law

[@avielasnaka8184]

Boy they were like 16-20 be fr

[@runawaycloak1752]

She did take responsibility her even trying to talk to Lin is trying to take responsibility it could’ve been handled better but she’s very much like her mother nobody blames toph but the reason her kids are this way is bc toph failed as a mother.

[@michealharrison2977]

Your ability to express your emotions so openly and easily is something I very much envy, thanks for the amazing reactions👍🏾

[@MatthewJBRO]

The actor who voices young Suyin Beifong in this episode is Michaela Jill Murphy also known as Jessie Flower. Michaela is the voice of Toph Beifong in Avatar the Last Airbender.

[@lornepribbeno3760]

Sokka did get his sword back. Took a bit of searching but he had a general idea where it ended up.

[@whatthehellisthisname]

You mentioning your passed sister gives another reason for all of us to not simply take everything in life for granted, we don't know how quickly the most essential things of life could be stripped from us in a moment. I feel like we learn to be a lot more appreciative of life if we think that way.

[@OtherDude]

26:00 Zaheer is a master martial artist and has studied airbender culture for years. Most likely, his martial arts style is one that aligns well with airbending. He's probably studied airbending forms as well.

[@Pandaemoni]

I love that Lin and Suyin had different fathers who neither ever knew, because in a couple lines it suggests so much backstory regarding Toph. It opened the way to so many fan theories (including the speculation that Sokka may have been one of their dads, tough I think that only works if Sokka was unaware he was the father).

[@nicholassmith7984]

I don't think he would necessarily have had to be unaware. I think it was Toph who decided she didn't want to be tied-down, and asked Lin and Suyin's fathers not to be involved; her stubborn independence coming to the fore. As a friend of the family, Sokka would still have been around at least.

[@Pandaemoni]

​@@nicholassmith7984 That's fair as you know as much about Sokka as me I am sure. That said, in my mind telling Sokka that he should not act as father to his own child would be a tough sell...especially whenever his daughter was having difficulties (as we all do). Even if he agreed to keep his paternity secret (which I see as a big "if"), it's not a secret I see him being able to keep. (How does he not tell Katara? Who does she tell? Etc.) Still, just my opinion.

[@nicholassmith7984]

@@Pandaemoni That's all valid. If it did play-out like that, I imagine it would have been incredibly hard on Sokka. But I believe he would have respected his friend's wishes, and would still have been around to provide a guiding hand here and there (even if being on the Republic City Council may have kept him busy.)

[@BGTitanAvatar]

Yeah I also remember being like “who the frick is this” when Zaheer showed up all clean shaven. Apparently 16 year old me was horrible at recognizing voices. I’m sure others have mentioned this but Young Lin and Suyin were voiced by Azula and Toph’s VAs respectively. Which is fun.

[@jbearclowater]

Bolin and Opal are so wholesome and must be protected at all costs

[@troikas3353]

To be fair to Opal, I think adding in multi hundred pound chunks of jagged metal and rock being slung around amps up the risk factor of a sibling fight slightly. One wrong move and someones missing half their skull.

[@DayBlueberry-F]

You answered your own question early on about how Zaheer is so good at air bending, Zuko said that each of these members could take down any bender on their own, put them together and they can take down the world, that tells us that Zaheer was a very powerful non bender with the skills to take down anyone, he uses those deadly skills to airbend in a style that is not like the Airbender style of Aang or even Korra, he uses a much more aggressive and even lethal style of air bending from his own skills he already had That plus his fascination with the air nomads is how he is so good at air bending, no special secret or huge reveal about how, he simply is just that deadly

[@Pokeminator]

I know Toph not punishing Suyin seems wrong, but I really don't blame her and think she did the right thing. As she said, she can't have her daughter in prison. Not because she doesn't deserve punishment for her crime, but because of the things that could happen to a sixteen year old girl in a prison when most of the other inmates were probably put there by the girls mom and are out for revenge. So instead she is forcing her to live with her extremly strict grandparents, which has felt to Toph like prison during her childhood and will probably feel the same to Su. However she should have talked this through with Lin and explain it to her instead of being angry at her and blaming her because she did her job.

[@lvfd6117]

Man I would love to see adult sokka after a lifetime of getting to practice the sword and how crazy great he would become as a leader and a warrior.

[@flame6021]

I love this season as it builds on Airbender lore especially as most knowledge was probably lost in the 100yr war 3:57 makes it nostalgic when you remember s3ATLA toph"do you really think friendships can last more than one lifetime?" Also love your necklace!!

[@Atlantiquasa]

RIP Anne Heche - voice actress behind Suyin Beifong 🙏🏾

[@Alvaro89Rus]

really love Sue voice, kinda seductive, firm and confindent.

[@Atlantiquasa]

@@Alvaro89Rus I've always loved the voice of that actress too. If I were blindfolded and heard hers in a hundred different voices, I'd recognize it immediately lol. Man, she was great.

[@lexpatteet5918]

These two episodes are amazing. And the crazy thing is, it's only going to get better!!!

[@stepriver8877]

Truly sorry to hear about you losing your sister. My condolences. I lost my younger sister to cancer 3 years ago. Hope you are well.

[@roznai]

4:02 and it's such a beautiful contrast to our world where things are so often final

[@johannacaulfield7840]

Suyin's voice actor, Anne Heche, unfortunately passed away in 2022.

[@aptx-ew8gq]

14:04 oh wow i never thought of them passing through the tunnel and it darkens... that is something.. iykyk :) it's brilliant and i just realized that now 😭

[@deaf2304]

Zaheer picked up airbending so quickly is because he was a really good fighter before he Got it. He uses it more as an extension og his Martial arts. i believe the best example of this is when he went through the gates, you can see he uses his martial arts instead of the traditional airbending tecnique shown earlier in the Series.

[@Alice_Tiburcio]

Ever since you said you loved Lin back in season 1, I've been excited for your reaction to these couple of episodes. I love Lin so much! She's my favorite character just like her mother was my favorite in ATLA.

[@Drudenfusz]

Earth bending was already difficult enough for Aang, so I can fully understand that he did not even tried to learn metal bending.

[@mattiaachille233]

I mean, he did start earth bending after basically a day of trying it, but I guess he had too much stuff to do instead of learning metal bending. Or maybe he was afraid he couldn’t learn it and Toph would give him shit for it because “Haha you’re the avatar but still can’t be as good as me blah blah” kind of like Bolin who was afraid to confirm he couldn’t be as good an earthbender as he would have wanted. Now that I think about it, what’s gonna be the plot point of the animated movie about the Gaang and their unknown antagonists at this point? I guess it’s gonna be the red lotus being formed maybe…?

[@BBest1996]

So the way I understand it with zaheer, he’s just a naturally good martial artist in general. The air bending is just used as an extension of it. Plus he studied the culture religiously.

[@parleboo]

I am so happy she got to heal a little, seeing those bitter Beifong siblings mend fences

[@SchreibenMitOnisha]

Young Su was actually voiced by Michaela Murphy aka Jessie Flower who voiced Toph in ATLA😊

[@FelipeOliveira-ni3io]

Watching Korra again with you is making me like her so much more. Seriously, I never paid attention when she was teaching Opal using what she learned from Tenzin and the cut to the "instrument"/"Equipment" where she learned it really stuck with me OMG beautiful!!! It shows how much she is maturing and it gave me chills lol Of course, she still has that temperament that bothers me so much haha (Maybe because I identify with it so much KEKW), BUT, I admit that now interpreting it better I can understand - With the scene where she was rude to Lynn! The first time I saw it I was disgusted with Korra but now I see that Lynn really deserved it and NEEDED it. Anyway! Loving rewatching this wonderful series with you! Your vibe is simply incredible!!! Your perception and empathy for the characters is admirable, I'm obsessed haha Hugs from Brazil! 💕🇧🇷

[@curlyxcoco]

you should watch the LoK reactions from AGoodwinTv if you are interested!

[@_alraz_]

Woke up and saw this and it made my Friday! Have a great day 🙏🏼

[@samir_rod]

13:31 - Zaheer is that you? - No, it's not me

[@icarusthefinal3206]

Zaheer seems at least on his late forties, im sure he spent many a year honing his spirituality and knowledge of such things. Honestly, that probably made it super easy for airbending to unlock in him. Bumi is kinda similar in that he easily goes with the flow, adapts easily to being pushed every which way to his advantage (even accidentally.)

[@smarii8291]

41:40 POV: In school if you need to go to a other class room to ask something 😂

[@pawea1347]

44:07 I'm so sorry to hear that, I hope you're both doing great. I also have siblings and I know I'm lucky to have them.

[@Uzkodas]

I think it’s quite ironic that Ghazon, most metal bender in the show, never bends metal.

[@PorusHorus]

He'd fit right in at a Dethklok show

[@Uzkodas]

@@PorusHorus he most certainly would.

[@absol1975]

I'm... pretty sure he does, doesn't he? In the events right before the finale? Someone had to bend that particular metal! (Trying to be vague to avoid spoilers, but there's some rather important metal that gets bent, and I'm pretty sure Ghazan is the one to do it. Correct me if I'm wrong!)

[@ChangDaBang]

@@absol1975 They had more members in the Red Lotus who bent metal .. as seen with the metal poison in the finale

[@absol1975]

@@ChangDaBang Ah, I'd forgotten about them! Thanks, I thought it was only just the main four. Been a while since I've seen this season =) .

[@claytonepich2132]

I like that Aang and Toph weren't perfect parents. it makes the show way more realistic and relatable

[@crapstirrer]

The whole city is metal. How does Varrick not stick himself to a wall with that suit?

[@AZDfox]

If I have one person pulling me left, and one person pulling me right, I don't move.

[@tsukimilo]

Being young is thinking "Oh Su was just a kid, of course she made mistakes" but growing up is realizing how alone Lin must've felt carrying that her whole life, feeling responsible for Suyin since Toph was pretty much absent in their lives and with her mother taking her sister's side. Makes sense she broke up with Tenzin as she didn't want any kids.

[@n03xcape]

Two very great underrated episodes. Thats what makes this season so great.

[@KevRMA2000]

Indeed these episodes are also very good. Book 3 just doesnt miss at all. All episodes are so good

[@1negroup841]

Its nice to see that old wonds has a scene very simular to zuko having the metamorphosis while in ba sing se

[@SkyFoxCode]

Lin vs Suyin is one of my all time favorite scenes in this whole series. I can't wait for you to learn more about their family!

[@MohamadNadi]

Fun fact Lins sister in the flashback is voiced by Jessie flower tophs original voice actress

[@hanshotfirst4214]

I am 100% on lins side with this stuff. Like Su kinda in a light way broke apart their family and because of her toph had to leave her job that she didnt want to and scarred lin for life .I dont think its right for people to expect her to just be over things so fast and act like she wwas over reacting. It is a real tough thing since honestly lin was almost like s urrogate mom figure for Su since toph gave them SO much space.

[@philipkhoy7825]

So, it's been 8 days ago. Where is the next? haha

[@246yami]

Bending is in your genes basically that’s how it’s passed down. I believe that everyone that got air bending was a descendant of an airbender and had the recessive gene so to speak. They were merely activated by harmonic convergence it wasn’t random at all. Zaheer just happened to be a descendent that also was a great fighter before he got bending. Kinda like tylee. he also happened to be an admirer of the air nomads and their culture which is why he has a talent for airbending.

[@nicholassmith7984]

The flaw I can think of in that theory is that, before the genocide, the nations were much more insular; not completely, but much more than they were at the time of this series. While that doesn't make it impossible, any surviving airbender genes would have to be buried pretty deep.

[@FirePuff12]

YESS IM SO EXCITED FOR EVERY ONE OF YOUR UPLOADS

[@Scarabswarm]

I love that scene with the bad guys on the bridge. I see too many shows where people try and establish how awesome their charscters are by having everything go their way with little effort. But that scene of them executing a plan, it going badly, and them recovering in an instant with next to no orders needed, tells me more about their competence than if they has slipped out of the city without being noticed. Each member knows what they can do, how to contribute, how to coordinate, and not get in each other's way.

[@captironsight]

Some of the best character development in a long time.

[@parttimesaint3165]

I imagine Zaheer is so good at airbending is because he, like all of us, pretend to do some bending every once in a while. In prison, he might've passed the time with airbending styles and meditation. Just boils down to luck, really, that he got the gift of airbending.

[@billsbrothertv5701]

I like to think part of Lin's problem is that, in a different life with Tenzin, it would be her daughter being an Airbender instead of her sister's, and it brings into focus all the resentment she has with Suyin. Seeing that she has fixed her relationship with Toph and having a happy life is so heartbreaking after Lin has done everything upholding her mother's position as Chief of Police and received no love and affection for it.

[@michaelenslein5758]

The story is so good here.

[@oxjmanxo]

You got that character growth and focus you wanted in season 2 of chief bayfong lol

[@nicholassmith7984]

Opal and Bolin sittin' in a tree B-E-N-D-I-N-G

[@Andomans]

Always get excited when your Korra reactions drop! Can’t wait for the finale!!! You’re the best reaction channel 100%

[@andrescastro5741]

Omg!!! I love this chapter! No doubt the past of the Beifong sisters is very interesting! BUT the moment I love the most, is the battle of Kya vs Zaheer, it's amazing, Kya will always be one of my favorite characters, and in this season she has more prominence. She is katara's daughter and the craziest thing of all is that she is a healer. She's not a full waterbender like her mother, but she trained her whole life for this moment. She is the avatar's daughter clearly has that training but not to her 100%. She gave zaheer a good fight( not many do that) something that was not expected but it was an AMAZING moment to see.

[@alwaysBehindY0u]

Another great reaction video! I love how when I first time watched this I too did not reconize Zaheer at the beginning, but now that I watch I do think that it is so obvious that it is him :) In fact I think that you connected the dots even earlier than I did when first wathcing.. :)

[@ronelchristophersunggay828]

Young lin was voiced by grey delisle and young suyin was voiced by michaella jill murphy (jessie flower)

[@timothy-san1432]

51:30 Actually Mako can't learn lavabending only earthbenders can learn that. Ghazan is an earthbender who can also lavabend. Fun fact: Avatar Kyoshi and Avatar Roku could also lavabend.

[@dragonsvideos6737]

I think I just realized that Lion is like Suko. Both were scarred from family members in the past, their parents or rather the parent that was still a main character in the series wasn’t the best, they were benders who inherited their parents bending type and learned their sub skills, they both fought their siblings in a fight that was abruptly called off when a female character got involved, they both had a bad relationship with the avatar but slowly changed and grew to like them and support their causes, they both went through a psychological change due to their actions that made them feel sick and they passed out, their parents were leaders of their respective roles in their city/kingdom and managed to inherit their positions and they both became happier and kinder people in season 3.

[@TheFireMonkey]

The motions that are used in bending are martial arts moves [which fits with traditional real Asian martial arts - bending is basically a literal representation of the concepts of ch'i] so if you think about it, why would a non-bender be so very dangerous? I think he must have been a very skilled martial artist, so he was already doing the movements of the bending long before he could access the powers. I suspect he was an air accolite when he was young.

[@TheRubberDuck77]

I really love how well written Suyin and Lin are. You can tell both of them are Toph's daughters. Suyin has so much of Toph's rebel spirit with none of the bottling up of emotions. And Lin is the exact opposite, she bottles up her emotions even more that Toph did, with NONE of the rebelliousness... well it does show from time to time I guess. Between the two tho Lin is for sure the one the most like Toph

[@Jeremy_theGent]

I'm glad they gave Lin more character development this season after she really played no part in Book 2. Also, Bolin and Opal are a very cute couple. Also also, Zaheer and his team are f***ing scary. 😮

[@maudie2100]

You’ve probably already been told this on Patreon, but Ming “Hwaa”, the way you want to instinctively say it is the correct Chinese pronunciation 😊 Loving your super insightful reactions and discussions and even more, how emotional you get ❤ Been here since AtLA and so excited to see you already watching the best season of tLoK🙏

[@silentassason]

Always blows my mind when I clicks that Kya is voiced by Lisa Edelstein (Cuddy from House) and it took me a while to realize that for some reason 😂 27:36 and that part always gets me. When it comes to the strong characters in this universe seeing them break down especially when they're alone always hits hard

[@joaobarros6744]

Lovely reactions as always!! I'm so sorry to hear about your sister, I hope you found peace as one can find in these situations... Sending good energy for you, love to watch someone with true appreciation for life and human nature and able to express it as you do. Thanks for being.

[@Osiris2009]

26:01 “How is he so good?” My headcanon is that Zaheer was one of the Air Acolytes on Air Temple Island for a time. Watched Aang and Tenzin airbend. Learned through observation. This episode he admits to having been an admirer of the culture, so it could fall in line with the theory.

[@friendofdorothy995]

But there's another theory that Zaheer and Suyin might kn ow each other or at least worked together before in the traveling circus, that's why he is so good at acrobatics This theory originated from when people zoomed into the photo of Su's circus and the person lifting her looked like Zaheer

[@Osiris2009]

@@friendofdorothy995 Oh I remember that theory. It was certainly food for thought back then.

[@pride223]

I don't remember, but I think i realized it was Zaheer from his voice. Or maybe I rewatched the episodes multiple times as they came out. Also Young Suyin's voice is Toph's voice. 😌

[@PrinceIMC]

The scene where Korra looks like teenaged Su definitely explains Lin’s feelings towards Korra for the first two seasons. She reminds Lin of her irresponsible sister.

[@AL-fl4jk]

Sorry to hear about your sister ❤️

[@squaresphere]

I hurt so much for Lin. A charcter who's past trauma really has rob her of the joy of life for so very long.