The Legend of Korra - 3x9 The Stakeout - Group Reaction

[@FarikoWishless]

Korra waited 24 hours before busting in the door you can't be mad that's a massive difference from only a year ago.

[@dashinhayes]

Baby steps

[@lindellsconce3170]

I love how Zahir's philosophy is just the air-bending ideal of "freedom" from an extreme perspective. Even as a villain, Zahir is a true air-bender.

[@aeris44]

Lindell Sconce Well the definition of “true” is debatable since the definition is always changing as shown by the new air nomads and how they had to evolve.

[@JamesBensonOficial]

Zaheer is a libertarian, Kuvira is a comunist! Unalaq was a fanatic religious and amon was a socialist... Zaheer is the best, libertarians always united :)

[@aaronyayger]

@@JamesBensonOficial Zaheer is not a libertarian, he's an anarchist. Libertarianism still requires government and power, just not gigantic governments with tons of power.

[@JamesBensonOficial]

@@aaronyayger oh yeah, but libertarian in america is different, my mistake... In Brazil is equal to anarquism... Libertarian in brazil is named by liberalism.

[@lubu2960]

@@JamesBensonOficial liberalism isnt anarquism...

[@marcoguillermo.]

Ahha, I forgot that Asami, at this point, rode every single means of transportation- a moped, a go-kart, a manual, the mechas, a plane, a boat, an Appa, a blimp, and now a Naga!

[@marcoguillermo.]

Bryan's Dank Meme Emporium Oooh! That’s an image! Asami, more like Ass-ami!

[@leakypeach6250]

Marco Estebar Is she a motor butt

[@marcoguillermo.]

Leaky Peach She can be Korra’s- Asami can turn her Avatar State all night long!

[@TheBassemandrh]

She's like this teams Appa, but with less character.

[@andreliem7654]

@@MentlegensMemeEmporium you made my day whoever you are

[@kriegerdog6807]

Ghazan isn't releasing magma from the Earth's crust, he is liquefying the rock and increasing it's temperature. If waterbenders can make ice or steam by controlling the temp, why couldnt an earthbender do the same? Also lavabending is never really said to be a combination of fire and earth. In the The Last Airbender, we saw instances of lavabending only 3 times. First is an unnamed fire nation avatar erupting a volcano during Roku's explanation of the Avatar State. Second is Avatar Kyoshi when she split her home peninsula away from the mainland, and third is Firelord Sozin taking the heat from lava and turning it into rock. So i would say only the two Avatars shown have ever really "bent" lava and that's cause they could Earthbend. Sozin really just cooled it down but couldnt make it move or anything like that

[@ladychrya9379]

I think both Earbenders and Firebenders can lavabend. But since lava is closer to earth than fire, Earthbenders would have an easier time manipulating it than Firebenders. Kind of like mud with Earthbenders and Waterbenders.

[@kriegerdog6807]

LadyChrya I have to disagree, we’ve never seen any evidence of firebenders having any kind of control over lava itself, only earthbenders or avatars that could use earthbending. When it comes to mud bending all I really see happening is katara bending muddy water and toph bending watery earth, and the animation just looks similar. Just my opinion though

[@gunnerosborn9531]

Roku also lavabent when he possessed Aang.

[@kriegerdog6807]

Gunner Osborn you’re totally right, I forgot that whole scene!

[@snapgab]

@@ladychrya9379 I see no reason to believe that firebenders can lavabend. Lava is just earth, firebenders can't bend earth. They CAN bend heat though, making them able to remove the heat from lava and turn it back into regular earth, we saw Sozin do that while he and Roku were fighting the volcano.

[@iStarlyTV]

Can you guys please let go your earthly tethers and binge watch the rest of this season? It's SO GOOD!

[@LDIndustries]

Hehehehehehehehehhehehe

[@holyfluffy3064]

We can only hope

[@nakeishamammeri5094]

I know this week to week thing is killing me, I just love their reactions

[@christianx6020]

And become wind 😃

[@tinor9591]

PLEASE

[@thomaslukeable]

'the natural order is disorder' - the second law of dynamics - entropy

[@P0k3D0nd3M4cG]

Luke Thomas right i tried to explain this on patreon, but ppl are stoopid

[@thomaslukeable]

blame Zaheer lmao

[@dayzonmurray8880]

*thermo dynamics

[@Niceri98]

If its not too much of an explanation, What does that law have to do with dynamics? I'm just curious. I thought it's just stating that disorder is more probable than order, not the natural order being disorder

[@piratesvsninjas492]

@@Niceri98 the natural state of order is to fall apart into disorder. In physics you need to add energy to a system to maintain the order. Without constant source of energy added to a system it eventually becomes chaotic, disorganized.

[@Paul94096]

This episode is a perfect example of why I keep saying Zaheer is by the most complex, layered and nuanced villain is both ATLAB and TLOK. And if you really think about it, his philosophical school of thought makes sense, except that he's an extremist. And that is the thing that, as you will see in book 4, links all 4 of the main villains in LOK. Their all extremists. Amon was an freedom fighter, fighting for the equality of non-benders but took it to the extreme by trying to erase benders. Unalock was a religious fanatic, taking his beliefs in the Supremacy of spiritualism above secularism to the extreme. I won't spoil the season 4 villain's philosophical stance but know this just as layered and nuanced.

[@juliansmit3770]

Paully808 they’re , Unalaq*

[@politure]

@@bobharris6828 tf

[@moneylover318]

And kuvira wanted to make her country safe again since she was abandoned as a child but she got corrupted by power

[@crdude806]

hell yah. zaheer states facts..goverent is corrupt...kings and queens are corrupt and steal from everyone. screw them..id join zaheer in an instant

[@99thJediWarrior]

Yea he's basically Chaotic Neutral with good intentions. Just listening to him, you neither full agree or disagree with his philosophy. You understand where he's coming from but it's like you said: he's an extremist.

[@Kaleb_SMILE]

LoK 3x10 "This is Not a Kids Show"

[@samboy1936]

Nugene Ambers lmao no doubt shell say something like that when she sees it

[@christiannunez6421]

Nugene Ambers that’s literally the title of next episode

[@Demaad]

Very excited for that episode

[@trainerkai1313]

And 3x12

[@jaspertorres6698]

SMILE they legit did not air that episode on the network when it was released. It was only on the website for a long time. The writer Went There.

[@casualpotato44]

I think at this point Korra hasn't used the Avatar State simply because she's grown and matured. The Avatar State is a huge power and she's learned to wield it responsibly only when she absolutely needs. In the past two fights, their only interaction with the Red Lotus, she's knocked out: she's in the spirit world for this one and she's tranq in the metal clan city. In the other past fights this season, she wasn't really backed to the corner.

[@DarthKay093]

Agree. Her not using the Avatar State all the time is her way to show how much she has grown to respect that part off herself.

[@ShadowfaxSTP]

The Avatar State is the accumulated power of all her past lives. However, all her past lives were destroyed in the season finale of Season 2. That means by definition, there is no Avatar State now. Korra must rely on her friends and her own power from here on.

[@Strongtower23]

@@ShadowfaxSTP there is a avatar state in chapter 4 but it's soo weak because of her past lives being severed vs when aang entered the avatar state

[@30251]

The Avatar State still exists and it is not 'weak because of her past lives being severed'. The difference is that unlike Aang, Korra mastered the Avatar State early on and has full control over it, so it isn't a huge, uncontrollable destructive force like it was in ATLA, but instead a steady power boost.

[@30251]

Compare Aang's avatar state when Appa was missing to his avatar state AFTER he defeats ozai. in the first he has no control over it and is wild and chaotic, and ready to kill everyone around him. in the second, he has control and is calm and more focused on minimising damage to his surroundings. this is the difference between avatar states. nothing to do with past lives because korra already mastered it before they got taken away.

[@kwasiamankwah9660]

Not sure if these guys realized that this is a throwback to Last Airbender where they met the professor and went to the library

[@TimoKanal]

Yeah, it's the Misty Palms Oasis.

[@user-dh5tn2zj6e]

And that gesture Korra made, when she backed out from that bar... Straight up Sokka whispering "water tribe" in "the blind bandit" (Reminded me of that)

[@ferenczliszt]

Lavabending works basically the same way as turning water into ice with waterbending, it’s just much more difficult. Instead of freezing water which requires a relatively minor temperature and pressure shift, turning earth into lava is considered a special rare ability because it’s way harder (no pun intended) to change the pressure and temperature of rock enough to make lava.

[@nickj9846]

Makes since if I have fire and earth ancestor like bolin

[@mordirit8727]

Magma is *not* Earth + Fire. Magma is stones (or in the parameters of this show, Earth) heated so much that it becomes liquid. It's still 100% stone though. Expecting a firebender to bend magma would be like saying they should also be able to bend water vapor. Firebenders can *only* bend fire, not any heated up version of other elements. The closest thing we've seen to a firebender exerting any kind of control over lava was when Sozin was able to bend the heat away from lava to force it back into a rock state, but that was it, he couldn't move it around and control it.

[@FiremanH16]

They're not too familiar with chemistry it would seem. Magma is just superheated rock which as a result of passing its melting point exists in the liquid state of matter. We've seen waterbenders manipulate water in its different states so I don't know why it would be difficult to grasp that an earthbender is manipulating his element in another state of matter. Same way how firebenders are able to conjure and channel lightning because they were always manipulating plasma to begin with.

[@BhBc8f8]

True, I think having a fire bending ancestor is what helps Magma/lava benders heat up the rocks

[@mathies3598]

@@BhBc8f8 We don't really have prove to deny this. Roku is obviously from the firenation, he could lavabend. we don't know anything about Ghazans parents, could be a firebender. Kyoshi could do it, she probably doesnt have firebending ancestors, but she could do it herself. (spoilers if you haven't watched past this episode) Bolin obviously does have a firebending mom. so this could be true, but we can't prove it.

[@mathies3598]

@Kenpachi Zaraki am i wrong in saying we have no proof of that though? To be 100% sure we'd need to find out about Ghazans parents.

[@Gremlin_Boi_]

this is basic *earth* science too; learning about magma and lava. idk how they didn't understand it.

[@Jjop017]

I love how LoK ran with this idea of main villains thinking they can do the Avatar’s job better the Avatar. That lead some interesting ideas for story arcs.

[@karljonson3287]

Yup true

[@rohithk6717]

That scene where zaheer throws aewei into the fog legit shocked me at first.

[@091696g]

here is a thought: I like to see Zaheer as ANTI Iroh. think about it Spiritual, Smart, Wise, a great believer in his own beliefs, and a master at his own right. Zaheer is like how Iroh is so many ways but twisted and imagine how bad the fire nation could have been if Iroh as twisted as Zaheer. Zaheer may be an agent of chaos but his determination, intelligence, leadership, strength and STRONG WILL is what make him and his RED LOTUS AWESOME! If only we could have watch Red lotus vs White lotus. Zaheer vs Iroh, Ghazan vs Bumi, Pli vs Paku or Minghua vs Jeong jeong!

[@karljonson3287]

Rad lol

YES I AGREE WITH YOU

[@good-gpt2-chatbot]

yeah and Master Piandao will be sitting there like 👁👄👁

[@TheRock3tDoctor]

@@good-gpt2-chatbot He could fight Zaheer before he had his bending maybe Doesn't make sense that Iroh could fight air bending zaheer and piandao could fight martial artist zaheer but still

[@kyleskendle6452]

Zaheer is not anti iroh the only thing they have in common is spirituality

[@prophetofgreed]

The red lotus is a group of anarchists. The show does a great job in showing their beliefs and how misguided it is to extremes. If anything this show truly does an amazing job in showing how dangerous extremism is.

[@casonhuffman4466]

They are "chaos and might=right" anarchists. Not to be confused with anarchists who oppose coercive government and want free association and worker organization :)

[@MrRenanHappy]

@@casonhuffman4466 theyre anarchists

[@casonhuffman4466]

There are two definitions of Anarchy. The greek root which means "without rulers". Then there is the definition that rulers and oligarchs came up with in the last century that simply means "chaos". Zaheer isn't quite an Anarchist in the traditional politically ideological sense. Anarchists don't advocate for chaos. That's more an attribute of Nihilism. Anarchists traditionally are not opposed to organization or governing. Plenty of Anarchists just prefer bottom-up, non-hierarchical organization. Like direct democracy and consensus democracy.

[@whoawhereami7435]

The Red Lotus are insurrectionary anarchists. They are different than just 'normal' anarchists. Also more dramatic lol

[@WhyitJellyDonut]

Their the same kind of Anarchist that alined with the Marxists during the Paris commune. They use the word but are just tyrants of a small scale. Sadly lots of Anarcho-Communists are Marxists in reality(Antifa).

[@heyyaluvthis]

3:25 That bleep LMAO!!

[@idkwhattocallmyself657]

SavageTarzan Did she swear?

[@Lvrboy_Lance]

AmI ANarco? Probably not based on their reactions

[@alessandrod686]

35 episodes later he know that tenzin is talking the intro 😂😂😂

[@yossefbudagov8748]

Yeah that was surprising

[@jugX94]

"The natural order is disorder" this is sooo true. That is what entropy is and the fundamental law of the universe. As time goes on things become more and more disordered and is this is natural.

[@lalalalisa41]

Rana was spot-on on how Zaheer knew where Korra was in Zaofu. It was thanks to his meetings with Aiwei in the spirit world. Loving more of the Bolin love! Same with Mako growing on you guys as well. Korra being her impatient self towards the end of the stakeout actually worked to their advantage this time lol. Suraj was also spot-on about Zaheer. He's not only an anarchist, but he's basically a fanatic that may have took Guru Laghima's teachings to the extremes. What's so great about Zaheer is not only how he can hold himself in a battle and how charismatic he is, but also because you can sort of empathize with some of his motivations. At the same time though, you also understand that some of his reasonings is flawed and his methods not only questionable but extreme as well. As for Korra's Avatar State, I always saw her not using it as much as last season was because she's showing more restraint when it comes to that. Last season, she kept recklessly and irresponsibly spamming it whenever she could, remember? Also, fun fact! Crazy fanwoman was voiced by Grey DeLisle as well :D

[@LrnecBuma]

I love how Rana is always 3 steps ahead of everyone.

[@karljonson3287]

Rana is usually the smart one in the group.

[@Gamelover254]

Rana is the queen of understanding Korra lol.

[@LrnecBuma]

@@Gamelover254 not quite the same at Kingdom hearts because she panics but she learned so fast and is beating bosses first try now!

[@bobharris6828]

Bolin is the worst though. So obnoxious and irritating.

[@bigty390]

Dude y'all are not ready for the last 3 Epsiodes of this season 3x11 and 12 and 13

[@ladychrya9379]

Hell, they're not even ready for 3x10

[@joemelhem3969]

Tyron Wells they are shocking and mind blowing

[@Leo_Elemantis]

@@joemelhem3969 Don't forgot breathtaking

[@joemelhem3969]

Cast Bound oh yes it was breathtaking indeed

[@222Julchen222]

the less they are ready the better reactions we get xD

[@SGC51]

The new Voltron series on Netflix is about to begin it's 7th season. They only have a few months break between seasons so that's why there are so many already. It's a fantastic show and I highly recommend it for the Normies! Especially for the Avatar fans.

[@ghostphil6030]

That would totally be an awsome series for the four

[@madeleinemarta00]

Yes cozy 4 should totally react to Voltron after s4 of Korra. It's amazing and I'm sure a lot of people would watch it

[@NeedsToFocus2012]

Let’s hope Nahid sees this

[@Geralt_harvey3784]

Zaheer is considered by many to be the best/ well written villain of the entire avatar franchise (based off of this one scene with him talking with Korra); And I am one of those believers. He is an anarchist who will not hesitate to kill others yet he is also a pacifist who tries to avoid conflict. He wishes to free the people of the world yet he will not hesitate to imprison others who stand in his way. He speaks about balance and at the same time uses this as an excuse to murder and to cause conflict (and he is utterly calm and humble whenever he does speak which adds to his character). His actions can be interpreted as insanity but at every turn, his characteristics and ideals are realistic and some would even consider justified; making him seem like an ordinary person who has suffered. The fact alone that his words managed to move Korra and make her question herself is what makes him a truly terrifying and cunning individual. And the things he talks about: it was an airbender who believed that growth comes from destruction, his idea is that the world would be better off if bad people were to die (even in reality that moral line is crossed for different reasons), the natural order is disorder, ect. Every-single-thing he talks about has to do with balance, order, human nature and change (he is basically putting himself on the same pedestal as Korra but his idea is that there must be some destruction in the world, because peace is never absolute...there is always conflict). Zaheer having the ability to persuade Korra as well as the viewers to believe his words and ideals as justified makes him a true villain and at the same time he just comes off as an ordinary man who is just trying to help the world. People can say whatever they want about this show; however...one cannot deny how well written Zaheer is as a character/villain and how much of a badass he is.

[@Talkingdead70]

Aiden Harvey completely agree. He is such a diverse character and is the only villain in both tla and tlok that makes you think for a moment his actions may be justified.

[@wolves600]

@@Talkingdead70 except planning to kill Riko Riko was not a tyrant

[@WhyitJellyDonut]

If you want to read some thoughts of men who were similar to him in real life read: "The Confessions Of A Revoluntionist" by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon. Or really any of the early Anarchists involved in the International Workingmen's Association. At least until it was taken over by Karl Marx.

[@JohnJones-y3n]

Not by me

[@JohnJones-y3n]

@AidenHarvey3784 Zaheer is the weakest villian. Stop overrated him

[@therach1]

This episode is so cool to me because it shows how much Korra has grown. She hardly moves during the stakeout. Old Korra would have destroyed half the town in her impatience. I mean, sure she eventually loses it but she kinda has a reason - it was past the time set and she knew she had to do something. Korra's growing up and making better choices! **sniff**

[@DXDragon38]

Zaheer is my favorite villain in Avatar, and i loved this episode. Glad you enjoyed it. 😁

[@djblue056]

Suraj thank you for showing the whole conversation between korra and zaheer. I was hopping you wouldn’t edit it out. There are so many moments in this show whereas would love to see. And that convo between Zaheer and korra is a big one

[@karljonson3287]

Me too. Been waiting for it for so long.

[@fdlarts7676]

Can we appreciate Nahid, Suraj, and Micky's beard?

[@piccolojunior9820]

Yeah man. When is Rana gonna step it up and grow a beard like them?

[@isaiahdaddys9379]

Rana still looking fine! She makes my Wednesday’s lmao

[@dani010203stor]

still looking fine? like you check every video that she hasn't lost her beauty?

[@danc1513]

The pai sho game is a whole lot of foreahadowing that most people miss.

[@calamari2447]

asdf asdf why? I don’t mind spoilers

[@thebest3702]

How?

[@trainerkai1313]

How?

[@Omegafire17]

The dark tiles in Pai Sho are red. The White Lotus played Pai Sho a lot, as we saw in ATLA. Foreshadowing the reveal of the Red Lotus later in the episode; wasn't just there for Bolin and Asami to pass the time ^That's it in a nutshell

[@danc1513]

Cal Amari It foreshadows the end of the season, and symbolises the constant struggle of the avatar to keep balance in the world. Everything in the sequence is about opposites, by showing how Asami keeps beating Bolin, in the same way that the Avatar keeps "chaotic" forces at bay throughout history. That is until the moment when Bolin (zaheer) is on the verge of winning against Asami (korra) but is thwarted by Pabu (Jinora and the airbenders). The pai sho chips flying into the air like the tornado that the airbenders create.

[@zakwolf8499]

In season 3 of Avatar Aang didn't choose not to go into the Avatar State, he physically couldn't. He said his seventh chakra was locked. It got unlocked when his back hit the rock.

[@davidnobre5660]

"looks like we got our selves a pai... Sho Down!"

[@c.h.f4155]

@17:06 has me cracking me up so much HAHAHA XD Love you normies! I'm glad you're enjoying the season!

[@Kosraean.kianarose]

14:20 YES I AGREE WITH YOU! This relates so much to the Bible and its prophecies past present and future. I find it so hopeful in this chaotic world we live in. Hi And God bless!

[@vplane]

Pai Sho seems to be a reference to Mahjong, which has different rules in different countries/cultures.

[@archerPRIME101]

I just fuckin realized it... when Zahir said "the natural order is disorder" he wasn't talking some spiritual philosophy... he was talking real science! He was talking about something called Entropy.. fuck this show did it's research!!!

[@johndalenino]

Book 3: Change? More like Book 3: Chains lol

[@sansdjroute8508]

Ha 😂😂

[@sansdjroute8508]

Y does your comment say 4 weeks ago? 😂

[@Miss_Icarus]

Patreon gets videos earlier than KZbin.

[@aeris44]

Bum-dum-tss 🥁

[@jstarwars360]

8:35 - So that's why Boulin asks the Red Lotus how they passed time in prison.

[@Freshwater121]

Zaheer was originally supposed to be Korra’s airbending teacher once they captured her, that’s why he’s so proficient with airbending after only having it for a couple weeks.

[@TimoKanal]

Where do you have that info from?

[@Freshwater121]

From deduction. The Red Lotus originally wanted capture Korra to teach her their ideals and to train her. They already had a master waterbender, earthbender, and firebender, but any currently living airbender was unlikely to help them. And seeing as Zaheer has intensely studied airbender culture, it is logical to assume the role of airbender instructor would have fallen to him.

[@TheRevanSentinel]

The Shadow then say “in my opinion”

[@karljonson3287]

@@TheRevanSentinel No it's not in his opinion. Red lotus was supposed to be Korra's elemental masters. Zaheer was supposed to teach her airbending. He said it in this episode.

[@stellaraevum799]

The No.1 Guy In the absence of the possibility of a true Airbender, Zaheer would be the next best thing.

[@SpeedyCat19]

omg Suraj and his Lost :')

[@Alphakobra24]

On the 10th episode will give you a good reason to say " This is NOT a kids show" the 10th ep will get alittle PG-13

[@13McLg]

PLEASE react to Dragon Prince and Voltron 🙏🏼 (also, Dragon Prince was created by one of the Head writers of ATLA, not the creator, lol)

[@libra9633]

María Cecilia I haven’t even seen the Dragon Prince trailer and I’m Already pumped about it! 😁😁🐲🐉

[@buciallstar]

the animation in dragon prince really turns me off

[@13McLg]

really? I generally don't like 3D animation but TDP looks pretty original and interesting imo

[@buciallstar]

I only saw the trailer, and it seemed to miss every second frame.

[@13McLg]

It does look kinda jumpy...i'm hoping it's just the trailer tho 🙏🏼

[@eduardoarmenta9232]

Yeah, Voltron!!.... If you like Avatar, you most certainly will like Voltron. The wacky humor, the high quality fight scenes, the epic scope of the struggle a group of young heroes has to face in order to defeat an almost unbeatable foe (if it's hard to oppose a 100 year old tyrannical rule over a world, imagine a 10,000 year old one over the entire universe).

[@saad_5151]

Not always. I personally LOVE ATLA and LOK but I dislike Voltron

[@eduardoarmenta9232]

@@saad_5151 At first I didn't really felt the show neither, but as the story progress I begin to get immerse in its world and started to appreciate how much work they put in making the show...... I will say that a much closer comparison is Star Wars Rebels (the pacing is similar and the way each season its structured as chapters of one book instead of a different one each time makes them hard not to binge-watch). But then, they are all diferent shows and even if it has similarities with TLA or TLoK, it shines on his own right (MINOR SPOILER - the scene with the monument of the fallen warriors of the coalition it's still one of my favorite moments in any animated show I have watched).

[@LidianeCordeiro]

I too have a hard time watching Voltron myself. Not hating, but not loving it either. Still around the second season, but didn't feel like the characters have showed much nuance, also waiting for some character development or a good villain... I guess the thing is it's not good to compare it with Atla, by doing that it gave me impossible expectations and now I can't just go back and expect less. Sorry. I'm starving for some good animation ever since this series ended, don't have much time to engage in something I'm barely sold on up to the mid-second season. Fingers crossed till the Dragon Prince's premiere.

[@30251]

Voltron is shit

[@braden9294]

Yea at first I watched Voltron just cause it was by the same people and studio that helmed Avatar. The first few season were okay to me, but by season five or six I was immediately hooked. Personally I think season three and six are Voltron’s best seasons thus far

[@bizoitz86]

I love going back and watching you react to this.

[@mikelant6802]

Nahid...say it. SAY IT!!!!!! "This is NOT a kids SHOW!!!!!!!!

[@Nyckidd]

Next episode is gonna have y'all shook

[@joshuacurin1399]

This man needs what Alta fans call “the iroh treatment” 4:48

[@SemiJuggaloNumber2]

Wow! This is the first time I've seen you post a Korra reaction so early! First of all, Aiwei being a truth seer doesn't necessarily mean that his seismic sense is on Toph's level. Also, I ranted about bad police cliches in Book 2, but this is an episode that made excellent use of police cliches. Team Avatar tracking Aiwei and staking out in the hotel was very well done, especially with some great character moments and interactions. Korra meeting with Zaheer in the Spirit World is still the best part of the episode, due to the massive lore drop. We got the origins of the Red Lotus, as well as their motives. Plus, we even got a little more depth to Unalaq's backstory, which actually salvages his character, somewhat. Next episode, with Team Avatar split up and captured by two different groups (Korra and Asami - Earth Queen/Mako and Bolin/Red Lotus), we'll see how they escape from their breathtaking predicaments.

[@sexcannonmusic284]

Best villain fucking EVER !?

[@davidyodo24]

Zaheer really respect Guru Laghima

[@luizfelipe2389]

Already? What is this? Christmas Eve? xD

[@Lvrboy_Lance]

I’m surprised no one noticed the editing error, the timer was labeled as episode 8 instead of 9, The Stakeout was changed to The Terror Within

[@danielmunoz1275]

Magma/Lava is molten rock, waterbenders bend water, but they can bend ice and steam, because it's still water, the difference is of temperatures that change de state of the element. Lava bending is essentially just rising the temperature of earth, just as water benders lower the temperature of water to freeze it.

[@jasonchavez6000]

Omg hopefully you guys watch Voltron Legendary Defender. It has 7 seasons the new one on Netflix. It really really good.

[@samiyi4896]

That summary narrator voice was 👌🏾

[@TheMacezi]

The Lion Turtles made it clear that NO human can hold more than one element

[@neonoires]

I figured Zaheer was a bad ass but that spirit world trick made me yell when I saw it.

[@JackelineMartinsMS]

Such a good episode! Great commentary too, thumbs up for the Bolin love ~

[@elidagoatoo1002]

i think meditation is also how iroh found aang sokka and toph when they were in ba sing se, when da li captured katara and zuko

[@quentinboswell6720]

Zahir is referring to the 2nd law of thermodynamics

[@saiffronn]

dont often vibe w nahid but literally felt the exact same way when i watched this and zahir said "tear down oppressive governments" i was like word and then he said "the natural order is disorder" i was like nah wrong conclusion

[@thepostgradlife1965]

I just wanna say thank you guys for your Korra uploads. You guys faithfully post every Wednesday and no matter what I'm doing, when I see the new upload, I CLICK. I WANTED TO TAKE A NAP, BUT NOT ANYMORE NOW LOL.

[@Kosraean.kianarose]

I have a theory for why he killed the trusted advisor, he wasn’t worth living in the world he planned to begin. Sad but beautiful.

[@ethanpost9774]

That chaos drop is the reason you guys are the best!

[@Dragonfly9307]

3:35 _water tribe_

[@Saiyagurl]

Season 3 just gets better and better. I can't wait to see you guys watch the finale!

[@gsdaboy]

Without seeing the brim, that hat is dope as shit.

[@movisualbat]

I love how much you guys enjoyed this series. With its release on Netflix, it gets difficult to read all the critique of the show.

[@mateusabreu7309]

Disorder and entropy and the thermic death of the universe. Lit

[@thepostgradlife1965]

I died laughing when Asami ended up...finding a clue! lol

[@crumblesilkskin]

Can't wait for book four..

[@potatomanjr.3141]

Hey you guys watching korra theres a comic book when korra and asami went in the spirit world.

[@orfeassiozos1575]

I LOVE what you did at 3:25 when Korra was talking lmao

[@pattheman3686]

Roses are red, violets are not. Is it just me, or is Ranna really hot??

[@15jewjew]

NO. The animation studio for Korra- MIR worked on Voltron. And Aaron ehaze the head writer of ATLA is doing The Dragon Prince. Aaron had nothing to do with Korra. Bryke has nothing to do with Voltron or The dragon prince. Aaron Ehase not writing Korra is one of the "reasons" people give for hating korra. It's a terrible argument, but Korra haters aren't actually known for their thought provoking ideas.

[@shroomie108]

I like most of korra but its problem is it came after avatar which had only one episode that was A. Filler and B. Not very good aka the divide the other filler was amazing episodes. Korra had some great episodes but its filler doesnt stand up to avatar in that sense. But that is just my opinion.

[@ayushtharval7007]

Well, mostly yes, but you’re forgetting that the showrunner of Voltron was part of Avatar and Korra’s creative team.

[@P0k3D0nd3M4cG]

Shroomie what are you talking about? Korra didn't have any filler. If anything Korra is a very linear, narrative driven, single player rpg while ATLA was an open-world, character-driven mmo by the same developer. They are two fundamentally different games that use their assets differently.

[@shroomie108]

@@P0k3D0nd3M4cG i dont mean filler in a bad sense i use it as in episodes that dont drive thenstory forward. I think ALAB did it way better than korra. Idk maybe im wrong but thats what i think

[@P0k3D0nd3M4cG]

Shroomie yea, that's the definition of filler lol. Again LoK had no filler because it's serial. While ATLA had an overarching story, due to seasons being 20 eps (as opposed to LoKs being 12, 14, 13, and 13), they could take a much looser approach in telling that story; there could be reprieve and/or lighter hearted episodes that didn't necessarily drive the overarching story forward. LoK didn't have that breathing room, so every episode builds the next.

[@turkeymcduckin7909]

According to wiki, the way lava bending works is Earth benders are able to put pressure on the earth and liquefy it. It might be on fire, but its still made of earth, so they bend the earth in it. That being said, I think its under the assumption that its a very difficult skill that needs to be learned like metal bending.

[@svgftw351]

Loved this episode and y’all’s reaction btw but I wanted to clear up some things y’all talked about before the episode and during in regards to the dragon prince it’s the project of Aaron ehaz the lead writer in ATLA I’m not sure how involved he was with Korra if at all and Voltron is actually seven seasons on Netflix of the reboot and it’s a lot of the creative team behind Korra but not Brian and Michael the avatar creators. As for lava bending I’ll probably comment on that later towards the very end of the season and as for the place they visit misty palms oasis that’s the misty palms oasis they visit in book2 of atla where they meet the professor and find the library

[@Gamelover254]

Aaron Ehaz was not involved with Korra at all yeah.

[@nemohoes8707]

Rana really called the bruce lee book a bible

[@whoawhereami7435]

The Red Lotus are a group of *insurrectionary* anarchists. "Normal" anarchism mostly focuses on the creation of parallel structures that do away with hierarchy/domination. The difference between insurrectionary anarchism and normal anarchism is that the former believes more in the active destruction of all hierarchy - no questions asked. Many anarchists disagree with this position because it ironically reinforces power, and doesn't create anything new. You can find the effects of this in the Mr. Robot show more so than Fight Club; without new anarchist/non-hierarchical structures to gain people, all destruction does is harm people rather than help them. Also, quite ironically, mostly all mainstream cultural references of anarchism are insurrectionary, probably because it is more dramatic (Mr. Robot, maybe Fight Club, Nolan's Joker, V for Vendetta). Anarchism as it has actually existed in zones of Spain, Ukraine, Korea, Mexico or Northern Syria are conveniently ignored.

[@ThePsychoguy]

2:30 There may or may not be a new show but there is verified to be a series of novels coming out that follows Kyoshi, so you can look forward to that.

[@fallingstarofthenight4511]

LITTLEFINGER AND JOKER HOLY SHIT

[@shakennotstir93]

It only gets crazier from here, you guys are gonna have a TOPH time holding in your emotions!

[@becauseitsbree__]

I dunno if anyone ever noticed, but the desert that they’re in, is the same place where Aang and his gang met the Professor and where they learned about the library. And the voice actor for the water bender with the water arms (I can’t spell her name sorry😂) is the same voice actor for Azula.

[@blckndred_973]

This season is breathtaking, you're not ready guys

[@ZeroChaos76]

Magma is not fire. It burns like fire, but it's not fire. Fire is a gas, magma is earth under intense pressures and/or temperatures.

[@idkmanjustdabit9494]

This reaction was exactly mine!!! Can't wait for y'all to be blown away by the next one.

[@anthonybruneman3111]

Amon and Zaheer are my dream team

[@Tamiledit007]

Zhaeer is the best villain in entire cartoon history

[@Star_l0rdd]

Mojo Jojo disagree with you

[@Herpestidae]

*coughAzulacough*

[@BhBc8f8]

Kira

[@justjoking4223]

Disagree

[@SaidBKD95]

@@BhBc8f8 thats anime man

[@ximienlundquist8487]

Nahid: Edit this out Suraj Suraj: I ain’t got time for that shit!

[@W1ll88]

Yooooo....yall aint ready for the next episode!!! Long live the Earth Queen! lol

[@blckndred_973]

Week to week reactions are killing meeee I need more

[@eliascastillo2970]

Do you think Avatar Studios released the animation about the early years of the Red Lotus? It would be great to see that leader Xai Bau who founded that Order as mentioned by Zaheer

[@chrisbonaparte2886]

4:02 The Legend of Korra: Breaking Bad Edition

[@Mokkari77]

I cannot wait too see your reaction to the next episode.

[@stormallen1490]

I feel that part of the story is season 2 establishing that the Avatar is objectively good and incorruptible with Raava's spirit, to make it clear who's definitely the bad guy here; remember, this show's aimed at least somewhat towards impressionable kids, need to make it crystal clear.

[@JamesWiseMagic]

Yall editors messed up. Over the words "Fair use timer" it says "Legend of Korra 3x8 The Terror Within" wrong episode guys lol.

[@shroomie108]

Someone forgot to change the overlay while editing. I think suraj edits, but i could be wrong.

[@bobharris6828]

I think this is a good time to say, "Who gives a fuck".

[@JamesWiseMagic]

@@bobharris6828 I wasnt hating, just pointing it out. Chill out.

[@christiannunez6421]

THAT WEEK WAS THE LONGEST WAIT EVER

[@karljonson3287]

I'm so happy. Been waiting for these episodes for months. Also Ghazan melts rock into lava. That's it.

[@brianalambert1192]

Every episode coming up has at least one HOLY SHIT moment

[@ninavale.]

As I said since we're at this point. Zaheer is a good villain because he is to a degree relatable and human. He's not just BIG BAD, yeah Fire Lord is intimidating and powerful and is well written but he still is a ruler of an evil empire or army like Scar in Lion King. He is bad all through, whereas Zaheer has friends and cares about them and he does have a point, he takes things too far maybe but he has a point, the world is flawed, ex. Earth Kingdom NEEDS TO CHANGE because it's system is old-fashioned and broken In case of Raiko you can vote him out but someone like Earth Queen? Absolute Monarchy is a hereditary thing, so people have fewer options to do away with a monarch...sometimes you have to start a revolt.

[@nakeishamammeri5094]

Just wait until next episode it becomes apparent just how deadly dark airbending can be