The Legend of Korra - 4x1 After All These Years - Group Reaction

After All These Years... I mean after 1 whole week. We get to Book 4! This is 4x1 enjoy our reaction and review of The Legend of Korra! Kuvira arrives fresh on the scene!
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[@xxForgottenx]

This is the consequence and result of what The Red Lotus did last season. The assassination of the Earth Queen created a power vacuum within the Earth Kingdom and is it now filled by Kuvira.

[@austinthe710messiah2]

It's like the flip of a coin, it could go either way.

[@burcopresents]

That’s what I like about LoK, sure each season has a new villain but each villain arises because Korra defeats the previous villain: Korra defeated Amon but in return she lost her bending resulting to her connecting with her spiritual self allowing her to use the avatar state, because she can now use the avatar state she can now open the portals resulting to Unalaq to use her, because of that she found out that it may be better to leave the portals open resulting to people getting air bending in harmonic convergence, resulting to Zaheer escaping, which resulted to the earth Queen dying and Kuvira taking over. It symbolizes that no matter what the avatar does there’s always be conflict

[@chiannegibbs9462]

@@burcopresents just like what Avatar Wan said when he died

[@seliland]

The extreme chaos created by the Red Lotus created the opportunity for Kuvira to take over with extreme order.

[@AlehGea]

It was not ONLY the power vacuum made by Zaheer actions, a lot of leaders around the world tried to convince Su to assume a role of president/leader of the Earth Kingdom for a time period so they could install democracy into it. But she declined, wich resulted in Kuvira taking the power by force.

[@Geass0011]

So for the record Korra is 21, Mako is 22, Asami is 22 and Bolin is 20 at this point in time.

[@Geass0011]

Also Kuvira is voiced by Zelda Williams, Robin Williams's daughter

[@Uh_0h_zilla]

@@Geass0011 it looks like her too

[@mangaanimefan3089]

How old is Jinora, Ikki, Kai and Opal? Will they say their age in later episodes?

[@savantcrystian2686]

In book 4: Jinora is 14, Ikki is 11 and Meelo is 9

[@SmoovyNovaFan]

damn that's a long way from a show about a goofy 12 yr old kid travelling the world with two 14/15 year olds

[@lalalalisa41]

Also, Kai's VA is still the same VA. He just went through puberty lol. Asami was the one to design and make the new airsuits as well.

[@MayhemTyphone]

Haha, didn't know this. Thanks for the info.

[@suryaditaufan7285]

But how? I thought gap between season 3 and 4 is less than year?

[@bglambo]

suryadi taufan he was probs just close to hitting it when they did season 3 and it just so happened to change in that time

[@lalalalisa41]

@@suryaditaufan7285 What Ben said is most likely correct. If you look it up, you'll see that the VA is indeed the same.

[@fishysims0127]

I think in the Book 4 commentary, they say they redid his lines after the animation was finished and the voice actor was older.

[@johndalenino]

8:37 Rana: who are your parents? Kuvira: 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@shadowfire_08]

Nice bro

[@karljonson3287]

Aaah roasted the shit out of her.

[@santiagodejesuscarrilloore2026]

Jajajaaajajaja

[@aeris44]

Someone made that joke to her and THATS what caused all this. It was probably Varrick.

[@abhayrathore101]

Who are her parents tho?

[@crapstirrer]

*spoiler* Zhu Li does the thing this season.

[@Who-vd3iv]

Zhu Li > Rest

[@aeris44]

Depends what thing you’re talking about. Was it the thing or like the thing thing, or the thing she did last season? She’s versatile with things.

[@crapstirrer]

All the things...

[@ronayusan4047]

*"I am afraid there are no more things to do"* Scariest line ever LOL

[@kioko_chanuwu7627]

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[@lga9436]

Ozai - Extreme side of Evil Amon - Extreme side of Equality Unolak - Extreme side of Spirituality Zaheer - Extreme side of Chaos Kuvira - Extreme side of Order Avatar Korra did really balanced the world during her era.

[@axelNodvon2047]

Ozai is just Imperialism

[@corrupt_insomniac]

@@axelNodvon2047 Is that not evil?

[@axelNodvon2047]

@@corrupt_insomniac I mean yea but I think he likes his own country

[@cooljoelguy]

@@corrupt_insomniac I would say Zaheer stood for extreme freedom

[@cooljoelguy]

@prisca mnguni Yeah, but the other Korra villains stood for _virtues_ taken to the extreme. Chaos isn't a virtue, freedom is.

[@bigty390]

Korra pstd arc begins

[@gerbenvanessen]

ptsd*

[@BenWengerMan]

Kuvira's speech to the governor at 12:28 is probably one of my favorite villain introductions ever --- because the thing is, she's NOT WRONG. She's being a total thug and a bully, of course, but she's right. She has the power to stop the bandits, and that power came from absorbing all the other states. It's a tradeoff. You can't have your cake an eat it too, getting a military to fight to defend your state means you have to fund and supply said military. You guys are already thoroughly in team "Kuvira is the villain" -- which is good because she is, and the show is obviously framing her as such -- but I just wanted to point out that it's a little more nuanced than that. And I fucking love it -- Kuvira is EASILY my favorite villain in LoK. Plus with the way it's set up, it's kind of like Tarrlok -- she's not a FULL ON villain where our heroes are actively fighting her when they see her, but they obviously have beef with her. Which allows for some great hero/villain interactions and conversations you can't really get with someone like Vaatu, Amon, or Zaheer. Anyway this season is great and IMO very underrated by most fans. It's my personal favorite.

[@DedSecExposed]

It's def not underrated lmao

[@BenWengerMan]

A lot of people put it on par with Book 1 -- or even below it. It's very underrated.

[@DedSecExposed]

Ben Wenger please don't ever compare Book 1 or Book 3 to Book 4, they had actual intimidating villains with fulfilling story lines. It's opinions at the end of the day, but I just don't see it

[@BenWengerMan]

Book 1 is plagued with love triangles, a useless filler of a probending subplot, and a villain that had no motivation and was so OP the only way for the heroes to stop him was for his power to stop working for no reason (Korra's bending got taken away! Oh wait no it didn't -- guess it didn't work that time. Oh no Korra is being bloodbent! Oh wait no she just broke out of it even though she can't waterbend. I guess Amon just can't bloodbend any more... funny how the only time his bloodbending fails is the one time he really needs it) . The best thing S1 had to offer was Tarrlok. A villain who was underhanded but not overt, and who actually had a motivation (until Amon's dumbass backstory ruined it). Watching Korra grapple with a villain who is on the right side of the law is WAY more interesting than having her go against some random terrorist. While Kuvira might not be as "badass" as Amon, she's thoroughly superior in every other conceivable way. So yeah, this is my point. S4 is underrated --- apparently just because it didn't have a spooky guy with a mask. To be clear, I still think S1 is very good, it just has some MAJOR problems. S4 is much more solid overall. Also as far as "fulfilling storylines" go, S4 is absolutely the best one. It has the best and most interesting central narrative from start to finish.

[@mohangrewal1466]

Moe Baller Some people just didn’t enjoy Book 4. I remember when I watched it first I didn’t like it but then I watched it again and noticed some stuff that made me enjoy it wayyyy more

[@JamesWiseMagic]

"I wanna see more korra" dont worry, the next episode is called "Korra Alone" which is based off of avatar the last airbender episode called "Zuko Alone"

[@crapstirrer]

So many ATLA throwbacks next episode.

[@thomasaugustto]

Zuko didn't cut his hair in "Zuko Alone" though

[@KlooKloo]

@I. Th. Aang photo, Katara scenes, Korra sparring with the White Lotus guards, the Northern portal, The swamp, and the surprise at the end?

[@blob3507]

@@thomasaugustto he'll get bald

[@immanuela209]

thomasaugustto But he cut his hair earlier in that season.

[@teaffeeblend]

Did they catch the part where Opal asked Kai how his long distance relationship with Jinora was going? It was a subtle update on the status of their relationship which I thought was cute

[@MrJdonfire]

3 years later.... "Oh my God, they look older" pretty sure that's what happens when 3 years pass

[@Alpha-bn6cj]

I can't believe none of you noticed Kai at 12:08. Way too hilarious!

[@virtuousdemon6726]

Tenzin did the same thing on episode 1 of book 3

[@ronayusan4047]

To be fair, it was a bit of a tense moment compared to the one where tenzin does it

[@paranaque1700]

yep

[@anonymousmammal1741]

I once saw this picture that summed up each villain's mindset pretty well: Book One - Communism Book Two - Theocracy Book Three - Anarchism Book Four - Fascism

[@SmoovyNovaFan]

A.A. Stormbower ATLA All Books - Imperialism

[@joshua2764]

@@SmoovyNovaFan exactly

[@juliansmit3770]

Cool !

[@paramike97]

Communism seems like a bit of a reach for book one, Amon wasn’t trying to abolish private property or take away the free market lol

[@shanedsouza189]

One could (in some ways) consider Bending private property

[@mustarastas88]

All hail the Great Uniter.

[@maffiasvante]

She be a bitch

[@GhostFan-ev4di]

fuck you

[@Ardi_0]

All hail Britannia!! wait wrong show

[@morning8599]

Kuvira did nothing wrong.

[@GhostFan-ev4di]

+Morning fuck kuvira

[@ronayusan4047]

a lot of people dont like book 4 because it's emotional and political... but thats exactly why i love it! We already got the awesome fight scenes from book 3. But book 4 completes korra's growth which is why i think it's a perfect fit to the story. Book 3 and 4 really shaped the whole korra story for me. lol

[@gregdrake5069]

I always hate when people just throw out these idiotic reasons for why people don't like it. No, its not because its "emotional and political". Theres a lot of reasons people dislike season 4, that are way more detailed than those absurd reasons.

[@ronayusan4047]

okay? so you hate them lol

[@gregdrake5069]

@@ronayusan4047 So you claiming thats why people dont like season 4 is a flat out lie and idiotic.

[@Warriorcats64]

Actually it's because it's an Earth Kindgom rehash instead of an update on The Fire Nation, Korra getting almost killed by air being treated as worse than losing her connection to the past avatars, reusing the motivations of Tarrlok [who did the whole order thing better] for the main antagonist after Zaheer was such a good villain, and the huge emphasis on the Bei Fong's. Also the animation was severely cut back so it didn't look as good. Even Book 2 was better.

[@emmagoldman5382]

@@gregdrake5069 I mean, feel free to debunk it then. But OPs comment sounds pretty accurate to me.

[@olgagarcia1506]

DAMN FAM you’re almost done with the avatar series as a whole... gunna miss watching this series with you guys... I’ll still be subbed for other shows but man, the avatar series is something special even if you don’t like korra, it definitely had in impact on a lot of people and western animation in general Hopefully the live action “reboot” will be good and you guys can react to it! And who knows, if the live action series does well then we might get another animated series! But I’m getting ahead of my self, ima enjoy your reactions until then!

[@TonyEG6]

Olga Garcia I'll be glad that I can unsubscribe after that. Can't wait

[@olgagarcia1506]

Tony Badivuk cool I guess

[@RebelliousChick54]

I want then to remake the original ATLA/remaster it into a better anime with a PG13 genre instead of PG

[@aishadahirhassan4098]

Rebelliouschick no I think it’s okay.

[@mochiyeosang1908]

@@TonyEG6 weird flex but k no one really cares

[@Aati_Gumer]

I cannot wait to see what you think about certain things in this season

[@knowyourhistory]

Yeah, I was shocked when Naga learned to speak English.

[@crapstirrer]

The fire ferret threesome was particularly cool. #thisisnotakidsshow

[@bloodsenpai007]

Indeed

[@Jeremy-jm3fe]

Yeah, a certain rushed relationship.

[@BhBc8f8]

@@knowyourhistoryYeah that came out of nowhere

[@neonoires]

I love how Micky is always surprised by the hybrid animals. "HIPPO-COWS!"

[@quiz3417]

What's dope to know...Kuviras voiced by Robin Williams daughter

[@gregdrake5069]

It's really not dope since she's a terrible voice actress.

[@kingkylie9655]

I love her voice though

[@gregdrake5069]

@@kingkylie9655 ugh. So grating, scratchy, no talent.

[@vanilla_milkshake]

@@gregdrake5069 not liking her voice doesn't mean she's a bad va

[@gregdrake5069]

@@vanilla_milkshake I didn't say it did. She is still a bad voice actress. Very emotionless, no energy, no nothing. For this role at least, she was awful.

[@TeshnosFire]

You can actually see Kuvira from the moment the gang enters the Metal City :p She's one of the dancers practicing a performance. There's a couple of more sneaky appearances even before she saves Tonraq.

[@Jeremy-jm3fe]

"Is this rated PG-13 or something?" Of course not. Season 4 released online, yes, but it was on *Nickelodeon's* website so it still had to be a kids show.

[@lucynsol]

Fun fact, Bryke has confirmed that Asami crafted those suits for the Airbenders.

[@dresdenfan88]

I remember that ending f***ing up a lot of people...plus we get Kuvira, who is pretty awesome as a villain

[@gregdrake5069]

She's the worst villain in the show. Behind even Unalaq.

[@lecoreytarpley9221]

Greg Drake she is poised and conniving. Luv its is a great villain

[@bigty390]

@@gregdrake5069 Nah foh I have bad taste if u think Unlaq is better

[@gregdrake5069]

@@lecoreytarpley9221 "its is a great villain". Want to try again?

[@TimoKanal]

The Book 4 reactions are starting off great already! I was a bit nervous about what you guys would think about the timeskip. I think you are totally gonna love this book, I definitely did :)

[@main202]

Oh boy, its already Season 4

[@juliansmit3770]

23:32 I love how Suraj has had a crush on Asami since like the beginning of LoK 😂😂 (Because I can relate)

[@K-11609]

“Who does she think she is, Toph Beifong” if only you knew

[@nodiggity4283]

why the fuck are there so many goddamn spoilers in this comment section

[@mohangrewal1466]

No Diggity cause they’re on episode 7 already so it doesn’t matter

[@mrfafaa96]

All hail the Great Uniter! The next episode's reaction is going to be great. Can't wait to see them freak out. Also when the Red Lotus killed the Earth Queen the whole kingdom kinda fell apart, so it isn't that unlikely that a group of bandits managed to steal one plane.

[@samaanmohamed5084]

The Normies favourite word “Dammmmm”

[@dbzking02]

"Who are Kuvira's parents?" TOO SOON!!!

[@PxndaCakes]

😢😢

[@atiqkhan7803]

All hail the Great Uniter!

[@dbzking02]

Make the Earth Nation great again!

[@teawithlemon1220]

All hail Kuvira Putin, president of Earth Federation.

[@crapstirrer]

12:45 that's pretty flawed reasoning. If Kuvira only wanted the ore then she wouldn't be conquering/uniting every other region of the Earth Kingdom.

[@pokemaster4551]

Kuvira wanted that specific area for their ore, she probably wanted something specific from each region which is why she's conquering all of them

[@thebegleyshow3320]

Amon: Communism Unalaqq: Fundamentalists Zaheer: Anarchy Kuvira: Facism

[@techissus7449]

Not really communism, more eglatariansm

[@paulogaspar8295]

@@techissus7449 Egalitarianism is a philosophical movement that exists in the communism political ideal. What you are saying is like me saying that the last one is not facism is more like elitism or authoritarianism. Both ideals exist within the political movement that was happening in the story.

[@techissus7449]

@@paulogaspar8295 I've since changed the view of this comment

[@MrMeddyman]

Korra arc finishing up in Book 4 is what made TLOK eclipse ATLA in my eyes. Not only that but the deconstruction of what the Avatar really is and the Avatars role in the world was really amazing instead of assuming they have to be the hero.

[@mohangrewal1466]

MrMeddyman yes agreed

[@trainerkai1313]

I agree

[@StXGaMeRalli]

Good point but i think what last airbender has over korra is consistensy tell me 2 bad last airbender episodes. every ATLA episode served its purpose plus aang is way more likeable

[@mohangrewal1466]

Everything you said about ATLA is pretty much true. Except the part about Aang being way more likeable. I feel like that's just up to opinion. I personally found Korra to be much more engaging as a character.

[@immanuela209]

Mario is Da boss “The Great Divide” and “The Fortuneteller”. Although ATLA does have better consistent quality than LOK, since the only two “bad” episode were in book one.

[@Dragonfly9307]

3:39 That guy is Xu/Dock/Bushi from ATLA's son. His father was the multi-personality character in The Painted Lady episode.

[@ssickhead1]

Zhu Li and Varrick are the best parts of this season

[@jok86er]

Korra looks better with short hair

[@rolfdenpinguin3009]

Just sad that they all look so much worse this season cause of the budget cuts...

[@timothiturner5218]

I think they still look good tbh

[@rolfdenpinguin3009]

There is just so much less detail. Just compare Assami/Korra Season 1 with Season 4!

[@carlosalejandroalvarenga4913]

@@rolfdenpinguin3009 lol I actually really liked the animation in this season.

[@Jeremy-jm3fe]

Elliepopcorn Nah, her other haircut made her look professional, and the short hair makes her look like a rebel.

[@MeganBrennan]

I’m so excited for the next episode, it’s my personal favorite episode of the series.

[@ninavale.]

LoK is a show...about political affiliation, Everyone was representing some kind of political movement, like Zaheer anarchy, and Unalaq was traditionalism/hard conservatism of religious state, and Kuvria is fascism and authoritarian rule. I mean she also does have "re-education" camps ect, ect. You'll see what she does next and what she has in the finale. It's like. Yep, the writers aren't that subtle here.

[@MrMeddyman]

Don't forget Amon and his far left system of equality. People associate him with anarchy but he wasn't a true anarchist like Zaheer. He as against the meritocracy "using the power of the people". When book 1 came out the Occupy Wallstreet movement was going on and everyone was angry about the fact that 1% of society owns most of the wealth. The purpose of all these political viewpoints become clear in Book 4 as a direct comparison to the role of the Avatar and to help Korra decide the role of the Avatar going forward. Everything done up to this point was to strip the Avatar bare so that she can redefine that role

[@KlooKloo]

Unalaq and Amon had no governmental system they were pushing for.

[@teawithlemon1220]

Amon wanted equality Unalaq wanted harmony Zaheer wanted liberty Kuvira wanted unity but pursuing good intentions they brought everything to the point of absurdity.

[@sacodepapas488]

Varrick = Capitalism

[@googleuser7219]

Moral of Avatar, much like Varrick, Capitalism is on everyone's side lol.

[@satsuki4646]

So all of ATLA and LOK is a mixture of Asian and Indigenous cultures but it is at the core Chinese for most of the show. But certain regions were heavily inspired by different cultures and times. The Earth Kingdom is heavily Chinese (as is the entire show) but there are influences of Japanese and Korean seen in the Earth Kingdom. The Fire Nation is based on Imperalist Japan and you can see Japanese influence in a lot of stuff here, especially in names. For example Asami Satou is a Japanese name. Air Nomads are based off Tibetan and I believe there is some Indian influence in there as well. The Water Tribes are based off of the Inuit. But there are some more exceptions like the Sun Warriors who were based off the Aztec and the Kyoshi warriors who were based off the Ainu people who are the Indigenous people oof Hokkaido that Japan colonized. So every character in the show is POC, Indigenous or Asian.

[@waltdeezy11]

Why you guys always think a character is related to someone from ATLA series? At this point in Korra with the exception of returning characters, it's suppose to be completely separate from the old series.

[@crapstirrer]

Until next episode.

[@PatchesNjose]

It's not completely separate. It's set in the same world, has the same locations, the same magic system and there are characters that are related to characters from ALTA.

[@stefanstadler4925]

@I. Th. he didn't say every character is related to someone from ATLA

[@ronayusan4047]

yeah they do that a lot.... It's like... "he's like sokka" "he's like aang" "he's like zuko" LOL

[@lisaleyendekker8305]

Kuvira is an orphan who was taken under Suyin in Zhaofu. no one knows her parentage. she was a prodigy under Suyin and was promoted to captain of the guard in Zhaofu. Kuvira took up the mantle of Great Uniter after the earth queen and Earth kingdom fell.

[@szandorkane6372]

"Very subtle takeover". Yes, "join me or you get run over by a train" is hella subtle XD

[@fightingfaerie]

Kuvira is uniting and restoring the collapsed Earth Kingdom for Prince Wu to take his place as King

[@chasesecrest5568]

So you’re telling me it’s been three years and the baby that’s tenzin’s son is still a baby

[@g.t2231]

😂😂

[@derpface5156]

I can’t believe y’all didn’t notice the change in Kai’s voice

[@lorenzobaxter]

Normies, please read this it won't contain spoilers. Go into this with an open mind. All character interactions, the villain, and you will realize the signs were there as early as book 2. Just saying, something is cooking you don't seem to notice. You'll love it. Can't wait to finish this beautiful journey that is the avatar universe.

[@trainerkai1313]

😏😏 I know what you're talking about

[@niemand4107]

„After all these years? Always!“

[@stevenrogers2684]

Bolin's joining Kuvira actually did make sense. Basically, after all the chaos and unrest Zaheer and the Red Lotus had caused...ANYTHING was better than that. Even Kuvira's strict rule and order.

[@99thJediWarrior]

Next episode you guys get to see how much of a hard time Korra is having...

[@FlubbedPig]

Man, I love the start of Season 4. The aftermath of the Red Lotus' poison is really compelling.

[@nicolasplessis2573]

Hello, there is not the season 3 in new playlist's organization

[@Who-vd3iv]

Let's make something clear: Lavabending has nothing to do with fire, is molten rock. After almost 5 years I thought this fandom already knew it, buuut.

[@jeanbutinfrench]

lava is heated earth, earthbenders can bend earth adn firedbenders have heating abilities

[@eternalposer1955]

You don't know this, it's just as much a fan theory as saying it's about heritage.

[@Who-vd3iv]

​@@eternalposer1955 It has nothing to do with heritage, its temperature control, just as waterbenders do with ice. Theres no back up to mixing bending in all avatar universe, get over your shallow theory.

[@ZerkaiGG]

One thing is that you probably shouldn't believe some biased characters. During her speech with the governor he says that the only reason she wants that state is because of the valuable ore, which is obviously not true and him being defensive of what he really thinks is valuable about his 'Great State'. Kuvira was determined to conquer and reunite ALL the Earth Kingdom territories, no matter what the territory had. These states all used to be part of the Earth Kingdom, and took the opportunity to try and play at being kings in the absence of order.

[@ladychrya9379]

My guess is that the bandit tech comes from Ba Sing Se. When the queen died, some of the military probably started doing their own thing. Equipping and training bandit gangs to take control or to make their own kingdoms. (Again this is just a guess).

[@gerbenvanessen]

ALL HAIL THE GREAT UNITER!

[@dbzking02]

The symmetry on Rana's shirt is raising my OCD levels off the charts.

[@runamohammad3507]

dbzking02 😹

[@dannywang4543]

I wish a certain someone could just put a sock in it and enjoy what's happening instead of making some needless comment every two seconds. It might be because of the editing, but it's making him sound really annoying. Sure, you can read the subtitles if they're there but listening if part of the experience too. If you think it's not tainting the experience/reaction of other people, you should just mute, read and look at moving pictures while listening to words that have less importance than what is happening in front of you.

[@SSP50505]

Yeah, in all honestly I'm finding him quite annoying these last weeks, although it's not like I've watched them react for a long time now.

[@Omegafire17]

Personally, since we are watching the 'reactors' instead of the episode, that's exactly what I find enjoyable about watching. We already know what's going to happen (or we should, because if you watch it first along with the reactors, it undercuts both the episode 'and' the reactors' reactions... it's just a loss overall to do so imo), so why not enjoy their commentary for what it is?

[@MrJdonfire]

@@Omegafire17by talking they're missing out on stuff they should be catching. And then they ask questions later. If you were listening your question would have been answered lol

[@MattoUchiha]

Omegafire17 because I want to watch reactors that actually care about listening to the show their watching, not making stupid unnecessary comments and talking over dialogue which also disrupts the viewing experience of his friends. Seriously, if I had a friend like him I would never be able to stand watching anything with him around.

[@Omegafire17]

Well, frankly, I don't think they necessarily 'need' to catch everything - by not doing so, it'll make the actual reveals all the more surprising and potentiallyunexpected, thus enhancing their reactions in general ^And that's basically good, so it's worth the trouble in most cases (imo)

[@Alex-pu5dx]

Kovira very much is not a villain at this point. She has strong beliefs and strong arms some people, but no main character would deem it necessary to stop her or her plans. Like you may not like her but what she is going is helping people it's just she is a bit of an asshole about it. She got control of most of the earth nation within three years you have to do some annoying stuff to do that much so fast. But the way I see it at this point is that she could use a chill pill, but she is doing the right thing overall the kingdom was thrown into chaos after the queen was killed. After you get more and more context into why she's doing what she's doing, you learn to like and understand her more instead of assuming she is a villain.

[@saoirsecameron]

Alex Morton I mean yes she is a complex character. But as far as her politics go she is a straight up fascist. Even at this point. She even has her own SA in republic city engaging in street violence to advance her cause. She wants to restore the earth kingdom to its former glory by elevating productive citizens and purging “degenerates”. Any nuance she shows right now is just that: a show. She can’t start with a total iron fist if she wants the support of liberals like Reiko while she is still consolidating power. It’s all about giving yourself plausible deniability by calling your policies “law and order” or “national sovereignty” until you’ve totally eliminated any opposition.

[@brandonlyon730]

To bad they end up ruining this later by having her set up death camps for none earth nation people like Hitler or Stalin did for their "undesirables", I felt like that was so unnecessary to make her more evil then it should, like we can't sympathize with her enough so just throw in death camps to make her more evil. It felt so forced and unnecessary that it made her look more cartoonishly evil then she should be.

[@fairytail2484]

Every one of the villains starts out right. If only they weren't so extreme.

[@saoirsecameron]

Fairy Tail there is no such thing as a moderate fascist. There are plenty of complicated nuanced responses to economic/political collapse and austerity. Fascism isn’t one of those.

[@fairytail2484]

@@saoirsecameron I agree. That's why it's vital to maintain a suitable balance between anarchism and fascism. Kuvira acted on order to help at first but went way too far in her head.

[@zizo-uy7md]

In case you guys didn't hear jnora and kai are DATING!!!!!!!!!!!! And i know that because i already saw legend of korra the whole book and you didn't hear it now because of the sound but there dating😊😍😍

[@zizo-uy7md]

@I. Th. don't worry you wil see a few scenes that have jnora and kai togeter

[@misti-step]

i relate so much to korra's struggle in this season, just seeing her at the end of this ep makes so emotional. its definitely my favorite season of korra

[@greeny4741]

9:36, damn people really don't understand that scientifically LAVA IS 67% MOLTEN ROCK YOU DONT HAVE TO BE A FIRE BENDER

[@LrnecBuma]

Kuvira is a mirror os S1 Korra "Im the avatar deal with it" attitude. She handles things with brute force. As you could Imagine korra has spent 3 years recovering thinking is she really needed? When the world on a surface level seams to be looking after itself. Is she needed? What is the point of being the Avatar now? But under the surface there are clear tensions.

[@PinkGiratina]

This book was amazing. The fights and Kuvira and everything was perfect the time skip was great too. Korra’s growth is amazing and it can be seen when u watch this book

[@trainerkai1313]

I love how they are asking so many questions about Kuvira.

[@Gapb_TheRealOneTho]

8:37 Started as a side character, now I am a villain. (A bad one MF) - Lil Kuvira

[@stanleystewart8444]

Kuvira's opening fight is one of the greatest villain intros of all time. What a boss.

[@ness_rinn]

i literally just watched this episode before you guys uploaded lol

[@DirtPoorWargamer]

Just for clarification: Kuvira is acting with the full blessing of Republic City and the Prince of the Earth Kingdom. She was chosen as the official representative of the Prince to lead the Earth Kingdom's forces in the reunification efforts following the Queen's assassination and subsequent fracturing of the Kingdom.

[@ManiacsWord]

Love how most people that watch this season just can’t understand the complexity of Kuviras plan or goals. Always thinking she’s behind the bandits or something. When she really is someone trying to do what she believes is right for her people. But going about it the wrong way.

[@KlooKloo]

She _was_ behind the bandits tho. At least the airplane ones

[@ManiacsWord]

KlooKloo No. She wasn’t people assume that but it’s never confirmed. She conscripts them into her army but they serve as masked soldiers.

[@ManiacsWord]

Tric T She doesn’t give a shit about the rest of the world. Only the earth kingdom. She cares deeply about the citizens in it, provided they follow her and no one else. But will still sacrifice the people she cares about for the greater good. The whole reason she starts this campaign is because she compares the earth kingdom to herself as a child. Being orphaned and helpless as a child, she won’t let her whole nation be abandoned and left helpless by the other world leaders.

[@ATAKETH]

ive watched Korra for about 3-4 times now with you guys, idk what it is but it makes me feel nice when i can watch with some1 else. I wanna thank u guys for that :) even after all these years your Vids are still appreciated !!

[@MadHatterGuy]

it is nice to think about the focus of the seasons; air - spirit - change - balance. the element to balance air is earth, and that is the focus of the last season when the first one focused on air.

[@MadHatterGuy]

@I. Th. i didnt say that earth represent balance, but that the focus of the season is earth, the earth kingdom, korra using only earth on the first episode and so on. and if you think about it, earth is the most balanced/hard and constant element, while air is formless, water is fluid and fire is dynamic.

[@trainerkai1313]

Rana's prediction on Kuvira leaving Su was spot on!

[@trrt241]

The trailer to this season was so dope it got me excited to watch it when it first came out

[@karljonson3287]

I see airbenders more like Jedi. Rana always has the closest predictions. All hail the great uniter!

[@iang5908]

What about book 3? I mean ik this video is old but still

[@brianalambert1192]

Season 4's look at Korra as a character study is one of the best arcs of this entire story

[@rafaelreyes1732]

This is such a great season! I'm so glad/sad you guys are here! I don't even know what I'm feeling right now!!! 😶

[@luv-_-bonezy5717]

According to them everybody’s Azulas daughter

[@eduardrevin3104]

"I liked this season a lot!" *pause* "I liked the beginning of this a lot!" *pause* "I liked it a lot!" *pause* "Yeah, I liked it a lot! It was good." lolled

[@toddclayton6546]

a reason why there's wolver one planes they look like War 1 planes from World War 1 silicone mixing after it's kind of Acura of War 1

[@kirillsokolov8548]

I think 4 season is not the best but it has some cool moments like villain Kuvira, development of Korra's character, introduction of old Toph, returning of Zahher and awesome fight scenes.

[@Creativeplaying]

ALL HAIL THE GREAT UNITER

[@firebender1174]

I like this season a lot... hes gonna eat those words

[@shadowphoenix1696]

Kuvira's tactics in uniting the Nation is one that has been used worldwide throughout history, it even use today.

[@TwiliVaati]

The only thing I hated about this season was that we never got a proper back story episode to learn more about Kuvira

[@prot07ype87]

*Interesting juxtaposition.* Zaheer wanted total freedom without any restrictions, Kuvira wants total order without any resistance.

[@huntedguy9013]

The puns are killing me lol.

[@mariajoserodriguez1489]

One of my favorite things to watch while Korra was airing was SourceFed Nerd's reviews of the episodes. You should definitely check out the videos on your own time to see what it was like/what people were talking about while it was airing. Things like the move from tv to online, when episodes got leaked, animation studio changes, Nickelodeon and Bryke stuff. Also talk about the episode itself and what predictions/reactions people had.

[@animelvr99]

9:06 Suraj and Rana make eye contact Me: are you kidding me?! 😐😐😐

[@scruffd0g193]

Characters ages in Book 4 of Lok according to fandom.com Zuko, 91 Katara, 89 Top, 86 Tenzin, 55 Mako, 22 Asami, 22 Korra, 21 Bolin, 20 Jinora, 14 Ikki, 11 Meelo, 9

[@lrmears1]

You guys should start watching Voltron on Netflix. It’s by the same guys who did Avatar I think. Early seasons are a bit of an entertaining kids’ show. Later seasons are just as good as Avatar. Characters are amazing.

[@sunnyweather2655]

Same animation studio, not the same writers.

[@mohangrewal1466]

Truth Hurts some of the writers are in thrte

[@avacado1235]

After you’ve finished lok plz watch the dragon prince season 1

[@purgatory2196]

"After all these years, still no couch?"...nice! XD

[@ona3304]

Spolier:: I just love Kuvira. Despite all the hate on her. She doesnt just order people around. She does things herself and show them how its done. It's so nice to see everyone on her side again in the comics.

[@AnaGamer19]

I'm sad I did not experience Wan's episodes with you guys haha but I can't loose this rewatch!

[@kennethsoshi03]

*It's funny when nobody's jumped in the conclusion if might she lost her memory because everyone concludes when they watched it first time that it maybe she lost her memory. Aaaahhh time flies so fast 😔*

[@HOPEfullBoi01]

*_AFTER ALL _**_-THOSE-_**_ THESE YEARS, I NEVER THOUGHT I'D LOSE..._*

[@marcoguillermo.]

Team Avatar: New Hair, New Season, New Us!

[@intellectualhybrid2]

She was also one of Suyin Beifong's dancers