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But on a serious note, I still think the Azula vs Zuko fight has been cooler than anything the Korra series has offered. Even if it was only like.. 2 minutes long.
 
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God damn this is poignant.

*Tear
 
Aang launching air bursts into the fire balls launched by Ozai and seeing them dissipate was pretty cool.

Korra wouldn't be able to do that.
 
years katara abandoned her responsibility as the avatar: 0
years aang abandoned his responsibility as the avatar: 100

Life comes at you fast.

korra would be able to actually use the avatar state.

Has Korra done anything cool with avatar state since her arc began? Only thing I recall is her doing it at the end of season 1 then proceeding to make out with Mako. I think.

I mean aang could fly too when you think about TLA finale fight.

He was in that ball though. I didn't really see that as flying flying. Meh I'm just bugged some guy came outta nowhere and beasted the element known as air. I mean, he was giving Tenzin a fight.
 
Has Korra done anything cool with avatar state since her arc began? Only thing I recall is her doing it at the end of season 1 then proceeding to make out with Mako. I think.

she's done more with it than aang did up until now, which is get himself killed.
 
Tenzin would be an absolute bad candidate to learn flying so far. He has a lot of earthly bindings. He was obsessed with being the son of Aang and being like him, managing Republic City with others, teach the avatar because he is the only airbending master, rebuilding the air nation and lead it, caring for his children, his siblings (in away), teaching the new air nomads... he had a lot earthy going on for him. Pride, family and duty.
 
Has Korra done anything cool with avatar state since her arc began? Only thing I recall is her doing it at the end of season 1 then proceeding to make out with Mako. I think.

Uses it to win a race against children.
Uses it against a dark spirit. Is defeated.
Uses it to magically activate a portal. How convenient.
Uses it to make a big wave. Wee.
Uses it to spirit-bend a dark spirit. Is eaten.
Uses it against Unalaq. Is defeated again.
...
Uses it against Zaheer. Is defeated again.

Missing some (?), but you get the idea. Yeah, not the best track record. First season of TLA alone saw Aang wipe the floor with some overconfident firebenders, nearly blow up a mountainside, merge with Roku and nearly collapse an island, save his friends from a psuedo-hurricane, merge with the ocean spirit to wipe out an entire army, etc.
 
Uses it to win a race against children.
Uses it against a dark spirit. Is defeated.
Uses it to magically activate a portal. How convenient.
Uses it to make a big wave. Wee.
Uses it to spirit-bend a dark spirit. Is eaten.
Uses it against Unalaq. Is defeated again.
...
Uses it against Zaheer. Is defeated again.

Missing some (?), but you get the idea. Yeah, not the best track record. First season of TLA alone saw Aang wipe the floor with some overconfident firebenders, nearly blow up a mountainside, merge with Roku and nearly collapse an island, save his friends from a psuedo-hurricane, merge with the ocean spirit to wipe out an entire army, etc.

Aang >

lolkorra.

lmao.
 
Modern Air nomads presumably learned air bending from the sky bison. The sky bison can fly...so it's not a stretch that the purest form of air bending would be to be as the wind and take flight.

http://avatar.wikia.com/wiki/Airbending
This makes sense, but raises a question for me. The sky bison are very, very familial. To fly, it seemed like Zaheer had to release all "earthly attachment." How do we reconcile those two things?
years korra abandoned her responsibility as the avatar: 0
years aang abandoned his responsibility as the avatar: 100
A little unfair there since I don't think he wanted to run away for 100 years. Obviously, he ran away, but using "100 years" as proof of a character of cowardice is silly. He got stuck in a storm. He didn't intentionally do that.
 
Why was Korra crying though?
That is purposely ambitious, I guess.

But I like the reddit interpretation. She cries about how they directly say, that she can be replaced. And the worst was Jinoara's appearance. Korra tried years to be the new Aang, but she wasn't. And then Jinora saved her, by uniting people and now she looks like Aang and is the new hope of the world.
I think in Korra's eyes Jinora is at this moment what she wanted to be.
 
This makes sense, but raises a question for me. The sky bison are very, very familial. To fly, it seemed like Zaheer had to release all "earthly attachment." How do we reconcile those two things?

A little unfair there since I don't think he wanted to run away for 100 years. Obviously, he ran away, but using "100 years" as proof of a character of cowardice is silly. He got stuck in a storm. He didn't intentionally do that.
1. I'd consider platonic love much less earthly than romantic love.

2. Don't humor anihawk
 
Why was Korra crying though?
Likely that she no longer feels useful because every antagonist has drilled into her head that the world "doesn't need the Avatar anymore." Oh, and she's still missing her past lives. And she's wheelchair bound, when she's used to being super independent. And of course, the Airbenders have sworn to take a role in bringing harmony to the world. Further taking over her "role." She's basically been told, and now sees evidence that she's useless. She's likely depressed by all this, hence the tears.

1. I'd consider platonic love much less earthly than romantic love.

2. Don't humor anihawk
1. That's a fair interpretation, the only issue I'd have is if airbison mate for life. Because at that point, presumably there's some amount of care between the parents.
2. Yeah, I should have kept my mouth shut. My bad. I was a little concerned with people who might think he's serious.
 
Why was Korra crying though?
Some people have said what they believe and that I agree with. She's starting to believe the thoughts that the world has no place for an avatar anymore, which is all she identifies with.
All the past villains and during this finale/season has played with the idea that the avatar is an archaic way to keep "balance".
The end of the finale shows that the new air nation takes the mantle of being the new peace keepers, while korra is out of for commission for who knows how long.

She's essentially at the point where all of her self identity is gone. At least IMO.
 
Come on, in the first season of TLA Aang became a giant fish monster. That alone is cooler than anything Korra has done.

No, he didn't become a giant fish monster due to his Avatar State. His was fused with the very pissed off Ocean Spirit and was put back down once the Moon came back.
 
Season 3 was so much better than 1. 1 wasn't even bad, but it wasn't great like 3. Amon was cool but went out in a totally weak manner. He was punked and tried to bail so hard.
 
No, he didn't become a giant fish monster due to his Avatar State. His was fused with the very pissed off Ocean Spirit and was put back down once the Moon came back.
I mean maybe I'm remembering it wrong, but didn't he glow when it happened? It wasn't like fully because of his avatar state, but it was part of it. He got super angry when Zhao hurt the spirit and combined powers. Again, maybe I'm wrong, but I don't see a normal bender being able to do that.
 
Some people have said what they believe and that I agree with. She's starting to believe the thoughts that the world has no place for an avatar anymore, which is all she identifies with.
All the past villains and during this finale/season has played with the idea that the avatar is an archaic way to keep "balance".
The end of the finale shows that the new air nation takes the mantle of being the new peace keepers, while korra is out of for commission for who knows how long.

She's essentially at the point where all of her self identity is gone. At least IMO.

I think it's more to do with the failure part and not that she feels she (the Avatar) can be replaced.
 
Likely that she no longer feels useful because every antagonist has drilled into her head that the world "doesn't need the Avatar anymore." Oh, and she's still missing her past lives. And she's wheelchair bound, when she's used to being super independent. And of course, the Airbenders have sworn to take a role in bringing harmony to the world. Further taking over her "role." She's basically been told, and now sees evidence that she's useless. She's likely depressed by all this, hence the tears.


1. That's a fair interpretation, the only issue I'd have is if airbison mate for life. Because at that point, presumably there's some amount of care between the parents.
2. Yeah, I should have kept my mouth shut. My bad. I was a little concerned with people who might think he's serious.
You know the thing is I don't think flying in air bending really has anything to do with letting go of earthly tethers. I think it's just that philosophy that leads to the discovery. I guess what I'm saying is there's probably a more practical way to go about learning flight just like lightening and metal bending has become so common.
 
You know the thing is I don't think flying in air bending really has anything to do with letting go of earthly tethers. I think it's just that philosophy that leads to the discovery. I guess what I'm saying is there's probably a more practical way to go about learning flight just like lightening and metal bending has become so common.
Hopefully someone in season 4 attempts/learns how to fly as well. Would be a shame to not touch upon that "lost bending art" that just surfaced in reality again.
 
You know the thing is I don't think flying in air bending really has anything to do with letting go of earthly tethers. I think it's just that philosophy that leads to the discovery. I guess what I'm saying is there's probably a more practical way to go about learning flight just like lightening and metal bending has become so common.
I can definitely buy that. There was all that philosophy about lightening back in TLA, but in LOK, it's more common. So I guess it could easily become practiced and made easier as the Airbenders research it.
 
I honestly didn't think they could do more than bloodbending, metalbending and lightning strikes. With lava I'm curious to see how much more they can come up with lol.
 
Hopefully someone in season 4 attempts/learns how to fly as well. Would be a shame to not touch upon that "lost bending art" that just surfaced in reality again.
i could see jinora. If it really has to do with creating a clear mind for yourself I could see her doing it over tenzin without a doubt.

I can definitely buy that. There was all that philosophy about lightening back in TLA, but in LOK, it's more common. So I guess it could easily become practiced and made easier as the Airbenders research it.
Speaking of which this reminds me, zaheer ain't dead yet! They could interrogate him lol.
 
Let's be honest guys, Bolin's never going to lava bend outside of a Fire Nation volcanoe. Just because he can lava bend doesn't mean he can create lava
 
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