The Last Airbender: Legend of Korra [ Spoilers ]

Fluorescence · 03-06-2012 11:36pm

Older version I guess - the one you see in the flashbacks that looks like Tenzin

And yes, that's definitely Toph!

03-06-2012 11:52pm

It'll be fascinating who they get to voice him.

I think it's fair to say that this show has more than made up for that abomination of a movie!

VinLieger · 03-06-2012 11:54pm

Foreverdelayed wrote: »

Yep, it certainly is extremely important.
If anyone is interested, here's some an interesting theory and analysis of the flashbacks - http://birdbrainblue.tumblr.com/post/24281699688/an-analysis-of-the-flashbacks
Its just a theory! :P But its a good read.

Seen that being linked in alot of places, its a pretty interesting read and makes enough sense to be pretty plausible and i wouldnt be surprised if he was spot on.

As far as it showing Sokka dieing i doubt it highly as you gotta remember this is still a kids show on Nick and remember how they dealt with Jet in the original series? Also i doubt they would kill off any of the beloved original characters except from old age

03-06-2012 11:55pm

While I agree about that, it would make more sense for Sokka to die in battle than from old age. I would love to see that he had a warrior's death.

Trippie · 03-06-2012 11:59pm

I presume Amon has to be someone we know already, would it be too cliched for it to be the daughter

VinLieger · 04-06-2012 12:03am

Trippie wrote: »

I presume Amon has to be someone we know already, would it be too cliched for it to be the daughter

Not cliched but too easy an option i think

04-06-2012 12:03am

I somewhat hope it's not somebody we have met yet.

Fluorescence · 04-06-2012 1:07am

I highly doubt Amon is someone we know already, though I could be wrong. I think Mako's girl could yet turn out to be an equalist though. And I predict the polar bear dog rescuing Korra in the next episode :P

VinLieger · 04-06-2012 1:11am

Fluorescence wrote: »

I highly doubt Amon is someone we know already, though I could be wrong. I think Mako's girl could yet turn out to be an equalist though. And I predict the polar bear dog rescuing Korra in the next episode :P

I think the next episode may be a flashback episode, theres alot of hinting towards it in the title "Out of The Past" and weve been teased long enough .

Some people have been suggesting Zuko might be part of the rescue, id love to see this but i doubt it. Probably gonna stick with Tenzin and Lin for a rescue team with the help of Naga of course

04-06-2012 1:35am

Is Zukko still alive? I think it was mentioned that Katara (not Sokka, obviously) is the only surviving member of Team Avatar, of which Zukko was part of.

Something tells me that it might be more Korra getting in touch with her spiritual side somehow and Avatar Aang speaking to her

eVeNtInE · 04-06-2012 2:56am

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VinLieger · 04-06-2012 12:37pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Is Zukko still alive? I think it was mentioned that Katara (not Sokka, obviously) is the only surviving member of Team Avatar, of which Zukko was part of.

Something tells me that it might be more Korra getting in touch with her spiritual side somehow and Avatar Aang speaking to her

Yup hes still alive

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Ehh no hes not, he relinquished his throne to his daughter(nobody knows her name yet) and now travels around as an ambassador for world balance

eVeNtInE · 04-06-2012 6:23pm

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VinLieger · 09-06-2012 11:58pm

Yet another awesome episode with so much in it, i honestly cant see how Mike and Bryan can keep this much awesome going for every episode.

Older Gaang was awesome, loved Sokkas speech was hoping for a cactus juice reference but alas....
Korra finally getting in touch with Aang and her spiritual side was great to see and im glad we werent made wait till the end of this series.
Seeing Aang energybend again was interesting as i wasnt sure what his position on it would be in later years.

And finally the big one, Amon is pretty much immune to bloodbending
What does this mean?
I think it adds a bit of credence to my theory that he was given the power to energy bend by a spirit and that might explain his resistance to bloodbending, maybe he had to give up part of his humanity?

All in all another epic episode and i cant wait till next week

Oh and apparently the next 3 episodes are going to be combined into a one hour season finale, unfortunately we will have to wait 2 weeks but...... EPIC!!!!!

10-06-2012 9:01am

I would gladly wait one week if it means getting 3 episodes back-to-back. Excellent.

Is it OK not to use spoilers now?

I'm not sure if Amon is immune to bloodbending - it seemed to affect him but he somehow managed to power through it. The scene where Tarlock's father was blood bending Aang and his body was disjointing was.. really eerie.

The greatest thing about the flashback sequence is they kept all the character's quirks - it was brilliant to hear Toph calling Aang Twinkletoes and Sokka was spot on too. Did they use the same voice actors for those two?

TheIrishGrover · 10-06-2012 11:11am

Deleted User wrote: »

I would gladly wait one week if it means getting 3 episodes back-to-back. Excellent.

Is it OK not to use spoilers now?

I'm not sure if Amon is immune to bloodbending - it seemed to affect him but he somehow managed to power through it. The scene where Tarlock's father was blood bending Aang and his body was disjointing was.. really eerie.

The greatest thing about the flashback sequence is they kept all the character's quirks - it was brilliant to hear Toph calling Aang Twinkletoes and Sokka was spot on too. Did they use the same voice actors for those two?

Loved the use of Sokka and Toph alright. As said, they kept the character traits without making them caricatures of themselves: Sokka's story about Sparky-Sparky Boom Man was funny but also had a serious point. It wasn't just there to go "oh you. Wacky Sokka". He still had the humour but also still had the required leadership skills to be head of the council (Which was cool). So many times when a show brings back a character for a cameo they try to get in as many character traits as possible to appease the fans.

Speaking of Sparky-Sparky Boom Man. Maybe he, or a follower is Amon: He's got that mark on his forehead and he seems to be able to perform some sort of fire/energy bending in order to apparently remove bending powers (at least that's my interpretation: There's still only the 4, Metal Bending is bending the imperfections in metal, Energy Bending is an extension of Fire Bending and maybe the energy required for bending itself is controllable through fire/energy bending and obviously Blood Bending is Water Bending). Anyway, he's got the forehead mark like SSBM/Combustion Man, he's some kind of specialist Fire Bender and he seems to be mostly machine (Little blood/water to bend. He was affected but pushed himself through it). Just messing, I don't really think that (Although I do think there'll be some connection with Aang). Just thought I'd throw it out there for a laugh

VinLieger · 10-06-2012 11:50am

TheIrishGrover wrote: »

Speaking of Sparky-Sparky Boom Man. Maybe he, or a follower is Amon: He's got that mark on his forehead and he seems to be able to perform some sort of fire/energy bending in order to apparently remove bending powers (at least that's my interpretation: There's still only the 4, Metal Bending is bending the imperfections in metal, Energy Bending is an extension of Fire Bending and maybe the energy required for bending itself is controllable through fire/energy bending and obviously Blood Bending is Water Bending). Anyway, he's got the forehead mark like SSBM/Combustion Man, he's some kind of specialist Fire Bender and he seems to be mostly machine (Little blood/water to bend. He was affected but pushed himself through it). Just messing, I don't really think that (Although I do think there'll be some connection with Aang). Just thought I'd throw it out there for a laugh

Energy bending isnt an extension of Firebending, Firebendings speciality is lightning.
Energybending is a whole other discipline that needs to be imparted by another energybender using the technique, at least thats what weve been told so far.
I dont think Amon has any bending abilities apart from that, my theory is he was taught the ability by a spirit and either through this teaching or spending so much time in the spirit world he gained a resistance to bloodbending for some reason

TheIrishGrover · 10-06-2012 12:56pm

VinLieger wrote: »

.......Energybending is a whole other discipline ........

I've heard this being mentioned before. Where does this come from? Was it said somewhere: a spinoff or somewhere? I know Aang took Ozai's abilities at the end of his series and received the knowledge from that giant turtle but I assumed this was another Avatar ability. I mean that's not just talking about developing a bending talent like Toph or focusing on a talent like Azula and Iroh, that's talking about a whole new element. Earth, Fire, Water, Air and now Energy?

Edit: Ah, yeah, I saw it in a wiki about energybending. Anyway, Amon: Spakry-Sparky Boom man, you wait and see

BlitzKrieg · 10-06-2012 2:08pm

2 things

1. it cut away when Amon removed tarlock's bending

2. Why did he take Tarlock captive?

I could accept it for dramatic reasons, it's just rewatching the scene something seems a bit off about Amon's actions involving Tarlock (could there be a twist here?)

regardless awesome episode and i look forward to the finale

One varient on the spirit teaching amon to energybend (if thats the reason) perhaps Ang passed it on after the encounter with tarlock's father?

Every person we've seen on screen having their bending removed have been criminals/jerk cheaters I think, only the officers stand out as innocents who have had their bending removed and that happened off screen. Perhaps it is like how the turtle described it to Ang that only one with pure of mind and pure of heart can remove it and if Amon tried it on an innocent or someone like Korra it wouldnt work.

10-06-2012 3:01pm

That's interesting as it leads to the question as to who Amon actually is. I mean, it does now seem to be Energybending more than Chi blocking, but who did he learn it from? I don't think Aang would be able to pass it on to someone else. It would more suggest that Amon somehow is an energybender by itself.

Hopefully we can see Korra enter the Avatar state at some point during the finale. It seems like she's finally mastering the spiritual side, which makes it possible, as Aang only knew Airbending when he first entered it, so you only need the spirituality to enter it. Would be excellent if we got something similar to the way Aang entered it during the Season One finale.

VinLieger · 10-06-2012 4:30pm

Whatever happens im gonna guess we will be left with a cliffhanger of some kind, like in season 2 of TLA

TheIrishGrover · 10-06-2012 6:22pm

They've done a Buffy:

In season 1 of Buffy she died for a bit which meant Kendra became the slayer but then Buffy came back so there were two slayers.
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Didn't Aang actually die at the end of Season two? Didn't he say something along the lines of "It was more than that, I was more than hurt, I was really gone, wasn't I?"
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Amon IS AN AVATAR. He became incarnated when Aang temporarily died. Hence he's able to energybend, he wanted Aang out of the picture and now wants Korra out of the picture (Or at his side) so, once all (or at least the most powerful) benders are dead or disabled He'd be able to take over the world!!!!!!!! MWUHAHAHAHAHAHA

So, it's either Sparky-Sparky Boom man or The Avatar

(Well, it would be a hell of a cliffhanger)

10-06-2012 6:26pm

I really can't see that happening. It would be quite difficult to turn Aang into a bad guy. Well, I guess it's more the fact I really hope that's not what it is, though the thought did enter my head.

TheIrishGrover · 10-06-2012 6:32pm

Deleted User wrote: »

I really can't see that happening. It would be quite difficult to turn Aang into a bad guy. Well, I guess it's more the fact I really hope that's not what it is, though the thought did enter my head.

Nono, not Aang, Aang's dead so we have Korra, Amon would have been born when Aang died at the end of season two. So he would also have access to all of Aang's previous lives etc.

I don't for a minute think that's the case, was just throwing it out for a laugh. But it would be interesting to see an Avatar versus an Avatar

(On a side note, I wonder will we ever find out how Aang died: in the line of duty or just old age (He'd have been about 80) )

10-06-2012 6:46pm

Hm, I'm not too sure. I don't think it works that way - it's an interesting theory; but it would mean that the only way for Korra to be born was if Amon were to die, since he would have been technically Aang's replacement.

BlitzKrieg · 10-06-2012 7:03pm

I'd lean more towards good intentions gone wrong with amon's origins then any celestial/spiritual fubar.

Mostly because despite Amon's position as series antagonist, he does have a point in that non benders are treated like crap (hell Sokka got dissed a bit at times in team avatar) and I can really imagine Aang or someone of similar moral calibur thinking that they would need something to balance (*equalize*) things at times and passing on the knowledge...but now it's being abused.

Or we could just accept the reasoning the series has already given for one of it's reveals...Some people are simply born special.

Richard Dower · 10-06-2012 7:17pm

the ratings for this show are epic!!

10-06-2012 7:27pm

Richard Dower wrote: »

the ratings for this show are epic!!

Richard, instead of just giving us ratings news (as good as it is to hear it's doing well), perhaps add a little something to the thread?

Have you ever even watched an episode?

Richard Dower · 10-06-2012 7:36pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Richard, instead of just giving us ratings news (as good as it is to hear it's doing well), perhaps add a little something to the thread?

Have you ever even watched an episode?

Nope, but the ratings are epic (as i said)

10-06-2012 7:38pm

Then go and watch an episode to see why.

BlitzKrieg · 10-06-2012 7:44pm

i don think richard even watches tv...just nelson ratings

Richard Dower · 10-06-2012 7:58pm

BlitzKrieg wrote: »

i don think richard even watches tv...just nelson ratings

LOL!....less and less these days actually.

VinLieger · 11-06-2012 1:32am

Richard Dower wrote: »

LOL!....less and less these days actually.

Yeah you need to watch this show and undestand tbh

mawk · 11-06-2012 4:33am

man, I was convinced that amon was going to be counsellor whats his face. I thought it was being badly telegraphed.. but now I have no idea. presumably a character we havent met yet

VinLieger · 11-06-2012 7:08pm

Fo those who havent seen it yet ill just leave this here.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmMjBdBuHSI

ixoy · 11-06-2012 10:28pm

Aman has to be related to Zuko in some way - I'm guessing his son. There's some good reasoning:

- Next generation characters are here
- Thematically, it'd fit in with Tarlock being a son of a special bender
- Aman has a scar form bending, just like Zuko did so there's a history there (assuming Zuko scarred him)
- Zuko was slipping down a dark path as it was (well according to the comic)

Now I just need to work out what gives Aman the power to take away powers and how that can possibly fit in with Zuko. But I'll get there...

Fluorescence · 11-06-2012 10:31pm

Unlikely - Amon isn't a firebender...

VinLieger · 11-06-2012 10:33pm

Yeah i doubt hes anything to do with Zuko tbh and i do not think he has any bending ability apart from energybending

11-06-2012 11:00pm

Aang and Zukko were allies at the end of Legend of Aang, so I can't see anything major coming along and changing this. There's also the fact that I really can't picture Zukko going through an Agni Kai, which was what resulted in Zukko's scarring.

I was also thinking about Amon being an avatar and it's somewhat unlikely too. We know that Legend of Korra is based 70 years after Aang defeated Firelord Ozai. So that would mean that it was in or around 71 years ago that the events of the Season 2 finale happened, when Aang nearly died. Something tells me that it's unlikely that Amon would be 71 years old. I could be wrong, but it's unlikely.

ixoy · 12-06-2012 12:21am

Deleted User wrote: »

Aang and Zukko were allies at the end of Legend of Aang, so I can't see anything major coming along and changing this. There's also the fact that I really can't picture Zukko going through an Agni Kai, which was what resulted in Zukko's scarring.

Ah yes, but have you read any of Avatar: Book 4 ("The Promise")? It's the canonical comic that bridges the two series and it sets Zukko off on a darker path. Well the first part does - parts 2 and 3 aren't out yet.

BlitzKrieg · 12-06-2012 12:24am

Isn't tensin the only son of ang that is an air bender what if Amon is a son of ang as well who inherited only his energy bending?

Could either be something that originally was intended for good gone wrong with ang's passing etc or the prodigal son jealous of his older/younger brother who inherited all of father's ability but not him

12-06-2012 12:31am

ixoy wrote: »

Ah yes, but have you read any of Avatar: Book 4 ("The Promise")? It's the canonical comic that bridges the two series and it sets Zukko off on a darker path. Well the first part does - parts 2 and 3 aren't out yet.

No, I've never heard of it before and didn't know it existed. Cheers for the heads up.

VinLieger · 12-06-2012 10:54am

BlitzKrieg wrote: »

Isn't tensin the only son of ang that is an air bender what if Amon is a son of ang as well who inherited only his energy bending?

Could either be something that originally was intended for good gone wrong with ang's passing etc or the prodigal son jealous of his older/younger brother who inherited all of father's ability but not him

Aang has 3 kids, Tenzin, Kya whos a waterbender and Bumi whos a nonbender. I suppose Amon could be Bumi but i doubt it. Also everything weve been told so far about energybending implies it has to be learnt or imparted and cannot be passed on like normal elemental bending.

Richard Dower · 12-06-2012 10:24pm

WOW!

Legend of Korra (Nickelodeon)
-11 AM: 3.580 million viewers, 0.98 A18-49

VinLieger · 12-06-2012 10:43pm

Richard Dower wrote: »

WOW!

Legend of Korra (Nickelodeon)
-11 AM: 3.580 million viewers, 0.98 A18-49

Do yourself a favour and watch the original series and then this

PrincessLola · 16-06-2012 6:08pm

the correct spellings of the important character names

Aang
Sokka
Zuko
Katara
Amon
Mako
Bolin
Tenzin

I'm just sayin'

eVeNtInE · 16-06-2012 6:48pm

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16-06-2012 7:07pm

Wait was it on today? I thought they weren't back until next week for the finale?

eVeNtInE · 16-06-2012 7:11pm

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16-06-2012 7:13pm

Oh from the preview that I watched at the end of the previous episode, I got the impression that all 3 episodes would be shown back-to-back. Only watched a tiny bit thought and then stopped. Hate previews.

What a brilliant episode. I'm assuming that General Iroh is Zuko's son? Love that he's named after his great-uncle. The only small thing I dislike is that it seems to be the same voice actor as Zuko?

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