re: Avatar: The Legend of Korra Books 3 and 4 Thread (Book 4 premieres in October)

One of the most intense season finales I've watched. I honestly can't wait for season 4.

Well, watched the finale last Friday, and I enjoyed it immensely. Tenzin didn't die like I and many others predicted (the Facebook page was a deliberate troll attempt), but they managed to be still pretty damn brutal in the episode, especially with Combustion Woman's death.

Zaheer is the best villain in the franchise, and it really needed an airbending villain. I do like how all the villains of the franchise very much correspond with their element:

Fire is the element of power, and is a destructive force. Ozai and Azula gain power through mindless destruction that consumes everything.
Earth is the element of substance and control. Both Long Feng and the Earth Queen gain power through controlling their people through corrupt and unethical methods.
Water is the element of change and manipulation. Amon, Tarrlok, and Unalaq relied mostly on manipulation to gain power.
Air is the element of freedom. Zaheer doesn't want power, he wants to completely destroy any earthly attachments. He wants anarchy.

But Korra was pretty fricked up at the end of this, and am really curious how this goes into the next season. Really hoping for the Korrasami ship (no way it will happen due to parents flipping their shite), and really liked the ending with Jinora getting her tattoos.

Now time for a Crackpot theory: the metalbender that saves Korra's father is not only a member of the Red Lotus, but is Zaheer's daughter. They really went out of their way to introduce this character, and insisted on going with them to rescue Korra. When they introduce her, if you listen closely, you can here the Red Lotus theme being played subtly. Plus they have very subtle facial similarities, particularly in the eyes:




I'm guessing she'll be one of the surprise Red Lotus members, and that Zaheer is still going to be orchestrating his chaotic plans from prison through the Spirit World. Then like 2/3rds through the season, he's busted out again for one final showdown with Korra.

Good finale, not as dark as many here were predicting. Could have used more of Mako and Bolin's grandmother. She's hilarious.

Here's the clip when Kuvira introduces herself. Clearly the Red Lotus theme is there when you listen closely. Zaheer and P'li's backstory has been mentioned briefly, but I don't think it's been fleshed out enough, and I think Zaheer's daughter is a way to do it: LINK

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First, is how Zaheer goes from a non bender to damn near an airbending master (who can do something that only 1 other airbender in history has been able to do) in the matter of months.

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He studied the Air Nomads all his life and was a strong follower in Guru Laghima. He also had only one attachment to the world and she died.

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Second, is how Zaheer couldn't take on Tenzen who was whipping his arse until he had numbers on his side with the rest of the Red Lotus yet he could take Korra on in the Avatar state.

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Kind of hard to fight someone who is flying and Korra was quickly dying. She would have died had Suyin not saved her.

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Fourth, speaking of the poison, how do they even know it is going to work. They develop a poison that is supposed to activate the Avatar state with only having one person in the world to test it on yet they obviously haven't been able to test it and it just works perfectly.

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You're thinking too much
Plus I believe the poison was mercury

A shame there will only be 1 more season. One of the few shows I can stand with the kids.

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Tenzin is the son of Avatar Aang, studied under Aang his entire life and could never enter the spirit world outside of the portal. Studying and practicing these things are 2 different things. He couldn't even put airbending techniques to use until a few months prior.

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Recently saw an interview with the creators, and they said he'd been studying airbending techniques his entire life, and his movements were mostly based on parkour rather than the usual Ba Gua for airbenders. He was using completely different bending principles than Tenzin and the other airbenders.

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Recently saw an interview with the creators, and they said he'd been studying airbending techniques his entire life, and his movements were mostly based on parkour rather than the usual Ba Gua for airbenders. He was using completely different bending principles than Tenzin and the other airbenders.

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I get the fact that he's been studying his whole life, the thing is studying and doing to where you can master the skill are 2 different things. He wasn't a bender, which would be the equivalent of a water bender studying air bending techniques. You can study all you want but if you can't actually practice then how are you supposed to master something.

He couldn't even practice to get a feel for things he could run through the motions (though he wouldn't know if he was performing it correctly), but the actual bending part of it he could never feel that until Harmonic Convergence.

Tenzen has been airbending for 40 years and this guy is master level in entering the spirit world and in airbending in a minute fraction of that time.

Don't get me wrong, I like Zaheer, he's a great character but the show just did a crappy job with the "bam here's the villain and he's an airbending master thanks to harmonic convergence!" Probably the biggest gripe I have about the season which I still thought was the best so far for Korra's development.

They built up the fight between Aang and Ozai so much in the first series and Ozai stood absolutely no chance against Aang in the Avatar state and he was a fire bender of immense power (supercharged by the comet as well) with years upon years of training.

Then you have Amon who was a water bending prodigy that was so powerful he could blood bend without a full moon.

They follow that up with Unaloq who was a water bending master that gained the power of Vaatu whom was Rava's equal.

Finally they give us Zaheer who pretty much read books his whole life about air bending, couldn't practice it then all of the sudden was on par with the Tenzen. Just seemed a bit of "Batman" reasoning to me.

Maybe next season they can do some back story to possibly clear this up and whatnot but it will be tough to make it so it doesn't feel like a stretch in comparison to the other villains. Their level of power just seemed to be more reasonable to their training and backstory. Possibly referencing the bending principles Zaheeer was using to those of the original masters like when Aang and Zuko sought out the dragons and Toph learning from the badger-moles.

An image of Book IV has been released:



Yeah, pretty safe assumption Kuvira is the main antagonist of the final season. Really hope she's revealed to have powers that rival Magneto. Still think she's Zaheer's and Combustion Woman's daughter.