Corn Wrote:There goes my spoiler tags.

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Dude, we don't know how strong Amon is. Heck he could pull an Azula and WHAM I'M GONNA KILL YOU when Korra charging up.

Takebacker Wrote:Only if you don't edit. :/

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It really doesn't matter how strong he is. Outside of using guns or something cheap, a non-bender just doesn't have the strength to bring it down even with his posse of chi-blockers. They can't bind it like they did in the last episode because the avatar state is too powerful for that (a la wind/fire/water/earth barrier) and they can't surprise attack it while she charges up because they don't have the range that benders do through their bending to actually hurt/kill it. This is even assuming korra would be stupid enough to whip out the avatar state at all to begin with.

Killing the avatar to ensure bending is ultimately gone from the world forever is a good theory, but it just can't happen.

Corn Wrote:

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One of Mai's throwing knives might do the trick.

Takebacker Wrote:

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Sounds like something cheap. :/ I doubt we won't see avatar state at all this season but at the same time i doubt it'll be in a situation other than training to activate it or in the final battle where amon (or some other villain on another level than amon) naturally loses.

Abbeh Wrote:

 eh, just in case.

I thought it was implied at the end of Book 2 it was somewhat common knowledge, when Azula zapped Aang the second he went into the Avatar state and they went back home bragging to've killed the Avatar, with no mention of worrying about him being reborn into the Water Tribe.

Takebacker Wrote:Only if you don't edit. :/

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It really doesn't matter how strong he is. Outside of using guns or something cheap, a non-bender just doesn't have the strength to bring it down even with his posse of chi-blockers. They can't bind it like they did in the last episode because the avatar state is too powerful for that (a la wind/fire/water/earth barrier) and they can't surprise attack it while she charges up because they don't have the range that benders do through their bending to actually hurt/kill it. This is even assuming korra would be stupid enough to whip out the avatar state at all to begin with.

Killing the avatar to ensure bending is ultimately gone from the world forever is a good theory, but it just can't happen.

Corn Wrote:

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Is there anything about nonbenders being able to redirect lightning by any chance?

I mean, it is a possibility. Mako>>>>Amon>>>Korra>>>crap.

Takebacker Wrote:

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I severely doubt it unless the theory about amon actually being a bender is true and in that exact situation, where his first use of bending is to redirect lightning at korra, the shock value would be enormous. The point in such a thing (killing the avatar with redirected lightning) for the writers would be nothing other than to end the avatar series forever though right? I don't see the point in killing the avatar line.

Polantaris Wrote:

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Remember that the only reason Aang survived Azula's attack is because Katara's mystical water saved him. In fact, it was speculated for a long time between Season 2's finale to Season 3's that the Avatar Cycle was indeed broken because Aang did die momentarily (Noted by his spiritual self falling to the planet right after Aang was hit). It was believed for a while that he had lost the ability to enter the Avatar State and that the Avatar Cycle was broken by Azula, even though Aang was revived.

Abbeh Wrote:

 This.

I was looking for screencaps correlating to this. A friend of mine always threw a huge fuss because the Avatar Cycle was shown to be broken at this point, and it doesn't come back until the very end of the series, when it shows the scene of him with all of the past avatars lighting up one by one behind him. The connection to all of the past avatars was cut off when he "died," which I guess was displayed by the same scene at the time, but with all of the past Avatars disappearing/darkening behind him. I can't find it anywhere though and my friend might have just been crazy, but he always made a huge fuss about how the story was "incorrect" when Aang is seeking the advice of all of the past avatars on how to deal with Ozai without killing him, because at the time, the cycle was still broken.

Nion Wrote:

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I just noticed; chi-blocking somewhat derived from Ty Lee's and the Kyoshi Warrior's style right?
Could they be the ones who "accidently" started this group or something?

I remembered Avatar Kyoshi taught the Da Li and yeah...

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Bolin and Korra burping out loud and the people sitting next to them made me lol hard.

TrueBlitz Wrote:

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I'm not a huge fan of romance episodes this early, but I'm glad it's out of the way. It's kinda cliched with the whole love triangle thing. Seeing Mako & Korra kiss and Bolin witnessing it wasn't a bit surprise. I did laugh at Bolin's reaction to it out loud even though I was suppose to feel sad.

Razmos Wrote:

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If i was Korra i'd totally be going for Bolin. what the hell woman.