The Legend of Korra

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I love examples of continuity / preservation of detail like this.

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In other words, is he blocking people bending out of fear?
Well seeing Amon first works it does seem like it takes way longer than now and pretty much all of his victims are somewhat terrified.

Think, it's a documented thing that people can convince themselves of anything being true.

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But something tells me that Korra loses her bending in the season finale, then her friends and that chick end up in seclusion, trying to train. Meanwhile, Korra goes on a journey of self discovery, with losing her beinding being the catalyst needed for her to get in touch with the spirit side. She finally gets to meet with spirit-Aang, and through him she goes out on a journey to recover/re-learn her bending, and it takes us through all sorts of loose threads left opened by the last series (such as what happened to Zuko and Mai, and what became of Suki/whatshisface/Tai-Lee, and of Ozai and Azula?) It'll also expose some more details of the politics of the world post-Aang.

Yay pointless speculation.
someone's gonna need to keep me in the loop as to what happens over the next few months. =x

I love examples of continuity / preservation of detail like this.



Think, it's a documented thing that people can convince themselves of anything being true.

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But something tells me that Korra loses her bending in the season finale, then her friends and that chick end up in seclusion, trying to train. Meanwhile, Korra goes on a journey of self discovery, with losing her beinding being the catalyst needed for her to get in touch with the spirit side. She finally gets to meet with spirit-Aang, and through him she goes out on a journey to recover/re-learn her bending, and it takes us through all sorts of loose threads left opened by the last series (such as what happened to Zuko and Mai, and what became of Suki/whatshisface/Tai-Lee, and of Ozai and Azula?) It'll also expose some more details of the politics of the world post-Aang.

Yay pointless speculation.
someone's gonna need to keep me in the loop as to what happens over the next few months. =x

I feel like that would be something the writers could do if they really waned to extend the series beyond 2 seasons. Seeing as they have had this planned out for 2 seasons, I doubt that she'll lose her bending. I do think that she will get the avatar state and Amon will GTFO and start season 2 with a vengeance.

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I found this in the interwebs. Real or not?

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I really do hope that the loss of bending is only temporary.

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Iroh's voice really really doesn't match the character. the actors voice worked with Zuko because he was a kid, it doesn't work with this new Iroh.

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I was instantly displeased that they reused the voice actor. It's okay when it's a different world made by the same people, but no one has exactly the same voice, and to use it again for this Iroh is stupid.

On a related note, I had no idea Naga was a girl.

How? Korra calls Naga "Good Girl" all the time.

The lieutenant guy is kind of useless. He was only cool in episode 3 when he electrocuted Mako and Bolin.

He had an awesome fight scene in Episode 6 as well, when Amon takes over the Pro-Bending Arena. Him and some of his guys vs Korra + Lin, was a great fight.

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I found it odd that Lin thought roping the Lieutenant's Lightning Rods was a good idea on Air Temple Island. She should have known better.

Lin shows that, as I said earlier, having sole portions of their armor on their feet is stupid. She could have stopped that if she didn't use them.

Naga owning the Lieutenant was awesome. "MUSTACHE GUY! *BAM!*"

My only problem with the idea of the Insight blocking is that how did he create that fear in the first place? No one knew about it until he did it to that one guy...it wasn't even a thought of anyone's. I suppose it's possible, but I would figure there would have needed to be a thought of the possibility.

With so many major characters losing their bending combined with the different form that Amon uses...it wouldn't surprise me if it is indeed temporary.

Actually that might make sense, as in they haven't got their bending taken but blocked.


Because she wasn't barefoot, really agree with people with the silly ways of that police, not using earth bending and using shoes.

But still, vibrations travel through metal too and should be able to be sensed too. Depending on the rate that vibrations travel through differnt materials, maybe even better sensing. I just find it weird that a senser gets surprised in an episode when she should have at least sensed someone was coming, while a non-senser (Tenzin) just turns around and owns the guy. I mean Toph could sense, although the view was fuzzy, through sand, but she could still sense something at least.

But still, vibrations travel through metal too and should be able to be sensed too. Depending on the rate that vibrations travel through differnt materials, maybe even better sensing. I just find it weird that a senser gets surprised in an episode when she should have at least sensed someone was coming, while a non-senser (Tenzin) just turns around and owns the guy. I mean Toph could sense, although the view was fuzzy, through sand, but she could still sense something at least.

Uh hello, have you seen that stache Tenzin has?

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I was instantly displeased that they reused the voice actor. It's okay when it's a different world made by the same people, but no one has exactly the same voice, and to use it again for this Iroh is stupid.

I thought it was rather misleading.

Am I the only person not that bothered by the fact that they reused the voice actor? I find it strange, but I am so excited that Iroh entered the show that I can move past it. I hope he inherited his family's power and technique, while also having Uncle Iroh's sense of humor (too much to ask, I know).

A thought just occurred to me. So far we have only ever seen people lose their bending, but we have yet to hear or see a non-bender become a bender.

Just an interesting thought.

A thought just occurred to me. So far we have only ever seen people lose their bending, but we have yet to hear or see a non-bender become a bender.

Just an interesting thought.

The first ever benders were non-benders who learned from moles/dragons/air bisons/the moon.

I know that the first benders were taught, but if so, what makes non-benders any different now? Wouldn't they also be able to learn bending?

I guess they just don't care/don't even know that the first benders were taught/they are dumb.

But still, vibrations travel through metal too and should be able to be sensed too. Depending on the rate that vibrations travel through differnt materials, maybe even better sensing. I just find it weird that a senser gets surprised in an episode when she should have at least sensed someone was coming, while a non-senser (Tenzin) just turns around and owns the guy. I mean Toph could sense, although the view was fuzzy, through sand, but she could still sense something at least.

Since he's an Airbender, he could have easily been alarmed by a change in wind. The fact that it effected his mighty stache could just be an effect. Honestly, we don't know what kind of senses Airbenders have in terms of air movement, they could have skill similar to Earthbenders, but with Air.

Am I the only person not that bothered by the fact that they reused the voice actor? I find it strange, but I am so excited that Iroh entered the show that I can move past it. I hope he inherited his family's power and technique, while also having Uncle Iroh's sense of humor (too much to ask, I know).

I like the idea of Iroh, and the fact that Zuko honored his uncle with him, but to use the same voice for two major characters is stupid. When it's minor characters you can get past it, but it's a big deal with major characters. It honestly threw me out of the show for a bit, because that kind of reuse throws realism out the window. It's like when TV Shows reuse the same actor for characters. If you've watched the entire show, it throws you off and destroys realism because you KNOW that person was also someone else, who was completely unrelated. It's like they needed someone last second so they called someone random on a list of people.

I guess they just don't care/don't even know that the first benders were taught/they are dumb.

There was an argument made that the ability to be able to bend is genetic; I would agree with that argument. Firstly, Aang's son Bumi is apparently a non-bender. Strange since his mother is a Waterbender and his father is an Airbender (it's noted that all Air Nomads could Airbend, however). There's also the fact that a Firebender can't become and Earthbender and so on. Sure you can learn the theory behind bending, but I imagine it requires a specific gene to actually execute bending.

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I found it odd that Lin thought roping the Lieutenant's Lightning Rods was a good idea on Air Temple Island. She should have known better.

Lin shows that, as I said earlier, having sole portions of their armor on their feet is stupid. She could have stopped that if she didn't use them.

Naga owning the Lieutenant was awesome. "MUSTACHE GUY! *BAM!*"

My only problem with the idea of the Insight blocking is that how did he create that fear in the first place? No one knew about it until he did it to that one guy...it wasn't even a thought of anyone's. I suppose it's possible, but I would figure there would have needed to be a thought of the possibility.

With so many major characters losing their bending combined with the different form that Amon uses...it wouldn't surprise me if it is indeed temporary.

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>Yeah... that one was just a pure /facepalm.

>Firstly, I would imagine that not all of the Metalbending Police can use seismic sense. Secondly, I also am certain that while Lin is a talented Earth/Metalbender, she didn't inherit all of her mother's prowess. The two occasions she has been shown using seismic sense she had to lift her foot and strike the ground. That is never shown for Toph. So she probably cannot sense as well as Toph, and that makes sense. Lin can see, Toph could not. Toph had to use seismic sense.

>So many major characters? As of right now only two: Tarrlok and Lin. The rest have been shoved aside/are not major. Nonetheless I do agree that it is probably temporary.

There was an argument made that the ability to be able to bend is genetic; I would agree with that argument. Firstly, Aang's son Bumi is apparently a non-bender. Strange since his mother is a Waterbender and his father is an Airbender (it's noted that all Air Nomads could Airbend, however). There's also the fact that a Firebender can't become and Earthbender and so on. Sure you can learn the theory behind bending, but I imagine it requires a specific gene to actually execute bending.

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>Yeah... that one was just a pure /facepalm.

>Firstly, I would imagine that not all of the Metalbending Police can use seismic sense. Secondly, I also am certain that while Lin is a talented Earth/Metalbender, she didn't inherit all of her mother's prowess. The two occasions she has been shown using seismic sense she had to lift her foot and strike the ground. That is never shown for Toph. So she probably cannot sense as well as Toph, and that makes sense. Lin can see, Toph could not. Toph had to use seismic sense.

>So many major characters? As of right now only two: Tarrlok and Lin. The rest have been shoved aside/are not major. Nonetheless I do agree that it is probably temporary.

For the Air Bending part: If I remember correctly, it was mentioned that you are taken away from your parents to become an Air Nomad. So by that information we can assume that they determine who is an Air Bender before making them an Air Nomad.

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As for the Metalbending Police....maybe not all of them are that good, however they also don't even Earthbend at all. They throw away half of their abilities. Toph was so great because she combined the two. Lin even kicked some major ass when combining the two in the last episode, and the only reason she lost was because she made that stupid blunder with the Lightning Rods. She was winning before then.

The reason she lifts her foot to do Sensing is because she has to open the metal casing first. It's probably a ton easier to do it when the foot is in the air rather than when your foot is already plastered into the ground.

Characters like the opposite Pro-Bending team likely would have been important characters had they not lost their bending so quickly. Even though that guy was a jackass (The leader of the winners), he was still a skilled bender and would likely have been a powerful ally should he have kept his bending. There's other people like that. Most characters who lost their bending never had time to develop into major characters.

For the Air Bending part: If I remember correctly, it was mentioned that you are taken away from your parents to become an Air Nomad. So by that information we can assume that they determine who is an Air Bender before making them an Air Nomad.

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As for the Metalbending Police....maybe not all of them are that good, however they also don't even Earthbend at all. They throw away half of their abilities. Toph was so great because she combined the two. Lin even kicked some major ass when combining the two in the last episode, and the only reason she lost was because she made that stupid blunder with the Lightning Rods. She was winning before then.

The reason she lifts her foot to do Sensing is because she has to open the metal casing first. It's probably a ton easier to do it when the foot is in the air rather than when your foot is already plastered into the ground.

Characters like the opposite Pro-Bending team likely would have been important characters had they not lost their bending so quickly. Even though that guy was a jackass (The leader of the winners), he was still a skilled bender and would likely have been a powerful ally should he have kept his bending. There's other people like that. Most characters who lost their bending never had time to develop into major characters.

Hmm, I would think they took them away from their already Air Nomad parents, as in they only take people who are already in their tribe to begin with.

Anyway, did Toph learn Earthbending completely from the Badgermoles, or did she just get better at it through her interaction with them?

Hmm, I would think they took them away from their already Air Nomad parents, as in they only take people who are already in their tribe to begin with.

Anyway, did Toph learn Earthbending completely from the Badgermoles, or did she just get better at it through her interaction with them?

I think she trained with them, however it wasn't really explained much. She mentioned learning it by "seeing" them do it, and I figure she trained with them when she could.

For the Air Bending part: If I remember correctly, it was mentioned that you are taken away from your parents to become an Air Nomad. So by that information we can assume that they determine who is an Air Bender before making them an Air Nomad.

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As for the Metalbending Police....maybe not all of them are that good, however they also don't even Earthbend at all. They throw away half of their abilities. Toph was so great because she combined the two. Lin even kicked some major ass when combining the two in the last episode, and the only reason she lost was because she made that stupid blunder with the Lightning Rods. She was winning before then.

The reason she lifts her foot to do Sensing is because she has to open the metal casing first. It's probably a ton easier to do it when the foot is in the air rather than when your foot is already plastered into the ground.

Characters like the opposite Pro-Bending team likely would have been important characters had they not lost their bending so quickly. Even though that guy was a jackass (The leader of the winners), he was still a skilled bender and would likely have been a powerful ally should he have kept his bending. There's other people like that. Most characters who lost their bending never had time to develop into major characters.

On Airbending: "The "Avatar Extras" stated that all Air Nomads are airbenders. This would make the Nomads the only group with every individual being a bender. The creators also explain this is due to bending coming from spirituality."

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>Obviously.

>I'm fairly certain there's no need to raise her foot in preparation for some sort of death strike to just remove her "shoes." If anything, she does it to hit the ground for more vibrations. That is the opposite of what Toph did as she just felt all other vibrations rather than creating her own (except that one time she was in a metal box).

>Does that not apply to all minor characters in movies/books/shows? "They could've been a major player if only ________."
To be honest, I didn't even think whats-his-face of the opposing Pro-Bending team was that great. Because he cheated so much, it gave him the illusion of being superior. But really, I'm certain in a pure waterbending duel, Korra would've won.

On Toph: I'm sure there's all sorts of exceptions. Because Toph is blind, she has similar conditions to Badgermoles so that may have given her some sort of boost (?) to just learn it naturally. Again, Aang's family is probably the biggest "evidence" that bending is genetic since one of his children is a Waterbender, the other an Airbender, and the third a non-bender.

On Airbending: "The "Avatar Extras" stated that all Air Nomads are airbenders. This would make the Nomads the only group with every individual being a bender. The creators also explain this is due to bending coming from spirituality."

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>Obviously.

>I'm fairly certain there's no need to raise her foot in preparation for some sort of death strike to just remove her "shoes." If anything, she does it to hit the ground for more vibrations. That is the opposite of what Toph did as she just felt all other vibrations rather than creating her own (except that one time she was in a metal box).

>Does that not apply to all minor characters in movies/books/shows? "They could've been a major player if only ________."
To be honest, I didn't even think whats-his-face of the opposing Pro-Bending team was that great. Because he cheated so much, it gave him the illusion of being superior. But really, I'm certain in a pure waterbending duel, Korra would've won.

On Toph: I'm sure there's all sorts of exceptions. Because Toph is blind, she has similar conditions to Badgermoles so that may have given her some sort of boost (?) to just learn it naturally. Again, Aang's family is probably the biggest "evidence" that bending is genetic since one of his children is a Waterbender, the other an Airbender, and the third a non-bender.

Oh I didn't know the Avatar Extras thing mentioned that. I tried to avoid it because it mostly gave useless information or spoiled things for people who haven't seen it all yet.

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Except that many times Toph had to touch the ground with her hands to detect things, to sense hidden structures and the like. She didn't just stand there and go "Oh there's tunnels down there!" She used her hands as well to gain extra sensing.

It doesn't really ally to all minor characters in movies/books/shows. Most of the time they are not forcibly removed of their abilities, they just choose to go separate ways.