Avatar: The Last Airbender + Legend of Korra

If you could choose what kind of Bender you'd be. What element would you choose?

  • Waterbender

    Votes: 20 29.9%

  • Earthbender

    Votes: 13 19.4%

  • Firebender

    Votes: 22 32.8%

  • Airbender

    Votes: 10 14.9%

  • Non-Bender

    Votes: 2 3.0%
  • Total voters
    67
i really shouldn't bother trying to bring logic into a series where people can control the elements with martial arts moves

but using water for arms would be pointless for holding onto much. freezing it into ice would probably make it too heavy to hold anything, and if you're swinging from beams like that person in the recent episode did, the impact would shatter the ice (and also you wouldn't have any friction, that's another thing)
 
I'm pretty sure that people who control these elements can alter the composition and behavior of the elements to suit their needs.
 
It will be over about the first week of August, then. I wonder if a similar thing will happen for book 4. As for whether or not it's rushed, it is on the Friday night death slot. They're not going to cancel it, but book 2 probably didn't impact the network's ratings as much as hoped.
 
It's a shame stuff like this happens yet Nick feels the need to marathon Spongebob every other night. I think part of this is due to the leaks, which I understand. But the leaks only went up to episode six. After that, you can go back to the regular pace.
 
It's not as extreme as the entire fourth season of Arrested Development being released at the same time. Afaik, that was done in response to how people often take in shows as Netflix/DVD marathons these days, rather than the more traditional one-episode-at-a-time method. I feel like the thinking behind rapidly doling out the new Korra episodes might be similar: they know everyone wants to dig into the new season, and they've got it done, so rather than sitting on it, they're movin' it. Hell, even Avatar: The Last Airbender gave up the gradual-release game at the end and gave us the final four episodes all at once (or at least they did in Canada).

Or they're doing it so that it doesn't spill over once the summer ends and force them to work the fall lineup around it, but that's a more cynical take of it.
 
Episode 4 and 5 just aired.

Yes! We're starting to learn about Lin's backstory. Not a fan of bitchy in thpugh. She's acting like such a jerk. Why do you do this to Naga? We'll probably find out more in the coming episodes. I need to know about the family drama! Hoping we find out who the fathers for Lin and her sister are. Also, Toph may still be alive. I think we may see her in Book 4.

I want to know the motive behind our villains. My theory is that they were the ones who killed Aang. They seem to hate the avatar, were locked up by Aang's friends, and they want to kill Korra too. I'm probably wrong, but t's just an idea. Also notice that Sokka was one of the ones who imprisoned the four (yay Sokka name drop)? Notice how he's not around anymore? I wouldn't be surprised if Zaheer killed him as well.

Fight scenes were good, but I hope this isn't the last we see of Zuko and the twins. Unfortunately, all the Zuko scenes from the trailer have already been seen. Still holding out though.

I think the Earth King is likely to hold a grudge. She did just theaten to declare war on korra. We'll just have to see where that leads. On that note, the Dai LI, catacombs, and Lake Laogai got me really nostalgic. It was like Avatar Book 2 all over again.

Opal X Bolin. I guarantee there will be fanart by the time I wake up tomorrow.

Also, MOTHERFUCKING VARRICK!
 
There seems a better balance between the overall story arcs and the specific episodic goings on in this season (unlike season 2, which just careened headlong from show to show more often than not). Also...

Woo Lin! Woo Varrick! Woo Toph being alive! Woooo!

It'd be cool if she makes an entrance during a fight with the evil Team Avatar. In the meantime, I hope Korra and the gang will stay in metal city for a couple episodes. Like how they were in Ba Sing Se for only a bit: not too short, not too long, just the right amount to feed the interest/nostalgia (love the Lake Laogai memories) and keep the plot rolling. Anyway, I feel like we won't find out who Toph's baby daddies were, but to me, that's a good thing: it seems like Toph's style to raise her girls alone and not even feel it was worth telling them who helped her make 'em.

I feel like it's very plausible that the evil team killed Aang: they tried to kidnap Korra soon after she had been identified, so maybe they wanted to raise her as their own personal Avatar, for one reason or another - but obviously that ship's sailed now, so their new plan would be to kill her like Aang, thus forcing the cycle along again and giving them another chance to get the next baby Avatar.

The only downside... I miss Mako's scarf.
 
You now how in the premiere Bolin made that joke about finding his grandmother? He ended that joke with "then she dies". Well, they did meet their grandmother.

Please don't die.
 
Well, Mako would get the scarf back then...

Maybe the evil queen will have it delivered after she kidnaps their big ol' family as a way to try to get to Korra.