[TV] The Legend of Korra - Page 207

There's still the issue of the Earth Kingdom under disarray. Wouldn't surprise me if the Dai Li are the next major villains where they establish order that draws parallelism to Soviet Russia. A former kingdom that'll attempt to take back Republic City while Korra is still in a weakened state.

Zaheer will most likely have his bending taken away. The way I see it, he'll make a cameo, but he won't play a major part.

I think the Red Lotus will serve as a looming threat in the beginning of Book 4, and then the plot will move on to something else.

I like the Dai Li idea.

I think if you're right that the next season will be them moving toward not needing an avatar, the ending actually is very strong with the way Jinora and the airbenders saved Korra because it shows that the world doesn't NEED the avatar to save them from the big bad guy. Even mostly novice airbenders, when working together, can save the world. I think that, if that really is the direction they are headed (which I think is a very good possibility that you're right), then I think that will be the lasting impact of this episode, not that Korra got saved. That ordinary people can matter too in the grand scheme of things.

The last two episodes had some epic bending fights.
I really liked how clever Mako and Suyin were in their fights vs Ming-Hua and P'Li, respectively. I wasn't sure why Mako didn't lightning bend when fighting Ming-Hua in the first place, but I suppose it did give the fight some dramatic buildup. I thought Beifong vs P'Li fight would end with someone pulling a Bolin (a piece of rock or metal hitting P'Li straight in the forehead); but Suyin converting her breastplate into a face mask, right as P'Li started her explosion, was the highlight of the episode for me.
The Zaheer-Korra fight was really entertaining too. Zaheer's evasive fighting vs. Korra's rage enduced force was like yin vs yang.

While I would have preferred a darker ending to this season, I can live with the one given. I suppose I am ok with Korra living, because she didn't get out of the situation unharmed (I am not a fan of superman plot armor). I am even ok with Zaheer keeping Tenzin alive. I think Zaheer could have done the same trap with either of Tenzin's siblings (as they were both out of it), but I suppose it let the show still be a kids show and give Zaheer reason behind his moves. However, I was not ok with Jinora knowing that the poison afflicting Korra was metal. If I recall correctly, no one mentioned that it was a metal. Jinora probably didn't even know that the Red Lotus member was a metal bender. The poison could have very well been a liquid, but she seems to somehow know it was a metal. All that aside, the season was enjoyable. I hope Zaheer returns next season, as he was an interesting antagonist.

Yeah, the more I think about it, the more I'm convinced this is where they are heading.

For example, Zaheer's line "Korra, the last Avatar" is heavy foreshadowing to me. One can even read between the lines and extrapolate further (and go somewhat crackpot) to say the title gives it away. You know, The Legend of Korra, the last Avatar.

Anyway... I do think Ming-Hua and Ghazan are dead. Avatar isn't always explicit on deaths, think Jet for instance. Also, Avatar's wiki says Zaheer is the last surviving member of the "elite group".

killing off 3 of the red lotus members