[TV] The Legend of Korra - Page 78

I think she can't go avatar state yet because her spiritual side is severely lacking.

Unless he did kill the drivers and it wasn't mentioned. Such a good episode this week but I'm really disappointed by the police. I mean, it was supposed to be Toph's super special task force right? You'd think that at least someone in the force would be like "Hey, I'm not ok with jailing innocent people and listening to this council that the last avatar's son and the current avatar are clearly against."

What is Aang trying to tell Korra. How did he defeat the bloodbender?
Or maybe he's trying to say that you have to bend your own body more than the bloodbender can bend yours. That was how Katara released herself from Hama's bloodbender without making any movements.

And why is Tarlock so into making more nonbenders into angry equalists?

Why did Tarlock not kill Korra? The fight was a bit reminiscent of Star Wars fights like when Windu confronts the Emperor and they find out for the first time that the emperor can actually fight and that he's been using them to gain power. Then Korra's about to kick the emperor's butt until deus ex machina bloodbending/anakin comes in.

the episode floored me. such a good way to set up for further character growth of Korra, with an exciting way of exposing some of Tarlock's power set. I'm definitely looking forward to the jailbreak stories of Mako, Brolin, and Asami, as well as the probable spiritual development of Korra in exile.

I thought it was kinda interesting that for being from a waterbender tribe, Korra's natural tendencies as a bender are towards earth and fire, but i suppose that matches her personality too. I feel like the only time she's really utilized water bending to the highest extent was largely in the arena (during matches and a little after for healing). Facing off against Tarlock with large source of water and she didn't even bother to use her waterbending to slow or reverse the ice darts or use the water against him in general seemed like questionable decision making on her part, but i think it also goes to show her immaturity as an Avatar: though she has mastered three elements individually, I don't feel like she is as experienced with using water in synergy with the other two elements as she is with simply fire and earth. At least, not in the sense when she's the one doing the bending of all three elements, as we've seen in the arena she works well with Brolin/Mako's earth/firebendings.

I look forward to the point in the story where we shall see more waterbending as she develops the spiritual side of Avatar-ness in addition to the inevitable mastery of airbending. I'd also love to see her further develop her mastery over fire and earth to include some more unique uses, since Aang himself also did learn how to handle lightning (at least to the extent of redirection) and also the seismography that Toph and Lin both are shown using. In that regard, I was impressed with Korra displaying her fire-breath ability (shout-outs to Uncle Iroh!) maybe she'll get blue-flame upgrade later on?

how Tarlock is able to bloodbend without a full moon, let alone know how to bloodbend at all

With the recent flashback showing Yakone being in someways related to a Blood Bender, it feels like Aang is trying to tell Korra something about Tarlok and his motivations. It doesn't seem like he's just some power hungry guy.

What's interesting is that Yakone is handcuffed. If he's blood bending, he's doing it just by looking. There's gotta be more to it than this.

yeah but that's what she's going to work on while she's sitting tied up and lacking doesn't mean she's unable. It just means she's a stubborn derp that relies to much on being boisterous and physical and aggressive all the time, as you can see in...well every single other episode before this one where she's finally starting to show some restraint. for um. the first half anyway.