Legend of Korra Season 3

[sj4iy]

I think it's also the lack of an adhesive group like team Aang had. Then again they aren't forced into such a small unit so it's trickier,

It's the supporting characters who tend to shine eg Bumi, the little snotty airbender kid and that mad enterpeneur from season 2. Tenzin stands out by far as the strongest of the main cast. Can't believe I never realised it was JK Simmons providing the voice - that's probably a large part of why the character shines,

I guess I'm just sad that I don't like it as much as TLA. I think another problem with Korra is that it isn't nearly as funny, and takes itself more seriously.

I will still watch it and enjoy it, of course, but I have different expectations for it.

[dokratrO]

I'm not worried about the characters becoming too powerful. Lets be honest, from what we've seen so far, tLA-era Zuko or Katara would wipe the floor with any of the Korra characters.

[Summerfell]

Love that Zuko has finally showed up. If I'm honest, I care more about the dead characters (Aang, etc) or those related to the dead characters than about Korra or her friends. Either they should have made it further out without so many references to the past, or they should have made it a direct sequel- I think they haven't found a good middle ground, b/c the character we are supposed to like the most is not nearly as interesting as the characters around her. I'm also worried that everyone is getting too powerful...all of the sudden, in 50 years time, there are a lot of metal benders, blood benders, etc...something that never existed before Aang's time. I preferred it when people weren't all powerful.

Anyway, diatribe over, I look forward to this.

The way I look at metal bending is that it would be really hard to invent, but once invented it would be at least slightly easier to teach to others. Plus, I get the impression that the metal bender cops are a very elite and smallish force. I haven't read them, but I know Toph starts a metal bending school in the comics. I get your general point, though--I probably most felt this way when we had that powerplant scene with Mako shooting lightning.

[red snow]

The way I look at metal bending is that it would be really hard to invent, but once invented it would be at least slightly easier to teach to others. Plus, I get the impression that the metal bender cops are a very elite and smallish force. I haven't read them, but I know Toph starts a metal bending school in the comics. I get your general point, though--I probably most felt this way when we had that powerplant scene with Mako shooting lightning.

I agree with the "it's hard until someone tries it" theory. Also it seems the cops specialise in metal bending to the point I wonder if being able to metal bend means you go to the academy. And with Toph's daughter in charge you have a second generation metal bender who knows how to pass the knowledge on.

I got the impression there were firebenders who specialise in the electric bending art for industrial purposes.

The "too powerful" thing is a tricky one to balance but if it leads to better stories I'm fine with it. It could leave Korra wondering if she's even that special anymore.

[Kalbear]

That's one of the things I love about Korra - that these 'super cool things' that people learned in the first ATLA are actually taught and passed on. This isn't arcane super powerful whatever - this is knowledge that is teachable. Bloodbending is one, metalbending another. And that's sweet.

[The Drunkard]

Not a fan of the trailer, but I might finish season 2 now.

[baxus]

I know but metal bending was only discovered during the first show so it is a new one for the avatar and the potential double-benders to play with. That and not every earth/fire/water bender can use the secondary forms.

It's not double bending or new elements, it's bending one element in a very specific way.

earth - metal

fire - lightning

water - blood

It takes a very powerful and/or skilful bender to access the secondary form, as you call it. Of course not everyone can do it.

If I remember correctly, in A-TLA only Iroh, Zuko and Zuko's sister could bend lightning, only Katara and that woman in the swamp could blood-bend and only Toff could bend metal.

[Minaku]

What Baxus said, except I believe that the secondary bending abilities are the more powerful, purified bending abilities. Like distilling alcohol to make it stronger. First, you need pure talent; second, you need the fortitude and concentration to do the bending, because you're manipulating parts of the element within the bent object. We haven't seen what the secondary version of airbending is. Weatherbending, perhaps?

There are, in all likelihood, more forms of secondary bending that exist for each element, and secondary bending skills that cross over or should be equally accessible to powerful benders of each element. We've seen swampbending and sandbending. Mudbending should be both earth and water accessible. Cloudbending should be in the realm of air and water. I can't think of other combos right now but I'm sure there are plenty.

The trailer was 100% squee for me. It does look as if the Avatar world is moving towards giving bending to everyone.

[red snow]

I think we're all in agreement on how the bending works. I didn't mean to sound like it was a unique form of bending but it is a form of the existing bending that isn't a given to a bender eg not all firebenders can bend electricity but all electricity benders can bend fire. So it is an off-shoot of fire.

I think I've mentioned this on the Korra threads before but I wonder what the airbenders additional bending form is? I think someone suggested spirit-bending as a possibility although it seemed like the villainous water bender from season 2 could do that as well.

The swampbenders could also control plant life which i guess is a form of blood-bending. It was also far rarer.

That's one of the things I love about Korra - that these 'super cool things' that people learned in the first ATLA are actually taught and passed on. This isn't arcane super powerful whatever - this is knowledge that is teachable. Bloodbending is one, metalbending another. And that's sweet.

I like the parallels with the culture's technology too. It seems technology and bending can work hand in hand. It's hard to metal bend before someone can refine metal. Seeing people bend electricity probably has people thinking "we could use this". It just takes a talented bender to come up with some new form of the basic bending elements.

[Calibandar]

Cool trailer.

Went on to look for the episode summaries over the Legend of Korra blog. Skimmed them s I didn't read the spoilers but it seems like a show that heads into a somewhat different direction, and the episodes seem very strong. Apparently there's a group of 4 powerful benders that are the "enemy" this time around, at least for the first portion of the show.

Question: Any ideas on who the guy in the prison is? He's shown working out in it, with tattoos on his back, and later there is a shot of him ( long grey hair) breaking the gate of his prison whilst three guys clad in blue stand before it.

[Tellus Explorer]

@Calibander

I think he might be the main Antagonist of this coming season. Maybe an exiled airbender?

[Calibandar]

I see some speculation elsewhere that the character in the jail cell might be the same Earthbender we later see lavabending.

[Tellus Explorer]

I see some speculation elsewhere that the character in the jail cell might be the same Earthbender we later see lavabending.

Yeah, but wasn't he airbending to escape the prison?

(I've never dissected a trailer like this :blushing: )

[Calibandar]

I found this video by Korraspirit on Youtube that has character profiles for 10 new characters in season 3. It's deduced from the leaked episodes so needless to say you will be spoiled by watching this. Of course I don't mind these sort of minor spoilers. It did answer my question about the airbender/earthbender character. Somewhat.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOgQPh0ATrM

[Tellus Explorer]

I found this video by Korraspirit on Youtube that has character profiles for 10 new characters in season 3. It's deduced from the leaked episodes so needless to say you will be spoiled by watching this. Of course I don't mind these sort of minor spoilers. It did answer my question about the airbender/earthbender character. Somewhat.

Wow, thanks man! :D yeah spoilers don't bother me anyway lol

I'll watch it then get back to you

[Calibandar]

So there seems to be a group of 4 villains, The Combustion Woman, the powerful female waterbender whose arms were cut off, Zaheer the airbender, and an unnamed Earthbender.

If you go here:

http://imgur.com/a/ZOGPu

You can see that the Earthbender guy is the one with the tattoo's, and he is the one later shown lavabending, so that all makes sense. The only thing that isn't clear to me yet if is if this powerful Earthbender from the trailer, is also the Eartbender that is part of their group of 4 villains. Because he is not mentioned by name once in the recaps of those 4 episodes, yet he seems to be a fairly grand figure.

Edit: And after some further research the answer is that yes, that Earthbender is part of the group of 4. An awesome collection, let it begin.

[Tellus Explorer]

I like how some characters from Aang:TLA are being incorporated......

Also I :wub: Su Ji already

:p

[felice]

You can see that the Earthbender guy is the one with the tattoo's, and he is the one later shown lavabending, so that all makes sense.

Well, except it means the four primary bending types aren't actually solid, liquid, gas, and plasma bending like I thought, since lava's a liquid, not a solid. Or maybe not; apparent the stuff has some weird properties, so maybe it's viscous enough to count as a solid for bending purposes?

[andrew_]

Only just saw the trailer now, I'm blown away :crying: (tears of joy). I grew up watching TLA, so this show has a very special place in my heart. First season of Korra for me was perfect, second season wasn't amazing imo but still was serviceable. From the trailer all I got was Zuko on a dragon, I went numb after that.

I'll just leave this here...http://24.media.tumblr.com/13363b4ffaac5c1707fefb5a1200ee86/tumblr_n15bcbXzAP1rpw9gio8_r1_500.gif

[Summerfell]

Hmmm, I don't think I'm going to watch/read any of the stuff derived from the leaked episodes, but the group of powerful antagonist benders was definitely implied in the trailer, anyway. Hopefully they are fleshed out well, they seem pretty awesome.

I got the impression there were firebenders who specialise in the electric bending art for industrial purposes.

The "too powerful" thing is a tricky one to balance but if it leads to better stories I'm fine with it. It could leave Korra wondering if she's even that special anymore.

I was mostly kinda annoyed with the idea that Mako was some sort of firebending prodigy when we had that whole plotline of Zuko learning how to control lightning in the first series. Personally I just think Mako was one of the most ill-conceived characters in the series. <_<

I definitely agree with the fact that Korra is probably going to be 'less special' if other people can bend multiple elements. That was part of the reason I postulated that some people might even get more than two (though I doubt that will actually happen)--if another individual can control all four elements, then at this point they are essentially another avatar because Korra never regained her connection with the past avatar lives if I remember correctly. Of course, Korra has the advantage of years of training and I believe it was implied that the avatar line will still regenerate after she dies, but still.

After season 2 I'm pretty confused about how the avatar state works. It was explained in previous seasons that the power of the avatar state is based on gaining all the knowledge and power of the past lives. But didn't Wan go into the avatar state, even though he doesn't have any past lives? Does Raava count as one big, powerful past life? Unless I'm misinterpreting and the avatar state is an inherent power boost that just also allows avatars to access their past knowledge. Also, didn't Korra use the avatar state after disconnecting from Raava? She also managed to keep all four bending abilities after being separated. As far as I can tell the only thing she lost when she lost Raava was the connection to the past lives. I would've thought that meant she couldn't go into the avatar state, but it isn't clear. :dunno:

Anyway, some other crackpotty predictions--possibly, when Korra lost her connection to the past avatars, that knowledge dissipated into the masses, which is why some benders who presumably only just got their abilities seem so powerful. Maybe that airbending kid is important because he's the one who has a connection to Aang :laugh: