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The Korra discussion, this isn't an activity but more a side activity if anyone feels like discussing it. "Why is it made in this club?" you may ask, simple Meta asked if he could.

Okay so thoughts on this season, it is early but for now I'm liking it more than the 2nd book of Korra. I hated all the extra teenage girl crap otherwise known as romance problems that was taking up a bunch of the show. For now it looks like that isn't a large issue so I'm glad.
Air benders appearing randomly, I am a bit disappointed that Bumi isn't just a human now but I do like the fact that there is an evil air bender.

And Zuko is alive with a bloody dragon, awesome. I liked his retelling of the time he hired sparky sparky boom man to kill Aang, almost like it is a fond memory to him now.

 

Exactly, the romance aspect was way too overplayed in the last Korra. Aang was never like this, granted that was a relatively younger cast as a whole but still, having the great hero worrying more about her love life was boring as all hell to watch. That kind of drama is not needed in this franchise [or anywhere as far as I'm concerned] and it felt out of place.

I agree with you there, attempting to force them into joining is definitely the wrong move. They are basically using the conscription method. They need those willing to join, the air nation weren't self absorbed people so they really should only be looking for those that want to join without the 'benefits' that Tenzin was talking about. I think making a whole new air nation could be interesting because they are the beginning of the culture, I wonder what they'd choose for themselves.
I'm also a little confused as to why air bending is so easy to earth benders. All reported new air benders have been earth nation citizens, yet in the original Aang had a lot of trouble with that element. I thought the reverse would also be true.

I never really thought about that before, for being called nomads they certainly don't stay free, I wonder why this thought had never occurred to me before? They weren't even nomadic so it is mysterious.
Although I do agree with Tenzin on one of his points, who wouldn't want a giant sky bison as their best friend?

 

Earth nation citizens though, I just assumed that their genetic make up would be similar for the benders if not worse since they weren't born with bending originally. So since air nation avatars have trouble learning earth bending I thought it'd be true for the reverse regardless of being a bender.
I'd like to see some fire nation air benders, I think that'd be kind of cool because they could potentially increase the destructive powers of fire benders tenfold.

I never noticed it before you pointed it out so I can't say. Maybe it just sounded betters they went with it.

 

I think family issues is something that just happens in series like these. It gives the writers more to work with because they have so far been open ended with some of them. If they feel something is lacking they potentially could write about Sokka's parenting skills, it gets stale having them all be clueless about how to raise a family at least semi decently but at least the team behind this have the freedom to do what they want.

Was I the only one that didn't necessarily like this batch of new episodes? I found them more boring, the fight between Sue and Lin was interesting yeah but the lead up to that, ugh. Grown women acting like teenage girls, do we really need that now after that crap 2nd season of romantic problems for the teenagers?
And Tenzin is a horrible instructor, I really don't know how his kids came to be good air benders when they had to put up with stories such as those.

 

Book 3 has now concluded.

This book didn't stack up for me. The Red Lotus organization could have been milked so much more (looking to book 4 i suppose). Just a lot of things happened quickly with no explanation or background. Fights were epic, but sometime ended so abruptly it was....unsatisfying

Is it just me or is Bolin finally starting to get better comedy lines similar to Sokka's? Still kinda eh.

Tenzin has those moments where you think he has progressed, then......derp. Luke Skywalker had better luck rebuilding the jedi order than he does the air nation.

Anybody got any guesses as to the significance of the head captain of the metal benders, Kuvira? (ps she is voiced by zelda williams)