What's the over/under on the ratings drop for the finale if Lin Beifong gets her bending taken away in episode 10?

>>104749

I don't like Masami (or Makorra for that matter). I just want Asami to be happy. Character Happiness > Shipping Nonsense. She's too good for Mako anyway.

Speaking of Asami.

http://www.tvequals.com/2012/06/14/seychelle-gabriel-interview/

>Do you have any other upcoming projects on the horizon?

>Seychelle Gabriel: No. Right now, not officially. I’m going to be working on an indie film that my friend wrote this summer and that’s tentatively planned. I guess besides that I think ‘The Legend of Korra.’ We just finished season two, the cartoon that I do for Nickelodeon and it’s airing right now, season one. It’s doing awesome. I think that we might head into season three in the future which would be cool.

I guess it's safe to say that Asami's in Book 2 and hopefully still part of the Krew, despite having her heart being broken.

>>104767
>implying she won't be around as the villainous traitor double-agent they have to take down in an angsty mini arc

>>104774

Asami's the only main non-bender character, so it's unlikely that she's going to be b.a.d. nonbender too.

That's it, I'm shipping Asami and Lin.

JILTED LOVER POWERS ACTIVATE!

>>104783
You can't ship Lin. Lin ships herself.

>>104767
>I think that we might head into season three in the future which would be cool.

please please please

>>104767
>I think that we might head into season three in the future which would be cool.
Yay!

Almost there.

Tenzin: confirmed for badass, upgraded to dictator.

Equalists: indiscriminate terror bombing of a civilian population. (It's not like those shells are only gonna hurt benders.)

We finally got Korra with her hair down! :D

Maskless lieutenant was hot.

After that trick with the Korramobile, it seems like defending against car bombs must be almost impossible in the Avatar world.

United Forces General?

You mean... General Zuko?

Goodbye Lin.

OH MY GOD WHAT? WHAT? WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?!

I MISSED IT! Nobody told me there would be an episode today! I- .. I THOUGHRT=EGTJSD'GIHETADR'

>groggily wake up by habit to check what rerun they're playing
>SUDDENLY LIN GETTING HER BENDING TAKEN AWAY

I feel like crying, /a/. No joke. Hug me.

LIN IS MY HERO

AMON IS A FUCKING ASSHOLE.

>>104802

It was General Iroh actually.

And he sounds a lot like Zuko in ATLA

Oh god.

Lin sacrificing her bending to save Tenzin and his family

The Fire council woman talked, holy shit. She sounds like a vapid idiot, no wonder her and the others just followed Tarrlok blindly.

More badass air bending from Tenzin, hnnngggh yes

That General Iroh reveal, god damn yes. Heavily implied grandson of Zuko?

>>104808
Yeah... you'd think he could've altered his voice a little. He sounds like a grown man with a teenager's voice.

>>104808
He's a clone.

>>104807
>>104806

I KNOW

>>104810

I know right.

>>104811

That explains it

Kurko you might want to delete that thread with teh gigantic spoiler in the OP...

Poor General Iroh, about to learn the application of airpower to battleships.

Did anyone catch the name of the babby? Was it a name that's been in the series before?

>>104814

I was just about to do that.

Disliked:
the love triangle still not being over (although Asami's lines were on point)
Mako still being a douche
humanity's fastest labor
too much fartbending, Meelo

Liked:
Everything else.

>>104816
>>Did anyone catch the name of the babby?

Rajan

http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/1/Rajan

Jinora: GET AWAY FROM MY DAD'S EX-GIRLFRIEND!

Hnnnng yeah

>>104819

Actually, correction on that. I'm not sure of the spelling and a couple are floating around right now. There are also several spelling variations for Rohan/Rajan. Someone will have to confirm it via subs.

I'm not sure if I'm sad about Lin losing her bending, or upset that we won't see any more metal bending

>>104822
I'm starting to think it's reversible.

Good girl, Asami, stick it to him!

...but with him acting so... nonchalant... I wonder.. has he adopted Korra as a sister!? Did... did we miss something?? Otherwise, he can't be THAT retarded, can he?

Also GENERAL IROOOOOH YEEEEEEAAAAAHHHH-!!! Even though it's weird to hear Zuko's voice coming out of his mouth. o__o Where are our facial specialists? Can we confirm that he's related to Mai, so we can lay the BS in The Promise to rest?

>>104818
>humanity's fastest labor

My friends wife went into labor for their third kid, and, at the first contraction, he called me and asked if I could come over and watch the other kids while he drove her to the hospital (They were already asleep, and I lived a few houses down) I showed up about 2 minutes la, I ordered a pizza from Dominos cause I hadn't eaten yet. 20 minutes later, they called me from the hospital to tell me it was a girl.

I was still waiting for the pizza.

>>104808
It’s the same voice actor.

THE AMON IS A NO GOOD FAGGOT SON OF A BITCH WITH RAISIN BALLS LIKE BRIAN BLAIR. HE IS A FAKE JABRONI PIECE OF SHIT WITH FAKE FUCKING BULLSHIT MAGIC TOUCHING ON LIN BEI FONG LIKE THE MICHAEL JACKSON. AMON YOU COME OVER HERE, I'LL SUPLEX YOU, PUT YOU IN THE CAMEL CLUTCH, FUCK YOUR ASS, AND THEN MAKE YOU HUMBLE.

AMON. *HOCK* P-TOOIE. SHEIKY BABY #1.

FUCK!

I just realized Zutarans are gonna start shipping Korra with General Iroh. HARD!

Amon: "Tell me where the avatar is and I'll let you keep your bending"

Lin: "I wont tell you anything, you monster"


I shouted "FUCK YEAH" when this happened, but then I was all NO when She lost her bending

>>104829

I'm noticing a lot of Asami/Iroh shippers right now :3

>>104829

Oh no. . . WE MUST STOP IT

One thing I really like about this series: the adults aren't useless. Hell, they actually seem more powerful than the kids for the most part. Besides Iroh you rarely saw this in the previous series.

>>104831

I dont really care who she ends up with, I just want the poor girl to be happy.

>>104833

Well all the main characters in ATLA were 12-15 years old and now the main characters are 17-19 and 30-45(I think)

And Iroh didn't ever really have to defend himself until later in the series, and even when there was a threat, he was so chill about it

>>104835

According to the official site, Tenzin is 51 and Lin is 50.
Bolin is 16 and Mako is 18, we still don't know Asami's age.

Btw, the last couple of Korra/Tenzin scenes were really sweet.

>>104797
>indiscriminate terror bombing
Justified part of the ground campaign to weaken the defending ground forces.

So guys, hey guys... if Bumi's married to the current Fire Lord, and Iroh is his and her kid... that means Iroh is both Katara and Zuko's grandkid. So, from a purely genealogical perspective, Zutara kinda sorta happened but not really.

>>104838
>Implying Bumi isn't anything but a crazy man living in Omashu.

>>104818
>humanity's fastest labor

This is her fourth kid. The more babby you produce, the faster the process goes.

>>104818
There’s never enough fartbending.

Gonna rage if Mako ends up with Korra.

In fact I am going to rage if they don't kill off this poor excuse for a character in the finale. I hate him.

>>104843
already seen in season 2 storyboards

>>104843
It's not like the show's portraying him as the good guy in this particular situation. Mark my words, he'll be called out.

>>104845

He's already been called out, they're just saving the payoff for the finale.

Oh man. Oh man that was a great episode. Everybody was fucking awesome. I saw Mako turning the electricity back against them coming the second he grabbed the wire, and I STILL fuck-yeah'd when it happened.

Also, MAGNETS. That was just great.

*fap*
*fap*
*fapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfap*

>>104838
Huh, New Iroh kinda looks like Star Trek-era George Takei in that shot.

So I have a couple of ideas about what's going on here.
1) Is it possible that Amon isn't using some form of spirit bending, but rather a form of blood bending? Perhaps he's using it to completly re-write the chi-flow of someone's body in such a way that it permanently removes bending? Could it be a mix of spirit and blood bending?
2) Can Amon even remove the bending of an Avatar? It's not as though he's ever done it before. The Avatar isn't just another bender after all. Is it possible that he'll try to remove Korra's bending only to find that he can't?

Again, these are just things I'm speculating about.

>>104850
>1) Is it possible that Amon isn't using some form of spirit bending, but rather a form of blood bending? Perhaps he's using it to completly re-write the chi-flow of someone's body in such a way that it permanently removes bending?
I've been thinking this too.
One may say, why is he against benders if he is one? Well, look at Hitler. He wasn't Aryan, and yet he lead an entire nation towards that ideal.

If this is the case, maybe their bending could be Bloodbent back into place? Hmmm....


>2) Can Amon even remove the bending of an Avatar?
I think this is when we'll find out what Amon is actually doing. He'll try to remove Korra's bending, it won't work, and the actual mechanic behind the technique will be revealed.

GOD I NEED A LINK

>>104854
The 720p version is up already. Most torrent sites are blocked in my country but you should easily find it on thepiratebay.

Remember when people thought Lin was going to be an unimportant character?

>>104838
>> if Bumi's married to the current Fire Lord, and Iroh is his and her kid...

That means Dante Basco will meet Tenzin and can honestly exclaim, in Zuko's voice, "Uncle!"

So with this and the rumor going around with Mako, the theory that bending might return to the people when Amon kicks the bucket seems very likely.

I wish they could kill people on this show.

I mean... what now? Do they just dust off Lin's clothes and send her on her way? Keep her in prison until the typical prison break (why imprison non benders anyway) This whole 'debending is a substitution for killing; doesn't make much sense.

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>>104866
Why would you kill your own people, after removing the curse that is bending that was courrupting them?

I suppose new!Iroh would be a grandson of Zuko's? He seems too young to be a son when you compare him to Tenzin, who was the youngest kataang baby.

>>104871
he COULD be his son but i think grandson is more likely

Ugh Asamis mom doesn't look like lust from FMA, now that .gif of Roy burning here is far less funny to me.

Sooo... sooner or later Korra will have to learn energybending to restore the bending the Amon's victims?

and you, have proved, to be
a real human being, and a real hero

>>104846
But Mako has to capture the Avatar to restore his honor! Oops.

>New character
>And hes the commander of a FLEET OF SHIPS

He answered her telegram! THEIR LOVE IS MEANT TO BE
Im sorry , I have a sickness

but Tenzin sent the message . . .

>>104886
that was probably one just asking for assistance, korra later sent one after they had to flee.

>>104904
>I have become Death, the destroyer of relationships

I hope Korra asks Aang why the fuck he didn't just put Yakone six feet under instead of letting him escape to spread his mutant bloodbending around

>>104906
Nonsense.
Their relationship falls apart because Mako is not as honest as Pema and Korra were.
The kiss is not the main problem, Mako's denial of the truth is.

>>104872
I foresee three possibilities, in order of most likely to least likely:

1. Iroh is Zuko’s daughter’s son.
2. Ursa remarried and started a whole new family, and Iroh is Zuko’s cousin.
3. Azula escaped from the nuthouse and gave birth to several firebenders, one of which became General.

>>104819
>>Did anyone catch the name of the babby?
It sounded like Rolan/rojan or rohan

>>104914
http://avatar.wikia.com/wiki/Rohan

>>104913
>3. Azula escaped from the nuthouse and gave birth to several firebenders, one of which became General.
"Escape? I didn't escape. Everyone else escaped."

>>104913
Why would he be Zuko's grandson, but Azula's son?
They're only like 2 years apart.

Could be Zuko's and Azula's grandchild. They're kids might have bonded over their mutual interest in incest

>>104904
>>104906

I loled.

>>104912
And pretty much this, his refusal to talk about things or open up is gonna screw things over for him.

>>104925
Or the part where he's holding Korra's hand while watching her sleep and occasionally caressing her face. All in clear presence of his girlfriend.

I'm sorry, Bryke. But there's no way in hell anybody can pretend that's somehow platonic and that it's Asami's jealousy driving them apart.

>>104928
>watching her sleep and occasionally caressing her face

lets just be glad that's all Asami caught Mako doing with Korra's unconscious body

>>104932
>Not showing Avatar Yangchen giving the same advice

Missed opportunity, right there.

>>104932
Yeah, like she suddenly appears and everyone goes silent because they know how ruthless she can be.

Also, according to the artist, Kyoshi's left hand is in another dimension. Maybe it's fighting Aang's beard there, I don't know.

Why is Kyoshi so bloodthirsty in these kinda things? Did I miss a memo or something? Though Yangchen is a badass.

>Lin losing her bending

nooooooooooooooooooo

It has to be reversible! I want to see more wire-fu!

>>104941

It's a meme from some fancomic a few weeks back. Now everybody is treating Kyoshi like she's a killcrazy wacko.

>>104941
Avatar Kyoshi was basically the exact opposite of Aang:

• She didn’t mind killing, but Aang did everything possible to avoid death.
• She lived to be over two centuries old. Aang barely made it into his sixties.
• She was a woman. He was a man.

>>104941
Probably because she was the only Avatar who outright said they would kill someone if they had to. I think the memes over-exaggerate it thought, I doubt Kyoshi traveled the world pounding everyone who pissed her off into a bloody pulp. If she HAD to kill someone, she would, and she probably wouldn't feel remorse about it but I hardly think she was bloodthirsty.

720p HQ link! http://ifile.it/ic154op

The more I think about the ending and Lin the more pissed off I get about it.

Amon better get Humiliation Conga'd bigtime. He needs to fall BIGTIME.

>>104945
>>If she HAD to kill someone, she would, and she probably wouldn't feel remorse about it but I hardly think she was bloodthirsty.

She was pretty businesslike about Chin's death.

Hey, you know that shot from the finale trailer of Amon de-bending dozens of people on Air Temple Island? They're POWs from the United Forces. Like at their uniforms and badges: they're not cops. So add "abusing POWs" to Amon's list.

>>104949

This motherfucker....

I want next week to happen right fucking now. I have never been more exited for the next episode of a TV show in my entire life

>>104949
That's Tarrlok's task force uniform

I like Rufio but his voice did not belong on that character.

But he does also have the waterbending medic who was working on Tarrlok in there so yeah, this motherfucker has earned a death sentence.

>>104965

FUCKING MEDICS USING THEIR BENDING TO OPPRESS NON-BENDERS WITH THEIR HEALING ENERGY. DIE BENDING SCUM.

Nope. Amon is a stupid shithead madman. Get mauled by Hei Bai motherfucker.

>>104966
How ironic would it be if Korra sent him to the spirit world right in front of Koh's tree?

>>104964
Yeah, it seems sort of mismatched for someone with that build.

>>104967
That seems more appropriate than ironic, so not at all.

>>104966
"that dude is clutching his chest in pain. should we do something?"
"i don't know. go get a water bender."

they're holding back medical progress, the scum

>>104972
In the sense that germ theory weakens immune systems? Perhaps.

I noticed amon twisted his thumb on lin and in the clips from the finale this may support the chakra blocking theory.

>>104974
How about this one: he's a bloodbender. Yakone could bloodbend a room of fifty people at once without even moving. If Amon's related to him it would be conceivable that he's been bloodbending people this whole time and that's why they can't bend.

Still holding on to the idea that Amon is related to Zuko or Azula, and got his powers while going on a repeat of Iroh's spirit journey. The whole "Firebenders killed my family" thing could be him cynically using the knowledge of what his people did to others in an appeal to get sympathy, like war criminals after WW2 who moved to other countries while pretending to be survivors of the Holocaust.

The revelation that he made up a backstory, not being the humble farmboy orphaned and disfigured by gangsters like he claims, might end up being what ends up turning Hiroshi against him. The idea that Amon was just manipulating him as a means to get power by playing off the memories of his dead wife.

Maybe he's the only member of the Fire Nation royal line in recent years where the ability to bend was recessive, which gave him a complex about it resulting in his hatred of all benders further along the lines.

>>104979
I think it's pretty obvious he's not actually burned up under the mask.

A.) Burned enough to need a mask even more so than Zuko is not possible, this is a kids show.
B.) He's a bad guy

>>104932
I don't think there's an afterlife for non avatar people though.

Korra enters the avatar state right before Amon takes her bending away and the story will ultimately boil down to equality being bad, and might makes right.

With this kind of writing there's no way this isn't going to happen.

>>104989
Yeah, because Amon's really interested in equality and bending is something innatural in avatar's world.

>>104991
>Amon's really interested in equality
It's called extremism.

>bending is something innatural in avatar's world.
Avatar's world has changed; the power difference bending brings between the citizens doesn't belong in the new, democratic society.

Unless Korra discovers a way to give anyone the ablity to bend an element - the logical opposite of Amon's technique - bending and equality are incompatible.

>>104992
How is bending vs. nonbending different to having people of varying intelligence in the real world?

>>104992
I guess we should deprive non-blind people of their eyes to reach equality IRL.

>>104994
>How is bending vs. nonbending different to having people of varying intelligence in the real world?
Putting aside how ill-defined "intelligence" as a term is, in case you didn't notice we're not living in a proper "geniocracy" and we haven't been in thousands of years. More intelligence definitely helps, but does not automatically imply more power.

In the case of bending, before Aang's Republic (City) the world was divided into nations ruled by benders of the respective elements; and after, Councilors, law enforcement and even the organized crime were all about bending. "Benderocracy" in all things, except maybe the newborn automotive industry.

So instead of "people with varying intelligence" a better example would be "nations with varying military power projection."

Bending is a powerful weapon that not everyone is allowed to carry, and that couldn't be taken away (or otherwise be controlled) until recently.

>>104995
Thanks for pointing out how lacking a sense such as vision makes things inequal for people - luckily, in the case of blindness the people with less are the minority.

Since I called Amon an extremist, it should be obvious that I don't support his methods myself, just as obviously relevant is the inequality brought by bending into the Avatar world.

What alternative will Korra bring to the table?

>>104999

Demographically elected government and an attempt to mend the disparity between the rich and poor?

>>104999
>the world was divided into nations ruled by benders of the respective elements
bzzzzzzzzzzzzt

Of the four nation in existence during Aang's time (Northern Water Tribe, Southern Water Tribe, Fire Nation, Earth Kingdom), exactly one was ruled by a bender. And given that bending is non-heritable and the Fire Nation is a bloodline dynasty, it's actually impossible to guarantee that all Fire Lords would be benders anyway.

>>105004
>Of the four nation in existence during Aang's time (Northern Water Tribe, Southern Water Tribe, Fire Nation, Earth Kingdom), exactly one was ruled by a bender.
Poor wording on my part, I meant "in which the ruling class is mostly made of benders bla bla bla".

And if I'm still wrong about that, it only means that things have worsened for the non-benders. Nice job, Aang.

>>105000
And how is that different from Aang's republic? It didn't work.

>>105004
>Of the four nation in existence during Aang's time (Northern Water Tribe, Southern Water Tribe, Fire Nation, Earth Kingdom), exactly one was ruled by a bender.
Poor wording on my part, I meant "in which the ruling class is mostly made of benders bla bla bla".

And if I'm still wrong about that, it only means that things have worsened for the non-benders. Nice job, Aang.

>>105000
And how is that different from Aang's republic? It didn't work.

Political power may be in the elector's hands, you may attempt to redistribute wealth - but bending? What can you do about bending?

I think eaarth kingdom had two kingdoms the large one ruled by the guy with a... an actual bear bear? sweet kinda rare in the avaverse huh? (Ba Sing Se)

and the smaller one led by the great but batwolf shit insane king bumi! (Omashu)

so to be fair 1 half the earth kingdom was ruled by a bender (smaller half though but bumi's got this shit)

the water tribes seemed non bender lead.

fire kingdom I'm guessing you have to be a bender cause they rule by fear but theres a good chance this was changed by Zuko (although his daughter being a sane version of azula might be hot ... no pun intended)

and I don't think they ever specified the air temples but i'm sure the head monks were all benders just out of necessity.

don't get me wrong I'm not agreeing with the other guy I'm just saying more than one kingdom was run by a bender. (and Bumi counts for half the earth kingdom!)

>>105010
Literally all the Air Nomads were benders. They're a special case, they don't count.

>>105007

But it fucking wasn't. Outside of the Fire Nation, economic and legitimate political power lay almost solely in the hands of non-benders.

>>105007

There's no indication as to whether the members of the council are there due to open elections, or because they were elected by senior members of their own communities. Not elected per se, but a bunch of the older, wealthier Earth Kingdom guys banded together to decide who would best present their interests in the City Council.

IF democratic elections were in effect in the Republic City, there'd arguably be more chance of the nonbenders interests being addressed than in the old system. Having more than just five people on the council might actually improve things also, maybe by having a rep from each of the city's districts as opposed to by ethnic group.

This isn't so say that it wouldn't be open to graft and corruption either, but it's less likely to have one guy browbeat the others into going along with his agenda.

Giving the capacity for nonbenders to be represented in the government would at least make it appear that empowered people have all of the political power in the city as well, particularly in a time where nonbenders like the Satos can achieve the same level of clout without having to come from a bending-related background.

Also bending may be 'a weapon only a few people can access' but without training it's also a useless one. And there are various other martial disciplines one a non-bender can invest their time in. It's not an instant-win button in any given situation by any means, or nobody would bother carrying swords or other weapons.

And really 'be able to beat someone up in a fight' is pretty irrelevant to larger issues of social and economic equality. In a modern or even semi-modern state, the state has a monopoly on the legitimate use of force anyway. It makes you better at street crime and not a lot else.

>>105012

Unless Sokka became a bender while I wasn't looking, they already have the capacity to be represented in the government.

>>105015

A form of capacity, but Sokka's a war hero, the Avatar's brother-in-law, best friend of the chief of police and the Fire Lord, possibly in a relationship to the head of the Kyoshi warriors, as well as being friends with the Earth King AND the son of the former head of the Southern Water Tribe forces in the Fire Nation War.

Chances are he falls into the "unelected, but has lots of connections" category rather than the Southern Water Tribe immigrant population deciding to vote him in because he's awesome.

>>105017

If a non-bender can be the councilor, then the capacity is there. Whether that capacity is fulfilled is another matter.

Also worth noting: given that, except for Tarrlok, the council all seem pretty old, and the appointment to the position is likely for life given the society that produced it, and that the bender/non-bender conflict is a pretty recent thing, it seems not unlikely that most or all of them were actually put into the position before that was even a political axis to consider.

Are we just assuming the whole current council is made of benders?

I don't recall seeing any of the other 3 bend at all so far?

just Tenzin and Tarrlok have been established as benders as far as I've seen.

>>105019
>>105021

Here's the two iterations of the council we've seen so far: now and during Yakone's trial forty years ago. (There's not really a good camera angle on the past!EK councilman.)

It looks like the Fire Nation councilwoman is the same in both iterations, just a bit thinner in the face nowadays due to her old age. So she's either a successful career politician or a lifetime appointee. It'd hard to tell if the Earth Kingdom councilman is the same in both iterations of the council, as the camera angles don't allow for a good comparison. The AN, NWT, and SWT reps are clearly different in both eras, and we know Sokka is dead.

Both Sokka and the unnamed AN councilman are non-benders, the FN woman is a firebender (as confirmed by the animation of her firebending in the "Welcome to Republic City" online info-game), but it's impossible to tell if the NWT and EK men in the past are benders or non-benders.

>>105023

The Earth Kingdom guy looks like he might be the same, just with a few more pounds on him, a receding hairline, and different beard.

>>104866
At the risk of getting banned, I sort of see his point.

Praticularly since I have a feeling they'll just give everyone thier powers back at the end anyway.

>>105025
Currently it's impossible to know that. Amon certainly doesn't know it's possible.

>>105025

I banned him because I had thought he was behind a proxy, not for his opinion. I already undid it in any case, but I should apologize. Thanks to the Weeaboo-Death-Troll, anytime I see that argument it's a huge red flag.

>>105025
I can't be the only one really hoping that they don't. I'd feel cheated if they pulled that happy ending stuff on us.

>>105033
Cool paranoia, bro.

>>105034
I wouldn't, since Amon's energybending has been different since the beginning.

>happy ending
We haven't been getting one since episode 2.

>>105036
Also if he is getting aid from the spirit world in breaking their connection then it can possibly be reconnected through the same path.

Do you think they actually discussed on the drive over that Bolin should totally Earthbend them a ramp and use it to destroy Asami's expensive car if there happened to be any SatoMechs, or is Asami's life getting progressively shittier with every episode?

I think that it was the car that Tarrlok gave Korra as a bribe.

>>105053
I think there's still plenty of cars back at Sato's mansion.

>>105053
Bolin secretly hates the shit out of her. First he "accidentally" tells her Mako and Korra kissed, now he nonchalantly blows up her car. That poor girl is gonna end up hanging herself.

>>105056
Bolin has emotions?

this was all part of Lin's plan B.

she's put herself in a position where Amon is within her reach and proboably underestimating her
he think's she's going to be all depressed and weak now, like her officers

except Lin learnt a thing or two from uncle Sokka and Aunt Suki. when they get her in prison she's going bust out and tear the place down from the inside out, without even needing earthbending

Is it just me, or did anyone else have an orgasm when Asami took on the gang of Equalists?!?!

>>105061
I love how she zapped that equalist right in the boob.

>>105063
Almost forgot that. I immediately watched that again to make sure that was what happened and laughed my ass off.

Asami becomes the Huntress of Republic City and Lin becomes The Question.

is Amon a honorable man? as far as i recollect he's never given a bender the option of keeping their abilities before. 'course Lin would never tell him what he wants to know, but if she did would he honor his word and spare her bending? maybe he made the offer knowing she'd refuse?

>>105076

He certainly seemed non-plussed over her answer. I guess he thought there was no harm in asking.

>>105076
No. That was hackneyed saturday morning cartoon villain writing. The scene didn't need that dialogue, or any dialogue. It would've been more poignant transpiring with only the sound of the rain or with the underscored music by itself

>>105060
>Lin learnt a thing or two from uncle Sokka and Aunt Suki
Like walking in on her mother apparently making out with her?

>>105081
This. The only reason Amon asked is because it was a chance to show Lin in a superhero/honorable light some more. It's not a bad thing, but having that whole scene play out in silence would have been truly tear-bending.

>>105084
eh, i didn't have anny sukkoph pics handy

>>105077
>>105084
or it have played out totally different/worse

Lin - "even if I did know, I wouldn't tell you!"
Amon - "that is the truth so I'll let you keep your bending. Lieutenant, hamstring her. Make her a cripple just like her mother."

now that is some bad writing. be glad for the par for the course writing they're using

>>104904
Best Pema moment ever.

It doesn't say much about this moment in particular, but it says a lot about Pema.

I'm always so late to the party on these discussions.

THIS WHOLE EPISODE. GAH. FUCK. AUGH.

I don't normally join in shipping bullshit, but Mako shouldn't end up with anybody. Also, what happened to all of Bolin's lines? It's like, now that the plot got serious he can't talk anymore?

DAT FIGHTAN was fantastic. I love seeing the adult benders, and Tenzin shooting air bullets was kickass. Lin is always great but...but... oh god, Lin ;A;

Korra is finally learning to accept her role, it's nice to see. It was also nice to see her using waterbending for once. And to see Naga have a role.

If Asami turns evil I'm gonna be so pissed.

Big question though. When Aang was spiritbending, it was a battle of the wills. When he did Ozai he was still young and it was a power struggle and when he did Yakone he was older and more strong willed so it just was a given and he took it over.

If Amon is doing ANYTHING similar to how Aang does it, I cannot imagine that Lin wouldn't have put up a good struggle against it happening. She's a policewoman and she has a LOT to protect right now. I don't think she'd give up. Leads me to believe that the theory about it being blocked chi instead of removed bending is more likely.

>>104912

He didn't deny it, he just didn't mention it.

>>105097
Also also: dat Meelo

Best of the airbenders.

>>105102
>To earn your airbender tattoos, you must create and master a unique airbending move

>>105060
>. when they get her in prison she's going bust out and tear the place down from the inside out, without even needing bending

This sounds more like a "Learned from Iroh" kind of thing. ONE MAN ARMY.

As usual, I wrote a review of this week's episode on my bloggy-blog.
http://mattdemers.com/post/25341479673/watch-review-the-legend-of-korra-s1e10-turning-the

>>104918
>mfw spoilers

>>105119
>zuko throws meelo out a tower window
>meelo just airbends himself to safety

>>105076

He did, when he was about to take bolins bending skills (chp3) he gave the oportunity to all the 'criminals' he caught for this revelation perfomance to fight against him and if they win they could keep their abilities

>>105120
I do have to admit that mental image is pretty golden

http://www.apple.com/itunes/charts/tv-shows/
#1 again, like every week.

>>105167

Until Breaking Bad resumes, of course.

>>105168

That's not until July and the season ends next week. I think we're safe.

>>105173

Plus, it's in it's last season, with the finale set in 2013, I assume season 2 will prolly air after that as well.

I don't think Korra and Breaking Bad share an audience.

>>105177

Yes, but that's a chart of overall iTunes sales for TV shows. From every genre and audience.

Two clips from the next episode:

#1: Korra and team cozy up with Gommu (Sparky Sparky Bush Man) underground after Amon's takeover.
http://www.nick.com/videos/clip/legend-of-korra-111-dinner-in-hiding-clip.html

#2: The love triangle of doom marches on...
http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi1834852889/

>>104783
>That's it, I'm shipping Asami and Lin.

Approval granted.

>>104945
>Probably because she was the only Avatar who outright said they would kill someone if they had to.

wtf. Why is everyone forgetting Yangchen? When Aang consulted her for what to do with the Fire Lord, here's how it basically went down.
Aang: "Avatar Yangchen, I seek guidance on what to do about the Fire Lord. As you are a fellow Air Nomad and thus share my belief that it is wrong to kill any living thing, I hope you can be of more use than the other Avatars w-"
Yangchen: "Kill the bitch."
Aang: "But... but... you're an Air Nomad! Don't you believe all life is sacred?"
Yangchen: "Yeah, it's a pisser, isn't it? You die inside a little when you sacrifice your beliefs like that. But still, kill the bitch. I kept peace during my tenure by scaring the SHIT out of everyone."

Yangchen is my favorite past Avatar. Just cause she's obscure and you may not have heard of her.

>>105199
I said Kyoshi was the only Avatar who actually SAID she'd kill someone. We know Yangchen would do it but only because we were told she did such a good job as the Avatar and was willing to do whatever it took to keep peace. And if IIRC Yangchen never told Aang to kill Ozai, she said he had a duty as the Avatar to protect the world at any cost, and it's okay if he does kill someone because he's the Avatar first and an airbender second.

Confirmed: Zuko’s daughter’s son is Iroh.

https://twitter.com/cjfarley/status/214756442031403008

I swear, I'm going to be SERIOUSLY pissed off if next week we don't get resolution to the Spider-rat problem.

Is Amon going to do anything about them? How bad a problem is it? Would Benders do a better job taking care of things?

Eh, since the nonbending types seem to implicitly take jobs like exterminators, windowcleaners, office assistant etc. etc. I'd imagine that they'll be dealt with in Amon's Brave New Utopia.

This guy having the exact same voice as Zuko is pretty lame

Especially because it doesn't suit him

>>105258
He's had barely any lines so far, let's see how it works out.

>>105257
>exterminators
Surely firebenders are the best exterminators?

>>105261
In the sense that the easiest way to cure a disease is to kill the person who has it, sure.

>>105261
"Well, we solved your cockatoo-roach problem. Um... sorry about burning down your house..."

>>105257
>windowcleaners
This seems like a job for Water/Earth/Metal benders. They'd be less likely to have falling and dying issues...

>>105263
>>105264
Yes, exactly. If you can't solve a problem with fire, you're not using enough fire.

Best looking man in TLOK Y/Y?

>>105284
Tuoning Sitahk built this suit in a cave with a box of platinum scraps

>>105284
Very possibly, but I still need to see him without the hat before I can make final judgement. Hair's important too.
It's funny how I used to think his moustache was silly, but once I got to properly see his face, eyes and that grin, he suddenly looked handsome to me.

>>105284

>>105286
Maybe he's covering a huge baldspot.

Good news everyone!

http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/06/19/sunday-cable-ratings-true-blood-break-falling-skies-real-housewives-of-nj-keeping-up-with-the-kardashians-
nascar-more/138628/
>Legend of Korra (Nickelodeon)
>-11 AM: 3.536 million viewers, 0.95 A18-49

Other than True Blood, Falling Skies and redneck derby, it was the most watched thing on cable over the weekend. After last week's trough it's back to proper health and I'm sure the finale's going to see some hefty audience growth.

>>105270
>Wasting metalbenders on window cleaning

Metalbenders are second only to bloodbenders for rarity, dude.

>>105293
Oh, so they're TOO GOOD to be wasted on manual toil such as cleaning windows, huh? We should just leave it to those worthless hordes of nonbenders, HUH?

(Honestly though they don't seem that rare, can't pretty much any earthbenders train up to become one?)

>>105290
I wonder why the audience decreaased after episode 6- IMHO it was the best one.

>>105296
>Oh, so they're TOO GOOD to be wasted on manual toil such as cleaning windows, huh?

They're TOO RARE to be wasted on jobs other people could do.

>We should just leave it to those worthless hordes of nonbenders, HUH?

Or other benders.

>Honestly though they don't seem that rare,

Look again. There's one whole group of them in all of Republic City, and they all trained under Lin, who was taught by Toph.

>can't pretty much any earthbenders train up to become one?

Only the very very best ones. It requires a lot of skill.

but how the fuck could you use the manipulation of metal to clean windows in the first place?

>>105328
By walking up the side of a skyscraper with the tools on you

>>105329
or, you know, just rappelling down the side on a steel cable

>>105177
Yo.

>>105195
>#1: Korra and team cozy up with Gommu (Sparky Sparky Bush Man)

I think you mean Sparkly Sparkly Bush Man.

I'd have more to say about the awesomeness of this episode in general, but these threads max out too damn fast now, especially since I'm usually late to join in.