A lot of people get confused about Korra "going in and out" of the Avatar state, but that's only because we're used to seeing Aang consumed by it. Remember though in ATLA we see both Kyoshi and Roku do the same thing as Korra. They get a brief boost of power to accomplish a task. Aang never had trouble accessing the Avatar state, because he was strong spiritually, but he had a hard time controlling it (he was always timid of power and had a hard time accepting his role). Korra on the other hand had a hard time switching it on initially, because of her inability to focus on the spiritual universe and not what was immediately in front of her face, but she has never denied her identity as the Avatar and does not back down from power which is why I believe she has better control over it. Aang in the finale shows he mastered it as well after defeating the fire lord when he turns on the Avatar state briefly to raise the water and put out the forest fires

@TimeturnerJ

6 ай бұрын

Yes, this! Avatars who have full control over the Avatar State tend to only use it in short bursts - after all, it's an incredibly dangerous and vulnerable state to be in! If you die while you're in the Avatar State, Raava will die with you, and the cycle will end forever. So getting that burst of power when you need it is great - but after that, stepping away from it again to protect the cycle is only wise.

@osky3301

6 ай бұрын

Yes, Aang enters avatar state because his defense mechanisms are out, except after fighting Ozai as you said

Korra's power level in the final fight makes enough sense to me when I think about how she's chilling in the tree of time connected to the pure cosmic energy of the universe during harmonic convergence. While her spirit's been projected to Republic City, she's got a lot of juice powering it.

@stillninja2741

6 ай бұрын

I was going to say the same thing, actually I did before I found this comment. You said it so much better than I did though, lol.

@CraZeKllutchy

4 ай бұрын

Does the Tree of Time have some kind of power that we were made aware of? I don't recall being connected to cosmic energy being described as a power source. I also don't know why her spirit is then projected at the same exact height as Unavaatu. I feel like there's a lot of holes with these different powers, and we're just expected to make assumptions on how they work. It's fine for story progression, but it still feels lack luster.

@svyatoslavrurikovich8831

4 ай бұрын

@@CraZeKllutchy It's because of the Harmonic Convergence. The Tree of Time is right in the middle of the infinite cosmic energy flowing between the two spirit portals during Harmonic Convergence, thus powering up Korra's spirit form.

A lot of people don't notice in 23:38 when Tenzin says "Don't bend the elements, but the energy within yourself," its the same thing the Lion Turtle told Aang before he took away Firelord Ozai's bending: "In the era before the Avatar, we bent not the elements, but the energy within ourselves."

Gosh I’m so so ready for your seasons 3&4 reactions 😮‍💨

@muddabuwshi6510

6 ай бұрын

I just finished the show bc of her reactions😂, wasn't planning on it but I got to enjoy this show so much. Hate that there won't be a s5

@kryptonianguest1903

6 ай бұрын

​@@muddabuwshi6510I've heard that a show about the next Avatar is in production.

@jor89088

6 ай бұрын

Me too, im so glad this season is done

@ShizuruNakatsu

6 ай бұрын

​@@kryptonianguest1903I wonder what kind of technology that world will have... Korra could live for another 90+ years, maybe more since some people are so old in this universe. But even if Korra dies at 70 or 80, just imagine how much more the technology in the world will advance. The next Avatar might be in a world with space travel, cloning, maybe even teleportation. Or at least computers. It's a bit weird to think about 😂

@kryptonianguest1903

6 ай бұрын

@@ShizuruNakatsu I was thinking that if they do a Fire Avatar show, I don't want it to be the next Avatar, but one far enough in the future that it's Avatar In Space.

Korra going in and out of the Avatar state is honestly quite simple: If Korra dies in the Avatar state, (or any Avatar dies in that state), the Avatar cycle ends. Ergo, it's too dangerous to stay in that state indefinitely against such a powerful opponent

@tutunepan492

6 ай бұрын

😅i was thinking the same...

@KevRMA2000

6 ай бұрын

I still don’t know how people don’t understand it 😅. What Aang did was not a good use of using the state. It’s only to boost your power in necessary moments also because you’re at your most vulnerable of course in the state. Cause if you die in the state the cycle will end permanently

@osky3301

6 ай бұрын

@@KevRMA2000 Yeah, Aang enters avatar state because his defense mechanisms are out, except after fighting Ozai

@sagnorm1863

4 ай бұрын

@@KevRMA2000 Actually, in this fight against Vaatu that rule doesn't matter. In case you missed it, Vaatu ended the avatar anyway. So she should have stayed in the Avatar state the entire fight. Wan had the same realization. He knew he will die if Raava stays in him. But it didn't matter. He had to go 100% into this fight.

@sagnorm1863

4 ай бұрын

Actually, in this fight against Vaatu that rule doesn't matter. In case you missed it, Vaatu ended the avatar anyway. So she should have stayed in the Avatar state the entire fight. Wan had the same realization. He knew he will die if Raava stays in him. But it didn't matter. He had to go 100% into this fight.

I never noticed before how Tenzin's speech to Korra at the tree of time goes into the themes of his own journey from the previous episode about identity and defining oneself

@FirePuff12

6 ай бұрын

Its the perfect example of find yourself, then you can help guide others to do the same ❤

This season had its problems, for sure, but I think the core story was still a great concept and the more I rewatch it, the more positives I take from it.

@wtimmins

6 ай бұрын

This season had some of my most and least favorite episodes in all of avatar.

@Tribdinosaur

6 ай бұрын

I agree! I have a more favorable view of season 2 looking back on it now, than I did watching it fresh.

@kayden2119

6 ай бұрын

Yeah I can see after one rewatch this being a lesser season but frankly it goes higher up on my list every time I watch it while the others stay the same or even go lower like season 4 for me. I have said it before but if the final fight for this season was not some weird giant spirit fight I would rate it much higher.

@sirwongalot7918

6 ай бұрын

That's interesting. To be frank, i use to really enjoy the season, but now looking back i kinda see how ridiculous it is. The giant unalaq fight was kinda outta pocket

@Appleman291

6 ай бұрын

I agree. When i first watched season 2 after release, i was very dissapointed and even was thinking to stop watching the show at all. But after more than 10 years, i realized that season is not great of course, but pretty good. There are plenty of good and strong moments.

Thank you for taking the time with the series, and for trying to understand it. I liked ATLA but there’s something about LoK that really resonates with me. And most people seem too busy trying to compare the two and say how much better Aang’s story was than Korra’s. So thanks for not crapping on legend of Korra. Season 3 here we come!

I feel like Korras spirit was strong enough to fight vatu because of what tenzin said about wan: “he became a legend because of who he was, not what he was.” The avatar (and their reincarnates) is an extremely powerful and ambitious person regardless of being the avatar or not.

@wombatcombat3386

6 ай бұрын

@@lilunette9319Aang wasn’t bending his spirit, the ocean spirit used him as a vessel

I suspect the reason pure Korra could take Unavatuu is because the idea was that her inner light and strength (I'm the avatar and you gotta deal with it) was strong, a lot of her first books struggle was recognizing her identity separate from the Avatar. This one was about finding it within the role. She had to find her strength inside herself which is (as with Wan) was greater than her Avatar self. It's not about what she is, it's about who she is

@johanluisrivas8016

6 ай бұрын

Thank you! Finally someone understands

If you go back and watch all the fully realized avatars shown in ATLA, they all go in and out of the avatar state quickly. Even Aang does at the end. My guess is that they're using it as a one-move power up to try and limit the risk of being killed in the avatar state

@hiymecorp.258

6 ай бұрын

I think she’s expecting her to stay in the avatar state like aang was when he had no control over it.

@hiymecorp.258

6 ай бұрын

@@Abillamam omg you’re right oops

@Abillamam

6 ай бұрын

@@hiymecorp.258 still a good point though!

@Ragnar_Aevarsson

6 ай бұрын

I also think of it as a data base search lol, the avatar state has all the knowledge of all the past lives so essentially the glowing eyes is the spiritual loading screen for knowledge and once the avatar has access to the knowledge, they can leave with it.

@Abillamam

6 ай бұрын

@@Ragnar_Aevarsson lmao this is the best way to describe it

The opening monologue of S1, hearing that Aang is gone, was too much for many fans. Letting go of the past Avatars was a good move story-telling wise. Having Aang pop up to solve S1's ending made sense in lore and was satisfying, but would get old really fast. The creators often use themes of loss. Bold move considering the age group of the audience. It was just too much for a lot of fans when it first aired. Trust the Creators. "..he became a Legend because *who* he was, not *what* he was"

@testytest69420

28 күн бұрын

The worst part of it being too much for many fans is all the ones who blame Korra for it.

I know season 2 has weak points, I really do, but there's so much in it that's beautiful and powerful and I would happily rewatch any day. These last two episodes have so many examples of that; Tenzin's realization about being his own person, him being able to pass that lesson on to Korra, her reflection on her own worthiness as Avatar, the conclusion of Bolin/Eska which I know is primarily comedic but is also kind of actually sweet in these final moments, Korra and Mako finally breaking up in a genuine and mature manner, the feeling of how something has irrevocably changed in the world as a result of this harmonic convergence, Korra's super interesting decision to leave the portals open and how it ties back to the start of the season with her feeling frustrated that nobody trusted her to make her own decisions as the Avatar (a frustration that was really with herself and with her own insecurities about being the Avatar), the visuals, the score that is absolutely beautiful... I'm so glad it all exists.

@Sleawzor

6 ай бұрын

I also feel there is some meta-commentary one could take from the ideas presented; the ideas of 'things will never be the same, and that's okay' in terms of making permanent changes to the world of Avatar, like losing the connection to past Avatars; and also ideas of 'you should be yourself before you try to be the perfect Avatar' in terms of what I've come to see a lot from people, which is that they basically want Korra to not be Korra, but someone else - they want her to be more like Aang, maybe, or just in other ways they want her to be not like herself. And the thing is, while Korra has flaws, the best written flaws are often also strengths, because that's a very human thing. Korra's readiness to fight, to be physical, to be driven and decisive and unyielding and stubborn, these are things that can be positives just as much as they can be negatives. And while like every human she of course has to learn to navigate the world and navigate her own identity, her job is not to stop being who she is or to become a different person; her job to be herself. And some people seem to expect that Korra's journey is one of having to stop being these things that are so integral to her personality and her identity, and they will get frustrated when Korra does not stop being who she is, because they see her personality itself as a flaw that needs to be fixed. But to me, who Korra was has never been her problem, and I've never viewed her qualities as negative things; they're just human things, and they can have good or bad effects, and that will *always* be true, for *everyone*. I love Korra for who she is as a person, her desire to do what's right, her willingness to self-sacrifice, her care and kindness for the people around her; and I also love how stubborn she can be, how fierce she can be in standing up for her own opinions and feelings, how happy and confident she can be in being herself, even if other people don't like her. I think her constant struggle with navigating trying to be herself while also trying to deal with what the entire world expects of her is super relatable and human, which is why I enjoy her mistakes just as much as her successes.

I do appreciate that this episode really drives home a point that I think a lot of people miss about ATLA- just because it is important to heed our elders, that’s not the same as being bound to make the same decisions they did. Aang sought the advice of past avatars when he was preparing to fight Ozai, he listened to them and considered why they held those beliefs in the context of the challenges they faced in their lives… and ultimately he rejected their guidance and kept searching until he found his own solution. Furthermore, Pathik taught Aang that the separation of the nations was an illusion, but Roku insisted the four nations were meant to stay separate. By forming Republic City, we see Aang has chosen the former’s guidance over the latter’s, and in an odd twist of fate, actually ended up fulfilling Sozin’s vision. This is one of the most important morals of both shows, something we can take into real life. Learning from past generations doesn’t mean repeating their mistakes. We can see them for their flaws as well as their virtues, and choose to do better for ourselves.

@kryptonianguest1903

6 ай бұрын

The new non-bender president is also a more balanced version of Amon's Equalist movement and Korra leaving the spirit portals open is a more balanced version of Unalak's goals.

@Onaterdem

6 ай бұрын

Fantastic breakdown. I especially loved the parallels you've drawn between Republic City and Sozin's goals.

@gavinrad1

6 ай бұрын

It's weird when people twist/misrepresent the show to fit their moralizing. Aang did not reject the guidance of the previous avatars, after speaking to Yangchen he rightfully understood that he had to set aside his misguided, childish interpretation of Air Nomad culture and said out loud "I have to kill the Firelord." Then more of the atypically terrible writing that the final arc of the show was so plagued with deus ex machinaed a perfect answer to his recently invented problem about killing (since he had no problem with the dozens/hundreds of fire nation soldiers he killed during the first chapter and bam, his problem was solved without giving anything up to get it. I mean there's still the question of how incredibly selfish you have to be to take such a risk with the future of the ENTIRE WORLD, because if his gambit with this new energy bending power fails he's condemning the world to multiple generations of being crushed under the boot heel of Fire Nation dominance. Maybe longer/forever depending on how smart/ruthless the Phoenix King was. But that is the arrogance of the young, to think that they know better than those who have gone before. I was certainly no different when I was young, and it's particularly funny the first time you find the shoe on the other foot and realize you're one of the olds now. But I promise you that as you get older the previously unthinkable 'I wish I had listened' will become an uncomfortably common thought. Turns out you are actually not that different from your parents, who thought they knew better than your grandparents, who thought they knew better than your great grandparents. It's never been about elders who were bogged down in tradition. Life is like tumbling over a never-ending series of waterfalls and when our parents/teachers try to hand us a life vest before the next drop we jerk our hand away and insist 'I can swim on my own just fine MOM'.

@grimerime23

6 ай бұрын

@@gavinrad1 bad take

@TheSaxAppeal

4 ай бұрын

Killing in battle is way different than face to face murder though​@@gavinrad1

Watching your reactions to korra with hot coco while its snowing outside is the best thing ever❤

It's a really hard pill to swallow, and I can only say it with the benefit of hindsight, but the consequences of what happens in this finale _is_ the literal *Legend* of Korra - becoming the first in a new line of Avatars. That is how she will be remembered.

I love Season 2 and I’ve been so hyped for every video you’ve released. Thank you for giving it the respect it deserves. Jinora’s light, the music the plays as Korra walks on the spirit path, and once again when fighting Unavaatu is one of my all time favs ❤️‍🔥 As a Season 2 fan, Season 3 is some PEAK AVATAR/KORRA, and I’m excited!!

It's a pretty bold move by the writers, you have to admit. It results in a totally new dynamic to the person Avatar.

Totally agree that the mechanics of that final fight are kinda confusing, but we get some cool visuals out of it so I'm not that mad at it lol. I'm still not sure how I feel about cutting off the connection to the past avatars.

@TheSaxAppeal

4 ай бұрын

If you ask me, i feel like the avatar cycle is destined to re-start every 10,000 years during harmonic converge. 10,000 years is a LONG time with a ton of history. Having a new cycle to me represents the dawning of a new age and a new world

It took me a while to accept and understand, that even if her memory of Aang is gone, Aang isn't gone, Korra IS Aang. So this is more like having someone you love with amnesia. It's still them.

@kryptonianguest1903

6 ай бұрын

I just made the same comment. But a week later because I'm not a patron :P

@Sjekje1

6 ай бұрын

According to korra. Korra is not Aang at all what are you talking about. The connection has been broken. That is why this show is compelte garbage. 1 of a million reasons.

@mranima748

6 ай бұрын

@@Sjekje1 please give me 20 of those million reasons

@mranima748

6 ай бұрын

@@Sjekje1 Not true, Aang still reincarnated into korra, aang and Korra are both avatars, just because you can’t contact someone doesn’t mean they never existed. If a relative dies they are still your relative

@kryptonianguest1903

6 ай бұрын

​@@mranima748That's close, but it's more like one person with amnesia than one living person and another dead one.

16:00 I think that’s just Kora’s fighting style. She likes to use the Avatar state as a power boost. Instead of falling into the state and being practically controlled by it like Aang.

Aang statue: *exists* LOK villans: and I took that personally

@mranima748

6 ай бұрын

Spoilers The last 2 didn’t deface it Maybe Kuvira blew it up, I can’t remember, but Zaheer didn’t

Soooo excited for book 3, it's maybe my fav in the avatar universe including atla

@3Kings_Industries

6 ай бұрын

Have you ever read the teachings of Guru Laghima?

@mranima748

6 ай бұрын

@@3Kings_IndustriesGuru Laghima was the greatest airbender that ever lived, there is a famous poem by him “Let go your earthly tether, enter the void, empty and become wind”

@cybercat0564

6 ай бұрын

I don't know if it's my favorite season in the franchise but Zaheer is absolutely my favorite antagonist by far

Like it or hate it, this ending was such a game changer for Korra and for the world at large. Korra choosing to see that Unalaq had a point and making this big decision, in spite of how terrible he actually was, is a big point of growth for someone as adversarial as her - to see beyond black and white, and really step up as a spiritual leader. But I always feel conflicted about the decision to split her off from the past Avatars for good. On the one hand, I think her finding her strength of will separate from being "The Avatar" is important for Korra, and it helps her better forge her own destiny, so from a storytelling perspective it's very powerful. On the other hand, one of the nice things about Avatar is knowing the past Avatars are still sort of around. They are effectively all gone forever now, which is still so sad for me. (Especially since we only just got to meet Wan!)

Essentially the creators hated getting questions abt “Why isn’t Korra talking to Aang as much” so they came up with this disconnection idea. I personally liked it bc it gave Korra a chance to grow in her own way and not be compared to Aang. Book 2 gets a lot of flack but it’s still a solid season 👏🏾

@mranima748

6 ай бұрын

I think the avatar can only connect to the avatars in the most recent 2 or 3 cycles and then Wan because Korra and Aang never connect to anyone before Szeto and after Wan

@Paehrin

6 ай бұрын

@@mranima748 Barring meta-reasons, I wouldn't say cannot. I think they just don't really have a use for it. Also, I think severing Korra from past avatars give her more place to grow by herself. So far, most of her growth as an avatar was mostly sudden burst of new powers kinda because she is the avatar (first airbending, first avatar state, first understanding of the spirits). I heard people accusing her of not really having to have worked to become a fully fledged avatar, and I think they aren't entirely wrong, Korra is mostly gifted, as was Aang when Katara tried to teach him basic waterbending. But the next 2 seasons show that she can also grow by herself, without deus ex machinas.

@kwanarchive

6 ай бұрын

@@mranima748 I think ATLA had a line that says going into the Avatar state connects to the wisdom of all past lives.

@TheSaxAppeal

4 ай бұрын

​@@mranima748you can, you just have to look SUPER deep inside yourself. It took Korra being swallowed by a giant dark spirit and losing her memory to be able to connect with Wan, after all

Earlier we got to see aang wasn't the perfect father we all expected him to be. We got to see aang more humanized rather than this all powerful kid with infinite wisdom. But when he said to Tenzin "you are not me. You should NOT be me." Tells you everything you need to know about aang. He loved all his kids, and all he wanted for them was to become their own person. To find their own identities and seek their own destinies. And they all did. So to me, that makes aang a wonderful father, and he did his job.

I'm probably in the minority, but I actually like the decision that they made with Korra losing the connection to the past Avatars. I just think it makes Korra's (and the Avatar after her) story more interesting

@thebruny12

6 ай бұрын

I agree with you and I hope they don't make it the main task of the next avatar to re-establish this connection. If they want to re-establish it, it should be something done by Korra, mainly to reduce the hatred that many have for her.

@cloudyheather3770

6 ай бұрын

@@thebruny12 Yeah I agree

@johanluisrivas8016

6 ай бұрын

​@@thebruny12agree

@raideveloper

6 ай бұрын

I think it's also nice, it creates for the future the possibility of 2 very different types of series in one universe aang and prior(feudal with the past avatars), and korra to later(no past avatar and more technological) specially because the cyberpunk was more on the original intent of the creators because they changed

@mranima748

6 ай бұрын

I think if Korra had a weaker connection to her past avatars then that was fine, but severing it for every avatar afterwards

I watched this season when it came out and I saw and recognized the criticisms that this season got, but rewatching it with you, I saw a lot of beauty in this season. It has some of the best individual moments and paved the way for the amazing stories we got in the next 2 seasons. I guess its like what Uncle Iroh said, "When you look for the light, you will often find it. When you look for the dark, that is all you will ever see."

@Sleawzor

6 ай бұрын

wise words! I get sad when people focus so much on the bad spots of this season that they are no longer seeing all the beauty in it.

The shady editing at 39:24 really got me 😂

@funnylilgalreacts

6 ай бұрын

He ROASTED me 😂

She was channeling the spirit energy of Harmonic Convergence via the Spirit Tree. I'm pretty sure Bolin was really just acting. The kiss was what made him reconsider his feelings towards her.

TL;DR: Korra's choosing to go in and out of the Avatar State to get power boosts during the fight while not being in continuous danger of ending the cycle, which would happen if she were to die while glowed up. There's multiple ways in which the Avatar State works. Firstly, there's the reflexive/reactive Avatar State. This is the one Roku describes with the explanation he gives to Aang in AtLA. The Avatar State gets triggered like this if they are in danger or in a very emotional state. There is little to no control and the Avatar stays glowed up the entire time. Almost all instances of Aang's Avatar State in AtLA are this version. Then there is the intentional or masterful Avatar State. This is when an Avatar who has mastered the State briefly enters it to essentially store knowledge/energy, which they then use for the task at hand right after they leave the State again. An obvious upside to using it this way is to make sure they're not in the State too long, given that an Avatar is their most vulnerable during it. In AtLA, Aang only used the Avatar State once like this, when he controls the tides to put out the fire after his battle with Ozai. However, Korra is shown to mostly use the Avatar State in this manner.

I will always like season 2 for the Avatar Wan episodes, for Varrick and Zhu Li, and for Jinora. (And Bumi and Kya).

42:45 YESS!!! I find Korra to be way more real too! So glad you said that without fear of what the ATLA only fans might say

This finale was controversial and I think it has a lot of problems (not crazy about the Kauji battle) but I absolutely love Korra getting her own version of the Chakra bridge and Tenzin refusing to give up on her is really great. Seeing Tenzin finally see himself as something other than an extension of his father is amazing, but seeing the Avatar connection broken is devastating. Resetting the cycle kinda sucks. Seeing Admiral Zhou was absolutely wild. Out of everyone from the original series seeing him again was not on my list. Dude was a an evil dick but I'm not sure if even he deserved to be tortured forever in spirit prison. Also, what in the WORLD did Bumi go through in the army?

@funnylilgalreacts

6 ай бұрын

I want that cannibal story!!!

@yannym4605

6 ай бұрын

It's okay. Restoring the connection to Raava means she and future Avatars has access to all those 10k years of Avatar life cycles anyways all neatly packed into one person they can talk to instead of having to search for just the right Avatar. Not that that matters. Outside of the most recently dead Avatar, most of the knowledge and wisdom of previous Avatars will be outdated anyways. There are plenty of living wise men and women who will have a more contemporary understanding of the world, which is the wisdom the Avatar actually needs to traverse the complex sociopolitical context of their job. Any questions an Avatar has about the spirit world can be discussed with Raava or any other spirit including human spirits like Iroh.

@Alvaro89Rus

6 ай бұрын

It's just came to my head... Zhu Li has relly strong legs!

@tambourinesmusicmachine

6 ай бұрын

I believe Zhao was more than just an evil dick, he destroyed the moon and by extension all Waterbending (for a short amount of time). Were it not for Yue's sacrifice to restore the life of the Moon Spirit, then the world would have fallen into chaos and the Fire Nation would have likely won the war. I feel like his punishment was just for his crimes against humanity.

@ozzynator456

6 ай бұрын

I don't think that's true. The connection is gone so it's not like Korra can access their knowledge or communicate with them anymore. Also, in ATLA it is said that the avatar state is the combined power of all avatars. It follows that the avatar state would be nerfed after the connection is severed. @@yannym4605

Fun fact, the tree of time is drawn from the oldest tree in the world. Look up, oldest bristlecone pine in the world. Its pretty awesome. Its 15k years old. Which is cool to think about cause its older than the 10k year cycle in avatar.

I thought the most fascinating thing about this season was the spirit portals opening and how the spirits are now incorporated into the material world.

Because neither one can be destroyed, Vaatu is now somewhere inside Raava, inactive. Which also means, Vaatu is somewhere inside Korra too.

The creators have stated that Vaatu became so weak that it would take him 10,000 years to recover and emerge from Raava, then making said Avatar have to deal with Vaatau in that time.

Jinora wasnt holding what was left of raava. Raava was actually inside vaatu. I think that ball of light in her hands was just her own spirit emergy. Im assuming that for some plot armor reason korra spirit was just strong enough to go hesd to hesd with him, but if yiu rmemeber she was looking for raava inside vaatu but couldnt find her. I think jinora used a burst of her own spirit energy which somehow connected with raavas and in turn located her so korra can grab her.

@igslooduck

6 ай бұрын

There's a theory that Jinora was holding Wan's teapot. Remember that Iroh said that even now you can feel a little light in every cup. And later in S3 he mentioned that he looking for a new teapot.

@ShizuruNakatsu

6 ай бұрын

​@igslooduck I always thought it WAS the teapot and I didn't even think that was a theory. I just thought that was a fact. Now I wonder why I thought that 😂

@johanluisrivas8016

6 ай бұрын

​@@igslooduckNono. In Book 3 he says he was looking for a new teapot for his collection. And Iroh taught Korra to light everything with her own spirit, that is what she (Jinora) did here.

@AZDfox

6 ай бұрын

Jinora was carrying a light spirit with her. As for Korra's strength, she used the Tree of Time to tap into the energy of the universe.

My headcanon is that the spirit fox iroh has is the same one Kyoshi had

When Iroh first met Korra in that meeting Iroh says that using the teapot wan used to carry Raava leaves a little light in every cup. And we also know Jinora and Korra can each do spirit projection and Korra is also able to energy bend so given that she should be able to mega kaiju herself to battle Vaatu. Jinora having found the bit of light from teapot and projecting that over vaatu is basically what brought Raava back.

@johanluisrivas8016

6 ай бұрын

That wasn't a bit of light. And it was just a teapot with meaning. She used her own light there.

Wow, what a ride! I don’t dislike season 2 as much as others, but I can acknowledge it’s the weakest of the 4. Watching Jinora grow, and meeting Avatar Wan, seeing Iroh again and learning what happened to the library when Wah shi Tong took it back from the physical world were all great. A lot of lore building. I really look forward to watching next season with you. By far my favorite badguy of the series is on deck!

@hasicazulatv2078

6 ай бұрын

Yes! Thank you. I can see why people dont like it. But when they blame korra for everything they dont wanna hear that she was manipulated and lied to by her uncle. Her own family.

@hasicazulatv2078

6 ай бұрын

They also ignore that shes still a teenager. Bout 18 in season 2 but she was still a sheltered child so her development wont be the greatest in terms of humanity.

@demimuilenburg5036

6 ай бұрын

Agreed! The more i rewatch, the more i like it.

As for why Korra keeps going in and out of the Avatar State, the Avatar State takes a lot of control, so you can't just maintain it indefinitely (at least not until you've mastered it completely), so that's probably why Korra keeps dropping it. Not to mention sometimes it activates when you lose control of your emotions, and runs out when you calm down.

@johanluisrivas8016

6 ай бұрын

Korra has control but that's the correct way.

@x97k8

6 ай бұрын

bro what? Korra mastered it n thats the correct way to use it to avoid getting killed init do research before spreading false information

34:50 Korra connected to cosmic energy through the tree of time during Harmonic Convergense. That's why she had more energy than Unavaatu. It will be possible after 10 000 years in future. Thanks for your reactions. That's so great to watch with you one of my favorite series ❤

@alexanderg8466

6 ай бұрын

How convenient is the tree of time. Bit lazy in my opinion

@jasonraystewart

6 ай бұрын

@@alexanderg8466 I don't see any problems.

Korra losing her connection to her past lives is not only devastating in an emotional sense, but also in a spiritual one - she has Raava, but other than that, she's on her own now. When she goes into the Avatar State, she no longer has 10,000 years of experience to draw from. It's just her. And she is a very good bender, but she _is_ still young - and that is so much lost expertise. In the future, she might have to make do without the Avatar State giving her the huge power boost we're used to seeing.

35:22 "You're not gifted with somebody elses thougths and memories... what a burden that would be." *side eyes yangchen*

I have been biting my tongue in the comments this whole season. Every time you mentioned the pressure on Tenzin to follow Aang and rebuild the air nomads I thought of this. It's my favorite Tenzin moment, when he realizes he's spent his whole life trying to live up to Aang's dreams. His whole life he was Aang's favored son but finally he's his own man.

LOOKING FORWARD TO SEASON 3. IT'S INSANE.

I wish they explained, but Vaatu is now within Raava/Korra. like how Korra retrieved Raava from within Vaatu during their giant spirit fight. Vaatu will continue to grow within Raava until he eventually breaks free. I'm unsure how long this will take, 10,000 years or sooner, I dont know, lifetimes upon lifetimes most likely. But at some point a future avatar will have to contest with him again, and hopefully lock him away while he's still growing.

To me, this season gets more better with every rewatch, as does book 1.

@mrcrazyvid1

6 ай бұрын

Its the opposite experience for me 😔

@simondeep

6 ай бұрын

@@mrcrazyvid1 Seeing Korra just gets funnier for me. But I see it more and more with a tinfoil hat. First, Aang defeats a mad king. He and that Zuko money merge the spoils into an independent country, complete with a shiny vatican island. Then, Korra enters. Gets kneedeep in politics like a proper NGO. Even beats her very first antipope. Cherry on top, makes spiritual decrees with hilariously world-changing possibilities. It's great

The books of Yangchen touch on being an avatar that has all the past lives mixing in with their daily life and trying to keep track of the self. Worth checking out if you would like to explore that scenario.

@simondeep

6 ай бұрын

Sounds like Yangchen was suffering medieval kungfu social media. I suddenly imagine it being like videogame streams in her head where chat can vote on what moves to make.

"You will always hold a special place in the organ that pumps my blood." Always gets me. 🤣I loved your whole reaction video but especially to Tenzin's moment with Aang. The whole 'fog of lost souls' part hit me emotionally when I originally watched.

After that, Vaatu is not prisoner in the tree of time anymore. Darkness will grow inside the avatar. It is a scary possibility for the future and the next generations of Avatars.

@princewillmadugba

6 ай бұрын

Wow, that is actually a neat story line what if the next avatar is a set of twins and one of them gains some of raava's essense but the other gets vaatu's essense, but both can bend all 4 elements as well they don't understand how their case is that way until they connect to the previous avatar (korra) and she mentions how she messed up

hey, nice avatar theme'd necklace, never noticed that before.

I LOVE your reactions! With, Korra's spirit being able to fight Una-Vaatu.. its never explicitly explained.. But the way I saw it.. She was connected to the cosmic energy of the universe(like Tenzin, said) So she had all of that energy to tap into. I can't wait for your season 3 reaction :D

Channeling Raava or Vaatur fully (the Avatar State) is a vulnerable move remember? Often times, Avatars will channel their power briefly for a specific maneuver once fully in control. Aang, Kyoshi and Roku all displayed this technique and Korra has also, just more often. She does it as a way to gain an advantage. Hers is, in theory, more potent than Unalaq's because Raava and Korra are bolstered by the wisdom and power of every Avatar that's ever lived, and share their experience. This is Vaatu's first time, so he only strengthen Unalaq and his waterbending.

8:25 1. Don't forget - Avatars are both at their most powerful and most vulnerable in the Avatar State, the reincarnation cycle will be broken if she dies in it 2. We've seen in both shows that Avatars are able to flash into the AS for just a moment to accomplish a specific feat, and their eyes only glow for a second. Just because she's not constantly going doesn't mean she's not using it :)

Darkness thrives in the void, but always yields to purifying light

Vaatu will emerges again in 10000 years inside the future avatar. Good luck to them 😂😂😂

Honestly, an anthology series for Avatar would be amazing! Especially if they handle it similarly to Star Wars: Visions and use different art styles for different episodes/stories.

@AZDfox

6 ай бұрын

They could call it "Avatar: Past Lives"

Congratulations. You have survived the roughest part of the series. Everything from here on out is top-quality storytelling.

Wow 41:00 how identities are thrust upon us, so beautifully well said

I'm glad you pointed out the score because yes, the music really was wonderful.

I think that the key takeaway is to never underestimate your own spirit. Hierarchies, like how "I'm stronger, you're stronger etc," are part of the physical world, and while we might temporarily let our minds be shaped by that, hierarchies never truly define our inner spirit. Korra had a powerful experience when she let go (forcibly, it's true) of her past self as the Avatar. With Tenzin's guidance, she was able to reconnect to who she truly was, much like how Tenzin did in the fog of lost souls by letting go of his illusion of who he was. As Tenzin told her, she isn't defined by what she is, but by who she is. That also means that even her physical limitations are not defined by being the avatar, especially during a time of spiritual alignment such as the Harmonic Convergence. Korra may have lost touch with her past lives, but in the present her essence was still the same. She was still a result of the previous 10,000 years of spiritual evolution that she went through while being the avatar. Her power came from who she was in the present, not from what she seemingly lost when Rava was gone.

Great reaction as always! Korra going in and out of the Avatar state shows her at the peak of her power… she has total control of the Avatar state and only uses it when she needs it. Bolin doesn’t truly love her, but he does remember the emotion from their early relationship. I think he taps into that to do his acting, and they’ve shown multiple times before that he had trouble distinguishing acting and real life (with his “dating” relationship with the actress, etc.). He’s sort of accidentally a very “method” actor. So he’s still feeling the emotions of his acting as it’s over. (He does love her in that moment, but not in the larger sense… he would’ve ultimately regretted getting back together with her.) Also, Aang and the other avatars aren’t gone, just Korra’s connection to them. That’s sad, but it’s good writing because it takes away a very OP power that was used a lot in AtLA as a deus ex machina… whenever needed, the avatar could “become” any previous avatar and use all of their knowledge and skills (and even give them full control). While it worked well in AtLA, in the long run it takes away a bit of the threat in any situation and takes away the avatar’s own agency as the one with the ability to control their own fate. This way, it requires the avatar to save themself in any situation. I’m sure there will still be eats to communicate with them if need be… we saw Tenzin communicate with Aang’s spirit in the same episode, so the avatar connection isn’t the only way to achieve that communication.

34:05 UnaVaatu was surprised, Korra ambushed and overwhelmed him (Korra's a master of positive jing) until he had an opening while she searched for Raava

I love how every character Aubrey Plaza plays, is just her being herself😂😂

"A place where only the lost can find you." It just so happens that they are indeed lost😂

Unalaq was killed in his own Avatar State. So, there is no “Dark Avatar Cycle”, and probably Vaatu will emerge from the Avatar himself

"You were doing your best" yees please, scream that louder queen🎉🎉🎉

My take is that she connected to the energy in the universe which would be much more powerful than a single spirit.

At the end of the series I definitely want to give my reasons in how the overall story of season 2 is so needed and great for the overall plot of avatar!

I think the reason she keeps going in and out of the avatar state is because of the boxing fundamental that Bolin taught her the first time they met about not planting your feet till you’re ready to strike

Reminds me when aang gota struck of lightning from azula. Him being in avatar state was a total risky move other than powerful since azula was never hesitant. That might explain why korra was in and out of the avatar state as she was fighting vaatu, an ancient powerful dark spirit. And also, Korra able to control it like a switch is like the fully realized avatars in the past. Anyways, even tho I've watched it several times through other reaction vids and most likely the lines being said by the characters already imprinted in my mind, I'm still excited for S3.

The reason for why Korra uses the Avatar State so sparingly is interesting. Since she can enter and leave the Avatar state far more easily, she basically uses it more tactically than Aang, to increase a particular move when needed instead of leaving it on all the time and risking the entire cycle needlesly, should she die. I personally thought this entire ending was a giant Deus Ex machine, one of many reasons this season didn't work for me. All thatsaid, S2 is an incredible piece of the Avatar franchise, for a lot of reasons.

I was waiting from season 1 when Zhao got "taken" for this moment and ur final reaction to what really happened to Zhao. It's terrifying and one of the best reveals and call backs of the entire show!

Korra has complete control of the avatar state, so she has to consciously stay in it while fighting. As opposed to Aang, his body turned it on for him when it sensed he was in danger, and kept him in it not knowing the threat was gone.

Aang's message "You are not me, and you should not be be." is mainly for the fans. Telling them this isn't ATLA, this is it's own show, enjoy it for what it is, and it is a great show. Varrick is a fan favorite. you will learn to love him eventually. Can we get a closeup of your necklace? It looks like the 4 elements. Seems pretty cool.

the scenes with tenzin, kya and bumi is my fav thing about s2

One of the most heartbreaking moments in the series was watching all the past avatars being destroyed.💔

@07Flash11MRC

6 ай бұрын

True. What I don't understand is why the tree of time couldn't bring them back.

@kryptonianguest1903

6 ай бұрын

Forgotten, not destroyed. There is only one Avatar. Aang *became* Korra, same as Roku became Aang. All the way back to Wan. Korra *is* Wan.

@blinkachu5275

6 ай бұрын

@@07Flash11MRC because the tree of time doesn't bring things back other than memories. Raava still existing in the Unulaq/Vaatu is what caused Korra to be able to reconnect with her to become the Avatar once again

- Here's how I've understood how the final spirit battle was possible.... They said the ancients use to meditate under the tree of time to connect with the cosmic energy of the universe, which in theory the avatar was able to do from anywhere as part of their mastery of the avatar state. Korra, arguably one of the most powerful benders in the world, and now one of the few people we've ever heard of with some level of spirit bending powers, then meditates not around the tree but in the center of it and does so during the peak of harmonic convergence, and is channeling the cosmic energy of the universe through that tree through her body underneath the two merged spirit portals during the alignment of the entire solar system..... so yes, giant spirit Korra. Stay tuned for this being maybe possible again in another 10,000 years. | : ] '

Raava technically lost the battle between her and Vaatu every 10,000 years so the Avatar hit a reset. their spirits still exist but theyre disconnected from Raava. Korra is the start of a new 10,000 year cycle.

The voice actor for the mushroom is...Azula's voice actor. Bet you didn't guess that! She may make another appearance soon ;)

@lucidiously

6 ай бұрын

She's also the scorpion spider spirit!

Book 3 is a freaking banger, enjoy!

I interpreted that Korras spirt was stronger because it was her spirt. Ravva wasn't what made Korra or any avatar strong, she is just an aid for helping to hold the power of 4 elements.

@Heavensrun

6 ай бұрын

Raava does empower Korra, but Korra's spirit has had 10,000 years as the avatar learning to become spiritually stronger and serving as the bridge, while Unalaq and Vaatu are new to being merged and don't know how to share their power. She's also using the power of Harmonic convergence and the tree of time.

@x97k8

6 ай бұрын

unalaq was tap into his spiritual self what are u talking about? @@Heavensrun

I think she is going in and out of the avatar state because its risky, she can't die in the avatar state or the cycle will be broken so she is using it wisely, when she need the extra power in a moment. I think its a wise way to use such a power given the Risks

Idk if Korra's spirit was stronger than Unavaatu, per se. She got some hits in, but she didn't need to beat him in a fight, just find Raava. Jinora didn't have "what was left" of Rava. She just bailed Korra out of the spirit bending. Raava was just in Vaatu, light in darkness. Cool fight regardless. I like that Korra still had the gall to kaiju up and fight him. Season 3 has some crazy and brutal stuff in store. It's great.

I never considered the idea of Korra going into the spirit world to talk to other Avatars. I don't think that's possible (Tenzin's Aang was really just himself), but it does open up the other possibility (which I hadn't considered) of her accessing the memories of the Tree of Time. After all, we saw Wan in one of the vision "portals" inside the tree. It won't be an interactive experience on par with connecting with the Avatars, but she could still learn from watching them. Also, I've always wondered whether the fact that even during ATLA, we were actually only a hundred or so years out from Harmonic Convergence, if that actually contributed to the Fire Nation war. Darkness was growing as Harmonic Convergence approaches, and that darkness ever so slightly pushed the Fire Nation towards imperialism.

I'm watching all these in 240p on my phone, so the quality looks fine to me.

I think the reason why Korra's spirit was able to take on Vattu was because her spirit is still full of light even without Ravva and light is stronger than darkness

@kryptonianguest1903

6 ай бұрын

Also, the Avatar has spent 10 000 years learning bending, attaining spiritual wisdom and facing extreme circumstances again and again. Their spirit is more tempered than any other human's.

@lordfoul6259

6 ай бұрын

@@kryptonianguest1903 true

@jakeryan2805

6 ай бұрын

Its not supposed to be though. They even state in the show one cannot exist without the other. Thats why it felt like such an ass pull. In the end she somehow vaporized the dark spirit. I guess vaatu will grow inside the avatar now for 10k years.

@lordfoul6259

6 ай бұрын

@@jakeryan2805 Vattu will reform within the next ten thousand years remember Avatar Wan only imprisoned him in that tree he didn't try to destroy him

You know that if Zhao thought that Tenzin was Aang, then he probably thought that Kya was Katara and Bumi was Sokka.

@TukaihaHithlec

6 ай бұрын

Interesting point! Assuming he paid any attention to Katara or Sokka in the first place, which I can’t recall if he did…

@METerrell

6 ай бұрын

@@TukaihaHithlec Yeah, I doubt he actually knew their names, but he did know that the Avatar was traveling with a couple of Water tribe kids and that the girl was a waterbender.

I know the whole point if Korra losing the connection with the other avatars is supposed to be this moment of character growth and the realization that she's not just the Avatar, but Korra herself, and I love that. However, I will say that if Raava had memories of Korra when she is born again, what stops her from remembering all the previous lives too? So, there you go, a wormhole that can justify the reappearance of the past avatars at some point. They are in Raavas memory just like Korra was. And besides, the past avatars are technically Korra's spirit too, so they are not Raava, they are all in Korea because they ARE Korra.

For me this was the only dud of a season between both shows. Things pick right back up in season 3 and season 4 is extremely underrated.

I'd like to think Korra was so powerful in the last fight because she was empowered by all the Light energy in the universe.

This episode to me was a generous gift because we got reunited with Iroh, Zhao and Aang.

Avatar Wan's 2 episodes is my favorite part of the entire franchise.

And now we begin the best season of Lok! With the final season being the second best.

Giant Spirit Korra wasn't strong enough to fight the Dark Avatar she got in some hits, but until Jinora came in with her blinding pure light. That relit Raava's light, and weakened Vaatu. That Korra could actually do anything.

The dark avatar idea is awesome. Just an evil bender hiding out in the shadows plotting the death of the avatar at all times is such a cool idea.

Season 2 isn't perfect, but I feel like it gets a LOT of unnecessary hate. There is so much in this season that not only strengthens what we've already known from ATLA, but it serves as the catalyst for all the proceeding events in the last 2 seasons. Part of the reason why things feel rushed or a tad bit sloppy is because the 1st season was only supposed to be a 12 episode mini-series. The 2nd season was greenlit immediately following the S1 premiere since it did so well in the ratings. So without being given a break, the team has to come up with a follow-up to their super contained Mini-series, rounding the story out to a standard 26-Episode series. Season 2 was fully written and being animated when Nickelodeon decided to Greenlight 2 more seasons of Korra. The team had to now write and plan 2 additional seasons while simultaneously working on S2's production. My feeling is I'm surprised Season 2 turned out as well as it did, despite all of Nickelodeon's medaling.