The Legend of Korra S02E14 ' Light in the Dark' - FULL REACTION!
Added 2021-03-16 17:07:24 +0000 UTCIf you are unable to watch the video on Vimeo, or if you want to download it instead: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FWv4Ksax4Bx1S0nqU2fKHCR1HBpOoOu6/view?usp=sharing
Whew, what an ending to this season! There was a lot of things we certainly didn't see coming, and now.. changes are coming! Speaking of that - the early reaction will come out tomorrow, since we are spending this evening watching the first two chapters of book 3.
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You would think that knowledge would be obvious but every time I say it to someone they are surprised lol
Michelle
2021-06-30 01:59:30 +0000 UTCFun fact: korra was a princess!
Michelle
2021-06-30 01:58:25 +0000 UTCHaven't gotten to the discussion yet, so I'm unsure if this has been talked about yet, but part of me imagines that her decision to keep the portals open was in part influenced by how close she got to losing everything in these last few episodes. If the avatar is destroyed, so is the bridge. There will always be new enemies and new threats to the avatar and their power, and some are powerful enough themselves to get close enough to ending the line for good. So, what better way to protect the bridge, then by removing the need for it entirely? And in the end, it ends up balancing the world in the process.
exhausted
2021-04-01 13:12:33 +0000 UTCAs far as Jinora is concerned, I just assume that Harmonic Convergence amplified her spiritual powers, much like the Dark Avatar and Korra's spirit were ungodly powerful because of Harmonic Convergence occurring.
db
2021-03-17 21:48:35 +0000 UTCGod, everything about this show is beautiful. The animation, the music, the voice acting. While good, this is undoubtedly the weakest of the four seasons, and Kat and Sonny seemed to really enjoy it. Season three is absolutely the best of the four, can't wait to see how much they get into it.
db
2021-03-17 21:39:14 +0000 UTCI actually didn't notice this until rewatching the season with you, but there was a nice sign of growth with Korra. In the beginning, when Mako said he'll "support whatever decision she makes", Korra lashes out at him for not being helpful. But here in the end when Tenzin says the same thing, she reacts with more gratitude.
vdalson
2021-03-16 21:55:33 +0000 UTCYeah they're not unreasonable at all. I just like to focus on the light. Like Iroh lol
Spencer Hahn
2021-03-16 20:08:16 +0000 UTCOh for sure. I personally have no problem with either ending haha, but I do understand the complaints.
Austin D
2021-03-16 20:07:01 +0000 UTCOne thing I like about the end of ATLA is that the Deux ex Machina only worked BECAUSE it was a Deus ex Machina. Aang's unwillingness to kill Ozai despite all practical considerations just show how pure his spirit was, which is exactly how he ended up not killing him. Kinda vibes with the whole idea of positivity affecting the world around you theme of Avatar in general. Not saying they couldn't have set it up more, but I think it's neat lol
Spencer Hahn
2021-03-16 19:49:31 +0000 UTCAnd how does one go about being a good Avatar without the past avatar connections? By being a good person and striving for positivity, as Iroh said, and as Jinora demonstrated. (Also, Jinora for Avatar 2020)
Spencer Hahn
2021-03-16 19:42:08 +0000 UTCI really love the symbolism in this book. There's a lot to do with understanding and respecting, but moving beyond the past. Tenzin wanted so bad to be like his father, and to be some sort of super-Monk Jedi master, but that desperation to be zen and spiritual was keeping him from being zen and spiritual. A pseudo religion had crystalized around the Avatar, and Korra herself was, like Tenzin, obsessed with upholding the legacy of the Avatar. But, although Wan was a great person and his decisions were reasonable, it's still necessary to question the way things have been, just as Wan himself totally upended to the spiritual balance of his world. Heck, even Mako wanted to romanticize the past of his relationship. And all this as the world industrializes, democratizes, and becomes smaller and more interconnected than ever before. This is why the severing of the Avatar cycle is powerful to me. It symbolizes the dawn of a new age. Korra can go on respecting the past, and trying to be a positive influence, but as Korra first and foremost, not The Avatar. It also feels somewhat unsatisfying and unnerving, but that's exactly what critically evaluating the past and advancing into an uncertain future should feel like. Bravo to the writers for weaving all these thematic and symbolic threads together.
Spencer Hahn
2021-03-16 19:41:06 +0000 UTCAs far as Jinora goes, it's the same way Iroh explained how people's emotions can influence the spirit world. Jinora is extremely spiritual and influences the spirits positively just like Rava does. Her emotions are all light. At the end, she just brought a little light so Korra could find Rava again. I actually see Aang's thing at the end of ATLA as more of a Deus Ex Machina than what Jinora does here, but overall it's clear the writers could have probably put in a bit more foreshadowing for both situations haha. I think it's up to the audience to just believe that Jinora is very spiritually gifted, kinda like Iroh. And for Vatuu's demise, Vatuu is now just going to grow inside Rava over the next 10,000 years. So Korra wasn't able to 'trap' him like Wan did. She just defeated him like 'normal'.
Austin D
2021-03-16 19:12:15 +0000 UTC
