In the first episode of the third season of\u00c2\u00a0The Legend of Korra<\/i>, everything has changed. Intrigued? Then it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s time for Mark to watch\u00c2\u00a0The Legend of Korra<\/i>.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n
I am so excited for this season, y\u00e2\u20ac\u2122all. This is a fantastic premiere because in just twenty-some minutes, we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re shown potential. Why does this matter? Because this feels like we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been given an endless number of storylines \u00e2\u20ac\u201c all varied and all interesting \u00e2\u20ac\u201c that can play out this season. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m so impressed and satisfied that the writers stuck with their decisions from last season and gave us the Avatar world post-Harmonic Convergence. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s brilliant worldbuilding, first of all, because it forces us to re-think about the Avatar universe as a whole. We see how spirits are now fully integrated into human life, but what else did the Harmonic Convergence\u00c2\u00a0do<\/i>?<\/p>\n
Well, BUMI AIRBENDS. THAT\u00e2\u20ac\u2122S A HUGE DEAL. And it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s clear that he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not the only one and that the Convergence will play a huge part is setting the world into balance. We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve also got the\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 spirit vines? I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m not quite sure what to call those, but Republic City has been besieged by a network of impenetrable, self-healing vines. They\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve left people homeless and displaced, and Republic City has been thrown into upheaval. And yet, that often doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t\u00c2\u00a0feel<\/i>\u00c2\u00a0like the conflict here. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Korra\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s spats with President Raiko that are far more dramatic and vicious. (That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s one of many changes from the last season; Korra is no longer fighting with Tenzin. IT\u00e2\u20ac\u2122S SO GREAT.) When faced with that sort of bureaucracy, Korra gets\u00c2\u00a0exhausted<\/i>. And I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t blame her! Couple Raiko\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s interests with the intensity of the media in Republic City, and it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s easy to see why Korra isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t particularly interested in shooing the spirits out of Republic City.<\/p>\n
At the heart of this episode and this entire season is the notion of change. Of course, season three jumps right into this by showing us the numerous changes around the world while also respecting the emotional developments for many of these characters. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153A Breath of Fresh Air\u00e2\u20ac\u009d might be light on Bolin and Lin, but it demonstrates how much growth there has been between\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 well, practically everyone. Tenzin and Korra have grown close since the Harmonic Convergence, so much so that it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s hard to remember when they once couldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t hold a conversation without arguing. Korra has also started to foster a better friendship with Asami, which is something I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m so pleased to see. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m just glad that the show isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t pitting them against one another because of Mako. Instead, they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re eager to spend time with each other and find ways to support one another. LIKE, HOW GREAT IS THAT DRIVING SEQUENCE? It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s perfect, and I want these two together forever. FOREVER.<\/p>\n
I think it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s also noteworthy to point out what a huge deal this episode is for Tenzin. I definitely teared up watching him talk about the existence of new airbenders in the world because I\u00c2\u00a0know<\/i>\u00c2\u00a0why this is so important to him. I keep forgetting that there are only five of them at all, and now there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s EIGHT. Well, eight that we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve seen on screen if you count Bumi, Daw, and Zaheer. How many more? Will Tenzin actually be able to rebuild the Air Nation in the wake of the Harmonic Convergence?<\/p>\n
I want to see that. I want to see Korra dealing with her banishment from Republic City by seeking out more newly-minted airbenders. I want to see more of her friendship with Asami, especially if that means they spend time doing nothing but making Mako uncomfortable. But okay, I really just need one thing more than anything else:<\/p>\n
I REALLY NEED TO KNOW WHO ZAHEER IS<\/b>. Oh my god, those men where part of the White Lotus I HAD FORGOTTEN ABOUT THEM. What had Zaheer done to warrant\u00c2\u00a0that<\/i>\u00c2\u00a0kind of imprisonment? Why does he want to end the Order of the White Lotus and the Avatar? WHAT IS GOING ON, EVERYONE??? Oh shit, I was so thrilled to recognize Henry Rollins\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s voice. HE\u00e2\u20ac\u2122S GREAT. So, Zaheer is this season\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Big Bad, right? Probably? I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122M SCARED.<\/p>\n
The video for \u00e2\u20ac\u0153A Breath of Fresh Air\u00e2\u20ac\u009d can be downloaded\u00c2\u00a0here for $0.99<\/a>.<\/p>\n Mark Links Stuff<\/b><\/p>\n – Please help book\/finalize the Mark Does Stuff European Tour!<\/a> In the first episode of the third season of\u00c2\u00a0The Legend of Korra, everything has changed. Intrigued? Then it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s time for Mark to watch\u00c2\u00a0The Legend of Korra.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67,333],"tags":[335],"class_list":["post-4745","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-avatar","category-the-legend-of-korra","tag-mark-watches-the-legend-of-korra"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/markwatches.net\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4745","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/markwatches.net\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/markwatches.net\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/markwatches.net\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/markwatches.net\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4745"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/markwatches.net\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4745\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/markwatches.net\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4745"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/markwatches.net\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4745"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/markwatches.net\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4745"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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