The Legend of Korra E03 Review/Recap: The Revelation

So if you didn't know the third episode of The Legend of Korra episode aired in America on the 21st at 11:00 am.

This episode begins with Avatar Korra and her Fire Ferrets friends Mako and Bolin who are also brothers. They are training in preparation for their next Pro-bending match. They are soon told that they must come up with 30,000 Yuans by the next week or they are kicked out of the tournament. So Mako and Bolin try to find ways to come up with the money while Korra is doing her training for Airbending.

Mako uses his firebending skills to lightning bend at the powerplant to get some moeny while Bolin tries to get money off the streets by getting his pet fire ferret: Pabu to do tricks to earn some cash wher he is approached by one of the bending gangs who offers him a lot of cash to help them. Knowing how important it is to get the money Bolin accepts and heads off with him.

When Mako gets home he sees that Bolin is still not back so he heads out to see if he is with Korra but of course he isn't so along with Naga and later Pabu, Korra and Mako search the streets for Bolin where they are confronted by some equalists who know how to chi block after seeing them take Bolin and a bunch of other benders. The chi blockers end up taking away Korra and Mako's bending abilities temporarily before Naga and Pabu intervene to stop the Equalists from finishing them off.

The two continue their search all night before finding out that Amon is having a sort of secret meeting for non-benders called THE REVELATION.

Once they figured out where the meeting is they disguise themselves and head to the meeting.

They soon discover Amon's big secret that he can energybend and take away a person's bending permanantly. But makes it out to the non-benders that the spirits gave this power to him since the Avatar is now useless and causes destruction instead of peace and balance in the world. They witness him enerbybend all these gang members and when about to take Bolin's bending away Korra provides a distraction so Mako can grab Bolin. After a bit more fighting the three escape as Amon stops his minions so Korra can tell the city what is going on most likely so to get more followers and put the whole city in fear.

So I thought this was a good episode and let us learn more about Amon and the Equalists since we knew next to nothing about them before. We also learnt a little a bit about Mako and Bolin's past and what happened to their parents. We also see little bit of hints of Korra and Mako being a possible couple but not enough to be exactly sure. Although this was a very dark and serious episode it still had it's funny moments that still kept the episode still fun and enjoyable in a light-hearted way. I definitely cannot wait for the next episode and enjoying our new characters and in my opinion different from the first show but in a good way and we seem to have very good solid villian which will be interesting.

I feel this show could be great for anyone of all ages and people need to stop thinking it's a kid show because even though it is advertised as this it deals with some things a kid wouldn't completely understand and this is definitely much more mature than it's first series not to mention the main characters are much older.

The Legend of Korra: First two episodes.

If you have being living in a cave lately then you all probably heard about The Legend of Korra, the new spin off series to Avatar: The Last Airbender.

If you still don't know what I am talking about then you are missing out on some great shit. I will give you a quick rundown on what Avatar: The Last Airbender is. This series follows the story of an airbender named Aand who has being trapped in an iceberg for a 100 years where he is found by siblings Katara and Sokka. Soon after we find out Aang is the Avatar, the only person in the world who can bend all four elements: Water, Earth, Fire and Air. He can also journey to the spirit world and is his job to keep peace and balance in the world of the four element nations. Aang's job is to stop the Fire Nation from taking power and controlling the other elements while still learning to bend Water, Earth and Fire. Pretty difficult espeacially when every Fire Nation person is pursuing to catch him.

Why don't they kill him? Well you see the Avatar when they die they're reincarnated into the next element nation, the cycle being Water, Earth, Fire and Air. So if Aang died his next reincarnation would be from the water tribe. Which brings us to The Legend of Korra.

The Legend of Korra is set 70 years after A:TLA where we follow the story of the Avatar after Aang which is Korra. She is from the Southern Water Tribe like Katara and Sokka and even from a young age she could bend Water, Earth and Fire. Korra goes to Republic City, a place where people from all nations live together. There is where she is learning the element air from Aang's son: Tenzin. While Korra is doing that she must stop a group of non-benders known as the Equalists who want to get rid of benders which are led by a masked guy named Amon.

If you haven't seen A:TLA I suggest you go watch it now, it is only 3 seasons long and is one of the most amazing shows I have ever watched. It has strong characters both male and female with a great mix of action, humor and of course romance. Also don't read what I am writing below because I am discussing about the first two TLOK episodes released and I wouldn't like to spoil you if you wish not to.

*SPOILERS*

I honestly am loving Korra as the new Avatar, she is very much the opposite of Aang. She is strong, funny and beautiful. It pissed me off when some people said she looked like a man just because she is muscled and really curvy. Reality check people not all girls are tiny and petite with no muscle on their body. I wish I had Korra's body (I know it sounds creepy but she just looks so healthy and strong and not mention tall which I always wished I was.).
It's also nice to see an Avatar who loves being the Avatar unlike Aang and Roku. It is also great how much detail Bryke went into this new world and that it has grown and evolved and resembles the 1930's/1940's. There are cars, electricty to name a few which were absent from the other series.

All the characters have their own distinctive personalities and to me don't seem like cut outs of previous characters. We see Korra struggles with airbending and the spiritual stuff that comes with being the Avatar, she gets more hot-headed than Aang and definitely more rebellious which I love since all crazy antics she gets into from her impulsive behaviour (like getting arrested xD). Tenzin is a lovely blend of both his parents and I just love every scene with him whether he is with Korra, his kids or other characters. On the subject of his kids, they absolutely hilarious and kind of remind me of me and my siblings when we were their age. Korra and Lin Bei Fong's instant rivalry is going to be great in the future since we know Korra is going to do more things to piss her off. I also loved the homeless guy in the bush, he was entertaining for the mere seconds he was on screen. Also I want a polar bear dog like Naga, she is just adorable.

I loved the whole idea of Pro-bending battles and just wish everyone could bend so we could have games like these. Bolin was absolutely hilarious (so were his crazy fangirls), I can definitely see him and Korra as best friends. Mako was also great, a lot of people think him and Zuko are very alike. I see some small traits but they're distinctly different. Of course Mako and Korra aren't going to get along at first but I definitely see a lot of Makorra hints espeacially the ending scene.

Amon and the Equalists I can't really talk about since there is barely anything with them in it apart from a bit in the first episode.


But overall I love the show so far and can't wait to watch them in April and you all should check out both shows. So go off my blog and literally go watch it now otherwise I will come to your house and force you to watch it.