Its not Ba Sing Se, but could that be the Si Wong Desert?
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At (1:25) a sand glider races ahead of a… giant sandshark?
All right, Avatar World Wuzzle Department.
We already know were headed to Ba Sing Se and the Northern Water Tribe, familiar locations fromAvatar.
This would continue that trend and be a real treat for the fans.
Theres also a hell of a lot more airbending.
Korra airbends with Bolins new love interest.
(0:19)
A herd of Sky Bison fly together (0:23).
Uh… a LOT of people of all ages and ethnicities in airbender training garb (0:26).
Will he pass on the sacred art of fartbending?
The ethnic disparity of these new airbenders makes me wonder if the rules for all benders will be changed.
Will it now be possible for firebenders to be born to Water Tribe parents?
Earthbenders to Fire Nation parents?
Also… Bumi airbending.
BUMI AIRBENDING!!!
(0:38) Im not sure how I feel about this.
It balanced the trio out.
After all, Aang was already an airbending master when we met him in the first episode ofAvatar.
This new story, however, seems rife with people learning the art of airbending from scratch.
Its unthinkable that it wouldnt address the issues of how Air Nomad culture will now evolve.
With the creation of new airbenders, what role will the Air Acolytes now take within this culture?
Some of these nouveau airbenders are fully grown adults or even getting on in their years like Bumi.
They have their own lives, histories, and cultural identities.
Surely, Tenzin cant expect them to throw all that out the window just because theyve suddenly become benders.
Theres also an influx of new and captivating villains.
We also see a tattooed guy doing some pull-ups in a wooden cell (0:45).
Then, Waterbending Arms takes an offensive stance (0:47) in… yeah… another prison cell.
Im starting to sense a theme here.
Okay, so Im guessing were going to be having a lot of convicts in this season.
At (1:50) we see Combustion Woman, Earth Kingdom Monk, and Waterbending Arms all attack together.
They appear to be a kind of supervillain team, and I appreciate that.
And we know now beyond any doubt that its Zuko because CLOSE.
(1:19) Damn, he looks good for his age!
Way better than his grandfather did when he got that old.
And Fire Lord Azulon didnt even have half his face burned off!
Some guy in Earth Kingdom clothes… lavabends?
Then later, we see Bolin underwater, avoiding flaming rocks from above.
(1:15) These incidents are likely connected.
How might they change?
Airbender Boy, now in training garb, busts into the cab of a moving truck!
(0:58) So, it appears our young street urchin will become an official airbending novice.
They do seem to have a bunch of scenes together?
OMG Airbending kid puppy love.
Keep it angst-free and it could be the cutest subplot EVER.
Promise that her teenage years wont be as challenging as Korras?
She will make no such promises.
Im pleased that it looks like theyll be continuing the thread of Jinoras potent spiritual attunement and abilities.
That was some damn good development for her last season.
Asami rides Naga, propping up an unconscious Korra (1:07).
They have a very refreshing dynamic.
They genuinely like each other.
The Earth Queen (Because who fucking else could that be?)
looks shifty (1:13).
You know, I feel the creators and writers of this show have earned creating a dragon lady character.
They have earned the right to exploit this trope.
And God bless em.
Korra metalbends a hole in a wall (1:21).
An actual hole in an actual wall; she doesnt shake down a small, independent eatery.
I think were going to see a whole lot more metalbending this season.
Guess cleaning those up was not in Republic Citys annual budget.
Republic City, and to a larger extent, the WORLD is permanently changed by Korras actions.
I find that to be very satisfying.
After all, its hard not to address.
Damn, that… that looked pretty sweet.
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