Then there is the fact that Aang only really faced death and Korra can face danger. But losing her bending? That's a different story and way closer to Aang's dilemma back when he couldn't access the avatar state.

I quite liked that it had such a strong emotional impact on her. Also, the Avatar state seemed to be accessed by anger, and Korra was feeling pure fear. In a way, Amon is posing a much more terrifying threat than Ozai did.

I am fully expecting Korra losing her powers sometime in this season though, and that she has to go to the spirit world to reclaim them.

 

They're probably saving the Avatar State for a huge kick-ass scene later on. Breaking it out now would cheapen it.

For an in-universe explanation, I also lean towards the idea that she's so spiritually stunted that she can't access it with the same ease that Aang could.

I also take back anything negative I said about Steven Blum's voice acting. I'd still prefer Ron Perlman, but Blum's definitely got it.

 

God fucking damn it. This is making me want to watch all of the old Avatar episodes while waiting for the next one of these.

 

You haven't already done so?

 

She wasn't actually Airbending, just using the movements of the style.

 

There is plenty of drama with this show. But this is more teen drama. The only teens(main) in ATLA was Zuko and Sokka.

Did anyone else hear Korra call the cars sokkomobile in ep1 and now they are called satomobile.

Anyone think Amon might be Mako and Bolin father?

 

oooh, I like the mako&Bolin idea. We never did see

Spoiler

Amon's reaction to going up against Bolin. And the backstories seem to fit.

 

No. Both their parents had to be benders for them to have different bending styles: Amon is clearly a non-bender.
I think it's Bumi. Aang's non-bending son. Aang teaches him energy-bending, to pass his legacy on, but for Bumi, it's not enough. It's never enough. Two bending siblings, an Avatar for a father, and living as a second class citizen? it would be infuriating. Anger would fester into resentment, then into hatred, and soon, you have an anti-bender revolution.
(but that's just my theory)

 

Doublepost, shit.

 

Haven't seen ep. 4 yet, but I'll offer my own conjecture about Amon:

Admiral Zhao, who was taken by the Ocean spirit at the end of the Siege of the North, was brought to the spirit world (where time doesn't pass quite normally). After decades of isolation in a cold cave has chilled his fiery disposition, he is approached by Ko, the face-stealer, who offers to teach him a trick, if he'll swear to use it against the Avatar and all his works...

 

As I said before, Amon can't be Bumi, unless he went through a Michael Jackson skin pigment dyejob.

Dark skin.

Light skin. (hands)

 

I'd prefer it if Amon were someone we didn't know at all.

 

Personally, I'm hoping it's Jet.

JET LIVES!!

 

It could be. He is very agile, as Jet was.

 

This bitch is 112. In the realm of Avatar, age doesn't seem to have much to do with ass-kicking ability.

 

Goddamn Jet. Seeing him put down again at the end would be worth the agony of shouting out "JET!" in rage when the mask comes of.