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I agree Asami’s introduction was completely believable. It actually has some similarities to how I met my sexy, lawyer, heiress wife

It would be a fun twist if Asami was actually a stalker who purposfully hit him with a moped to Ask him for a date. Would somehow be less ridiculus then what actually happened

Your monologues during the Mako section were literally more accurate to my thoughts than I could ever put into words, how'd you do that? Please keep this a gag throughout the series, I beg of thee.

To answer your question, Tarlok is the only council member with a gavel because he was appointed chairman by the other members. If he wasn’t appointed chairman, it probably rotates on some basis of time.

Yeah the whole thing with Asami being so convenient for Mako really only makes sense if you go by their original character before she was rewritten, where she was supposed to be an equalist spy secretly working for her father.

11:30 Basically, Tarlok sees it as a win-win situation. If Amon doesn't show, it gives the public perception that's he's weak. If Korra beats Amon, well it was his task force that enabled her to succeed. And if Korra is defeated by Amon and loses her bending, Tarlok can use it to rally benders and justify more actions against non-benders; Amon even says this to Korra about being a martyr.

This is why I watch this guy , his jokes are hilarious, the whole “ yea this super model chick hit me with her moped …..” part killed me, I can’t wait till you get to season 2 , the jokes will be unreal

My favorite part of LOK was when the phone guy told Korra “the spirits tend to be a bit quirky at night”

The gag about Asami is hilarious, never stop

Tarlok's aim as I see it: Korra wins: Ammon dealt with Amon wins: Tarlok gains emergency powers and becomes a defacto tyrant, with Korra becoming a Martyr. This also fully explains why Amon doesn't take her bending away, he's actually right.

I'll defend Korra's opening dream kick: she needs to put distance between herself and the chi blockers to avoid getting blitzed, so she throws out some fire to force them to stay back for a moment. The shift in focus you mentioned is called a "Rack Focus" named for the act of spinning the dial on a lens to adjust the focal length. As for Tarlok's gavel, it seems that he is some kind of chairman for the council from the way he runs the meetings; often that's done by seniority, but in this case I think he's earned that parliamentary power by playing the other representatives.

At around 7:30 when you talk about the paparazzi, I never thought it was strange, I always thought that they were subtly implying that Tarlok set up the paparazzi to be there, put pressure on Kora and ask her the "are you scared" question specifically because he picked up she was at dinner and knew that would call her bluff and get her to join the task force. Hence him pushing her to answer the questions. It would be harder to imply he manipulated the situation if the paps swarmed her when she arrived. Just a thought

I heard that they originally planned for Asami to be a villain, and they based her character design off of Lust from Full Metal Alchemist for that reason. In any case, she certainly unnerved the hell out of me the first time i watched this episode.

The developing Asami monologue that got longer and longer was absolutely brilliant. Had me laughing every time!

They should have made Asami actually hit him because of her negligence. She would have had a reason to invite and spoil him a bit to not get sued or something. Also her dad funding their team makes a lot more sense like this.

Fun fact, Tarrlok is voiced by Dee Bradley Baker, the voice of Appa, Momo, Naga, Pabu, and pretty much all the animals in the show

I think Tarlok's plan was what Amon avoided. If Amon took Korra's bending away right there he would have a way to get the support of every bender and nation to fight amon. Tarlok not knowing that Amon is his bloodbending brother probably also gave him the confidence that he would beat him. After gaining this support and defeating Amon, Tarlok would have all the political power he wanted all this time. Korra would become a martyr and Tarlok would be the savior. The reason he does take Korra's bending away at the end of the series is because he needed the time to prepare. At the beginning Amon mentioned that they had to prepare and act faster then what he planned because of the avatar returning to Republic City. So in my opinion it's logical that Amon didn't do what Tarlok had planned (taking Korra's bedning away). Instead he waited for the right time to do it. This also explains the evil grin on tarlok's face when Korra asked to duel Amon. At best she would be defeated and have her bedning taken away, thus causing Tarlok to receive massive amounts of political power I previously mentioned. And at the worst Amon would be taken care of by Korra.

I think the Asami/Mako meeting was meant to be that "convenient" because I feel at the start they were planning on making her more in league with the Equalists and getting in touch with Mako would get them in contact with Korra. Unfortunately it doesn't really end up going that way. Mostly basing this off the fact the show never really knows what to do with Asami in the future which makes the most sense if she wasn't really supposed to play that big a part later on

God the mako story recap that gets increasingly more unbelievable each time effing got me good

Amon was an awesome villain, perfectly creepy and mysterious. It’s a shame that korra went down the path of a new villain every season. There was enough potential with Amon, that you could have done multiple seasons maybe even all four. I really enjoyed all of the information we got on his backstory and I think that could have been greatly expanded on.

Wow, Mako is so lucky in this episode. I sure hope he doesn't screw it up somehow later in the series.

I think it would've been interesting if Asami was an Equalist or at least an Equalist sympathizer but in a way where you understand where she's coming from. She doesn't hate benders, but she is wary of them since she's seen how innocent people are taken advantage of by gangs like the Terra Triad and agrees that people like that should have their bending taken away. You could even add that when her father was starting up his business, he was threatened with protection money by firebending gang, and when he couldn't immediately pay it, they took his wife hostage, and she died when he couldn't come up with the money. She does eventually turn against the Equalist when she sees how insane they've become and have started to oppress innocent benders like Mako and Bolin, which is not what she wanted.

7:06 There really needs to a counter for Korra assaulting people

The reason Tarloq has the gavel is for similar reasons sometimes only one city council member has the gavel while the others don't. It's not because they have more power or anything like that, it's simply a ceremonial or procedural role that rotates between members meaning anyone and everyone on the council can and/or has had the gavel at one point or another. Also, the reason Mako looks disheveled is that he might've just gotten off his shift from shooting electricity into generators. If you look in the background you can actually see a power plant behind him. That's just my theory anyway. Love your videos.

Man, I love how fair you’re being. I think so many content creators come in with a positive or negative mindset, and that mindset heavily affects their perceptions and what things they choose to point out, but I can clearly tell you’re making an effort to try and understand why a choice was made and are clear when something you don’t like is due to preference or something you feel is less subjective. I’m sure you’re going to tear some things apart (specially book 2), but you’re giving me the confidence that your trying your best to not be biased or at least point out your biases (as everyone has bias on some level) You continue to impress the hell out of me man.

I feel like another reason Amon didnt take Korras bending is that he wasnt sure he could do it, after all Aang was imune during the avatar state and she would probably enter it during great distress and defeat him

Amon's reasoning for not crippling Korra now might also foreshadow how his power isn't real energy bending. His brain bending wouldn't stop the next Avatar from being reincarnated, but genuine energy bending might have

I loved the scene where Korra chases a bad guy into an abandoned pizzeria, and finds out Freddy Fazbear already got him.

What I never got over when watching season 1 was how earthbenders would be insanely effective against the chi blockers. Like, literally just make a rock armor suit like toph makes. They wouldn't be able to hit your weak points to stop your chi, the rock would stop electricity, and you could still just bend the rock around you to attack them. Metal benders could do it with metal, (again like Toph does), and it would be the same. But rock would probably be better as it wouldn't conduct electricity. Maybe creating a rock armor suit is advanced earth bending, but most of the people fighting chi blockers are police, who are metal benders, which already means they're advanced earth benders. So they would most likely be able to make a rock armor suit as well.

Lol, chuckled a lot at the repeating and extending of the new love interest. Also, that light that's seemingly coming from Korra, is actually coming from the guy in front of her, if you look closely he had a light. The same light is being seen after when she's crying to Tenzin. Doesn't look right, but it's the "source"

Can’t wait for what you do next! Korra has its ups and downs, but the romantic stuff certainly is the biggest ‘down’ in the show.

2:22 Asami's smart, quick, and a skilled driver, she could have easily avoided Mako by just swerving around him, the bike's pretty thin. But instead she turned it to it hit him longways with the body of it. She 100% wanted to just hurt some random person.

janet varney work with Korra really is incredible, several moments she delivers the characters emotion through dialogue extremely well, and this episode where we see a nervous, overwhelmed and affraid Korra whos trying to hide all of that from everyone has a lot of good moments showing all of these emotions. i think more people should recognize these parts of the show really, the voice acting is awesome with Korra herself being a big highlight.

It’s implied that the reason why Mako’s hair was disheveled was because he just got off a shift from the “electricity bending” factory

11:08 You gotta keep the Mako with Bolin’s eyebrows gag for the love triangle episode

I totally forgot Tarlok was supposed to be a red herring for Amon! Good job on bringing that up.

I heard somewhere that Asami was originally supposed to be a Equalist, which was changed after this episode, and actually, that would make everything in this episode suddenly make sense, because then she would have been intentionally going after Mako to get him to Amon.

13:02 The light source looks like it might actually be a lanturn held by the Chi blocker on the left, closest to the camera. (The one on the left of the gap.) It's hard to make out but it does look like a light source. Doesn't explain why it's lighting up a circle around Korra and not the Chi Blocker holding it, but at least there is A light source.

That confrontation legitimately scared me the first time. Not too much i felt that. For me that specific scare was a bit of a one trick pony. It was a baller move on Amon’s part. But i also liked his reasoning. I wish more villains thought through antagonizing the chosen one here like Amon. “I can’t take you out now because that could radicalize my opposition. So i will save you for later.”

The "Yeah this supermodel chick hit me with her moped and then" killed me every time

9:17 I love that little sample of silhouette from Naruto when korra does the Naruto run😂

5:09 Normally if something like this happens you either wake up with 1 less kidney or she tells you that the two of you can only be together if you kill her father so she can inherit his wealth because he’d never approve of the two of you being together… then she pins the murder on you and plays the innocent card, using her crime tears to convince everyone you simply snapped. So you get sent to jail for 20 years while she elopes with some 7’3” Water Tribesman.

Amon's shoulder-chop is probably supposed to be a Chi-blocker-looking strike at the jugular or carotid (idk which, I'm not a blood doctor). Stopping bloodflow to the brain for a couple seconds will make anyone pass out (Jiu Jitsu chokeholds use this), this is maybe just like an action-shot take on the idea.

Im glad they had a reason in universe not to kill Korra that was very reasonable, similarly to how in Avatar they were never going to kill Aang because he would simply be reborn. Having a good reason to not kill the main character outright is good, even if in this case its only a temporary measure.

Korra doing that fire kick in her dream seems like how it would be punching someone in your dreams, like it not landing or having impact

asami not being an equalist was a missed opportunity, it would've helped with how convenient mako's meeting with asami was

They could just make moon Not Full. To hide the point that Amon can't take Korra bending when is Not Full Moon. And just after reveal of blood bending we get that.

So you actually just brought up a very cool point in this. Amon can take away Korras bending which takes away her Identity as the Avatar. Unavatu was trying to destroy Raava which would end Korra being the Avatar meaning shes still lose herself. Zaheer attempted to kill Korra as she was in the avatar state to end the cycle of the avatar entirely. Kuvira was the only villain in all of Korra to not personally attack Korra because of her avatar status and ability and thats actually pretty cool that 3/4 of the villains attempt to end the avatar in their own way.

The ever-extending Mako-monologue may be your greatest bit outside of Moon Rage.

Man, I cracked with every "Mako telling his unbelievable story" bit

When I first watched this episode 10+ years ago, I straight up thought that Korra would turn into Aang at the Island the same way Aang turned into Roku or Kyoshi when they felt they needed to. It wouldn't have made no sense since when Roku possessed Aang, he had literally no formal avatar training (he even admits to it). If not that, then at least the Avatar State should have triggered seeing as how that's the entire point of it being a defense mechanism for life or death situations. I also wanted to see Aangs statue start growing the same way the paintings and shrines of past avatars did when Aang went into the Avatar state at the Southern Air Temple

Something about this man's style. I'm glad you stayed around after Airbender and love all your work.

your humor only gets better each time, love the commitment to recite the entire love story a bajillion times🤣🤣🤣

3:17 Truly LoK had a more mature and realistic romance than ATLA.

the overanalyzing series is so nostalgic because it feels like im waiting for episodes to drop every week again. thank you.

8:14 this type of glasses called pince-nez. They are held in place by pinching the bridge of the nose. They were popular in the 19th and early 20th century.

The philosophy of the equalist is one I always vibed with. One thing I HATED about legend of Korra is that it made Sokka and his contributions feel WOTHLESS. Like in this world you ONLY mater if yoy are a bender. I don't know, it felt like it had alot of interesting things to say and Amon was a great villian to do that

I had to laugh increasingly harder, everytime the "... And she bought cloth, and her father is rich, and..." Joke came xD

5:38 I lost it 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

Man you are literally the only reason I will set foot in UKposts. Thank you for the incredible content

Korra’s Naruto run for a split second with the very faint Naruto opening killed me

Everytime he told the “ this chick hit me with her moped “ I laughed harder and harder

Korra has such an odd place in my heart. After my annual binge of ATLA I always watch Korra and get an odd sense of love and disappointment. She’s a strong avatar when necessary to the plot but weak everywhere else. It reflects human psychology more accurately but also goes against how powerful the avatar can be. She had so much potential with being a toddler already water, earth and fire bending but then she can barely fight an average bender in the first season. So conflicting

Korra's weak point appears to be her ankles. And her mounts ankles. Maybe her Ankle Chakra is still locked, and it weakens everyone else's ankles.

God, I hope the contrived Asami moments become a running gag. They’re definitely hilarious

12:51 Very similar to foggy swap style but no spinning arms, shows how skilled of a water bender she is as she has learned many styles.

I always thought it was strange that Tarlok would be on the task force as a front or even second-line fighter. No one even comments on it, but I wish they addressed it, like make the raid executors a call-up of Tarlok's old unit in the war or something. I know that doesn't make sense timeline-wise, but I think a senator essentially having the skills of a Navy SEAL should raise some eyebrows.

Crazy how you were hesitant to do this series because you weren’t sure that you had enough to say. Curious to see at what point your opinion changes, because so far you’ve had a lot of positive things to say. It’s actually made me appreciate LoK a lot more than I already had, and I liked Korra plenty.

Can't believe he didn't mention that their chairs form a heart at 5:19 but it's alright because his joke was great

13:05. You ask where the light source is coming from when Korra's in the dark, but the closest Chi Blocker on the left side of the circle is just holding a lantern.

Really glad to see you doing Korra finally giving it the exact same treatment, can't wait to see what you think of Zaheer and Kuvira lol

Asami is by far the most likable character in the entire show. The writers really did her wrong over the course of the series. Multiple times actually. I didn't really think about how she met Mako while I was watching the first time, but when you actually talk out the way they met like that, it does seem extraordinarily contrived.

That joke about Mako getting hit with the moped just never gets old. Endlessly funny. Nice work haha

Korra’s crying gets to me every time

This episode highlights one of the biggest issue of LoK: Writing it one season at a time meant that they had to rush introductions for many major characters. Mako and Bolin had this issue, and for Asami it's even more obvious. If they had more time (or more direct continuity between seasons) they could have taken it more slowly - introduce her as a potential sponsor early, but keep her to the background, as tensions rise she gets concerned with the team and tries her best to help them stay safe, so by the time the Equalists attack the arena, she has naturally grown closer to them and you can set her up as a full member of the main cast going into season 2. Instead they had to make her a part of the team throughout season 1, which resulted in this rushed "btw, Asami is a thing now!"

This honestly makes me love Korra as a character more, sure they could’ve rounded it out in some areas but her lack of that public presence as the avatar is evident and really cool

The lizard popping up at the mention of subscribing had me ROLLING 🤣

I love the gag you created with pointing out how ridiculous Mako's story is. Comedy gold

*DAYUM!* You're starting off strong at 0:03 ! Also, I love Korra's little "spin the guy around using earthbending and then sparta-kick the guy away" maneuver. XD

8:35 this joke has me rolling

I loved the “The scarf stay on during Wang’s Cuisine.” I hope “the scarf stays on during…” becomes a running joke.

I always felt that by the time of Korra chi blocking should be legal and available to both benders and non. Since it's pressure point attacks it has uses other than to paralyze or shut down bending, not to mention a skilled chi blocker has much less to fear from less scrupulous benders.

13:03 The light source is coming from a lantern held by the equalist immediately to the left of Korra, though it does appear to be lighting the room disproportionately to it's actual location in the frame

I love how you went from no way they could have night vision to they probably have night vision in 5 seconds.

I mean I’m not asking you to just be a robot and put these out all day everyday but. That’s what I need. Can’t get enough keep it up dude!

This is the only episode of Korra I'll give a ten out of ten, the set up the story telling, characterazion is perfect and sets up something about Korra that makes perfect sense

6:49 officially marking this video as Not Safe For Work--as in, I'm stifling cackling laughter while at work and it's noticeable

10:51 don't hate on the zambone rides my guy

9:00 the guard in the background becomes in focus because Korra is too close depth wise for him not to be if they want her to be in focus.

The (hopefully) running gag of Naruto Shippuden OP 16 playing whenever someone Naruto runs never fails to make me laugh hysterically. I don’t know how often someone does it in Korra but I hope it keeps going.

Amon making an exemple of Korra here is such a powerful scene. He could take away her bending, yes, but it would bring way too much attention at a time he isn't planning on it (remember, this fight was Korras idea, his plans are on pace to want this attention later). Just letting her go, without any consequences to her bending, is WAY more than enough, she's terrified. She has her bending, but is afraid to use it, afraid to fight, so she probably will be afraid to step in suddenly in his plans again for the foreseeable future. It's probably harder for her to try to stop him now that if he had taken it and made her enraged, because she still has something to lose Btw i THINK Satos "backstory" about how he just suddenly thought about cars is supposed to mirror real-life poor-to-millionaire backstories. Im not sure its intentional but "Ow i was just a regular worker like every one of you than i just decided to be a genius and conquered everything i have" is like the number 1 story to ignore/cope with privileges, and considering how he ends up, i think it makes sense Also the Mako bit was hilarious, im still laughing about it

Tarlok being the only one with a gavel is actually decent world building, it suggest that's he the equivalent to the House Speaker. Every legislative body has a similar position to it, and it makes perfect sense that this council would elect amongst themselves someone to keep order during deliberation. You could make the claim that Tenzin would be better suited to it, and should have the role, but if you want to microanalyze it you can come to the conclusion that at some point in the past Tarlok weaseled his way in to that position in the pursuit of ever more power which fits his character.

“It’s too good to be true…” Considering Asami and Korra ended up together, it was too good to be true

Love how Tensin is the shoulder to cry on for the Reincarnation of his mentor, idol, and father

4:02 since this show is about overanalyzing, precocious only has 10 letters and he definitely typed about 15 letters 😆 make it match, man! 😆

Ah yes. The episode that actually scared our protagonist to her very core. While Amon would eventually regret his decision to not finish off the Avatar right here and now. This is the scene that made me want to give Korra a hug. Then again Tenzin did a good job comforting her like the good mentor that he is.

0:02 i like to imagine this is someone's first exposure to overanalyzing avatar

I think the fire kick going no where is because often in dreams you do not achieve what you want. Wanna run away, well your feet are actually made of syrup mixed with glue. Wanna punch someone? How do you wanna do that when your hands are heavier than lead? Feeds into the feeling of powerlessness that nightmares often have. Edit: Asami does move the moped in front of the truck a bit, she walks with it to the side and forward. Still not as much as it seems to have in the next shot, but she does push it closer to Mako as well as the side

2 things I think this show has over ATLA are the fights and how punchy they are, and the emotion. Characters in ATLA could get pretty emotional at times, but LoK takes it to a new level imo. They kind of do a sort of happy middle between that ugly/raw crying in Arcane while also keeping it a bit more subdued. If I remember correctly, this isn't even the only time we get that kind of emotion from Korra and friends in the series. And I like that a lot. I always get a little disappointed when characters don't get to release their emotions in ways that aren't outbursts of anger and frustration. Doesn't have to be crying or whatever, could be a panic attack or just a shutting down (like S4)