Like and comment if you know what's good for you. *Next upload will be Netflix Avatar episode 2. That video, and the next episode of Korra are the two videos ahead on patreon.

Imagine being that guy that Korra keeps calling "dad". Like, you have no idea what she's talking about, but if the Avatar thinks you're her dad, you're far more likely to survive the encounter. Might as well not correct her.

Mako calling Korra “Sweetie” hurts my essence

Bumi grew up as a kid who was probably told multiple times about his immediate family who had the craziest adventure in history. He always had the sense for adventure but had no bending to do it with. Instead he joined the military. And from the sound of it, he got to scratch the itch. I always liked the theory that whenever Aang was on a vacation with Tenzin that Bumi hung with Sokka. I guess I empathize with the perfectly normal guy in a world full of magic finding his way and spreading the joy for life he has

“You’ve been had dumbass!!” Truly this is the theme of the second season of Korra.

My biggest gripe with this season is that Korra just accepts the “there is only one water tribe” bs when they are, and always have been, two separate tribes. Like how are they one tribe when during the 100 years war, they provided no aid to the south and let them lose all of their benders?

"Are you animated in a third way?" Yeah, she was. I knew someone on this season's production and even with the studio shifts, they also sub-contracted out without many people knowing.

8:38 mako calling korra “sweetie” gives me katara and Aang from the comics PTSD lmao

one of the most frustrating things in this season was the amount of shit Tonraq gets from his own daughter. It feels so forced and unexplained why she hates him so much, then she realizes Unaloq is evil and suddenly her dad is the best person on the planet again. They don't feel like a father and daughter at all, Tonraq just feels like a side character that Korra is beefing with. At least their relationship is great in season 3, they actually feel like family that love each other deeply, ESPECIALLY in the later episodes.

14:03 "You're still trying to prove you can do everything a bender can, well you can't. Deal with it." I never liked how they made Bumi a joke character. How cool it would have been if he was allowed to just dive into the pool, and show that he too was still Aang's son to these two master benders. It would make his antics less annoying if they just stopped always playing him for laughs.

Honestly that noise you made after Mako's "sweetie" is giving me fuckin life. My god hahaha

I think the Field Trip Tenzin remembers might of been training. Thats why Kaya and Bumi werent there and why Tenzin only remembers it as fun

4:45 Hamma is such a better developed situation for creepyness. cause we also get to see the characters notice the weirdness as time goes on. They dont get to make any dumb decisions that we wouldnt make.

I think the thing that really blows my mind about how stupid korra is with the whole civil war thing is how she's standing their, talking to the aggressor of the war, who is telling her to stay neutral, and she doesn't even call him out. Like, you're trying to be impartial, while taking advice from the least impartial person on the subject. Maybe rub a braincell or two and figure something out for yourself for once.

0:18 Ski instructor here, no. There is not enough water. Context: snow has a *ton* of air in it, even when it is compacted. It's nothing like ice in terms of density. You'd need like, 5-10x the snowpack for a given chunk of ice.

to be completely fair in the kidnapping fight, they were all waterbenders so most of the normal restraining options weren't really an option. At best she could have earthbent them restraints but from every indication I got, the entire building was made of ice so that also wasn't really an option. Given that she mostly used air and what was lying around, I actually think that was pretty good attention to detail all things considered.

This episode is a good example of my feelings towards Korra as a whole. There are so many singular elements that hit with just the right power, get that real flavor, show the creative spark that made AtlA great, but they are caught up in a show that just can't handle it. If all you want is for it to have good stuff then it's a fine show, but it lacks that complex whole that made AtlA great.

4:24 Gotta love how Korra's only training in "Unalaq Spirit Fighting™" is completely off screen Y'know so they don't have to explain it in anyway or have her bond with Unalaq that isn't just him stroking her ego

12:56 I love how slick you sneak in the Naruto references every time

“I don’t know anyone whose like I love bumi” hey I’m here. I absolutely love bumi so much. He’s just a silly guy trying to find his path and purpose in his family and his goofiness is part of that, he feels like he’s trying to lighten the tone even tough he probably shouldn’t.

It's odd to me that Kya's upset that Tenzin and Bumi didn't put their lives on hold after their dad died like she did, when she has the least amount of responsibility out of the three of them. Bumi was an admiral for the united forces so of course he couldn't just step away and Tenzin was left in charge of running the air accolades in Republic City so he couldn't walk away from that either. What was she doing? We don't know.

Here's where I stand on the Aang Bad Dad debate: Does this add to the complexity and multifacet part of his character? Absolutely, I think it's a great way of showing the unique challenges of a character up to adulthood and ESPECIALLY the challenges with having kids. My issues with it are twofold: 1. We don't actually get to see Aang's relationship with his kids. Like, we don't get a flashback seeing Aang spending time with each of them. So any talk and rationalization on both ends is nothing more than fan speculation. It's Shrodinger's Bad Dad. Aang could've been a no good deadbeat dad, or he could've been a wonderful father in ingrates as kids. The problem is that we don't know one way or the other, and for your main character that's a serious issue. 2. This is a case where you really see the invisible hand of the writer becomes visible. It's important to remember that "realism" isn't a factor in anything that happens in fiction. Everything is a choice made by the writers, and in this instance you need to ask: Why did they make these 50+ year old adults have issues with their dad? To establish conflict and line up with the themes of a broken house. The problem is, this creative choice leads to SO many issues where the audience now has nothing but questions regarding the characters and how they're portrayed from here on out. This singular choice made Aang be perceived as a terrible father, and now he's stuck with that legacy a majority of the fandom. On the whole, I think Aang not being a perfect dad is fine, but the show didn't give us enough to really see things from any other point of view than his jaded middle aged children. Which really sucks from a character standpoint on Aang.

"Amon equelize her ass!" i'm in tears hahaha

I think I have a good idea of why Bumi is the way he is. In the video, you established that Tenzin got focused in on by Aang because he was the only Airbender and Aang was also too busy for the other two. I'd bet a similar thing might have happened with Kya, to a lesser extent. Katara likely preferred Kya since she was a Waterbender, and a lot of their time would probably be spent practicing bending. That leaves Bumi, focused on by neither parent and unable to bend, so he starts to become extravagant and boisterous to get attention, and this attention grabbing personality carried on into his adult life, which is why he's the way he is as a grown man. It could almost be argued Bumi's plight is similar to Tai Li(I don't actually know how to spell her name) in ATLA, though slightly different. Tai Li had to stand out because she looked the same as her siblings, whereas Bumi has to stand out because he's different than his siblings. Also you said you've never met a Bumi fan, but you have now(if you read this). I am a Bumi fan, mostly before he gets Airbending but I like him afterwards too, to a lesser extent.

About the incapacitation of "dad" and his goons. It makes total sense that she uses tapestry and rope, there are only two elements good at locking down and that is Earth and Water, and those guys are water benders, and assuming water nation architecture is mainly ice and carpets, there would be a severe lack of earth in them. So with the two good crowd control option out, the third option is the best one left.

It may not be perfect, but I do like the civil war concept and the execution often hits quite well. Would be a shame if the show suddenly did a 180 and made it about the literal incantation of evil with a kaiju fight as it's climax

This a damn good overanalysis

Wasn't really going to mention this, but since you're threatening me, I guess I'll rant about something that bugs me. People that review or discuss Korra talk about the 10 000 years thing like it's an exact, specified amount of time. What a lot of people don't know is that 10 000 is used in east asian cultures to signify infinity, or at the very least a very large amount of something. When Wan Shi Tong calls himself 'He Who Knows Ten Thousand Things', it means that he has a vast amount of knowledge. The 10 000 years basically just means a very long time, so it could be far longer in canon

Korra is so reactive, she doesn't like, *do* anything of her own volition. She sees something happening and then responds to it and that's how the entire season goes. She talks about wanting to be the Avatar but never does avatar stuff until its already too late almost and its really frustrating imo

9:26 maybe Eska sensed Bolin wanted a private convo or she’s getting food for the other three

Honestly I like the idea that boomy tries to prove he’s just as strong as a bender is interesting since as the avatars only child without bending powers he probably got teased for it as a kid and even as an adult by his siblings

I know Unalaq is clearly presented as a villain and it can be jarring how Korra doesn't see that but I will say I do like the small details during the scene where Korra is talking to him in what I'm assuming is the throne room. Korra's standing in front of light coming from outside the room which is partially shining on Unalaq who is still mostly shrouded in darkness. It's kind of like a visual metaphor for how Korra sees him as a mentor when he's obviously just manipulating her and the Avatar (the light that protects the world) is faced with someone who will become the embodiment of darkness. Yeah, I know the writing is still messy but hey years of watching Overanalyzing Avatar helps me to appreciate small touches like this in animated shows.

16:42 "PotatoScream who has to duel a shadow version of himself on their birthday every year, winner gets to be the person for the year" This is so unhinged, but also perfectly encapsulates the dark vs light avatar thing at the season 2 finale 😂

If I'm being honest I think the idea of Aang being a "bad father" is blown wayyy out of proportion... To me the way they talked about it made them seem petty. It gave me strong "I never got my turn on the Switch" vibes. I would not be surprised if they exaggerated Aang's neglect a lot more to fit their point of view, like how my little sister will throw a fit whenever my dad has to do work instead of playing with her. Not to mention the fact that Aang was an _Air Nomad._ They didn't really _have_ traditional families, since all the males and females were split across the different temples. The closest Aang had to a father was Monk Gyatso.

Man, it's good to hear you enthusiastically talk about continuity and backgrounds and attention-to-detail.

7:30 - I don't mind Aang prioritizing Tenzin, but not taking all of his kids on field trips is OOC at all ages. The first thing Aang wanted to do with Sokka and Katara, people he just met, was go on fun field trips together. But then as an adult he doesn't give a shit about bringing his own children? Why? Even if they can't airbend, there is an entire group of people who can't but still found value in Air Nomad culture. Aang would absolutely want to share it with them. What did they do before Tenzin was born/old enough? The whole tone of the conversation is also just weird. Biologically Aang died very young, in his 40s. His kids are now in their 50s, still crying about how Tenzin was the favorite. And how the hell does Tenzin remember the trips but not that his siblings weren't there? Is he fabricating false memories or some shit? Did they go on SOME trips that he's conflating?

I think it would have been much better for koras character to recognize what unalok was doing and had an Guerilla fight against him but be alone as not to provoke a civil war instead of being dumb and taking orders from the aggressor

Kaya says "We were never on those trips" so we can assume that Kaya and Bumi were consistently left out. Aang may not have been a terrible father, but he also shoulda known that 3 kids are WAY too much for an Avatar to deal with

I’ve just realized that your rant starting at about 11:45 would have legitimately fixed Korra’s arc here. It could have been delivered a little more softly by her mom, or by Mako in frustration, or idk by Asami if we feel like making her part of the story. We just needed a character to talk tough to Korra, to give a voice to what we were feeling at the moment. Even if she stayed stubborn and huffy (at least at first), and it took her a while to realize she was wrong, this exact bit of writing, word for word, could have been said to her face and I think a lot of season 2 would have benefitted from it.

Heck, before the comics, I actually thought that Hakoda was the Chief of the entirety of the Southern Water Tribe, since we were led to believe in the pilot that what we saw was literally all that was left.

I don't know why so many people's take away from the Tenzin/Siblings stuff in this episode is that "Aang was a terrible father." My first viewing of it, the impression I got was that ALL of the siblings had slightly warped perceptions of their dad. Tenzin didn't remember Aang being neglectful of the others, and Kya & Bumi exaggerated his neglectfulness in their minds. It's obvious Tenzin's memories aren't exactly accurate, so why does everyone assume Kya & Bumi's are 100% accurate? Aside from that, it's also clear that Kya & Bumi didn't think Aang was a horrible father, just that he didn't spend as much time with them as they wanted. I swear it's like any kind of nuance just goes over way too many peoples' heads.

Hakoda feels like "The greater among equals" A chief who acts as the face and midiator of multiple other chiefs, and when needed make decisions on their behaf due to the impracticallity of a multi leader system especially when Time is limited, or a consensus cant be properly achieved.

10:58 i am the one who loves bumi but i also like it when he gets bullied

My take on Aangs parenting and not taking his kids on field trips was that, he would naturally want to take Tenzin to the air temples, right? Teach him the culture, show him "the ways". Well, Aang being Aang, he almost certainly got sidetracked when he saw Kyoshi island or something and had that "monkey brain-neuron activation" moment and would be like, "well, since we're here"

The Korra at 2:51 is somehow the most terrifying off model yet

I have an uncle that is *exactly* like Bumi, some people keep the childish whimsy when they get old and honestly people like that are great

Bro I'm so happy you continued this I've been loving the over analyzing series and I just finished she last one on the playlist then bam this cam out your timing is clutch bro

You're right. This is exactly the kind of direct conflict Korra would love to fight. All her other conflicts keep somone else hostage. Amon was a symbol of the unrest between half the city. Zaheer challenges the survival of the air nationand by the time korra gets to Kuvira she has to heal and save her self and kuvira to grow. Just Knock Unolock of the throne he stole, put him back on the ship and tell him if he needs soemthing from the south, he has to negotiate in peace or he will be forced to leave.

I think the reason Korra isn't keen to helping resolve the political conflict that thee water tribes are going through is because she was told and trained to be a fighter before any type of diplomatic figure. The line "I start fights, not dissolve them" juxtaposes her mindset for the first two seasons, whether for good or bad. It would then make sense for her to lean on her uncle to take care of those responsibilities for her, and she pays the price for it at the end of the episode with her parents being detained and arrested. I kind of see it as a parallel to Aang's mindset, where he wanted to be somewhat of a diplomatic peacekeeper rather than an outright brawler, as seen with his creation of republic city and taking out of yakkone, and even Ozai. To be fair, Aang's mindset is set up and resolved in a much more detailed manner than Korra's in her first two seasons, but at least in my opinion season 3 and 4 Korra learns this lesson and tries to act accordingly, which I really appreciate. It does make her earlier episodes a little annoying to watch, but her mindset of a spoiled child with an inflamed ego makes sense from her upbringing, and it's nice to see her perspective get flipped upside down by the red lotus and kuveria in the later seasons.

10:04 Man, Yuei really needs to get a calander.

been on a huge atla binge lately glad to see youre gona add a new video to that binge

Ok. Personally I like Boomy. I find that he and Varric both crush the comic relief side of this show. Without them, it would be missing the goofy side of Avatar. I just wish Bo Lin had a better written character.

I have a friend whose favorite character in all of Korra is boomi. To the point that all of his online screen names include a variant of that name. This has backfired in recent years as people just call him a boomer.

5:01 it didn't happen last time because the spirit portals were closed also harmonic convergence wasn't as close.

Thank goodness it’s back. I love the new projects but I’ve been looking forward to the full series review of TLOK since the Boiling Rock premiered.

Discovered this channel two weeks ago and I’m pretty sure I’ve watched every single video on this channel-can’t wait for new videos on live action and season 3 Korra!!

very glad to see you back

Hey man love your content. I can tell you have been going hard. Make sure to take time for yourself so you dont get burnt out 😊

1:55 I wonder if he gave his royal palace to his advisors or the legislature, but we see the local govt meeting in his private house right there

14:20 katara doesnt touch the water she uses to bend when she heals aang after getting shot by azulas lightning

YES i was waiting for more of these

one thing i realized when talking to my little brother these days: aang not being a good father maybe is related to him not "familiarly" having the notion of family as "parent-parent-children", he was raised by monks. his experience of family is not exactly the same as the one considered _normal_, alongside being emotionally invested in training and passing on important aspects of being an air nomad to tenzin

11:05- That would've killed Jet

1:49 I'm not sure if Korra's Dad is actually the chief until the end of the season Especially since Unalaq is (supposed?) to be the chief of both tribes (for some reason)

This is my weekly medicine

I don't think I can ever say this enough, but even if the episodes themselves weren't straight fire (which they are), I'd still always watch because of how funny the credits to the patrons are. Keep up the great content and the hard work man, another day another absolute heater.

Idk, I always found Kya more annoying than Bumi, half of her lines in a show are said with this 'mocking' tone of voice whenever she argues with brothers over the smallest things. Idk, that was especially annoying when they were searching for Jinora and she instantly was like "Face it, you are not going to be helpful" and then proceeded to be even less helpful. I just wish she actually participated more, and wasn't there for just two fights with Zaheer. I can't honestly remember if she even was in Season 4

In season 3 of Airbender Katara also heals ang's injurie with remote healing

I didn’t know how much I missed these.

The legend of Korra is one of the shows of all time.

I think Korra is acting that way precisely because butt kicking has always been her default. She's trying to be a better avatar, trying to solve problems peacefully whenever possible, but it's easier to go from one extreme to another than it is to use moderation because to her, every problem still looks like it needs to be solved with butt kicking, so she cant tell that Unalaq actually does need his butt to get kicked.

I like the goofy anime music at 13:00 when Korra Naruto runs - nice touch.

“I don’t know anyone who loves Bumi.” I love Bumi! He’s funny and useful and we get to see through his relationship with his family that at his center he has a big heart. He’s very much like Sokka in that he’s funny but a welcome presence in a fight because of his spirit. Something I really missed in the first season of Korra. That’s all I love Bumi.

13:28 Behold! A glaive! Actually, it could be a War Scythe if the cutting edge is on the inside of the curve, but cool nonetheless! (Yes, Glaives and War Scythes were a Medieval European thing, but odds are there were Asian equivalents.)

0:42 I like the idea that the Northern Water Tribe was so sexist and misogynist that all the feminists just up and left to get away from their socially conservative bullshit and didn’t stop until they reached the other end of the world. It’d be a hilarious backstory

A lot of things about korras story can be frustrating, but they are also realistic. For most of her life she was hidden from the world and trained to do something she had no control over. This explains why she never learns how to airbend as she never felt free enough to do it, now that she is free, she rebels against the things she thinks tie her down. The personal story was well done, but the actual world escalation story wasnt so good. However the kaiju battle was still entertaining

10:20 Are we that jaded now, Mr. Overanalyzing? Come on.

HELL YES so glad we’re back to Korra

Actually, Katara did some remote healing in The Western Air Temple, when she healed Toph’s feet.

Amazing editing

5:27 "Korra should be better at this stuff by now" yes exactly! it's so refreshing to see that it isn't just something bothering me. this kind of thing works fine with Aang, because he's twelve, but Korra's been training her entire life for this and she's suddenly just as naive as a literal child.

14:23 it might be a 2-feet-away thing based on how she’s trying to stand close to him

First overanalyzing video I'm early to! First seen channel about 4 days ago, watched every OA video as of about 10:30 AM today (6:50 PM now). Hell yeah

Glad this is back :)

First off love your videos bro, you definitly got that eagle eye 🔥 ima throw you a curl ball i hope did you notice monk gyatso has the Dalai lama's last name and tenzin actually has his first name? Thats some foreshadowing detachment 🤣

For the record: I love Bumi! He totally takes after his namesake

You know it's been so long since the last Korra video I've forgotten most of it.....oh well, time to rewatch it

oh overanalysing korra, didn't know you were doing this

8:35 You're reaction is so good it had me rolling

Love all the callbacks to Overanalyzing Avatar in this series. The faint song that plays in the background while Korra is Naruto Running is easy to miss but it got me good 😂

0:29 "is there really enough water here to make these huge ice slabs" in the snow? I would hope so

Distracted by the fact that Korra's coat has what looks like the Steel type icon in Pokemon lol

my god i love this man

love this cant wait for the new show

Damnnnnn they striked the warriors video

OH MY GOD! The subtle insert of Naruto music that you just plow over with the script set me CACKLING!

The timing is unreal

13:10 I mean, what does she have? A bajillion benders can bend back any water she throws, earth is too far, the floor is raise above the ground. She doesn't want to burn the shit out of her people, and like air? She uses some basic wind puffs, because that's all she really needs.

0:23 Actually, it’s very possible. The amount of space water takes up changes pretty drastically when it freezes. Like, the angle of the conjoined elements doubles (I believe. It’s been a while).

Aang is definitely not a bad father. Like you said he made mistakes. They had consequences. He just struggled to express love equally with all three kids, and on some level it makes a weird sort of sense because one of them was literally hope to bring back his people