@avclub-7cbaf9384cf3835106bf2f444c0bcf65:disqus , this may be a bit of a tangent, but since you brought up X-Men…
I actually think this show is handling the whole superpowers-as-metaphor thing much, much better than X-Men. X-Men always encouraged us to read as an allegory for civil rights movements in various eras in…

In the first episode, the lead OWL guy said, "Avatar Aang charged us with keeping you safe," and the "Welcome to Republic City" game corroborates that.

@avclub-e19801f9caf39bff8afc5e4548f2942d:disqus I noticed that more during the Equalist raid, which was ironic because she's in body armor. She had a very child-like, kid-who's-in-over-her-head look to her, particularly when surrounded by all of these adult male commandos. Body language has a lot to do with it, but…

You're absolutely right. I think a lot of it is driven by living circumstances, but this episode also built on Korra's physical and emotional isolation, which was established in the first episode. I kind of hope that part of her journey involves developing a more robust support network, because right now it's pretty…

Last week, I think Lurky noted how Tenzin didn't give Korra the third degree for being out all night looking for Bolin, and we got further developments along those lines in this episode. I loved that Korra made the decision Tenzin preferred for her when Tarrlok first came calling, and Tenzin knew to be worried about…

That would be my guess. Fuckers gotta ruin it for everyone.

@avclub-1ff70043c78f44fc8841bd8203c00ed3:disqus No idea.

It's only been 4 episodes, and I want to be clear that the following isn't necessarily a value judgment. I've just been noticing that LOK feels like much less of an ensemble show than A:TLA. Though we have a large cast of interesting, three-dimensional characters, there is a very clear protagonist, and her growth and…

Hells no. I'm loving the pro-bending stuff. I can't wait to meet Tahno next week.

A thousand times yes. That scene was chilling and disturbing. I also loved the camera angle and the lighting when she see's Tenzin coming to get her and then firebends to make sure she still has her powers.

It could also be an indication that she's constantly on alert right now.

What @The_Tuna:disqus said. There's an assumption that seems to be running through many of the conversations here that all non-benders resent benders and automatically side with Amon. It's pretty clear to me that at least elite non-benders (like the Satos) are cool with the Avatar and that the press is clearly looking…

Still can't get over how intense that moment was. There was recognition in her voice. Her lack of a spiritual side has been well-established, but it made me wonder if that sort of thing has happened before.

@avclub-9d63aa68883b2dcf866b869ad3a816b3:disqus omigod, you are so right.

@avclub-323ca7b091beb1b26cc7a2612f1475d5:disqus It probably would be fun. And let's face it, Korra would snap her like a twig, but it's such a cliche when it comes to teen girls, and as a feminist I object on principle to pop culture pitting women against one another along these lines. A Toph/Katara dynamic would be…

@avclub-323ca7b091beb1b26cc7a2612f1475d5:disqus I know, right? That meme made my week, which was otherwise extremely tedious.

Good point. There were stretches of A:TLA that needed to be watched in sequence, but it definitely had plenty of stand-alones. I wasn't really following the show as it aired, so I tended to catch random re-runs out of order. I didn't watch the whole thing sequentially until last year when Hayden started reviewing the…

Well, they performed the equivalent of a lobotomy (or rape, or forced sterilization) on four people at said rally, in violent fashion, as a demonstration of a plan they hope to implement city-wide (and presumably world-wide, however impractical that might seem). I'm not saying that the Equalists don't have a gripe or…

Luckily, Comedy Amon was on the scene all week to remind us that this is supposed to be fun.

I think it's pretty clearly Korra's vision. The image of Aang dissolves into the image of Tenzin running in to get her, and she thinks Tenzin is Aang for a second.