I take issue with the word flawed, but I appreciate that it's not an apples-to-apples comparison. However, isn't it curious that the villages/regions surrounding them have food to spare? While they don't have a lot to give, they have enough to share. It's more than peculiar that one of the regions that Kuvira covets…

This hundreds of bandits thing is so annoying to me lol. Every time I look at my comments. Also i dunno if it's too late to go back and specify in every comment that when I say "all" the bandits, I mean all the bandits we see in this episode. I also don't know why people keep jumping to the conclusion that I'm saying…

In organized crime or in a conspiracy, there's always a hierarchy, and things are set up in a way that reduces the chance of the boss's exposure. Maybe she has 1 or 2 people who directly work with bandits who tell them, "You're/We're working for Kuvira now. Here's the job."

lol if I remember correctly, there was a comment section you were on where I just hated everything you were saying. So I'm going to do you the favor of letting you know that I'm not going to read or respond to any of your comments. No LoveWaffle for me. Like I said, I haven't read your argument. It might be fantastic.…

You're crossing the line. "Hundreds of bandits"? Where are these "hundreds of bandits"? I'm talking about the bandits I saw during this episode. Kuvira is in charge of these bandits in this episode. I never said (and am not saying) she's in charge of bandits that we're not seeing in this episode. And the other…

Come on! If you think the ones that attacked Kai and Oppal in midair did then you can accept that the other bandits work for her. The plane is new, but the behavior isn't. The show basically told us that that region's been under the pressure of "bandits" for a while and also told us that Kuvira has a special interest…

1. The justification for silencing that woman is that she didn't want to allow suspicions to be raised at that point. If you can keep a lid on it, then keep a lid on it. If not, you get a seed of doubt planted that might grow into a full blown investigation. That sort of thing happens all the time in fiction and…

jeebus crisp, the length..oh the length…this will take a minute

Furthermore, just think about any criminal conspiracy or any sort of organized crime represented in fiction or that has happened in reality where there's state or military involvement. They all have that problem. Anybody with something to lose is worried that there'll be blowback, and the show often incorporates that…

First, I don't think that's a "very big problem". In conspiracies there's always a risk that someone will talk. However, you're missing something big in your very big problem. Do you think the world is going to view these bandits as credible witnesses? If that rumor got around after she got power, she could easily…

First, Jeez man. Gotta read all this. lol I'm goin to read it and respond in a second, dang.

I've been "spamming" the comments section with my theory, but I'm extremely confident that we're going to find out that Kuvira is instructing the bandits on who to attack. Even the bandits who attacked her train were doing so under her default orders of stopping the flow of resources into the region. When the lady…

lol the "season-that-shall-not be-named". I really doubt that they're going to go with Dumbledore's deliberately crazy suggestion.

Yeah, like many people, I think the writers are going to do some of their best work this season. 3 was great and 4 was made with three in mind rather than the messed up production schedule they had on book 1 and 2.

Her people, Bolin and the other soldiers, don't know she's controlling the bandits. I wouldn't be surprised if her husband knew, but in front of her people, she has to act like she has moral high ground. They are loyal to the version of Kuvira she has presented to them if Bolin knew Kuvira was controlling the bandits,…

Eh, that's your opinion. I think it all depends on how they execute, but for me it's too obvious for it to only be overzealousness. Bandits have airplanes now? We're going with that? I think she's an overzealous, power-hungry, schemer. I think it's nice.

The lady bandit was going to say that they were already loyal. Kuvira went through all of that rigmarole for show. It's not like she's directly radioing every bandit. It'd be easier to get caught. Giving a standing order to stop resources from getting into that region makes sense, and it makes sense that they would…

I comment in hopes of getting a response and having a conversation. I'm not going to put less comments up because you don't like how frequently I'm doing it, and I'm going to stop responding to you now.

I said it in my comment. Those bandits are under default orders to prevent resources from getting into that region. It wasn't for show. They didn't have intel on Kuvira's movements. Bandits in the Earth kingdom didn't strangle regions with low food supplies. They stole from the rich. This banditry was targeted. Not…

I can't help but think the blinding was so that they wouldn't realize it was Kuvira until they were right in front of her. It might be a good tactical move at first glance, but once your hands and feet are bound, how much damage can you do with just sight. Anyway, you can see me posting all over that I'm 100% sure…