Much too soon.

Much too soon.

Yup, but we generally see firebending used against armored targets, and I imagine that out of the three elements, firebending would be the most difficult/least likely to be modulated by a criminal under duress in order to ensure non-lethality.

Yup, but we generally see firebending used against armored targets, and I imagine that out of the three elements, firebending would be the most difficult/least likely to be modulated by a criminal under duress in order to ensure non-lethality.

Avatar has always had stylized combat sensibilities; it's one of the things it borrows from anime.

Avatar has always had stylized combat sensibilities; it's one of the things it borrows from anime.

Exactly.

Exactly.

I love her (more) for that.

I love her (more) for that.

This episode has convinced me that Abed is a Dwarf Fortress player. Birthing hundreds of children for the express purpose of laboring  in mines to construct increasingly elaborate palaces and weapons of war? Sounds like a Dwarf Fortress player to me.

This episode has convinced me that Abed is a Dwarf Fortress player. Birthing hundreds of children for the express purpose of laboring  in mines to construct increasingly elaborate palaces and weapons of war? Sounds like a Dwarf Fortress player to me.

They're up against a completely new weapon and foe that they have no idea how to counter, while those same foes have been training for the express purpose of defeating them for years.

They're up against a completely new weapon and foe that they have no idea how to counter, while those same foes have been training for the express purpose of defeating them for years.

Assuming they wanted to eliminate the whole group in one go, this was the only realistic way to do it while still maintaining a degree of secrecy.

Assuming they wanted to eliminate the whole group in one go, this was the only realistic way to do it while still maintaining a degree of secrecy.

That'd be too clever by half for a show without Harmon.

That'd be too clever by half for a show without Harmon.

I do love that Korra continues to be absolutely awful at making excuses under pressure.

I do love that Korra continues to be absolutely awful at making excuses under pressure.