13 seconds from pressing play to tearbending. That's got to be a record

I love that Tenzin tries to be super chill like Aang but it’s very clear that he got Katara’s temper.

"when I was a boy, my father Avatar Aang..." always hits hard

"I won't be bringing emotional baggage into this" Cries when she sees Kyoshi, Roku, and Aang in literally the first 5 seconds

I love the fourth wall break at the "what happened to Zuko's mom" fake out. In that moment, you are all of us.

It's really nice to see someone who so easily identifies with Korra. A lot of people are initially put off by her personality but my argument has always been "you've never been a teenage girl before." So it's cool to see you completely understand how and why she is the way she is.

I love how they really show why she is having difficulty with air ending. As Iroh put it, it's the Element of freedom and her life has been anything but free. Every decision made for her in a stifling environment.

I love how she didn’t recognise Katara, but immediately assumed that Oogi was Appa. Of course, we don’t know anything about sky bison lifespan, but we can assume he’s gone as well, since him and Aang come as a pair 😢

"Time to go into this with no baggage" "AANG IS DEAD!" 😭

I love how quick this show is to establish that this will be a very different story from A:TLA, with a very different Avatar. Aang was a pacifist monk that had to end the war, while Korra is a warrior who has to keep the peace.

I'm so glad you're giving this series a watch! Korra herself gets a lot of hate for being the way she is but I'm glad you understand that she's just this sheltered teen girl who's trying to find her place. And to answer your question about Korra's age, she's 17

Legend of Korra does a wonderful job of giving respect to the original AtlA characters and letting them be mostly in the background while also making the new cast prominent and active participants in the world without having to rely on their elders. Tenzin especially is a fantastic standout in this series.

I loved how you started crying within 10 seconds of the show starting lol. My wife was like "why is she crying already?" (I stood up for you, of course)! My wife didn't connect to ATLA as much as I did I guess lol...

Biggest thing to remember: Nickelodeon only gave them 1 season at a time, so they had to write each season finale as if it could also work as the series finale. That has an impact on the writing of the show.

Gotta love it when they troll us with a tease of Zuko's mom right out the gate!

I started to imagine how you're going to react to key moments of this show and I need to say, I'm not ready for how you'll react to some of them.

I just have to say Angela, I absolutely love your willingness to feel and connect with these characters and empathize with their struggles. You are so genuine and kind and I have become a huge fan of your reactions as your readiness to show emotions reminds me that it's ok for me to do the same. Please keep sharing the way you do!

I can already tell youre going to appreciate this series more than many. So many people have no sympethy for Korra's character

I'm a sympathetic crier. I have never cried so much to this episode until I watched your reaction. Thanks for that.

I’m so happy to see you reacting to Korra as well. So many people hate Korra for being different than Aang, but Aang was different than Roku and Kyoshi, and I’m glad to explore different avatars lifetimes even if it makes us terribly miss the avatar we followed for so long

This is a series of ups and downs, but I believe it pays off in the end. Seeing you take it in and adjust is so fun!

When you said hair loopies i thought you recognized katara instantly.

You can not imagine how happy it makes me to watch your reaction to Korra, I knew you will like it.

I'm sure you've seen/heard something about this already but one of the best ways I've seen someone compare/contrast Aang and Korra is that Aang was the Avatar learning to become a master bender, and Korra is a master bender learning how to become the Avatar. He was always so in touch with the spiritual side and though he was scared of what it meant to bear the responsibility of the Avatar he also understood it very very well. Korra is incredibly skilled with bending to the point where she has an understanding of three of the four elements very early on, but because she can't access air and the spiritual side she has to work very hard to embody the Avatar. She gets the importance, she's constantly holding herself up to an ideal of it, but she doesn't understand it the same way and it's a consistent drive for her entire story.

Remember how the airbender kids didn't let Aang play with them because they thought it'd be cheating, having the Avatar play on one team? I always think of that when I watch the referee decide that Korra is allowed to play as long as she only bends one element. That being said, I know how intuitive you are, and how you pick up on the small details. So I have no doubt you will love this show! Going in wanting it to be it's own thing is such a refreshing thing to hear. I'll probably elaborate about that as time goes on (to avoid spoilers). Either way, I can't wait for your reaction to this one! Especially later on in the show 👀 This came just in time to save my evening! Also, Korra is 17 I believe. Yes, Mako was named that in honor of Iroh's voice actor. 😢😭 I think Katara sensed something because she's a healer? Might be just me reaching. Also I think the Avatar extras said that every air nomad was an airbender because of the high spirituality of the air nomads. Fun Fact: This is the first time we see the parents of the Avatar! Less fun fact: Because we know Korra was born the day Aang died, and the grandkids are all younger than Korra, it means Aang never got to meet his grandchildren :(

There are more Air Bisons in the world. In the comics Aang finds the last wild herd of them, and vows to take care of them for the rest of his life. They're not the same species as Appa, but they're close. You can tell by their curved horns. Momo and Appa are sadly gone in this world, and from what I can gather they went out about the same time Aang did. Just FYI, Aang died at the age of 66, he was one of the youngest Avatar deaths, because the Avatar spirit had to keep him alive for 100 years. Tenzin's Sky Bison is named Oogie.

"Korra, don't destroy everything" and "Korra, don't kill him" will be two phrases you'll be saying throughout this season, Lol 😊

Oh man. This is gonna be so good. Going through it again with someone who cares a lot about the world of avatar

SHE HAS RETURNED TO US SEEING YOU CRY IN THE FIRST MINUTE IMMEDIATELY MADE ME CRY I FEEL YOU

One thing I absolutely LOVE about this show is how many tiny references and nods they put in that show the characters' backstories, lives outside of the scope of the story, and overall worldbuilding. Like Aang and Katara's other kids being named after her mom and his best friend respectively. Katara adopting the moniker gran-gran after her own grandmother. The little tidbits about relationships. And the fact that modern bending styles have become much more compact and fast, with less collateral damage. To better fit city fighting and sports. There is a lot for people to analyze, especially for empathetic people like our favorite reactor here.

Did not expect that emotional reaction to that voice-over intro, though I'm not surprised. Glad to see you finally starting this. And you're right, Mako the character was an homage to Mako the actor.

Considering you thought this was a prequel, hearing about Aang in the intro hit you hard 😅 I had come to terms with Aangs passing when i deciced to watch this show. Obviously if there is a new Avatar, Aang must be dead. Hearing that Sokka was gone was a gut punch though.

Something important to remember this season is the makers of this show didn’t know if they were going to get another season. They tried to make the season a whole story by itself so there’s not any future plans set up till later seasons.

When they made this show Nickelodeon told the creators that it’s only one season, and did the same for season two, you’ll understand when u finish but I gotta tell u season 3 and 4 are really really REALLY amazing, I’m so so happy and excited for u so much😭😭

I love the time period progression Korra shows. It seems a *little bit* slow, as AtLA seemed to have WWI-era technology, while Korra is clearly inspired by the Roaring Twenties. But you see how the progression of time has changed everything about Korra's world. The Four Nations are integrated now, at least in some places. (The comics actually go into the way this started in the Fire Nation occupation, and a large part of Zuko's early struggle was advocating for the people who considered themselves both Fire Nation AND Earth Kingdom in the colonies instead of forcing segregation.) So you have a lot of people like Mako and Bolin, with mixed Fire Nation and Earth Kingdom heritage. Less so with the Northern and SouthernWater Tribes, but you do see Water Tribe people in Republic City pro bending and the criminal triads. Cars and widespread air travel has made transportation easier. The White Lotus has become less of a secret organization along the lines of the Freemasons and more of the Avatar's personal security and protection force. Metalbending is more common. Also semimilitarized in the police force. Lightning bending has become industrialized, as you will see. The invention of microphones and radio has made news much faster, so the Avatar is a much more public figure than they were once upon a time. And with the rise of metalbending police forces, benders in industry, benders in organized crime, and a celebrity professional bending sport, there is a growing movement of nonbenders dissatisfied with their position in society. You do also see mixed heritage in Tenzin and his siblings, btw. Tenzin and his children are airbenders, but Tenzin is the only airbending master alive, which means his siblings Kya and Bumi are not airbending masters. You'll have to see where they landed.

Bro Korras "Why don't you come and find out." Is UNDERATED! I know she has a long character arc ahead but that shit is fucking bad ass she knew who was winning that fight. ❤❤

Yes finally! I can tell you will really enjoy this show. It is a beautiful continuation of this universe, and it introduces new things too. I also think your method of reacting to two episodes each time will work well here, this show has lots of cliff hangers and two-part episodes. I like how you identify with Korra as a teen girl, not a lot of people seem to understand her like you do. Especially the weird internet guys. But I know you will appreciate how they're writing her.

I hope the live action ATLA does well enough that we get a Live Action LoK. I've always wanted to see this story get a second chance without Nickelodeon constantly screwing over the studio while they were trying to make it.

Seeing you cry and react so hard because of how much you love and enjoy the show and characters makes us all wanna give you a big ol' hug! Love your channel, reactions and your interesting takes and input into the story and how you notice/understand things.

The "The Legend of" part of the title is also used for the alternative title of ATLA. In some countries it is known as "Avatar: The Legend of Aang" (For example, I live in Russia and it was the title used, I never knew about "The Last Airbender" until I rewatched it a few years ago)

You want something that really tugs at the heartstrings? The first thing Aang asked Katara was if she wanted to go penguin sledding, and Korra's first words to Katara were the exact same thing. Some things truly do transcend lifetimes.

My theory for why Korra knows how to bend three elements so early is the Avatar spirit looking at how close things got with Aang and went "yup, next one's gonna get three from the start, not going through THAT again"

I LOVE the Legend of Korra! I’m so happy you’re starting the series now. For personal reasons Korra is my favorite Avatar and her journey truly changed my life. Can’t wait to watch you tearbend for 4 more seasons lol

Nice little tidbit: Tenzin is named after Monk Gyatso. Oogi's name comes from when Aang and Katara would be all lovey dovey with each other, Sokka would say it gave him the oogies.

That look at the camera when Katara was kept from answering about Zuko's mom was FELT. Filoni is such a troll.

Its been a while since i have watched Korra and i enjoyed it! Definitely rewatching along with you!

I am vibrating with excitement

Sad Aang and Sokka are gone. It’s never explained in the show, Aang died because of the 100 years he spent in the iceberg during the Avatar State. It drained his life energy as he got older and he died at the biological age of 66 years old.

This first season is unbelievablely good. The best animated series ive seen. You're gana love it.

Starts crying 15 seconds into the introduction, 😂😂. Get a whole room full of tissues, we are all going to need it

Your tears of joy seeing Aang's family is so touching. Imagine how it must have felt for those who spent years without any Avatar content until this show came along. Can't wait for more reactions

There’s so much in the comics that plants the seeds for Republic city and how it turns out. Aang and Zuko have to figure out what to do with the Fire nation colonies after the war ends and Toph ends up opening her own metalbending school. Some of the newer comics even explore what happened in the South Pole after Katara and Sokka left with Aang. Of course they also cover the story of Zuko’s mother. There’s a ton more in the comics you should really check them out.

Around 34:48 you mentioned the music is beautiful, and I totally agree! What you're hearing is an erhu, a type of 2 stringed violin used in a lot of classical Chinese music. They use it a lot in Korra, and it's one of my fav things about the show :)

Finally!!! I know you will love this show as much as I did. I loved your ATLA reactions so I’ll keep up with these as well 🫡

So fun to watch your reactions to this! Jinora is my favorite character. “I will make no such promises”

no one really thinks about it, but the time line is about right even if it feels fast First train was 1804, and first car was 1886, about 80 years. If you equate the drill as a steam engine, and the satomobiles as cars, aang's life span plus how old korra is you get pretty similar time scaling its neat!

If you wanna know what happened with Zuko's mom you should definitely read the comic The Search

Tenzin wants so bad to peaceful but it can’t help sometimes. He gets it from his mama 😂😂😂… It’s hard to believe she was so spitfire , now that she is a Gran Gran and calm member of The White Lotus.

We're finally here ❤

I like that Aang's grandkids each seem to showcase different aspects of Aang's personality. Meelo is the wild and fun side, Ikki is the innocent and inquisitive side, and Jinora is the calmer and more of a natural airbender side. I won't get too into detail, but those comparisons will be clearer as the show goes on. Also extremely minor mention of comics stuff that is not plot related: In the comics a few times Sokka mentions that seeing Katara and Aang all lovey dovey would give him oogies and Tenzin's bison is named Oogie.

1:34 “you don’t bring your baggage into your new relationship” 3:17 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

That opening illustration of Team Avatar... I like to think of it as the painting that Sokka was *trying* to do in the series finale of Avatar...

I have no idea how I missed this upload but I apologize profusely because I absolutely enjoy LEGEND OF KORRA she is just such a beautiful well written character and I even see myself in her sometimes during the show and I am ready to go on this emotional heartbreaking journey with you cause it’s sure gonna be a ride! ❤

It's a polar bear dog and Korra is 17 at the start of the series. Tenzin's bison is named "Oogi". You will meet a lot of air bison in this show. Young adult Aang spent a lot of time doing conversation efforts for the species. They never say what happened to Appa but I like to think Appa died shortly after Aang did. Naga is a girl. Korra says "Let's go, girl!" to get her running. Aang was the first major character to die, according to a tie-in comic his time in the iceberg sapped his longevity. Korra is pretty strong, but gravity in the avatar world is about half what it is on Earth (the world is smaller, think of how close the north and south pole are together) so it's not that crazy that Korra can pick up Tenzin and three kids. That's also why Zuko and Azula could jump so far. There are lots of lemurs but none of them get named until Meelo adopts one in season 2. I like Tenzin's wohoo. He has more of Katarra's personality than Aang but Aang's personality slips out in small doses from time to time. Republic City had a lot of intermarried Earth Kingdom and Fire Kingdom. A tie-in comic showed that the intermarriages in the older Fire Nation Colonies were why it was no easy feat to just have the Fire Nation give the territory back to the Earth king, so they ended up creating a new nation as a compromise.

Looking forward to you getting more into the series, there are highs and lows to it, but overall it is a well done series.

I have never clicked a thing so dang fast :)

It begins…

So excited to be rewatching this show through your reactions. This show means so much to me and was my comfort show during some really hard times during my childhood. I absolutely love how understanding and open minded ur being towards the show. I feel like lot of ppl give it a lot of unnecessary hate and compare it a lot to atla too much but you being the opposite and giving it a chance is really nice to see😌 I hope you enjoy it and love it as much as I and others do🫶🏽

Yes, I’ve been excited to see this after last airbender

I love how just the narrated intro made you start crying already lol. I'm laughing, but that's one of my favorite things about your reactions! I love how in touch you are with your emotions and how freely you let them flow. Never change!

I also cry every time Katara is called Gran Gran. So emotional. You’re gonna love this series

OMG thank you thank you thank you for reacting to Korra!!!! I am so excited and know you will love it! I will be joining your patreon again for this (joined for The Expanse last time)!

I love these reactions, because she just seems to get invested in the story so well.

Thanks for sharing this. Legend of Korra was actually my first experience with Avatar (I actually never saw the first series, watched it first time through your own reactions), and Korra’s journey is something you’re really going to enjoy, I think.

Excited to see your reaction to Korra! I love her story! We learn about even more of the past avatars through her and that's one of my favorite parts of this series! The worldbuilding in Avatar is just amazing

I'm in the minority who prefers Korra over The Last Airbender, so I'm looking forward to this! Hope you enjoy the journey!

Please have your tissues ready next time 😂

I gotta gush. I love how emotional you get about these shows. I don't have friends to share my emotional watchings with. It's really nice to see someone who gets like I do watching these things. You are a delight of my day. Keep up the good work and I'll keep watching

Angela, I heard a really good explanation of the two series. ATLA is about a person learning to become the Avatar. Korra is about an Avatar (nearly) learning to become a "person." She is a teenage girl who has been essentially locked away her whole life in the south pole and trained to be the best of the best. Imagine how that's gonna affect your outlook on life and interactions with people-city people no less.

so happy you're reacting to that masterpiece. Korra took so much hate just for 1 or 2 mistakes but trust me, some others cried way more before korra than ATLA. they're equal for me even if Korra played more with my emotions. can't wait to see you react to all episodes I was waiting for that !!

Here we gooooooo!! 🎉

I was not expecting tears in the opening credits; you are a treasure.

One of mg favorite things about Avatar is how the world actually changes. You've got worlds like Lord of the Rings where nothing in culture or technology changes for 20,000 years. Then there's Avatar, where TLA looked like the 1860s, and LoK (set 60 years later) looks like the 1920s. So I'm SUPER excited for the series said to be in the pipeline about Korra's earthbender-born successor.

Hi Angela!! I watched your whole journey of Avatar the last airbender and I loved your take on that cause it was so good and I love your thoughts on It so I can't wait for you to go on this journey of the legend of Korra

Tenzin is my favorite ❤ He is so Katara and he is so trying to be Aang 😂

It's never really explained outright, but it's an important fact to remember for this series that Tenzin was the youngest child. So can you imagine the pressure on Aang, he has one child, not an airbender. Another child, not an airbender. Then finally another child and then later finally an airbender. So he had even less time to try to teach everything he could. And what would ever happen if there were no more airbenders, to the avatars? Would the cycle be broken? The pressure he had to have Tenzin and an heir must've been tremendous. The second important fact to remember is that the monks didn't raise their own children. Meaning, all the kids were raised by the monks. So Aang was having to do something completely different asap in order to try to have the air nation survive. And it's never stated in the series, but the creators have mentioned it and in other material, Aang passed away sooner than he naturally would've had, because being frozen for so long shortened his lifespan. So I wonder if he could feel it physically, the wear, and then the pressure to have Tenzin.

13:37 "Is that this 'Eamon' guy we were talking about?" Hey, that's actually my name! Nice!

oh wow, it's cool to see that you picked up the whole "sheltered teenage girl" thing right away) I hope you'll enjoy the series)

Glad you enjoyed it! Korra is a wild ride. 😅😅

So glad you're going to see how wholesome of a father Omni-Man- I mean, Tenzin is!

You have quickly become one of my fave reactors! I love how connected you are to the characters and stories!

Let’s gooo!!! Best reaction channel on youtube!!

"I'm going to like her aren't I?" I knew I could count on you to appreciate this show! Even from the intro when you talked about giving it room to be its own thing. So psyched for your reaction to this series.

Yay Korra is great. It starts a little slow but picks up for sure

I’m glad to hear what you said at the beginning. Far too often people I’ve spoke to and watched can’t divorce their feelings for ATLA when watching Korra and they often and unfairly critique The Legend of Korra and they miss out on some genuinely amazing writing, characterization, story telling, etc.

So happy you decided to start Korra, I think you'll love it!

The fact that Aang named his son after Monk Gyatso, aka Tenzin Gyatso is amazing!!!!!!!!!!

I remember the outrage when this came out. A lot of people were mad that Korra could access multiple bending types from the get go and claimed the writers were just making her a Mary-Sue who was better at bending than Aang. They saw some strange feminist agenda. The real point was that that "learning the bending styles" is not the point of her story, that was the plot of Aang's story. Korra has her own and its thoroughly different. (Actually, I guess she has four stories, since they created this with the understanding that each season might be its last. Her whole character arc takes all for seasons though.)

I'm so happy you are watching TLOK, you truly appreciate the characters and world building.

The way you were crying seconds after Tenzin starts his monologue, I just KNOW this'll be a hell of a ride for you! Please enjoy it!