Someone pointed out that Zaheer was only able to fly because he lost the woman he loved. He released the last earthly attachment when she died and then he could fly. A callback, in a way, to Aang having to give up Katara to be able to control the Avatar state.

Man, what a season. It utilizes its characters perhaps the best of Korra's entire run. And what an antagonist Zaheer and The Red Lotus make.

Just for context on combustion bending, it was discovered through torture and forcing people to firebend chained up inside the ocean ... Since they were inside the water, there was no way to make fire, so then the combustion, the release of pressure started. So P'li saying Zaheer freed her from being a killing machine for a warlord hits really hard 🥺

Love how you were more impressed with bolins lava bending than with zaheers flying. I was too

Zaheer losing his beloved set him "free" to enter the void.

One of the most badass episode of the entire Avatar universe. And the Tonraq/Korra duo against Zaheer is so sick.

Bolin realeased his inner power finally! This episode was so epic!

@9:28 Suyin Beifong will forever be the GOAT

"If you live by the explosive head boomy you die by the explosive head boomy thing" i have to agree

This is why this is the best season because they beat down the protagonis

Korra fighting with cuffs on is a testament to how amazing of a bender she is! & P'li's death was so metal! Very creative of Suyin imo & I also loved the lava bending reveal 😂

7:54 that was painful to see 13:07 and he is the only air bender who can fly

Your comment “Live by the explosive head boomy die by the explosive head boomy” had me laughing, but yeah the fight scenes from these are always on point 15:00

Always happy to see another upload

Been looking for a reaction to binge watch and since I just finished your Scavengers Reign reactions, I was hyped to get this notification. I LOOOVE This season of Korra

Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's....oh sh*t, it's Super Zaheer! Able to topple Ba Sing SE in a single bound. It's Super Zaheer! 😂

Makes sense Bolin can bend lava, his parents were an earthbender and a firebender.

My favorite episode of both series

Indeed NukTuk leveled up this episode hahahaha

it makes sense that Bolin can lavabend since Mako can lightningbend. They had an earthbender father and firebender mother. Lava is earth plus fire and lightning is combustion grounded by earth.

Bolin for sure is one of the best characters in the Avatar universe.

yes :D I love Zaheer as a villain he believes so strongly in his beliefs he is willing to die for them, willing to fight to the very end, willing to go to an extreme that he finds distasteful for the ends justify the means. this is something Amon and holy fuck not unilock had, Amon cut tail and ran the moment the tide turned against him, instead of sticking to his convictions and fighting telling his followers 'yes i may be a water bender but i still believe benders have oppressed you for too long, i'm willing to put my life on the line to fight for your rights' no he didnt do that, he tucked his tail between his legs and booked it, Tarlock doing the right thing in the end by literally ending the circle of abuse with them. Amon was a fraud and a coward, Zaheer is a better villain in every way. that said i don't hate amon as a villian i just hate the way people preen over him like hes the best villain of any show ever, he's not, far from it, i really don't think hes that much better then season 4s villain better, but not by that much :/

how no one talks about how sexy this guy is

Korra was AMAZING fighting and using 3 elements while beinh chained WITH PLATINUM and you did not ackowledge that, then Zaheer hits her and she "takes a beating". Unfair.

Geez, an episode 9 reference? Get urself together my man