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[Early Access] The Legend of Korra - Beginnings Part 1 - Reaction! (Patreon)

Published:
2018-04-25 11:00:02
Imported:
2021-03

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Here it is!! The first in the epic two parter Beginnings!!! This definitely took us by surprise! The story takes a huge left turn in the best way possible! Enjoy our reactions to Avatar Wan and all of this lore!

So who came first? The Lion Turtles or the spirit animal creatures that know bending techniques? (like the spirit dragon in this episode)

It is going to take some time before part 2 is ready so enjoy this early in the morning! Part 2 will be released some point this afternoon.

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The Legend of Korra - 2x7 Beginnings - Group Reaction

OMG! Avatar Wan is introduced in this exciting episode of The Legend of Korra! Enjoy our reactions and review to the very first Avatar! So much lore drop and such little time to discuss/watch! Weekly Show Schedule: https://www.facebook.com/TheNormiesGroup/ Support us on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/thenormies You can send stuff to us at PO 785 Fishers, IN 46038 Check out our social stuff too: facebook - facebook.com/thenormiesgroup twitter - @the_normies Instagram - @the_normies twitch.tv/thenormiestv snapchat - thenormies reddit.com/r/thenormies

Comments

Jarryd Thompson

Omg yes been waiting for this for to fuckubg long can't wait see the reaction now

Anonymous

Thanks for releasing the second part as well today!

Brandon Hughes

Oh shit both parts in one week! I had hoped this would happen but definitely thought y’all would hold off on it. Thank you very much! Great morning.

Anonymous

React to You reacting to your first episode of Avatar. It be cool to see you guys see how you acted toward the show

Andrea C.

I think The Lion turtles came first, and gave the bending to humans. The humans were able to learn and perfect their bending styles from the animals that also shared the element. There’s a scene where Wan in doing the dragon dance and he’s learning from a dragon.

Jjj.

oh shit, this is early acces o:

Anonymous

The lion turtles were the first benders in the next episode when they decided to no longer gave humans bending abilities, instead they passed them on to the animals who would teach them to humans

Shirley

IMO the lion turtles and the bending animals coexisted at the same time. The animals (dragons, badger moles, air bison) could naturally bend, but humans used to have to artificially get it from lion turtles, and were only able to permanently keep it when they left the lion turtles, thus passing their abilities down to their children and getting the bending population of today. After leaving the lion turtles, they could only 'use' their elemental abilities and not truly bend. When they started to build societies they learnt the proper way of using elements as an extension of their body from observing the natural bending of the three types of animals and the moon.

Anonymous

Thank you guys for releasing part 2 later today

Anonymous
>>11824231

They did come first. As you'll find out next episode they are even older than the spirits of Rava and Vatu

Andrea C.

I’m excited for part 2 to see the epic conclusion of “skip dinner and fuck your schedule Saraj”

Angel

Thank you for both parts!!!

Jules Eris
>>11824472

Yes exactly! The lionturtles gave humans the physical ability of bending while the animals taught them the techniques or 'martial art' of bending. That has always been how I've seen it, glad I'm not alone :)

Anonymous

This episode is beautiful, reminds me of original series

Anonymous

Serena Williams recently asked on Twitter how the origin of bending works, given the different explanations in Avatar and Korra, and the answer is that Lion Turtles have humans the ability to bend, but humans learned better bending techniques from the "first benders", the dragons, badger moles, sky bison, and...moon. Whether those animals were inherently benders or were given the power by lion turtles before the beginning of time, who knows? Maybe the Lion Turtles are gods, and created all the animals, or maybe those animals always had bending. We do know that the lion turtles bend energy, so they can give and take away bending, like Aang and Korra can.

Anonymous

Also, this episode isnt one of the ones that saved them money on animation, this one was done by studio Mir, and cost MORE. They saved their budget early on to pay for this uniquely animated 2-parter. Animating it like a watercolor painting isnt easy

Anonymous

Haha, your hype is contagious

Anonymous

Remember, Toph said that the Badgermoles bending was their way of interacting with the world

Anonymous

I love you guys....you give the best reaction and this episode change the game in Korra to make it become great from here on out in this series. This is the moments that make Season 3 epic and Season 4 great!

Anonymous

Can't wait for the second part, I'm fucking excited 😂

Jackie

Wan (万) means ten thousands in Chinese!

CatBRO

I can't wait for part 2 ... soooo hyped^^

Anonymous

YAY!! So glad you guys finally saw Beginnings! These episodes is the first of a few reasons why I can’t shit on season 2. Ok. So you guys were wondering about the origins of bending. Doubtless there will be tons of explanations; but, I still want to share this with you because it made my day over a month ago. Serena Williams asked a similar question and got really good responses. I scanned for spoilers and saw none. But, honestly, you only need to read the first reply. Link below: <a href="https://twitter.com/serenawilliams/status/975934803974475776?s=21" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/serenawilliams/status/975934803974475776?s=21</a>

Anonymous

Oh what, more in the afternoon?? Awesome! So glad you guys decided to upload the 2-parter at once! They're one (two?) of the best episodes in both ATLA and LOK.

Brandon

It gets lost in the rest of the episode which is fantastic and could be gushed over at length, but I love the opening with the use of fire to sense the darkness. We've generally seen fire used for power, corrupted or otherwise, such as with Sozin, Ozai and even the power generators Mako worked at. It's nice to see fire used in harmony with the spiritual energy, it reminds me a lot of Jeong Jeong in the first series.

Legion

The art style wasn’t rudimentary and it wasn’t to work around budget constraints. It’s to mimick old Chinese art styles. It was entirely intentional to evoke the ancient times and was a great choice that shows off what animation can do.

Anonymous
>>11825002

That's not true at all lmao. The reason Bryke had to get another studio was because the MIR team was exhausted due to Book 1 being so animation-intensive and decided to work on Season 4 of The Boondocks instead since it was easier to animate. In the mean time, they had been okay'ed for Book 2 and needed another studio so they looked to Japan and was able to strike a deal with Perriot, the same studio that handled Naruto Shippuden. Contrary to popular belief, the first 7 episodes cost MORE than the other 7 because Japanese animation studios charge more, that's why Korean studios have been becoming increasingly popular. It's gotten to the point where even Japanese studios are outsourcing work to Korean ones

Anthony

Appreciate you posting both episodes!

Andre Ransom

Just some background information, the Lion Turtles gave them the power and ability to use their bending, but as you can see they’re just throwing it around, no technique or skill. The dragons, bison, badger moles, and moon taught them how to actually BEND and use it as an extension of their body, like Wan learned.

Anonymous

About the bending question, think of it this way: Remember the episode about Sokka's swordmaster? He was originally going to buy a sword from a shop, which is basically the same as the Lionturtle giving bending to the humans. They have the power (sword/bending) but they don't know how to use it. Then the masters come into the picture: the swordmaster-guy (forgot his name), the dragons, etc. They taught how to use their respective powers, so in essence they are the true teachers.

Anonymous
>>11827481

False. Everyone keeps saying this, and sure, this may apply to firebending. However, how about, idk, airbending? There were lots of people who could perfectly airbend in part 2, including Wan, yet airbisons didn't exist/weren't discovered yet (that's why the Air Nomads didn't even have arrows on the, verified fact). So I don't see this logic working for all the elements.

Anonymous

LOL Suraj was that a Griffy joke you did on "i'm going home?" 😂 anyway, great reaction! loved to see your excited faces

Anthony

I can't believe you guys take 2-3 week breaks between recording sessions. I couldn't stand it.

Ben Wenger
>>11827542

But in ATLA the dragons etc were described as the "original source". "source" meaning "the thing from which something is obtained". It's a clear retcon.

Anonymous

I think you have to distinguish control of fire from fire bending. As you saw in the episode, Wan was so much better than the other fire users because he learned to bend fire to his will from the dragon. The lion turtles gave the ability to control the elements to humans but the spirit animals (badger mole, dragon, sky bison, moon and ocean fishes) taught humans how to bend those elements. Think about it. If you could just learn an element from an animal then their would be people who can bend more than one element anywhere. However, in reality humans can only bend the element that their ancestors received from the lion turtles.

Anonymous

anybody mention that Stephen Yeun voices Wan? sorry if misspelled

Abg

So are we getting Part-2 early or what? ^^

Anonymous

I love how Nahid less than a minute in was doubting the episode and then fell in love with it by the end. And I find it hilarious that about half the discussion was just arguing whether you guys could pull off watching another episode.

Anonymous
>>11828704

If you read the description they say it will be released sometime this afternoon.

Anonymous

Studio Mir is the orginal animation team for Korra. They animated all of season 1 and every other episode of Korra except the first 6 epsiodes of season 2 and I believe episode 9. Studio Mir is made up mostly from the animation crew that worked on Avatar. There also wasn't a budget cut this season they just needed help from another studio because of time restraints. Studio Mir is just REALLY good so a lot of season 2 looks like it had a budget cut because the other studio.

Jose

I just want to say an INTERESTING fact. You know how Wan got granted firebending from the lion turtle? That symbolizes how Wan ignited this new Avatar Era. By producing this spark, he became a symbolic figure that will be the only person to restore peace and balance to the world.

Anonymous
>>11830184

Not to mention the connection with the myth of Prometheus

Anonymous

So happy to wake up and see that this has been posted. I just want to say one thing, am I the only one who thinks the old lady is Azula? The way she speaks and by the things she says. I always have believe she is Azula. Haha. Still do.

Anonymous

Such a WANderful episode. :)

Burooj Ahanger

there is a difference between being ABLE to bend and KNOWING how to bend remember how toph learns to bend the badgermole way? if she was never born with the ability there's no way she would have been able to learn, i mean if that was the case then both the twins from the "fortuneteller" episode would be able to bend or someone from another nation could spend time with the moles and learn. this can be applied to katara, she knew bending without being taught by the moon(since her mom knew she was a bender, its clear she had the ability from a very very young age, and i doubt she would be capable of learning from the moon at that age.) or a teacher there's clearly an aspect of being born with the ability that was set up in the first show, non benders cant just learn from the badgermoles. Oma and Shu probably had the ability and learnt to control it from the moles.

jayjay2961

They have subtitles right? because i'm watching this going "SHUT THE FUCK UP!'' every 10 seconds

Edwin Wickey

Wow! I'm so impressed with Rana's prediction of Rava giving Wan the avatar spirit! And I can only say that because I know you've already watched the next one... Haha

Anthony

Spirit mushroom

Rich Cassou

I love how in the beginning it was all whining about another amnesia story and then you are completely blown away when it’s not what you expected. Was awesome! The whole time I was like oh man they don’t even know what they are about to see.

Dan Snow

Waiting for the second part I finally figured out the time difference between you guys and me...12 hours. Gonna be a loong night for me fam

Eddie Gamboa

@Rana what lipstick are you wearing? Because it is popping!

Andrea C.
>>11832012

Right?! I was like yes Rana spot on, I felt bad when the guys where like no he’s just gonna travel to the other lion turtles. They’re both right

Anonymous

Possessing the power of an element and knowing the art of BENDING the element are separate. It’s essentially the difference between being able to throw a kick or a punch and knowing a martial art. That’s where the dragons, sky bison, badger moles, and the moon come into to play. Oma and Shu both had the power of earth inside them, but they learned to bend from the badger moles.

Anonymous

SO IT BEGINS! I just knew Rana is gonna mistake Kuruk for Tonraq :D But props to her for her deduction about avatar spirit! Now, may I propose a skit about how one of you became the first Normie?

KuzonFire121

The wiki page lists which studio does which episode in terms of animation if u guys wanna keep track

Koala Banana

As a massive ATLA fan, I really dislike this origin story. I could talk about it all day. They messed up Avatar reincarnation. They messed up chakras and the Avatar State. They messed up the origin of bending. They messed up the Spirit World. They basically ruined everything in my opinion. Don't get me started :(

Anonymous

Also, Rana, you've already seen Raava before, I think that's why it seemed familiar to you. Remember what Jinora saw in the Southern Air Temple?

Griff
>>11834862

im pretty sure that was a statue of Wan, no so much Raava

Anonymous

I wish Nahid was right that our future is there past I would love to be a water bender

Lalisa Truong
>>11834807

Everything was pretty vague in ATLA, so I honestly don't understand this whole "ruining" and "messing up" thing. It's like people don't like the answer that was given because it doesn't fit with what they want. Everything that happened in LOK in regards to those things makes sense. You may not like it, can't really do anything about that I guess.

Lalisa Truong
>>11824417

Animals were already benders though. I believe the inherent ability of having an element was passed down through genetics. Animals were just there to teach you how to better use the element as an extension of yourself (aka martial art).

Jackson Ranger

The capacity to bend was given by the lion turtles, but in order to use it any meaningful way, humans learned from the dragons, sky bison, badgermoles, and the moon and ocean.

Anonymous

15:23 I like this carrot spirit. Looking forward to seeing it again :3

Anonymous

The lion turtles gave them the ability to bend the elements and the animals from ATLA lore thought benders how to master bending the elements.

Rufus May

"Ugh, I hate these amnesia stories." 10 seconds later "This is my favourite episode so far!"

Anonymous

I think what the lion turtles do is open the chakras so the energy to bend elements can flow

Alex

Sorry, I think I missed something. Did they ever figure out what the animal on the mug was?

Anonymous

Fun fact: Glenn from The Walking Dead voices Avatar Wan

slvr572

By the way, this is studio Mir, the original animation studio animating these episodes. Not studio Pierrot.

Drew

These 2 episodes along with the following basically saved this season for me, it's so good.

Anonymous

You guys make my day happier!!!! PS: Loved the discussion 'bout the cup!!! :D

Anonymous
>>11832451

Well, it wasn't an amnesia story. In fact, I think most of us completely forgot (irony) about Korra while watching these two episodes, let alone remembered that she had amnesia.

Grace Thompson

I'm surprised no one noticed that Steven Yeun voiced Wan

Keep It Zen

Don’t know if you guys have noticed or been told but, that “Oasis with healing properties” that healed Wan has been speculated to be the same one at the North Pole in ATLA.