Legend of Korra (among other things)

Okay, so I really ought to be packing for my upcoming trips and tomorrow's Dance Rehearsal.....but I want to type out my thoughts. :)

First of all, yesterday I met Tara in Disney and OH MY GOODNESS BEST DAY EVER!  :D  It was perfect.  I /think/ she doesn't mind me posting pictures, so I'll post two of us.  ;)  We got to see Avengers together!!!! THAT was amazing.  We'd literally been dreaming of doing that since finding out the release date for the film.  :)

Here's us before leaving (both of us started crying later....XD)

And here's us in front of the movie theater!! :D

Alright.  Now for the title of this post.......Legend of Korra.

Now I knew this show existed.  My tumblr dashboard was constantly full of Korra spam and I had no clue what it was.  Eventually I narrowed it down to it being about some people named Korra, Mako, Bolin, Tenzin and the evil guy Amon.  I also found out that Pabu was some kind of ferret mixed with a red panda and was super cute.
And a lot of people ship Mako and Korra.
That was where my knowledge ended.

This morning I was babysitting my sister while my parents ran some errands.  We finished our chores and we decided to watch a bit of TV.  After seeing some rude homeschool-bashing humor on Disney Channel (I ranted about that to poor Glo-Girl for about ten minutes....XD) we flipped to Nickelodon.  The new Legend of Korra episode started, so I decided to watch since I knew how much the internet and several of my friends liked it.  :D

I WAS SO SURPRISED.  It was fantastic.  :D  I loved the latest episode, and then (while simultaneously doing math homework (which I finished)), I watched all of the released episodes.  :D  It's so good!!!! I get the plot, even without watching the first Avatar series.  This one is great.  :D

So overall, here's the plot.  There are these people who can control the elements.  They're called the "benders".  The people who can't control the elements are called "nonbenders".  The Benders are often trained to use their powers.  Others aren't.  Korra is a young girl who discovers she can control many powers.  She can use all the elements, making her the Avatar.  :D

The last Avatar was Aang, who ended the Hundred Years War, and brought peace to the world.  He also created Republic City, a capitol for all the people to live together in peace.  Well, everyone can guess how that ends.....politics falls apart and the city is kinda hanging on a thread.

Tenzin, who is the son of Katara and Aang (heroes from the last series) is the airbending master, and takes on Korra as his apprentice.  Korra can easily control Earth, Water, and Fire bending powers, but Air Bending is much harder.  She learns to use her gifts and new ones along the way.

Korra meets Mako and Bolin, who are "pro-benders" (people who use their bending powers for sport) and they become friends.  She watches their pro-bending tournaments, and then ends up joining their team.  They become better friends, but her being the only girl with two brothers ends up to some awkwardness around episode 4 and 5 (especially episode 5 gahhhh).

Now here's where it gets REALLY interesting.  :D  Amon is the guy who wants to get rid of ALL the Benders, and create "equality" for all.  He leads the group of people called the "Equalists".
I can think of SO MANY ways of how Amon and his band of useful idiots (the equalists) really compare to today and today's political system.  Let's make everyone equal and give everyone the same opportunities because it's only fair.  No one can be gifted or blessed because not EVERYONE can be, and it's just not fair to all the un-gifted people!!  It's offensive and oppressive!!  (I hope you're catching my sarcasm about now....)

If there's anything I can't stand, it's "social justice".  Guess what?  Life's not fair.  A lot of people have to learn to deal with that.  You can't run to the government or anyone to fix your problems.  Only God has the power to fix you, and you need to let him first.  Putting everyone on a generalized level is a way to gain control.  Legend of Korra proved that .  When you have enough stupid people willing to fight for your cause and support you, you can take over anything.

Those are my two cents on that whole deal.....now I'll talk a bit more about fun stuff.

My favorite characters are Korra and Bolin.  Bolin reminds me of Wes Janson, with how funny he is and how immature at times.  ;)  He's really adorable, and can be tough and protective when he needs to be.  Totally Wes Janson.  ;D

Korra is just too awesome for words.  She kicks butt, and she isn't afraid to really show the bad guy's who's boss.  ;)  Her voice is just beautiful too.  And she's a great friend! :D

Also there's Pabu.

So overall, I'll be tuning in every Saturday morning now.  Or at least watching online.  I'm interested to see where the whole Equalist thing gets everyone. XD  I have more political speculations, but to avoid ticking anyone off, I'm going to click publish and start my packing.

Alright everyone, goodnight!! :D

P.S. That whole Korra summary was on the spot with my knowledge from today's episode watchings, so ignore any mistakes.  XD

P.S.S. In other news, I am listening to the Avengers Score Soundtrack and it is beyond beautiful.  I want to see the movie for the 5th time sometime soon. :D