*grows 300 feet tall and shoots laser beams*

Would it have been better to have her do it again just to attempt some kind of explanation?

Wouldn't be nearly as powerful because no Harmonic Convergence happening at that time.

the explanation is literally given right before she does it. She bends the energy within herself to project her inner spirit.

Why could she do that?

I dont understand faggots who hate on this but cream all over Aang's "ARR HURR HURR AH ACCIDENTALLY HIT MINE HEAD ON A ROCK SO WE GOT SUPAH SAIYAN NAO"

Avatar as a whole is fucken overrated

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Aang was the Avatar. Korra already lost Raava and all past knowledge from other Avatars. She wasn't the Avatar anymore when she did that.

Could she still bend multiple elements?

Season 2 was a fucking disaster

why didnt aang do this?
why didnt roku just turn ino a gigant an stop he volcano?
why didn kioshy just squish whats his name like a bug?

We hate all that too.

Haven't you noticed that Zig Forums has been bitching about Sozin's Comet for 10 years now? We've been complaining about it within a few years of it actually airing.

And we complain about Korra for the same reasons. Sozin's Comet is a harbinger of things to come because all four of those finale episodes are ENTIRELY written by Bryke, with no input from Ehasz. Sozin's Comet was our first clue that, hey, maybe Bryke are actually shitty about writing characters and settings and they're both basically glorified idea guys.

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I'm less offended by this because they telegraphed it a little bit. The lion turtle gets briefly mentioned in that episode where they explore the underground spirit library. Its a nice little reference to the enigmatic primordial "source" of bending, which should never have been elaborated upon.

Projecting yourself into the Spirit World via meditation is already an established thing, this is just sort of like that but more potent, since she can actually do bending.

>Tenzin: I know I haven't been the best mentor to you. But I realized it was because I had a lot of spiritual growth to do myself. There may still be a way for you to stop Vaatu.
>Korra: How?
>Tenzin: Let go of your attachment to who you think you are, and connect with your inner spirit.
>Korra: Haven't you heard anything I said? Raava is gone. I'm not connected to her spirit anymore.
>Tenzin: I'm not talking about Raava. Raava is not who you are. Come with me, I need to show you something.
>Korra: Why are you showing me Vaatu's prison?
>Tenzin: Because this tree had a history long before it held Vaatu. This is the Tree of Time. And the legends say its roots bind the spirit and physical worlds together.
>Korra: And, you think this tree can help me somehow?
>Tenzin: Yes. I have read that long ago, the ancients would meditate beneath this tree and connect with the great cosmic energy of the universe.
>Korra: These are my memories.
>Tenzin: The Tree of Time remembers all. Korra, the most powerful thing about you is not the spirit of Raava, but your own inner spirit. You have always been strong, unyielding, fearless.
>Korra: Avatar Wan.
>Tenzin: Before he fused with Raava, Wan was just a regular person.
>Korra: But, he was brave, and ... smart, and always wanted to defend the helpless.
>Tenzin: That's right. He became a legend because of who he was, not what he was. He wasn't defined by Raava anymore than you are.
>Tenzin: You have to help them, Korra.
>Korra: How? We're half-way around the world.
>Tenzin: Do as the ancients once did. Connect to the cosmic energy of the universe. Don't bend the elements, but the energy within yourself.
>Korra: You really think I can do this?
>Tenzin: I have no doubt.
>Korra: Thank you for not giving up on me.
>Tenzin: I'm proud of you.

>The lion turtle gets briefly mentioned in that episode where they explore the underground spirit library. Its a nice little reference to the enigmatic primordial "source" of bending, which should never have been elaborated upon.

It's barely even a reference, let alone telegraphing or foreshadowing. They don't say jack shit about lion turtles in The Library. It's LITERALLY just Aang holding up a picture and saying "Hey, look at these weird lion turtle things." and Sokka saying "Eh, I've seen weirder." and then they move on. That's it. The picture doesn't even have the lion turtle doing the energy bending touch or anything.

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Spirit bending was one of the worst things added to Korra. It felt so fucking out of place and just like a meme power up because they needed things to happen
>Tenzen spent decades trying to meditate into the spirit world with no success
>Jinora is not only able to do it first fucking try, but also can see spirits that hide their presence who lead her to a super secret meditation site
>Jinora can now astral project her consciousness in the real world to secretly spy on people
>But she can also send messages this way and let herself be seen despite only being her spirit
It was all so fucking stupid introducing broken shit like this because then it raises questions like why the fuck wasn't Jinora spying on Kuveras army just in case they started invading sooner?

>briefly mentioned
They tell you literally nothing about it other than "hey check out this weird thing" in a fucking series about weird animals. Calling it a reference is fucking insulting because there was absolutely no reason for that literal 5 second moment have any meaning until an entire season and a half later when the lion turtle suddenly becomes a big deal

Giant Korra Best Korra

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She didn't, broadly speaking nobody liked it.

If I got real tall and shot lazer beams I would get away with anything.

Given how the next season had a budget drop and was online only, before streaming was big, then I think you could say she didn't get away with it.

Bryke must have socked a lot of sausage to keep the show from getting full cancelled, I should think.

Speaking of lion turtles, why'd they do away with benders learning from different things/animals? Like Firebenders and Dragons, Water benders and the moon or Earth Benders and badger moles? I thought it was neat

Because the writers of this show drank too much Naruto to the point of being unhealthy.

So much about Legend of Korra shows a lack of restraint. Like there was nobody around to check the writers and tell them when to reel it back.

Sometimes, too much creative freedom is a bad thing.