I wasn't sure if Zuko had died by now :l but if he is I have General Iroh to listen to now

Lin quickly became one of my favorite characters, and I legit almost cried when she was on her knees in front of Amon. You just know what's coming next.

Again, almost cried, this time from LAUGHTER, when Meelo comes in with more Fart-bending ^_^ lol (and the slow motion RAAWWR!)
PS: the avatar's granddaughters remind me a lot of Mai and Ty Lee. Their entrance was a little campy, still, Team grAangchildren was awesome.

I have to say that the whole book feels rushed. I know it wasn't even supposed to be a full-length sequel, but since they DECIDED to make it legit (at least for 1 book) they could have done a little more development. In it's lack of character development, I'm hoping the hour-long season finale is at least 15 minutes of straight bend-fighting, or I will be disappointed

This comment kind of annoys me, actually. Not you as a person, but I keep hearing this / seeing this online. Do you guys realise how much work each episode is? Literally thousands upon thousands of finished pictures per frame, not including any CGI they have to do for the vehicle / airship scenes! As someone who deals with only still pictures, let me tell you that having to do in-between frams for animation is extremely time-consuming and difficult. Mike and Bryan talk about the animation process (second link). Keep in mind that they also have to send a lot of the work to their Korean studio — who still operates in traditional art methods.

A single episode, including voice work, can take anywhere up to eight months to produce! Considering the fact that it was originally meant to be a mini-series, I think they're doing a bang-up job extending it, and have confidence that they will fix most of the plot holes in Season Two.

Keep in mind, as well, that in twelve episodes they have to set up another War in its entirety. Unlike the War in AtLA, this hasn't had 100 years to become common place! It's happening NOW, and seventy years since we last saw the world, so they have to do villain exposition, main character exposition, ability exposition for multiple characters, era exposition, relationship exposition, history exposition — all the while trying to keep an interesting show with no lag to justify a second season, when so many shows are being cancelled.

Being disappointed there isn't xyz sequence or information or whatever that lasts x amount of time —- just go with it for now. It's not done, we have another 12 episodes after the season break. Judge it as a complete product, and try and give them the benefit of the doubt for now.

Yes, I know a full-length (that is, a season) multi-media production takes time and required a lot of artistry and such. Even with the amazing amount of technology available for artists, the content has to be fabricated on a blank canvas.

What I do not like, though, is not THAT it became a full-length series out of an idea for a mini-series, but HOW (in my opinion) they are going about it. It is almost like they took the already made episodes of a mini-series and decided to tack on more episodes and call it a full show. NO, that is 2 separate products right there.

If they got such a positive feedback, enough to turn a mini into a full series, then they could have scrapped the mini and started over. I dunno, maybe I'ts just me, but I'd rather WAIT for a full finished product.
Unfortunately, It is an industry and industries have deadlines. In order to meet those deadlines, It feels like the creators made quick changes so that it would make sense for a continuation, but are only thinking about real story-making for the next 2 books.
I think my problem is that I have a full 3-book amaze-balls Avatar to compare this one to. I already have an expectation of a squeal to a children's cartoon that was so beautifully written that it attracted audiences of all ages.
What TLOK is offering, IMO, is a 1 book teaser and a 2 book show.

THAT BEING SAID:

I love the show. I love the people making the show. I love the faux-historical accuracy in the art of the show. The architectures, technology, culture, the characters, even the probending; Everything makes a small hint at the old series is such beautifully subtle ways.
though not up to par with book 1 of ATLA (again, in my humble opinion), i think TLOK has a great start and I REALY look forward to the next seasons.

I don't think that's their fault though. =/ It might be, but Nick / Viacom I think has the final say whether or not they could 'scrap' the series they had started and tried to make a cohesive show. Even if we would rather wait, even if they would rather wait, sometimes they just can't. It's not necessarily them being lazy about it.

Like I said, I think that we should give them the benefit of the doubt, at least for now. I'm willing to see where they go with it.

He is confirmed to be the grandson, yes. As Joychi mentioned, Zuko is no longer the Fire Lord — he stepped down from the throne about three years prior to the start of Korra in favour of his daughter, who is now the Fire Lord.



Zuko is alive, yes. He works as a sort of Ambassador of peace.

Did anyone notice that Mako didn't do the waterbending-styled redirection of lightning? He sorta just absorbs it and then shoots it back out rather crudely...

Oh, I noticed. He used the basic principle, at least: in one arm, presumably through his 'sea of chi', I think it was called, and out the other. I'm more worried about how he knows such an exclusive skill in the first place. With lightning generation being more common, lightning redirection wouldn't bee too far behind, either, I suppose...