Trailer: The Legend of Korra

The strangeness of The Legend of Korra’s airing schedule continues, as Book Four: Balance is apparently all set to run in a matter of weeks. But who am I to complain?

According to the titles we’re skipping forward three years, which makes the final shot of Book Three all the more painful considering Korra has presumably been grappling with PTSD for some time. But it looks as though she’s ready to lop off her locks and get back in the game. Short haired heroine? Fantastic.

All the people who thought that Kuvira’s Last Episode New Character introduction at the end of Book Three was a little too blatant to be a coincidence were on the money, as she’s all over this trailer. And not as one of the good guys, or so it would seem.

In regards to the colour palette, there was plenty of green and yellow, which suggests that a lot of the action is going to take place in the Earth Kingdom. Hopefully they’ll continue to explore the political turmoil left in the wake of the Earth Queen’s death.

Calling it now – the young-ish woman sitting between Zuko and President Raiko is the current Fire Lady and Zuko’s daughter Honora. She’s definitely Mai’s daughter; just look at that chin!

Pretty light on Mako, Bolin and Asami.

I spotted Kai, Opal and Tenzin’s kids sporting brand new flying-squirrel outfits, which will no doubt allow for a lot of fun new bending techniques.

Varrick!

And of course, that final scene – Korra in a cave, looking on in amazement and exclaiming: “Toph!” Call me a killjoy, but this type of fan-baiting has always got on my nerves. The best part about Iroh’s surprise visit in the spirit world was that it was a surprise, and using the name “Toph” as a climactic reveal reminds me a bit of the ship-teasing they did in the final trailer for Avatar: The Last Airbender. Plus I’ve always had a couple of issues with the characters from the previous series popping up in this one – but that’s another rant.

And it’s the final season! It may have gotten off to a shaky start, but I’ve really grown fond of these characters and it’ll be sad to see them go. (But then, I might get my longed-for “Lives of the Previous Avatars” show that I’ve been dreaming about since the end of The Last Airbender).