You mean when he banished Wan, he didn't care? OK. If you say so.Valkyrie-Favor wrote: the lionturtle didn't really care that his fire was stolen
Look up comparative mythology. This theme comes up in nearly all cultures. For instance: Eden's fruit of knowledge of good and evil is comparable to Prometheus's Fire. Wan was cast out of the city just as Man was cast out of Eden. The Cherokee say that Grandmother Spider stole fire from Lightning for humanity. In the Sanskrit Vedas, Mātariśvan stole fire for humanity. The Blackfoot Indians say that Trickster Coyote stole fire and gave it to man. The Maori say that Maui stole fire from the fingers of Mahuika the fire goddess to give it to man.
There's a lot of comparative mythology in the two Avatar series. Some cross-cultural mythology comes up in nearly every episode.
One might speculate that this episode lays the groundwork for Unoloch to merge with Vattu into some sort of "anti-avatar" nemesis. That's just speculation though. Time will tell.Valkyrie-Favor wrote:We'll see what happens later, but I think Korra will end up fighting Vattu. If he never appears, there was no point to this episode anyway. There could have been a completely different, simpler reason for Korra to fight Unoloch and close the portal. After all, the spirits are wrecking everything, just like they did in Wang's time.
The backgrounds reminded me of wood block prints. Look at all the spirals and unusual textures. Neat stuff.Gunstar Green wrote: The entire thing was stylized and being told more like a legend with the oil-painted backgrounds.
