ATLA & LOK villains being nice and normal for 2 minutes

red lotus is actually kind group if you take out the murder part

You could just tell kuvira was the villain in the next season when the camera focused on her face

Ghazan is literally my favorite bad guy that isn’t actually a bad guy guy.

You should’ve included the scene where Zaheer helps Korra overcome her PTSD, and the scene where Kuvira lets out her true feelings in the spirit world

This why i love red lotus so much. None of them feel like stereotypical villains more like just enemies not only because of their not-that-bad ideology but also because they are so chill and down to earth (except for maybe zaheer lol, get it? cuz he...never mind)

"I could complain about our mom liking zuko more than me, but i didnt really care." "...my own mother...thought i was a monster." This hinting at the fact that she wound up like this because she was jealous of zuko, so she embraced what she thought her mother thought of her, which is why she broke down in tears when she hallucinated her mother saying "i love you azula.. i do.."

"No one really cares about who you are." Oh dang, I just realized, Azula attacked Ty Lee's biggest fear there. As one of seven identical sisters, Ty Lee values her individuality greatly.

How come we didn’t get any Ozai... oh

“Wish we got more soft Zaheer” that’s why I’ve always said we should’ve got an episode that showed the relationship between the red lotus similar to the beach episode

"ATKA & LOK villains being nice and normal for 2 minutes" first scene: azula making ty lee cry

I think Azula’s seeming psycopathy comes from (lack of) nurture, rather than nature. She was more gifted than her brother, and therefore her father favorized her, and raised her to be who she is. She HAS to be perfect. “A single hair out of place” was enough for her to repeat her vigorous lightning bending training. She’s always LEARNED to manipulate and thinks that fear is better than respect, because, well... that’s what the REAL psycopath, her father, taught her. In the end she craks and goes insane from loneliness and pressure. She FEELS, but has learned that it’s a sign of weakness. If she really was a psycopath, I don’t think she would’ve been driven to insanity.

Alternative Title: Villains vibing with their future enemies

something i really appreciated about zaheer that doesnt seem to get much attention is, he does think of korra as her own person outside of her being the avatar. he understands she is someone who just happens to also be the avatar, she has feelings and a family etc, smth most people in the avatar universe do not understand outside of those close to the avatar. he empathizes with her about the loss of her father and says, "but your pain will be over soon", and back in the 'the stakeout' he willingly gives up information since he believes she deserves that much. zaheer was a nice man with good intentions, as stated over and over again. amon is my personal fav of the villains, but in an alternate universe where lok was able to have an overarching story like atla did, the red lotus wouldve made the perfect main antags.

The only "human" moments we got of Ozai were the flashback when he was walking with Azula and Zuko and he put his hand on Zuko's shoulder as they were enjoying the view. And the other is the picture of baby Ozai.

"Zaheer is surprisingly good with kids." Zaheer: tries to kill Tenzin's children two episodes later.

I love the scene where Bolin Friending with Ming-hua and Ghazan but everything change when Mako disturbed them

God I would've loved to see more of Azula being kind, or at least understanding, she could've been much more than a villain Edit. Yall saying she wanted to murder the avatar and jail zuko but remember she's 14. at that age you should be doing kid stuff, making awkward memories, going out. Her parents failed her and she's a product of a war and her father's abuse. She deserved better.

"the wisest airbender who ever lived" Uncle Iroh, the wisest firebender who ever lived: Finally, a worthy opponent! Our battle will be legendary

Azula isn't kind, she's intelligent enough to realize that feigning kindness is an important part of manipulating people.

Noatak and Unaluq's childhood scenes always hit me right in the feels. And their scene at the end of season one? I CAN'T-