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Ember Island Airwaves: Episode 11

by Søren Hough and J Rosenfield

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The Legend of Korra is back with the deeply plot-driven episode, “Enemy at the Gates.” Kuvira has arrived at Zaofu with her army and Korra is back in the picture as Suyin tries to decide how she’s going to deal with the incursion. Meanwhile, Bolin and Varrick discover Kuvira may skew more evil than they’d anticipated as Zhu Li finally takes a stand against her boss.

J and I have a lot to talk about this week. We begin with a conversation on gender in Korra, and I argue that this episode in particular puts a strong focus on female characters (Suyin, Korra, Kuvira, Zhu Li and Asami). We move from there to a discussion about Studio Mir’s breathtaking animation and cinematography and I make direct comparisons to Studio Ghibli’s work. Finally, we move into the obvious Star Wars parallels, J reads into the word “crazy” and we both get excited over Zhu Li’s big stand.

~ Søren

Note that this podcast contains spoilers up through “Enemy at the Gates.” As always, you can subscribe to Ember Island Airwaves using iTunes. Alternatively, you can check out the episode online or download it here. Happy listening!

How do you feel about gender representation throughout the Avatar franchise? Do you think Kuvira has become a more two-dimensional villain, or are her motivations still complex? Let us know in the comments section!

And remember to tune in as we discuss next week’s episode “The Battle of Zaofu.”

This podcast uses clips from the songs Nanyang Journey and Erhu by Ivan Chew / CC BY 3.0.

Tagged With: Alyson Stoner, Anne Heche, Ember Island Airwaves, Ian Graham, J.K. Simmons, Janet Varney, Jeff Bennett, Jim Meskimen, John Michael Higgins, Joshua Hamilton, Kiernan Shipka, Logan Wells, P.J. Byrne, Podcast, Seychelle Gabriel, Spencer Garrett, Star Wars, Stephanie Sheh, The Legend of Korra, Todd Haberkorn, Zelda Williams

About Søren Hough

Søren is Editor-in-Chief at Movie Fail. He is a freelance journalist covering science, politics and film. He writes for RogerEbert.com, wrote for ScottFeinberg.com and served as the Assistant Arts Editor for Film and Television at The Massachusetts Daily Collegian.

About J Rosenfield

J writes reviews and other features for Movie Fail. She has been writing reviews and essays about film since 2010, most recently on her Medium blog since 2010. When she's not watching movies, she's listening to film-related podcasts.

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