Talk:Amon/@comment-65.189.22.18-20120726182912/@comment-4662143-20120727231141

Amon lost because the show just injected Korra and Mako with Herculean power with no explanation. Korra and Mako are suddenly able to resist Amon's bloodbending (which is established as being infinitely more powerful than that of Yakone, Tarrlok, Hama, or Katara). Despite having decades of combat experience, Lin and Tenzin are unable to do the same, despite being masters of their respective elements. Aang, despite being a fully realized Avatar is unable to withstand Yakone's comparatively weaker bloodbending without the Avatar state. Plus, Mako and Korra themselves are both previously bloodbent by Amon in previous episodes and within the finale itself, just minutes before they are suddenly able to fight him off. Mako's sudden power-up is particularly bizarre given that, unlike Korra, he isn't established as a firebending master, or having any fighting experience outside the non-lethal Pro-Bending. In a fair fight, Amon would have easily wiped the floor with the both of them, even if he wasn't a bloodbender.