Talk:Avatar/@comment-67.180.124.242-20120626002235/@comment-98.116.189.111-20120626062148

But if you go back and rewatch TLA, he didn't go through that much to master it. It wasn't a big deal until season 2, and even there it wasn't a big deal until the very end. He spent a little time with the Guru and learned everything he needed to know to master it all in one episode. It's pretty comparable to Korra's quick mastery. His inability to use it for all of season 3 doesn't count because he already knew how to do it but couldn't access it and all it took was one good poke to unlock the energy he gathered at the end of season 2.

To show that Korra has mastered the avatar state and then have her relearn it just because they found out they got another season would not be a good move. I think we've seen enough of avatars in training. This is a chance to finally see a fully realized avatar deal with problems of the world. And also, Korra may be able to access the avatar state at will, but the question is can she restrain herself? That's what I think season 2 should deal with. Not relearning how to access the avatar state.