Legend of Korra: Book 3 trailer premiers in Netherlands.

Dont get too excited: the 14 seconds of footage are horrible in both resolution and frame rate. Howver, while Im still holding out for a proper, American release trailer, I was still very glad I watched this. The biggest and most obvious event we really see in this trailer is the presence of a dragon. The dragon isnt a Sun Warrior recluse like its probable parents, but it is in a palace either talking to or being talked to by a member of the white lotus.

notice that aesthetically, this dragon is much different from is ATLA forbearers

The dragon doesnt look like the dragons we saw Wan, Zuko and Aang interact with, being a very obviously more European as opposed to chinese depiction of a dragon. While no doubt intentional, I hope this isnt the replacement for the chinese dragons we saw in ATLA. Legend of Korra needs to be careful not to severe its ties with asiatic principles, theology and culture as they are a core part of its (and its predecessors) appeal. The other more significant clip was one of Korra fighting scores of White Lotus guards. Its safe to assume that they (or some of them, anyway) turn against the avatar and serve some other secretive agenda; kind of like the Dai Li. The dragon clearly plays a role in this. Im just surprised because all the other Order of the White Lotus members we’ve seen since ATLA have been utterly incompetent.

Shirtless Tenzin fights White Lotus.

Book 3 sure looks exciting, but a proper trailer wouldnt hurt Nickelodeon.