There was even one point in the episode proper wherein the dark tree-like structures commonly associated with Aku started showing up. There’s no damned way the parallels are a coincidence.

yes

Good one, BH.

Longg agoo in the crystal empiire, I, Sombra, the shaapeshifting maaster of daarkness, unleashed an unSPEAKable evill. But two foooolish alicorns stood forth to oppose me. Before the final blow was struck, I opened a portal, and flung the crystal empire into the fuuture, where my evil is laaaw. Now the fools seek to return it from the glory that iis Sombraa.
 
It would’ve been better if I’d just gone with Samurai Applejack, but oh well.

@Random:
 
My guess is that Nickelodeon initially wanted Korra to be a miniseries of 10 min (which I never understood,considering the success of the previous series) so the writers had to cram everything they could but then Nick had to change their minds very far in the production.It didn’t help that Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko were the only writers,having to deal with the whole story and not getting at least one or two other writers that worked in the previous show.

Why the hell does the Avatar need a love interest 2 1 episode in?

@Random:
 
That’s what makes it sad.Yeah,he was alright for the first few episodes but the rest was…ugh…I blame Michael and Bryan for the writing.

Hey now Amber. Mako was cool in LoK. For maybe the only first three episodes but still cool.

@Grandfather:
 
Wasn’t “Aku”?
 
Mako just reminds of that asshole from Legends of Korra…oh,and Final Fantasy.

I called this the second I saw the shadow tornado in the blizzard.
 
Also, we already know magic can be used for time travel.

I miss Mako.

This makes me want Applejack to save the day.

Great flaming eyeballs..

Discord was more Aku like than Sombra. But you never know.

535 spoilers…  
ITS GOING TO TAKE ME DAYS TO RE FIND ALL THESE WHEN IT AIRS T-T

Discord seemed more Aku-like to me.

Tagged as sombrero….
 
 
Oh you.