Amon’s True Identity Revealed! Stephen Root (‘ Gommu’) Breaks Down This TLOK Twist

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Animation & Manga, Tv & Film, Leisure, After Shows

4.9 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 19 August 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Janet Varney and Dante Basco are joined by legendary actor Stephen Root - voice of Gommu, Republic City’s underground hobo and secret telegraph master - to unpack one of Legend of Korra’s most jaw-dropping moments: the reveal of Amon’s true identity. Together, they dive deep into The Legend of Korra Book 1, Episode 11: “Skeletons in the Closet.” Root shares his thoughts on playing morally complex characters, why he wouldn’t want bending powers (a first for any guest!), and his surprising connection to his favorite hybrid animal from the Avatar universe, Naga. The trio dives deep into the emotional backstory of Tarrlok and Noatak, the trauma of bloodbending, and the chilling legacy of Yakone. Plus: relationship drama, epic bending battles, and a hilarious telegraph scene that proves Gou might be the most resourceful non-bender in the Avatarverse. And as always, you can react to the epic action featured in this week’s episode by checking out the official Avatar Legends YouTube Channel! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	A Nickelodeon original podcast. Hello, friends, benders and non-benders
0:27.6	welcome to Braving the Elements Nickelodeon's podcast about all things, Avatarverse.
0:32.6	I'm Janet Varney.
0:33.5	And I'm Dante Bosco.
0:34.8	And Varney, I don't know how many times I tell the audience out there, how many great, great,
0:40.2	phenomenal cast members we have on this show.
0:42.4	I know, I know.
0:43.1	I think that's come up almost every episode.
0:45.8	Every episode.
0:46.8	And for good reason, my friend, I feel like every week that I would show up to record, another
0:52.4	one of my heroes would be there.
0:54.5	And that's what's so great about this podcast,
0:56.7	is that now we've just been able to exploit that further and further
1:00.1	to the point of potential exhaustion.
1:02.7	Right.
1:03.1	But we got to do it because we had an amazing cast on this show.
1:07.1	And yet again today, a phenomenal guest.
1:10.7	Yeah. Yeah. let's face it.
1:12.3	This is one of the workingest actors in show business.
1:15.6	Yes.
1:16.2	This is the voice of the White Lotus leader, as well as our dear Hobo Gomu, and is the guest named Stephen Root.
1:24.5	Hello, Stephen Root.
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