Well, I don't know about the rest of you, but wherever you see fails in the story, I see opportunity. For example, even though Noatok lied to get everyone onto his side, the issues pertaining to non-bender opression are still truth, so what would happen if the Equalists got a new leader that was a bit less...corrupt, shall we say. I'm probably going to get shot quite a few times for saying this, but I can see Asami taking up the Equalist reins somewhere down the line in the 2nd season (maybe near the end of it or something). The girl lost her mother to a Firebender, her father to blinding hatred, and more recently, her boyfriend to the Avatar, so that can be enough fuel to start the fire. Asami has shown a lot of restraint in putting up with Mako's inability to discern his own emotions and was even aware of the issue, so it would be brutally difficult for her to be emotionally compromised, so it won't be like she's aiming to wipe out the whole bending population. The girl also has a good head on her shoulders, so she could gain even more followers by bringing up the idea of the Avatar being potentially corrupt (just imagine what could happen if just 1 Avatar with access to the game-breaking Avatar State became corrupted). Even some of the spirits would acknowledge what she is saying, particularly Wan Shi Tong, who likely still holds malice towards the Avatar for breaking a vow to NOT use the Spirit Library's information to cause more war and bloodshed. It's not like Korra could just use the Avatar State to solve anything either because it would just prove Asami's point about a potentially corrupt business.
I'll end the post here for now with just one question after The Last Airbender, but before The Legend of Korra: What sort of light show would happen if someone had a failed attempt at Energybending?