Legend of Korra thread
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RE: new Avatar season coming
Not really. Aang ended a 100 year war after disappearing because Avatar state shenanigans, and went on to establish Republic City with Zuko and created a movement to preserve Air culture.
Korra defeated Amon and brought back the Airbenders which in itself is kind of a mixed bag.
That's about it. Nearly every other problem in the series Korra solved can be loosely traced back to something she did.
Not really. Aang ended a 100 year war after disappearing because Avatar state shenanigans, and went on to establish Republic City with Zuko and created a movement to preserve Air culture.
Korra defeated Amon and brought back the Airbenders which in itself is kind of a mixed bag.
That's about it. Nearly every other problem in the series Korra solved can be loosely traced back to something she did.
RE: new Avatar season coming
She's just getting started, let's wait until the end of her life before we call her a bad Avatar....especially when we have so few examples of a very long legacy.
And let's not sugar coat it, Aang ran. He didn't want to deal with being the Avatar so he made a break for it and was still running 100 years later.
She's just getting started, let's wait until the end of her life before we call her a bad Avatar....especially when we have so few examples of a very long legacy.
And let's not sugar coat it, Aang ran. He didn't want to deal with being the Avatar so he made a break for it and was still running 100 years later.
RE: new Avatar season coming
I should also point out that Aang had a singular goal, stop the firelord and restore balance. There was no question about the Firelord's methods or reasoning. The guy was a selfish monster who was willing to burn a continent. Amon, had a fair point about benders, Zaheer wasn't wrong about the Monarchy of the Earth empire and Kuvira's determination to prevent chaos was not, initially wrong. Korra had a more complex situation. She was almost never given so clear an enemy as Ozai.
I should also point out that Aang had a singular goal, stop the firelord and restore balance. There was no question about the Firelord's methods or reasoning. The guy was a selfish monster who was willing to burn a continent. Amon, had a fair point about benders, Zaheer wasn't wrong about the Monarchy of the Earth empire and Kuvira's determination to prevent chaos was not, initially wrong. Korra had a more complex situation. She was almost never given so clear an enemy as Ozai.
RE: new Avatar season coming
To be fair to Aang, he was running to the South Pole, not away. It does imply that he planned / wanted to start his waterbending training, or just wanted to fuck around with the other kids.
He fucked up, yeah, but if he hadn't... 50/50 shot the world would have been a lot worse a century after the comet.
To be fair to Aang, he was running to the South Pole, not away. It does imply that he planned / wanted to start his waterbending training, or just wanted to fuck around with the other kids.
He fucked up, yeah, but if he hadn't... 50/50 shot the world would have been a lot worse a century after the comet.
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That said my take on korra and her time as avatar is that she spent half of her time thus far cleaning up the messes of her predecessors. (or rather things that can be traced back to said past avatars.
season 1's issues can be traced back to aangs unfinished business.
season 2 can be traced straight back to wan
season 3 is dealing with the outcome of her decision
season 4 is the result of the outcome of the outcome
as for aang he wasnt running to the south he was just running he only ended up in the south because his berg drifted into the south at some point
That said my take on korra and her time as avatar is that she spent half of her time thus far cleaning up the messes of her predecessors. (or rather things that can be traced back to said past avatars.
season 1's issues can be traced back to aangs unfinished business.
season 2 can be traced straight back to wan
season 3 is dealing with the outcome of her decision
season 4 is the result of the outcome of the outcome
as for aang he wasnt running to the south he was just running he only ended up in the south because his berg drifted into the south at some point
Dang. Nice.
And as thematic battles/series go, both ATLA and LOK work for their select groups or eras.
ATLA: Straight up world-building adventure of Good vs Evil.
LOK: The next gen tackle the new world of ATLA with varying shades of grey where Korra has 99 problems but getting a girl ain't one.
...Sorry but I couldn't resist.
And as thematic battles/series go, both ATLA and LOK work for their select groups or eras.
ATLA: Straight up world-building adventure of Good vs Evil.
LOK: The next gen tackle the new world of ATLA with varying shades of grey where Korra has 99 problems but getting a girl ain't one.
...Sorry but I couldn't resist.
In the reading too much into things category I give you... Asami's gloves!
Pretty close to this graph using IMDB ratings.
http://graphtv.kevinformatics.com/tt1695360
The lowest rated episode at 6.4 was Rememberances.
http://graphtv.kevinformatics.com/tt1695360
The lowest rated episode at 6.4 was Rememberances.