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[SweeneyxxTodd]

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So far, I'm liking Korra better this season. She's actually being smart.


The president's approval ratings are "nearly as low as the Avatar's"... I don't know why, but that cracked me up.
The pres is kind of a dick inee?

Ikki's still cute.

Lol, Bolin!   I loved the part where he talked about his & Mako's potential grandma, and the part where he pointed out all the stereotypes! "Oh, you mean the brooding teenager?"

Lol, at Tenzin's reaction to Korra and Mako's awkwardness.

I am SO glad they've ditched that stupid love triangle.

 

These villains are shaping up to be pretty cool.

I loved the scene with Tenzin trying to convince all the Airbenders to come with him! Though I do find it a little hard to believe that not one of them agreed to come...
That one guy Korra was trying to convince... I like him!

ZUUUKKOOO!!!
And he has a dragon?! SWEET!

Kai seems like he'll be an interesting character. Not quite sure how I feel about his thing with Jinora, but I'll wait and see where it goes.

Ba Sing Se! Love this place!
Earth Queen = Greedy bitch. I think she's gonna be a character I love to hate.

Still love Mako and Bolin's interactions.
How big is their family??

Those twins are back! Yes! I love them!


So far, this is looking like it could be my favourite Korra season!

 

Apparently, a lot of people on the Legend of Korra Facebook page were really disappointed with season 2 and thought that season 1 was fantastic and way better. And then I'm just sitting there staring at their comments like... wow we have such radically different tastes. I really only liked about half of season 1, but I loved season 2 as a whole, despite having a few issues with the way certain things were handled (Bolin's ego growing with the Nuktuk movers he starred in, the brief resurgence of the love triangle, Eska's abusive behavior towards Bolin). With the exception of the Eska-Bolin thing, the problems I had with the season didn't interfere much with my enjoyment of the season the way the collective problems of season 1 did.

 

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And I know! Bolin's narration of meeting grandma was the best. "And then she dies." I was loling through that whole thing.

 

I'm also not sure how I feel about the thing with Jinora, though at this point that seems mostly one-sided. Kai just kinda seems to treat her as a friend/other kid his age to talk to or hang out with, but doesn't seem to even notice that she has a bit of a crush on him. I like how he's still got his thieving going on, though, despite saying otherwise. I'd like to see him keep being a morally ambiguous/not very good person, but still fight on the side of our heroes. I like having a variety of good and bad characters and everything in between. It makes them more believable and the show more interesting. I mean, remember Jet? He was shown to be not very morally sound, but you could understand why he did the things he did and he was still a likable character. I'm hoping Kai turns out to be a little like that. I feel like I'd really enjoy watching him.

 

And yeah, ditching the love triangle was smart. I hope it's permanently sunk. I'm not opposed to other romantic subplots between Team Avatar and other new characters (not each other. That just doesn't end well.), but I think it could work just as well if there isn't any romance at all.

[TheKingInTheNorth]

Apparently, a lot of people on the Legend of Korra Facebook page were really disappointed with season 2 and thought that season 1 was fantastic and way better. And then I'm just sitting there staring at their comments like... wow we have such radically different tastes. I really only liked about half of season 1, but I loved season 2 as a whole, despite having a few issues with the way certain things were handled (Bolin's ego growing with the Nuktuk movers he starred in, the brief resurgence of the love triangle, Eska's abusive behavior towards Bolin). With the exception of the Eska-Bolin thing, the problems I had with the season didn't interfere much with my enjoyment of the season the way the collective problems of season 1 did.

I'm one of those people who liked the first season of Korra a lot better than the second one. I thought the first season was *almost* as good as a season of the original Last Airbender series. It had a good story, a great villain (2, really), and I liked how Korra matured through the season.
The problems I had with it were the love triangle and the ending, which was REALLY rushed. These things prevented me from liking it as much as the original show.

Season 2, though I liked it, I found really bumpy. Korra seemed to have completely forgotten everything she learned in season 1, and because of that she annoyed me for most of it (though she got better towards the end). Unalaq was also a pretty boring villain. I honestly found Varrick more interesting. Unfortunately, that whole subplot went nowhere, and didn't really have much to do with the main plot. Also, Lin acted like a complete idiot throughout the season.
That said, the second season, I thought had a lot of great moments in it. Most notably, the backstory with Avatar Wan. Season 2 also had a much better ending than season 1, which, as I said, felt really rushed at the end. Also, even if the Varrick storyline went nowhere, Varrick himself was hilarious! I hope we eventually see more of him. And of course there was the return of Iroh and Zhao!

 

Season 3, if it keeps up this quality, I may end up liking as much as a season of TLA.

[SweeneyxxTodd]

For me, season 1 as a whole felt super rushed, and I absolutely HATED the ending. So much that I raged and ranted about it for weeks. That deus ex machina at the super end bit annoyed me so much. It almost ruined the entire finale for me, actually. I hate unjustified deus ex machina--and there are some instances of d ex m that are completely justified in my opinion (Aang's gaining of energy bending from the Lionturtle being one of them), but Spirit Aang showing up out of nowhere and giving Korra this ability without making her work for it (and returning all her bending and giving her mastery over the Avatar State all at the same time) is what really pissed me off. At least Aang had to work for his d ex m save-the-day-power. Korra just got it handed to her free of charge the first time she was able to actually contact a past life. All of these things are the reason why the last three-five minutes of the first season almost ruined the finale in my humble opinion.

 

The handling of the love rectangle (because that's what it was for a good portion of the season) also really bothered me, as well as the fact that Bolin's part in it was played completely for laughs and I thought that, despite him being mostly a comic relief character in the first season, he could have had really good development and rounding out if they'd treated his heartbreak more seriously.

 

Also, I feel like the pro-bending subplot was not very well balanced with the main plot of the Equalists and trying to learn how to defeat Amon and learn airbending. At times, it felt like pro-bending was the only thing that was important, when it was totally not all. I know it was a cramped miniseries (not knowing until late in the development process that there would be more seasons), but I still feel like they could have balanced it better and given proper weight where it was needed.

 

All these put together are why I liked season 2 so much more. I mentioned in my last post that I have fewer problems with the season's content and storytelling method, and the problems I do have I don't consider to be as burdensome or annoying as in season 1. Also, Bryke took a lot of risks with their mythos, bringing in the tale of the first Avatar and Harmonic Convergence and Unaloq's final goal. So many risks that I can't not admire them for it. Risk-taking is often make-or-break when telling stories, so the fact that they did so much of it won a lot of respect from me, and well-deserved, since I feel that their riskiness made sense within the context of the world and did really interesting things with the characters, and developed them a lot more than I was expecting and in ways I never saw coming. I absolutely loved the role that Jinora played in the finale. If she keeps being awesome like that, she might make it into my favorite character list. Also, I really enjoyed the animation bump that season 2 had, as well as the increased quality in background illustration. I think artistically, season 2 was a big improvement on season 1.

[Mara=^.^=]

Having thought more deeply about the show during the hiatus, I've come to the conclusion that I didn't really like either season, save for Beginnings Part 1 and 2. I have been continually frustrated by how many cool concepts were brought up, but were either discarded or not explored properly. I feel like the show lacks direction and suffers from bizarre pacing and characterization issues. I wish the head writers from ATLA - Aaron and Elizabeth Ehasz - had been brought back for Korra. Their absence is keenly felt

 

 

~*Mara*~ = ^.^ =

[TheKingInTheNorth]

@Mary: The funny thing is... I don't really disagree with any of that. And yet my opinion on the two seasons is almost the complete opposite of yours...

[RocksmySocks]

I'm very "meh" about Korra. I got into Season 1 for a stretch, but that faded fast. And Season 2 didn't really reel me back in. Season 3 is feeling like Season 2 that way so far. I can't say I dislike the show. Just that I'm not particularly invested. Not at ALL like I was with A:TLA.

 

Just like with the others, I'll watch Season 3. I'll care about some of the characters and be interested to see where the plot twists take us. But if it just dropped off the air right now, I wouldn't really care enough to try and bring it back.

 

Wish I could like this show more.

[SweeneyxxTodd]

I'm definitely not as into or excited about Korra as I was about Avatar. Overall, Avatar was simply a better show in pretty much everything. I could probably count on one hand the things I like better about Korra (right now, I can only think of one: I like the improvements in the animation of ice that we sometimes see, like when Korra freezes part of the water beneath the probending arena and the ice forms hexagonally like in real life). But I still enjoy Korra for its own merit, especially while new episodes are airing because it gives me something to look forward to every week. I'm not really a big TV watcher, and when I do watch TV it's usually shows that don't really have storylines and can double as background noise while I do other things like eat or read or paint my nails--HGTV being the best candidate for background noise TV.

[TheKingInTheNorth]

The only other two shows I watch are Game of Thrones and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D... and those are both done their current seasons. Korra gives me something to watch until then. Not that that's the ONLY reason I watch it. I love this world, and I feel there is a lot to be done with it. Yeah, Korra's not as good as Airbender, but for me, that's not saying much, as Airbender was simply a phenomenal show.

[RocksmySocks]

Yeah. The fact that I watch Korra means it's better than 99.9999% of what is on television right now. I'm extremely picky about my shows.

[SweeneyxxTodd]

I just realized why I think I'm going to like Kai so much: he's the first airbender we've seen who's not a goody two-shoes. After having airbenders and airbending and Air Nation culture idealized for a show and a half, it's really refreshing to see an airbender who's kind of a little shit

 

Now I'm really hoping he doesn't become a model young boy who learns the error of all his ways. Though that will probably happen I'm hoping he turns out to be more like Jet, super complicated and morally unsound, but still likeable and understandable and relatable. Is it awful of me to look forward to seeing him get a tragic storyline like Jet? He probably won't die, because he's a lot younger than Jet, but BOY would that be a storytelling risk, especially if they could get it past the radar (they probably couldn't, but who knows? They got murder-suicide and a terrorist attack past the radar, not to mention genocide and severe child abuse past the radar in ATLA).

[SweeneyxxTodd]

Apparently Lin has a sister? 

 

She's a half-sister, apparently. So we still don't know who Lin Beifong's father is, and now there's another daughter of Toph whose father we probably won't know the identity of. Part of me wonders is Bryke is keeping their identities secret just because they know how much the fandom is burning with curiosity.

 

I think it's kinda cool, though, that we don't know who these dudes are, and how it's treated as unimportant information. Toph never did strike me as the marrying type (no matter how hard I ship Tokka), so I find it unlikely she would have settled down with the same guy forever.

[TheKingInTheNorth]

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I like how this season is getting right into the action. Those two prison-break sequences were awesome.

 

These villains are interesting. I can't wait to see what their deal is.

 

It was satisfying to see Kai take down that one Dai Li guy... unfortunately the moment was ruined by his lame one-liner.
 

Glad to see Lin becoming a more prominent character this season.

 

The big laughs for me in these episodes were:
- Tenzin's eyes widening when Korra said Jinora and Kai have a connection.
- Mako and Bolin's completely opposite reactions to Kai's apology.
- Bolin critiquing the Metalbending "art" ("Banana...")
- Meelo training the Airbenders.
- Varrick. Just... Varrick.
- Bolin "trying too hard" with Opal.

[SweeneyxxTodd]

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Right off the bat, I have to say that I really, really like how Lin and Su are half-sisters and how neither of them ever knew their father. I feel that will help some people who grew up that way connect with the characters more, and I like how it's just showing that Bryke are putting in the effort to portray different types of families.

 

I also like how we don't know whether Toph is alive or dead. I mean, I'd love to see old lady Toph, but at least we have a hope that she's still alive and kicking. So it's possible she might show up later this season, or in season four.

 

I loved, loved, loved the moment when Zahir and his Combustion Lady girlfriend kissed and the driver glanced over at them awkwardly and was like, "Really? Here?"

 

Also, Su's artist son was funny. I guess Mike and Bryan are into making fun of hipsters and suffering artists this season. It's great. Also, I like how Kai was nice to that other airbender who wasn't as good as he was. I still hope they won't turn him into a perfectly good little kid, though. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for a little scoundrel who just happens to be a likeable and nice person when you aren't holding something shiny and expensive.

 

The website I watched these eps on has the leaked episode six. I'm trying to decide whether or not I'm going to wait for it to air before watching it....

[TheKingInTheNorth]

Nickelodeon has officially gone insane:

 

http://www.theouthou...d-of-korra.html

[Mara=^.^=]

Started watching the 3rd season. I'm only a few episodes in, but so far it's...actually good Like, I'm actually interested. HOW DID THIS HAPPEN

 

Also I have been laughing for 456789876545 years because of this:

 

 

 

 

 

~*Mara*~ = ^.^ =

[SweeneyxxTodd]

DUDE today's episode.

 

All I have to say about it is: man, those TVTropers were right.

[TheKingInTheNorth]

I just saw the last episode, and... yeah. Shit just got real. The final episodes are gonna be unforgettable methinks.

 

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So, the Earth Queen's dead (good riddance) and Ba Sing Se has been liberated... Does that mean Republic City is next?

I also can't help wondering if there are other people we've seen before in the show who are secretly Red Lotus members.

 

I'm not sure why, but I'm honestly kinda worried that Zuko's gonna die...

 

BTW, it kinda cracked me up how that captain guy kept his hands in his pockets all the time.

[TheKingInTheNorth]

I'd also like to add, Zaheer is a very interesting villain. While his actions are immoral, they also seem to help people greatly (at least for now, we'll see what happens in the long run). We also see him being compassionate to people, like that one Earth Kingdom soldier Ming-Hua (the water-arm girl) threatened. I can't wait to see what happens with him.

 

Also, I can't help but feel Ghazan (the Lavabender) isn't so bad...

[Mara=^.^=]

 

 

 

[SweeneyxxTodd]

OMG those are beautiful.

 

 

Also, is anyone else really curious as to which "two out of three" guesses about Ghazan that Bolin got right?