The Legend of Korra: A Beautiful Mess

[@razbuten]

So, this one is a little different than my video on Avatar: The Last Airbender. It was a little harder for me to just focus on one element of the show, so I focused more on the series as a whole and the various elements I liked or didn't like. I also mention at the end of this video that I am going to work on a video that is essentially what my rewrite of Book 2 would look like, so if that interests you, let me know. I am going to make it no matter what, but if there is enough interest in me doing it, I will make it sooner. Anyway, have a good one, and I hope you enjoy it!

[@UdyKumra]

I would love to see this video! I've often thought of how I might rewrite Season 2 and would love to see another person's thoughts. :)

[@isaacweston6066]

I second that, it would be awesome to know your perspective.

[@Wizard_Pikachu]

I'm glad I want to kind of a unanimously agrees That season 2 is where everything kind of got bent out of shape. even then season 1 had its mess of problems with destroying bloodbending as we know it destroying how special other people were for lightning bending, metal bending, and other such things and instead of making it into a mundane system that works for everyday use.

[@Shadowmask8]

So interested. Do it. Do it. Do it.

[@sparxstreak02]

PLEEEEASE do the Book 2 rewrite!

[@madyi3235]

When Jinora took off her hood and looked exactly like Aang... that hit me like a truck

[@radicalfan8743]

Saaammee, it touched my heart a little too

[@tomasvrabec1845]

I had mixed feelings. It did touch me to the heart but also.... it cracked me up because I remembered how triggered Aang was when a Girl played him in the review episode (island theatre) :dd

[@primeempire8017]

@@tomasvrabec1845 Aang found it cringe which was funny but I'm sure he will be proud of his granddaughter.

[@avery1452]

i don’t even know how to put how i felt into words

[@finnheisenheim8274]

To not feel sad......i think how accurate the ember island theater casted a girl to play aang

[@Junebug_online]

When you said "Sokka helps too" all I could think was "3 vs 3 plus Sokka" *I CAN STILL FIGHT*

[@dominict9325]

Best moment ever was when Ty Lee first chi blocked Katara and asked how she would fight without her bending, and Sokka yeeted a boomerang at her and said "I seem to manage." Sokka is the best character ever and I will fucking fight anyone who disagrees.

[@gogofortnitefailmoments5683]

Dominic Tee legend😂👏

[@averagejo8906]

Dominic Tee huzzah! A man of quality! But fr tho Sokka is such a great character and deserved better

[@JacobSmith-po4tc]

Why did I read I CAN STILL FIGHT in Sokkas voice

[@HerooftheWild]

Nice pfp

[@Obi-Wan_Kenobi]

Don't disrespect my main man Sokka. He helped too. Also Momo. Momo was critical to the narrative.

[@thomnasilikeswordfighting5506]

dang. Dude you are every where

[@mrmehbob8244]

thomnas ilikeswordfighting i think theres multiple obi wans.. not sure though

[@Tommy1marg]

dude Sokka was a guy with a plan! Without him they would be stuck on iceberg

[@chrisblankenship335]

It was only supposed to be one season

[@Obi-Wan_Kenobi]

You are correct in there being, multiple Kenobis. Remember my profile pick, however, for I am the original, the genuine article. The rest are just clones. Impressive clones, but clones nonetheless. ;-)

[@chorus0126]

I quite liked LoK despite its flaws, it was still very enjoyable especially in books 3 and 4 but cutting off the other Avatars like that really hurt in a bad way

[@Rebsuke]

And people prefer say that is garbage, when is a good show, especially if we avoid book 2 and only saw the 2 episode about wan of that season. book 3 I considered one of the best by all the height and meaning that has on it, book 4 for how much korra grew up and book 1 for the equallist

[@jacobf2833]

Wow you summarized my exact feelings really well. Still a great show, especially Seasons 3 and 4, really the biggest thing that sucks about it is how it screws with the avatar line, and S2 in general

[@chorus0126]

@@jacobf2833 It was like losing Aang for real, it ain't right

[@jacobf2833]

General Chorus yeah exactly like the best part of S1 in my opinion were the flashbacks of Aang, Sokka, toph, etc and was hoping for that throughout the show but they literally just screwed up one of the main key elements of being the avatar. Plus it would’ve been nice if we got yet another later avatar show for them to look back at Aang AND Korra and the other old ones

[@socalspirit805]

General Chorus THAT MADE ME SO SAD/MAD. I’m still not over it

[@supermal112233]

When Korra lost her bending Me: Wow, this is so deep. Korra who was born with the power of both fire,water and earth bending and barely took Tenzin's teaching to heart loses her powers. Can Korra overcome her weakness of only having the element to bend air, can she still be the underdog? Holy shit I'm really interested now. Aang: JESUS TOUCH Me: Ah...

[@Voltaic314]

Side question: Couldn't she just theoretically get her bending back from each of the 4 element lion turtles? lol Also, if Rava was the source of her avatar power, why is it even possible for her to lose her bending in the first place? Isn't that the ultimate plot armor in the avatar universe?

[@princessthyemis]

It would have been so cool that way....

[@wile123456]

That stuff is mostly due to that only 1 season being planned. If they had knew it would continue, I'm sure they would have explored that more. It's also the main reason each season is more disconnected

[@electricboxers9043]

@@Voltaic314 damn, thats true

[@PhilFromSchool]

first time i watched the book 1 finale, i thought she was just gonna be an airbender only forever after. making her some weird new "last airbender"

[@raven_roäc]

You can't just put "The Avatar's Love" as background music and expect me to still see your video over the tears.

[@lym1875]

I'm late but same, it just made all these feels really overwhelming ;_;

[@musikafossora]

Thlymun me too 😢

[@stevenbryant8160]

Yes bro

[@Hayden_Cat]

Thlymun I know right I literally had to pause the video to calm my emotions

[@daisho509]

Love that series so much I've seen it a million times 😭 it's a problem I can quote every line of each episode 😭

[@TheAussieNinja84]

Really pissed to hear Nickelodeon dicked them around on whether they would get more seasons or not, because that was what hurt the show the most IMO.

[@smart.but.stupid]

What hurt the show were the writers, end of story.

[@Juanmaligno]

@@smart.but.stupid I dont think you got it? They didnt.know if they were getting another season so they had to write the season to basically end just in case vs nick letting them know so they could actually write a decent multi season story

[@Juanmaligno]

@@smart.but.stupid they did what they could with what they were given

[@vylynhjensen6987]

They had already written the four seasons by the end of season one. The reviews weren’t good enough to continue and as it continued they moved it online

[@smart.but.stupid]

@Androva J. what I know is that Bryke really mess up and nothing will ever make it better with them. Watch and you'll see lmao.

[@vlogswithgavin6371]

"Beautiful mess" That sentence perfectly describes the entire series.

[@noterenyega9158]

I love how there were no replies to your comment LOL....

[@meatiest1989]

@@noterenyega9158 lmao

[@ashwanishahrawat4607]

I wrote exactly the same thing, and there you were 1yr ahead of me. :)

[@tsumugi9880]

I didn't even watched the series yet and watched a few clips but i think you're right

[@sasukehickson3390]

I like it!!!

[@emilyw6737]

" I could keep watching shows in the avatar universe forever" YES.

[@qinlee1182]

I can watch only ATLA but LoK is good

[@newsaxonyproductions7871]

They should make a Kyoshi movie or two based on the Duology.

[@emilyw6737]

A kyoshi warrior movie 💜 I would watch that. The characters are all so rich, avatar changed my life. Heart centered and spiritually balanced. So much compassion. The Kyoshi warriors would make a great spin off

[@newsaxonyproductions7871]

@@emilyw6737 It would actually be closer to a organized crime-featuring heist movie, at least for the first one.

[@daywalker3735]

I keep wanting to see shows about previous avatars and stuff like that

[@Callsign-Wildcard]

This is by far the most respectfully even handed review of Korra I've seen to date, and I really appreciate it for that.

[@elbarto5939]

Facts

[@MegaIata]

Indeed keep getting those with its garbage here is why

[@dami5154]

most of them r blinded by nostalgia the show was a solid 7/10 but again it was following a 10/10 edit: although verrik and zhu li were hilarious and were 100% my favorite part of lok

[@VMan29397]

@@dami5154 i know its the same thing with spiderman films so many people blinded by nostalgia just bitch and whine about how its not like the toby films when that is the whole point

[@curtismurphy6206]

@@dami5154 true. Although, I will stand by the fact that I think Korra had a few things that are better than Last Airbender. I personally think Beginnings is the best episodes in either series.

[@andrewrivera190]

That’s actually a good way to describe the show. Beautiful in its ideas, art, and acting but messy in execution. A beautiful mess. And to be honest, that has a lot to do with how Nick treated the writers. They gave the writers 12 episodes and then when Nick realized people actually like Avatar they demanded 14 more episodes from the creators to be pumped out quickly and gave NO TIME for the creators to do what they do best and create awesome extensive narratives. Instead everything feels rush and smooshed together.

[@dengmandang]

Yes! That’s why I’m glad Netflix will be taking over authority for the live action. I would’ve liked Korra if the storylines and writing were better executed.

[@cosmic_sloth]

It also didn't help that some of the writing was just in general terrible. I feel like if the same people wrote it unrushed, it would still be a hot mess, because the core of the issue in the show is Korra as a character. She's terribly written

[@TheRealGigachad1848]

@@cosmic_sloth "It's bad because of the circumstances but also the circumstances don't matter and it would be bad anyway." What?

[@cosmic_sloth]

@@TheRealGigachad1848 Yes, what I'm saying is that I feel like it still would have been bad even if it was unrushed. That's just my opinion on it, we won't know for sure, because it'll never be done, but I feel like it still would have been pretty bad. The original show was a masterpiece, there was no way any sequel could live up to it. It should have just ended there Is that so hard to understand for you? And to clarify, as soon as more writers came in the mix, it was bound to be bad. If it was just the original trio it probably would have done fine, but no, the addition of quantity over quality was prioritized. The more "committee" type writing incorporated, the worse a story is. And that was basically the entirety of The Legend of Korra; all committee writing past season 1

[@TheRealGigachad1848]

@@cosmic_sloth So that's pretty much a wild guess, right? Sorry to bother you, then. Although, I think we can see how it would fare if it was under better conditions from the start, since how much better the last two books were than the first two.

[@newit2184]

The episode where Korra was recovering from that poison crushed me, it was raw and beautiful and heartbreaking.

[@icedtea9615]

same I was bawling my eyes out cause I feel like her feelings and emotions were relatable

[@isaacsantos6200]

LOL

[@daniellockwood630]

And it all went downhill from there

[@kristynicole6201]

I completely agree. In real life, people go through physical or emotional traumas that take years of struggle to recover from. Seeing a cartoon character confront a harsh reality like that was really powerful and comforting.

[@isaacsantos6200]

@@kristynicole6201 🤣

[@virgil2219]

I think part of the problem with Legend of Korra's pacing is that it only has 13 episodes per season, rather than the 20 odd episodes that each season of ATLA did. With that amount of time, they had time to breathe and interact, strengthening their bond not only between the characters, but we the audience also got to know the characters better as well. With Korra, there's always something to do, always a new plot point, which isn't a bad thing necessarily. ATLA isn't the only "right" way to tell a story, I love Legend of Korra, for the most part, but I wish they had spent more time on the other characters, especially Bo Lin and Mako

[@thecautionbandi649]

I love everything you said. Great points.But it's Bolin not Bo Lin.

[@adeptdamage3669]

I think they should only have 1 villan and main threat in the show.

[@julesx8586]

Literally what I was saying, it’s nicks fault that they weren’t able to hv long seasons, for everything we’ve seen in LoK u can clearly see some parts hv been rushed because of the episode limit

[@uwukotoa]

Bryke did the best they could with what they were given but Nick was super shitty to them during the show’s entire creation. They had a fraction of the budget that atla did and had to treat every season like their last. They originally thought it was only going to be one season long and only got signed on for more when book one started airing. I wholeheartedly blame Nick for most of the shortcomings in LoK. The writers did their best with the shitty treatment they were given.

[@marieknep5567]

@@uwukotoa Yeah... sorry, but no. I agree that Nick did them dirty, and that is partially why LoK suffered... but the writers still fucked up in areas. They completely destroyed established rules and lore that THEY THEMSELVES set up in ATLA. What is the point of making established rules in one season if you're going to completely change that shit and throw it in the trash in the next season? You cannot 100% excuse Bryke from this, especially when they did make shitty decisions, even with Nick down their necks 24/7.

[@jaemurphy3189]

MOMOs arc was pure genius

[@georgespiggott5615]

originally he was gonna be gyatso's reincarnation, watching over aang iirc. THAT would've been cool.

[@YeahAlright1983]

@@georgespiggott5615 weird, but cool :)

[@Kurameno]

AGREE

[@willbowling8084]

George Spiggott I’m gonna pretend like that is canon from now on. That’s amazing

[@aldobautista4185]

When he went looking for appa 😔💔

[@lewisoliverleo]

I think the biggest struggle Korra suffered, as a production, was lack of planning. Legend of Korra was meant to be only one season long, which is why at the end of Book 1 all the loose ends seemed to have been tied up, even if a bit rushed. With the demand for a second season they had to start just making it up as they went, and that ultimately affected everything that followed.

[@Gamelover254]

The ending of book 1 seemed rushed because they had to change it around because they found out they were getting another book. Asami was originally supposed to be with Iroh and she would join the United Forces.

[@brandonlyon730]

Asami was actually originally a villain, she was a spy working for the equalists working for her father, but the creators change their minds and made her part of team avatar instead. Which is probably why she didn't have much to do for the other seasons other then providing transportation and maybe fighting a random mook.

[@ubadman1]

no they made up season 2 as they went 3 and 4 were planned to happen which is why those two are so much better overall.

[@alex-iz5jv]

yeah the season ended in a neat little not cause it wasn't meant to continue thats why t s2 was lacking it was them getting back on theor feet

[@bigfootnintendorazr]

Luis Leonardo comment should be pinned. Season 1 was supposed to be stand-alone. Season 2 was requested afterward, again being stand-alone. Seasons 3 and 4 were written to be connected.

[@gabs8867]

Aang always had his friends helping him overcome his sadness and dissapointments, while Korra had to deal with shit all by herself most of the time. It's a really rough story.

[@sunwukong5518]

That is why Mako, Bolin and Asami could be written out of the story with next to no consequence

[@ng7756]

Because she CHOSE to deal with it by herself.

[@sunwukong5518]

@@ng7756 then why were Mako and Bolin even made?

[@ng7756]

@@sunwukong5518 You tell me

[@alyy892]

NG aang did too. He ran away so many times and thought he needed to do it all on his own. But they never left his side. Even when Aang disappointed them when he didn’t told them about Hakodas letter to his children, they still believed in Aang and came back to him. They knew together they are stronger. Their friendship bond was so strong. The new Avatar Team is no comparison which us really sad to see.

[@zxk]

Say whatever you want about the legend of korra but nothing is gonna beat that soundtrack, it makes me happy and want to cry at the same time it's just perfect.

[@reptilianreptile4506]

Season 2 soundtrack is honestly breathtaking

[@aaronrussell2945]

jinora's tattoo ceremony sound was beauty

[@jose-gr7jg]

@@aaronrussell2945 ikr, that scene what so beautiful

[@al3xa723]

Eh?

[@jazzinikki01]

The music is amazing

[@amberbeam4248]

“Less is more but I could keep watching episodes of the Avatar universe. Forever.” That’s perfectly put. We know that more would spoil it but it could be beautiful

[@Swigma]

Amber Beam well said but I don’t even want to give it the chance to be anything less than what it is now

[@GreenFesh]

nah man, wouldnt spoil it. there are so man, good seauel storiea out there. look at all the animes, james bond movies, all the action hero comics and so on. they could do a lot of good stories in that same universe. they just conpletely changed their storytelling in korra. i would be up for an avatar keoshi prequel or sth

[@Swigma]

Liontari Music everytime they decide to try again they are gambling with the legacy or the masterpiece that is the avatar universe. That’s just too much to gamble with. Why stop when it’s already perfect

[@gonzalovazquezavila535]

I'm not on board with this. I wish we could turn back in time and just leave avatar as it is, no crappy live action movie, no dissapointing legend of korra. And now, there's another avatar series coming and I don't think it will be great

[@pauljs75]

But a post-Korra generational jump would put them in a contemporary and very modern world. I'm not sure how the significance of those bending skills would play out with all the current contrivances. Lots of weapons and tools that could be available would put most non-benders nearly on par of those with an average level of innate abilities. I suppose some artificial augmentation would help those with bending stay ahead, but that seems more like a gimmick than a main plot device. Such may be interesting to see how it'd play out, dealing with the general loss of significance of the special abilities and Avatar Korra just seemingly walking out on the last generation. But I don't think the original writers would be willing to deal with that. (Korra's overall story ran out of steam too fast, and used too many Mary Sue or Deus Ex Machina type shortcuts. So I don't think they'd want to do that again.)

[@Roan.bot.]

“The relationship between Zuko and . . . pretty much everyone”

[@addbuda]

Lol zuko had romantic relationspips only with that girl from ba sin se and mei.

[@justphil84]

I like Korra. Being an adult is difficult, you suddenly have responsibility for yourself and learn the world is full of indifference. No one is gonna deal with your baggage for you, and you have to process things on your own so you can grow. You don’t spend 24/7 with your friends. You don’t see your family as often as you’d like. You find that life isn’t black and white, and it’s mostly varying shades of grey. You often have to deal with things you don’t want to, and sometimes come across people who make you feel like you don’t matter. And love is complicated. Ultimately you learn life is what you make it, and enjoy those fleeting moments of joy when they come. Overall the only development I didn’t like was losing connection to past lives. But I think this can easily be remedied in a sequel where the new avatar goes on a spirit quest to reconnect. Would be cool to see more previous avatars anyway. Energy never goes away, it just changes. I’d like to think Aang’s spirit is still around, maybe just lost.

[@lifeisberserk9566]

You basically just described how depressing life is after high school hurts to real

[@trianapena1995]

I’m 3 years late but I just want to say that this was such a perfect encapsulation of Korra’s show and what I find to be the most charming aspect of it! It can be such a raw reflection of what real life and becoming an adult (or in Korra’s case, the Avatar) can be like. As someone who is in the midst of their 20’s and struggling with the things you mentioned above sometimes for the first time, I think I find comfort in the idea that Korra not only struggles with these things too, but rarely ever runs away from them and does her best to stay the course (obvi barring when she went back home for 3 years, but that was a necessary break).

[@abigailchang7249]

Netflix should just give the creators an opportunity to bring the series back but with full creative control

[@IsabelFAyala]

Netflix doesn't have the rights to either show. They were both Nickolodeon

[@thisisfine4093]

After the live action Atla series they should, I 100% agree

[@uwukotoa]

Cindy Zhu a live action Korra would be too powerful, there’d be way too many gorgeous and strong women I’d actually die.

[@th3azscorpio]

That could end with either a possible masterpiece, or disaster. Given the state of writing in most series these days, I'd go with the latter.

[@murmurcub]

That would be perfect! This would fix every mistake they did!

[@frickinfrick8488]

Korra isn’t as perfect as ATLA, but it had some incredible moments that I’ll never forget just the same as ATLA. I’ll always love this show, when you said you could watch stories from the avatar world forever I couldn’t agree more. I get so excited every time a new comic is released, but I’d die for another animated series.

[@eshwartangirala2240]

Boopy Schmoops true some of the badass moments with Zaheer and Imon reminded me of some Azula scenes

[@herosmith5662]

Boopy Schmoops My sister and I had been talking about something like this, and it would be fun if they did a "Tales from the Four Nations" type show formatted a little more like the Clone Wars series, having 2/3/4 episode arcs relatively disconnected from each other, and just let us explore the world through the experiences of several characters. You could flesh out past avatars more, follow up on some smaller characters from both series, maybe find out what happened to Sokka and Suki... It's really a fantasy, but it would be fun nonetheless.

[@frickinfrick8488]

Hero Smith I would adore something like that! The franchise has so many interesting and endearing characters and locations it’d be a great fit for a bunch of short stories. If we ever got another animated series I’d love to see something like that rather than the story of the next avatar or something (not that I’d mind that either). It’s really a world I’d love to explore and see smaller stories in to flesh out the culture and history of everything.

[@gemelwalters2942]

ATLA was far from perfect

[@frickinfrick8488]

Gemel Walters yOu TaKe ThAt BaCk!!!! Jk it’s fine if you didn’t like it as much as I did

[@platypusbunneh]

12:24 THANK YOU for mentioning the external factors. Nick really screwed over this show in more than one way. LOK could have been another masterpiece, if it were treated and handled correctly from the beginning.

[@jinnyapolinario1856]

ATLA was filled girl power, and also talk about sexism. ATLOK was their time to shine, nick has something to do with it. I personally think Aaron Ehaz writing could improve the LOK like the way he did with ATLA. I think it's something to do with Ehaz and Dimartino's disagreements, if they work they could give us Azula's redemption and other missing part of the story.

[@bakothegreat6986]

@BL no, we don't think that way probably because the Korra was bi and the boys don't like that and parents don't either

[@Les____]

BL korra was lgbt and apparently “boys” and parents wouldn’t like it because of “religious beliefs”

[@Les____]

BL i was clearing it up for you

[@onebuffalo5402]

@@Les____ Korra wasnt gay or bi until the last 4 episodes when the writers decided to make her so. Theres literally no legitimate hinting at her or asami being gay to that point, infact, at that point the 2 are arguably the straightest people on the show

[@justaspeckof]

EVERYONE FORGETS THE PRODUCTION CONSTRAINTS/ OBSTACLES THE CREATORS HAD TO DEAL WITH.

[@silverprimus321boi9]

Also writer incompetence.

[@facundopollacino7956]

​@@silverprimus321boi9 estoy de acuerdo.

[@somedudeonearth4978]

THIS is how you review The Legend of Korra. Acknowledge it's strengths AND weaknesses, not ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY talk about the weaknesses and ignore the strengths.

[@radiationshepherd]

Yeah as someone who loves the show I've been seeking out people who actually see what I see in it, flaws and all

[@mariobadia4553]

Even though the weaknesses out way any so called strength that it has. like the fact that bolin asami and not zuko get no development at all.

[@DumbIdeaPresentedStupidly]

What you mean dont like it when someone just list off all the things that ATLA did that korra did not. Then call it war crime

[@sageoverheaven]

I don't agree with this mentality. While yes, acknowledging strengths is important, Korra is not an independent series; it's a sequel, and fans have every right to expect the same level of nuance and meticulous writing that the original had. What pisses so many people, myself included, off, is how corners were obviously and conspicuously cut. If we were to roll over and accept this, we enable the creation of more such content. Things they got perfectly right literally in the last series they worked on now going wrong is an inexcusable regression.

[@mariobadia4553]

@Adrian Sigales Muh lesbians!

[@Smoldymort]

Tbh I still wish they'd make another two shows, following an Earthbender avatar and a firebender to bring the show full cycle

[@adrienuhhhh]

I really want to see a mini series of Roku and Kyoshi, not a full show but maybe a small series of episodes explaining more lore.

[@RealRoboKnight]

@@adrienuhhhh i would want to know more about Wan lol

[@ohhail]

idk how i’d feel about it going further into the future, so many past generations that can be explored

[@udidnthavetopisssohard]

Instead of creating new characters, I think it would be easier to fill in the blanks by making shows based on the established ideas already laid out for Kyoshi and Roku. That way, world-building and plot is easier. Regardless, I don't really care what we get because if it's about Avatar I WILL watch it.

[@phillipsandgren3094]

This is actually an amazing idea.

[@Heracross02]

I wish they could make an anthology series going into the different adventures the different avatars of the past had gone on since we don't see that many of the past avatars.

[@M5YUILL]

Same I would love more between the series as well and honestly, It’s hard living with character you love just “going off into the sunset”

[@Lukastar1]

Anthologies are the shit we def need more of them

[@LS-kp6em]

I love the LoK but the criticism is fair. I wish each season had 24 episodes, they could have focused on story and character development.

[@bruh-fw7op]

it’s funny because you can blame Nick for almost everything lol

[@FrostedFlakes]

Yea I binged like the entire show in a week lol

[@demoncat1423]

Fact : 1ep took 18000 drawing pic😎 to done

[@22taylorsversion9]

It was all Nickelodeon but y'all keep trashing this amazing series

[@Flome810]

@@22taylorsversion9 Doesn’t change the fact that it’s garbage.

[@funa8843]

the NEW team avatars "friendship" actually kinda speaks to me... it accurately resembles what its like to grow up and be pushed away from your friends by work and responsibility. but still knowing you can be close despite the time spent apart...

[@foofung9961]

I didn't vibe with them due to their personalities tbh... To me they seemed like the weakest characters within the whole show but still took a good chunk of the screen time away from the well written character with depth

[@halifaxverbeck7098]

i liked it too, but they didn't have the development to support it.

[@lunarsnowyzz4108]

What do u watch this on

[@loveisanopendoor3532]

They didn’t have a strong friendship since all of them were either cheating or going off with one another. It just messed up the whole thing because it was so unnecessary and stupid

[@theweekndincludesthursdays8016]

H Hy This still is more realistic. Factoring that they were all problematic teenagers as well as factoring that unlike Aang and the previous team avatar, a more constrained and orderly world limited their time together and widened their avenues to mess up, was as real as it could get. I loved the old gang, but I always felt as though their bond was unattainable and painstaking seeing that the writers had enough liberty to hyper-focus on their relationship and have them cooped up in the sky all day on a bison. While fast-paced writing and constant activity made it more sloppy, the atmosphere of LoK presented a realer more modern bond.

[@Magnus_Opus]

I remember I was so confused when the first season villain died, and I actually expected him to miraculously survive because I thought he wouldn't die for another 3 seasons

[@shrekisthebestfranchiseand5032]

BLAME THE EVERYTHING ON NICKELODEON AND STOP PAYING FOR NICKELODEON AS WELL.

[@hallowjupiter6305]

I mean it's pretty common in anime, and a lot of those are good. There's usually onc basic character goal but a lot of different stories being told to get there

[@ekopermana7150]

Yep, i thought the show will explain how blood bending can sever chi paths, or how yakone and amon can do psychic bloodbending in the first place

[@stuff5757]

Korra was supposed to be a mini-show with only one season. But when Nickleodeon saw the show's good ratings, it gave it more seasons. Also how the fuck did Nickleodeon allow a murder-suicide?

[@alyy892]

Shrek is the best franchise and it tops anything. Well technically they could’ve picked this theme up in the second season. It almost felt like the whole “benders against non benders” thing vanished after season one which was really stupid. There was so much potential!

[@knylover9715]

When jinora revealed her tattoos my heart just fell when she looked like aang

[@meesterbrown]

To quote Aang: "Is that a woman playing me?"

[@knylover9715]

Meester Brown 😂

[@skyelevit8109]

we should not forget that Korra started off older than Aang, so there is no wonder she wanted to find herself and to do everything by herself, she was a teenager with a great power that noone appreciated - that feels very true.

[@TheOneBadAssGamer]

when you said conflicted all i could think about was the Boulder so......... The boulder is conflicted about fighting a little girl. yes i typed that and said it in his voice. I had to get it out of my system.

[@razbuten]

I love you for this.

[@ocinidolegna]

I read that in his voice akfnaind

[@christopherbarron4154]

i read that in his voice...

[@Siunami0410]

top 5 best Last Airbender episodes

[@TheBoxingNinja]

Scardy cat? Too afraid of getting beat by a girl? "The boulder is over his conflictions"

[@kianaclercin6995]

"This show is about a girl who fights for the world but the world doesn't give a damn about her" finally a youtuber who tells the ups and downs of LOK beautifully well done. Edit:Woah I have never gotten so many likes in my life if you disagree that's ok but don't fight over it.

[@kianaclercin6995]

@@mooshmooshtime7535 Yeah its something like that but the thing is wondering if they really need the Avature or not is something they should've protrayed more in the show.

[@amanpreetgill7564]

@@kianaclercin6995 well I mean its definitely much more complicated than that and that just shows Korra on a much better perspective, when in reality The actions and speeches of the president of republic city made so much more sense given the context, for one korra never learned how to become a fully balanced avatar like everyone else and pushed at everything from negotiating to spirituality (often resorting to violence ofc), and she definitely never learned to mature past the age of 10 because she never truly had to live with any consequences of her actions, I mean in the first episode she fought with the metal bender police force "because rules dont apply to the avatar" and as soon as she was being interrogated, tenzien has her released (again protecting a "strong independent female character"). the disconnect in the writing was most flawed when it came to their protagonist most of all. They literally sold themselves as being the mature team avatar yet the decisions and relationships handled in TLA gang were a lot more grown-up. This show was just sad tbh, if LOK was its own show and didn't borrow practically everything from the original and especially destroy it to make Korra look cool, maybe it would have faired better in reviews critically and normally.

[@afrogenix]

@@amanpreetgill7564 this man......or woman is spittin fax right now

[@dgagamingaesir]

@@amanpreetgill7564 spot on

[@blazingexil4003]

Amanpreet gill wasn’t the avatar prior to Aang for the most part always like that when it came to authority and the world really didn’t give a damm about Korra. She also learned from her mistakes and became a lot less violent in the later seasons. Her being the way she is make a lot of sense too considering her upbringing.

[@jackson8739]

I still like Korra, but it has a lot of issues. My biggest issue is how Korra loses her connection with past avatars

[@Muppet567]

Yeah. I mean Avatar state equals the combination of all the past avatars wisdom and power. When she loses her connection with them, her avatar state becomes glowy eyed Korra instead of this awesome God mode. Plus avatar aang and all the other avatars are permanently gone. That would be sad if it didn't make me angry because Korra didn't deserve to yank on my heart strings.

[@tylerreed2409]

What bugs me most about that is that it had no narrative purpose, it didn't make her grow in any new way of change the world in an interesting way.

[@Muppet567]

@@tylerreed2409 yeah. It literally just took power away for the sake of taking power away.

[@tylerreed2409]

@@Muppet567 And kind of destroyed the very sense of what the avatar is. I think it would have been acceptable if Korra was made to be a unique and exceptional avatar, and we actually got stories of subsequent avatars and how the diminished avatar state makes it more difficult for each of them to stay relevant in a changing world. It would be interesting to see each new avatar having to define what the avatar's role will be in their own time.

[@Muppet567]

@@tylerreed2409 yeah it would be interesting. But the creators were like "let's nerf the avatar!"

[@krispy4624]

The creators should make 2 more avatar series to complete the avatar cycle....

[@adamczubaszek9379]

but they should be prequels

[@hassutiru]

and then 4 more, then 4 more, and so on and so forth

[@jose-gr7jg]

Lol i agree

[@analivargas9141]

i lowkey need a kyoshi series

[@apollon6870]

not at all

[@MaxRovensky]

7:20 okay, I actually had a theory about bloodbending taking powers. Remember how Ty Lee (and chi blockers in Korra) hit some pain points to disable bending temporarily? I believe Amon uses bloodbending to damage those spots in your body permanently to disable people’s bending forever.

[@athena_the_goddesss6238]

I always figured that was how it worked. Because nothing magical happened. The moment of "taking away the bending" was always surprisingly quiet and anticlimactic. Very very different from how Aang took away Ozai's bending, which was a literal conflict between their spirits. So I theorize that Aang actually took away Ozai's bending whereas Amon, surrounded by his army of chi-blocking ninja people, simply severed their chi. This explanation also helps me understand why when Amon blocked Korra's main bending, her airbending turned on, as if Amon wasn't actually taking away bending ability, but messing around with chi. Like he kind flipped a switch in people where everyone else was on/off but Korra was whateverworks/whateverdoesn'twork.

[@georgespiggott5615]

i think it would be more interesting if he used healing abilities to do it. they can affect and manipulate another person's chi to help them, so why not to hurt?

[@utkukaansoylu1273]

That is reasonable but the show should have explained it.

[@MN-wi1pr]

I think it's more of blocking it or disabling those spots rather to damaging because that would mean that Korra healed them, which is not what we saw when she restored their bending.

[@athena_the_goddesss6238]

@@Krystian0199 k then why are you here

[@roguishgoodlooks]

"It's about a girl who fights for a world that doesn't give a damn about her" 👏👏👏

[@elgatochurro]

Are you kidding me? Shes the most important thing in the universe, everyone cares about Korra

[@gaara4667]

elgatochurro so explain the villains and people she tries to fight for

[@elgatochurro]

@@gaara4667 Korra is treated like the most important spoiled brat in the whole world, just because shes the avatar, not that she deserves to be the avatar

[@aegeon5650]

elgatochurro Season 1: an entire movement of people advocate for an anti bending cause and ridicule and terrorize the avatar just because she is the poster boy of bending. Season 2: Korras own family member partners with the antithesis of the avatars spirit so that he can rid the world of her influence, and manipulates many people (including her cousins) into following this cause Season 3: Korra is BLAMED for the events that happen in season 2 by republic city by both humans and spirits alike, rather than attempting to compromise. And on top of that a group of powerful anarchists attempt to capture and kill her because they believe the world is better off without her, this in turn traumatizes her and levels her temporarily paralyzed, and that is what it takes for her critics to finally give her a break. Season 4: a dictator rises to power and tries to take the authority of Korra as the avatar away from her claiming she doesn't deserve it and it would be better off in her own hands. The show goes out of its way to communicate that Korra gets all of the most horrible shit in the world, prejudice, ostracization, acts of terror and trauma, almost all of which she didn't deserve at all just because she is the avatar. The only thing in the show that communicates her being a spoiled privileged brat is how she acts, and everyone puts up with it because she is the avatar, which by the end of the show she learns to grow out of. I'm sorry but I do not understand what you are getting at here

[@elgatochurro]

@@aegeon5650 You're trying... but Korra only cared about HER OWN BENDING being taken away... and she ruins one guys relationship by not taking no for an answer, then she learns air bending... because plot... amazing stuff, well deserved and gets all her air bending back for free when she couldn't even sit down and meditate earlier. Korra gets all the past lives of avatar killed because she's too weak for the task and never properly trained. "Korra is blamed" it was kinda her fault because she never trained or did anything spiritual. The world is indeed better off without her, reroll for an avatar who cares about humanity The world gives Korra chance after chance, forgiveness after forgiveness, and she still fucks it all up. Nothing they even did to Korra was EVER on the level of suffering Aang got, Aangs first mistake meant he wasn't there for his people, his culture now destroyed and the fire nation much stronger. Meanwhile Korra gets tortured... And you're here stating Korra gets prejudice and hate when she's literally part if the problem and refuses to train properly in order to be worthy of her position... SHES A SPOILED BRAT THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE SHOW, WHO THE FUCK THREATENS THEIR BOYFRIEND WITH VIOLENCE??? DESTROYING GOVERNMENT PROPERTY IN HIS OFFICE, AT HIS PLACE IF WORK? DURING WORKING HOURS? IN FRONT IF HIM?

[@Idontexisthihi001]

Korra likers/lovers and dislikes/haters We can all agree on one thing It doesn’t get much worse then the movie

[@neilbrooks6537]

There is no movie in Ba Sing Se

[@moonlit_sky127]

@@neilbrooks6537 The Earth King has invited you to Lake Laogai

[@meatisomalley]

@Lily2345 the last airbender by shyamalan

[@zesquadtv9791]

Meatis O'Malley we don’t say that here

[@rajiraji9136]

@@meatisomalley There is no such movie, the earth king has invited to lake laogai

[@jatavion4058]

After hating korra as a kid, I rewatched korra and it’s actually good, yeah it had moments where it was off but I actually loved it

[@jatavion4058]

Phillip Sandgren I had to understand it’s not aang so don’t expect to be. And to rewatch in a different mindset

[@MrDragonorp]

true, beside amon ending being a bender every villain was amazing, Korra journey made sense and was very interesting, I actually dont really mind the season 2 world development with raja and the likes tho you can always make something better in hindsight. it's just so sad that the creators didnt get the full support from the get-go as they had with the avatar. such a shame has full support would have alleviated this show greatly

[@AL-cc7tl]

What are you like 15 lol your still a kid bruv !!!FUCKING DIABOLICAL MATE!!!!!!

[@al-nemer5063]

Michael Alexander ok boomer

[@al-nemer5063]

אור פאר it’s just those “nostalgia” ppl think themselves know what they’re talking about lol they just hate it because it’s not Aang

[@floatyredballoon]

“A Beautiful Mess” is the BEST way to describe TLOK. Way late on this video, but bravo.

[@AliixKatz]

Korra deals with a lot of real life problems I say it caters to a older crowd. I love the last air bender and I love korra it was different.

[@kronkbonk2930]

AliixKatz That’s also my point. Korra is for the older, more mature people. Korra should be different than ATLA because Korra is a different Avatar meaning it will tackle almost different problems. Korra handles more mature problems like anarchy and and PTSD, whereas ATLA only covers the colonialism of the Fire Nation. This is proven because many sources say LOK has a higher age rating than ATLA. LOK may never reach the heights of ATLA, but LOK is still an animated show better than most animated/cartoon shows currently in the world

[@christinelavallee57]

When I first tried to watch LoK, I definitely couldn’t appreciate it because I was just as immature as Korra and had no patience for her. Now that I’m a little older, I’m willing to forgive, especially because I see her as a kid.

[@heyyitsRJ]

xXPhantom KnightXx I think Korra would have done better if Nickelodeon had an adult themed time slot, like Cartoon Networks' Adult Swim. But now that it'll be on Netflix, hopefully more people will realize it's a good show

[@kronkbonk2930]

Raymond Cabrera I agree

[@onebuffalo5402]

Korra is like a cheap afterschool special... lmfao how is it for older people? ATLA is leaps and bounds more mature context wise then the love triangle twlight garbage we get all thru out korra.

[@StarCastersUniverse]

My reactions during this was “Oh” “Oh true” “Ahhh damn” “Yup” “Lol yeah” “Ah the beatles” I liked the idea of korra, i just didnt like how it was executed. It did look good! The fights, the animation was better, and the colour etc, but - it was for sure, the character development that felt like something was missing and bringing up the time limit made sense. And when it did end, i felt sad lol despite everyones objection, because it was over.

[@sajanpatel4956]

StarCaster I agree completely. It takes the third season for her to really struggle with somethings, being represented in the mercury still in her body.

[@Krystalmyth]

Korra flat out used up so many incredible plotlines in just one show. Each season's arc could have easily been expanded upon instead of isolating them for each season. It's just way too damn much.

[@itsmj3103]

indeed, sadly the whole show was underwhelmingly overwhelming if that makes any sense

[@moonmannd7501]

My biggest gripe is that the 2 plot halves of S2 are fascinating explorations and expansions of already established world elements fro ATLA. But I don't really know if I think they mend well, and with some rewriting they could have been 2 riveting back-to-back stories

[@petardjordjevic2967]

This show had a ton of missed potential. If only the writers used their fucking brains it would have been a whole lot better.

[@cactuscat8550]

@@petardjordjevic2967 I mean, ngl but I have to agree-

[@Krystalmyth]

@Side 999 I can blame Nick for the hand off of Season 1 and 2. That was a waste of a plotline and a shame. However when Nickelodeon gave them three seasons and they chose to have three completely separate plot lines, each with over-the-top stakes, world-shattering consequences, larger than life revelations, and impossible resolutions... With very little crossplay between them (except for Zaheer's deus-ex machina for Korra in S4) - That was all on the writers... and consequence of their losing Aaron Ehasz. Who more and more seems to have been the heart of Avatar as a whole.

[@TheOnlyTony03]

Korra for me will never be ATLA but I don't want it to be. I really enjoy what it did to the world, loved the characters they introduced and had some pretty badass villains and fight scenes. It has many problems at the beginning but still plenty of heart

[@patrickesguerra1996]

Agree, i wouldnt want TLOK to be like ATLA, they need to be differently good

[@Shmolitz]

@@patrickesguerra1996 Wise comment.

[@Levi-rc8kh]

Thank you for your insight. I respect legit criticism, and the show does indeed have it's flaws, but in the end, it's a wonderful TV show and I could not ask for a better sequel to ATLA.

[@masterDarts4188]

Honestly, It's not that it needs to be it. It's that it just doesn't match its level of quality. It's fine to like it, but it's just not as good.

[@Curlew]

I want "... sokka helps too" framed

[@lucaleone4331]

Another praise I will say is DAMN does it have some amazing character designs. Like clearly TLAB is the favorite, and amazing, but the character designs (and places) stuck with me so much more in Korra. I mean Korra herself is so striking. Asami, Zahir, the Beifongs, and so many more. It really is a shame they didnt have the budget to do a full 20 episodes per season or something. Although I will say, Book 3 Fire, the fire nation places were beautiful and I missed some of that in Korra which had more modern designs.

[@Sageboy13]

YES THIS

[@TheBoxingNinja]

I just realized not a single episode in Korra is in the fire nation. That's sad, how do you go 4 seasons, 6-7 years, and not have the avatar at least visit the fire nation?

[@Sageboy13]

*Matthew Noneya* because 4 seasons was not planned it was originally only supposed to have one, then two, then 3 and 4

[@TheBoxingNinja]

@@Sageboy13 But the writers couldn't have had her there once? She could have been in the fire nation in "Korra alone" in season 4. She could have been there for protection from the bad guy in season 3. She could have went to the fire nation in person to meet with zuko or the new fire Lord to help with the war in season 4 or season 2.

[@Sageboy13]

*Matthew Noneya* ah so you mean just for episode, then yeah idk that would’ve been cool to see

[@beemimoo3746]

HEY! Even Momo missing Appa was a very touching part

[@olgagarcia1506]

I blame mostly nick for korra not being as good as ATLA, the didn’t give bryke enough writers, episodes and support compared to ATLA and they also removed korra from tv to get more traffic on their website, that’s shady af

[@dimitrijemrdjanin4141]

Nah m8 it was just a shit show

[@gregdesouza17]

They also gave only a season at a time, so the writers didn't know that they would have 4 seasons to develop stuff, and that really made an impact in the passing compared to the original series.

[@akshatshah3717]

I'm kind of happy that Nickelodeon is failing so hard right now. They failed to support the good shows and promoted shit like those shows with ugly af animation

[@olgagarcia1506]

gregdesouza17 yeah they kept wrapping up the story every season finale but then nick suddenly gives them another season with at least 13 ep Hence why korra had 4 antagonist and it felt so rushed If they gave them more ep and promised them at least 2 seasons I think the show would’ve been WAY better Also more writers, I think the first half of season 1 only had 2 writers, bryke

[@olgagarcia1506]

jimbo the wise k “m8” Way to simplify things for yourself lol

[@InFiiLtRaTor]

This is a beautifully written and very elegantly articulated review. Very balanced, highlighting its shortcomings and appreciating its strengths. While I personally don't think The Legend of Korra comes anywhere close to the highs of Avatar, I still find myself appreciating so much of what it does well. If I could only change one thing about the show, it would be to have a smaller, more fleshed out cast with longer seasons so that we could spend more time getting to know the relationships between characters like Tenzin, Lin, Asami and co. I truly think Tenzin is the best character in the show, and yet I feel we didn't to spend anywhere near as much time as we should have with him. There is so much unexplored potential in his story that the show constantly teases without delving deeper.

[@thunderbird7936]

Tenzin could have been really explored to the fullest. The huge responsibilities he carries , the sibling backlash he gets , building a whole culture back again and being the only one able to do it. A breakdown of sorts with him realising all this and then him finally being able to enter spirit world by meditation would be so darn good.

[@pdsmithe1st]

Zuko's hair had a better character arc than most of those in Legend of Korra

[@shoumyabarua4345]

Well to be honest, Zuko probably had the best character arc in both the series. I

[@l.madrid8815]

@@shoumyabarua4345 no, aang,toph, katara, and sokka did

[@darthclone7]

fk .. its so true

[@viirzars8434]

Scar Korra is shit...... until season 3, it’s utter garbage...... it rushes things.

[@JD-wv1yi]

Zuko's character arc demolishes the entirety of LOK tbh

[@mstampertenor]

When I first watched Atla, I saw it when it was first on Netflix. I loved every second, but there was no anticipation to see what would happen next. It was all there. When Korra aired, I got to grow up with the series, and the characters. I felt more connected to the more mature themes/characters.

[@ggtiket]

Jinora revealing her tattoos is also my favorite scene

[@LINSENT]

I cried like a baby I miss aang so much it hurts

[@TheStraightestWhitest]

It made me cringe. The whiny brat was now supposedly at the same level Aang was at? Really? No, she wasn't. Kai was a more proficient bender, and he was just a little punk. She only got those thanks to consistently whining daddy's ears off, and it seriously irritated me to see the show being dumbed down to that. Used to be that a master was.. well, a master. Pakku, Tenzin, Aang, Iroh. The kind of benders that could level entire armies. What can Jinora do? Turn into a Force Ghost Ex-Machina?

[@maxbibby7777]

Straight White Male she got them because of the leadership and help with taking down zaheer. She also has a lot of knowledge of the air nation. She knows the history. she is very spiritual and also very skilled at airbending. Obviously she’s not going to be as powerful as the avatar or a bunch of grown men. I honestly think she deserves the tattoos. Being a master is more than being able to take down an army. I do agree though, I think Jinora is pretty annoying

[@TheStraightestWhitest]

@@maxbibby7777 You're not wrong in those skills of hers you mentioned, but mastery means MASTERY. It means having complete and utter expertise and knowledge of every single aspect to whatever you're a master of. For airbending, or any bending or martial art for that matter, that absolutely includes the actual bending part, in fact that is still its main purpose. Jinora has shown nothing with her actual bending. Remember when Tenzin took on 3/4'th of the entire Red Lotus, and was stalemating them? THAT is what a master is. Those tattoos indicate airbending mastery. Jinora isn't one. She may be a proficient spiritual guide, but that has fuck all to do with airbending. Yes they follow a more spiritual philosophy, but airbenders are no less physical benders than the other three nations. Iroh was more spiritual than any airbender (except for Jinora with her retconned bs), and he was Fire Nation. Base line is: No one deserves those tats without being an extremely competent bender. The old bearers of those tattoos were able to kill hundreds of Fire Nation elite during Sozin's Comet. I seriously doubt Jinora could even take on one of them.

[@TheStraightestWhitest]

@@Shad0wolf0 Your mom did.

[@chasealbrecht7091]

Personally, I can see the "New" team avatar as friends. Just, a more grown up version. Not everyone has time to spend almost every moment with their friends because people have lives of their own outside of that friendship. This makes sense for the new group with the structure of the seasons being the way it is. There are small time jumps, and they all go on with their lives. But they clearly have a connection with each other

[@sofiamaslova6456]

Exactly! Thank you for bringing this up. Adult friendships are at their core different from teen friendships. Aang's team avatar kind of had no choice but to spend so much time with each other. They had to stick together as they were travelling and Aang relied on them for his training. Korra wasn't reliant upon her friends the same way Aang was. The two avatars have completely different character arcs, and I think it made a lot of sense for Korra and the rest of her team to spend more time alone than Aang and his friends, especially considering the structure of the seasons and the time in between.

[@mochachi5237]

Sofia Maslova But it did make for less satisfying connections between LOK’s cast. At least not as good as they could have been by getting rid of the love triangle subplot and not trying to replace Sokka with Bolin.

[@luanafernandesoliveira3291]

That’s exactly how I felt too...and I think this is specially clear in the finale, when Mako tells Korra he’ll follow her into battle at any time-I think that line shows not only friendship and devotion, but also growth to both the characters and their relationship. The friendships in ATLA work because the characters are always together due to the overarching plot, so it’s more of an arch about learning to deal with all types of people and finding what you have in common to create meaningful connections-it’s a lesson that feels fit to the age of the characters (and the intended audience), all under 16. In LOK, on the other hand, the characters start at 17/18 and end the series in their early twenties, and the path their friendships go through feel more akin to what adult friendships are like-life may pull you all in different ways and you may disagree and fight and drift apart, but the friendship endures in the end.

[@sanjanan7109]

@@sofiamaslova6456 but aang's friendship was more of a tween friendship while korra was a teen along with her friends (except the last season). also, korra... didn't really have an arc? she kinda stayed the same throughout the series imo. even the ptsd, its not really growth

[@torrinbianchi5283]

Just not as good a friendship and connection imo, even with the adult friendship excuse it just didn’t work as well. And that’s why a lot of shows follow the stories of younger people because they have the chance to make those friends for life and spend more time with them when they are kids. Sure they had a connection but Korra was the only one I really cared about and that’s a problem.

[@jaysee243]

I think Korras Enemies were that interesting, because their Intentions weren't simply "evil" as the Firelords have been. Equality, Balance, Freedom and Order can all be good things, so in a way Korra not only struggles in finding her Place in the world, but also because her Enemies goals are not inherently bad. This is what made the correlations between Korra and the antagonists such an important part of the series. And it also transports a message that is pretty rare in these Kind of shows, that nothing really is good or evil, but the way how to achieve their goals can make people do bad things.

[@oscarg1006]

Jaysee nope. As I recall, at least one of the major enemies was a big proponent of essentially anarchism. And anyone with half a mind knows that those systems always fail and are objectively awful. They create power vacuums which breed great internal division until people get tired of it and wish for the old system back. Yup just checked, Zaheer and his “chaos is the natural order”. So dumb. Freedom without consequences isn’t actually freedom.

[@sporeham1674]

Maybe he was blinded by the concept of freedom? Maybe he had this freedom, and wanted others to have it? Possibly it sounded perfect to HIM. Just because in our world, we know that it doesn’t work, doesn’t mean that they do!

[@KeiLex05]

well anarchie is this point like communism on paper it looks great but in reality it shatters on the some of the basic human natures...

[@steveoh8036]

@@oscarg1006 but he has point tho "destroy the old to built a new one". He is tired of government corruptions so for him he want to purge them through anarchism. "the natural order is disorder" for me it make sense, since everything is constantly changing thats the natural order. Its not dumb.

[@steveoh8036]

Jaysee agree with you, korras battle aint just good vs evil, she is fighting ideologies between her enemies too which is good for me.

[@thedarktar9]

Honestly LOK is a great story of a natural avatar finding herself as a human, it may have been poorly depicted and contradicted a lot of what it wanted to portray but the message is clear. It’s more modern in the sense that we as young people are constantly being pressured to find ourselves and are constantly being reminded of how much better the past was, Korra as a young adult goes through the same. While ATLA was about a young human looking to find himself as the avatar that he did not initially want to become. Have to appreciate the lessons learned from both now that I’m grown 🙏

[@jollyd.joestar3937]

This LOK emotional and moral parts of the story was on POINT, the actual story and plot was meh

[@gudhaxer41343]

@@jollyd.joestar3937 thats bcuz the writers didnt know if they were gonna get another season or not which is the reason for the inconsistencies. Nickelodeon also had low hopes for a female led show.

[@curtiscj3087]

It’s trash

[@kellyd3859]

Bruh, this made me cry… you spoke on this so beautifully. Did not stutter once and said nothing but facts. I want to send this to everyone who bashes korra. It’s an amazing show

[@badd7407]

Nah isn't and you are just egdy who thinks is deep but isn't

[@kellyd3859]

Umejr Zek bro, you might think it’s not bc that’s ur view but this is mine so you can’t tell me no 💀that’s kinda how opinions work. and i’m not “edgy” bc i think it’s deep. it’s just a very well done vid

[@xxxfaze_cumshotxxx7946]

I personally disliked a lot the aspects of Korra. One big thing that ruined the show for me was the character exploration (one of Raz's points), they completely threw away what made TLA special, I bet if they included the original writer Korra would've been as good, if not better than Avatar. It's such a huge turnoff to see a story like this suffer because of crappy corporate garbage instead of the actual story itself, it's what depressed me about Game of Thrones, it's really hard to watch a show that completely shattered its potential, what made me feel good about watching Avatar was the satisfaction of each and every issue in Aang's story is resolved. I felt like Korra was just not there to begin with. I still loved both shows, but I can't recommend Korra.

[@trevor3013]

Nah

[@maggyfrog]

it's not an amazing show. people who like the korra show forget what magic the original show held. it's not a shallow surface comparison. the original went to great lengths with eloquence while the korra show seemed like it was trying too hard to detach itself from the original when it should never have been that way because it's the same universe.

[@TheInfiniteDraw]

The core difference between Korra and Aang is that Aang was wanted, needed and for the most part respected. But Korra was treated like dirt by nearly everyone. Aang never wanted to be the Avatar but he was supported and needed. Korra wanted to help the world but was constantly rebuffed and torn down. She didn’t let this stop her though. She persevered even after being nearly destroyed both physically and mentally.

[@curtiscj3087]

Lol

[@notakebaks]

I feel like Korra is like the millennials that grew up watching ATLA. We're rushed to find a place in the world. We have goals, but it's not enough when we meet them. We aren't seen as enough as our predecessors. Korra is the mental strife that we go through

[@dangerbee34]

That’s deep man. Growing up I hated LOK. I felt she was arrogant and rushed into things and always got her butt kicked before she defeated the enemy. Rewatching it now at 24 I realize her issues were more nuanced than Aangs. Where Aang had a central problem and clear objective goals, Korra dealt with a handful of problems including learning air bending, reviving the air nation, dealing with MULTIPLE political agendas, the spiritual world, and dealing with a image issue with the public and within herself. She had more stuff to overcome in her first year than Aang did. Korra’s story just seems more like it resonates with real life.

[@Krystalmyth]

Your narcissism will see you through, apparently. Just be wary of confusing self-reflection with self-awareness. They're very different processes, and narcissism can blind one from the other. Zoomers have the greatest potential among millenials, if they can beat this hazard. I feel shows like Avatar, with its displays of empathy, of reflection, growth through adversity... holds much of what is needed to do so. If Korra is truly the strife you go through, then we are in a good place, and thank you, for giving me a sign that this is so.

[@legbiter1462]

blazo king Same. Although I vaguely remember ATLA and Korra from when I was a kid I never really watched them. Now that they’re out on Netflix I regret it, but anyways I actually am really glad I gave Korra a shot. I can see why some people don’t like it (and certain things I agree with), but I think the more adult themes went a long way in making me enjoy it. Still teaches you a lot, just like ATLA. I really liked Korra being cocky and learning, reminds me of myself somewhat.

[@spaghetti5914]

@@Krystalmyth narcissism stems from low confidence as well while it is true, gen z is the future, as long as some large societal change comes, bigger than all the previous ones combined, nothing will change I hope people started paying more attention to emotions and personal growth than throwing the blame on others without admitting anything and mostly praising the talented but apathetic ones as role models

[@spaghetti5914]

@《 tsmnabila11 》 korra is not as fault for that, they should stick to blaming the movie

[@nojo9308]

I honestly think that if another tv company had made TLOK instead in Nick, then it could have gone down as one of the best shows of all time along with ATLA. Imagine what could have been if they had longer seasons, more money, a steady work environment, and no one limiting what they could put on screen. TLOK is great but if it fleshed out more characters and was properly made for an older audience then ATLA was, then it could be phenomenal.

[@ventusluca]

They ruined the spirit world IMO. In The Last Airbender it was this really mysterious world with all these alien beings like Koh, who didn't really feel either bad or good, but had their own neutral interests. This mysterious world looked like a really tranquil world, managing a semi-unsettling look while not feeling unsettling at all. They've exchanged that for a world that's effected by your emotions, full with pink flying butterflyrabbits that turn into killer monsters when you don't feel happy all the time, and you can force this change through some weird waterbending move. If that isn't a huge jarring 180 on a previously established world than I don't know what is. I also really dislike how they changed what the Avatar is. First it was "The incarnation of the spirit of the planet." And now they changed it to some weird carpet-like spirit that fused with a human that fights with another carpet-like spirit in a battle of peace and chaos. It's also stupid how in The Last Airbender lightning bending was this extremely hard to achieve move and only the best of the best firebenders could do it, and they just made lightning benders these low pay factory workers working at a powerplant in The Legend of Korra... Not to mention that they excluded Suki and all of the other Kyoshi warriors from The Legend of Korra, or how they never explained who the mother of Zuko's child is, or never really gave any attention to what happened to Sokka (he died obviously, but about everything we know about him is that he was on the council of the united republic and became chief of the Southern Water tribe.) Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed The Legend of Korra, but I just really dislike how they kind of went back onto things they previously said or did and changed them.

[@airmasterparker2495]

Correction, it's affected by *the Avatar's* emotions, rather than anyone. I do agree it does look different in LoK than AtLA; I guess, in defense of the show, that they were in different parts of the Spirit World. Spiritbending is basically healing, they "heal" the spirits into being purified, it's not forcing a change, it's curing them. It's a bit complex, but maybe you're abit right. We didn't get too much of the Spirit World in AtLA, so it didn't have a hard ground to settle in the first place. In regards on how lightning bending seems to be more common, I would have to give the argument on how millenials and kids these days have started to learn how to receive more information and learn faster than ever before. It's kind of an "evolution" to call it somehow. I have to give it to you, Suki was probably my favorite female character in AtLA, and it was sad not hearing about her and the Kyoshi warriors in LoK, but for such a reduced amount of episodes and a condensed plot, it couldn't really be helped.

[@sandwich1601]

I disagree with your third paragraph for the same reasons I wholeheartedly agree with your first paragraph. The ambiguity of the Avatar's origins is something that never needed explaining, let alone the great lengths TLoK went into detailing. As great as the nostalgia trip was I feel like the constant references to ATLA was ultimately detrimental to Korra. A story as conceptually interesting as TLoK shouldn't have had to use fan service as a crutch which is what every ATLA reference felt like, whether that was their intention or not.

[@ventusluca]

@@adiris8827 But metal bending is different though, Toph literally invented metal bending. It also was never said that metal bending was reserved for the most elite of the elite earthbenders. It's the other way around with lightning bending. Lightning bending (the generating lightning part) has been around for ages and was this thing that only the absolute best of the best firebenders could do. Not even someone as powerful as Lord Zuko could do it. But then in the Legend of Korra lightning benders are just some low pay factory workers. I just find that a bit odd, even with considering that the methods of sharing knowledge have advanced a lot since the 100 year war.

[@mustardyboi4187]

ventusluca Not to mention only those who had tranquil spirits (Uncle Iroh) and those who had unbridled rage (Azula and Ozai) could even perform it.

[@bobjones2959]

I agree wholeheartedly about the spirit world. I also disliked that they contradicted the bending lore from the last airbender. In TLA it was the dragons, badger moles, sky bison and the moon who taught humans to bend fire, earth, air and water repsectviely. In TLOK apparently it was just a bunch of lion turtles who did that? Idk, it's so much less interesting.

[@rifqirizmanda7901]

Underrated opinion : Season 3 is the best season of LOK hands down

[@HimK22]

Agreed

[@RogerSA1k]

*overrated*

[@tharvn7295]

I think In a vacuum season 3 LOK comes really close to ATLA book 3 and is better than season 1. Nothing can beat ATLAS book 2 though

[@HimK22]

Tharv N Yeah

[@uwukotoa]

LoK book 2 was a whole kind of special

[@indyvidual321]

I always found the fight scenes and choreography in Korra were some of the coolest and most creative ever. Definitely a positive from the whole series.

[@itsmj3103]

Well, the whole 4 seasons were a buncha fighting with some plot in between. Shame...

[@Confron7a7ion7]

Korra is still a fantastic show. It's easily one of the best cartoons out there. It's biggest issue is that it must stand next to The Last Air Bender. How the fuck is anything supposed to live up to that?

[@Confron7a7ion7]

@@Flome810 Well I disagree and since art is purely subject, your opinion is equally as valid as mine.

[@Flome810]

@@Confron7a7ion7 I was being rude their dude sorry I respect your opinion :)

[@astronomical3342]

Well naruto shippuden lived up to the og naruto nothing is impossible

[@Flome810]

@@astronomical3342 Hell nah

[@emmalion1976]

@@astronomical3342 wait what was the season with the most fillers? Is it the og or shippuden

[@ΚυριάκοςΚουρτίδης-ξ8υ]

I can't imagine my childhood without ATLA and TLOK! These shows made me feel and think differently about the world and gave so much enjoyment then any other TV show! Love both so much!!

[@trizz1350]

They affected me too dude

[@liad3933]

Me too! This shows ARE my childhood!!!

[@spencer62321]

Same there no animated show that nick can make anymore to match these two shows

[@astronomical3342]

I honestly don’t really think they are that good but they are enjoyable

[@brianalleyne242]

That’s how I feel too……But with Naruto

[@violetraven8323]

I’m a Korra fan, mostly due to me initially watching the series as a child and Korra being the very first dark-skinned female main character in an action-fantasy series I saw. So I quickly grew attached to her character because I could relate to her blunt, and headstrong personality. Meanwhile having huge expectations being placed onto you as I was starting middle school- the shows got a lot of issues. But I still love it and Korra remains one of my favorite animated characters of all time.

[@powerjolt7215]

Korra's beautiful

[@thunderbird7936]

The failings of her and her rising back really resonates to me as well. I wish it could have been a better series.

[@Lazypackmule]

Korra, like every story it tried to tell, was a great idea that didn't get enough time to breathe, and by the end, didn't manage to stick the landing

[@razbuten]

Yes. Good concepts but subpar execution.

[@Paul94096]

Zaheer and book 3 would like to disagree

[@Some-person-dot-dot-dot]

I liked book 1 too, but that's because Amon was so cool. He kinda reminded me of Slade from Teen Titans. And his voice actor (Steve Blum) is one of the most legendary voice actors in the industry.

[@brandonw6139]

I blame Nickelodeon for most of the shows short comings. If they knew ahead of time they would have 4 seasons than I bet the show would feel more focused

[@kikiclarke-liechti6048]

I agree with that tbh. I think some things it executed really, really well. Like Korra dealing with her mental and physical health in book 4 (even though I wish there was more depth to it.) and then there were other big flops... Like nearly entirety of the Kuvira story arc. Yikes.

[@gabrieldeoliveira8304]

A “beautiful mess” is probably the best way to call LOK.

[@gabrieldeoliveira8304]

@@phillipsandgren3094 admittedly, that did make me laugh.

[@goodname9371]

Phillip Sandgren 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@astronomical3342]

A good shitty mess Its like taking a massive shit but you feel proud of it

[@Rylan1904]

I think that a lot of people didn't like Korra because it was basically the complete opposite of TLA. You mentioned that Aang learns from his allies while Korra learns from her enemies. There was a single enemy in TLA that was literally just an evil dude, never really changing, Korra had 4-5 major enemies that either changed in the end, making them more human (Doesn't mean TLA was worse or better, just different), and while everyone wanted Aang to be the avatar the save the world, he ran away. Nobody wants Korra to be the Avatar, but she runs towards it. It was incredibly different and even though I thoroughly enjoyed both series, Korra was ultimately rushed more so, trying to pack everything in. I agree with everything you said and I really wish they put more time into Korra, giving it more explanation because it has really good character slates, they just needed a little more. Korra's arcs were still amazing, and so were her villains, the show definitely getting better as it went on. Thanks for the video, it was beautifully made!

[@q345ify]

To build on your point the way TLA was structured made it much easier to develop other characters because the main antagonist was such a passive and uninvolved character while with Korra all the main antagonists were active in their pursuits and needed time to be developed and given a satisfactory backstory which is incredibly time-consuming

[@gabrielgroenendaal3007]

I'd argue that Azula was moreso than "main villain" than Ozai. Ozai was just a block in the road for Aang to overcome. He was a tool for Aang's story. Azula is the one who constatly engaged the heroes. Who pushed everyone to their limit. Who was instrumental in the character arc of Zuko. Who had the real character arc and the compelling final battle. Azula blows every LOK villain out of the water on the villain scale, tbh.

[@zz7073]

Eh, the villains in Korra were pretty predictable, pathetic, and shallow. I didn't feel threatened by them nor did I sympathize with ANY of them. Azula though, I felt something with her story and pursuit as well as felt worried she might hurt a main character. Korra just felt weak in terms of story.

[@bobjones2959]

I don't think so. Sure, a lot of what they did was the opposite of what happened in Avatar, but I don't think people would've disliked it as much if the execution was better. Also, while Avatar did work towards a final villian who was pretty simple in his motivation, each season had a different primary villian. The villian in the first book was Zuko for the first half, until Zhao's presence eventually grew leading into the final confrontation. The second season's villian was Azula, who is probably the best villian to come out of Avatar as a whole, and while Ozai wasn't the most complex villian, he did his job perfectly as a character who is built up through their presence throughout the entire show leading up to the climax. That's why it was so satisfying to see him go down. I can't say the same for any of Korra's villians unfortunately. I can see what they were trying to do, and honestly think it could've worked well, but the execution just wasn't all that good.

[@ImperatorofNewEngland]

But the handling of the LoKs villains kinda sucks. We are told by Toph they just went to far, but if you look, you see the only way changed happened is BECAUSE they went to far. Republic City created a new government because of Amon's extremism, the portals remained open because of Unalaq and Korra believed him for some reason even though Wan's memories show humans and spirits incapable of coexisting. Zeheer has the dumbest political ideology and Kovira is basically just a slightly fleshed out Ozai. We are told extremism is bad, but it's the only thing that led to change.

[@justicefinnie6232]

The reason why I love LoK so much is that I don’t try to compare it to the first show. It’s dope as fuck in it’s own way, sure its a predecessor, but it’s it’s own thing

[@trinidadonassis7411]

For me, LOK had all of the aesthetics of Avatar minus the substance. I too have felt conflicted about this show. The music was perfect, the VA's were solid, but the story was lacking. I have always been perplexed at how the claim is made that LOK is a more mature" series, yet the show often resorts to twiligtified contrived conflict in order to develop characters. I at one time tried to shoot Bryan and Mike some bail with the time constraint argument however that goes out the window the second that they made the decision to waist precious time on a love triangle that they tried to crowbar into ATLA but were shut down (I have a sneaking suspicion that Ehasz said no to that hacky subplot). Yes Bryan and Mike birthed the Avatar universe but Ehasz gave it a soul. I don't begrudge anyone for enjoying LOK, but for me, I have no attachment to the series. It probably is because I, like many others, saw the potential for something great and they managed to make it a frustrating experience.

[@zoctorzoey7210]

I loved LOK because of Korra. She is an incredible character that goes through so many lengths, hardships, and an incredible amount of growth. Her conflict between saving the world and endangering it is beautiful. I do wish that the other characters got the same treatment as Korra, but the show is about Korra, and I think she carries it. This is clearest in the best seasons: 3 & 4

[@gracekim1998]

This show aired when I was in high school and I loved it. Last airbender I saw on reruns I think but I love both, however i don’t like it when they’re compared to each other. I hate the fact that nick interfered a lot with Korra 😅

[@mrmesolonely9602]

The last air bender and Korra are the only shows that made me cry in my 20 years of life. TLAB's last episode because I knew that it's the end of Aang's journey and season 3 of Korra because I think it was kinda relatable for me at that age (18) where I felt useless in my life and I watched my friends and family being useful to others and growing in their lives. I still love them both because of the impact they had on me and my life and I'm sure I'm gonna watch them again and again. Loved the video man.

[@Walamonga1313]

If you didn't cry while watching Zuko's and Azula's agni kai then you didn't watch it. So go ahead and do it.

[@HenTrack]

i relate to Korra more because its what i had to go through.

[@TheAmazingDolph]

About time we had an reasonable video on Korra.

[@somedudeonearth4978]

ikr some of the critisicm on this show is just over the top.

[@gregoriomassa8529]

@@somedudeonearth4978 the ER vídeos are funny but they had some much hate

[@somedudeonearth4978]

@@gregoriomassa8529 I'm not just talking about the ER vids (I like them btw, a lot). Other people tend to be overdramatic as well.

[@darllington8995]

It's not their fault if LoK give them a lot of material for thar kind of video. It's hard to find something good and when people do, I really appreciate it.

[@Uroboro_Djinn]

BUT DAE DeFeCaTiOn, I'm such an ATLA fan that I learned nothing for it and feel only hate inside me, now watch me induct you in conservative propaganda.

[@frog_pogs]

i really liked korra’s team avatar because it seemed to reflect more young adult friendships. unlike aang’s gang, they arent school-age kids who travel the world and spend almost every second of everyday together. they are adults with responsibilities and jobs, but they still have time to support each other when they can and consider each other best friends.

[@ErenKruger-qx3dt]

I didn't like the Krew mainly because they felt useless there was nothing they could that Korra couldn't do better

[@mranima748]

I don’t like the Krew for 3 main reasons: The characters are mostly one dimensional Korra isn’t a very likeable character All the relationships between everyone is ‘dating/exes’ while TLA had more creative connections

[@queenberuthiel5469]

@@mranima748 Agreed. Personally, I feel like Mako and Bolin are just "sidekicks" to Korra. They don't outshine her or anything. They're just there when she needs some buddies. Aang's team are his friends. Katara and Toph at some point, became his teachers and Sokka is the leader of the group.

[@nayrarodriguez3385]

@@ErenKruger-qx3dtbecause Korra is the avatar. It’s not like in Aang when he was learning the elements, Korra knew them already. They were there to offer support, not to outbest her in something

[@nayrarodriguez3385]

literally. Adults aren’t going to be able to stick together every day. Work, personal lives.. they made it realistic. Bolin and Mako couldn’t just abandon their lives for Korra, they NEEDED money to live. Asami had a whole company to take over and try to save after her father’s deals.

[@chickensupreme740]

I know im definitely not alone when I say I wish to see an Avatar series about one of the previous avatars and their journey, I mean at 12:07 I see so many cool looks and think to myself, "I wonder what they were like and how their time as avatar shaped the world?" I feel it would be cool to have another series on Avatar but not have to worry who comes after Korra, but rather who else came before her and Aang. Seeing as how we've had an Air Bender and a Water Bender we could focus on a fire bender, or an earth bender, maybe someone from pretty far back.

[@elevate07]

There was one missed opportunity that will never not infuriate me and really summarizes my feelings for how the characters are handled in this series. In season 2 Bolin has nothing to do. Korra is off trying to save her country and Mako's off trying to be a cop and Asami is trying to save her company. So what does Bolin do? He becomes an actor. He's being used for propaganda but he still an actor. And also he's being stalked by that crazy ex-girlfriend. So at the end of the season the Crazy Ex-Girlfriend has him and his brother held hostage. What I thought was going to happen was that he was going to use his skills gained as an actor to get himself out of situations and that going forward him being an actor will be his resource to the team. Except no that's not what happened. All of that blubbering and crying he did were actual real emotions. For crazy stalker that he wanted nothing to do with. Isn't he supposed to be a ladies man? Didn't Mako complain about him bringing girls over to their Shack in season 1? And this is my biggest issue with the characters in Legend of Korra. For some reason they hit the reset button every season without allowing the characters to grow from the last season. Asami spent her entire tenure on the show being an Uber driver during the time she wasn't everyone sugar mama. Mako was basically a man slut because they needed a love triangle that no one cared for. And I'm supposed to be sad when the characters wave goodbye but instead I feel nothing because they flanderized their own characters by the time of the second season. Except Varrick I guess but only because he's the only one who seems to be having fun

[@dapeach06]

Yeah. I love Legend of Korra, but until Seasons 3 and 4, Korra and her team Avatar are pretty static in terms of character development. And the Turf Wars Korra comics unfortunately did not make up for this; in fact, they all seemed to be their Season 1 selves in the comics. There are so many ways the characters could all grow, even Mako (maybe), but you're right that each season seemed to hit the reset button. Less so in Season 3-4, since they have more direct continuity, but even in that case, Season 4 essentially reset Korra too, just in a much better way where she has to build up her confidence and physical abilities from nothing, despite those being her biggest strengths normally. But Season 1 did that too. So despite the fact that we see Korra grow a lot, sometimes some of that growth had to happen several times, and it is frustrating. Side note: it sucks that the character named after Iroh's voice actor is the worst, most boring character. And there was no need for him to be

[@RonquixoteDIII]

Season 3 was definitely the best though

[@Healoz]

ahahaha asami the Uber driver. Perfectly summarised her character

[@onijester56]

It's a low-point, I'll admit. But I see its effects into the next two seasons. Bolin wants to do more, to actually help people. He thinks by being an actor, he's doing such...but comes to see that he's actually not. And this saddens him because he feels useless. He thus tries to help others in whatever way he can. He tries to find something that he can do, that makes him feel proud about himself and the impact he has on other people. He tries, and fails, and tries, and fails, and tries, and fails, until he finds something he can do to actually make a difference. It's similar to Sokka's developmental arc, being comedic relief who resents this role in the story. And while it does take longer to get rolling and see completion, I'm pretty sure a chunk of this could be blamed on the production and executive teams demanding this cut or that scene or those edits. Hell, Korra should have died when it was removed from cable/TV-based viewings and made an online exclusive. So that it continued for multiple seasons like that says something about what the creators had planned and gotten approval for.

[@elevate07]

@Mako Mako, you're a cool guy but please think back at your history for a moment. Because the writers basically used half your tenure as the romance object for Korra and Asami. Here let me break it down. At the start Korra was attracted to you but you were attracted to Asami and you two hooked up. And that's fine, you're not obligated to reciprocate someone's romance. Except later you came down with new toy syndrome and started looking at Korra when she offered a chance to hook up with her and dropped Asami like a red headed baby at a gas station. Which is fitting since after that point her development borderline stopped and she was relegated to just drive or fly everyone somewhere. Okay so Korra is what you actually wanted right? Well no because Korra's moodiness and aggression drove you crazy and made it impossible for you to work so you dropped her too. Oops. Now the love triangle could've ended here and everyone could have just gone on with their lives. But no, you got a pity boner for Asami and hooked BACK up with her. And you kinda had a good thing going just like last time but then you took a swing at an amnesiac Korra. Which made Asami look at you like a piece of shit and you were stuck with Korra until she got her memory back and made her also realize you were a piece of shit and it was probably their relationship with you that put them off men entirely and flipped them into lesbians. And that's funny to me which is why from here on i'm going to refer to you as Spatula. Now listen here Spatula because i'm going to expatiate on why your romance was dumb. Maybe saying slut was harsh but unless you believe Asami was literally an uber driver you knew what I was getting at. Your romance went nowhere and served no purpose. Aang was in love with Katara but disregarding how Aang's crush only came up like twice per season it also served a purpose: Aang is having a hard time balancing being an immortal spiritual avatar with being a person with strong connections to a world he's not supposed to be attached to. The romance wasn't just there it linked back to the central plot of Aang saving the world. The romance between Spatula, Korra, and Asami had nothing to do with anything. It was just there because people liked shipping in ALTA. But every time it was there the plot stopped cold and all in all it didn't fit turning seasons 1 and 2 into an indecisive mess. Kind of like you Spatula.

[@AzureNinja235]

Ngl Even tho the characters didn’t have enough development Watching this show growing up The good pretty much overwhelmed the bad That’s why I hope Netflix brings it back

[@krisb.1565]

If they do, I think -- and hope -- it will be majorly revamped. A lot of decisions made about LoK were from stresses by Nickelodeon. So, with the correct amount of time and episodes (like, maybe, 12 eps, 40 mins each) the ATLA Team and Netflix would make it 10x better than the animation ever was, simply by making the plot of four books flow better together while fixing oodles of mistakes. This, of course, would be difficult with the live action concept, as the current ATLA-Netflix team is facing now. If Netflix does pick up LoK in the very distant future, I hope they (1) realign the origin story of the first avatar and the spirits with the ATLA version, (2) at least a tiny bit more info about Sokkas life, (3) don't cut off the previous avatar lives in such a brutal and finite way, and (4) keep the end of LoK a bit more open for future sequel series. [Like the Earth Kingdom Avatar (right after Korra) attempting to restore contact with the avatar connections but instead opening up a less-OP, more difficult way to communicate with them. A way that requires years of practice with accessing the spirit world or accessing layers of it, where the dead are at peace with their loved ones but still tethered to the part of the spirit world specifically for Avatars.] 😬

[@colintahbaz1292]

I disagree, the bad overwhelmed the good. Most of the times of the show felt either boring, ridiculous, infuriating, and just plain bad writing. Everything bad that happens and leaves either a scar on the world or the main characters is just erased immediately, such as Aang giving Korra her bending back immediately. Bolin was just completely disregarded. When Bolin had struggles like being in a forced abusive relationship with the Northern Water tribe princess everyone just laughed at him. They just disregarded his troubles. It just showed who how Mako and Korra were just really bad people. Bolin was just laughing stock while he was genuinely trying to help the world in season 4. Sokka on the other hand is a valuable part of Team Avatar. Everyone appreciates him for how he is an absolute genius and even support him when he feels useless. The characters in LOK are just so badly written.

[@colintahbaz1292]

@@asha-bi7by Yeah, Season 2 just seamed to spit on the pre-established plot of Avatar:the last airbender. Like how Roku said there has been over a thousand avatars but in Korra they say the cycle has only lasted 10,000 years. I kind of wished they never explained the magic of the show. They didn't need to ever show Rava the Flying Carpet or explain the Avatar Cycle. Vaatu and Unalok were just such terrible written villains compared to Amon and Zaheer. I am also angry that they killed of all the previous Avatars, it left a sour taste in my mouth for the rest of the show.

[@colintahbaz1292]

@@asha-bi7by I think if they could revamp the show with Aaron Ehazh and the other writers writing it instead it would be amazing. Aaron Ehazh and the other writers really carried ATLA. Mike Dimartino and Brian Konietzko are just not as good at writing. Also Dave Filoni directed ATLA.

[@colintahbaz1292]

@@asha-bi7by yeah

[@ready1player31]

Personally I think the shorter seasons hurt it a lot, along with each villain only getting 12-13 episodes. You just can't expand to the same extent as ATLA with the fire nation and Ozai, but they could have set up a very similar conflict with Kuvira or Unalaq that spanned multiple seasons or at least 22-23 episode seasons.

[@corporalsilver6981]

I personally believe this is the greatest indepth review and critical analysis of the show on KZbin. You didn't just scream "LeGEnd oF KorRa BAd" but you actually identified and pointed out things that make the show good and bad while also acknowledging, unlike alot of people, that a sequel will never be able to live up to its predecessors. I LOVED The Last Airbender and while I have some issues with Legend of Korra, it's not like I didn't have similar problems while watching The Last Airbender. Keep it up.

[@Flome810]

LOK doesn’t have many similar problems to avatar.

[@luv2read247]

I always interpreted Bolin's ability to lavabend as being influenced by his mixed hertiage. He is the son of an earth bender and a fire bender. Obviously only the Avatar can handle more than one element, but his brother is a fire bender so maybe his ability was influenced by that mixing of genetics and watching his brother manipulate a different element all his life? Also, in A:TLA we see Katara and Toph both bend mud but each was manipulating the half of the element that made up mud (water or earth respectively). Maybe lava is similar but takes some insight to realize this? Being the child of a firebender may have helped to show him how this is possible.

[@razbuten]

Definitely an interesting take. I wonder what some other combos would look like.

[@pkmnFanNr1]

Isn't lava just molten rock though? If waterbenders can cool down water and bend ice, I don't see why some earthbenders wouldn't be able to heat the rock and bend it

[@keybladesrus]

Before Korra, I had always assumed that lava bending was an Avatar thing. It seemed to me like something that required control of multiple elements, fire and earth being obvious, and water due to it being liquid. Well, not controlling water itself, but more the technique of bending a fluid substance. I thought being able to combine multiple elements like that was something that truly set the Avatar apart from all other benders. Then Korra came along and destroyed that whole theory...

[@princessthyemis]

Great insight!!!! Yeah!!!

[@baki484]

@@pkmnFanNr1 isn't that what Lava bending is creating friction on molecular level creating lava I'm no scientist but that's just my take

[@captainace8295]

Razbuten: legend of kora a beautiful mess Lily orchard: The legend of kora is garbage and here's why

[@andrewroy9263]

Are you a youtube shill? Because that is the up next for me lmao.

[@twinkiesmaster69]

@@andrewroy9263 shill?

[@xord1946]

"Opinions" can be wrong because a lot of people refer to "factually wrong statements" as "opinions". "I like cheese" is an opinion. "I like this movie" is an opinion. "This movie is good" is a statement that can be wrong or right. You could even say "this thing is garbage but I don't care I like it for other reasons"

[@memoofjacoboarbenzjuanarev9724]

I rewatched the first season and i gotta say i missed judged it is not the original it is a new story and once you get over that it is a decent show to watch.

[@emreokyay2870]

well, it IS shit so what is your point

[@panellegro5055]

This show reminds me of the phrase that sometimes, less is more. There's so much to explore, and they do explore them, but after watching LoK, I just can't seem to remember any of the emotional moments, or moments that were supposed to be powerful because of the lack of buildup. It felt like putting my finger in 20 different types of pie, and not even getting to taste them, just poke it and move on. All I remember is Korra being a chaotic character and most of the other characters' names I don't even remember. LoK never induced a feeling of "I want to watch this again" because at times, I don't even know what I'm watching. Everything is so everywhere and nowhere at the same time. I searched about what to like about LoK and I found this, and this honestly speaks volumes to me. It does give me the "I want to watch it" feels, but I still stand by that LoK had a message they wanted to convey, but there wasn't a clear story, which really dulled a lot of things. And honestly, I really do want to see them remake it, and build the show from scratch, and actually focus on the message that they want to convey, rather than make it cool-looking. But all in all, I really loved this video. It's such a cool new perspective to take and I'm glad I found it :D

[@ptr4410]

I almost ugly cried lmao Beautiful video

[@Masdrako]

Same specially when he was talking about TLK being the end of the Avatar universe, all the emotions from the finale came back to me because i did cry back then cause i knew it was the end and now ugh i did sob honestly watching this video

[@Brainstrain91]

Me too! I think a lot of it was the music. The Legend of Korra score gets me really emotional.

[@noj1yt]

"The world i imagined being a part of" that hit me hard.

[@MoaAntonsson]

I totally agree with you. LoK wasn't perfect but somehow I still adore it.

[@margaritakachanova3324]

sweet potato mash , If you’re interested, I have ATLA Kalimba covers on my channel :)

[@trainerkai1313]

Same

[@MoaAntonsson]

Darth Ruin i don’t know why or how. I just can relate to Korra so well.

[@TniasJ]

Same. I can relate to Korra so much and really loved her character arc. That's why she's my favorite Avatar.

[@Audiodump]

Is it because you have brain damage?

[@squareheadbaggins5043]

I really enjoyed LOK. While parts felt rushed and not well planned, other scenes were beautiful and touching. You explained the series incredibly well. Thank you for shedding light on the show's discrepancies but also its heart, energy, and charm.

[@ayayron8221]

i dont know how many times people wanna complain about Korra saying that it doesnt have an overarching structure before they finally get it in their heads that Korra was meant to be a MINI SERIES and that Nickelodeon rushed them to make more stories at the last minute.

[@DepravedCoTApologist]

And then subsequently screwed over at the end

[@sunwukong5518]

That still doesn't justify the structure though.

[@sunwukong5518]

@BL it's not. If the creators wanted the show to have an ongoing Story tzey would have written it that way even if it ends up not being completed!

[@Sarah001994]

so? that's an explanation, but it doesn't give korra a structure so why SHOULDN'T people put it into their critiques?

[@sunwukong5518]

@@Sarah001994 Right, if you know beforehand that you can't make a good Story with the limitations so u have. Don't make it at all

[@VanillahBean]

I like your take on Korra’s Series Finale... That instead of her & Asami being the grand end; Korra found her place, and her & Asami’s relationship is just beginning

[@perish6111]

The main difference between Aang and Korra is that Aang was literally a child when shit hit the fan and all of a sudden he had to own being the avatar and literally save the world whereas Korra, who found out she was the avatar at like 4, spent her whole life carrying the weight of being the avatar and she never had the opportunity to be "normal" like Aang did (before the whole Airbender genocide I mean)

[@summer9759]

Yup; the first series was about a regular human learning to be the Avatar & the second was about the Avatar learning to be a regular human.

[@haruhirogrimgar6047]

She also actually confronted and faced her greatest fear. Aang Greatest Fears: Katara dying and killing someone. Resolution: He chooses his love over Katara over control of the avatar state. And he refuses to kill the firelord and selects secret option C. Korra greatest fear: Being powerless and weak. Resolution. She loses all control of her body and loses her ability to bend multiple times. She then learns how to be strong mentally and spiritually after living and dealing with those fears. I know Aang was a kid but he never had to go through the personalized hell Korra did. Korra deserves respect.

[@snikrdoodls14]

Haruhiro Grimgar Even though aang was only a child when he was expected to save the entire world from destruction by the fire nation. Like you said there wasn’t any other threat to him or his friends as much as korra had. She had to stop four different people from ruining the world all in a matter of a few months (except of course the 4th season). And like he said. People wanted aang as the avatar and save everyone which is a burden in itself, but no matter how much she did they never wanted korra. ATLA did a better job at overall development of the world around it. But LOK was centered around Korras view of the world. I especially liked how they wrote korras mental and physical health deteriorate in season four. Aang had something similar on how he felt he wasn’t doing the best he could, however he was able to come to terms with it from the help of his friends. It wasn’t a singular journey he had to deal with on his own. He didn’t lose everything he was time and time again. I also was able to feel more relation towards korras battles. It just seemed to me, more grown up I guess. Now that I think about it. To me ATLA seemed more childish in a way. Don’t get me wrong it certainly wasn’t a walk in the park. With the genocide and war. But it still was a children’s story. Focused on a child with the help of his friends saving the world. It never looked past what it can do to people on the inside. How it’s an emotional hell with the constant threat of losing everything you care about and yourself. All in all I think both are very well crafted stories. I like both for their strength and weaknesses.

[@Dachusblot]

Haruhiro Grimgar I see it more like Aang & Korra's stories are inverse of each other: Aang's story is about him staying true to his inner identity no matter what shit gets thrown at him, whereas Korra's story is about her discovering her inner identity _because_ of the shit that gets thrown at her. (Which is also why her arc is very similar to Zuko's... because that's basically Zuko's story too.) This is why it makes sense that Aang doesn't kill the Fire Lord in the end. Doing so would have been a violation of his inner identity, him caving to the external pressures that were being put on him. And notice that the only reason Aang is able to succeed at taking the Fire Lord's bending is because of his own inner strength ("To bend another's energy, your own spirit must be unbendable, or it will be corrupted and destroyed"). If Aang hadn't held onto his "unbendable spirit," then secret option C would never have been an option at all. Korra, on the other hand, doesn't really have a strong inner identity at the beginning of the show. She doesn't know who she is aside from just "the Avatar," and she's also kinda unwilling to figure that out on her own until she is forced into situations that strip away everything she's been relying on. It's why in the last season, we see her being haunted by a ghostly version of herself. Her biggest enemy throughout the show isn't an external enemy like the Fire Lord; it's herself. And that's really what she conquers in the end. All of her enemies are basically just instruments in the story to force her to confront herself. (P.S. I think it's kinda silly to say Aang never went through hell like Korra did, considering _his whole race was genocided._ He just didn't fall into depression like Korra did... and I think that was mainly because he had such a strong group of friends to support him, which -- let's face it -- Korra didn't really. But both characters deserve all the respect. ^_^ ) (P.P.S. I will also add that I saw someone suggest somewhere that Aang should have had to give up his bending in order to defeat the Fire Lord, and I have to agree that that would have been really effective and moving. Too bad the writers didn't think of it!)

[@Dachusblot]

ddam1320 No no, I mean the fight would play out exactly the same way, all the way up to the moment when Aang energybends Ozai and they both start glowing. But we learn that in order to take Ozai's bending away, Aang has to give up his bending powers. That's the sacrifice he makes in order to stay true to his ideals.

[@ekin9181]

I don't know how many times i said "yes, that's it!" unintentionally throughout the whole video. I love tlok, and I love it with its imperfections since nothing can be perfect and people's expectations differ from one to another significantly. Your way of telling what you think is wrong or why it is wrong makes so much sense and creates a peaceful atmosphere. Lots of "video essays" that claim tlok is garbage, talk about the mistakes in a brutal manner without even thinking "why?" thoroughly. Thank you for this video, I wish more people could be like you.

[@ashhabimran239]

I HATE and I’ll say it again, HATE with a burning passion how LoK tends to get bashed for not being ATLA. Sure it’s not as flawless, but it still has great moments. If people didn’t compare it to it’s prequel, then it would be seen as PHENOMENAL. The way I see it, it just tackles different themes to ATLA. If the fandom was truly a ‘fandom’, it would see both pros and cons to the show...

[@namesurname1584]

Don't disrespect the fandom bc of a few people. LOK had some good moments but it is no way near phenomenal. It had lazy writing, cliques and an ending that wasn't good enough (not talking about korra and asami) The animation was better than atla's but that was about it.

[@syeina]

I wouldn't say phenomenal. The second season is by far my least favourite in the show. But if season 2 had been better, then I would think that the show was phenomenal because season 1 is alright and seasons 3 and 4 were absolutely fantastic. But it is overall a good show that does get too much criticism because it is compared to atla too much.

[@eireannClover]

I personnally don't like LoK as much as ATLA but not because I compare both (I am serious). Actually, I did appreciate the bold shift between them and the incredible growth of the universe and the way it is depicted. I really like Korra. At last, a strong and badass girl which is very far from feminist clichees as much as macho ones (which makes its incoherent writing even more painful but I'm getting there). I am also completely in love with the music. Actually, LoK's OST sticks into my mind in a much more powerful way than ATLA's and I never saw it enough mentioned by the people who reviewed it. That said, let's face it : its has so many loopholes and character incoherency that I cannot let it pass, not to mention a complete misunderstanding of politics but Lily Orchard already developped it. This is not about any comparison with ATLA's, it is about story and character writing. I don't get how this could happen. They even fell into the basic trap of an origin story of the avatar based on a "bad" and on an "evil" spirit which is very far from its eastern inspirations. Maybe they wanted to express it more like the Yin and Yang antagonistic, but complementary energies. But the way it is shown we fall into the manichean aspect. So you see, I did not mention anything from ATLA in my argumentation (the spiritual eastern inspirations are everywhere in LoK too).

[@namesurname1584]

@@eireannClover yes I completely agree

[@eireannClover]

@@namesurname1584 o-(^_^)-o

[@lordshardik]

I remember when the relationship between Korra and Mako played out in seasons 1 and 2, it got a lot of hate. People thought it was cringy, and said that the people working on the show didn't know how to tell a love story and should just avoid it. I was kind of on that side back then, but now I have a different perspective on it. Korra and Mako are teenagers having what is, especially for their personality types, a realistic teen romance. And the cringiest parts are the most uniquely honest, realistic parts of how they decided to tell the story.

[@annceres1204]

I agree. Another thing I've realized is that Mako also never had any real parent figures to look to for relationship advice.

[@bobjones2959]

Not gonna comment on my own personal view of it, but just gonna chime in to say that being realistic doesn't makes something good. What matters in storytelling is that the narrative be satisfying, or at least accomplish what it was intended to do.

[@Enourmousletters]

I agree it was realistic. Unfortunately it was not entertaining.

[@MariaRodriguez-dx6sm]

Even after all this years I hate Mako and Korra relationship, even if it is realistic, mostly because it made a lot of damage to other characters that it was never adressed and the show make it look like it was funny or we should cheer for them, and the worst offence in my opinion is how much precious time it took away from the main plot in a show with short seasons, specially in season 1.

[@MrDragonorp]

@@bobjones2959 satisfaction is subjective. avatar almost flowed perfectly while korra alot of time regressed in her progress of identity. it made her feel much more real the preachy aang that is to nice to kill(I liked him dont give alot). korra was much more human and it resonated with me so much.

[@Slav_Stiibun]

I honestly believe Nickelodeon caused the legend of Korra to not be as great as it could've been. The fact that the creators weren't sure if they'd get the chance to do more seasons after the first season so it set them up to have to have new main conflicts each season with a new villain. Which led to a structure of what I could see as a theme and moral of the series. Personally the over arching theme for me is that there is no set evil, every good intention can be disastrous and every people are capable of great evil. Regardless though I loved this series and am sad that it had to end the way it did because of Nickelodeon having its hand on it.

[@Vulkanodox]

don't forget that nickelodeon outright censored them on what they were allowed to show. The Korra x Asami plot should have started much earlier but Nickelodeon didn't allow them to show such a relationship so they had to rewrite. Same goes for some plot points that Nickelodeon decided where too aggresive or unfitting.

[@Vulkanodox]

what? they wanted to focus on the lesbian relationship between korra and asami much earlier but nickelodeon didnt allow them to do so and so they only could tease it at the end

[@WhiteDarkness3113]

That's next to half a season was sent to their website "Cause this wasn't totally gonna backfire on them right ?"

[@YourBlackLocal]

Most television shows don't know if they'll get a second season, only idiots would completely wrap up their show in the first season then say ''oops we thought we'd only get a season''. Why wouldn't they act as if they were getting more seasons just in case, have a nice season arc and leave the story open for more just in case.

[@Thelifeofbudder]

@@YourBlackLocal they didnt want to make more seasons the reason they did is to satisfy nick so they could finally move onto diffrent things

[@beyondgoodandbad9207]

I only found this video now but I cried while watching it. LOK was under a lot of pressure development wise because of Nickelodeon constantly fucking them up with funding, plot writing and schedule. I think it's a really good show and the fact that they managed to keep it entirely original from the ATLA makes it amazing. It doesn't deserve the hate it receives. Thank you for this amazing review

[@srgzachattack1594]

Some of the fight are literally breathtaking

[@phillipsandgren3094]

HAHAHA thats so funny man. They made me stop breathing too, as I died of boredom.

[@trizz1350]

@@phillipsandgren3094 man stop attcking people who love this show i know you tried to like it and it didnt work out for you but dont try to ruin it for people who love it

[@kyanchambers260]

*Zaheer would like to know your location*

[@astronomical3342]

@@phillipsandgren3094 almost as funny as people trying to make the show sound deep

[@Pseudoku_RL]

I've always felt that TLOK would have greatly benefited by being twice as long as it was. ATLA had near perfect pacing. Everything flowed. LTOK always felt blistering, with every 22 minute episode feeling like a sprint. If they had the chance to decompress the story line in a 30-45 minute episode instead of 22 minutes, this show could've been a masterpiece

[@Gamelover254]

That’s on Nickelodeon not giving them more episodes and constantly cutting their budget.

[@jennyr4057]

Hey, Momo has an arc! He goes from being a good winged lemur to being a GREAT winged lemur! But otherwise, excellent video. You are spot on in your critique. Korra wasn't bad, it was just good enough to be even more disappointing for its missed opportunities. The story is TOO wonky. It feels like they had a different plan at the start and had to change it in a hurry. And then changed it again. Learning about all the crazy pressure and rush they were under does explain a lot.

[@bustedmusketproductions357]

Im rewatching the show now and i think its alot more cleaner than we remember. But man the first half of season 2 is rough. I dont agree about the characters. They balance the characters pretty well by spreading out development throughout the seasons.

[@weebleman6]

Season 2 is rough for sure. It has some shining moments though. Seasons 1 & 3 though? * *chefs kiss* *

[@bustedmusketproductions357]

@@weebleman6 3 might be the best season of all of avatar in fact a chefs kiss

[@ryanmoore6259]

@@weebleman6 4 has some great moments and it shows her growth