The first two seasons were a mess of Asspulls, wasted potential, and just bad characterization and development. They started to pick themselves up in the last two season but even that had glaring flaws. It also doesn't help that Bryke just has to resolve everything with a Deus ex Machina. Yeah the original had these too, but not as bad as these. Not nearly as bad.
You could say that Korra has better villains, but most of them just get butchered or develop far too late (*cough* Kuvira *cough*) . The only villain that I think is decent is probably Zaheer but barely since that Red Lotus crap was brought out of nowhere thanks to the writers fantiastically breaking the rule of Show, Don't Tell.
Don't even get me started on some of the supporting characters...
So if you compare it to the original, it is a rather big disappointment. Mostly due to some bad writing.
As a standalone: Flawed but enjoyable
So don't compare it to the original you say? What about as a standalone. That's no excuse for the amount of flaws and glaring issues this series has. But it can still stand on its own (mostly due to the last two seasons). Korra decently develops in Seasons 3 and 4 and she genuinely changes and grows. So does Prince Wu in season 4 and heck even Asami in a way.
The animation is much better than A:TLA so if you are here for eye candy then you will get it (even though its kinda sketchy on some spots with CG animation). The soundtrack is also better than TLA's in my opinion so there's something that you could listen to.
Overall: As a successor to TLA, it's very disappointing. As a standalone, its a bit more bearable but don't think for a second that excuses the massive flaws this series has. But either way, its still enjoyable in its own right.......once you get past Seasons 1 and 2.
An overall review of The Legend of Korra....
As a comparison to the original: Inferior
The first two seasons were a mess of Asspulls, wasted potential, and just bad characterization and development. They started to pick themselves up in the last two season but even that had glaring flaws. It also doesn't help that Bryke just has to resolve everything with a Deus ex Machina. Yeah the original had these too, but not as bad as these. Not nearly as bad.
You could say that Korra has better villains, but most of them just get butchered or develop far too late (*cough* Kuvira *cough*) . The only villain that I think is decent is probably Zaheer but barely since that Red Lotus crap was brought out of nowhere thanks to the writers fantiastically breaking the rule of Show, Don't Tell.
Don't even get me started on some of the supporting characters...
So if you compare it to the original, it is a rather big disappointment. Mostly due to some bad writing.
As a standalone: Flawed but enjoyable
So don't compare it to the original you say? What about as a standalone. That's no excuse for the amount of flaws and glaring issues this series has. But it can still stand on its own (mostly due to the last two seasons). Korra decently develops in Seasons 3 and 4 and she genuinely changes and grows. So does Prince Wu in season 4 and heck even Asami in a way.
The animation is much better than A:TLA so if you are here for eye candy then you will get it (even though its kinda sketchy on some spots with CG animation). The soundtrack is also better than TLA's in my opinion so there's something that you could listen to.
Overall: As a successor to TLA, it's very disappointing. As a standalone, its a bit more bearable but don't think for a second that excuses the massive flaws this series has. But either way, its still enjoyable in its own right.......once you get past Seasons 1 and 2.