History YMMV / TheSagaOfAvatarKorra

* BrokenBase: Despite the high quality of the story, there will always be a few points not everyone is pleased about.
** The Book 2 chapter 'The Heiress' has received mixed reactions. While the chapter was praised for its depiction of Asami's birthday, along with Asami and Korra's interactions with many different characters, other parts were criticized. Fans seemed divided on the reveal of a Kyalin relationship, and some fans criticized how some aspects of Asami's personal life seemed to contradict what had been previously established about the character. Some fans were also not pleased about her scenes with Iroh (though this was before his AgeLift was revealed). A few readers also criticized Korra's behavior towards the original character Brock, and more than a few readers were not pleased at the idea that the Korrasami relationship might be heading towards a break up due to their conversation at the end of the chapter.

** While Ghazan’s death scene was considered rather chilling and decently described, what led up to his death was not considered to be written as well since it caused a lot of confusion with the readers. A number of readers actually thought Korra used lavabending to kill Ghazan, which was not the case. The scene required a few rewrites to straighten a few things out, but it still confuses some readers despite that.

** Some fans have mixed feelings about Korra's intimacy with other characters, particularly the kissing scene between her, Opal and Kuvira. Though the authors have stated that Korra's behaviour is due to her being confined for so long, and wanting to experience these moments with all of her friends.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Ghazan was the most well received of the Red Lotus partly because of his cool design and abilities in canon. However, readers liked how he was the TokenGoodTeammate who treated Korra rather well.

** Whether killing off Zaheer's group by the end of Book One was a good idea or not.

** When the authors stated they did not plan on having Meelo play a role beyond cameos and a few lines due to disliking him, the authors stated they were surprised by the response they received. As a result, they have decided to keep their opinions of certain characters to themselves from now on.

** While Ghazan was meant to be somewhat sympathetic, he appeared to be more so than the writers intended. Due to Ghazan being the nicest to Korra out of the Red Lotus and causing the least harm to her in comparison to Zaheer, Ming-Hua, and P’Li, readers felt that his CruelAndUnusualDeath was undeserved, especially considering that his death was far worse than them. Even though the writers have stated Ghazan did not have the best relationship with Korra since participated in kidnapping her as a child and training her to become an assassin, the fact he committed the least onscreen harm to her along with doing a number of nice things for her, such as comforting her when she cried or letting Korra keep Naga, makes it difficult for some readers to feel more sympathetic than the writers wanted. Not to mention that while Ghazan did attempt to kill Korra during the final battle, he was doing it to protect his own friends like Korra was protecting hers. It was probably not a coincidence the writers considered allowing Ghazan to be spared, and his death in Korra's nightmares during Book Two.
** While Brock who appeared in 'The Heiress' might have been a one shot character the readers are not really meant to care about, Korra's rather InnocentlyInsensitive treatment of him during Asami's birthday has rubbed readers the wrong way, and some readers actually felt sorry for him. More than a few readers have criticized the handling of that scene.

* ParvumOpus: "The Heiress" has been considered the weakest chapter of the story so far with some readers stating the quality of this chapter is far below any produced before it. It could be seen as the equivalent of the Great Divide from the original series. See BrokenBase for more details. Additionally, the authors appear to agree this is the case.

* ItWasHisSled: Based on the number of reviews that revealed this information, the kiss between Korra and Asami during Book Two has quickly gone into this territory.
** Amon's true nature as a water-bender and blood-bender is revealed much sooner in the story than in canon.

** Book Two Chapter Four 'The Heiress' has received quite a bit of mixed reactions. While the chapter was praised by how the writers did a good job making Asami's birtday seem like a large party along with Asami and Korra interacting with a fairly large number of characters, there were mixed to negative reactions to a number of other things. Fans seemed divided on whether the Kyalin relationship along with some feeling indifferent. Some fans criticized how revelations out of Asami's life seem to come out of nowhere along with a number of fans not being pleased with her scenes with Iroh. Some readers also criticized Korra's behavior towards the original character Brock. More than a few readers were not pleased at the idea that the Korrasami relationship might be heading towards a break up due to their conversation at the end of the chapter.

* {{Narm}}: While Ghazan’s death scene during Chapter Eighteen of Book One was considered rather chilling and decently described, what led up to his death was not considered to be written as well since it caused a lot of confusion with the readers. A number of readers actually thought Korra used lavabending to kill Ghazan, which was not the case. The scene required a few rewrites to straighten a few things out, but it still confuses some readers despite that.

** Recently, the rather large amount of ShipTease in the story has been criticized and excessive, especially the weird kissing scenes between Korra, Opal, and Kuvira.

* DieForOurShip: Quite a few fans of the story were not pleased with some of Iroh's scenes with Asami during the Heiress. While reactions may not have necessarily reached these levels, some readers wish for Iroh to go away as well as a number of readers wish for Iroh's involvement in Asami's life to not evolve past friendship at best.

* FanPreferredCouple: Similar to canon, Korra and Asami are the fan preferred pairing in this story. Time will tell if they will become a couple in this story. The fans went nuts when Korra and Asami kiss during Book Two.

** Subverted to an extent in Book Two. Some of the recent decisions by the authors have caused a fair number of readers to lose interest.

* SophomoreSlump: The first book received lots of praise while the second book has received far more criticism along with a fair number of readers losing interest in the story. The authors themselves have lampshaded they have lost some readers due to their decisions in the second book.

* AssPull: During the chapter 'The Heiress,' it is stated that Asami has apparently had relations with multiple men and women in the past. This is not only something that seems to come out of nowhere, but it greatly contradicts how Asami made it clear her past was generally a FriendlessBackground and her father tried to arrange his friendships among other things. Even with Asami stating one chapter before that she 'kissed' several people in the past, nothing in the previous chapters ever indicates that she lived a lifestyle like that. The authors have acknowledged they did not really allude to this at all.

** While it is understandable that Asami does not want to leave her father, refusing the help of the Kyoshi warriors was a rather idiotic move on her part since she does not know if Amon will truly save her father, so her father maybe as good as dead regardless of what she does. Not to mention, she is helping Amon, who is Korra's enemy, which makes her look even more guilty than when her father had Amon kidnap her in the first place.

** Both Korra and Asami have been established as being far more intelligent than their canon counterparts, but the story has them act rather idiotic to cause their romantic relationship to fall apart. Along with Bolin, Asami has acted as someone who gives Korra exposition and explains things to her. Based on this story, it gives the impression she did explain a number of things regarding romantic relationships to Korra. Additionally, Korra usually asked questions about things she did not understand, but this story indicates that she did not ask any questions at all.

** Iroh does not have a lot of fans due to DieForOurShip.
* {{Squick}}: Ship tease scenes between Iroh and Asami.

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: While Asami appears to be sympathetic in some respects, she comes across this way in certain other aspects due to the writers' poor handling of her character during Book Two. She started off as sympathetic due to her lonely background, some of that sympathy was lost during Book Two where Asami comes across as a harlot. There is an implication that Asami was either leading Iroh on while she was still in a relationship with Korra and not informing him or she was considering the idea of cheating on Korra.

* ItWasHisSled: Amon's true nature as a water-bender and blood-bender is revealed much sooner in the story than in canon.

* You would be hard pressed to find anyone who does like Hiroshi Sato. He might be more loathed than his canon counterpart.

** While Brock who appeared in 'The Heiress' might have been a one shot character the readers are not really meant to care about, Korra's rather InnocentlyInsensitive treatment of him during Asami's birthday has rubbed readers the wrong way, and some readers actually felt sorry for him.
* UnintentionallyUnsymathetic: While Asami appears to be sympathetic in some respects, she comes across this way in certain other aspects due to the writers' poor handling of her character during Book Two. She started off as sympathetic due to her lonely background, some of that sympathy was lost during Book Two where Asami comes across as a harlot. There is an implication that Asami was either leading Iroh on while she was still in a relationship with Korra and not informing him or she was considering the idea of cheating on Korra.

* SophmoreSlump: The first book received lots of praise while the second book has received far more criticism along with a fair number of readers losing interest in the story. The authors themselves have lampshaded they have lost some readers due to their decisions in the second book.

** Zaheer should not have told too many of his fellow Red Lotus members that he planned on capturing Korra's parents for possible leverage, especially the ones who did not need to know, such as Manu, who would not have had any effect on the plan. As a result, Manu ends up spilling the beans to Mako after being tortured.

* AssPull: During the chapter 'The Heiress,' it is stated that Asami has apparently had relations with multiple men and women in the past. This is not only something that seems to come out of nowhere, but it greatly contradicts how Asami made it clear her past was generally a FriendlessBackground and her father tried to arrange his friendships among other things. Even with Asami stating one chapter before that she 'kissed' several people in the past, nothing in the previous chapters ever indicates that she lived a lifestyle like that.

* ParvumOpus: "The Heiress" has been considered the weakest chapter of the story so far with some readers stating the quality of this chapter is far below any produced before it. It could be seen as the equivalent of the Great Divide from the original series. See BrokenBase for more details.

* UnintentionallySympathetic: While Ghazan was meant to be somewhat sympathetic, he appeared to be more so than the writers intended. Due to Ghazan being the nicest to Korra out of the Red Lotus and causing the least harm to her in comparison to Zaheer, Ming-Hua, and P’Li, readers felt that his CruelAndUnusualDeath was undeserved, especially considering that his death was far worse than them. Even though the writers have stated Ghazan did not have the best relationship with Korra since participated in kidnapping her as a child and training her to become an assassin, the fact he committed the least onscreen harm to her along with doing a number of nice things for her, such as comforting her when she cried or letting Korra keep Naga, makes it difficult for some readers to feel more sympathetic than the writers wanted. Not to mention that while Ghazan did attempt to kill Korra during the final battle, he was doing it to protect his own friends like Korra was protecting hers. It was probably not a coincidence the writers considered allowing Ghazan to be spared, and his death in Korra's nightmares during Book Two.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: The writers stated they considered sparing Ghazan at the end of Book One, but decided to kill him off. This appeared to be a possible missed opportunity, due to how he was the nicest to Korra, and some readers would have been interested in any interactions he could have had with her after she was responsible for killing his friends.