Reviews WesternAnimation / The Legend Of Korra

Book 2 - Spirits: The Avatar-verse season to end all others. ***Spoilers!***

Book 1 of Legend of Korra was magnificent. Book 2 was, as I expected, magnificent-er. How much? This much:

• First and foremost: we at last get some insight into the history of the Avatar. Specifically, we learn the origins of the Avatar, and how the world came to be organized into societies full of benders.
• Just as last season had a villain that could easily be interpreted as a stand-in for militant communism, this season also had a villain who reflected a piece of real-world politics from days gone bye: colonialism. (YMMV on that, though - that's just my interpretation.)
• It manages to outdo even Book 1 in the Darker and Edgier department. After all, Amon didn't want to wipe out the world, just benders. This villain was apocalyptically evil just like Ozai.
• The finale, especially the big climactic battle scene, reminded me very strongly of Pacific Rim. Who didn't watch that and think, Vaatunalaq is the Kaiju and Blue-Giant-Korra is the Jaeger?
• Ultimately, the book ends with everything changing for permanent-like (and, sure enough, Book 3 has already been confirmed to be called "Change.") Truly, there is no going back now.

My only worry: has this show now peaked? Is this the limit of the awesomeness? I sincerely hope not. Book 3, I most eagerly await you!