It has been interesting watching through The Legend of Korra after watching through the Last Airbender. Given that it is a separate show, it is still a follow up series to, what is in my humble opinion, the greatest television show of all time. I love the story of Aang and I love all of the A:TLA references that are made in Korra, I found Korra really to lack the overall qualities necessary to keep up the reputation.
In the A:TLA, you see Aang, a young boy who is constantly struggling to master all of the elements before the Fire Lord wins the war; he is internally struggling as he faces the death tolls of the war, relationships with other characters, and morality as he tries to defeat the Fire Lord without taking his life. In Korra, we are presented with a young avatar, approximately 4 years old, who can already easily bend earth, fire, and water. In Book One: Air, the few struggles she faces are somewhat superficial, other than facing Amon, who is one of the best villains of all time. She struggles with her relationship issues in the confusing love pyramid with Asami, Bo-Lin, Mako, and herself, and of course, she struggles with air bending; but there is no real presence of morality struggles, or larger than life issues like the tolls of war on a society, or a personal struggle to either go against one's beliefs or to stay morally upright.
I have done my research and have come to find out that the creators of the series were only planning on doing one follow up season. Which is why there is relatively little time for character development, and also why Korra's character seems to regress in maturity in Book Two: Spirits. It also helps to explain why Korra starts out moderately overpowered.
Some things that I love about the Korra series are the comedy, the target audience, the music, and the general continuation of the Avatar Universe. I love that the comedy stayed fun and light hearted and the core of the show is very entertaining. I never forget that creators grew the show to apply to the same audience as A:TLA, as they were, when the show aired about 4 years older. Of course, once again, Jeremy Zuckerman does another phenomenal job in this series as he did in the last.
So while the show is still great and one of my favorites of all time, as of the end of Book Two, Korra still lives in the shadow of A:TLA.
Living in the shadow.
It has been interesting watching through The Legend of Korra after watching through the Last Airbender. Given that it is a separate show, it is still a follow up series to, what is in my humble opinion, the greatest television show of all time. I love the story of Aang and I love all of the A:TLA references that are made in Korra, I found Korra really to lack the overall qualities necessary to keep up the reputation.
In the A:TLA, you see Aang, a young boy who is constantly struggling to master all of the elements before the Fire Lord wins the war; he is internally struggling as he faces the death tolls of the war, relationships with other characters, and morality as he tries to defeat the Fire Lord without taking his life. In Korra, we are presented with a young avatar, approximately 4 years old, who can already easily bend earth, fire, and water. In Book One: Air, the few struggles she faces are somewhat superficial, other than facing Amon, who is one of the best villains of all time. She struggles with her relationship issues in the confusing love pyramid with Asami, Bo-Lin, Mako, and herself, and of course, she struggles with air bending; but there is no real presence of morality struggles, or larger than life issues like the tolls of war on a society, or a personal struggle to either go against one's beliefs or to stay morally upright.
I have done my research and have come to find out that the creators of the series were only planning on doing one follow up season. Which is why there is relatively little time for character development, and also why Korra's character seems to regress in maturity in Book Two: Spirits. It also helps to explain why Korra starts out moderately overpowered. Some things that I love about the Korra series are the comedy, the target audience, the music, and the general continuation of the Avatar Universe. I love that the comedy stayed fun and light hearted and the core of the show is very entertaining. I never forget that creators grew the show to apply to the same audience as A:TLA, as they were, when the show aired about 4 years older. Of course, once again, Jeremy Zuckerman does another phenomenal job in this series as he did in the last.
So while the show is still great and one of my favorites of all time, as of the end of Book Two, Korra still lives in the shadow of A:TLA.