Fans often compare ATLA and LOK, trying to decide which is the "better" series, but now that Korra has ended, there is one significant difference, for me at least, that puts Korra above its predecessor. Both series ended on high notes, wrapping up most of their respective plot threads. But while I was satisfied with ATLA's ending and had little interest in the posst-finale comics, I want more Korra. What happened with Zuko's mom, post-war reconstruction, or Toph's parents never struck me as all that interesting. But the new spirit portal, the Red Lotus, spirit energy weapons, and the budding relationship between Korra and Asami does. ATLA finished the arcs of its characters well. LOK still has so much to do with its characters and the world, and it frustrates me to see it end just when its quality reached the point where it could surpass the previous series.
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Fans often compare ATLA and LOK, trying to decide which is the "better" series, but now that Korra has ended, there is one significant difference, for me at least, that puts Korra above its predecessor. Both series ended on high notes, wrapping up most of their respective plot threads. But while I was satisfied with ATLA's ending and had little interest in the posst-finale comics, I want more Korra. What happened with Zuko's mom, post-war reconstruction, or Toph's parents never struck me as all that interesting. But the new spirit portal, the Red Lotus, spirit energy weapons, and the budding relationship between Korra and Asami does. ATLA finished the arcs of its characters well. LOK still has so much to do with its characters and the world, and it frustrates me to see it end just when its quality reached the point where it could surpass the previous series.