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⌈ Secret Post #2960 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Said this on another site but, here we go---


I honestly believe the shortness of the seasons is what shot LOK in the foot, so to speak. Part of what made ATLA great is because the characters had depth, and with more episodes, you obviously get to develop them more. In Korra's story, we had fewer episodes so we didn't get that. I could go on forever about how I don't get all the love for the apparent fandom darling Miss Sato, as she was dreadfully flat in my humble opinion. (Lost a couple followers on Tumblr for that one...)I feel like Season 2 would have been a bit more satisfying if we had gotten to know the protagonists, both teen and adult, more, as well as the villains!

I can't even imagine how wonderful Season 3 would have been with more character exploration. Back-story on the Red Lotus, who were hands down my favorite antagonists? More insight into Lin and Suyin's childhood? Yes, please! And in Season 4, Kuvira's motivations would have made far more sense if we had gotten to know more about her childhood and her relationship with Su as well.

Everyone says the key to crafting a good story is to show and not tell, and I feel like in LOK, we had to tell more than what we got to show because of constraints on both time and eventually budget. It's really a classic case of getting screwed over by the network. There's a reason my good friend on Tumblr calls them "Dickelodeon."

Even I will admit that I think because the original was such a brilliant show, we are a little harsher on LOK than we would be if it were a standalone project with no ties whatsoever to Aang's world. I try to keep that in mind and treat it more like an individual series when I go off on little tangents like this, but after seeing just how good the show could be when it hit its stride in Change, I can't help but feel a little cheated by knowing what could have been with just a few more episodes. Again, I blame Nickelodeon more than Bryke.

And that's not to say LOK is a bad show; it isn't! Compared to a lot of the drivel on Nick alone, The Legend of Korra is the gem in a steaming pile of crap, and that's not even counting the other subpar programs they pass off as "entertainment" on Disney and CN. (I'm looking right at you, Dog With a Blog and Uncle Grandpa.) No no, LOK is a pretty awesome show, especially when pitted against the other things on TV these days, but will pale in comparison to ATLA for a good chunk of us, but when we critique it, we need to bear that preference in mind.

[sachiko_san]

I think a lot of people were expecting something more ATLA like. But it barely even felt like a continuation of the original series, what with the changes to the spirit world (the Spirit World felt like a tangible place in ATLA, but LOK it felt more fantastical) and how bad the writing got at times. Also there was the whole being stuck in Republic city and I think it could have been pulled off better if they actually explored the city, like how we got to explore parts of the world in ATLA, but instead we got a focus on pro-bending, which was quickly forgotten about in season 2, and the love triangle. It didn't help that a lot of people found Korra (mostly because they tried so hard to make her a badass, but just make her a fight happy person who quit when anything that would help her growth showed up) completely unlikeable and how her development in season 1 was reset at the beginning of season 2, delaying her maturity.

It still was better than the other options, like you said though, but it's Wasted Potential: The Show, which is sad for a follow up to something loved by fans and critics.

[(Anonymous)]

Ehh, I didn't really care much for ATLA, but loved LOK. I think there's something to be said about when you get attached to the original, you're automatically going to be more critical of sequels or remakes.