Legend of Korra

[psych23232323]

Well, this truly was an exciting season finale, though I don't know, makes me wonder what season 2 will be about...

Spoiler:

Aman being a blood bender did surprise me. Though it does explain how he was able to do certain things.

What really surprised me though was that they had suicide on this show. Tarlock blowing up the boat that looks like it killed him and Aman. I thought they banned suicide in kids's shows...go figure.

The ending....Korra being able to restore bending. They did it too instantly cause I figure season two would be her going on a journey to try to connect with Aang, master the three elements again, then get that ability to restore bending to herself and others.
It's good and happy, but now I wonder what season 2 will be about...

[DarkLightDragon]

Spoiler:

Well, this finale marks the first time that I've seen suicide on a Nickelodeon show.

[Redeemer]

Originally Posted by psych23232323

Well, this truly was an exciting season finale, though I don't know, makes me wonder what season 2 will be about...

Spoiler:

Aman being a blood bender did surprise me. Though it does explain how he was able to do certain things.


The ending....Korra being able to restore bending. They did it too instantly cause I figure season two would be her going on a journey to try to connect with Aang, master the three elements again, then get that ability to restore bending to herself and others.
It's good and happy, but now I wonder what season 2 will be about...

Yeah I was surprised too,

Spoiler:

I couldn't believe Amon could blood bend or that he faked that scar, I was wondering if Tarlock was up too something or was actually teaming up with Amon. I was also surprised Amon was brought down so quickly, but I am with others wondering what season 2 will be about with Amon appearing to be gone. I thought it would have been awesome to see korra take a season to figure out how to regain her powers and have a little more spirit world action.....the ending overall was fantastic, I want to see it again!

I hope to see it again soon!

[TurtleTitan97]

Originally Posted by psych23232323

Well, this truly was an exciting season finale, though I don't know, makes me wonder what season 2 will be about...

Spoiler:

Aman being a blood bender did surprise me. Though it does explain how he was able to do certain things.

What really surprised me though was that they had suicide on this show. Tarlock blowing up the boat that looks like it killed him and Aman. I thought they banned suicide in kids's shows...go figure.

The ending....Korra being able to restore bending. They did it too instantly cause I figure season two would be her going on a journey to try to connect with Aang, master the three elements again, then get that ability to restore bending to herself and others.
It's good and happy, but now I wonder what season 2 will be about...

Same here. Pretty great episode. Looking forward to season 2!

[Peanut]

Everything in this show is way too rushed. The relationships, the story arcs, everything. One season of Korra basically covered all the main plot points TLA took three seasons to get through.

[Duke]

Originally Posted by Peanut

Everything in this show is way too rushed. The relationships, the story arcs, everything. One season of Korra basically covered all the main plot points TLA took three seasons to get through.

Agreed. However, in some areas it was kind of to be expected. The show did begin with her already knowing 3 elements. So in that aspect it was already 2 seasons ahead. The real problem was they had to find a way to build the relationships without those 2 extra seasons and that's where the short coming was imo.

[Peanut]

I don't know that Korra already knowing 3 of the 4 elements is a factor. That was Aang's arc, Korra has her own obstacles to overcome, needing to learn the elements doesn't necessarily give the writers less to work with. To clarify I didn't mean "main plot points" in the literal sense. I meant that Korra had a full story told, from beginning to end, in a single season. You could basically leave the show where it is right now and it would be complete.

As it stands they rushed through this entire storyline at breakneck speed, handing out payoffs for character and plot points that feel extremely cheap because of how quickly they arrived at their conclusion.

Spoiler:

The entire thing with Korra losing her ability to use 3 of the 4 elements was amazing. That could have led to some super interesting stories and some great character development. Instead the entire thing is made to feel like a cheap "hero falls of a cliff" moment when she's given back her ability to bend in the VERY NEXT SCENE! She then ruins another interesting bit of character development by giving Lin her bending back after the incredible scene where she pretty much sacrifices herself for Tenzin and his family.

Honestly, I just think going into this show with the mindset that it would only run for two seasons kind of ruined what could have been some great moments.

[PAAATE]

To be fair, when they were writing this, Nick hadn't made a commitment to a second season yet. I still remember early talks about this only being a 12-ep mini-series. Seems someone made someone else change their minds on that one.

I loved the finale. Felt a little rushed, yeah, but with the info above in mind, I don't care. My one complaint: could have done with less pro-bending in the series.

Spoiler:

Totally surprised by the murder/suicide. Love it!

That whole deus ex machina-thing with Aang restoring Korra made me kinda annoyed at first, but when she went into the Avatar state five seconds later, **** it, I cried tears of happiness. I didn't care about the sloppy writing anymore, I WAS EMOTIONALLY FULFILLED, hahah... Also, getting to hear the Avatar-theme again. Oh my, I love that piece of music...

[Redeemer]

just rewatched the season finale and I am still amazed

[Zog the Equalizer]

Originally Posted by Peanut

Everything in this show is way too rushed. The relationships, the story arcs, everything. One season of Korra basically covered all the main plot points TLA took three seasons to get through.

I kind of have to agree with that. I finally got to watch the finally and everything felt rushed and then it was all tied with a neat bow.

[TurtleTitan97]

Thanks to Paramount Animation, it looks like we might be getting a movie based on the Legend of Korra! http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/08/...orra-the-movie

Also, there's this: http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/08/...of-korra-movie

Let's hope this new movie is better than The Last Airbender.

[GK Punk]

Originally Posted by Zog the Equalizer

I kind of have to agree with that. I finally got to watch the finally and everything felt rushed and then it was all tied with a neat bow.

The reason for that is it was intended to be a 12 episode mini series with no second season. It wasn't until production was well underway that Nick approved it for more episodes.

[Drose18]

Id like to see a movie that is a sequel to the last airbender show

[AT-Man]

Originally Posted by Donnie DBERG

Id like to see a movie that is a sequel to the last airbender show

I don't want to see a live action movie about that, but if they made an animated movie in the same style, then yes. I'm very content with Promise as a comic and would like to see more.

[Machias Banshee]

Amazing Episode...

Spoiler:

All of the machinery and the air and naval battles just screamed World War I & II to me. Amon's rise to power shadowed so much from Hitler's reign... you could see how the people could fall for everything he'd said. Talk about a charismatic speaker.

Tarrlok's revelation was Quite the twist! Though it does explain how Amon/Noitauk(sp?) was able to fight against Tarrlok's blood-bending. I had a feeling it was some sort of manipulation he was doing, not like the full-on unbending like Aang did.
What a shock for them to find out he's one of those he's trying to eradicate from the world. The Lieutenant's reaction especially...

I figured there might be some implied deaths, such as Zhou in the first season of A:TLA, but the deaths and the Suicide... wow.

Then the whole matter of Asami and Mako. He flip-flops so much, and then just drops her off to the side. That poor girl can't catch a break. Her father's a psychopath, her mother's dead, and now the one guy she's like is dumping her for someone else. I don't know if she'd ever consider dating anyone from that neck of the woods after this... Maybe she'll hook up with Iroh.

For some reason, Bumi makes me think of Ted Nugent...


I was extremely happy to see Korra and Lin get their bending back, but I have to agree with those who said it felt rushed. It definitely would have been interesting for there to be more of a buildup to her reaching the full avatar state. Aang took three seasons, yet in this One season, Aang just Gives her all the abilities back. There was no major milestone... it's like someone winning a race because it got rained out. The win's there, but it doesn't feel legitimate.....

Definitely curious to see what they have in store for next season...

Edit: Wow, 16K plus 1!

[CyberCubed]

Is next season really the last?