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The Legend of Korra Review
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Article by: Lauren Malfoy One of our new Geek Girl writers sent us an overview of one of her favourite shows The Legend of Korra. Now that we have all digested the season finale of The Legend of Korra, a look at the series so far is in order. If you don’t want to read spoilers, I’d suggest closing your browser before reaching the end of this review. |
The series begins approximately 16 years after Avatar Aang’s death (from the original series, Avatar: The Last Airbender) and is reincarnated into Avatar Korra. The series primarily focuses on Republic City and the major conflicts Aang left for Korra to fight surrounding the city.
We are introduced early on to the main antagonist, Amon. He is presented as the leader of the Equalist movement, wishing to rid the world of benders and take away their bending, or as he calls it, “cleanse benders of their impurity.” He is a strong, but very elusive antagonist, for his unique ability to take away a person’s bending ability permanently, which is seen rarely early on. Even as the show goes on, and we see more of the Equalist’s hidden secrets, Amon rarely appears in episodes and always hides behind his mask.
Since the series is set in a dark 1920s world, I find much of the series to allude to the Red Scare, as the Equalists have fought up until this point in the series with anonymity, with neighbors never knowing whom to trust, and the government crumbling under pressure. It is formatted like a mystery story with much of the plot devoted to deciphering who Equalists are and what they are doing.
The show does do a great job of balancing dark elements with fun quirks though. Tenzin, Korra’s airbending teacher, is supposed to be the most composed character we see and so the few moments of lost composure are hilarious, much of them involving his obnoxious 3 Airbending children. And who can forget about the love triangle between Korra, Mako, and Asami? I smell a cat fight between Korra and Asami coming!
As to the episodes themselves, each of them squashes in as much information as possible, never getting the fine conclusion each episode needs. It has been very fast paced, and little details wind up playing a crucial part later on, so it is important to not sleep through episodes. To top it off you really need to know Avatar: The Last Airbender well in order to understand much of the Legend of Korra universe and to be able to formulate your own theories as to what will happen next.
The overall plot has unpredictable qualities; characters are not who they first appear and, like The Last Airbender, destinies of main characters change. The characters who get the least screen time have become favorites for Tumblr users. The episode before the season finale shows General Iroh, Zuko’s grandson, and all he says is a few simple words, but that’s enough to throw fans into a frenzy. Bringing back Dante Basco (voice of Zuko from The Last Airbender) to voice him instantly gave me a severe nerdgasm! And then, in the series finale we meet, or rather, see Bumi atop a United Forces battleship just wailing into the sky. Without even saying a word, he instantly became my new favorite character to look out for in season 2.
Despite the amazing twists and turns of the season finale, the unmasking of Amon and Tarlock’s supposed suicide bombing, there has not been much exciting fight scenes. It’s all been Korra running away from Amon or defending herself from Amon, and rightfully so. Korra still has not used the Avatar State in combat. The only time we see it is when Aang comes by at the end to pretty much save the day and give Korra, not only her bending back, but to bestow the ability to energy bend onto her.
With this shocking season finale, Legend of Korra now has the potentcial to surpass The Last Airbender. The artistry and animation easily surpasses that of The Last Airbender. What I will be curious to see, is how they will continue the story with the supposed death of Amon. The creators of Legend of Korra will be hard pressed to create another strong antagonist, and one which will trigger new features to the world of the Avatar and open our minds to the infinite possibilities.
-Lauren Malfoy
