This is such a good video, and I think it gets to the core of why LoK's "team avatar" never really came together into a coherent unit.
If I were to give one simple, reductive way to fix the issue, I would boil it down to:
The Legend of Korra needed more flashbacks.
Some of the strongest episodes from the original series were centered around flashbacks. 'The Storm', where the narrative first weaves in the parallels between Aang and Zuko, and 'Zuko Alone', which build's on the prince's abusive childhood, both spring to mind.
Even beyond that, they're sprinkled in to great effect. We see snatches of Katara and Sokka's childhoods at the Southern Water Tribe, and how they coped with the loss of their parents to war. We see Roku's journey to becoming an avatar. Iroh, Toph, hell, even Appa all get flashes to their past, however brief!
In comparison... LoK is very sparing with flashbacks.
Not to say they're non-existent. Some of them are functional, like the ones in Season 1 that flashback to how Aang took on the blood-bending criminal of his day. But a lot of them are emotional and work GREAT. I absolutely adore Lin's flashback to her tumultous relationship with her sister, and of course, the Beginnings two part is arguably one whole flashback, and generally considered some of the strongest episodes in the show.
But you know who doesn't get flashbacks?
Bolin, Mako, Asami, and Korra.
Korra, admittedly, we probably need the least. We see where she is when we start the show; we have a clear idea of her flaws; we see very clearly how her journey resolves them.
The other three Krew members? Not so much.
The thing is, they actually have really juicy character set-ups! Asami, from a non-bending family, building up the up-and-coming automobile industry. Mako and Bolin, mixed heritage brothers who find themselves on the street, fending for each other, far too young.
Writing that out, I instantly begin to wonder about all the ways that affected them. What neuroses it could have given them, what flaws they could have overcome. But the show never actually shows us. It just leaves us to fill in the blanks.
I can't help but wonder, if the writers had taken the time to craft a couple of flashback episodes, set up parallels and contrasts, and figure out what these characters wanted out of their adventures with Korra, if it would have come away much more cohesive.
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