my take on a lok remake which expands it to be more then what it was
( first of all if I was a showrunner I would keep asami the equalist spy I never minded the love triangle in b1 and stuff in b2 and found it a neat way to show characters flaws ( and I found the attempts to push all the blame on mako to be annoying when they were all at fault)
basically asami as an equalist spy gives a decisive end ot the love triangle in b2 and well asami in og lok was basically a static character who was constantly sidelined and not given anything interesting . (Also let’s be real makos attraction to asami in part is linked with the desire for stability and safety
(And I can easily replace asami for the b2 plot except no love triangle nonsense
so in this scenario I can take her out of the series ( maybe bringing her back as anairbending villain ( i mean in the avatar movie the denied the proto equalists got airbending
so I think it would be a neat reference
also in b2 adapt a filler episode adapting the lok Avatar: The Legend of Korra — Patterns in Time comic
to show some of what korra's life was like and how she didnt really have a childhood
and a b1 filler episode showing mako's backstory adapting republic city hustle with some changes
and moments to emphasize how mako grew up taking care of bolin and how he gained his flaws
in remembrances equivalent the people would react badly to the whole korra kicking mako's desk and it will be treated as a serious thing ( and lin in the ep when it happens also reacts badly)
and someone will acknowledge the what if asami wasnt an equalist spy
and so mako acknowledges that he was so afraid of dissappointing people and he was split between the stability and security asami represented and what korra represented change and chance to lose control
that likely at the time if asami wasnt an equalist spy and later found out about what happened
a breakup would occurhe in the bit of stress at confrontation might have gotten a bit snippy which he would regret ( what actually happen)
basically to adress the whole what if asami wasnt an equalist spy
Mako eventually will confront bolin and talk to him about bolins behavior in b2 and how he seemed to think he was guilty (which bugged him and he didn’t say anything for a while (I once saw a post bringing up how they wish this was brought up and wish asami a whole not visiting mako was brought up (in my snippet of what if asami stayed the same I would also have mako asks this to asami )
And have Lin be mad about what korra did knocking over makos desk etc
Also maybe touch up makos backstory and talent and say post b3 he asked white lotus for a firebending master or help him get stronger for korra (he grew up in the streets and he was used to probending a sport so I feel like by b4 mako should be even with korra in firebending (or better )
to make a filler ep to address and point out why he is emotionally immature in someways while overly mature in others
it’s sad thinking about how the root causes of the ways mako is immature (emotional expression and honest emotional self-understanding) are probably directly linked to the ways in which he is overly mature (very responsible, very practical, keeps an eye on finances/food/shelter, keeps head on the ground and nose to the grindstone)
like, he sacrificed becoming wholly and naturally mature in every sphere a step at a time because with his and Bolin’s situation, there was a lot that NEEDED his attention way more than the haphazard process of growing up and maturing — so the shit that had to mature real fast matured real fast (sense of drive, knowledge of the value of a yuan, self-sacrifice and abnegation, determination and purpose on the absolutely necessary level of food/shelter/money)
and all the rest of it was kept on the back burner because it wasn’t as pressing as their material needs
and just when their material needs are finally kind of getting taken care of, aka right when we meet them, right when mako finally has some free TIME and ENERGY to start maturing on the neglected emotional front, THAT’S when he’s hit with situations and feelings that he is not yet mature enough to confront in a clean and grown up way
he just makes so much SENSE to me idk
Mako learned his conflict resolution skills in his years seeking the protection of the Triple Threats as a child, and I’d argue that he acts accordingly. He seems to see conflict as all or nothing – either he capitulates to what the other person wants, or he risks burning bridges.
(It wouldn’t surprise me at all if Mako saw more than a few conflicts between Triad members end violently… and he had a younger brother to protect, so he’d want to avoid that by all possible means)
And, as a result, he only engages in a conflict when he’s willing to sacrifice the relationship for something he sees as more important – protecting someone or something he cares about, generally speaking. His arguments with Korra were doomed to end badly because the fact that they existed meant that he wasn’t fully invested in preserving the relationship in the first place.
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a filler episode in b1 ( before the equalist spy reveal and find a ways to set it up like say in b1 mako talked with lin and asami probed him with questions etc)
Personally, I thought that Mako and Bolin were both served far better by Books 2 and 3 than they were by Book 1 and ended up being pretty interesting by the end. Asami on the other hand was just kind of… there once the Equalist arc was over. =(
its what motivates me to do the asami equalist spy route
kuvira will be more active in b3
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Anonymous asked: Wouldn't it be great, if it was actually Kuvira, who was one of the members of team Avatar instead of Asami? Or if she was introduced somewhere in B2 as Mako's partner in the force? I know it would've change the story a lot, but imagine the level of emotional investment in Korra/Kuvira B4 conflict, if Kuvira was actually the reversed Zuko of new TA. She starts as lawful police officer, travels with the Krew to Zaofu and gets literally possessed by Su's ideas of progress in B3.
Kuvira as a member of Team Avatar would have been amazing. It’d have definitely added a ton of weight to Book 4.
I think her backstory in Zaofu is pretty important to her character, though, so I can’t see her joining the team any sooner than Book 3. So here’s what I’d do, changing as little of the first half of the show as possible:
Turn Asami into an airbender. This would create a perfectly reasonable transition point for Asami and the Fire Ferret trio to go separate ways – she’d leave with Tenzin to go to the Northern Air Temple in In Harm’s Way. That’d leave an empty spot in Team Avatar as of The Metal Clan.
Introduce Korra and Kuvira early in The Metal Clan. Maybe she’d come over to Korra after Su introduced herself but before Su called Korra on her lie – she’d tell Korra how much the change Korra made in the world inspired her, and maybe express a bit of frustration that Su didn’t mention that she was her foster child.
Have Kuvira assist Su in teaching Korra to metalbend – say, Su uses Kuvira to demonstrate techniques on, or something, then has her go back to her guard duties.
Involve Kuvira directly in Team Avatar’s search for the traitor. It’d be a good way to show how aggressive she can be towards people who betray her trust, as well as give her more of an opportunity to become closer to the team.
Have Su send Kuvira along with Team Avatar to find Aiwei. This is the real changeover – from here on, she takes much of Asami’s role.
Korra and Kuvira are the ones who stay behind when Mako and Bolin go into town, giving them more time to talk.
Kuvira’s the one Mako sends off with Korra on Naga. This requires some rethinking in regards to their capture – earthen barriers aren’t going to mean anything to her. I’m thinking they get taken by surprise and the Earth Queen’s forces threaten Naga (offscreen; Kuvira tells Korra about it when she wakes up).
The adventure in the desert goes differently (the escape would be more about Kuvira being an unexpected metalbender in a metal airship than about the airship being a hunk of junk), but it offers a good opportunity for Kuvira to be a bit overly willing to do nasty things to the airship crew and Korra to hold her back. If Korra still ends up frying the sandshark, Kuvira kind of calls her out on it. ;)
The fight on Laghima’s Peak goes a bit differently – Kuvira doesn’t get thrown off the side by a combustion blast incidentally, but instead jumps over the side purposefully in order to save Tonraq.
Kuvira wants to go to Republic City to make sure Korra’s going to be alright, but Su tells her she can’t.
Cue a very similar Book 4, except that Korra is a lot more invested in Kuvira’s fate, Bolin has a better reason to side with her, and we’ve already seen some of the characteristics that define Kuvira, like her aggression, inability to deal with betrayal, and her issues with Su.
( and the whole putting people from other nations into camps etc is not a thing ( it feels weird given how kuvira cited zaofu as an inspiration for her
AND HER HAVING multiple foreigners in her camp already
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my take on a lok remake which expands it to be more then what it was
( first of all if I was a showrunner I would keep asami the equalist spy I never minded the love triangle in b1 and stuff in b2 and found it a neat way to show characters flaws ( and I found the attempts to push all the blame on mako to be annoying when they were all at fault)
basically asami as an equalist spy gives a decisive end ot the love triangle in b2 and well asami in og lok was basically a static character who was constantly sidelined and not given anything interesting .
so in this scenario I can take her out of the series ( maybe bringing her back as anairbending villain ( i mean in the avatar movie the denied the proto equalists got airbending
so I think it would be a neat reference
also in b2 adapt a filler episode adapting the lok Avatar: The Legend of Korra — Patterns in Time comic
to show some of what korra's life was like and how she didnt really have a childhood
and a b1 filler episode showing mako's backstory adapting republic city hustle with some changes
and moments to emphasize how mako grew up taking care of bolin and how he gained his flaws
in remembrances equivalent the people would react badly to the whole korra kicking mako's desk and it will be treated as a serious thing ( and lin in the ep when it happens also reacts badly)
and someone will acknowledge the what if asami wasnt an equalist spy
and so mako acknowledges that he was so afraid of dissappointing people and he was split between the stability and security asami represented and what korra represented change and chance to lose control
that likely at the time if asami wasnt an equalist spy and later found out about what happened
a breakup would occurhe in the bit of stress at confrontation might have gotten a bit snippy which he would regret ( what actually happen)
basically to adress the whole what if asami wasnt an equalist spy
Mako eventually will confront bolin and talk to him about bolins behavior in b2 and how he seemed to think he was guilty (which bugged him and he didn’t say anything for a while (I once saw a post bringing up how they wish this was brought up and wish asami a whole not visiting mako was brought up (in my snippet of what if asami stayed the same I would also have mako asks this to asami )
And have Lin be mad about what korra did knocking over makos desk etc
Also maybe touch up makos backstory and talent and say post b3 he asked white lotus for a firebending master or help him get stronger for korra (he grew up in the streets and he was used to probending a sport so I feel like by b4 mako should be even with korra in firebending (or better )
to make a filler ep to address and point out why he is emotionally immature in someways while overly mature in others
it’s sad thinking about how the root causes of the ways mako is immature (emotional expression and honest emotional self-understanding) are probably directly linked to the ways in which he is overly mature (very responsible, very practical, keeps an eye on finances/food/shelter, keeps head on the ground and nose to the grindstone)
like, he sacrificed becoming wholly and naturally mature in every sphere a step at a time because with his and Bolin’s situation, there was a lot that NEEDED his attention way more than the haphazard process of growing up and maturing — so the shit that had to mature real fast matured real fast (sense of drive, knowledge of the value of a yuan, self-sacrifice and abnegation, determination and purpose on the absolutely necessary level of food/shelter/money)
and all the rest of it was kept on the back burner because it wasn’t as pressing as their material needs
and just when their material needs are finally kind of getting taken care of, aka right when we meet them, right when mako finally has some free TIME and ENERGY to start maturing on the neglected emotional front, THAT’S when he’s hit with situations and feelings that he is not yet mature enough to confront in a clean and grown up way
he just makes so much SENSE to me idk
Mako learned his conflict resolution skills in his years seeking the protection of the Triple Threats as a child, and I’d argue that he acts accordingly. He seems to see conflict as all or nothing – either he capitulates to what the other person wants, or he risks burning bridges.
(It wouldn’t surprise me at all if Mako saw more than a few conflicts between Triad members end violently… and he had a younger brother to protect, so he’d want to avoid that by all possible means)
And, as a result, he only engages in a conflict when he’s willing to sacrifice the relationship for something he sees as more important – protecting someone or something he cares about, generally speaking. His arguments with Korra were doomed to end badly because the fact that they existed meant that he wasn’t fully invested in preserving the relationship in the first place.
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a filler episode in b1 ( before the equalist spy reveal and find a ways to set it up like say in b1 mako talked with lin and asami probed him with questions etc)
Personally, I thought that Mako and Bolin were both served far better by Books 2 and 3 than they were by Book 1 and ended up being pretty interesting by the end. Asami on the other hand was just kind of… there once the Equalist arc was over. =(
its what motivates me to do the asami equalist spy route
kuvira will be more active in b3
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Anonymous asked: Wouldn't it be great, if it was actually Kuvira, who was one of the members of team Avatar instead of Asami? Or if she was introduced somewhere in B2 as Mako's partner in the force? I know it would've change the story a lot, but imagine the level of emotional investment in Korra/Kuvira B4 conflict, if Kuvira was actually the reversed Zuko of new TA. She starts as lawful police officer, travels with the Krew to Zaofu and gets literally possessed by Su's ideas of progress in B3.
Kuvira as a member of Team Avatar would have been amazing. It’d have definitely added a ton of weight to Book 4.
I think her backstory in Zaofu is pretty important to her character, though, so I can’t see her joining the team any sooner than Book 3. So here’s what I’d do, changing as little of the first half of the show as possible:
Turn Asami into an airbender. This would create a perfectly reasonable transition point for Asami and the Fire Ferret trio to go separate ways – she’d leave with Tenzin to go to the Northern Air Temple in In Harm’s Way. That’d leave an empty spot in Team Avatar as of The Metal Clan.
Introduce Korra and Kuvira early in The Metal Clan. Maybe she’d come over to Korra after Su introduced herself but before Su called Korra on her lie – she’d tell Korra how much the change Korra made in the world inspired her, and maybe express a bit of frustration that Su didn’t mention that she was her foster child.
Have Kuvira assist Su in teaching Korra to metalbend – say, Su uses Kuvira to demonstrate techniques on, or something, then has her go back to her guard duties.
Involve Kuvira directly in Team Avatar’s search for the traitor. It’d be a good way to show how aggressive she can be towards people who betray her trust, as well as give her more of an opportunity to become closer to the team.
Have Su send Kuvira along with Team Avatar to find Aiwei. This is the real changeover – from here on, she takes much of Asami’s role.
Korra and Kuvira are the ones who stay behind when Mako and Bolin go into town, giving them more time to talk.
Kuvira’s the one Mako sends off with Korra on Naga. This requires some rethinking in regards to their capture – earthen barriers aren’t going to mean anything to her. I’m thinking they get taken by surprise and the Earth Queen’s forces threaten Naga (offscreen; Kuvira tells Korra about it when she wakes up).
The adventure in the desert goes differently (the escape would be more about Kuvira being an unexpected metalbender in a metal airship than about the airship being a hunk of junk), but it offers a good opportunity for Kuvira to be a bit overly willing to do nasty things to the airship crew and Korra to hold her back. If Korra still ends up frying the sandshark, Kuvira kind of calls her out on it. ;)
The fight on Laghima’s Peak goes a bit differently – Kuvira doesn’t get thrown off the side by a combustion blast incidentally, but instead jumps over the side purposefully in order to save Tonraq.
Kuvira wants to go to Republic City to make sure Korra’s going to be alright, but Su tells her she can’t.
Cue a very similar Book 4, except that Korra is a lot more invested in Kuvira’s fate, Bolin has a better reason to side with her, and we’ve already seen some of the characteristics that define Kuvira, like her aggression, inability to deal with betrayal, and her issues with Su.
( and the whole putting people from other nations into camps etc is not a thing ( it feels weird given how kuvira cited zaofu as an inspiration for her
b4 : 1 method is ikkinthekitsunes idea
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Biggest change to the initial setup? No Prince Wu. Instead of an obnoxious overgrown child of a Prince, our heir apparent is introverted, lacks the confidence to refuse just about anything, and is terrified of being in front of crowds. He’s the (implied-to-be illegitimate) child of a distant relative of Hou-Ting and a Republic City citizen. Oh, and he’s all of ten years old. In other words, everything about him screams “Raiko chose this kid as a convenient puppet” (instead of offhandedly implying it once and forgetting about it as was done with Wu). All of the time Wu wastes on comic relief in After All These Years is used to explain the political situation: the prince is a figurehead meant to display the trappings of royalty and legitimize Raiko’s chosen advisors. Kuvira’s supporters hate him not just because he’s royalty but also because they think he’s essentially giving the Earth Kingdom away to an imperialistic foreign power. Mako’s there to protect him both because Raiko ordered him to and because he’s one of the few cops the prince is comfortable around; as such, Mako actually feels bad for the kid and wants to protect him. (This prince is legitimately terrified by the scary adults throwing pies at him and bursts into tears as soon as they’re out of harm’s way. Mako comforts him and makes him feel a little better.) Korra Alone is close to perfect and stays pretty much as-is, albeit with Korra’s loss in the Earth Rumble ring being far less embarrassing – she gets some hits in, and the end makes it even clearer how distracted she was by Dark Avatar Korra. The Coronation follows up on the political changes. Instead of being all excited about how awesome he thinks the ceremony is going to be, the prince is afraid – of being on stage (Mako assures him he’ll do fine), of being king (Raiko assures him that his advisers will do all the work), and of Kuvira (Raiko assures him that she’ll step down). The prince thanks Kuvira and lets her speak the way Wu did in the show, except that it’s sort of implied that he’s looking for an excuse to not have to stay up at the podium for longer than necessary. Kuvira, of course, uses the opportunity to take over… and specifically points to Raiko’s use of the prince to control the Earth Kingdom as a reason why she’s justified in doing so. (The prince hides behind Mako when this happens. =( ) Some of the time saved by not having Wu freak out about the loss of his throne is used to show us the meeting of the world leaders, where they talk about why they think Kuvira is dangerous (she’s very with-me-or-against-me) and what they can do to stop her (not much as long as she limits her ambitions to the Earth Kingdom).
Biggest change to the initial setup? No Prince Wu. Instead of an obnoxious overgrown child of a Prince, our heir apparent is introverted, lacks the confidence to refuse just about anything, and is terrified of being in front of crowds. He’s the (implied-to-be illegitimate) child of a distant relative of Hou-Ting and a Republic City citizen. Oh, and he’s all of ten years old. In other words, everything about him screams “Raiko chose this kid as a convenient puppet” (instead of offhandedly implying it once and forgetting about it as was done with Wu).
All of the time Wu wastes on comic relief in After All These Years is used to explain the political situation: the prince is a figurehead meant to display the trappings of royalty and legitimize Raiko’s chosen advisors. Kuvira’s supporters hate him not just because he’s royalty but also because they think he’s essentially giving the Earth Kingdom away to an imperialistic foreign power. Mako’s there to protect him both because Raiko ordered him to and because he’s one of the few cops the prince is comfortable around; as such, Mako actually feels bad for the kid and wants to protect him.
(This prince is legitimately terrified by the scary adults throwing pies at him and bursts into tears as soon as they’re out of harm’s way. Mako comforts him and makes him feel a little better.)
Korra Alone is close to perfect and stays pretty much as-is, albeit with Korra’s loss in the Earth Rumble ring being far less embarrassing – she gets some hits in, and the end makes it even clearer how distracted she was by Dark Avatar Korra.
The Coronation follows up on the political changes. Instead of being all excited about how awesome he thinks the ceremony is going to be, the prince is afraid – of being on stage (Mako assures him he’ll do fine), of being king (Raiko assures him that his advisers will do all the work), and of Kuvira (Raiko assures him that she’ll step down). The prince thanks Kuvira and lets her speak the way Wu did in the show, except that it’s sort of implied that he’s looking for an excuse to not have to stay up at the podium for longer than necessary. Kuvira, of course, uses the opportunity to take over… and specifically points to Raiko’s use of the prince to control the Earth Kingdom as a reason why she’s justified in doing so. (The prince hides behind Mako when this happens. =( ) Some of the time saved by not having Wu freak out about the loss of his throne is used to show us the meeting of the world leaders, where they talk about why they think Kuvira is dangerous (she’s very with-me-or-against-me) and what they can do to stop her (not much as long as she limits her ambitions to the Earth Kingdom).
The Korra-and-Toph stuff in the third and fourth episodes stay mostly the same. Instead of having the airbenders’ search for Korra take up the bulk of the screentime in the fourth episode, however, Bolin’s desertion is moved up to take its place.
Opal finds Korra and asks her to help save Zaofu in the fifth episode, which is now titled The Battle of Zaofu. The Korra-focused parts of both the current Enemy at the Gates and Battle of Zaofu are condensed to fit in one episode, which is helped by making the fight a whole lot shorter – Korra only takes a couple of hits (which are the result of obvious trauma-induced distractions) before deciding to end the fight by going into the Avatar State. The Asami-visits-Hiroshi arc is put off until a later episode.
The Republic City part of Reunion is way more tense because Team Avatar are looking for a terrified kidnapped child instead of an aggravating jerk. (The prince still gets to ask Korra to go into the Avatar State because he wants to see her eyes glow, but it’s actually kind of endearing since he’s a little kid.)
Korra not writing to Mako or Bolin gets addressed in a much more satisfying way – she says that she’d tried writing a bunch of times, but she didn’t want to be a burden. Mako responds by saying he’d never think she was a burden.
Bolin’s part of Reunion, on the other hand, is heavily reworked. Instead of running into escaped foreigners, he and Varrick run into a rebel group composed largely of people who had escaped after being thrown in prison by Kuvira for protesting against her. The rebels are actually looking to take down the border station rather than pass through it unnoticed, but they’re okay with letting Bolin and Varrick flee the country after that as long as they help take down the mechsuits first.
Since Remembrances is basically pointless, it’s skipped entirely. If there’s still a budget shortfall, it’s dealt with by making a twelve episode season with a low-budget chibified omake episode after the finale. Or an omake episode based around the Bolin part of Remembrances, because there’s something hilarious about the super-lazy photoshopping in that section.
The resolution of Korra’s recovery arc (as seen in Beyond the Wilds) is expanded to two episodes, with each of the two episodes having an important secondary plot from elsewhere in the current season – Operation Beifong is shortened to fit as a secondary plot in the first, while Asami visits Hiroshi to discuss technology (and ends up reconciling with him as a result) in the second. (This leaves four episodes remaining in the season after these two.)
Instead of the vines reacting to Kuvira’s cutting of the banyan tree by attacking random people, the spiritual problem that Korra’s confronted with is that all of the spirits in Republic City are getting weaker. Figuring out what’s going on requires some detective work by Korra and Mako, but once Kuvira fires off her spirit cannon in her first full-scale test, Korra’s able to feel the life being sucked out of the spirits and understand the nature of the problem. She realizes that she has to visit the Spirit World to find a solution, but attempting to do so causes her to flash back to Zaheer trying to kill her. Just like in the show, she decides that she has to visit Zaheer to work through her trauma… but unlike in the show, that has to wait for the next episode.
Korra’s visit to Zaheer goes very similarly to the way it does in the show, albeit slightly expanded. He teaches Korra to accept her flashbacks and push through them before leaving, but she has to confront several more of her traumatic memories after that (and not just the Book 3 ones!) while trying to reestablish her full connection with Raava. Once Raava and Korra are fully reunited, Korra’s able to find the banyan tree’s Spirit World roots and heal them with energybending, which restores the Republic City spirits to full health. She herself, of course, feels a lot more like her old self, too.
The spirits leave because they’re afraid of the consequences of being around Kuvira’s spirit cannon, not because they don’t want to protect the city they live in.
Asami’s visit to Hiroshi happens after Bolin returns from Zaofu and explains what sort of weapon they’re up against – as angry as she still is, Asami knows that Hiroshi is better at drawing up plans for killer robots than anyone else and is willing to work with him if that’s what it takes to save the city. She walks out on him once, but comes back because she knows that there are more important things at play than her own feelings. And by the end, they do actually reconcile, because Hiroshi admits that he was wrong and proves that he’s willing to do whatever it takes to make up for the harm he did.
The expanded Team Avatar (minus Asami, who’s still working on robot designs) actually does manage to pull off their preemptive strike against Kuvira’s spirit cannon, but gets blindsided by the giant mech after infiltrating her camp. They kidnap Baatar Jr. in a last-ditch attempt to force Kuvira to surrender, but she attacks the building they’re in anyway and decides to attack Republic City as retaliation (instead of wanting to take over all along).
Team Avatar tunnels their way out of the rubble and steals an airship, taking Baatar Jr. with them. He can’t believe the betrayal and tells Team Avatar exactly what they’re up against. Once they get back to Republic City (beating Kuvira there by a fair amount due to the relative speed of robots and airships), the airbenders start the evacuation while Asami and Varrick upgrade the robots to take the new information into account. Unfortunately, the evacuation is nowhere near complete by the time Kuvira arrives and Team Avatar is forced to engage her outside of the city to keep her from causing massive casualties. They’re able to take the fight to Yue Bay, allowing Korra to freeze the mech for long enough for Asami and Hiroshi to cut their way inside. (Hiroshi still sacrifices himself because it’d be weird not to have casualties, but his and Asami’s arc is more focused before that so I think it could work better.)
Korra’s fight with Kuvira inside the cockpit of the mech extends out longer, because it was both awesome and way too short. The episode ends with Korra blocking the spirit cannon and creating the new portal.
The actual finale involves Korra chasing Kuvira into the Spirit World and trying to save her from herself. This involves Kuvira getting turned into a little girl and getting stuck in an unpleasant flashback to her abandonment at one point. It also involves Korra showing Kuvira the damage her spirit cannon was doing to the Spirit World before healing the banyan tree one final time. And, since it’s a finale, it should also involve Korra protecting Kuvira from spirits who want to destroy her for what she did to them (just before the healing-the-banyan-tree thing).
Instead of a wedding, the denouement takes place at a press conference where Korra speaks about the damage to the city and how she’s sure the people of the city will be able to pull through and recover the way she did. Everyone who fought for Team Avatar is acknowledged as heroes, including Hiroshi (posthumously, of course). The prince asks Mako to help him tell Raiko that he doesn’t actually want to be king, and Mako agrees; Korra insists that there be a democratic method to determining the next ruler of the Earth Kingdom since foreigners choosing heirs to support was clearly a terrible idea. And, in the end, Korra visits Kuvira in prison and offers her own experience as a way to help her grow.
maybe I If I were a showrunner ( do what bryke did and make a note on how I was conflicted in the two paths after the b1 finale and how it was motivated by how post b1 asami was just there )
and in the commentary I would go if I kept asami the same as she was in lok I would keep the love triangle and wouldnt handle it differently from bryke in b1 and b2 ( as in I wouldnt be vilifying mako and the b1 ends with makorra) and I would address stuff in the commentary
and basically the love triangle mess of b1 and the b2 stuff involving asami would stay the same ( but put more emphasis an make it clear mako didnt think it was a good idea for asamis attempts to get back together but went with it because he didnt want to hurt her)
and in b3-b4 I would say that I would have the 3 of them sit down and talk to each other about what happened and acknowledge all of their mistakes how they all have responsibility
and of course I would set up some business stuff asami deals with so post saving of the airbenders she would go back to republic city ( and that wu would be a adult woman in this verse ikkinthekitsune . tumblr . com/post/113200137302/fem-wu-would-be-a-more-incredible-character#notes
Anonymous asked: Fem wu would be a more incredible character, filtring with asami for episode 1, and then having her to end with asami afther her character arc, like have wu be inspired by asami to better herself and asami to let new people in her live. (As it is she only seems to have korra)
Now that’s an option I hadn’t thought of. o_o
For some reason, I’m kind of imagining fem!Wu as an entirely different character – instead of being a flamboyant (wo)manchild, she’d be a takeoff on Disney Princess culture, where being a princess is all about the dress and finding true love, with very little actual ruling-of-the country involved. She’d still be entirely inappropriate as a contender for the throne, but in a way that would be less obnoxiously unappealing.
That would also give Mako the perfect opportunity to drag Asami in (“Asami, please, she’s been begging me to let her try on dresses in Little Ba Sing Se but I can’t go into the changing room with her!”), and would also make Asami a very interesting foil for her (as an heiress who had to step up and take control of her father’s company at a young age).
Her character arc would basically revolve around recognizing that, as much as she liked being part of high society, becoming a figurehead queen wasn’t what she really wanted. Asami could offer her another option at the wedding – as a spokeswoman for Future Industries or an actress in a joint venture film production with Varrick or something – and they could end up hitting it off and getting together as a result.
Maybe I can keep that with asami as an equalist spy since an adult is more able to make that decision to relinquish the throne
and in the commentary I would be saying
(actually maybe this would be said in commentary ( depending on the book that it is in )
also according to steinbecks
there is so much shit they say about mako in the commentaries and art books that isn’t in canon and honestly i want to bottle it and get drunk on all of it, because it’s this weirdly rich life, both internally and externally. mako made big gang busts. he was in the newspapers and maybe even on the cover of magazines. he’s somewhat famous enough to be requested by wu. he was not assigned to bodyguard duty, but requested. mako is really good at cardio. after he and korra broke up, he started reading lots of books, became twice the nerd, and “he’s a lot smarter now.” mako copied iroh ii’s hairstyle because he liked it and thought it looked cool. mako didn’t trust or like kai at first because “it takes one to know one” (which is just like, mako please forgive yourself, and also love yourself.) lightning bolt zolt taught mako how to lightning bend. the leader of the triple threats taught young mako, who would later grow up to become a well-known triad-busting detective, how to lightning bend. like. what is this? where is it coming from? why do they have so much fucking mako headcanon??
I would include this in the lok remake story ( so basically kid wu requests mako
also make it so that after korra's injury in b3 finale he starts training alot harder and even asks the whitelotus for a firebending teacher (and maybe have zuko overhear and help give mako spiritual guidance ( to be honest mako's b1 and b2 mistakes were down to a lack of guidance)
also no to zolt teaching mako how ot lightning bend
also address mako babying bolin
and someone say lin confronting him about it
It is a touch weird that the moment Bolin and Mako get some actual characterisation, suddenly people dislike Bolin and accuse Mako of hijacking the show.
One episode devoted to a policeman attempting to crack a conspiracy does not a hijacked show make, particularly Korra’s business will probably eat the rest of the show. Mako’s finally got something to do beyond just being Korra’s bf/probending… and people are complaining about it?
Also I’d wish people’d stop calling Bolin “Sokka-lite”, he’s his own character and he might be more comic relief than the others he still has a personality of his own. Mako treating him like a child probably didn’t have the best effect on him, both making him kind of act childish which in turn leads to Mako being dismissive of him. Just saying that there’s actually a reason for why he acts as he does, rather than just “lol look at the funny guy!”.
Considering how, even in the previous season, Mako’s inability to take his sibling seriously or accept his help lead to him being abducted by Equalists, it’s not really surprising that Mako wasn’t really quick to react when Bolin ended up in an abusive relationship. He probably chalked it up to another of Bolin’s “wacky hijinx” and chose not to get involved when really, if there was a situation that required his surrogate parent touch, that would have been it.
I don’t know, I think that they do have unique personalities between the two of them, and their actions do make a degree of sense within the context of the show. Mako treating his brother like a child and dismissing him lead to Bolin being more open to being manipulated by Varrick and the movie star lifestyle, for example.
Can’t help but think that Mako really makes these problems for Bolin, both by treating him like a baby and dismissing anything he does as childish, which leads to Bolin making stupid decisions as he hasn’t really been allowed to make adult decisions or take responsiblity for stuff. Which leads to him falling in with gangsters when he attempts to help Mako raise some cash. Or dating an unstable and violent person. Or getting confused as to what the concept of “acting” is…
I like the characterisation within Legend of Korra, the behaviour of all the characters makes sense within the context of the show itself, just like with Aang and the characters in Airbender. Of course Korra would be a little arrogant, she’s know she was special from a very young age, but that doesn’t make her a bad person. Of course Kya would be more “free spirited” than her brothers, she has neither the responsiblity of continuing the Air Nomad culture like Tenzin nor the need to overcompensate for a lack of bending like Bumi.
Actually, come to think of it, parenting and how it can effect a character’s personality seems to be a theme running through both the two shows. Korra’s isolated childhood made her kind of naive about how the world functions, just like how Mako’s babying did the exact same thing to Bolin.
Mako and Bolin are actually working out to be pretty interesting. Which is actually pretty good going for characters pitched just as comic relief and “Zuko without the angst”.
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or maybe during zuko guiding mako he brings up how bolin is babied by mako and how it leads to him acting childishly
its so funny when people are in denial about how mako is the katara of lok ( they have a good number of similarities in personality ( temper ) role on the krew and even ( the obvious bryke said korra is the opposite of aang in every way and aangs true love is a waterbender who lost her parents and parentified korra's is a firebender ( mako ) and bryke meant for there to be a love triangle when toph was a male who got katara attracted to ( who is quite masculine and rich man to how asami is quite feminine and rich ( bryke admitted to having intended for there to be a love triangle
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“There is a beautiful piece of fanart out that compares LOK characters to ATLA characters in the same role. One of the comparisons is Mako and Katara. People are lashing out and crying, hating on Mako in general and saying “how dare they be compared” because to these people feel Mako is a sack of shit and that’s just not true. Both characters are family oriented, good people with tempers, flawed, selfless, love the avatar, and help save the world. They are key characters to the plot.”
“People get so fucking angry when you draw attention to the obvious similarities between Mako and Katara it’s so fucking funny“
parentificiation, seeing their parents murdered in front of them having a sibling who often acts as a comic relief who gets way more love then they do , being hated for havingtrauma in a way that cant be easily romanticized
"is this SERIOUSLY something I have to talk about? really? really. really. I was doing just fine going not caring about what y’all say, but seriously, if I see a parallel between Mako and Katara and I want to show it with art, be respectful and don’t criticize me for my choice (this is toward the first comment). second, please look up the definition of “literally” because who the fuck is Mako again? oh, right, basically the parent to his only brother, literally a person who sacrificed his life for the world, a cop who did his job to the city because he loved it, and overall someone who doesn’t deserve the kind of shit y’all pack onto him. you can’t fucking go around and claim that just because he didn’t really know how to quite manage his romantic life that he was an overall shitty human being. that is in no way, shape, or FORM a respectful thing to do. why did I think he’s deserving to put next to katara? because they both dedicate their LIVES to protect their people and the avatar. they take the place as the guardian for their siblings and they GROW as people, carrying heirlooms of their dead parents, and become progressively more mature about how they view the world (Katara in her strength and Mako in his role as a cop and not as a crook). not everything is about romance. i am literally sick and tired of seeing this in tags and anons messaging me about how fucking STUPID i am about how i decided to put mako on katara’s level
"I can get why people see a bit of zuko in him
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Anonymous asked: Mako's biggest character flaw is his inability to make a sound decision and commit to it. At first, this is frustrating, but what else is to be expected from an Expy of Zuko, who spent nearly that whole series jumping sides?
I suppose. XD I wouldn’t exactly call Mako a Zuko Expy, though… at least not more than I’d call him a Katara Expy. He’s “the firebender” like Zuko and “the one forced to grow up too fast” like Katara, but he’s definitely his own person rather than a copy of either of them.
Looking at Mako and Zuko’s respective indecisiveness, for instance, it isn’t coming from the same place at all.
Zuko’s indecisiveness was always a sort of nature-vs.-nurture sort of thing. Zuko’s innate temperament was good and he had a functional conscience that told him not to do bad things… but he was brought up in an environment in which it was impossible to gain the respect from his father that he so desperately desired without doing bad things. His inability to commit comes from his own clashing desires and was resolved when he realized that he might never get validation from Ozai but that was okay.
Mako’s indecisiveness, on the other hand, is much more other-centric. Most of the things Mako struggles with involves a situation in which someone is bound to get hurt no matter what, and he’s forced to decide which response is the lesser of two evils. He has one primary motive – to avoid causing pain – but it’s in conflict with itself even when there isn’t a second motive for it to conflict with.
That difference, I suspect, explains the differing audience reaction, too. Zuko’s conflict is a rather masculine, Hero’s Journey “confrontation with the father” sort of thing, while Mako’s is decidedly not.
( I would have mako get stronger/unlock a new bending technique by searching for spirituality post his breakup with korra either that or post b3
have done something to treat it more seriously so it can go somewhere and have him overcoming his flaw lead to him awakening a new bending technique
(mako got a really feminine coded plotline while zuko's was masculine
All jokes aside, I think the emotional need for someone to be there for him might be the primary concern here, though it's obviously all tied up in the strategic needs, too. For one thing, that sort of desperation is a lot more sympathetic, and it would allow for the Krew to get back together a lot easier.
The strategic concerns kind of hearken back to Book 1 stuff, though -- Mako's relationship with Asami has always been wrapped up in material needs, whether it be a pro-bending sponsorship or a place to stay or an ally against Varrick. I don't think he quite gets that someone might do nice things for him without being romantically attracted to him (...because the only two people who have helped him out in that way were both attracted to him and oh man now I just made myself sad), so when he can't afford not to accept that help, he responds by strengthening his romantic ties.
...in other words, we're back to "Mako gets a highly female-coded plot and everyone is confused because he's a guy."
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and thr lok remake will emphasize that korra was always a good person and avatar despite her mistakes
the whole she needed to suffer to learn compassion line will be erased
korra woul regain her old fire and confidence
and how she learns to be more compassionate to herself
she had trouble accepting herself as a human being rather than as a perfect paragon of world-saving Avatar-ness. She needed to learn to be compassionate towards herself so she could share that with others like her instead of “just” being sympathetic
also have the b2 scene with bolin suggesting pleading insanity either be changed and bolin actually doesnt believe mako did it and is actually pulled something on varrick
mako in b3-b4 confronted mako about it and its mentioned in remembrances
( or maybe replace mako's part in remembrances with something else
like say we included in some spin off novel mako and zuko's talk and training
so mako unlocks electric sense to read someones moves and tell if they are lying by the end of b4 he can use it in combat constantly with no issue ( akin to toph) ( and other lightning based moves like extending it from all fingers/feet to maybe use electromagnetism )
maybe bring azula in as someone who can train mako in combat
( also imply that what the people at powerplant do is electricity bending a weakened version of lightning bending
ie they can shoot a weakened version )
or make it implied that ma
and/or purifying heat to help counter poisons toxins (and a bending grip in someone so someone caant blood bend him or freeze his heart) ( I feel this fits since mako is basically the firebending version of the guy amon pretended to be (and heck there is already a parallel between them like them both using the power that is connected to their trauma
and the contrast between amon leaving his little brother and mako always sticking by him
or after hearing about how there was some leftover mercury in korra he would see if there is a way to use firebending so that wouldnt happen again to someone else
why would I pick zuko to help guide mako basically zuko will be mako's uncle iroh to give him the guidance mako lacked
And he would address makos flaws and him not telling asami about the kiss
Basically going imagine if asami wasn’t. Spy and (making a dream scenario where they basically imagine it going how it went in canon b1 with mako having a moment of normal human jerkiness after being confronted (as bryke stated in the commentary
(And when they talked about b2 zuko goes imagine (and insert what actually happened in b2 with asami what asami actually did kissing him and later on hitting on him asking what would he have done and he responds by doing what he canonically did in b2 and mako notes he was so afraid of disappointing people (and this marks the final part of his growth where he acknowledged what he would have known and how it was a mistake and that he wasn’t some horrible person just a young man who lacked guidance (basically how even if he felt it wasn’t a good idea he would go along with it due to wanting safety and not wanting her to abandon him too (make a short story that takes place in betweeen b3 -b4 ) or make an extra ep in dvd
Start of the b4 of canon korra got a scene where she fought in some match and lost and we see a locker room scene that reminded people of makos first appearance in b1
So maybe in remake we see mako defeat a guy in a match to show his growth
How he know realizes conflict doesn’t equal burning bridges etc
think it’s about more than a fear of hurting people’s feelings, honestly.
Mako learned his conflict resolution skills in his years seeking the protection of the Triple Threats as a child, and I’d argue that he acts accordingly. He seems to see conflict as all or nothing – either he capitulates to what the other person wants, or he risks burning bridges.
(It wouldn’t surprise me at all if Mako saw more than a few conflicts between Triad members end violently… and he had a younger brother to protect, so he’d want to avoid that by all possible means)
And, as a result, he only engages in a conflict when he’s willing to sacrifice the relationship for something he sees as more important – protecting someone or something he cares about, generally speaking. His arguments with Korra were doomed to end badly because the fact that they existed meant that he wasn’t fully invested in preserving the relationship in the first place.
Korra certainly didn’t help matters by being as aggressive as she was; storming into his office and kicking his desk halfway ac
plus the contrast of katara training korra
people bring up how he beat ming hua but I feel the fact is if mako beat ming the first round tenzin would have beaten zaheer/ been able to get away thus korra not poisoned would still irk him
and he would want to be a more equal partner to korra in combat so he can fight by her side
(of course have a young guy take over sato industry in b2 and he gets help from mako
(and mako can get someone to spar with and i would give mako blue flame ( i mean the korra and mako pair are already the red oni blue oni (ironic given how mako wears red and korra blue
I would have it represented with flames
And mako uses blue fire unless he is probending
