After re-watching Avatar The Last Airbender for some good old nostalgia, I decided to finally try and watch Legend of Korra.
I’m gonna be completely honest here.. Korra as a whole is…okay?
Korra herself is a semi-decent character, and while she has some… many flaws that I’m personally not a fan of, I still like watching her to an extent. I absolutely love the airbending arc, as I’m overjoyed to see their culture come back to life and for there to be so many airbenders in the world once more. I also really love the idea of the humans coexisting with the spirits like how they used to in ancient times. It gives everything a mystical vibe that I feel fits into the world, like butter on toast.
I do, however, loathe the industrialization of the Avatar world. It feels so jarring and well, not Avatar-like at all in my eyes. I had honestly assumed that the world-building was going to develop into a more fantasy-like way? Instead I got punched in the gut with an early 1900s New York/Hollywood vibes (very, VERY specifically Republic City)???? Like where the fuck did this even come from? Did I miss something while watching ATLA? I’m well aware there was a huge timeskip in order to get to Korra’s timeline, but Republic City feels SO out of place I cannot get over it. Not to mention the mecha suits…..
Aside from that, there are two particular characters that I honestly could not care for, and I feel like the show would have had better potential to be amazing if they were replaced with different characters.
Mako & Bolin.
Holy fuuuuck is Bolin an insufferably positive imbecile. To the point of it being forced positivity and him actively choosing to be insanely ignorant of his surroundings & the people around him. Learn to read a room, buddy. Context clues do not exist to this man, like ever. You could literally bully him outright and he’d think you’re proclaiming your love to him. While I do admit that he has some cute sweet moments that make me chuckle, he overall just feels so unimportant to me. He’s literally just that one comedic side character that gets on your nerves over time.
I’ll be honest, my only reasoning for disliking Mako is because I think he sucks as a person when it comes to the romantic department. He’s unfaithful and unfair to both Asami and Korra. I know he thinks they’re both hot and amazing, etc etc, but the way he literally just switches between them two willy-nilly throughout the show??? It’s gross. Learn to make up your mind, dude. If he found out what polyamory is he would get on his knees and BEG them to both be with him at the same time. I’m just glad he doesn’t end up with either of them, he does not deserve either lady.