Anyone else not ashamed to admit that they are one of the many adults watching a show that airs on Nickelodeon? I just watched the first few of episodes, and they've really stepped up the animation, even compared to the already fantastic quality of the previous series. I also really like the new setting of a sorta 1920's era metropolis, complete with organized crime, and I think the characters have been set up very well. The Trailer: [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54srZLuYfb0"]The Legend of Korra ~ Official Trailer 720p HD (Corrected Speed) - YouTube[/ame] Also, I'm sticking to my initial prediction that Amon is the vengeful grandson of a cabbage merchant whose business was repeatedly destroyed by the past Avatar. Even if he gave a different back-story.
Yeah, we've all wondered where the cabbage merchant is going to show up. This is one of the few shows that I am watching in real time, though mostly out of love of The Last Airbender. I'm not a fan of the technology evolution, but it does mean we'll have to judge this show on its own merits, rather than viewing it as an extension of Avatar. From what I've read, the creators were absolutely dismayed by the horrors perpetrated by Night Shyamalan, and this is no doubt their doing to yank control back of the franchise.
As were critics and moviegoers worldwide. I'm enjoying it though, far too early for me to even compare it to A:TLA though.
My daughter is huge fangeek and the latest she's getting on the identity of Amon is that maybe he's Aang's son Boumi, who was the only one of his kids who did not have bending powers. Also, the creators have announced that Amon is the Big Bad for just season 1....
Well, six episodes and the bloom is off. Basically the last three episodes have been how the Avatar is trying to make it big in the world of Pro Bending. Meh.... Aang had a grand quest to save the world from the Fire Nation, Korra is just lost. I know that it takes a while for shows to find their feet and the first several episodes of the first season can wander off and everywhere, but the creators of this show have had 4 years to figure out what they wanted to do. I think they spent more time planning flying zeppelins and zoot suits then they did the plotting. It's pretty disappointing. I'll still watch the show just because my family are huge Avatar fans, but if it was just me, I wouldn't be wasting my time any more....
I'm for the most part enjoying it - except for the fifth episode which was a little too teen drama-y. The pro-bending plot could have been done in 3 episodes, so I agree that they drew that out longer than needed, but it's definitely over after the attack on the arena last week. Voice in the Night (episode 4) was probably my favorite so far since it really set up the most story: the politics of Republic City, Aang's later in life conflict, and how Korra most learn she can't simply put down the equalists with brute force. There's definitely a different structure to this series, I would agree the hero's journey is less clearly defined, but I believe its an intentional decision to make the story a bit more of a mystery (or at least give it a more uncertain quality). I do appreciate how completely in over her head the Avatar seems to be, for all her kick-ass qualities that she arrived with, she's now struggling in her personal life, training, and mission. I think Amon has been a great antagonist, especially since he's clearly winning at the moment, and his calculated nature is incredibly frustrating for a seemingly self-assured (certainly introduced as such) character like Korra. Of course, I won't argue against personal preference, but that's just kind of my take on it as someone who really liked the first series and was a little skeptical about a new series when it was first announced.
This episode notched the tension and drama, and now we have a second villain for Korra to combat. Asami is, in many ways, a bigger threat because we don't know his motivations. Maybe it's because I'm a parent, but it never ceases to amaze me how absent even mediocre parenting is from teen heroes. Korra isn't getting any guidance at all from Tenzin. He's obviously impotent in Republic City machinations, but he could be doing a lot more for her. Even when Aang, Sokka, and Katara finally meet up with Hakoda, their dad, he's less than helpful...
Yeah, there was a lot to sort out in the last two episodes, not that it wasn't clear that Tarlock was at the very least a power hungry dirt bag from his introduction. Looks like next weekend we might be getting the long awaited Korra communicates with past life Aang moment. It did from the flashback look like the person the Aang gang struggled with as adults may have been involved in blood bending. True, and this series did begin with Korra's parents rather cheerfully letting her be taken away by the White Lotus when she was about 5 to go train... which isn't an Avatar supposed to live normally until 16? I know in Aang's case there was an exception because the war was beginning. I don't really see how any of the threats in this series would have been evident enough to do that, since up to the pilot even Tenzin is quite naive to the extent of the Equalists movement and the ambition of Tarlock
I did not like that episode to be honest, even the flashback ended up seeming kind of pointless (considering what happened with Yakkone's son in the end). I was underwhelmed by Yakkone, he struck me as disappointingly simple cartoon villain (albeit with an incredible power) for all the build up. They seemingly just brushed aside a lot of story potential involving Tarrlock. I have had issues with the pacing of this show from the beginning, and the problem just seems to be getting worse... I think they really needed full 20 episode seasons.
I was OK with the show, but the show is nothing special. It's missing the charm of the Last Airbender, and yet it is not doing very well if it is edginess or darkness is what they're shooting for. The kids loved the flashbacks because they showed adult Socca, Aang and Toph but I would have preferred Korra to learn from the flashbacks how to de-bend someone. That would have been an interesting development.
