Some Excellent Reviews of Korra Book 1
Jul. 13th, 2012 04:06 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ljwritesJust because I have no mercy for this dead horse...
The Legend of Korra, Season 1
- A fan of the original ATLA series breaks down what was wrong with the pacing, characterization, and especially the Equalist plotline.
How You Can Have a Bunch of Great Ideas but Still Fuck Up Real Bad: A Korra Essay
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lavanyasix's comment-linking, a comprehensive takedown of Book 1 that shows exactly how it undid its promising early developments and not only wasted time in an already short season, but ended up with no character development and no point.
The essay also a really effective rebuttal of the "but there were only twelve episodes!" defense that fans rush to. Even if we ignore the fact that the writers knew about the episode limit from the start and had no excuse not to work within it, they still wasted the first half of the season by reversing everything in the second half. They have no one but themselves to blame for the choppy and rushed mess they ended up with.
Korra as the Avatar and Bending as a Defining Feature
- A less comprehensive review than the above two but well worth a read in the way it points out how the excessive focus on bending comes at the expense of Korra's character development.
The Legend of Korra, Season 1
- A fan of the original ATLA series breaks down what was wrong with the pacing, characterization, and especially the Equalist plotline.
How You Can Have a Bunch of Great Ideas but Still Fuck Up Real Bad: A Korra Essay
- Discovered through our very own
lavanyasix's comment-linking, a comprehensive takedown of Book 1 that shows exactly how it undid its promising early developments and not only wasted time in an already short season, but ended up with no character development and no point.The essay also a really effective rebuttal of the "but there were only twelve episodes!" defense that fans rush to. Even if we ignore the fact that the writers knew about the episode limit from the start and had no excuse not to work within it, they still wasted the first half of the season by reversing everything in the second half. They have no one but themselves to blame for the choppy and rushed mess they ended up with.
Korra as the Avatar and Bending as a Defining Feature
- A less comprehensive review than the above two but well worth a read in the way it points out how the excessive focus on bending comes at the expense of Korra's character development.
