korra is so fucking bad you guys
it's so fucking bad
there's little nuggets of decent ideas but this is so fucking awful
the bloodbenders in s1 are just fucking psychics they are literally just using telekinesis we aren't even actually making it bending anymore
BENDING IS NOT MAGIC 
also literally if you do not want to read more of me screeching about how awful this show is
mute this plurk
but
fucking fuck hell
the backgrounds are so fucking empty there's never anyone in the cities or the streets
I hate probending so much you guys
it makes no goddamn sense
like sports are not designed like this the fuck
Korra did not earn the avatar state it was just
handed to her
the fuck
we were doing good at the start of s2 BUT
THEN WE GOT KORRA THREATENING TO MURDER A JUDGE
god I hate how "good" characters can't have ever done bad things
everything they do is either justified, portrayed as correct in the story, or they're victims of manipulation
no i think even fans of the show (like me) are floored by how freaking bad s1 and 2 are
they're just...not good...
the only highlights are the SLIGHT depths they go into with the adults (WHICH THEY THEN, SHOVE ASIDE!!!
it would have been interesting to go further into how fucked up it was that aang favored the kid with bending powers but nooooo back to love triangle bs)
and the origin backstory with Wan
which admittedly is Generic as hell but they told it well
but everything else is so....bad....
i'd say 3 and 4 finally got its shit together even if i'm not fond of the fact that YOU GET BENDING NOW, EVERYONE GETS BENDING NOW ala digimon 02 ending or some bullshit
but at least those were coherent and they focused on the interesting stuff finally
(tho it took them 4 SEASONS to finally make bolin likable again sob)
FUCK
FUCK
THE BACKSTORY WITH WAN
I HATE
RAAVA AND VATU
I HATE THIS
pffthaha
I FUCKING HATE THIS
NO FUCKING SERIOUSLY
THEY'RE TREATING IT LIKE GOOD VS EVIL
THAT IS LITERALLY ERASING AND WESTERNIZING ASIAN MORALS
INSTEAD OF THE CONCEPT OF BALANCE WE WORKED SO HARD TO CONVEY IN AIRBENDER NAH FUCK THAT
I thought the entire point was Balance, not good vs evil
WHITE IS GOOD AND BLACK IS EVIL THERE'S A SATAN
or at least that's how i read it
I'M SO FUCKING INCENSED
NOW OUTSIDE OF THAT i do think they very Blatantly presented it as Good vs Evil
with Giant Bad Guy McGee i don't even remmber his fucking name
no they blatantly set it up as
"the good one was controlling the bad one"
LITERALLY NOT
and the Pure Light Korra
WHAT THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE
"THE SPIRIT OF DARKNESS"
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
lolol
I AM ENRAGED
i can give it a slight pass on that since it's not a direct one to one to actual cultural inspiration
tho that is odd given
I CAN'T
they tend to be so good elsewhere
that's fair!
My point is Wan's story is still presented far more coherently
than all of s1 and 2
I LITERALLY CAN'T BECAUSE THESE ARE THE SAME EXACT WRITERS THAT DIDNT FUCK THIS UP IN AIRBENDER
I MEAN, they sure are
yet they somehow fumbled real bad with korra
it's a real fuckin mystery how they went downhill
again i think s3 and 4 were actually good but
coherent yes but I wish it wasn't such a clear and high definition picture of someone spitting in the face of the foreign culture they were trying to portray
I wouldn't call it spitting since again, inspiration, not direct one to one
cuz if that's the case it's bullshit that using real life martial arts for MAGICAL ELEMENTS is silly too
also
like if there's one thing they do right is try to be respectful as possible and do a lot of research
why did Vatu get stronger and Raava weaker
it's definitely real fucking lazy tho
this is not being explained
this is lazy as fuck
laziness, yes
that's why
literally vatu is being written as Satan I fucking hate this
it's a real weak, cheap plot line
i...wouldn't say he's written as satan
satan is more balanced and sympathetic lol
it's jsut Generic Evil which is worse
it's a very abrahamic evil
snakey
Ash!!1
whispers
hey kids go do a darkness 'okay'
but yes it's very lazy.
like
in Hindu religion I know for sure that the meaning of a "dark age" is literally just
people are inclined to drink, diseases exist, wars happen sometimes - literally we supposedly live in a "dark age" right now
it's not supposed to be apocalyptic
yeah but again it's...not a one to one
this is literally Not That
they pulled from a lot of elements to create a unique creation myth
Ash!!1
is
a good one? pffft no
you're still justified in being angry tho cuz! look at that hot mess
but it's important to remember it's not That
also i wanted to make sure i'm not just talking out my ass since i have no desire to every rewatch s2 ever again and my memory is fuzzy so i just checked the wiki
and yea both were an amalgamation of different concepts, the most obv on the surface being yin and yang and some others.
if only it were internally consistent
BALANCE
YOU KNOW, BY DELIBERATELY ELIMINATING ONE OF THE TWO FUNDAMENTAL FORCES
lol right
silver lining: Varrick is a gem and an actually nuanced character and I adore him
why is raava weaker
why
she's been amassing power with all the past avatars for ten thousand years, she's had an entire age of dominance
why is vatu still stronger
IT'S BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO MAKE HER AN UNDERDOG
THEY HAVE TO MAKE THE GOOD GUY SAD AND SYMPATHETIC FOR DRAMA BECAUSE THESE FUCKING HACKS COULDN'T CONTRIVE AN APPROPRIATE CLIMAZ
AND NOW WE'RE DOING GODZILLA DUBSTEP LAZERS
but
why
???
why does he go to republic city
literally why
what reason
wait are you
watching this for th efirst time...
wheeze i woulda warned you haha
I've seen chunks of this like the thing I saw first was korra getting a GALLON OF MERCURY pulled out of her
which is where I stopped ages ago lmfao
but I'm going to be writing/drawing a comic with my friends so rewatching everything to make sure the world stays consistent when we tackle it is important
but now I must scream more
SO WHEN I HEARD THAT KORRA LOST HER CONNECTION TO THE OTHER AVATARS
I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE LIKE......... A CONSPIRATORIAL PLOT OR SOMETHING
kdalfjak
oh no, no;;;
its pure bullshit imo
I THOUGHT HEY FOR SURE THAT'S A TRAGIC AND INTERESTING PLOT FOR A VILLAIN TO TRY AND SEVER THE AVATAR FROM HER PAST LIVES
THAT'S INTERESTING THAT'S SOMEONE ACTIVELY TRYING TO WEAKEN THE POWER OF THE AVATAR AND ACTUALLY PURSUE THIS EQUALIST PLOT THEY TRIED TO ENACT SOMEHOW
BUT NAH????
NOPE
IT KIND OF HAPPENS THE FUCK OUT OF NOWHERE
JUST YEAH SURE DELETE ALL THOSE PAST LIVES FUCK 'M
WHY???
IDK LOL
SACRIFICED ON THE ALTAR OF SHITTY STAKES AND DRAMA
iirc no one really questions or worries about it ether like
THE ENTIRE HISTORY OF AVATARS IS ERASED
I'M SCREECHING HOW THE FUCK
oh well lol
LITERALLY THEY ARE OFFICIALLY DEAD NOW LIKE???
well okay no that's inaccurate it does fuck korra right the heck up
but yea the connection is gone
MAYBE I'M MISSING SOMETHING??? like Korra can still do shit and is still the Avatar
but she can't speak with the past ones anymore iirc
hand on head its been so long s2 is such a mess
I am being told s3 is good
varrick is good, bumi is good
tenzen would be good if they let him be competent but they won't
oh yea s3 is good
like I'd say s3 is good with some meh points but overall it's like ???? WHY WASN'T THE SHOW LIKE THIS BEFORE?
and 4 is overall amazing aside from a few bs cop outs
also
bolin is great I love bolin
(it helps that they get rid of the love triangle bs)
bolin gets Better
and there's lots of Varrick
legitimately honestly I do not care about the love triangle stuff it does not grossly offend me lmfao
so you'll like that
well i mean they get rid of the love shit so they can focus on writing an actual plot
and devote time to that
instead of CUTAWAY TO BREAK UP
for korra anyway
HMM
I GUESS
JUST FUCK THE GURUS THEN HUH
TIME FOR GODZILLA FIGHT
yes see this is what i meant earlier
GIANT DARK BAD MAN GRRR
i thought you had seen it sob
its so bad
I need to see it
DUB STEP LAZERS
I admit I have seen the mercury thing but
I will still
scream at hte top of lung about mercury
the pinnacle of
god damn it english majors don't know anything
tbf i give a pass at them pulling out mercury cuz
toph
toph can do whatever the fuck she wants
ah yes
balance
we have disintegrated half of the universal force. balance.
wheeze
ALSO OMFG... no............ that shit clings to your myelin sheaths
you go absolutely fucknutters crazy have seizures and die
from like ounces
ever heard of the town of dancing cats bc I have
I have nightmares about that shit
oh yes mercury poisoning aint shit to play around with
also didn't raava just like
fucking cheat
but as u just witnessed a kaiju battle
korra don't give a shit about science
vatu legit just earned a victory on this harmonic convergence
welp just finished s2
GENERAL REACTION, YEA
generally it's like
s1: starts out hopeful, interesting! and then oh......oh u just Fixed everything that was really disappointing hm
WE SPENT SO MUCH OF S1 ON FUCKIN PRO BENDING
but hey its cuz they didn't know they would have more episodes!! SURELY THEY WILL BE BETTER IN S2
WHICH IS THE FAKIEST FAKE SPORT
s2: [a convoluted hot mess]
AND PSYCHIC BLOOD BENDING
s3: I'VE BEEN BURNED BEFORE THERE'S NO WAY THIS IS GONNA BE GOOD [is good. perhaps very good at points??? UNSURE]
s4: gdit u dragged me back kicking and screaming but u fukkin did it korra
^the lives of those watching korra as it aired
or as it
got uploaded
cuz nick canceled it from airing
so they hastily put it online instead sob
someone pointed out that korra actually meets a lot of the qualifiers on the psychopathy checklist and i. gosh. yeah
she could be a ceo
s3 is pretty dang good
currently only like
'but I thought bending came explicitly from lion turtles'
I can come up with some theories but it shouldn't be the audience's job to justify the author's story
Zahir is very interesting I approve
i don't actually remember what the explanation is but p sure it was something something s2 ending something
but yes s3 is a sharp upturn
so far in season 3 it's being basically described as "spirit influence" or "because the pathways are open" which doesn't explain anything
the only real complaint for s3 and also STILL SHRIEKING AT THE MERCURY OH MY GOOODDDDD
the rest was excellent