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« on: December 19, 2014, 02:22:42 PM »
To be honest, I'm getting sick of people arguing for or against the ending with the two of them. There's far more to be discussed with the ending that is far more important than whether or not the two female leads are in lesbians with each other. Don't get me wrong, I'm incredibly surprised and happy that we are getting to the point where we can have these kinds of characters in an American cartoon, but it's overshadowing every other aspect of the finale that wasn't great... at all.
The entirety of Book 4 is basically an epilogue to the story that ended in Book 3. He character development into being a great Avatar ended in that season. Her development that we got in Book 4 was her coming to terms with the loss that she endured at the end of the previous season. Is that a good way to go about it? Sure! I love that they decided to tackle this sort of thing after a big battle when most TV shows don't seem to do that. However, it should not have been the last season that they did this in.
Because of that, Book 4 finale ended up being absolutely nothing. There was nothing being said about anything. We got no closure on absolutely anything or anyone besides a few of the minor characters. There was no emotional payoff near the end. I feel like The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies is basically what I feel about the finale: devoid of emotion and ultimately about nothing.
Hell, even Asami, who had spotlight in the finale due to their presumed (?) relationship together, was a useless character if we ignore her as a tool for Korra as a relationship. Outside of Book 1, she was delegated to the background, here and there and but never "part of the group". Even during the last season she hardly appeared -- and when she did, it was to settle her daddy issues. Until the ending of the show, the point of her character was to be the woman with the boy trouble; either with Mako or her father.
Now, Kuvira. Oh man Kuvira. An awful, awful villain. She was basically Ozai but without the three seasons of buildup to her. Now, the ending conversation Korra and Kuvira had was cool: it showed Korra's difference in character after Book 3 and I like that. However, it also completely devolved Kuvira into a non-issue. She turned into this sniveling baby that just wanted her mama again. It was akin to shoving a sock into Zaheer's mouth.
Which brings me to the issue of all the "kid" stuff in Korra. Surprisingly, despite how much more adult the show seems, it has more moments of it being a "kid" show than Avatar ever had. Many more fart jokes, more moments of ruining a villain's character for the sake of a laugh or lack of depth, etc. It's interesting, because while we got all of that, we also had the well-written deaths of Amon and the Red Lotus, and of course the finale.
All in all, I fully enjoy Korra. It had a lot more "highs" for me as a TV show. However, as a complete package, it felt disjointed and not as well put together as its predecessor. I completely understand why, due to how it was expanded from a 12 episode series. I still don't think I should forgive it for its many issues, however.
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