Legend of Korra: spastic review
Mar. 28th, 2012 02:29 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
brendalaI finally caught the first two episodes and I just had to dish about them! Obviously, this post has spoilers. So don't read any further if you haven't seen them yet.....
-So far, Korra is an AMAZING character! I love how unique her look is. She's not tiny or a waif like most female characters out there. She's built like an Amazon! And her personality is awesome, too.
-I LOVE the designs for this series. It really does feel like the Avatar world has advanced and the technology level makes sense. The pseudo-1920s setting reminded me a bit of Talespin (a show that crafted one of the coolest fictional worlds EVER), and that made me happy.
-Speaking of designs, the characters look great. I like how the citizens of Republic City aren't easy to identify as Earth/Water/Fire benders like characters in the old series were.
-The supporting cast was strong, too. I adore Tenzin and his crazy family and I look forward to seeing more of them.
-Old-Katara was handled very well. I was worried that she might be written as being depressed because she's the only member of the old Gaang who is still alive. So I'm glad that her outlook was still positive and she still had the same spark as she did in the original show.
-The anti-bending movement makes a lot of sense. The 100 year war was caused by the Fire Nation deciding it's element was "superior". And now that technology has put non-benders on an even keel, I can see some of them going all 'Senator Kelly' and lashing out against benders.
-The voice casting. Some of the choices seem odd on paper (Bud Bundy as Mako!?). But they all worked. Especially Steve Blum as Amon. ^_^
....my only misgiving about the show is that it seems to be setting up a love-triangle between Bolin, Mako, and Korra. I really hope I'm wrong about this because I think it would be cooler and more original if those three remained platonic friends for the duration of the series. Or, at the very least, she hooked up with one of them without any hokey melodrama ensuing. I dunno, maybe I'm just paranoid because last year two shows that I liked at first eventually devolved into "female characters who only care about chasing penises and NOTHING ELSE!" and I don't want to fully fall in love with Korra just yet.
In conclusion, I cannot wait to see the rest of this show. It looks like it could easily surpass the original if it just keeps it momentum going!
-So far, Korra is an AMAZING character! I love how unique her look is. She's not tiny or a waif like most female characters out there. She's built like an Amazon! And her personality is awesome, too.
-I LOVE the designs for this series. It really does feel like the Avatar world has advanced and the technology level makes sense. The pseudo-1920s setting reminded me a bit of Talespin (a show that crafted one of the coolest fictional worlds EVER), and that made me happy.
-Speaking of designs, the characters look great. I like how the citizens of Republic City aren't easy to identify as Earth/Water/Fire benders like characters in the old series were.
-The supporting cast was strong, too. I adore Tenzin and his crazy family and I look forward to seeing more of them.
-Old-Katara was handled very well. I was worried that she might be written as being depressed because she's the only member of the old Gaang who is still alive. So I'm glad that her outlook was still positive and she still had the same spark as she did in the original show.
-The anti-bending movement makes a lot of sense. The 100 year war was caused by the Fire Nation deciding it's element was "superior". And now that technology has put non-benders on an even keel, I can see some of them going all 'Senator Kelly' and lashing out against benders.
-The voice casting. Some of the choices seem odd on paper (Bud Bundy as Mako!?). But they all worked. Especially Steve Blum as Amon. ^_^
....my only misgiving about the show is that it seems to be setting up a love-triangle between Bolin, Mako, and Korra. I really hope I'm wrong about this because I think it would be cooler and more original if those three remained platonic friends for the duration of the series. Or, at the very least, she hooked up with one of them without any hokey melodrama ensuing. I dunno, maybe I'm just paranoid because last year two shows that I liked at first eventually devolved into "female characters who only care about chasing penises and NOTHING ELSE!" and I don't want to fully fall in love with Korra just yet.
In conclusion, I cannot wait to see the rest of this show. It looks like it could easily surpass the original if it just keeps it momentum going!
