Editorial: Goodbye Avatar Korra

If there's a show out there that has a reputation for having strong woman (both good and evil) without them being... defined by their gender let's say. It's the Avatar franchise (not the movies, the TV shows, there's a big difference)

In Avatar The Last Airbender you have Katara, Suki, Kyoshi, Toph, Azula, Mai, Ty Lee just to name the main ones. That's not to say that sexism didn't exist in this universe. Sokka started out a tad sexist, and Katara had to fight the sexist waterbending Master Paku to try and get herself taken seriously.

I believe in equal opportunities, but that's not necessarily the case with Network Executives. There was some debate about putting a girl as the lead in the new Avatar series, because they believed it might put boys off. Fortunately in a focus test the boys proved that there is still sense in the world, and didn't give a sh*t, and thus was born: The Legend of Korra.

Legend of Korra Book 4 Chapters 8-9 review - Remembrances/Beyond the Wilds

It's TV Month

Except it isn't, but with TV seasons drawing to a close, let's dig into chapters 8-9 of Book 4 of the Legend of Korra and see how things progress

Please note: When I originally wrote the review for remembrances, I was unaware of the budget reasons behind the clip show format of it. I have modified to review slightly, increasing its review score and adding a few references to it, but I kept it mostly in tact for comedic purposes.

Legend of Korra Book 3 Chapters 12 and 13 review - Into the Void/Venom of the Red Lotus

It's time to look into the Korra book 3 finale, as the Red Lotus approach their victory

Legend of Korra Book 3 Chapter 11 review - The Ultimatum

Chapter 11 – The Ultimatum

Inception horn noises open the episode - sh*t’s going down

Legend of Korra Book 3 Chapter 10 review - Long Live the Queen

Chapter 10 – Long live the queen

Well, airbending’s suddenly a lot scarier, isn’t it? 

Legend of Korra Book 3 Chapter 9 review - The Stakeout

So, we come to the first online episode of Korra

Legend of Korra Book 3 Chapter 8 review - The Terror Within

Before I start the next review, I’d like to say SCREW YOU NICKELODEON. Advertising for Korra started a mere 2 weeks before its air-date, and the air-date itself wasn’t revealed until a week later, not surprisingly ratings haven’t been very good (if I had a penny for every book 3 post I’ve seen through various blogs saying ‘Korra book 3 is on? I didn’t know’ I’d be quite rich)

On top of that, Nickelodeon went to advertise that their episodes would not be available online (at least for a few days) except now, they’re only going to be available online. I understand that ratings online are very good for Korra, and Korra isn’t your usual type of show (because it’s good) but seriously, you pull it mid-book! THAT’S DUMB

OK, let’s get started with the last episode to air offline

Legend of Korra Book 3 Chapters 4-5 review - In Harm's Way/The Metal Clan

It's time for Korra book 3 reviews again

Full spoilers ahead

Legend of Korra Book 3 Chapters 1-3 review - A breath of fresh air/Rebirth/The Earth Queen

When it comes to animation. I've always said the best shows are those that can appeal to children, but don't talk down to adults. A perfect example of that is Avatar: The Last Airbender (not to be confused with the films Avatar or The Last Airbender, the cr*ppy movie based on the show). A show that created an interesting lore and told a compelling story with interesting characters.

The Legend of Korra takes the lore of the show, and places it in a modern setting. So as well as Dragons and Sky Bison we have air ships and the radio (things that while they existed, they were not commonplace in Avatar: The Last Airbender.) Avatar: Legend of Korra has the disadvantage that they need to tell self-contained stories over much shorter book lengths, which does get in the way of story-telling and character development

I will do reviews of books 1 and 2 of Korra later on, but suffice it to say, they had their ups and downs, but book 2 left things an interesting position going into book 3

A few weeks ago, several episodes of book 3 were leaked, this resulted in the release date for book 3 being pushed up to last Friday, when the first 3 episodes would be aired. So without further ado, let’s get into episodes 1-3 of the Legend of Korra book 3, change