So, I finished Korra again. I am ready to drop my opinion on it. I could write a few pages about it, but I will compress it for my astounding follower count of less than 100 in one or two tweets starting now:

Despite the obstacles for producing the show, Korra is incredible.

The biggest crutch the show had upon release was the fact that it is the successor to the greatest American produced cartoon of all time. The bar was wildly high. When you look at the show for what it is though, it isn't trying to reach the same kind of bar set my A:TLA.

A:TLA had 61 episodes for it's single-story narrative. Korra works in arcs/chronicles via seasons. They had about 13 episodes each to craft characters/villains, their motivations, and every other story element while trying to deal with Nick's indecisiveness to renew each season.

Despite it all, Korra tells the story of an Avatar very unlike Aang. Aang needed to fit in the mold of a role that he never wanted to be but the world needed. He was welcomed as an avatar. All Korra wants to be is an avatar, but she lives in a world where they don't want her.

She is constantly in the shadow of Aang because of the instructors selected for her who only knew of an avatar's example through him. She isn't him, and her struggle is coming into her own in a world that doesn't accept who she is.

While developments for characters aren't as strong in the case of A:TLA, Korra's character and the focus on each villain is enough to satisfy those looking for depth. Above all, the best component of Korra's writing is the lore and world building of the Avatar setting.

The show is worth it to know what your favorite nation ends up doing and how it's citizens live. The writer's made bold choices to talk about very modern concepts that aren't for children but for adolescence I.e., season one addresses similar issues that are happening today.

Above all, Korra's main teacher in the series are her villains. All of them written under the popular idiom "the road to hell is paved with good intentions". The strongest villain in between BOTH series of Avatar is the season 3 antagonist, Zaheer. Won't say much but watch it.

The show is great, just don't compare it to A:TLA's magic. It truly has its own identity for it's own main protagonist. While I do think it does try to keep a similar formula, the show goes on to create its own and it works. If you hate on it just give it another try. It's good.

That's the end of my ted talk.