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extrapenguinWell. First of all, I did not like the large focus on Korra's trauma journey and her getting beat up. It also brought clear all of the shortcomings of the previous seasons: too much Meelo, too much Mako, Korra getting beat up severely and losing a bit too often, too short seasons so the endings always feel rushed (LOK would've worked better as two 26-ep seasons). Things this season introduced that I disliked: Korra's haircut.
Things I liked included everything Toph, Lin kicking ass, Kuvira as a competent villain, the final Korra-Kuvira fight in the control room, and the teamwork of the finale was more ... believable, in a way, and less "oh but Korra can't defeat the villain for Reasons despite the fact that y'know Avatar state exists". Also, the bit at the very end where she saves Kuvira? That. Yes, that. Guess who's a Korra/Kuvira shipper now, ahahaha. The new spirit portal in Republic City is very intriguing, and I kind of want some future Avatar series to come back to it – though only if they dedicate over 20 eps per plot arc. The Korra/Asami ending was very extremely understated, which, well, but still.
I think this show goes into the "love and also loathe" place. I generally don't write fic for non-book canons, but reading is a thing. Also, since this is audiovisual, fanvids! FFA has recced this one with Toph and Lin Beifong earthbending and a mainly-Korra vid set to "Monster" (which is an excellent choice of song, given what happens to Korra later). Other discoveries include Lin Beifong competence porn to music (ft. about as much Lin/Tenzin as I can take), Season 4: Korra going down in history, Korra and her demons, about 10% of the Avatar state no-holds-barred curb stomp I always wanted, another one with a similar premise, though this time with the Equalists, and s1 Korra going around pwning people.
So, rec me things! Vids, art, fic, anything. I really like bending/fighting displays of competence, esp from Korra and Lin Beifong. I also like Kuvira, Toph, and Asami, plus the idea of Amon (I really didn't like the "he was knowingly a bender all along!" thing; anything where he isn't/does not know he's a bender is fine – so eg "Amon is a desert kid who accidentally figured out bloodbending and how to de-bend people but did not realize this was bending" is A-OK, but the canon backstory is meh). NOTPs include Mako/anyone, Lin/Tenzin, all of Bolin's onscreen romances, and Kai/Jinora. I'm not interested in Suyin or Unalaq.
(And because I know you're interested, rankings are: Seasons go 4>3>1>2, villains go: idea of Amon > Zaheer = Kuvira > actual Amon > Unalaq. I most like Korra's biceps and bulky physique, Lin Beifong the BAMF who metalbends her uniform on, and Kuvira with her hair disheveled.)
Things I liked included everything Toph, Lin kicking ass, Kuvira as a competent villain, the final Korra-Kuvira fight in the control room, and the teamwork of the finale was more ... believable, in a way, and less "oh but Korra can't defeat the villain for Reasons despite the fact that y'know Avatar state exists". Also, the bit at the very end where she saves Kuvira? That. Yes, that. Guess who's a Korra/Kuvira shipper now, ahahaha. The new spirit portal in Republic City is very intriguing, and I kind of want some future Avatar series to come back to it – though only if they dedicate over 20 eps per plot arc. The Korra/Asami ending was very extremely understated, which, well, but still.
I think this show goes into the "love and also loathe" place. I generally don't write fic for non-book canons, but reading is a thing. Also, since this is audiovisual, fanvids! FFA has recced this one with Toph and Lin Beifong earthbending and a mainly-Korra vid set to "Monster" (which is an excellent choice of song, given what happens to Korra later). Other discoveries include Lin Beifong competence porn to music (ft. about as much Lin/Tenzin as I can take), Season 4: Korra going down in history, Korra and her demons, about 10% of the Avatar state no-holds-barred curb stomp I always wanted, another one with a similar premise, though this time with the Equalists, and s1 Korra going around pwning people.
So, rec me things! Vids, art, fic, anything. I really like bending/fighting displays of competence, esp from Korra and Lin Beifong. I also like Kuvira, Toph, and Asami, plus the idea of Amon (I really didn't like the "he was knowingly a bender all along!" thing; anything where he isn't/does not know he's a bender is fine – so eg "Amon is a desert kid who accidentally figured out bloodbending and how to de-bend people but did not realize this was bending" is A-OK, but the canon backstory is meh). NOTPs include Mako/anyone, Lin/Tenzin, all of Bolin's onscreen romances, and Kai/Jinora. I'm not interested in Suyin or Unalaq.
(And because I know you're interested, rankings are: Seasons go 4>3>1>2, villains go: idea of Amon > Zaheer = Kuvira > actual Amon > Unalaq. I most like Korra's biceps and bulky physique, Lin Beifong the BAMF who metalbends her uniform on, and Kuvira with her hair disheveled.)