We’ve enjoyed both prior seasons of Legend of Korra, although they both had weaknesses in their endings. That seemed in part driven by taking on a bit too much and then not being able to rely on finishing them in subsequent seasons. There also tends to be a turn towards fewer shades of gray in the endings than the start.
So far this season has done fairly well on two fronts. First, it has been reincorporating often antagonistic characters and forces from prior seasons or shows as part of the new status quo. I’d actually like even more of that, but there’s been a great start so far. Second, the characters face problems that resist easy solutions for sensible reasons. This will probably prove even more true as they try to take on Ba Sing Se, a corrupt, oppressively unequal monarchy that seems to be in a position roughly comparable to China at the end of the Qing Dynasty.
One somewhat costly change is that they’re no longer posting full episodes on the website fully after broadcast. We missed the show times, so I did end up buying the first three episodes in HD at about $3 each. I’m okay with that, although I’m a bit annoyed that they took a few weeks to put them up. If they’re going to charge, please at least let us catch up to the where the show is now.
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