Legend of Korra Episode 5 Review
Late to the party, work's been really crazy.
[Let's try it with the spoiler tag this time.]
Who'd have thought there'd be an entire episode devoted to romantic entanglements (spoken with a disdainful sniff) in a 12-episode season? I might have been disappointed, except the episode has good character and relationship developments, sets up a new antagonist, and also builds up to what will probably ( Read more... )
[Let's try it with the spoiler tag this time.]
Who'd have thought there'd be an entire episode devoted to romantic entanglements (spoken with a disdainful sniff) in a 12-episode season? I might have been disappointed, except the episode has good character and relationship developments, sets up a new antagonist, and also builds up to what will probably ( Read more... )
Good point about Amon not being the all-consuming force of antagonism in-world--yet. They always strike when things seem most normal. :D
One major difference between ATLA and Korra is that Korra has less room for dicking around, writing-wise. (Wow that sounded... dirty...) The seasons are only half as long, and it's my understanding DiMartino and Konietzko took over the writing so the pace would be tighter. And so far Korra has no equivalent to "The Great Divide" or even "The King of Omashu." Even "The Spirit of Competition" is still plot- and character-relevant. But I definitely agree it's good to have a rest from the pace of the plot from time to time, and maybe Episode 5 was just that.
DiMartino and Konietzko's credentials as feminist writers are strong, if not without blind spots. Back in ATLA they seemed to have trouble with women past their teenage years, though I'd say they've overcome it in LoK with Old!Katara, Pema, and Lin. If Tenzin's ex-GF really is Lin and they do manage to pull it off without ridiculous stereotypes or woman-bashing, they will truly have earned my respect.
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