Oops. I completely forgot I linked to that entry anywhere. I deleted it because... ok, here's what happened. C.S. Lewis once wrote about how the human heart, mind, and soul have cravings just like the body that must be satisfied: "deny it food, and it will swallow poison." Well, when The Promise Part 1 came out, I was desperately starving for anything Avatar and was thrilled to feed on this, not caring about its flaws anymore than someone dying of thirst in the desert would care that the only water they found was muddy. But by the time Part 2 came out, I'd been feeding on the much-more-awesome Legend of Korra for weeks, so when i read Part 2, I could fully acknowledge its inferiority to both the original and sequel series.
My opinion about The Promise story arc has completely changed, not because Part 2 was worse than Part 1 (it was actually better imho) but because I allowed myself to notice all the problems with its portrayal of the characters. The journal entry where I gushed over Part 1 (which included a paragraph on Mai and Zuko) was so embarrassing for me to think about, I just deleted it.
Heh, i can get that. I remember I was starving for avatar... ANYTHING avatar.
Am not really enjoying Legend of Korra though. It's a personal thing: In the original series, I fell in love with the ancient Asian setting, but Republic City is too recognisably NYC, a place which holds some bad memories for me. And Korra herself reminds me of an American whom I know (and dont really get along with) in real life.
I don't think the setting update is a change for the better, either, and the main romance as of Episode 9 reminds me too much of the main couple in the major, fascinatingly-stupid elemental powers show of the 90s, but I love it otherwise. Sorry it brings up bad memories for you.
My opinion about The Promise story arc has completely changed, not because Part 2 was worse than Part 1 (it was actually better imho) but because I allowed myself to notice all the problems with its portrayal of the characters. The journal entry where I gushed over Part 1 (which included a paragraph on Mai and Zuko) was so embarrassing for me to think about, I just deleted it.
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Am not really enjoying Legend of Korra though. It's a personal thing: In the original series, I fell in love with the ancient Asian setting, but Republic City is too recognisably NYC, a place which holds some bad memories for me. And Korra herself reminds me of an American whom I know (and dont really get along with) in real life.
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