So, yeah. Avatar Korra. Before I go on explaining who Korra is, and the whole Avatar series in a couple paragraphs, here's my opinion on the show. I loved the second half of Korra. The first half, with the Pro Bending and the boy troubles, that was pretty off-putting, considering what the Last Airbender was. Now that it's all done I can see their reasoning for this, they needed a first act before the inciting incident kicked in, but the first act took a little too long in my opinion. But that is my only complaint, besides Mako, and it gets blown away before the end of the season. I like Korra. I can relate to her a lot better than I can Aang, and the fact that it has been cleared up to season 4 makes me so incredibly happy.
If anyone's unfamiliar with the Avatar cartoon series, it's awesome. You should watch it. The Last Airbender movie was... I've honestly never been more angry at a movie, in part due to the incredible mistakes made on the cinematography end, but mostly because they were handed a great story and furked it.
Avatar: The Last Airbender, IE the original cartoon, was an incredibly done story about war, cosmic entities, spiritual balance (not religion, for those of you who'd be put off by that), and a group of characters who I care more about than most live action television series aimed at adults. The basics of the story are that there is this world, called the Four Nations, where people can control ("Bend") the four elements, Earth, Water, Fire, and Air, through varying forms of martial arts. These different elements make up the four nations, with cultures and societies based on some in our world. The Avatar is a single person who can control all of the elements, chosen by the spirits, and is sort of in charge of making sure everyone is playing nice, and keeping the world in balance.
The Last Airbender ended a while ago, but I recommend going back and watching it before moving onto the Legend of Korra. Not that you'd need to, you could probably pick up what you need to without, but it will help. Korra is short enough as is, you don't want to throw a learning curb into it. Korra is the story of the Avatar after Aang, the one in the previous series, and a big thrill is seeing the logical evolution of a lot of the things introduced back in the hundred year war. Korra herself is a lot more relatable than Aang, at least for me, in that she's a lot more talanted in certain areas than others. Aang was pretty well rounded in what he could do and his beliefs. Korra's really good at the fighting half of the Avatar and terrible at the rest, which has given her a more aggressive stance on things than Aang.
Also, I love the water tribe. Big fan of the Inuit inspired designs and culture.
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