Fixing Legend of Korra

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Tim Hickson
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Canterbury, New Zealand

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[HelloFutureMe]

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~ Tim

[rimurutempest]

Honestly, instead of the love triangle stuff, they should have first focused on them forming a closer bond as friends just like the original did, that way when the relationships came, we can get more invested. Like maybe it’s just me, but the romance was really distracting since I didn’t even get the vibes that they liked each other as people.

[alessandro]

Remember how Avatars were traditionally supposed to be told at the age of 16? Aang only found out at 11 because war was approaching, and even then Gyatso didn't want him to be told because he deserved to have a childhood. They didn't find out by asking them to bend other elements either, in Aang's case they used the toy test to search for past lives.

Korra randomly bending multiple elements as a toddler is actually very interesting, but the show doesn't seem to care about it or even point out that it's unusual. Monk Gyatso is proven right as it derailed her life, got her targeted by Red Lotus members, and forced her to grow up too fast while out of touch and isolated. I would have liked some explanation for what caused Korra to awaken her abilities so early.

[Caenen_LeagueTechnical]

"finding an alternative way" is literal airbending philosophy, as shown in ATLA (Aang struggles with Earthbending because there is no alternative, no clever angle, he just has to move the rock). So making the Season that is literally called air have Korra grow to be able to do exactly that should be *the* way to write this.

[Grim_Sister]

I’d add to Korra’s arc the understanding of being mindful. When she brawls in the city, she’s ruining stores and homes, let her try and fix the aftermath. After all, it is the avatars duty not only to protect, but also rebuild

[carson]

One thing that never got explored in the series, despite the potential for it, is the ideological conflict between modern and traditional martial arts. MMA (on which pro-bending forms are based) is much more effective in terms of pure combat but lacks the philosophical and spiritual aspects of traditional schools. I would have loved to see this explored a bit more in the series. I think it would have also fit nicely into Korra's own arc to grow beyond her reliance on violence to solve problems. As she learns to solve problems in other ways, she begins to find value in the spirituality of traditional martial arts. We see her bending style evolve over the course of the season. And it is when she embraces the spiritual over the efficient that she finally learns to airbend.

[garkun]

I really liked your rewrite. The characters feel like they have more of a character arc, there's no needless love triangle and the plot feels more tightly written. I think I especially love how you gave Bolin a bit more heart. He's good in the first season as you said, but him sharing more tenders scenes just makes me feel more than just the comedy relief character. Great job!

[katthunter]

I really liked this re-write. One small thing that never made sense to me was why Korra initially disliked Asami. There was the jealousy aspect over Mako, but Korra says to her 'I always figured you were this prissy princess' or words to that affect, and I find that strange- Korra lived the same life, she is the daughter of the chief and has been waited on hand and foot for being the Avatar- both women have worked for things too, so they should have hit it off from the first. This rewrite gives us some better conflict and shows they yeah, initially they should've been friends

[Balrog-tfbg]

Amon was one of my favorite villains. One gripe I had with Korra was how there kept being an “Ozai” level villain every season and how she just seems to magically power through

[AfricanHro]

Would have added a bit more emphasis on her growing up isolated from people her own age and how its affected her socially.

[popularopinion]

Please, please, please! For the love of God, please do this for seasons 2 through 4. Your insight to the Avatar series is one of the best I've seen out there, and your understanding of story structure is excellent. I would absolutely love for you to do more on this and I for one would happily accept your version as canon.

[janayjerez]

this is actually a perfect rewrite in my opinion. i hated how the show dissolves the equalist movement without validating their concerns; it almost gave this weird message like.. "inequality is made up! stick to the status quo!" which never sat right with me.

[drew-anneglennie]

Korra losing her bending for a bit to discover (a) who she is and (b) what life is like for non-benders (hence making her a better Avatar) has always seem so obvious to me that I was in disbelief that it didn't happen like that

[AlphaPhoenixChannel]

Don't get me wrong, I love LoK - great characters and fantastic but PLEASE tell me the new Avatar Studios is beating down your door right now with wheelbarrows full of money

[TheDragonslaya]

one thing I love about Korra is how her and Aang were perfect for each others world, Aang was a pacifist who was ill suited for the 100 years war, whereas Korra was built to fight yet her enemies needed diplomacy and reason to truly defeat.

[summere.]

Korra going on a journey to find her bending back again instead of it being handed back to her is so good because that is the exact point of how the Avatars are supposed to master the elements. Not by being handed teachers and learning in a controlled stilted environment, but by exploring the world and finding friends and masters yourself. A great ending to this rewrite.

[carlosbermudez]

“The immense power of the avatar state left to the whims and emotions of an unstable child.” -Amon
Bravo! I love every bit of this rewrite. devoted “cabbage-head” here.

[lonebattledroid]

I love how you actually did something with Bolin rather than making him the dumb comic relief.
Edit: Also, like how you made him wise, or I guess an empath is a better way to describe him.

[seb_fancysheep]

The "Sorry I thought you were one of them" gave me chills. Such a simple yet meaningful sentence.

[gw]

I thought maybe having Sokka come back in a minor way and comment on the equalist conflict might be interesting, due to him being the main non bending in the original series.