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Didn't watch it yet, as I'm only 2 episodes in and Idon't want to taint my first view too much.

But from what I've seen of the show, I understand how they reach this conclusion. And Jessie Gender usually has quite a good grasp on these things.

Edit: Kind reminder that this post is for sharing/discussing the video, not for dunking on the Netflix adaptation.

Edit2: Watched it now. Spoilers for the first 2 episodes and light spoilers for the rest of the live action show, season 1.

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[โ€“] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I sometimes wonder if I should rewatch Korra now that I'm older a see if maybe I judged it too harshly. I rewatched last air bender and it was just better. I actually thought Wan got shafted. There was alot of potential there for content. Like it's the spirit realm, it's almost limitless potential.

I can see where you are going but I would imagine it would feel very different than the orignal show.

[โ€“] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Late reply, but you should.

I like Korra better. I think most people dislike it just because they immediately watch it after ATLA, which is unfortunate.

Another aspect that's underappreciated is the sheer number of parallels/connections between the shows. After poking through this for awhile (then recognizing it in a rewatch), the two shows feels more like a cohesive whole... 2 cycles of the Avatar. The sheer number of callbacks that must be intentional are mind-boggling.

https://avatarparallels.tumblr.com/tagged/both/page/169