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That’s where the superiority ends, though, and even this instance is only slightly differentiated and up for debate.
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I reckon I’m personally way more like Korra than Aang. Watching this is tough, because you want to root for her - even though she’s being an idiot, you understand why she’s behaving the way she is. This causes her to disobey her mentors and use her powers as the Avatar in immensely reckless ways. Korra, on the other hand, simply cannot get airbending for the longest time. Aang struggles with earthbending, has a little cry, and then it’s all sunshine and rainbows - Twinkle Toes has smashed the boulder. As I’ve said, Korra is probably better than Aang, at least in terms of how she’s written. The most obvious comparison to make here is the characters. It rarely feels as if the story is connected to the previous episode, and if you’re watching it for the first time, anyone’s guess as to what the following episode will be about is just as good - or bad - as the next person’s.
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Seeing elemental bending manipulated into professional fights in a UFC-esque arena was fun for a while and I guess the big-budget combat scenes looked cool, but narratively speaking, Korra is a mess. Again, I’m not going to give it loads of hassle here - I genuinely really like it! It’s just that The Last Airbender is one of the greatest shows ever made for some very specific reasons, several of which Korra flat out ignored. Ultimately, though, The Legend of Korra will never live up to its predecessor. He definitely took some lessons on board, mind, but his narrative trajectory is more of a straight line than Korra’s, whose turbulence is what makes her so enduringly resonant and believable. I think a lot of people conveniently forget about the times Aang lost his temper in ATLA, instead choosing to remember him solely as the guy who said, “Flameo, hotman!” and beat up the bad guys in a nice guy way.
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She’s far more complex and has a conviction that allows her to make mistakes and learn from them. The Legend of Korra is an excellent television series, to the extent that I reckon Korra is probably a better protagonist than Avatar: The Last Airbender’s Aang in most ways.