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Sudden Avatar thoughts
May. 23rd, 2020 09:31 pmSo now that my youngest sister is watching Avatar, I feel the sudden need to talk about something that's always bothered me in The Legend of Korra: the severing of Korra's connection to the past Avatars in season 2.
It hurts because we lose Aang a second time. We've come to accept his death, but now we have the loss of his soul, of Roku, of Kyoshi, and all the rest, all the way back to Wan. And it's permanent. I know the point is to try to set Korra on her own, having to figure things out for herself the way Aang had, when he had to reject his past lives' advice for dealing with the Fire Lord. But Korra's not as much one who goes to her elders for help. It's more devastating for the audience than for her. And it's hard for the people around her, such as Katara, Toph, and Zuko, who no longer have their friend still there.
Though, try telling that to Toph. She's still going to call Korra "Twinkle-Toes," and probably punch Aang's soul right back into her.
But that's the thing, especially getting into Book 4. Korra is suddenly disconnected from Aang's friends, who want to help her and still see part of him in her. That could have led to a way to bring the other Avatars back, to restore the cycle rather than resetting it. And honestly, I feel like they should have been part of her healing process, when she was coping with mercury poisoning and PTSD. Aang came to her in her darkest moment in the first season, when she lost her bending, and helped restore it. How great would it have been for them all to return, when she's in a darker place than ever, helping her fight against her own mind? When she's pushed almost everyone else out of her life, then when she finally lets herself open up to everyone again, here come the other Avatars to help her heal? It really feel like a missed opportunity.
Also, I miss Aang, so there's that.
It hurts because we lose Aang a second time. We've come to accept his death, but now we have the loss of his soul, of Roku, of Kyoshi, and all the rest, all the way back to Wan. And it's permanent. I know the point is to try to set Korra on her own, having to figure things out for herself the way Aang had, when he had to reject his past lives' advice for dealing with the Fire Lord. But Korra's not as much one who goes to her elders for help. It's more devastating for the audience than for her. And it's hard for the people around her, such as Katara, Toph, and Zuko, who no longer have their friend still there.
Though, try telling that to Toph. She's still going to call Korra "Twinkle-Toes," and probably punch Aang's soul right back into her.
But that's the thing, especially getting into Book 4. Korra is suddenly disconnected from Aang's friends, who want to help her and still see part of him in her. That could have led to a way to bring the other Avatars back, to restore the cycle rather than resetting it. And honestly, I feel like they should have been part of her healing process, when she was coping with mercury poisoning and PTSD. Aang came to her in her darkest moment in the first season, when she lost her bending, and helped restore it. How great would it have been for them all to return, when she's in a darker place than ever, helping her fight against her own mind? When she's pushed almost everyone else out of her life, then when she finally lets herself open up to everyone again, here come the other Avatars to help her heal? It really feel like a missed opportunity.
Also, I miss Aang, so there's that.