I will be breaking down my review by season then summarized together at the end.
Season 1
Who?
Ok so there are some main characters that I will summarize below.
- Korra: MC who is basically the opposite of Aang in about all ways imaginable. Her character is really explosive, quick to react, and seldomly complexly thought out. She is very much the person to act on impulse as opposed to well/deeply-thought out responses. Furthermore, her character is very shallow. There is no nuance or depth that is visible. Spoiler alert: her character does not change too much.
- Mako: Cool-guy who is the more approachable of the brothers. In particular, I think he is a more reasonable counterpart to the rather rash MC. However, his character really is nothing more than "guy who uses fire and supports the others". It's unfortunate because he had some potential from what I could see.
- Bolin: The comedic guy who is the butt of the jokes. Really sad because he is actually a really nice and caring guy. It's nice to see a likeable character who gets some depth, but man what a shame. He ends up repeatedly screwed over by poor writing and direction.
- Asami: Badass. In all honesty, one of the few saving graces of the show. Quite literally the only reason the team works. She is a badass non-bender who is capable of using her engineering background to assist in many aspects that the other members lack. I tend to like the thinkers and she definitely is a great one. I find her to be like a better Sokka in certain regards.
- Tenzin: Mr cool guy who wants to live up to his projected father's wishes. I think he was a great addition to the show and really demonstrated the challenges that come with being the successor to someone who has a large legacy.
Season 2
Season 3
Season 4
Summary
NOTES:
Season 1: Character introduction korra mako bolin tenzin amon as a villain Love dynamics between Bolin -> Korra -> Mako -> Korra & Mako -> Asami Non-benders vs benders social dynamics for handling negative behavior Amon being the leader of the Equalists Amon capturing avatar and letting her go b/c it wasn't her time Pro-bending and Korra's experiences learning to air-bend Tarlok and the information regarding him and Amon Mako hopping from asami to korra Korra losing her bending... and getting it back
Season 2: Conflict of modernity vs tradition unalaq as a villain Spirits causing havoc and being angry Spirits being neutral and not actually good vs bad relationship between bolin and the twin girl daughter of tenzin being able to go through the spirit realm on her own unalaq frees vaatu and converges with him to become the dark avatar mega kaiju fight portals remain open bewteen material and spiritual worlds
Season 3: because of harmonic convergence, airbenders begin to appear why the attitude tenzin zaheer as a villain red lotus society power of flight once the lover of zaheer died ending for season with her losing mobility and being poisoned
Season 4: recovery from mental and physical trauma toph and how she helps. why it's great kuvira as a villain massive spirit weapon ending with blast into the spirit realm talk no jutsu and resolution? relationship with asami
Overall Thoughts & Reflections: Relationships growth of the characters setting and environments