HoennMaster
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Episode 1 is online.
I just watched the season premiere and I can honestly say I have very strong mixed feelings
It works well as a prologue to help set up the rest of the season, but there are just so many drastic changes here, and it's so painfully to see these characters change & suffer so much, at one point it becomes a little painful to watch. The two hardest characters for me would definitely be Korra and Bolin. While it's obvious that Korra is still broken after her fight with Zaheer and it's natural to see her running away and joining this fighting circuit, it's still disheartening to view at the same time and it feels as if she's never going to get out of this state.
Then there's Bolin. I know that he believes that joining Kuvira's forces is his way of helping people, but I still find it hard to believe that the kindest, sweetest, and most sincere characters in the entire Avatar series is now working with the bad guys!! (Varrick and Zhu Li are part of Kuvira's forces too, but they were already partial antagonists so it's not that big a deal) And on top of that, Opal and Bolin are now having a struggling relationship since she knows what kind of a monster Kuvira really is and Bolin is too blinded to see the truth. I know he'll more than likely turn around by the end of the season, but right now this is more difficult for me to comprehend than anything else.
There are other elements that I wasn't that fond of like how Mako's been forced to serve as the permanent body guard for the new Earth Prince (who's almost even worse than the Earth Queen), but that's nothing compared to Bolin. All I can say is that I hope this season turns around soon since right now it seems too depressing to handle
Grade: C
Something that I think helps me with this is taht its been 3 years right? It's only natural that things would change. I haven't seen the episode yet but we can't expect things to stay the same after such a time shift. If Korra hasn't gotten out of her disheartened state, I'm sure she will as the series goes on, thats the feeling i got from the trailer anyway.
I get that, but that's kind of the reason I don't like thime skips, since things change so drastically that's hard to readjust and connect to the characters as much as before.
Plus, while I agree with Korra, I think Bolin's changes are harder for me to cope with. I know he'll still come around in the end, but just thinking that someone like him is now one of the bad guys feels too uncomfortable for me to handle
Except Bolin is still a good guy. He's doing this for one reason: to help people.
I know that he's only doing this to help people and, in his POV, he's doing the right thing, but he's still technically one of the bad guys since he's now part of Kuvira's forces. Even Opal sort of pointed this out
I know that he's only doing this to help people and, in his POV, he's doing the right thing, but he's still technically one of the bad guys since he's now part of Kuvira's forces. Even Opal sort of pointed this out
I get that, but that's kind of the reason I don't like thime skips, since things change so drastically that's hard to readjust and connect to the characters as much as before.
I know that he's only doing this to help people and, in his POV, he's doing the right thing, but he's still technically one of the bad guys since he's now part of Kuvira's forces. Even Opal sort of pointed this out
You say this like it was a bad thing. Kuvira is like the best thing they've showed so far from Book 4. She's so bad*ss and awesomely powerful! Whoever could get to be her voice actress would be a lucky person.Why, Zelda Williams? Why must you start your voicing career with a bad girl?