>>96695649Honestly even going after Aang's time wouldn't even be so bad were it not for the fact that they force the narrative to focus on the Avatar. The setting and setup for much of LoK had so much potential, but consistently was weighed down by the fact that Korra had to be at the center of the events each time. What would have been far more interesting (and would be interesting to consider if the franchise were to be expanded) would be,to have individual seasons focus on characters specific to the conflicts in question and just relegate the Avatar to what their role is supposed to be in-universe: a largely passive mediator between the human and spiritual worlds.
Season 2 of LoK for example, as much as I thought it was a trainwreck and should have been skipped entirely, was I think the only season where the Avatar's involvement made sense in-universe given the nature of the conflict.
Then there's seasons 1. There was so much wasted potential with that setup in no small part because Korra had to be shoehorned into the thick of it. What might have been far more interesting would have been to remove the Avatar from the plot (almost) entirely and have the plot shift focus between characters on both sides of the Equalist conflict (both for and against status quo). On top of that, considering that whole conflict was sold as being a bottom-up movement born of the frustrations and internal conflicts within the society itself, have it where regardless of outcome in that season, remnants of the conflict linger on much later. Hell, I'd even argue that it would be even more interesting for the Equalists to have won at the end of season 1 under this narrative structure.
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