Mirroring Korra in a number of ways, this tyrant took over the Earth Kingdom in an abrasive manner. He offered much better humor than Prince Wu and ended up having the second best romance of the season with Zhu Li (more on the best one later).Īs for the new characters, Kuvira made for a great final villain. Varrick had a complete turnaround from his Book 2 villainy this season. Bolin, Varrick, and Zhu Li started the season working for Kuvira, but came to their senses eventually. Asami took a similar route with her father, leading to the only death of the finale. Lin’s journey to reconnect with her family was completed in Operation Beifong when she forgave her mother, Toph, who had a wonderful role in Book 4. That’s not to say though that Korra was the only pre-established character to get great developments this season.
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For a series to do such important and great work on its main character is rare. The journey was long, but worth every second. It takes three years of recovery, training with Toph in the swamp, one womping defeat at Kuvira’s hand, and some spiritual guidance from former foe Zaheer to get the Avatar in fighting shape. After her fight with Zaheer, the Avatar is understandably broken. The phenomenal entry Korra Alone made clear parallels between what Korra was going through and PTSD.
The Avatar started Book 4 in a dark place. Bumi and Tonraq appearances were few and far between, with not even a peep from Kya all season.īut the true focus of Balance was appropriately Korra, and in the end, I’m glad she got the attention she did. It’s tough to forgive, considering several characters were sidelined hard this season. Even though his arc ends up being pretty fruitful in the last few episodes, he was too frequent a presence in Book 4. Prince Wu makes a last ditch effort to be this universe’s Jar Jar Binks. The clip show Remembrances was forced by budget cuts, but certainly detracts from the otherwise great season. There are a few things that put Balance a peg down from Change. Like AMC’s landmark series, The Legend of Korra perfected itself in its penultimate season, and then got a chance to end with a farewell season that dared to be just as good.
Actually, the only other show I can compare it to is Breaking Bad. For a series as strong as this one to bow out as well as it did is rare.