Yes, there were short term villains like the Dai Li or the various spirits Aang dealt with, but the biggest villains were all either a part of or in cahoots with the Fire Nation, and as such it was always easy to connect the immediate plot to the long term arcs. In The Last Airbender, the story always had the same greater enemy in the Fire Nation. The constantly changing villains also meant that each season had to contain the introduction of the villain, their relationship to Korra, their rise, and finally their fall all in one set of episodes. The story of Korra was a much more personal one, and as such, it would sometimes get bogged down by her own issues while the broader plots shifted into the background. However, while Korra was able to start strong and have a very good four seasons of stories, there were always issues with pacing. The characters are well established and the stakes are very real, and it only got better from there. The Legend of Korra, meanwhile, kicked things off strong with the Equalist plot and the drama of the Pro Bending competition that act as Korra’s first tests as the Avatar.
Characters were still being established, the comedy was both more frequent and more cartoonish, and there was more filler than the latter seasons (so much so that the show itself mocked “The Great Divide” for being almost entirely pointless). Let’s be honest, Season One of Avatar: The Last Airbender is rough. Korra’s Story Starts Out Stronger Than Aang’s… There are, however, things that made AtLA great that were lost in the transition to LoK. I’ll only be touching on some of these differences, the ones that seem most important to me, but I hope you understand my point by the end. However, there are some ways that The Legend of Korra improved on The Last Airbender, as the show benefited from Bryke’s experience with the world and as showrunners. In all honesty, I think they’re both great for their own reasons and each serve as fantastic examples of how animation aimed at kids can still be deep, complicated, and serious without being overly dark. But it has also sparked debates online between fans of the show and fans of its sequel series, The Legend of Korra, as to which show is superior.
The front for the new war? Avatar: The Last Airbender, which arrived on Netflix last week and has already sparked a renaissance for the show as Millenials and Generation Z relive their childhoods through the series. Especially when that war is between different parts of the same fandom.
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