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[lizbee]

Liz problems: really enjoyed Korra; lack sufficient spoons to articulate how. Cartoon people happy Liz bison friend.

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Yeah, I agree. Even just with the Water Tribe conflict - it can be read as just a dispute between two heirs to the title, but also as a rift between the South and the North, which represents a larger-scale issue. (And that's not even touching whatever the spirit thing going on is.) Any intranational conflict was only implied or very limited in A:TLA (the two instances that immediately come to mind for me are the Earth Kingdom soldiers in "Zuko Alone" and Chin the Conqueror in "Avatar Day"), probably because the Fire Nation was acting as an outside, aggressive force that is no longer present.

I don't think there's any doubt Korra would not have actually had Naga bite that guy's head off. The only time I think she was serious about possibly killing him was when her father's life was threatened. And no, I mean, it wasn't a great move - I thought the judge probably then immediately tipped off Unalaq, which enabled him to clear out the prisoners so fast. But it was a Korra move. Acting rash and violent when her loved ones are threatened makes total sense for her. I don't know, it's like people are perpetually surprised when Korra doesn't act how Aang would (or maybe how they would, as I think Aang was more of an everyman protagonist than Korra is), and it's just... no kidding! They're different people!

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(or maybe how they would, as I think Aang was more of an everyman protagonist than Korra is)

And also, we've had several years for the fandom to sort of build Aang up in their minds as an all-around-perfect hero guy. And no doubt he was a really great Avatar (and probably not actually that bad a dad), but his legacy is a lot for Korra to live up to.

Which is why I think Tenzin is such a great mentor for her -- they're both living with that legacy, and trying very hard to fit into a mould that doesn't quite suit them.