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I had been despairing of fandom recently - or, more accurately, despairing of my place within it. It's not fandom's fault. Things moved to Tumblr a long time ago, and I don't begrudge people for whom Tumblr works, who like it as a blogging platform. I use it myself, but I dislike it. Conversations move too quickly for one to be engaged in them, bouncing back and forth like tennis balls between reblogs. I miss the days when my flist was filled with post after post of lengthy meta.

And just when I was despairing, the internet delivered. Not one, but three absolutely fantastic, in-depth posts on three very different texts!

( Spoilers for the Nolan Batman films, The Legend of Korra and True Blood behind the cut )

What wonderful, wonderful, rich reviews and essays! I wish fandom could be like this every day!

Current Mood: pleased
Crossposts: http://dolorosa-12.livejournal.com/170749.html

So, I sat down to write about Korra on my Wordpress blog, and a couple of thousand words tumbled out. Not particularly complimentary words, either. I should say that while I'm frustrated with the writing, I don't hate the series, and have been enjoying watching it. My overwhelming emotion is frustration. Because, having seen ATLA, I know it could've been so much better.

I really didn’t want to be that fan. You know, the one taking creators of a spin-off to task because the spin-off is nothing like its parent text. But the problem is not so much that Korra isn’t ATLA but rather that Korra lacks the ingredients that made ATLA so successful. As I see it, ATLA’s quality rested on the interplay of four elements (see what I did there?). These were:
1. A cast of rounded, complex, human characters whose actions made sense in relation to their characterisation, who changed over the course of the series and who drew us into their world;
2. A completely three-dimensional, endlessly fascinating setting that reflected the diversity of backgrounds and experiences of the people who lived in it;
3. An engaging narrative which kept you watching and kept surprising you; and
4. Themes and real-world analogies that resonated but could be interpreted in multiple ways and on multiple levels.

Korra lacks all of these things.

I would really love to hear the opinions of people here who are Korra or ATLA fans. You can post either here or on the blog itself. Just a warning - I'm going out to yoga class in about an hour and won't be back online after that until tomorrow morning, so don't expect any replies until at least then.

Current Mood: disappointed
Current Music: The Sounds - Running Out of Turbo
Crossposts: http://dolorosa-12.livejournal.com/169074.html

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