By Julius Cantara aka Julz-Chan
This
week`s Legend of Korra brings us a good follow up from the last episode by fleshing
out a lot of our characters with more step forwards than draw backs.
In terms
of characters, it`s a safe bet that this episode was more to Tenzin`s character
development. Considering he is the son of the Avatar, it would make sense that
he feels an obligation to live up to expectation and a desire to know as much
as he could about the spirits. However even with his discontent it was good to
see that Tenzin took this situation with humility and at the same time be proud
of his daughter.
Korra so
far is on continues her steady path to redemption as she makes up with Tenzin
which is a sort of heartwarming scene combined with Tenzin being proud of
Jinora. Also Korra demonstrating her ability to transform spirits succefully is
a good indicator that she is improving as the avatar.
Now the
only problem that can be said about this episode, or at least in terms of
characters is Mako`s revived/forced relationship with Asami. There was hardly
any build up to this rekindling of their pointless relationship outside of the
two sharing an awkward kiss. So now, even though Mako has been doing his best
to prove Varick is the bad guy, our discomfort is now directed from Korra to
him.
And before
this is glossed over, the episode dosen`t expand Bolin. Just reminds the us
that they are fighting and he`s being a goofball superstar.
As for
our villains Unalaque demonstrates how corrupt he`s become, caring more about
his goals more than the safety of his children. As for Varick, while he didn`t
have that big of a scene here, he still continues to be a very shady character
all the while knowing that he is indeed one of the bad guys. And he is still as
gunny as always, making him a unique villain who isn`t just mincing.
Now
visually it`s nice to see how the art style from the previous two part special,
“The Beginning”, converts to the regular art style of the series. Vaatu still
being as evil looking as before and the battle ground where the Harmonic Convergence
happens still looks detailed. Also the little spirit creatures are as cute as
all can be! Flying Bunnies, it’s hard to argue!
And the
animation style seems to have improved, rather similar to that of Studio Mir.
The only downs side while everything was very
vibrant in the Spirit World, for the most part things are a lot darker in this
episode. Although that`s not a big problem considering the current state of the
spirits.
Overall,
a good follow up to last episode and very little to complain about.
No comments:
Post a Comment