This week on legend of Korra are two new episode that give Bolin a time to shine as well as bring the story ever closer to it`s apocalyptic finale.
Night of the Thousand Stars
"Night of the Thousand Stars" really redeemed Bolin and added a bit more to his character. The mover,
super-stardom arch for Bolin wasen`t at all necessary since it did not contribute to the main plot and it degraded his character. And was rather disappointing considering that aside form being comic relief there wasen`t that much to Bolin, nothing deep or complex. Thus making this arch for him more of a step back than a step forward. However this episode helped because it showed that Bolin can stand on his own, be a hero, take situations into his own hands and be taken seriously. Glorified by the parallel between his fight scene and the mover sequence.
However the bad thing about this episode was that while Bolin was able to shine Mako only became even more of an unlikable character. Repeating another problem present in the last season where his is indecisive about his feeling between Korra and Asami. Not telling the truth about his and Korra`s break up only furthered how spineless he is. Further more this episode pushed Asmai aside and returned her to the position of being Mako`s ex and side supporting character statues. So pretty much a step back even further for Mako and another for Asami to her annoyance.
However despite the forced love triangle aside this episode had the generosity of allowing Bolin to not only entertain but be the real star of the show. And then we progress into the battle everyone is waiting for, the Harmonic Convergence.
Harmonic Convergence
The second half of the episode still has some of the lingering vibes of the first half with Mako`s utterly betrayal and it is good to see that he will most likely not get off so easily. And that his utter fear is his own suffering, making it very enjoyable and funny to watch. And was amazing how Asami was not bothered being pushed aside once again and stayed focused. However it is still a happy sight to have seen Team Avatar back together, but still needing more work on the dynamics of their friendship.
Our villain, Unalaque, brings up a surprising twist to his plans involving Vatuu , further demonstrating how insane and corrupt he is. If control over the dark spirits wasen`t enough he wished to become the epitome of darkness itself, a Dark Avatar. That reveal alone raised the stakes even further. However while his plan is insane Unalaque hasen`t been a very invested character, due to all the focus of the sub plots.
It was clear as to what his goals were and it was seen clearly in this episode that he is out of his mind, however there was still barely any emotional connection to him. As opposed to Varik who is a slightly more comedic relief villain even in this episode, however there was still more invested into him. However despite the lack of depth to Unalaque`s character he was still a legitimate threat.
The spirits were just as scary as they have ever been, possibly more considering how many of them there were.
This episode also allowed everyone to get a piece of the action. Especially the crazy non-bender Bumi, his
comedic and heroic antics are enough to actually believe his ludicrous battle stories. Bumi really resembles his uncle Sokka in so many ways from his constant shrieks of terror to his ability to save the day with sheer dumb luck.
And while the animation at times looked as if it were lagging the fight scenes were still exciting and well paced.
But all attempts had failed and evil had risen after 2000 years.The sight of the world engulfed in darkness really captured the dread and malevolence befitting for the apocalypses.Quite literally this arrival of the Harmonic Convergence made Souzen`s Comet pale in comparison as all the world is instantly in Vatuu`s grasp.
Thankfully due to Nickelodeon`s Tumblr poll they had decided to allow their viewers to see the finally early. Of course the end of the world does not wait for a week.
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