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Completed LoK last week. Just thinking about all villian philosophy.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Korra is basically a neoliberalist propaganda piece in a cartoon's clothing.

It shows us a world that is chafing as technological advancement and social change causes conflict with long-standing traditions -- Which is a great premise, actually -- And ultimately arrives at the answer of "replace all traditions with Capitalism. That will fix literally everything".

A billionaire known to be a crook is depicted as a dashing rogue who is an ally of the heroes. Of the three villains, only the fascist-adjacent one gets a redemption arc. Our protagonist deletes all previous incarnations of the Avatar and doesn't even get a slap in the wrist for it.

My hottest take? Korra would have been an awesome show if instead of trying to one-up TLA's stakes (and failing) -- It instead embraced being a low-stakes thing and became all about the Fire Ferrets' professional bending career. Just four seasons of wrestling-esque shenanigans at the ring.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

did you just call me a bad villain?