Board Thread:Television/@comment-1713281-20131004113215/@comment-3317214-20131119130714

LoveWaffle wrote: Not really, no. Bell curve for me. Started off weak (not bad, but weak), rectified most of those mistakes in the middle (mainly "The Sting" and "Beginnings"), and then went downhill from there until the finale. Unalaq is by far the weakest-written villain the show's ever given us, Korra's characterization throughout the season was a mess, and the narrative was too unfocused. Varrick, who was easily the best part of the season, probably could have been cut - as his plotline essentially went nowhere and was an excuse to keep Mako and Bolin busy while Korra dealt with the bigger threats - in favor of giving us a well-developed antagonist and more cohesive story. Or they could have just given us a two-hour TV movie based on Wan's story, since that flashback was what Bryke built the whole season around. Yeah, I think so much of that concept with Unalaq and the Spirits could have been handled a little better, but I still enjoyed it a lot. I didn't mind the finale though, or the beginning, to be honest. But yeah, it did kind of reach it's high in terms of quality with "Beginnings". Korra was such a mess through this though. I wish she was a little more cohesive throughout the book.

Interesting that Vatu's demise was never dealt with at the end, though. It seems possible that he could return before the next convergence of the realms. And also keep in mind that unlike last time, they made this book knowing they'd make another two. So, Varrick's storyline probably won't just end there. But yeah, interesting to see where they go with the spirits and stuff.