Avatar: The Last Airbender is one of the best Western animated shows of all time. It followed the story of Aang, the last surviving Airbender. The show’s success led to the spin-off series The Legend of Korra, which focuses on a new Avatar. The franchise will further expand with the upcoming series Avatar: Seven Havens.
Fans reflected on the previous two entries ahead of the new addition to the canon. In the process, fans compared Aang’s journey with Korra’s story, debating which prophesized heroes had the better arc. Fans admitted that while the two shows have pros and cons, the spin-off series centered on Korra was slightly inferior, and here is what they had to say.
Avatar: The Last Airbender fans argue about who was better between Aang and Korra
Avatar: The Last Airbender was created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, and premiered in 2005 before concluding in 2008. It was followed up by the sequel/spin-off series The Legend of Korra, which premiered in 2012.
While a third installment in the franchise recently revealed its title and other key details, fans took to Reddit to discuss the earlier entries. The original post debated who would win in a fight between Aang and Korra. However, fans quickly engaged in discussions about the wider aspects of both the shows that defined them.
One user made the above comment, suggesting that the original series was far superior because the supporting cast was more fleshed out and endearing.
The user argued that the characters in the spin-off series were comparatively less developed, which ultimately affected the final product. As a result, the user proposed that the original series greatly benefitted from a larger cast of multi-dimensional characters to support the titular hero.
Avatar fans agree that The Legend of Korra is an inferior work
Following the user’s comment comparing the supporting casts of both shows, other fans came forward discussing their own pros and cons of the Aang and Korra-led shows. Here is what fans of the franchise had to say regarding the quality of The Legend of Korra compared to the original series.
As the comments suggest, most fans seem to agree that the supporting characters in the original series were far more compelling compared to the spin-off series.
Furthermore, fans admitted that the lack of well-developed supporting characters really hurt the overall quality of The Legend of Korra. Therefore, it is evident that the fanbase agrees the spin-off series should’ve improved its supporting cast. Hopefully, the makers will not make a similar mistake in the upcoming Avatar: Seven Havens, which will focus on a new Earthbender Avatar.
Avatar: The Last Airbender is streaming on Netflix and Paramount+.
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