DrunkBlackDocta
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- Posted: Sat, 26 Jul 2014 01:29:49 +0000
Calling this a problem may be a stretch.
So let's go back to TLA where every single (main) antagonist in the show had a very evident, very well known end game. Like...we pretty much knew early on exactly what these folk were trying to achieve with the whole "kill/capture the avatar" thing.
Zuko wanted his honor and to be able to return home
Azula was ordered to kill/capture aang for the sake of Aang not thwarting the Fire Lord
Ozai wanted to make firebending the supreme bending (aka, wipe out any other type of bending p. much) aaand he wanted Aang dead so he could achieve that.
And we typically knew this information (sans the whole "wipe out the earth kingdom" bit) pretty early on imo.
With LoK
Amon..clear endgame. Remove bending, remove Korra's bending...even though his vision seemed small scoped...considering the world is huge and it's been proven he isn't powerful enough to achieve that plan...
Tarrlok..just a dumbass
Unalaq..we always figured he wanted to control Korra in some way..but I'd argue we didn't learn of his true intentions till a little late in the game. Fuse with Vaatu and revolutionize the avatar
This group of villains? All we know is that they want Korra dead...why? Not sure..I would've preferred they expand on their motives a LOT more instead of spend quite a few of these episodes on Korra simply recruiting Opal...even though I enjoyed them.
It just makes them seem like a bunch of sitting ducks.
I'm assuming Zaheer has some radically spiritual reasoning..but some insight would be cool.
TL;DR.
Either I'm just spoiled cause A:TLA always made the villains intentions clear...or we're just not getting enough of the motive behind why these 4 benders are after Korra and I feel that's hurting season 3.
Not that season 3 is going poorly. I'm already placing it above 1&2 (2 being the loser of the pack). I just need these villains to become a little bit more than overpowered assholes.
So let's go back to TLA where every single (main) antagonist in the show had a very evident, very well known end game. Like...we pretty much knew early on exactly what these folk were trying to achieve with the whole "kill/capture the avatar" thing.
Zuko wanted his honor and to be able to return home
Azula was ordered to kill/capture aang for the sake of Aang not thwarting the Fire Lord
Ozai wanted to make firebending the supreme bending (aka, wipe out any other type of bending p. much) aaand he wanted Aang dead so he could achieve that.
And we typically knew this information (sans the whole "wipe out the earth kingdom" bit) pretty early on imo.
With LoK
Amon..clear endgame. Remove bending, remove Korra's bending...even though his vision seemed small scoped...considering the world is huge and it's been proven he isn't powerful enough to achieve that plan...
Tarrlok..just a dumbass
Unalaq..we always figured he wanted to control Korra in some way..but I'd argue we didn't learn of his true intentions till a little late in the game. Fuse with Vaatu and revolutionize the avatar
This group of villains? All we know is that they want Korra dead...why? Not sure..I would've preferred they expand on their motives a LOT more instead of spend quite a few of these episodes on Korra simply recruiting Opal...even though I enjoyed them.
It just makes them seem like a bunch of sitting ducks.
I'm assuming Zaheer has some radically spiritual reasoning..but some insight would be cool.
TL;DR.
Either I'm just spoiled cause A:TLA always made the villains intentions clear...or we're just not getting enough of the motive behind why these 4 benders are after Korra and I feel that's hurting season 3.
Not that season 3 is going poorly. I'm already placing it above 1&2 (2 being the loser of the pack). I just need these villains to become a little bit more than overpowered assholes.