MaiTyleeAndMe wrote:
Hey everyone.
So It's sad that the Legend of Korra is finished :c. It's been a good run though.
Anyway,
To be honest I'm disappointed on the final scene. I feel like this whole book was about Korra finding herself and realizing she's strong and not weak woman everyone thought her to be. But instead I found the ending was Korra still being Miserable and doubting herself as the Avatar, and instead of her finding a solution they sort of just went like "all well! Let's finish by putting her and Asami together!" I've seen heaps of people who have said that they've hinted something between the two, but was I the only one who didn't?! I always saw them as close friends which had been through some harsh and emotionally distressing situations together, and I mean, I'm gay myself.
I was hoping the ending would be like team Avatar coming together and then maybe going away somewhere. Instead a last minute attempt at a love story. I mean, didn't Korra only write back to Asami once? That doesn't prove that they're automatically in love.
Also, people keep saying if the last scene is that way, then Korra and Asami are lesbians. Which I think is untrue because the way she looked at Mako would imply she is no more then bi-curious or bisexual.
What did you guys think??
If you thought Korra was still "miserable and doubting herself" I'd say you misunderstood something, or rather just completely ignored the conversations that took place before she left with Asami (or better yet, ignored Korra's arc in general for book 4). Korra's chat with Prince Wu? She told him that she would help him make the Earth Kingdom's transition from a Monarchy to Democratic states go as smoothly as possible, indicating that not only does she feel confident in her abilities to fulfill her Avatar role but is more than happy to do so.
Her chat with Tenzin? That showed us she found meaning in her suffering (and learing compassion through suffering is actually one of the core tenets of Buddhism which both shows tend to draw a lot of themes from) and is no longer crippled with self doubt, anger and fear and is hopeful for the future again and wants to continue learning and growing and moving forward (a stark contrast to how she was at the beginning of this book). Tenzin even says he's happy to see her so full of hope again.
As for Makorra? If we're speaking on grounds of personal shipping preferences, then I won't deride folks for preferring Makorra over Korrasami even if I don't understand the appeal for the former. However, canonically? I wish people would just get over it. Mako and Korra both agree with each other on screen that they were incompatible and broke up two seasons before the finale and three years ago in the storyline and they both have moved on from it and forged a bond of friendship and camaraderie that proved to be stronger (and far more tolerable to watch IMO) then their past "romance" with each other.