TV (but I guess mostly Korra)

So, the Legend of Korra's first season is over, and... well, I did like it, and there is a lot to like. (oh, and behind every cut there will be many significant spoilers... you probably shouldn't read if you haven't seen the whole season).

But there's a lot of flaws too. Pacing is uneven, and most of the characters never really shone through. I didn't really root any particular way for the romance because the characters never got much development.

I think the problem is the shorter season. The creators claim that this is their decision, they want it this way, to tell a "leaner" story, but... it just doesn't work as well. There were far too many characters and plotlines to juggle, and a lot of balls got dropped. It was good, but it could have been great. ( Read more... )

Let's break it down (this is for the whole season)...

Things I really liked: ( Read more... )

Things I didn't like so much: ( Read more... )

Things I hope for Season 2: ( Read more... )

On to other shows...
Game Of Thrones: Finished up for the season. Really good, although not quite as good as last year. Still liking Tyrion and Arya the most, but Sansa's storyline really surprised me and made me feel a lot for her. Can't wait for next year.

Falling Skies: Just the first two episodes of the new season. Still enjoy it, but still have the same weaknesses as before: the aliens are about as incompetent as the plot requires. (Really, they're super-advanced aliens but can't track the movement or locations of huge numbers of hidden humans except by heat signatures of active vehicles?)

Continuum: Still sort of on the fence on this one. At the very least, they avoided one of the obvious mistake paths I thought they were going to take (her initial fake story lasting far longer than it should have), but I'm still a little unsure about the political... tone of it. (some spoilers) ( Read more... )

House: Disappointing series finale. I choose to believe (spoilers)( Read more... )