The Legend of Korra S01E05 – Review

By: Michael Dante DiMartino & Bryan Konietzko (story)

The Story: If only one can bend feelings the way one can with the elements.

The Review: Look, I know how the entertainment business works.  It’s never lost on me that if the audience latches on to something, it’s in the show’s best interest to play to that.  I understand that shipping certain couples on a TV series can bring in a lot of fans—many of whom might never even care for the show otherwise (I knew several women who couldn’t care less that West Wing was a great drama so long as Josh and Donna got together).  I get it.

But I always find the romantic plotline the most predictable and frequently the least interesting part of any story.  For any regular readers of my reviews, you know how often I rolled my eyes when one of those warm and fuzzy scenes popped up between Superboy and Miss Martian (or Artemis and Kid Flash, for that matter) on Young Justice.  You probably also know I have pretty much the same reactions for any Korra-Mako bits of fluffiness.