I kept waiting for it to turn out that Eska and Desna were playing a not-very-funny practical joke on Bolin, because the flatness was just way too over the top.
Yes, I get the real impression that the writers want to have the Krew together because reasons, but don't want to take the time out of the plot to develop Mako, Bolin, and Asami as they really need to be developed, and because of this, they're just sort of there. The thing is, I don't wish the writers had left them behind in Republic City, but I do wish that the writers were actually using the characters and giving them their own story arcs. Asami's interactions with Varrick and her issues with being a business woman on her own now that her father is out of the picture (and why he is out, oh boy!) could really underline the false mentor theme, and Bolin and Mako could have little subplots like Tenzin and family, and all in all, they could structure things a little more like A:tLA, even with the shorter seasons and make better use of their sprawling cast.
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Date: 2013-09-29 02:09 am (UTC)Yes, I get the real impression that the writers want to have the Krew together because reasons, but don't want to take the time out of the plot to develop Mako, Bolin, and Asami as they really need to be developed, and because of this, they're just sort of there. The thing is, I don't wish the writers had left them behind in Republic City, but I do wish that the writers were actually using the characters and giving them their own story arcs. Asami's interactions with Varrick and her issues with being a business woman on her own now that her father is out of the picture (and why he is out, oh boy!) could really underline the false mentor theme, and Bolin and Mako could have little subplots like Tenzin and family, and all in all, they could structure things a little more like A:tLA, even with the shorter seasons and make better use of their sprawling cast.