I would have liked more backstory on the Red Lotus members. We got very little on the water and lava benders.

Self-detonation seems to be common cause of death for combustion benders, but yeah, the writers did a good job of making the Red Lotus feel like people and not just villains.

I will say I'm glad that Zaheer saved P'Li from becoming a killing machine and not from being raped (or however they might want to imply that on a children's show, "consort" or whatever).

We got very little on the water and lava benders.

True. But I do agree that they felt like real people with a history and relationships with each other, even if we didn't get the details.

Korra: I don’t have much to say, except HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT.

And Joaquin dos Santos is a national treasure.

Separately, Beware the Batman started out shaky, but it has really picked up some steam, and last night’s episode was the best so far. I think they waited too long for Katana to join the team, but now that she’s on board, the show has really gelled. It’s too bad that it was never given a chance.

Unfortunately, I was too turned off by John Woo Alfred and bad CGI Batmobile to even want to give it a chance.

As for Korra, I think one thing that is hurting it compared to A:TLA is the half-length seasons. TLA had room to be breathe and explore the world and the characters.

It also had a singular overarching plot through it's three seasons: defeat the Fire Lord and stop the war; with each season's main goal of "learn the next element." You always knew where the characters were going, even if you had no idea what route they would take to get there.

Korra's overarching plotline is basically "Be the Avatar". There's no definitive goal for her and each season has basically been "Hey, stop that villain(s)!"

I think the half-length seasons have been good as they've encouraged more economical storytelling, though more time to breathe and explore in A:TLA was of course nice. This was the first season that really got the format down, though.

And the lack of a single overarching plot is also a thing, though not necessarily an Issue. It's just different.

Korra will never, overall, be as good as A:TLA, but it's poised to complete its run as a worthy successor.

Donald Glover cast in Disney XD's The Ultimate Spider-Man: [link] (character info at link). THIS IS PERFECT.

Has the show gotten any better? While I love that they're doing this, the last time I tried to watch the show it was pretty bad.

I haven't seen it, due to lack of cable and lack of motivation to buy it from iTunes (or wherever it lives). Still love the casting of Donald Glover.

I just mainlined all 26 episodes of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex: 2nd Gig.

I love grownup anime!