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Oh yeah, with all that, I forgot to share one more gripe I had.

Maybe it changes from this point on, but I'm absolutely baffled that people call Korra a Mary Sue. She loses sooooo much that I honestly have gotten annoyed at this point. Aang actually was a pretty big winner for the most part where it was actually shocking the times he flat out loses (end of season 2 and the Day of the Black Sun). Shoot, you know the early episode on Kyoshi Island where it feels like Aang will have to accept his defeat and let Kyoshi Island burn to the ground in order to continue fighting another day? If this was Korra, that'd be the end of it, I'm sure, but he actually was able to save the island at the last second.

Even their Avatar state, it felt like GG when Aang was in his, whereas with Korra, it feels very minimal in terms of an upgrade (with the exception of her trapping Vaatu in the elemental ball before she was interrupted). Aang lost against Azula, but that was more of a sneak-attack and if he was all ready, he would have wiped the floor with her.

In LoK, it feels like Korra has to lose in order for the plot to advance, which I wish she wouldn't have to lose so much actually. Even in the finales, she had to get bailed out by others, which is a stark contrast to Aang. I mean, perhaps that's the point, part of the show's point is to express the difference between her and Aang, but still! I guess, I just don't see how you can call her a Mary Sue unless you think her being able to move a rock a foot up in the very beginning to be the definition of a Mary Sue.

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