'I think it falls short of that, but hopefully it is a somewhat significant inching forward.' 'Was it a slam-dunk victory for queer representation?' Konietzeko said. Were they friends? Yes, and they still are, but they also grew to have romantic feelings for each other.'įor this to happen on a kid's show on a well-known network like Nickelodeon is a big deal. More kids get exposed to positive LGBTQ representation, which is still for some reason lacking in a lot of mainstream television. Producer Bryan Konietzko elaborated in his note: Rather than forcing the girl to end up with the strong male counterpart (as we often see in these female-led action series), we get a romance that grew organically out of a close friendship. This is not something that just came out of fans' wishes, or a twist the producers decided to throw in for fun - there have been hints for the past three seasons. The producers themselves have confirmed that 'Korrasami is canon.' Yep, it is what it looks like: We just had the first lesbian (bisexual?) couple on a Nickelodeon animated series.Īnd not just that - they're both women of color who were originally in a romantic rivalry over a guy!Ī lesbian couple? On a kids show? That can't be real

Korra, exhausted from her years of upholding the peace, decided to go on a long vacation to the spirit world, not with the smoldering male love interest of earlier seasons, but with her dear female friend Asami. While the battle had some of the greatest animated fights we've seen on this series, the most important scene happened in the last 5 minutes of the episode. The finale saw the battle for Republic City, a site of contention because it had been taken from the Earth Kingdom about 50 years ago. We break down for you why the Legend of Korra series finale, titled 'Day Of The Colossus'/'The Last Stand,' pushed boundaries. After it got pulled from its onscreen airtime and moved online, it pushed the envelope even further - most of all in its series finale. Korra, which takes place 70 years later, did its best to blend that Eastern influence with some Western industrialist themes - sometimes failing, sometimes not.īut Korra did manage to push more boundaries than Nickelodeon has probably done before (at least with an animated series). The Avatar: The Last Airbender series, which ran from 2005-2008, was a brilliant animated show that paid homage to Eastern culture and animation all the while telling a genuinely good story. Night Shyamalan monstrosity.īut let's forget that movie existed. Sound familiar? That's because you probably saw this M. The Legend of Korra was a Nickelodeon show that was a spin-off of Avatar: The Last Airbender. You probably haven't heard about The Legend of Korra, but it may be the most important animated series today. Spoiler alert! The following contains major spoilers for the series finale of The Legend of Korra.

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