Yes that was pretty much your journey of Korra. You loved it, it wavered, then you liked it again, then the finale felt off because I didn't warn you in time about how season 1 was meant to be the end of the show originally. Then season 2, you couldn't bear Korra, you enjoyed the spirit stuff and the Civil War. You loved the Beginnings two parter with the first Avatar, but then it kinda coasted for the rest of the season. You liked the fights, but the stakes didn't feel high enough for Harmonic Convergence and the Dark Avatar fight. And yeah, season 3 you firstly thought Zaheers voice actor sounded like a damn college dude, but it grew on you. Then yeah, it pretty much hit every episode since. Now here we are at the recap episode π
I was gonna explain more about this episode but someone else has already posted the link about it and stolen my thunder π€ but I don't think you're reading my comments anymore. I've been forgotten, your wedding instead of one random guy. π
But yeah this article piece explains a lot of why this episode exists https://www.tumblr.com/bryankonietzko/103173899927/a-few-preemptive-words-about-episode-408
They actually originally planned to have a backstory on Kuvira, which would've been awesome. But they were stuck in between a rock and a hard place, and had to make a decision, as you'll see in that small article.
That's why I was trying to warn you, but I didn't want to outright say "Hey there's a recap episode coming up, get ready." That just felt like it would've interrupted the enjoyment of the season to then expect a recap lol π
That said..... I do really enjoy the way they did this. Characters reminiscing, and we reminisce with them. Over the cringey stuff with the love Triangle that we can laugh at, the honestly wholesome stuff with Korra and her journey, and the absolute laugh fest with Varrick and Bolin. I think they did the best they could with what they had, and I give this episode a lot of leniency when I watch it cause it's not like they actually wanted to do this.
I'm happy you enjoyed this episode and I do hope you check out that article, just so you can see the trap the creators were in. The last run of this show is amazing, so buckle up guys! β€