I'm the anon that sent that ask about live action Korra. I heard the first showrunner had wanted to do a live action Kyoshi after NATLA if NATLA's numbers worked out (and they would need to go back and re-negotiate with Paramount to get the rights). That article I sent tho was from the new showunner since the first one dropped out so who knows if he has the same plans as the first.
Btw, it seems like every Korra fix-it yt video or write-up suggests Equalist!Asami so I could actually see Netflix go that route if they ever do actually do a live action. Big if tho.
Yeah, they're still at NATLA Book 2, so discussions about potential projects after are quite far off. There will be a whole negotiation with both Netflix and Paramount, so I wouldn't take any statements about what they wanna do or not do as that ultimate.
As for Equalist!Asami. If someone comes with this as a "I could fix her story", they're directly in the trenches with me. Don't ruin my girl's story!!! Don't take away her femme fatale subversion, don't make "a woman looking evil IS evil and here to steal your man for predatory reasons" boring outcome of the love triangle. Don't make Mako look pitiful because evil Asami ran him over. Don't take away her gay ass subtext, "oh enemies to lovers Korrasami would still be gay", no shut up, she's not only horny & gay as hell, she's a rly horny gay sweetheart and it's sooo important, don't make her predatory to Korra.
Most importantly, don't take away Asami's tragedy of losing everything and rebuilding her life again. Don't take away her initial naivety and sheltered innocence. Don't reduce her moment of confronting her own father.
I have some problems with how lok handled Asami's character at certain points in the series, but literally, I have 0 problems with her core storyline and mostly all of the writing for her in Book 1 is really good.
Y'all think good writing is just Booktok tropes, "they're a main character" so the character has everything at the forefront for "character psychology analysis" (which is often mostly headcanons anyway imo) or that they're morally complex so good story!!!, when a complex storyline is not only when blorbo does bad, it can already be just unpacking someone's choices and emotions against expectations. It is already a good storyline Asami had in Book 1.
