The moon was the original waterbender. I wondered about that same thing in an earlier post. That said, I do not see it as a retcon necessarily. More of a point of fact they neglected to elaborate on. I don't think it was ever explicitly stated humans were granted bending by the moon spirit and those animals; so much as they had bending before, or were naturally born with it, and humans could learn from them. It's too ambiguous to call, sadly.
Korra losing her memory was likely brought on by her being swallowed by that dark spirit rather than an actual injury. I can believe Korra regaining her memory because reasons, given she lost it because reasons. >.< Like, since Vaatu corrupted the spirit that swallowed Korra, maybe tapping into those memories came with a jolt from Raava to cure Korra. Either way it's not something that needs much explanation in my opinion. It does however, come off as leapfrogging over character growth for the sake of expediency. If Korra's behavior does a 180 it's going to seem rushed. Given her gung-ho flight to the south pole, I don't think it has; but we'll see.
As far as LoK's quality in general, I'm on the fence about it. I don't think all the characters are boring. I liked Korra well enough in book one when her thuggish side was less pronounced. Actually, I liked everyone in book one with the exception of Mako. I also thought Amon and Tarrlok were interesting villains. Certainly more so than 'Imma burn everything!' Ozai. At least Amon's cause had a logical purpose behind it.
Book two is when LoK began really going bad, and truthfully I don't expect the next handful of episodes to redeem this season. "Beginnings" was awesome and all, but it doesn't do anything to address all the shoddy characterization in previous episodes. However, there are two books to go so the jury's still out on whether LoK will ultimately match up to AtLA. AtLA definitely had its share of plotholes and stunted characterization. I think too many folks put it on a pedestal while ignoring its flaws. It's kinda the same deal with "Beginnings" part 1&2. There are definitely flaws if you want to look for them. Most folks, myself included, are choosing to let them slide because they were entertained. I have a feeling that when LoK ends and I compare it to AtLA with a critical eye, I'm going to deem it was at least on par.
I honestly find the setting interesting and refreshing. AtLA's was unique too far as western cartoons go, but a steampunkish setting? That's somewhat rare not only in animation, but outside of books and comics, period. I can count the number of movies in the last decade with elements of steampunk on one hand.
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