User blog comment:Thailog/Ep. 207 "Depths" discussion/@comment-3003805-20120626234819/@comment-4928331-20120629154700

Korra certainly had a very saccharine ending. But remember. When they were making that 12-episode miniseries, they were assuming that there won't be additional seasons. So the show *HAD* to have a proper sendoff.

That is why

LEGEND OF KORRA SEASON 1 ENDING SPOILERS

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Amon was definitively dealt with, as was Korra's bending status (including airbending), her romance (with Mako), and Lin Bei Fong's bending restored.