So we left two The Legend of Korra storylines unfinished with “Civil Wars: Part One”: Korra’s parents about to be arrested and Tenzin’s daughter Ikki missing. When we pick back up with Korra…she’s letting her parents be arrested? Really Korra, you are still messing around with Unalaq on his terms? “Alright,” I say with a slump of my shoulders, “at least this means this is the last episode where she falls for it.” And it was. Thank heavens. As someone pointed out, Korra does have a “type,” doesn’t she? Mentoring Sinister Water Tribe guys, she is always a sucker for them. They are her kryptonite.
So Korra goes to the trumped up trial, watches Unalaq farcically plead for clemency, and she…okay, at last she’s starting to put her foot down. Gosh, enough is enough already! At last it is enough—she’s confronted by Unalaq’s not-inconsiderable list of lies, and finally now that there is action, Korra knows what to do. Knowing what to do, who to trust, that is her struggle. So Unalaq sure seems pretty wicked, huh? I’m still not convinced that the season won’t end in reconciliation between Unalaq and Tonraq, but it does suddenly appear far less grey and a lot more black and white. Oh hey, is it just me—it probably isn’t me, I’m probably late to this party, given the known proclivities of Tumblr—or do their names sort of sound like “Loki” and “Thor”? Una-LOK? THOR-raq? Huh? HUH?
The missing Ikki storyline jumps ahead to Tenzin finding his missing daughter, with thankfully no forced fanfare. Oh no, something all together better: a tea party with sky bison calves! Juniper Lightningbug, Blueberry Spicehead, Princess Rainbow, Twinkle Starchild, a full My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic panoply. As predicted, Ikki and Tenzin bond over sibling torment and use their perspective as outsiders to point out some of the virtues of each other’s pair of brother and sister. Meanwhile Bumi’s ruminating with his father’s statues; if Tenzin got his father’s airbending and Kya got her mother’s waterbending, Bumi apparently inherited both parents’ tendency to want to try to save the world. I like that.
I wouldn’t quite go so far as to say that the theme of this episode was “true colors” but I would say instead that it is like peeling a layer off an onion. Yep, Unalaq certainly got painted with the villain brush, but I’m still not convinced his character development will stop there. Similarly, we see Varrick’s intentions towards the revolution are sincere—at least so far. Putting him in the stuffed platypus bear is a bit of inspired physical comedy; the “style” of humor on The Legend of Korra has included low humor like farts and puns, surprise humor like the more Looney Tunes facial expressions, but Taxidermy Varrick feels very Old Timey Gaang style funny. ’course, I sort of think Varrick’s parallel is to the original Bumi, anyway.
We also see that Eska is…well, saying she is sincere in her affections is immaterial and putting the cart before the horse, at this point. Bolin tries to break up with her, in a spectacularly unsuccessful fashion; he doesn’t stand up for himself, but he’s pretty clearly being bullied by Eska, down to literal tears—again, played for laughs—but I’m still heartily icked out. Their story can be fixed, or “saved,” or she could become a straight up bad guy, but it can’t stay like it is. I hear people compare Eska to Mai and I can’t tell you how wrong that is. For one thing, Mai is presented as a villain and then gets character growth and development; and for another, her relationship with Zuko is clearly consensual and non-coercive. No, “Boleska” isn’t Zuko and Mai. If anything it is Ty Lee and Azula. So when we see her in pursuit, mascara running, is it any wonder that her water jets evoke Azula’s blue fire?
Actually, speaking of the original Avatar: the Last Airbender series, this story has really mirrored the first arc of that series; the Northern Water Tribe ships pull in just like the imperial Fire Nation, and this aerial engagement and escape reminded me of the sky bison fueled escape from the south that Aang, Sokka and Katara made. I liked a lot about this episode—the background art on the frozen water fountain and the pentagonal prison were really gorgeous—and I am glad we’re seeing momentum. After the first three episodes, it felt like it was all build up; now things are getting in gear. No Dark Spirits this episode, which I thought was an interesting lacuna.
My prediction was that Tonraq was going to make a break for the North, try to start an insurrection there, assert his claim as chief, split Unalaq’s attention but I can’t tell if the end of this episode left room for that. What do you think is the show’s next move?
Mordicai Knode can’t remember if we’ve ever seen the Avatar bend two elements at the same time without being in the Avatar state. Find him on Tumblr and Twitter.
Excellent episode. The best part by far, though, was the stuff with Tenzin and Ikki in the cave. That was utterly lovely. I hadn’t realized what a terrific father Tenzin is. I loved it how he let himself show his vulnerability and just be a friend to Ikki, which was what they both needed.
I was wondering how much time they’d spend at the poles, but apparently we’re going back to Republic City now to meet the president. I suspect that, though Unalaq’s actions are unethical and power-driven, he’s going to turn out to be right about the spirits being angered and unbalanced by Korra’s choice to provoke a war. Unalaq was hoping to play on the Avatar’s need for neutrality to keep her out of his way, but he underestimated her assertiveness. Still, he’s going to be right that it creates a spiritual imbalance, and she’s going to be forced to connect with the spirits in order to correct the problems she caused.
Although Aang took sides in a war and that didn’t upset the spirits. Maybe because he didn’t provoke the fight in the first place but was trying to end it, to restore the balance.
Eska stands up very poorly to Azula. Azula’s goal was nothing less than world conquest; Eska is just obsessing over a romance, which is too much of a female-villain stereotype in a series that’s usually been much better in its handling of female roles. I really hope you’re right about there being onion layers waiting to be peeled back.
It occurred to me this morning that “Varrick” is an oddly Western name for a character in this series. Although I suppose phonetically it fits the pattern of ending Water-Tribe men’s names in a K sound — Tarrlok, Noatak, Unalaq, Tonraq.
Last week I was skeptical of the suggestion that Varrick’s treatment of his assistant Zhu Li was slipping something sexual past the censors’ radar. But here she was crammed into the tight confines of Ping-Ping along with him, and since she was never seen, we were free to imagine any number of things about what was going on in there. So I guess my skepticism has faded.
1. ChristopherLBennett
Tenzin is without a doubt one of the standout achievements of the show; first season the “adults” really were show stealers, this season it seems like the “family” might fill the same role.
You are right that Eska & Azula don’t match up in agenda…until you factor in the daddy drama. Eska is (in my theory) an “Azula” before she full embraces cold-heartedness. Bolin hurts her, so she closes off, stays safe to (& manipulated by) her father. Doing his bidding, going on witchhunts…this is how it could start…
Yeah, I specifically thought “I wonder if this will get…kinky?” when Joo Le was revealed to be in the suit with him. The show is pretty good at being multilayered & either leaving things “technically open ended” like “did Jet die?” or actually ambiguous.
I definitely enjoyed this episode of Korra book 2 the most so far. I loved the moment between Ikki and Tenzin. The episdode description for this week sounds like the President will be reluctant to help (the words “internal Water tribe matter” spring to mind), I wonder if it comes down to an appeal to General Iroh. Just hope we see Lin!
JK Simmons remains one of my favorite actors, and his Tenzin adds layers beyond the beyond-reasonable-limits-supportive father in Juno, let alone the cruel neo-Nazi with a soft spot for his son (sometimes) in Oz. (He can be a dad again in the Spider-Man movies if they ever bring in JJ Junior’s Man-Wolf)
I have to disagree about the Bolin/Eska storyline: let’s leave it there. Hah, hah, isn’t Eska a hilariously abusive girlfriend, isn’t it great that Verrick has a ship capable of outrunning a pissed-off waterbender ex-girlfriend (now there’s a good opening for a fanfic writer), joke is over now, can we please stop this and never mention it again?
Glad Asami is back in action. Now just give her a few more scenes with Korra, and my little shipper’s heart will be content.
Finding Ikki in the cave rang a little false to me. I have a hard time believing that if she really was just hiding out from her siblings that she would have stayed out overnight. The baby skybison were so adorable, though, that I’m willing to ignore that.
As for Bumi’s little speech to his father’s statue…I was NOT tearing up during that. I’m a grown woman and am not going to cry because a fictional character has Daddy Issues. It’s allergy season, and the molds have been really bad around here. And if it sounded like I said “Awww…” when Kya came up and gave poor Bumi a hug, well, okay, I might actually have done that.
3. TheTick
General Iroh & well, I would like to see a little higher up the food chain, like said…the Fire Lord, “Honora”?
4. joelfinkle
I remember going “woah, wait, that is the Yellow peanut M&M?” when watching Oz. Anyhow, werewolf astronaut? What could go wrong? It does seem like a good fit with the new, more “monstery” reboot.
@1,
I don’t know that Korra’s the one provoking the war here. Unalaq is the one that showed up with warships and troops and blockaded the harbor. I suppose it might be a little more complicated given that the Northerners and Southerners are theoretically part of the same tribe, but I don’t think she’s provoking a war any more than Aang was when he encouraged the Earth Kingdom to fight back against the Fire Nation.
As for whether it pisses off the spirits…well, the spirits are already pissed off (and I’m firmly on the side that says that’s Unalaq’s doing), so whether they get more pissed off or not, she’s going to need to figure out how to deal with angry spirits.
5. Lsana
I don’t think just dropping it is the style of the show but I appreciate what you are saying. I think they can redeem it, I’d like to think they will, but yeah, this “lol Overly Attached Girlfriend meme” stuff is not so funny.
7. Lsana
Yeah, we don’t really know if any of this effected the spirits, because…well, we didn’t see them this episode & we have only got Unalaq’s word to go on…that, & the fact that yes, opening the portal caused there to be Southern Lights. I wonder if this is some Yin/Yang thing, & now there will be a Everstorm at the North Pole…
@@.-@: We did meet J. Jonah Jameson’s son in Spider-Man 2. He was Mary Jane’s fiance, and Jonah catered their wedding.
@5: I figure Ikki just found the cave, cuddled up with the sky bison babies, and fell asleep. So she didn’t choose to spend the night in the cave, it just sort of happened.
I’m wondering if the Prez not being receptive to her sets up Korra gathering a team similar to what Aang had on the Day of Black Sun – Korra, Mako, Bolin, Asami, Lin, Iroh, Varrick, Tenzin, Bumi, Kya, the Airbender kids…
My thought is that Unalaq is wrong about the spirit portals – and we see why they need to be closed in the two-parter focusing on Wan.
Disappointed…this episode went exactly where I feared it would. Instead of keeping Unalaq as a well-meaning but way overzealous character, he gets the villain brush, just like Amon. Sigh. LoK tries to take the step to more nuanced villains (compared to Ozai, Azula etc.) but imho it doesn’t go far enough, and this middle ground is worse than both extremes.
I don’t buy that Korra as the avatar must take no side. Her job is to keep balance, that’s not the same as supporting both sides equally. If one side is out of balance, she has to support it over the other, and it should be obvious that the south is subdued by the north.
Boleska is still creepy and not funny, but I think it’s best to leave it at that. The damage’s been done, and I doubt trying to fix it will work very well.
Let’s hope the rest of Season 2 will be better. While LoK so far has been good TV, it wasn’t great, not like ATLA, and more important, it by far doesn’t use its potential….
@Jineapple
I agree. This season has been kind of disheartening for me to watch. I love AtLA, and I also adored the first season of Korra, but this one has seemed very haphazard, and at the risk of being the broken record, it still feels very plot driven instead of character driven. I’m definitely going to tune in until the end of the series, but I do hope they get back to the characters.
@mordicai
Did you get a chance to check out Attack on Titan? My wife and I just finished the first season, and we both thought that it was fantastic!
11. Jineapple
I still think there is room for a Double Reverse Fake Out on both Unalaq & Eska. Remember, we saw Zuko given the chance to choose his destiny instead of chasing honor for his father again & again, & he always refused…until he was ready to change.
Then again…I’m an optimist!
12. hihosilver28
No, not yet; I guess I’ll have to download the episodes from iTunes or Amazon or something, huh?
While I’ll join the chorus that the Eska thing is very troubling, there’s one thing happening that might be interesting. We’re finally starting to see her separated from her brother, twice this episode. No idea what that portends, because they really have no character development as yet, but it is something.
And while Bolin and Varrick’s final joke was bad, something about the timing and delivery of it was perfect. My husband and I both just about fell off the couch. Bolin isn’t a good enough successor to Sokka by himself yet (I have hope, with more episodes), but Bolin+Varrick have some great moments.
@mordicai
I know that funimation has them streaming on their website, and all but the most current ones are free. You do have to sign up for an account, though. Crunchyroll has them as well, but I haven’t looked at their website.
14. SPC
“…give it more time” is sort of my watchword for the whole season, so far. While accurate I am…starting to want to see that time be now!
15. hihosilver28
I’ll let you know; I just saw a gif set & was like “I need to finally watch this thing.
@12.hihosilver28: Good point. One thing I think is bothering me about Season 2 is that it feels like, in terms of characters, that Season 1 didn’t happen. Or to say it in another way, character development has been lacking, imho especially for Korra. As mentioned in the blog post, it almost feels like a repeat of Season 1, with Korra again falling for the sinister guy who gives her something to punch at. And while Korra’s likeable, she also has her irritating sides, especially her with-the-head-through-the-wall attitude. Almost nothing has changed about that, and it makes her less fun to watch than Aang at that time, at least ofr me.
@16.mordicai
I agree. It’s a fair point to mention when comparing LoK and AtlA that the latter had 61 episodes and the former only 16 so far, and I certainly don’t to be whining how AtlA was better, but LoK has to start putting out…
Still, I try to remain optimistic, and it’s good enough TV to keep watching anyway, even if it’s less than I hoped what it would be (so far)
I’m curious as to where the Eska storyline is going. It’s admittedly more than a bit icky, but still, I can’t shake that feeling that this is somehow more important and meaningful than what we’ve seen so far.
Possibly to do with Unalaq, who has been unvieled as a ‘villian’ way too early. Tarrlok didn’t get shown for his true colors until later in the season last time, and even then, I’m not sure he was ever really ‘evil’, any more than Amon was.
I suspect we’ve only just begin to see what’s really going on.
I’ve actually found the whole Eska/Bolin thing funny. Perhaps I should take more seriously how disturbing this relationship would be if put in a real-world context, but I don’t. I do hope that Eska finally being separate from her brother does lead to some character development for her, like SPC said.
I’ve enjoyed this season so far for the most part, but this last episode did disappoint me a little (the Korra/Unalaq sections, specifically; Tenzin vacation & baby flying bison are great). I thought there were good ideas, but the execution seemed rushed and half-bake and Korra’s actions seem more based on what writers want the plot to be rather than her personality.
I’m willing to give the series the benefit fo the doubt that they’ve just been setting up a lot of different threads that are going to pay off majorly later, but that paying off had better start soon or I will be really disappointed. I will also be disappointed if there isn’t more to Unalaq than just power-mad villain- I still have faith that the writers are planning something more interesting than that.
This seasons has triumphed in a couple of ways so far, though; the Tenzin’s family drama scenes have been genuinely touching and enlightening and Varrick is all manner of awesome.
It’s worth noting that this is the first time we’ve seen Eska (A) away from her brother and (B) displaying emotions. In fact (based on her behaviour earlier), this might even be the first time anyone has ever refused/disobeyed her.
I’m hoping that she’ll catch up to Korra’s gang and end up travelling with them (’cause they can’t leave her free to return to her father, and they certainly aren’t going to kill her) –Everyone’s assuming she’s this show’s Azula, but what if she’s the Zuko? Imagine her psychological armour gradually being torn down, and coming to sympathize, just in time to end up on the opposite side of the war from her dear brother.
@20: Ooh, that could be interesting!
Really, really uncomfortable with emotionally abusive dangerous stalker girlfriend storyline. It runs the gamut from uninteresting to disturbing and harmful in terms of message. I’m more than ready to let that thread (and all the other “shipping,” frankly, but that’s just me) drop with a very great thud at this point.
20. Cybersnark
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21. ChristopherLBennett
Oh, I mean, if I was in the writers room & I heard that pitch, I’d sign up…
22. Maac
Romance has been more at the fore of Korra, but it was a big part of Avatar. The “Shipping Wars” between Zutara & Kataang followers are legendary; I think what they need is…no, I don’t know. I think what they need is space. Which is a nice way of saying I WANT MORE KORRA NOW PLEASE.
I’m watching Korra with my 11-year-old boy/girl twins, and even they are starting to get creeped out by the whole Eska/Desna/Bolin thing. They were initially thrilled at the whole idea of Korra having a set of boy/girl twins; but now I am getting asked why Eska is so horrible to Bolin when he’s such a nice guy. I really wasn’t planning on having a discussion on abusive relationships while watching Korra with the small fry. Ouch.
I almost died when we realized that Zhu Li was inside of Ping-Ping with Varrick; the implications of it totally flew under the radar of said 11-year-olds, but they did want to know why Mom was having quiet hysterics on the couch. (It’s okay, they were quickly distracted by the platypus-bear pooping money, because hey, poop and fart jokes are damn funny when you are 11.)
There was a collective AAAAAW! over the baby sky bison as well as baby Tenzin’s pacifier.
The thing is, though…I find I am far more interested in the Tenzin family plotline than I am in the whole disgruntled Spirit world/dastardly uncle/Northern Water Tribe doing their best Fire Nation impression plotline. The setup for season two is smart – we’re here for the greater good, so please ignore the blockade and the soldiers on the street threatening your children. But Korra herself needs to be smarter. We buy it that poor Bolin is too trusting (as well as perhaps not being the sharpest crayon in the pack) but Korra? She’s got to start using her brain and paying more attention. I get that she’s young and flawed and has a temper and that she is still working it all out. But having her chase down the judge in a vengeful rage and then getting a suprise confession out of him – as opposed to suspecting the trial was rigged and chasing him down in order to get the truth out of him – kind of smacks of Korra May Be The Avatar But She’s Just Not That Bright and I am pretty sure that’s not how the writers/producers want her to be perceived. When two 11 year olds quickly figure out that the trial is a sham and Korra doesn’t? That’s not good.
I’d just like to point out something no one might have noticed.
Varrick’s voice actor is the amazing John Michael Higgins. He’s an amazing comedic talent. Just watch “A Mighty Wind,” in which Higgins plays the insanely hilarious band leader for the “New Main Street Singers.”
Yeah, that’s right, it’s that guy.
One of Avatar’s greatest strengths has always been its voice casting, for both regulars and guests. Including anti-typecasting roles. Who would have expected the man behind J. Jonah Jameson and Cave Johnson to be so perfect for the part of Aang’s airbender son who must carry on the spiritual legacy of an entire people?
It’s often fun to research a particular voice actor and see who else they’ve played. Often they surprise you.
I don’t understand why people are having such a hard time with the Bolin/Eska storyline. Yeah it’s creepy and uncomfortable, but people do sometimes end up in relationships like that. Now everyone is like “that’s creepy, let’s not talk about it anymore.” Maybe that’s why they’re portraying it.
I don’t know if I’m getting more emotional in my old age (or my emotional shell is cracking/softening) but somehow, in almost every episode, I end up sobbing at one point or another. This time: Bumi to Aang’s statue: “I know I wasn’t born an Airbender like you wanted Dad, but I hope I made you proud.” T__T
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I like that they cast a wide variety of sometimes unexpected actors. It’s annoying how a lot of animated shows (especially dubbed anime) use the same voice actors who only do one voice so they’re immediately recognizable as so-and-so from that show… and that show… and that show…. It’s even more annoying when they’re very recognizable but you can’t place where they’re from. Then it just becomes distracting.
@26: The problem is that the show is portraying an emotionally abusive relationship for laughs, making light of something that people in real life have gone through or are going through – both men and women.
26.
I get what you are saying about creepy and uncomfortable existing in real life. I do!
That said? Kid humor tends to be pretty upfront and blunt. Pooping money, for example, or fart-bending (which my kids still shout out gleefully whenever they let one rip). The more slapsticky elements of Korra are the things that make my kids howl with laughter. As an adult I can appreciate the sly bits of humor that they sneak in there – Zhu Li in Ping-Ping, for example, or Pema’s look of sheer panic as she made a quick exit from her kitchen as Asami went after Mako. ATLA used the same principals of mixed humor, and it worked beautifully. (Uncle Iroh’s womanizing KILLED me.) A show whose humor appeals to both kids and adults is a clear sign of brilliant writing.
Both shows also give kids a lot to think about. I’ve had discussions with my kids where we talked about the Equalists and why, on the surface, the non-benders were justified in feeling resentful of benders and had the right to better representation – and why Amon’s approach was the wrong one. There are a lot of lessons in these shows, and they are presented in a way that is not preachy at all. As a parent, I appreciate the opportunity to talk to my kids about the underlying themes in these shows. These shows are smart.
That’s why the Eska/Bolin plotline doesn’t work. Is it being played purely for laughs? Is it there to teach kids a lesson about abusive relationships? Which is it? It’s not at all clear and it needs to be clear, and that’s why it is coming off as creepy and uncomfortable, not because it is dealing with a subject – abusive relationships – that most of us find creepy and uncomfortable. It’s not over-the-top enough to be nothing but funny, but it isn’t serious enough to be some sort of statement about abusive relationships. I know the writers know how to do this the right way – take Azula, for example. Azula isn’t funny, she’s scary as hell! On that same token, kids immediately realized that despite encasing Katara and Sokka in crystal and demanding that Aang fulfill certain quests, King Bumi wasn’t really dangerous. He had plenty of funny elements (the eye-twitch, the strange one-liners, the polite cough that filled up the silence after said strange one-liners) and his staff was clearly not afraid of him. Kids instinctively knew they could laugh at Bumi even though he was trying to come off as scary to the Gaang.
And that’s the thing, really. This is a kids’ show. It’s got some brilliant writing, first class voice actors, and impressive production values, and these are all things that appeal to adults and of course the producers are well aware of this. But when it comes down to it, no matter how much we as adults enjoy both Korra and ATLA, they are shows that are produced by Nickelodeon for children. Korra is not South Park.
According to my kids, Eska stalking and threatening Bolin is coming off as scary like Azula scary, and they don’t understand why Mako and Korra and Asami don’t protect and help Bolin the way the Gaang all came together to protect each other from Azula. Don’t they love Bolin? Don’t they want to help him? Why don’t they care that this really scary lady is going to make him marry her when he doesn’t want to? It’s murky and when things written primarily for children are murky, they fail.
Also – I’ve seen a lot of squee about Audrey Plaza doing Eska’s voice. I am not familiar with her – I don’t watch Parks and Recreation. My kids certainly do not. Apparently her character on that show also speaks with a sort of deadpan and expressionless voice? But see, this is my point. If you are relying on recognition of an actor’s portrayal of a different character on a different show to make a character funny, you’ve failed before you’ve started.
@28: It might be too early to dismiss the Bolin/Eska storyline as a failure. Clearly it isn’t finished yet, since she’s coming after him. Maybe the whole idea was to have it start out seeming funny but then turn dark, and maybe that’s leading to something more serious and thoughtful in the next episode or two.
My mind is too clean. I missed the naughty implications of the duplex playpus bear.
Maybe I have a low sense of humor, but I laughed at the last scene, with Eska finally showing (albiet scary) em0tions. Varrick’s line at the end was a killer.
That said, I do want redemprion for Bolin. Enough of him being a dope and spineless.
@24, I agree about the Tenzin family story.
30. ChristopherLBennett
I mean, this is the crux of my argument & what I hope! Avatar: the Last Airbender made me think I can trust this creative team…so I will wait for the whole show to close out before I make up my mind.
I’ve found that I am barely interested in Korra’s plot line. Love Tenzin and family though.
@26 — are there any relationships on this show that AREN’T like that, though? Boy breaks up with girl, girl goes nuts?
All right, that’s an exaggeration as there are happy married couples shown (but then, the show doesn’t make those couples’ relationships anything like as important to the plot).
Bolin is stuck under a barrage of Eska’s unreasonable relationship demands, portrayed as victim, tries to leave, she goes nuts.
Mako is stuck under Korra’s “either with me or against me, no middle ground” relationship demands, portrayed as the sensible one, breaks up with her, gets desk thrown at his head.
Bei Fong’s reaction is to recall the time she did the same thing to Tenzin.
This is becoming an unpleasant and unfunny theme. It’s neither good to portray women as nuts nor to portray this kind of behavior as fine as long as it’s a woman doing it to a man. And it’s not really adding anything to the plot.
Also, if Eska’s going to be a villain it would be nice if she were one because she believed in something wrong/evil, not just because some boy dumped her. It’s a cliche. Azula was never like that, and she was the most effective vllains I’d ever seen for about 99 percent of her screen time, children’s show or not.
I agree with #28.
(I hated the shipping on AtlA too, but it was better than this.)
@34: I don’t recall Asami going nuts when she and Mako broke up. She was angry, certainly, but she set it aside and continued to work alongside Korra and Mako for the good of the cause.
@35 — No, you’re right. Asami is awesome. :-) Posibly my favorite character on this new show, in no small part because of that very reaction.
Asami is, truly, the best. There should be a new post for the most recent episode up today!
Don’t have anything to say about the episode, but goodness, I had a SQUEE meltdown over Ikki’s collection of BB Bisons. OMGSOCUUUUUUTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!