Chapter 6

It's cute how they're still on the "Zaofu is the most secure city in the world" thing, but you would think by now that everyone in Korra's entourage would know that's only going to end in tears. And property damage. But mostly tears.

... The Legion of Doom is hijacking UPS trucks now? So much for villain cred.

Hmm. I suppose in this world, acupuncture probably isn't hooey.

Oh hey. Who knew metalbending could be used to make the activity indicator from The Sims?

That's an... oddly modern-sounding siren on that old-timey police car. Very electronic.

It's a good thing there are no acupuncture points below the knees, or it'd be very hard to treat people who are so neurotic they wander around in armored boots even when they can't be bothered to put on a proper shirt.

.. OK, so, if there had been that much tension in that cable, it would've pulled Suyin's arm off. We're all clear on that, right?

Remember what I was saying last time, about how none of the female characters from ATLA act anything like themselves in TLOK? Yeah. Also, I hate to side with someone who was so mean to Naga last episode, but Lin is clearly the only person in the flashback who's even slightly right. No wonder she's the worst person in the world.

"She was so guilt-ridden about what she did to protect you, she didn't feel worthy of her badge!" Well, that might be because she wasn't. I think you may have that one surrounded, Lin, that's some excellent police work.

"You're sisters! Why would you want to hurt each other?" You'll understand when you're older, kid.

"Mako told me that you're an excellent police chief." And... you know, he would know. I guess.

Meanwhile, at the HallCampsite of Doom...

Uh-huh, so Rollins is clairvoyant now? OK...

Chapter 7

... ah, jeez, another episode of The Legend of Somebody Other than Korra? At least it's not Mako this time.

So remember back in, like, the second episode of Book 1, when Korra told Tenzin that he was a terrible teacher, and our takeaway from that was supposed to be that she was a headstrong child who needed taming? Right. I didn't buy it either, and this is why.

"How's the training going?"

"Not so well, I'm afraid. But then, you predicted that 28 episodes ago."

Oh, good, more of Kai. My weekend is complete.

"Can't they see I'm trying to rebuild an entire culture?" That'd probably work if everyone in the world didn't already have one. But they do. So it's not going to. The Jedi are extinct; their fire has gone out of the universe. You, my friend, are all that's left of their religion.

I dunno, guys. All the structural issues this show has because it doesn't have enough episodes to work with, and you spend a whole one on this business? Sigh.

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