TV Retrospective: Legend of Korra Book 2 Chapters 5-6 - Peacekeepers/The Sting

Oh boy this is probably my least favourite 2 episodes of the show, so let’s get on with it, and get it over with.

Chapter 5 – Peacekeepers

Gosh darn it, would you believe a City doesn't want to send their troops into war? Gosh darn it Korra, it’s almost as if you’re asking them to die.

Right, let’s get to the meat of the episode. Varrick is hilarious in this, and that’s about the only positive I can give this episode.

Korra is an idiot – she automatically assigns blame for the bombing of the southern cultural centre, despite the fact the Northern Tribe would gain NOTHING from it. If anything, if they were responsible, they’d send troops on the side of the South, and no Northerner wants that. Then comes her constant inability to accept anyone’s side of things other than her own, indicated by her arguments and eventual breakups with Mako.

Bolin is, actually he’s not an idiot in this one, he tells Mako how Korra’s planning to go behind the President’s back… But that’s not idiotic, it’s more casual conversation

Asami gets little to no screen time, so not much to say there

Lin Beifong is an idiot. She is rude to Korra on her arrival without knowing the full story behind the Civil War, and the Avatar’s involvement in starting it. She shouts at Mako for entering her office and while I’m fine with that, she calls him ‘some rookie beat cop’ – SHE KNOWS HIM for Christ's sake. Which is weirdly enforced by her comment after the breakup.

General Iroh, in his brief appearance, is also an idiot. He should not under any circumstances send his troops near an area of civil war without the President’s approval. I'd have thought that had been obvious

Unalaq is an idiot. He told Korra last time that he didn't need her, but he does now apparently. And instead of bringing her father back, he let Korra bust him out run off.

Those two detectives are idiots, but I think that was intentional, so…

Reiko isn't an idiot, aside from the fact that he also believes that the Northern Water Tribe are responsible for the bombing

Republic city does not look as colourful and vibrant as it once did, and what the hell happened to Lin Beifong. Animation is rough here.

But on the side-plot. Tenzin teaching Meelo to be a master trainer was actually a sweet story, and enjoyable – pity it was only the side plot.

The ending was interesting, we’ll see how that pans out soon.

Rating 4/10

Chapter 6 – The Sting

Who’d have thought hiring criminals would result in being double-crossed? Not Mako apparently

Part 2 of everyone’s an idiot except Mako, features Mako partially being an idiot as well, but he does do some decent detective work.

So let’s go over why everyone’s an idiot this time.

Unalaq is an idiot – what could his daughters do against a dark spirit exactly? It’s not their fault Korra was “killed”

Bolin is an idiot – believing his love on the show reflects his love in real life, yeesh. Also he wouldn't help Mako because… Why again?

Those movers are irritatingly cheesy but I think that was intentional, so I won’t discredit them there

The police are idiots, not one of them might think that if the Northern Water Tribe wanted to sink a ship, they’d do it in either international or even Southern Water Tribe waters – you know places where it wouldn't spark outside investigation (or at least not without delays of bureaucracy) How did Lin become Chief of Police again?

Asami is an idiot, you cannot seriously tell me she left her warehouse full of all of her Future Industries tech unguarded when her shipments have been stolen! (And don’t tell me she did have guards, there are no unconscious bodies in there at all)

Varrick is an idiot, you’d think he’d be better at covering his tracks, rather than giving his men detonators only he has possession of!

Animation – Mako's face is unbelievably static for a few seconds in that scene in the warehouse, it’s just the minor details Studio Pierot always misses.

This is my least favourite episode of the entirety of Korra

Rating 3/10

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