Nickelodeon’s ‘The Legend of Korra’, sequel series to the hit show ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’, continued Saturday, June 16, 2012 with its tenth episode, “Turning the Tides.”

Spoiler alert!

Seventy years after Aang and his friends defeated Fire Lord Ozai, Korra (Janet Varney) is the newest Avatar and is training in Republic City to master airbending with Aang’s son, Tenzin (J.K. Simmons). She is also friends with Mako (David Faustino), a Firebender, and his brother Bolin (P.J. Byrne), an Earthbender, and plays on their team, the Fire Ferrets, in a competition known as pro-bending. Right now, Korra and her friends are embroiled in a struggle with Amon (Steve Blum), leader of the Equalists, who has developed the ability to remove a person’s bending permanently. He wants to conquer Republic City and destroy everyone’s bending abilities.

Meanwhile, Councilman Tarrlok (Dee Bradley Baker) has been waging his own war with the non-benders, thus causing he and Korra to butt heads. When Korra confronted him for wrongfully imprisoning her friends, he kidnapped her and lied about it, saying that Amon captured her. However, former Chief of Police Lin Bei Fong (Mindy Sterling) broke Korra’s friends out of jail and brought Tenzin along to discover the truth. Once discovered, Tarrlok fled Republic City, intending to take Korra with him, but then Amon showed up and took his bending away. Korra narrowly escaped Amon’s clutches and returned to Republic City, where her friends soon found her.

The tenth episode picks up with Korra recovering from her ordeal with both Tarrlok and Amon. She tells Tenzin and her friends what happened, leading them to believe that Amon’s actions are escalating towards his end game. Tenzin sets up a meeting with the city council to figure out how to stop him.

Meanwhile, Asami (Seychelle Gabriel), Mako’s girlfriend, has begun to get agitated with all the attention Mako bestows on Korra. She confronts him and demands to know if he likes Korra in a romantic sense, but Mako stresses that there is not enough time to argue when the entire city is in danger. This argument puts the two of them at odds with each other and the tension becomes so thick that even Korra later notices it.

When Tenzin heads to the council meeting, several Equalists attempt to capture him as they already captured the other council members, but Korra and her friends intervene. Seconds later, Amon leads several huge airships to begin a siege of Republic City. One of the airships heads towards the Air Temple, where Tenzin’s family lives, and they all rush back to help. Lin Bei Fong and Tenzin’s family fight off the Equalists, but more of them are coming. Tenzin sends a message to a nearby Fire Nation city for help while he takes his family to safety. He tells Korra and her friends to stay hidden in the city until the Fire Nation army arrives to help. As they leave, two airships follow them and Lin jumps off to stop them. She destroys one of the airships, but gets captured before she can stop the second one. She is brought before Amon and when she refuses to give up Korra’s location, Amon takes away her bending.

Only moments after this tragedy, the Fire Nation city responds to Tenzin’s message and sends their troops led by General Iroh (Dante Basco), son of Zuko. They are set to arrive in Republic City in three days to confront Amon and bring him to justice.

This episode is by far one of the most emotional in the first season. The escalation of the war between benders and non-benders as well as between the characters is built with ultimate precision. The dynamics of their relationships are changing as a result of constantly being in danger. By far, the most heartbreaking moment is when Lin’s earthbending is taken away from her. Her sacrifice to save Tenzin’s family is one of the most admirable actions in the entire series.

Furthermore, the action sequences are as astounding as always. The animation style lends itself to some of the most visually stunning fights one can be graced to witness. It was particularly satisfying to see Tenzin in action as he defended himself against the Equalists in their mecha suits. Tenzin always teaches peace and understanding, but like his father Aang, he is ready to defend the innocent and fight oppression.

The only thing that detracts from the quality of the episode is the continued lack of attention paid to Bolin. Because the Asami/Mako/Korra love triangle is so prominent, Bolin has been unable to get much screen time in the past few episodes. This is understandable, but also unfortunate as Bolin is a fabulously entertaining character and deserves more screen time.

The hour-long season one finale of ‘Korra’ is slated for June 23, 2012 at 11am EST. All of the events in the show have led up to this and you will not want to miss out. Be there.

Grade: 5/5

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Nickelodeon’s ‘The Legend of Korra’ (2012), the sequel to ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ (2005), premiered its ninth episode, “Out of the Past”, on June 9, 2012.

Spoiler alert!

Seventy years after Aang and his friends defeated Fire Lord Ozai, Korra (Janet Varney) is the newest Avatar and is training in Republic City to master airbending with Aang’s son, Tenzin (J.K. Simmons). She is also friends with Mako (David Faustino), a Firebender, and his brother Bolin (P.J. Byrne), an Earthbender, and plays on their team, the Fire Ferrets, in a competition known as pro-bending. Right now, Korra and her friends are embroiled in a struggle with Amon (Steve Blum), leader of the Equalists, who has developed the ability to remove a person’s bending permanently. He wants to conquer Republic City and destroy everyone’s bending abilities. Meanwhile, Councilman Tarrlok (Dee Bradley Baker) has been waging his own war with the non-benders, thus butting heads with Korra.

In the previous episode, “When Extremes Meet”, Tarrlok wrongfully imprisoned Mako, Bolin, and Asami (Seychelle Gabriel), Mako’s girlfriend, and Korra went to his office late that night to demand that they be set free. When Tarrlok refused, the two engaged in a brutal fight and Tarrlok only won because he revealed that he is a bloodbender. He kidnapped Korra and threw her in the back of a police car, driving her miles away from the city.

In “Out of the Past”, Tenzin finds out that Korra has gone missing. When he confronts Tarrlok, the councilman lies and says that Equalists kidnapped Korra. When former police chief Lin Bei Fong (Mindy Sterling) hears that the Avatar has been kidnapped, she gears up and breaks Korra’s friends out of jail and joins with Tenzin to go find Korra as well as her kidnapped police officers, whom Amon captured in an earlier episode.

Meanwhile, Korra, who is trapped in a cage in an abandoned house miles outside of Republic City, heeds Tenzin’s words and meditates in order to figure out what the past Avatar, Aang, has been trying to tell her. She discovers that a vicious criminal named Yakone (Clancy Brown) had been menacing Republic City with his bloodbending back when Aang and his friends were adults. He was put on trial and found guilty, but then he attacked the entire courtroom and tried to escape. Aang gave chase and just barely managed to stop him by taking away his bending.

Bei Fong and Korra’s friends find a tunnel beneath Republic City where the Equalists are holding the kidnapped police officers. However, they find that Korra isn’t there and realize that Tarrlok lied. They free the officers and confront Tarrlok, who continues lying, but his assistant reveals that he saw Tarrlok kidnap Korra. This forces Tarrlok to bloodbend the group and run away to go ransom Korra off. However, when he arrives, Amon and the Equalists burst in to capture Korra for themselves. Tarrlok tries to bloodbend Amon but it doesn’t work and Amon removes his bending and captures him. Korra manages to bust out of her cage and escapes. Her polar bear-dog Naga finds her and takes her back to Republic City where her friends get her to safety.

Like the episode before it, this episode is outstanding. The dramatic tension between the new Team Avatar, as Bolin coined them, Tarrlok, and the Equalists, is executed perfectly. Everything builds towards a truly exciting conclusion and leaves tons of problems in its wake. Almost everyone got their moment to shine as they searched for Korra and continued digging for the truth about Tarrlok. Furthermore, the reveal that bloodbending does not work on Amon sent the entire fandom into a frenzy with wild theories about just who and what Amon really is.

It was particularly nice to see Aang, Sokka, and Toph as adults who still share the same level of respect and friendship as they did when they were children. The flashbacks manage to remind us of who they are and how they have changed while still giving an air of familiarity. Fans were especially delighted upon the reveal that Tarrlok was Yakone’s son, as many of them held this theory when they found out he could bloodbend.

This episode also increased the romantic tension between Mako and Korra as Mako was desperate to find Korra and treated her with an amazing amount of tenderness when he finally found her. Bolin told Asami that Mako and Korra had once kissed, so there will definitely be some emotional drama in the next three episodes that remain in the season.

If the preview for the finale is any indication, ‘The Legend of Korra’s’ first season will be just as awesome and heartwrenching as the first season of ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender.’ Fans are eagerly awaiting the finale’s one-hour premiere June 23, 2012.

‘The Legend of Korra’ premieres Saturdays at 11a.m. EST. Be there.

Grade: 5/5

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Nickelodeon’s hit show ‘The Legend of Korra’ (2012), the sequel series to ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ (2005), returned from its two week break with the eighth episode, “When Extremes Meet,” on June 3, 2012.

Spoiler alert!

Seventy years after Aang and his friends defeated Fire Lord Ozai, Korra (Janet Varney) is the newest Avatar and is training in Republic City to master airbending with Aang’s son, Tenzin (J.K. Simmons). Korra is also friends with Mako (David Faustino), a Firebender, and his brother Bolin (P.J. Byrne), an Earthbender, and plays on their team, the Fire Ferrets, in a competition known as pro-bending. In this game, teams compete to knock each other out of a ring using their bending.

In previous episodes, the leader of the anti-bending movement, Amon (Steve Blum) destroyed the pro-bending arena, leaving Mako and Bolin homeless. Mako’s girlfriend and daughter of the inventor of Satomobiles, Asami Sato (Seychelle Gabriel), offered to let them stay at her mansion, but Korra, Tenzin, and Chief Lin Bei Fong (Mindy Sterling) discovered her father, Hiroshi Sato, was working for Amon. Thus, Asami rejected her father and they all have decided to stay with Korra on the air temple island.

Tenzin’s daughters and son, Ikki, Jinora, and Meelo, help the Fire Ferrets get acquainted with the island when they arrive, but unfortunately, this doesn’t go as well as Korra hoped. Ikki blurts out that Korra has a crush on Mako to Asami, and while Asami does not address this, there is now underlying tension between the two ladies.

Meanwhile, the slimy Councilman Tarrlok  (Dee Bradley Baker) has appointed a new Chief of Police after Bei Fong resigned so she could work independently to rescue the officers Amon captured in their last battle. He then gets the city council to allow him to issue a curfew for all non-benders in an effort to stop the Equalists, or people who support Amon, much to Korra and Tenzin’s frustration.

Korra is also upset because she has still been unable to airbend, but Mako, Bolin, and Asami cheer her up by offering to help her patrol Republic City. While out, they catch a group of chi-blockers and Equalists and turn them in, much to Tarrlok’s annoyance. On another night, Korra and company find out Tarrlok has shut off the power to the homes of non-benders, causing them to protest in anger. She tries to intervene, but Tarrlok’s officers take her friends hostage. She and Tenzin go to the prison the next morning, but the Chief of Police refuses to release them.

Angered, Korra bursts into Tarrlok’s office that night and demands to have her friends freed. Tarrlok offers to free them if Korra returns to working with his taskforce, but she refuses. The two engage in a brutal, heated battle. When Korra gets the upperhand, Tarrlok reveals that he can bloodbend—or control the water in Korra’s body so that she can’t move. He kidnaps her and throws her in the back of a police car, driving her outside the city limits and thus raising the stakes.

This episode is definitely one of the best of the Korra season. The drama is gripping and sometimes downright terrifying, especially when Tarrlok bloodbends Korra’s body. The tension building between the good guys and the bad guys is well executed, and the stakes are very real. Everything feels like a natural progression towards the season finale, which is only several weeks away.

However, there was one drawback that I noted and it is similar to previous complaints I have had about the show. Since ‘Korra’ is shorter than ‘Avatar’, it has to take shortcuts with certain character arcs and dramatic moments. I did not like that Ikki just blurted out that Korra likes Mako for the sake of making Asami suspicious and jealous of the two friends.

I would have preferred her to find this out on her own because Asami is the least developed character in the series so far. She is beautiful, strong and kind, but that is still about all we know about her. She is a bit of a boring character and so seeing her catch on to the little smiles and mild flirting between Korra and Mako on her own would make her seem more perceptive, and therefore, more developed.

‘The Legend of Korra’ premieres Saturdays at 11a.m. EST. Be there.

Grade: 5/5

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Nickelodeon’s hit show ‘The Legend of Korra’ (2012), the sequel series to ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ (2005), continued Saturday, May 19, 2012, at 11 a.m. EST with its seventh episode, “The Aftermath.”

Spoiler alert!

Seventy years after Aang and his friends defeated Fire Lord Ozai, Korra (Janet Varney) is the newest Avatar and is training in Republic City to master airbending with Aang’s son, Tenzin (J.K. Simmons). She is also friends with Mako (David Faustino), a Firebender, and his brother Bolin (P.J. Byrne), an Earthbender, and plays on their team, the Fire Ferrets, in a competition known as pro-bending. In this game, teams compete to knock each other out of a ring using their bending.

In the previous episode, directly after the pro-bending championship between the Wolfbats and the Fire Ferrets, in which the Ferrets lost due to the Wolfbats’ cheating, the leader of the anti-bending movement, Amon (Steve Blum), burst in and attacked all of the players as well as the police officers. Amon had learned a technique that removes a person’s bending permanently, and he took away the Wolfbats’ bending powers, promising that he would do more to “help” the non-benders of Republic City.

In “The Aftermath”, the arena is mostly destroyed, meaning Mako and Bolin will have to move out as it had been their home. Korra arrives to tell them they can stay with her, but it turns out Mako’s girlfriend, Asami Sato (Seychelle Gabriel), daughter of automobile titan Hiroshi Sato, has offered to let the brothers stay at her place. Korra later visits them at the mansion and learns there is a little more to Asami than her money and her looks. She can drag race and she knows self-defense.

However, Korra overhears her father on the phone and is led to believe Sato is working with the Equalists, Amon’s anti-bending group. She goes to Tenzin and the Chief of Police, Lin Bei Fong (Mindy Sterling), to tell them what she heard. Bei Fong starts an investigation on Sato’s estate, which angers both Asami and Mako. Mako tells Korra to drop the issue or they will no longer be friends, but Korra trusts her instincts and pushes onward.

They search Sato’s factories and find nothing, but then an anonymous worker tips them off to a secret underground factory beneath Sato’s mansion. Bei Fong, Tenzin, Korra, and a handful of police officers find the factory only to be caught in a trap by Sato, who has a new army of mechanical suits.

He defeats them and starts to capture them to take to Amon, but Bolin, Mako, and Asami intervene, freeing everyone except the captured officers. Bei Fong vows to resign from her post and rescue her kidnapped officers outside the law while Mako apologizes to Korra for his actions and comforts Asami.

This episode is relatively solid, but it does have a couple of noticeable flaws. First, the plot is incredibly predictable. As soon as Korra learns of Sato’s secret phone conversation, a savvy watcher will be able to tell he has set a trap for her and wants to lure Bei Fong, Korra, and Tenzin into his clutches to prove his valor to Amon.

Similarly, when Sato confronts Asami and asks him to side with him, a sharp viewer will know she will decline the offer based on the brief characterization we see of her earlier in the episode. Thus, most of the tension in the episode is minimal.

Second, the forced tension between Korra and Mako is becoming more of a problem. The writers of the show are well aware of the “shipping”, i.e. supporting two characters in a romantic relationship, that the fans engage in for the show and so they delight in poking fun at them whenever possible.

This notion was exemplified in episode five, “The Spirit of Competition”, where they basically forced a love triangle among Korra, Bolin, and Mako only so they could immediately destroy it. The romantic tension has only been building since episode two and so the characters’ interactions do not have as much weight as the characters preceding them in ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ where the main heroes’ relationships developed naturally over time.

Mako accuses Korra of being jealous just because he is in a relationship with Asami, and it is a predictable move by the writers to use this angle, especially when it is quickly resolved by the end of the episode. If they had not forced Mako and Korra’s possible romance in the fifth episode, it could have felt more tense if Mako did not know Korra had feelings for him, which would then compel her to decide what to do about the issue. As it stands, their relationship comes across as rushed.

On the upside, the fight sequence between the Equalists and the benders, while short, was breathtaking. This is the first time we see Tenzin cut loose and show off his airbending skills, and they are quite a sight to behold. Furthermore, there is also a rather clever Shout Out to the Cabbage Man from the previous series who is a meme in the ‘Avatar’ fandom and the joke lands with brilliant success.

Overall, the episode is predictable, but enjoyable all the same. It is yet another good stepping stone of building tension on both sides of the pro-bending and anti-bending war brewing in Republic City.

‘Korra’ premieres Saturdays at 11 a.m. on Nickelodeon. Don’t miss it.

Grade: 4/5

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Nickelodeon’s ‘The Legend of Korra’ (2012), the sequel series to ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ continued Saturday, May 5, 2012 with its fifth episode, “The Spirit of Competition.”

Spoiler alert!

Seventy years after Aang and his friends defeated Fire Lord Ozai, Korra (Janet Varney) became the newest Avatar and is now training in Republic City to master air-bending with Aang’s son, Tenzin (J.K. Simmons). She is also friends with Mako (David Faustino), a Firebender and his brother Bolin (P.J. Byrne), an Earthbender who plays on their team called the Fire Ferrets, in a competition known as pro-bending. In this game, teams compete to knock each other out of a ring using their bending. The Fire Ferrets have made the play-offs and their first round is coming up.

However, tension between Mako, Korra and Bolin is high because there is a rapidly developing love triangle in the works. Korra has a crush on Mako, Bolin has a crush on Korra, and Mako is in a relationship with Asami, the beautiful daughter of Hiroshi Sato, the automobile titan who is sponsoring their team.

While they’re at home, Bolin asks Mako if he should ask Korra out and Mako advises against the idea because they’re friends and teammates and he cares about his brother, but it’s also obvious that he has some feelings for Korra but isn’t being honest with himself about it. Bolin doesn’t listen to him and makes up his mind to ask her out later.

Meanwhile, Korra talks to Tenzin’s daughters, Ikki and Jinora, who question her about Mako. She denies having a crush on him but still asks for their help, which is comically awful as they are both children. Pema, Ikki and Jinora’s mother, encourage Korra to tell Mako how she feels.

The Fire Ferrets win their opening match in the championship but unfortunately, right after the match Korra very awkwardly blurts out that she likes Mako and he admits that he doesn’t feel that way about her. Moments later, Bolin comes in and asks Korra out. At first, she says no but Bolin eventually convinces her to go out with him and they head to a noodle bar. Having seen this interaction, Mako starts to feel regretful about his decision.

Korra and Bolin have a fantastic first date but bump into Tahno, the arrogant leader of the pro-bending champion team the Wolfbats. Bolin tells her not to egg him on because he’s trying to instigate a fight so that the Fire Ferrets will get disqualified, but Korra stands up to him and scares him with her giant polar bear-dog, Naga. Tahno backs off and Bolin and Korra continue their date.

Korra returns to the arena for their next match, but Mako intercepts her and demands to know what’s going on with her and Bolin. She accuses him of being jealous and they both storm off angrily into the arena. Because Mako and Korra are mad at each other, the team’s chemistry is way off and Bolin steps up, just barely winning the match on his own.

Korra and Mako confront each other again and Mako admits that he hadn’t been completely honest with Korra, who takes it as a sign that he’s still interested in her. She kisses him and he kisses her back, but Bolin catches them and runs off, heartbroken. Mako goes after him and finds him overeating at the noodle shop.

Mako drags Bolin back to the arena for their next match and the team barely manages to beat their opponents. Afterwards, Bolin, Korra and Mako all apologize to each other and agree to work harder to beat their next opponents. They witness a match with Tahno’s team, who knock their opponents out in the first round, sending a clear threatening message to the Fire Ferrets.

The writers of ‘Korra’, Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, are no strangers to the fandom and this episode basically serves as a clear message that “shipping”—investing in the relationships of a certain pairing—is not the main goal of the show. They basically drew a line in the sand and told the fans to back off by definitively addressing the two main “ships”—Makorra, for those who like Mako and Korra together and Borra, for those who like Bolin and Korra together.

The episode ended on an ambiguous note as all three of them apologized to each other and the audience will be left hanging to see if there is any other aftermath in the upcoming episodes.

While this was a bold move, the timing of this episode felt extremely off, in my opinion. This is only the fifth episode of the first season. We have only seen Korra and Mako spending time together in the third episode and we have only seen Korra and Bolin spending time together in the first episode. Thus, their relationships are not grounded enough for the viewer to believe that there is enough for them to start romantic relationships.

This episode starts out with Mako mentioning that Korra has been training intensely with them for several days, but since we aren’t shown any more evidence of their chemistry, it doesn’t have much of an effect. Korra’s confession to Mako feels premature and is uncomfortable to watch.

It is in character for her not to know how to talk to a boy as she is young, but it is out of character for Mako to be so wishy-washy. He hasn’t shown any romantic interest in Korra until this episode so it feels like an example of “Show, Don’t Tell” gone wrong—that is, it’s always better to show the audience evidence of something instead of having a character tell you it’s true.

The entire love triangle was resolved too soon in the series, and too quickly in the 22 minute episode. Granted, there is still plenty of show to go and these feelings may resurface, but I personally would not have taken such a gamble so soon.

‘The Legend of Korra’ premieres Saturdays at 11:00am EST. Check it out.

Grade: 3/5

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Nickelodeon’s smash hit ‘The Legend of Korra’ (2012), the sequel series to ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ (2005) continued April 28, 2012, at 11:00 a.m. EST with its fourth episode, “The Voice in the Night.”

Spoiler alert!

Seventy years after Aang and his friends defeated Fire Lord Ozai, Korra (Janet Varney) is the newest Avatar and is training in Republic City to master airbending with Aang’s son, Tenzin (J.K. Simmons). However, there is a violent anti-bending movement rising to power led by Amon (Steve Blum), who has declared that he can remove any bender’s powers permanently.

In the previous episode, Korra and her friend Mako (David Faustino) went to rescue Mako’s brother, Bolin (P.J. Byrne), from Amon’s wrath at a rally. Korra has been deeply shaken by Amon’s ability to take away a bender’s powers but has not been dealing with the fear properly. Instead, she has been having nightmares.

Meanwhile, a Republic City councilman named Tarrlok gets permission to put together a task force to stop Amon from recruiting more anti-benders. He approaches Korra and asks for her help, but she refuses. He begins showering her with gifts in an attempt to bribe her, but she continues to refuse him.

In town, Mako literally bumps into the beautiful daughter of the automobile mogul, Hiroshi Sato, named Asami (Seychelle Gabriel). As an apology for nearly running him over, she offers to take him out to dinner, and the two hit it off. Asami is a big fan of the Fire Ferrets, Mako’s pro-bending team he shares with Bolin and Korra, and offers to sponsor them for the Pro-Bending Championship. Ecstatic, Mako accepts.

Tarrlok throws a party for Korra and invites her and Tenzin’s family to join in the festivities. Tenzin suspects a larger plan is in the works, but allows Korra and his family to attend. Korra meets Asami and sparks fly as she feels a bit jealous as she has been nursing a slight crush on Mako. Tarrlok invites the press to aggressively ask Korra questions about how to stop Amon, thereby pressuring her to join his task force.

Tarrlok’s task force learns of an underground group training chi blockers for Amon’s armada, and they shut them down, leading to Korra challenging Amon to a duel. Tenzin and Tarrlock warn her not to go, but she ignores them and heads to the duel. Near dawn, Amon shows up with his men not to fight her, but to send her a message.

He admits he could have easily taken away her bending and killed her, but he says he is going to destroy all the benders first, and save her for last. Amon knocks her out, and Tenzin finds her. Korra finally confesses how afraid she is of losing her bending and not being able to stop Amon, and Tenzin comforts her, closing out the episode.

The emotional twists and turns of this episode truly make it shine. Korra is brave and strong, but she is also very vulnerable and sensitive because she has so much responsibility as the Avatar. She struggles with admitting her fear and definitely has a lot to learn before she is ready to take Amon on head-to-head.

This episode is also a great exploration of Mako’s character. He acts rather closed-off around Korra because he does not trust her completely, yet around his brother and new love interest, Asami, he is kind, personable, and even a bit shy. We learn that the scarf he wears belonged to his father, and it is the only thing Mako has left of him after his parents were murdered when he was eight years old. It adds a layer of depth and significance to his character and makes him much more accessible.

Furthermore, Amon’s threatening presence became even more solidified with his direct threat against Korra. He has proven to be a cold, cruel, calculating force that Korra will have immense difficulty overcoming in the upcoming episodes. Special mention goes to Steve Blum, an incredibly well-known actor in the animation and anime world, for adding such a convincing layer of malice to the character.

The promo for next week promised the start of the pro-bending tournament, meaning Korra fans will be getting more of the fearsome Fire Ferrets and, thus, more interactions between Korra, Mako, and Bolin. There will be plenty of awesome action sequences and friction between the hotheaded Korra and stubborn Mako, much to the Makorra shipper’s delight.

‘The Legend of Korra’ premieres Saturdays at 11 a.m. EST. Be there! You won’t regret it.

Grade: 5/5

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