[7.2/10] I enjoyed the twist in this one. I went on record as suspecting that Asami was a part of a honeypot to lure in Mako for something involving her dad, but I like where *LoK* went much better. The notion that Hiroshi lost his wife to a firebender and has resented them ever since, forcing Asami to choose between her father, her principles, and her friends brings much more to the table that a simple doublecross. I suspected how it was going to go, but it was still a powerful moment to have Asami discover the truth, take the electric glove from her father as though she were going to join him, and then use it on him. We also got another pair of great action sequences. The racing segment was a little gratuitous, but it definitely worked to add some life into the middle portion of the episode. And the fight with Hiroshi’s mechas was out of this world. As great as Aang was, it’s pretty cool to see a full-blown airbender going all out in battle. And Bolin and Mako finding creative ways to distract the guards and help out was a nice touch. I’ll add that it’s so easy, but I bought the fan service hook line and sinker. I laughed audibly when I realized that Cabbage Corp. was the descendent company of the cabbage guy from *AtLA*, and its CEO going “my cabbage corp!” was the icing on the cake. Plus, seeing Lynn use her mother’s barefoot echolocation bit was a real treat as well. Heck, even the metal walls being made of pure platinum so there’s no impurities for metalbenders to be able to bend is a nice use of the mythos of the franchise. The only thing I didn’t like about this episode is that Korra basically makes a wild accusation about Hiroshi on minimal proof, and then goes so far as to tell his daughter about it before she or anyone’s gotten to the bottom of the situation,, and the show seems to be on her side for it. Sure, what Korra overheard Hiroshi saying was suspicious, but it doesn’t really prove anything, and Korra making up her mind so quickly and blabbing to people who care about him without confirmation isn’t a good look. Now the other side of the coin is it fits the character. Korra is a headstrong person and so her rushing to judgment without all the evidence works for her personality and mindset. But the fact that she turns out to be right and that Mako essentially apologizes for not believing her leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Maybe she has magic Avatar perception skills or something, it read to me like someone leaping to conclusions before all the facts are in and worrying family members unnecessarily in the process. I can’t help but wonder how she would have felt if she’d been wrong. Still, the episode makes up for it a little by having Korra offer to let Asami stay with them on Air Island, and seeming to really feel for her erstwhile romantic rival and the difficulty of the situation. Too much of the episode is founded on her suspicion and certainty for my taste, but once we get to the Hiroshi reveal, business really picks up.

something about tarrlok has been fishy since the beginning, i dont trust this guy for a second

something about tarrlok has been fishy since the beginning, i dont trust this guy for a second