That was the halfway ep of the season (6th of 12) and the **** hit the fan. I'd been trying for hours to view it, and was well rewarded. The Lin + Korra vs. Equalists fight atop the stadium, in particular, was amazing, and underlined the change that had occurred.
Amon played events perfectly. He not only revealed the threat early to get Lin's armoured metalbenders out (who're immune to chi blocking, but weak to the lightning gloves/sticks), but he paid off the refs to let the Wolf Bats cheat their way to victory, ensuring both that the Avatar's crew would be defenceless in the water when his crew revealed themselves, and that he could hold them up as representatives of all benders. He's continuing to pick on easy-to-dislike benders first to more easily drum up support. The attack (including explosives) and getaway from above was a nice touch too. The people of Republic City will either be joining his revolution or ****ing themselves. It might be a while before we get a lighthearted ep like 5 again.
Predix: Republic City will be lost to Amon and the revolution at the end of this season, and the second season will focus on battles for the rest of the world (hopefully letting us revisit places Aang & co. went to!). Still think Tenzin might be the first big bending casualty.
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