The premiere episodes of Book Two blew through a ton of introductions and plot to plant Korra in a sticky situation. It’s essential to “unifying” the tribes, which sounds a lot more like forceful conversion when coming out of Unalaq’s mouth. He also gives Korra another mission: She must travel to the Northern Water Tribe to open a second spirit portal, which will allow members on either pole to travel to the other end of the world in mere seconds. No one can enter or exit, nullifying the city’s trade industry and effectively transforming the Southern Water Tribe into a police state. Unalaq’s “protection” involves waterbenders creating a frozen blockade across the ocean. “We have to protect from people who would do the spirits harm.” Right. “Civil Wars, Part 1” picked up seconds later, Korra looking a wee bit worried about her blind actions of opening the South Pole’s “spirit portal.” Unalaq, the man with all the answers, reassures her that all is well. At the end of episode two, her youth group leader Unalaq revealed an armada of ships docking on the shores of the Southern Water Tribe.
So they turned to the local church’s weekly youth group, where investing a little belief provided a wealth of warm, fuzzy, do-gooder feelings.īut like everyone who slowly steps into the world of organized religion, Korra is about to hit a spiritual crossroads where casual religious expression doesn’t cut it. Like the Avatar, they were hungry for spiritual understanding and fresh companionship. Back in my teen years, I had friends who were a lot like Korra (minus the power to bend the entire spectrum of elements).