The Legend of Korra: The Terror Within (3x08)

Great episode! Nice action!

We're back in Zaofu, as Korra and Bolin continue to learn Metal Bending, and Opal leaves for the Air Temple. In the night, Zaheer and his comrades try to kidnap Korra! The combined efforts of Bolin, Mako, Lin, Suyin, and the rest of the guards are enough to rescue Korra, but only barely. They determine that it must have been an inside job, and try to learn who could have helped the criminals. Aiwei, Suyin's adviser who can sense lies, questions the guards and says that one guard is guilty. However, the kids are not convinced. When Mako, Bolin, Asami, and Korra investigate, they find out that Aiwei was the guilty party.

Lin demands that Korra come back to Republic City, where she can be better protected. Suyin agrees that this is best, but then later helps Korra and her friends to get away without Lin's knowledge. They want to folow Aiwei and get to the bottom of this business with Zaheer once and for all.

This was a really succinct summary, and part of that is because the episode was so well-focused, and spent such a long time on action scenes that there really isn't a lot of detailed plot, or subplot, to account for. I really don't have a lot to complain about, though...

Suits: Litt the Hell Up (4x06)

I'm seriously so angry right now. At so many different people. It's annoying. Grrr. Rachel why. Jessica why. MIKE. WHY?!

Let us do a plot summary before I start yelling at these fictional characters on my blog which barely anybody reads anyway but whatever. I am angry.

So. I'm going to keep the plot summary brief. This show can be confusing sometimes, with a lot of important specific details. I apologize if this is a bit more vague than I typically do for this show.

Logan Sanders gets brought into the SEC, and is told about the stock that the firm bought. Because of this, now they really can't give the stock back to Logan, because it will definitely look like parking. Jessica goes to Malone and asks him to double-check that the firm isn't in a vulnerable position after buying the stock. Malone doesn't want to double-check is work, so Jessica asks Louis to do it. Louis finds a loophole meaning that Pearson Specter never technically bought the stock to begin with, so they can get rid of it and get rid of their vulnerability, too. 

Meanwhile, Rachel and Logan share a passionate kiss, when Rachel goes over to his apartment, ostensibly to tell him to back down. She tells Donna, and Donna says that she can't tell Mike.

The Legend of Korra: Original Airbenders (3x07)

Jumping straight in to the plot.

We finally get to see what's been happening at the Northern Air Temple. Tenzin finds teaching quite difficult, as nobody seems interested in all of the Air Bending legends and techniques. He decides to change strategies, drilling everyone very intensely, just like Bumi told him to do. However, this also backfires, as people are tired of working so hard and want to leave.

Kai keeps skipping out on Air Bending lessons to hang out with Jinora. The two of them find a herd of Sky Bison, and play with the babies. A group of poachers, who are rounding up Air Benders to bring back to Ba Sing Se, find Jinora and Kai and kidnap them. Jinora uses her connection with the Spirits to contact Bumi's Spirit friend, thus alerting the Air Benders to Kai and Jinora's fate. The Air Benders, led by Bumi, go to rescue the kids.

Tenzin sees that the Air Benders are all sticking together after all, which is great. However, he's still fed up with teaching them, and tells Jinora she can help train. Jinora asks if she can have her Air Bending tattoos now, since she is a master, and Tenzin says he'll consider it.

The Legend of Korra: Old Wounds (3x06)

Another Lin Beifong episode! Yay! Let's be quick about it.

Korra starts to learn Metal Bending from Suyin*, and Bolin wants to learn too. He's nervous about asking Suyin for help, since he's embarrassed that he hasn't been able to Metal Bend his whole life, despite the fact that Toph has been his hero for many years. In the end, Opal and Bolin talk. Bolin admits that he's afraid, and Opal says that she is, too. She wants to go to the Air Temple to train with Tenzin, but she's afraid of disappointing her family. Finally, they both face their fears. Opal gets ready to go to the Temple, and Bolin starts training with Suyin.

The bulk of the episode focuses on Lin. She goes to get acupuncture to help relax from her stress, and doing so unlocks some old memories. She remembers being a police chief in Republic City, and having to confront her sister, who got involved with criminals. Turns out, Suyin is the one who gave Lin the scar on her face. When Toph finds out that Lin tried to arrest Suyin for her behavior, she insists that she can't have a daughter in jail. She sends Suyin away to cover up what happened.

Suits: Pound of Flesh (4x05)

Waaaaaaaahhhh Harveyyyy whyyy are you so adorabllllle. I'm a mess. This episode was adorable in about forty million different ways. Unfortunately, there were a few big elements of it that I wish could have been different. Even so, this is a vast improvement over last week, and I'm really hyped for next week.

The plot:

Rachel is overworked and stressed, between law school and working for Harvey. Mike tries to convince her to take some time off. When she asks Harvey for a few days off, he bites her head off, and she continues to struggle on.

Meanwhile, this Sean Cahill guy is causing more trouble. Harvey tries to confront him about his plan to attack the firm, and Cahill decides to change tactics, and go after Harvey specifically. Jessica is worried about this, but Harvey assures her that Cahill hasn't made a move yet.

Mike really doesn't want to cut Sidwell out of the deal he made with Forstman. He decides to use the idea of Forstman's money to get Harvey and Logan to back down. Harvey calls Mike's bluff, however. At this point, Mike and Harvey both try and buy extra Gillis Industries stock from Wexler, using rather... sketchy means to do so, since Harvey technically isn't allowed to buy anything on Logan's behalf at the moment. The two of them are going to have to go head to head in a bidding war. Whoever can buy the extra stock will have the leverage for the takeover. To make Mike feel even worse about the possibility of cutting Sidwell out, Sidwell actually tells Mike he's doing a great job.

The Legend of Korra: The Metal Clan (3x05)

Okay. Real quick.

Korra and the gang travel to Zao Fu, a city made of metal, founded by Toph. When there, they meet the city's leader, Su Yin, who turns out to be Lin Beifong's half sister. Su Yin's daughter, Opal, has just become an Air Bender.

Opal starts learning about Air Bending from Korra, but the rift between the two sisters seems impenetrable. Apparently, they both fought for their mother's attentions, but Toph wasn't really pleased with how either of them turned out. We also learn, excitingly, that Toph may still be alive. She went away to travel the world many years ago, and has not returned.

Bolin and Opal begin a flirtation. When Bolin tries to turn on the charm, Opal tells him to stop, and just act like himself instead.

The Legend of Korra: In Harm's Way (3x04)

I've decided to blog all these double episodes separately, even though they're airing them together, because they really are separate stories. As such, since there are two every week, I promise to keep them brief.

So. Lin arrives in Ba Sing Se to warn Korra about Zaheer and his accomplices, but Korra refuses to go back to Republic City. She wants to stay and keep finding more Air Benders. Lin has to stay to help protect Korra. Bolin and Mako show up to tell Korra that the Earth Queen is capturing Air Benders. Korra and the gang make a plan to free Kai and the others. Jinora goes into her disembodied spirit state and finds Kai, with whom Jinora shares a special connection. With Jinora's information about the Air Benders' location, Korra and the others are able to free them all.

Tenzin offers to take the Air Benders to the Air Temple and teach them about the Air Bending culture. They all accept. Tenzin goes with them, along with Jinora and Kai, to start the training. Korra, Bolin, Mako, and Lin all stay to continue searching for Air Benders.

Suits: Leveraged (4x04)

Hmm... this episode was very weak, I felt. It set up a lot of really interesting plot points, but at the same time, it felt lackluster in many ways. I think it will probably work as a jumping-off point for future episodes, but as an individual hour of television, I was disappointed. Let's take a look.

There were three plot threads in this episode, and I had qualms about all of them, to be honest.

First of all, Sidwell finds out that Mike bought more shares in Gillis' company, and that he leveraged Sidwell's money to do it. Sidwell says he's actually impressed that Mike did it, but that Mike has one week to un-leverage the money, or he'll be out of a job. Mike therefore desperately needs money to help take over Gillis' company. Harvey enlists Louis' help to stop Mike from getting the money. At first, Louis screws up when Mike lies and says that Sheila is engaged to throw Louis off his game. Later, Mike tries to go to Tony Gianopolous for money, but Louis blocks him.

Mike is therefore forced to go to an old enemy of Harvey's, named Forstman. Forstman agrees to give Mike the money, provided that Mike keep any of the profits from Sidwell. Amy doesn't like this idea because she doesn't want Mike to go against Sidwell. Harvey also tries to warn Mike away, saying that Forstman is shady and can't be trusted. Mike goes through with it anyway.

The Legend of Korra: The Earth Queen (3x03)

Our gang arrives in Ba Sing Se! Yay!

Korra goes to meet the Earth Queen Hou-Ting. The Queen tells her that she'll help Korra find Air Benders in the city, only if Korra does her a favor first. Korra and Asami must go across the city to collect some tax money. The money is almost stolen by bandits, who declare that this money should be used for the people. Korra, uneasy, realizes she might agree, but nevertheless takes the money back to the Queen. The Queen informs her that there are no Air Benders in Ba Sing Se.

Kai, upon seeing the abundance in the city, wanders off to continue his pick-pocketing ways. Bolin and Mako go after him. While searching, they meet their family - their uncle, cousin, grandmother, etc. Both of them are thrilled to be welcomed in by the family, but are saddened to have to tell everyone that their parents are dead. Turns out, Bolin and Mako's dad, San, had a falling out with his family years ago and moved away. The family only ever received one letter from San, saying that he had married and had kids. Bolin and Mako share a hug with their grandmother, and Mako gives her his red scarf, which had belonged to their father.

Zuko arrives at the North Pole. Along with Desna and Eska, who are now ruling, and Tonraq, they go to see the final prisoner that Zaheer plans to free, his girlfriend P'Li, who has great skill as a Fire Bender.

The Legend of Korra: Rebirth (3x02)

Diving right in to the plot:

Korra and the gang set out to recruit Air Benders. Mako says no when Korra asks him to come along, but Bolin eventually convinces him and he joins them. They use one of Asami's airships to fly. As they travel around the Earth Kingdom to find Air Benders in different villages, they have a lot of trouble recruiting people to their cause, since nobody wants to uproot their lives to go live in an Air Temple.

They eventually put on a show to impress everyone with Air Bending, and a young boy, Kai, comes forward. He tells them a sob story about his dead parents and says that there are bad men coming after him. When the bad men show up, it's revealed that they're actually looking for Kai because he's a thief, who stole the savings from the family who adopted him off the streets. Korra learns that Kai will be taken to jail, and decides to take Kai with them, giving him guidance. They now have their first recruit.

Zaheer, meanwhile is going about freeing his criminal friends, including an Earth Bender named Ghazan and a Water Bender named Ming-Hua. Zaheer wants to hunt down the Avatar. The elderly Lord Zuko is informed about Zaheer's escape, and tells a messenger to send word to Republic City that the Avatar must be protected. Meanwhile, Zuko heads to the North Pole to stop Zaheer and his men from releasing their last prisoner.

The Legend of Korra: A Breath of Fresh Air (3x01)

The Legend of Korra is back! And I've been so busy I missed it. There were three episodes all released on the same day online... after some debate, I've decided to review them each separately, so these probably won't be too lengthy.

The Plot:

The aftermath of last season's Harmonic Convergence sees Republic City covered in vines that nobody can get rid of. Try as she might, Korra can't find a way. President Raiko and Korra are both getting a lot of hate from the people for not dealing with these problems. The public's mutual distrust in both of them does not cause them to band together, though. Rather the opposite. Bumi, out on an adventure with his Spirit friend, discovers to his great shock that he can Air Bend. He does so again at the dinner table, to the amazement of all. Other Air Benders have started sprouting up in Republic City, too.

Korra tries to help get rid of the vines, but she only makes it worse. She cannot consult her past lives, either, because she is now the last Avatar. One of the new Air Benders nearly falls to his death after climbing to the top of a bridge, but Korra saves him and introduces him to Tenzin, who is very pleased at the idea of new Air Benders. He wants to rebuild the Air Temple. President Raiko, furious that Korra continues to cause trouble, kicks her out of the city.