Korra Discussion Post: 'The Aftermath'

[whitelotusmods]

This is a post where you can discuss this week's episode and link to your own reaction posts.

spoilers up to 1x07 below.

Comments

[scurrilousrogue]

I'm pretty sure Chief Bei Fong was channeling Dirty Harry in that last scene there. I'm afraid laughed a little; The line itself was rather cheesy, and I really don't understand the logic behind her decision. Yes! Let me resign from a position that allows me to obtain men and airships at a moment's notice, just because a few officers had their bending taken away (and may or may not have been quietly killed). No officers have ever died on me before! But who am I to judge? (she said with a slightly hysterical laugh). All I want is an icon of my beloved Chief. *quietly crosses her fingers and folds her hands*

[scurrilousrogue]

Forget that last part. *strokes icon like Dr. Evil's cat*

[staranise]

I got the impression from her conversation with Tenzin that she was going to get ousted from her position by Tarloc whether she likes it or not.

[opusculasedfera]

Maybe, but I don't really understand why. Obviously she'll be under continued scrutiny, but surely "we uncovered one of the Equalists' main suppliers of weapons and have him in custody" makes up for a lot of getting fooled by a fake snitch and ambushed? Having her officers kidnapped is embarassing, but Tarloc can't exactly object if she makes it a police priority to get them back, and the public is way less likely to care about that than about the definite and obvious advantages of having Sato in custody.

Though it is pretty funny to have Lin go off the rails in ep 7 after all the meta here about how much more establishment LoK is than TLA. (Which is still true, but less so if Lin actually goes for it.)

[killerkaleidoscope]

Lin's reputation is already tarnished from the bending arena fiasco and the highly-publicized empty-handed inspection of Future Industries--I bet she's already on restriction for the next foreseeable while. Combine that with what we've seen of the ubiquity of Satomobiles and how well they're integrated into Republic City, and I wouldn't be surprised if she has legitimate reason to fear the other members of the council might be a little too willing to put an alleged Equalist sympathizer's word over hers.

As for the possibility of her breakin'-the-law storyline: doubt it'll go all the way through. She might get close, but this whole arc with her and Tenzin getting over old hurts is probably going to wind up in some mutual giving of 'advice that needs to be said even if we gotta spit it out through our teeth'. Tenzin, who was only on the Council with the greatest reluctance (he doesn't seem to particularly like being there) telling Lin to stick with the establishment, and Lin, who's forever irritated with Tenzin's peace-and-patience stance, telling him to be true to himself and not pull anything rash.

[opusculasedfera]

Fair enough, though Sato's giant posters of Amon (least subtle secret hideout!) and the multiple witnesses to his attack do make his case a bit hard to make. It'll work for me if the writers turn this plot point into a character thing because I can believe Lin doesn't do politics and spin very well, but I think someone who does would be able to overshadow the failed inspection with the fruitful raid, and use Asami's support of the benders to reassure people that Sato's tech won't go anywhere.

A good point, and that definitely works better for me character-wise than rebelliousness out of nowhere.