History Recap / TheLegendOfKorraS2E1RebelSpirit

* ConvenientlyEmptyBuilding. The Dark Spirit fights Korra in the middle of the area full of festival stands, yet nobody is around. Justified in that the festival is over and everybody left by that point.

* DistractedByTheSexy: Bolin took quite a bit of notice in Ginger, so much he doesn't notice Verrick's words.

* GoodColorsEvilColors: the spirit rampaging is of dark colors but when calm down glows gold.

--> '''Jinora (on Ikki's idea of her airbender tattoos being lightning bolts instead of arrows)''': That makes no sense.

* UnsettlingGenderReveal: Bolin thought both Desna and Eska were ladies before Korra calmly pointed out the latter is male.

* RealityEnsues: Turns out a romance founded on the kind of stuff in season 1 isn't going to be that stable afterwards.

* TheWorfBarrage: [[spoiler: To show how Korra's violent methods are useless, her Avatar State-boosted attacks [[NoSell do absolutely nothing]] against the Spirit she is battling and gets thrown around like a rag doll]].

* CurbStompBattle: The episode opens with the new Fire Ferrets getting knocked out in a few seconds, said to be an all-time record. There was also Mako's SternChase with the triad.

* MundaneUtility: Korra uses the Avatar State to win an air scooter race. Lampshaded by Tenzin that she cannot use it as a "booster rocket".

* {{Mathematicians Answer}}
--> '''Bolin''': "You mean like a boyfriend or like a slave?"
--> '''Eska''': "Yes. (drags him away by the collar) Win me prizes."

* SchizoTech: We see that the Avatar world's technological progress isn't exactly in line with our own, as movies have only now been invented in the middle of {{The Roaring Twenties}}.

* CreepyTwins

* TheWorfEffect: [[spoiler: To show how Korra's violent methods are useless, her Avatar State-boosted attacks [[NoSell do absolutely nothing]] against the Spirit she is battling and gets thrown around like a rag doll]].

* [[EvilDetectingDog Evil Detecting Polar Bear Dog]]: Naga alerts the others of the spirits arriving by howling. Could be TruthInTelevision, since animals like cats and dogs can sense when something supernatural is going on.

--> '''Eska''': "Yes. (drags him away by the collar) Now win me prizes."

--> Bolin: "You mean like a boyfriend or like a slave?"
--> Eska: "Yes. (drags him away by the collar) Now win me prizes."

* {{Mathematician's Answer}}

* MundaneUtility: Korra uses the Avatar State to win an air scooter race. Lampshaded by Tenzin that she cannot use it as a "rocket booster".

* {{Retcon}}: It turns out Aang had nothing to do with the isolated training Korra was put through, and it was all her father's idea.
** Addressing complaints that Korra lucked into being able to airbend while still not understanding the spirituality behind it, here we find that after six months she hasn't progressed beyond simply "punching" air at people and still has a long way to go before mastering it.

* AuthorsSavingThrow: It turns out Aang had nothing to do with the isolated training Korra was put through, and it was all her father's idea.

* AscendedFanboy: Bolin's new teammates were cosplaying fans from Episode 6 last season.

* CurbStompBattle: The episode opens with the new Fire Ferrets getting knocked out in one blow. It was even the fastest knock-out ever. There was also Mako's SternChase with the triad.

* MundaneUtility: Korra uses the Avatar State to win an air scooter race. Lampshaded by Tenzin that she cannot use it as a "rocket booster".

** Addressing complaints that Korra lucked into being able to airbend while still not understanding the spirituality behind it, here we find that after six months she hasn't progressed beyond simply "punching" air at people and still has a long way to go before mastering it.

Summary: ''Korra struggles to find a deeper connection to the spirit world.''