History Recap / TheLegendOfKorraS2E11NightOfAThousandStars

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Tonraq tries, but Unalaq proves to be a much better combatant and wins their fight pretty easily.

** Partly due to RuleOfFunny and mostly due to being TheChick this season, Asami decides to ''cheer'' Bolin in a real fight. Yes, he had it covered, but this is clearly a ''real'' fight instead of a pro-bending match, meaning she should be doing something more productive than just fangirl.

!!Tropes:

* AccidentallyCorrectWriting: In-Universe. The film portrayed Unalaq as a doomsday villain, and Bolin expresses a good deal of shock that he actually ''was'' trying to release something that would ravage the world.

* CrazyPrepared: When Varrick's company built the prison, he had a luxury cell installed in case he ever wound up in prison himself. Which he does.

* EnemyMine: Because the President was still of no help, Team Avatar had to seek help from Varrick, who despite his treachery, was the only other person with the means to defeat Unalaq and Vaatu.
* EyeBeams: Pabu rather inexplicably has these in the ''Nuktuk'' film. Impressive effects for a primitive film.

* HeroicSacrifice: Juji in the mover dies for some reason after using his laser eye beams. Apparently, he was to be revived when the polarity of the planet was shifted by the doomsday device.

* LuxuryPrisonSuite: Varrick makes sure he ends up in one of these (see CrazyPrepared).

* RelationshipResetButton: Inverted. Korra forgot that she and Mako had ended their relationship back in "Peacekeepers", as she's still recovering her memories from the incident that occurred immediately after, and ends up kissing him in front of their friends and colleagues. When she explains her memory loss and questions if he's hesitant about kissing her back because they had a bad fight she forgot about, he lies and assures her that nothing serious happened, to the judgmental stares of everyone around them.

* ShipSinking: When Korra appears not remembering their breakup, Mako takes the immediately easy way out and goes along with it, leaving Asami looking ''very'' upset. Even then, Korra and Mako were technically still broken up without Korra even remembering.

At the southern water tribe, the rebels are quickly crushed when Unalaq unleashes his children and Dark Spirits on them. Unalaq and Tonraq clash in a long-overdue battle, but Unalaq is able to overcome his older brother and capture him.

!!Tropes

* ADayInTheLimelight: Somewhat. Bolin gets to show his fighting skills and save the day ''without any help''.

* TheDitherer: Mako is back to his old tricks, as he only takes a few seconds to decide to take advantage of Korra's amnesia to avoid talking at all about their argument and breakup. This earns him an understandable DeathGlare from Asami. Of course, Mako himself didn't know what to make of it either.

** Mako has a silent one when both realizes Korra has amnesia and he reflexively/spinelessly lies about it with a look that basically says, "Oh I messed ''uuuup.''"

* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Shiro Shinobi aside, a large number of the arena residents seem more focused on the film than the fight between Bolin and 3 waterbenders.
* VillainExitStageRight: Varrick attempts this when his plans are foiled, but Chief Beifong stops him.