History Recap / TheLegendOfKorraS2E5Peacekeepers

** Avatar Korra bursts into Mako's office, gets into an argument with him, and trashes the room. Nobody, except for Mako, seems to regard it as a major thing.

* TheCameo: A statue of Sokka briefly appears in this episode in front of the cultural center.

* ExposedToTheElements: Bolin [[LampshadeHanging notes]] that his skimpy "Water Tribe" outfit would be cold.

The group arrives in Republic City, where Varrick has already arranged a meeting with President Raiko (whom he supported during his campaign). Korra takes part in a peaceful demonstration in support of the South, but the Southern Water Tribe Cultural Center is destroyed by a remotely activated bomb. The context of the situation incriminates the North, but Mako disagrees, having witnessed one of the perpetrators Firebending. No one believes him.

->''Well, I guess if we're both putting our jobs first, maybe there's no room for our relationship!''

The fifth episode of ''Book Two'' of ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra''.

The group arrives in Republic City, where Varrick has already arranged a meeting with President Raiko (who he supported during his campaign). Korra takes part in a peaceful demonstration in support of the South, but the Southern Water Tribe Cultural Center is destroyed by a remotely activated bomb. The context of the situation incriminates the North, but Mako disagrees, having witnessed one of the perpetrators Firebending, but no one believes him.

During the meeting, Raiko expresses concern for the civil war, but refuses to send aid, believing that throwing troops into an internal Water Tribe affair would not help anything, to Korra's rage. Varrick suggests that Asami sell Future Industries' weapons to the South so her company can profit and the South can have a better chance against Unalaq. Mako hears of the plan, and also learns that Korra has decided to go to General Iroh for military aid, behind the president's back. Raiko gets wind of the underhanded scheme from a reluctant Mako, whose loyalty is to Republic City as he is a police officer. Threatened with a court-martial, Iroh suggests Korra go to his mother, Firelord Izumi, who he believes will help Korra in her plight.

!!Tropes:

* FreezeFrameBonus: If you look closely at Mako's book of criminals, you can see [[CallBack Shady Shin, Lightning Bolt Zolt, and the equalist doorman]].

* ItIsPronouncedTroPAY: The show uses a couple of {{Jerkass}} cops to mock the people who pronounce Mako (the actor who inspired the character's name) as "May-ko."

-->'''Lin''': What the flameo happened here?

* ItsPronouncedTropay: The show uses a couple of {{Jerkass}} cops to mock the people who pronounce Mako (the actor who inspired the character's name) as "May-ko."

-->'''Meelo:''' Being alpha lemur is lonely.

* DaChief: When Mako tries to present some evidence to Lin, led on by the two lazy detectives, she ''instantly'' starts yelling at the rookie barging in on her meeting with the president and refuses to listen to him.

* {{Frameup}}: The bombing of Republic City's cultural center, blamed on the Northern Water Tribe, is hinted to have a more sinister motive.

* MisplacedRetribution[=/=]NeverMyFault: Eska blames Korra for taking Bolin from her, rather than acknowledging she drove Bolin away by forcing him to marry her.

* ObstructiveBureaucrat[=/=]ReasonableAuthorityFigure: It's hard to say which of these Raiko is. On one hand, he refuses to aid the militarily-weaker South, but on the other he does have a point about it being an internal affair.
* OnlySaneMan: Mako is the only member of the police force actually doing police work about the case. Lin is too much of a dismissive hardhead, thinking Mako is a NaiveNewcomer not even fit to speak with her, and the veterans assisting her are [[JerkAss jerkasses]] who want to see him completely shamed.

** Korra leaves for the Fire Nation to find help and gets swallowed by a Dark Spirit.

\* LonelyAtTheTop:

* LonelyAtTheTop:

->''Well, if we're both putting our jobs first, maybe there's no room for our relationship!''

During the meeting, Raiko expresses concern for the civil war, but refuses to send aid, believing that throwing troops into an internal Water Tribe affair would not help anything, to Korra's rage. Varrick suggests that Asami sell Future Industries' weapons to the South so her company can profit and the South can have a better chance against Unalaq. Mako hears of the plan, and also learns that Korra has decided to go to General Iroh for military aid. Raiko gets wind of the underhanded scheme from a reluctant Mako, whose loyalty is to Republic City as he is a police officer. Threatened with a court-marshal, Iroh suggests Korra go to his mother, Firelord Izumi, who he believes will help Korra in her plight.

Korra departs on her own for the Fire Nation, and is attacked by her cousins. However, a large Dark Spirit attacks and swallows Korra, and her cousins flee the scene, believing their cousin to be dead.

Summary: ''When the president of the United Republic refuses to help Korra, she decides to take matters into her own hands.''

-->'''Meelo:''' It's lonely being alpha lemur.

* WhamEpisode: Several.

* LonelyAtTheTop: While teaching Meelo how to train his pet flying lemur Poki, Tenzin instructs Meelo to make Poki sleep on the floor instead of in the bed with his owner, as Meelo must assert his dominance as the "alpha lemur." Meelo responds with this line:

* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Unalaq has absolutely no reaction to the fact that Eska tried to get married, got left at the altar, and is still wearing her ruined wedding outfit while being obviously upset about the whole situation. The closest he gets is saying that Korra needs to be brought in alive when Eska says she wants revenge.

** Tenzin himself echoes the sentiment, and it's implied Aang taught him to train lemurs in the same manner.

* {{Cliffhanger}}: The episode ends with [[spoiler: Korra seemingly devoured by a Dark Spirit.]]

** [[spoiler: Mako breaks up with Korra]].
** Korra leaves for the Fire Nation to find help [[spoiler: and gets swallowed by a Dark Spirit]].

* FlippingTheTable: Korra ends up flipping Mako's desk when she breaks up with him.

* OnlySaneMan: Mako is the only member of the police force actually doing police work about the case.

* FlippingTheTable: Korra ends up flipping a desk when she and Mako break up.

* ShoutOut: Bolin's reaction to Eska in the film of the invasion refers to the urban legend of the 1895 short "Arrival of a Train at Vincennes Station" causing people to think the train was about to run them over.

* {{Cliffhanger}}: The episode ends with [[spoiler: Korra seemingly devoured by a Dark Spirit.}}

* {{Cliffhanger}}: The episode ends with Korra seemingly devoured by a Dark Spirit.