History Recap / TheLegendOfKorraS3E4InHarmsWay

* GetARoom: When the four of them make an escape after springing P'li in a cabbed snowmobile, P'li and Zaheer start kissing passionately upon their reunion. Ghazan's reaction cinches the scene:

* OverprotectiveDad:
** Tenzin shows a hint of this when he reacts to the thought of Jinora having a connection to Kai.
** This was also brought up in discussion about Tonraq's decision to keep Korra in the compound -- Zaheer and his cabal have tried to kidnap Korra at least once.

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Subverted. Desna, Eska, Zuko, and Tonraq all put valiant efforts to preventing P'Li's escape, but none of them are a match for Zaheer's cabal.

--->'''P'Li:''' I've waited thirteen years to feel this warm.

* AdultFear: It's revealed that shortly after Korra was discovered to be the Avatar, meaning she was still four years old, Zaheer and his cohorts almost successfully kidnapped her and would have succeeded if not for Tenzin, Tonraq, Zuko and Sokka working together to stop them.

!Tropes.

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Subverted. Desna, Eska, Zuko, and Tonraq all put valiant efforts to preventing P'Li's escape, but none of them were a match for Zaheer's cabal.

--->'''Ghazan''': Really? ''Right now''?

* HiddenAgendaVillain: Despite having Zaheer and his group in custody for 13 years the White Lotus was never able to find out their true motivations or why they tried to kidnap Korra.

** This was also brought up in discussion about Tonraq's decision to keep Korra in the compound--Zaheer and his cabal have tried to kidnap Korra at least once.

* PreAssKickingOneLiner: P'li's lets out an eager one when Druk breathes fire at her.
--->'''P'Li''': I've waited thirteen years to feel this warm.
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: The Queen may be in the legal right, drafting her Airbender citizens into serving in her army against their will. Korra doesn't care.
* SmugSnake: The Earth Queen thought her Dai Li could beat the ''Avatar'', as well as an airbender army in training. She was wrong.

* ToBeLawfulOrGood: As Bumi points out, nothing the Earth Queen's done is actually illegal, and by freeing the Airbenders, they are committing a crime against the Earth Kingdom. Nobody else in the room cares, choosing Good over Lawful.

* SlasherSmile: P'li's lets out an eager one when Druk breathes fire at fire
--->'''P'Li''': I've waited thirteen years to feel this warm.

* FeelingHisAge: Zuko gets knocked out by one direct shot from Ghazan, showing that badass though he may be, he's ''still'' a man approaching his 90s.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Zuko's dragon breathes fire on P'Li, which she easily blocks. It warms her up enough to restore her Firebending, and she promptly blasts the dragon out of the sky.

* AdultFear: It's revealed that shortly after Korra was discovered to be the Avatar, meaning she was still four years old, Zaheer and his cohorts almost successfully kidnapped her and would have succeded if not for Tenzin, Tonraq, Zuko and Sokka working together to stop them.

** The Earth Queen claims that there are no airbenders in Ba Sing Se. This is reminiscent to the claim that [[Recap/AvatarTheLastAirbenderCityOfWallsAndSecrets "there is no war in Ba Sing Se"]], repeated several times when Aang and his friends visit Ba Sing Se in ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''. In both cases the Dai Li are covering the real truth, which of course is the opposite to these claims.

* GetARoom: When the four of them make an escape after springing P'li in a cabbed snowmobile, P'li and Zaheer start kissing passionately upon their reunion. Ghazan's reaction cinchies the scene:

* LaserGuidedKarma: The cruel DrillSergeantNasty gets his comeuppance when the Krew breaks Kai and the other Airbenders out.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero / ShootingSuperman: Zuko's dragon breathes fire on P'Li, which she easily blocks. It warms her up enough to restore her Firebending, and she promptly blasts the dragon out of the sky.