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Legend of Korra "The Sting" Recap

Last night's episode of the Legend of Korra, "The Sting" made for some very important twists in the Season 2 plot. Here's a recap for anyone who missed it:

The episode begins with one of Varrick's shipping boats being attacked with many timed detonating bombs. The attackers take control of the ship. Meanwhile, Desna and Eska are waiting for their father outside the Spirit World portal, where they inform him that Korra is dead.

Bolin is sitting in a balcony seat along with Varrick and Ginger during a screening of "The Adventures of Nuktuk: Hero of the South", a propaganda "mover" meant to convince the people of the evils of the Northern Water Tribe. The screening is a huge success. Bolin also tells Ginger about their on-screen chemistry, which Ginger denies, much to Bolin's dismay. Zhu Li walks up to Varrick and informs him about the attack on his cargo ships.

Asami walks in on Mako reminiscing over his great times with Korra. She is upset at the loss of her equipment during the ship raid. Meanwhile, Beifong interrogates the ship's captain, Mako learns that the bombs detonated were similar to the ones that exploded at the Cultural Center. When Mako walks in on the interrogation to question, Beifong tells him to leave after the captain doesn't recognize the remote.

Asami, fearing Future Industries will go bankrupt, is quite upset. Mako and her come up with a plan to use a ship with empty cargo crates as bait, and capture the attackers. Mako, refusing to ask Korra's help on the mission, saying she's "out of town" decides to ask the Triple Threat Triads for help in exchange for Korra to return Lightning Bolt Zolt's bending, and a supply of vehicles. They agree. Once on the ship, Mako confesses that he broke up with Korra, much to Asami's surprise. Later, they discover that the Triple Threats double crossed them and were hired to distract them.

They make an escape on a motorboat, with the Triple Threats hot on their trail. Eventually, they escape back to Republic City and head to the Future Industries warehouse to discover that all the Mecha Tanks have been stolen. Asami states that she is ruined and gives up. Mako promises to continue the investigation and find out who's responsible. Asami, touched, kisses Mako. She later apologizes for the random act, and Mako leaves to continue his investigation. He asks Two-Toed Ping who hired them to double cross him and Asami. Ping says he doesn't know, and he's never seen the man face to face.

Mako asks Bolin, who now only responds to Nuktuk, about the whereabouts of Varrick. Seeing that Bolin doesn't know, and that it's time to start filming his scene, Mako watches. He sees on the set how the bombs explode in a special order, detonating the same way as the ones on the ship and at the Cultural Center. Curious, he asks the technician working the bombs about them. It turns out Varrick invented them, so the bombings were all his doing.

Mako tries to report his findings to Asami, only to discover that Varrick had just bought a stock in Future Industries.

Meanwhile, Korra, still alive, but unconscious, wakes up on a sunny beach where she is suddenly surrounded by fire sages. Scared and confused, she airbends at them to get away, but they assure her they're on her side, addressing her as Avatar Korra. Confused, Korra asks who that is, confirming she has lost her memory. She then faints once again onto the sand.


What did you think about the episode, The Sting, and what are you hoping to see in next week's one-hour special, Beginnings?

Barbie in the Pink Shoes Review

Hi everyone! Sorry for the delay. 

I just wanted to share a little critique with you guys of a film I watched recently: Barbie in the Pink Shoes.

The film stars Barbie as Kristyn Farraday, a ballet dancer who, along with her friend Haley, with the help of some pink ballet slippers, travel through different dances and actually become part of the story.

The film was spectacular. Although it would have been nice to see some cameos of some previous Barbie characters, for example Rothbart from Swan Lake, the film was wonderfully portrayed and the dancing was exquisite, and a beautiful example of ballet in today's time.