Incoherent Mumbling

Legend of Korra: Skeletons in the Closet summary

• V AKA Amon: Let's show Republic City who's in charge!
• Aang's Statue: *MASKED!*
• Lieutenant: Are you sure you're not compensating for something?
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• Sato: We must fight the invading forces!
• Equalist Rallier: Wait, aren't we -
• Sato: SILENCE, TRAITOR!
• Mako/Korra: *Pro spies, slide away and hide under a rock*
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• Asami: Gee, you guys were gone for a long time.
• Mako: We were SPYING. You know, because we're in the middle of a war, and information is power?
• Asami: Whatever.
• Korra: I have no time for this romantic drama; I need to KICK SOME ASS!
• Mako: Wait! Somehow, despite the fact that we have no access to the police station where Iroh Mark II sent his communications to, we know that he's on his way, and we should wait for him! Clearly, there's no chance that the Equalists who took over the station know that he's coming, too.
• Korra: Ugh, fine. I HATE WAITING.
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• Bolin: Mm, this is the best street gruel ever! By the way, in case you forgot, Mako and I grew up on the streets together. Don't worry: it's easy to forget, 'cause there's been no other indication of our sad and troubled childhood during the rest of the season.
• Gommu: Fresh from the dumpsters!
• Asami: BLERGH.
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• Mako: Can't sleep?
• Korra: This war sure as hell wasn't in the job brochure.
• Mako: Hey, I know you have a lot of really serious stuff on your shoulders, like Amon, a war, being an Avatar who can't airbend or access her spiritual powers - but you're important to *me*. Feel better?
• Korra: ...Um. I guess so. Look, I should get to sleep.
• Mako: Right.
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• Amon: Off with your bending!
• Fandom: NO! NOT OUR OWL GUARDS! HOWWWWLLL!!!
• Amon: Boom! There goes another one.
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• Korra: We have to be ready to sneak General Iroh and his massive armada in when he arrives.
• Mako: Coast is clear!
• Korra: Wait, something's wrong. The coast is...too clear.
• Iroh II: Hmm, something's off. Maybe I should have sent a scout -
• UF Ship: *explodes*
• Iroh II: OH SHIT
• Korra: OH SHIT *dives into water*
• Iroh II: *gets hit by bomb and is thrown into the water*
• Korra AKA Ariel: *saves him and pulls him to shore*
• Iroh II AKA Prince Eric: You saved my life, Avatar Korra. Thank you.
• Korra: No problem. Hold on, maybe I should go back and try to save some of your men.
• Iroh II: What men?
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• Iroh II: I need to send a message to Bumi, the commander of the United Forces reserve fleet.
• Korra: You're not his son?
• Iroh II: What? What gave you that idea?
• Korra: In a picture of him, he was wearing the same collar as you -
• Iroh II: Oh, that. No, that's just the uniform that generals in the United Forces wear.
• Fandom: Damn it! [Bumi x Honora ship burns and crashes]
• Gommu: I've got an insecure line you could use!
• Iroh II: Cool, thanks! "Dear Bumi STOP Please hide at Red Sand Island STOP Will send signal when ready for second attack STOP Oh and we got wiped out by some planes STOP"
• Gommu: There's no way that technological genius Hiroshi Sato could possibly intercept that!
• Iroh II: Alright, so I'm going to go destroy the airfleet.
• Korra: Not me. I've got this really good feeling that it's time for me to confront Amon.
• Iroh II: Last time you worked off of a feeling and confronted one of your enemies, didn't you get bloodbent and kidnapped?
• Korra: Shut up, this is different.
• Mako: I'm going with her.
• Iroh II: Okay, well, Avatar Aang was right about a lot of things, so I guess I should trust your instincts, too.
• Korra: Awesome.
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• Mako: Love you, little bro.
• Bolin: Love you, too, big bro.
• Fandom: *Holds breath in anticipation of poignant goodbye scene, for clearly two brothers who grew up on the streets with only each other for family will have the most moving farewell, filled with concealed concern that this may be the last time they will ever see each other again, and that one or both of them may die on their independently highly dangerous missions - :
• Mako/Bolin: *BRO-HUG*
• Fandom: What the fuck.
• Korra: Here, take Naga. Polar bear dogs are known to be effective Equalist deterrents.
• Bolin: Cool, I always wanted a dog!
• Mako: Look, I'm sorry that I'm a teenaged boy who has absolutely no idea how to deal with emotional complications, as I had no parent figures to really teach me as I was growing up, and I'm REALLY sorry that things between us went so bad. But I do think it's important you know that I care about you.
• Asami: ...Thanks. I care about you, too. Try not to die.
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• Lieutenant: Hey, what are you two doing here? Aren't you supposed to be at the arena?
• Disguised!Mako: ...The arena? Why would we be at the arena?
• Lieutenant: For the big ostentatious RALLY, of course! Geez, didn't you pay attention at orientation?
• Disguised!Mako: I, uh...fell asleep.
• Disguised!Korra: We'll be there, sir!
• Lieutenant: Good! *walks away*
• Disguised!Korra: Wow, that was easy.
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• Korra: Let's hide in the attic!
• Mako: The temple has an attic? Why would - Korra, we're not alone.
• Korra: Are you trying to scare me - holy shit, Tarrlock!
• Tarrlock: I don't suppose you're here to rescue me.
• Korra: Well, let's see, last time I saw you, you bloodbent and kidnapped me, and then you locked me up in a giant metal box.
• Tarrlock: Didn't think so.
• Korra: Why are you the only one here, anyways?
• Tarrlock: I'm special. You see, I'm...Amon's brother.
• Korra: WHAT THE FUCK
• Fandom: WHAT THE FUCK
• Tarrlock: Yeah, I was surprised, too. Storytime!
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• Yakone: *has magical face-changing surgery, marries a Northern Water Tribe woman, and has two kids with her.*
• Little!Noatok: Let's make one thing clear - *I* had this hair way before Korra did.
• Yakone: Truth time! I was once the most feared criminal in Republic City, until that blasted AVATAR took my bending away. You are the instruments of my vengeance.
• Little!Tarrlock: What if I don't *want* to be an instrument of veng-
• Yakone: SILENCE!
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• Yakone: *teaches his sons how to dance with the wolves*
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• Yakone: Bloodbend your brother!
• Teen!Noatok: Okay.
• Little!Tarrlock: AAARRRRGGGGGGGHHH!
• Yakone: Your turn!
• Little!Tarrlock AKA Sasuke: No way! That felt awful!
• Yakone: YOU ARE WEAK, TARRLOCK!
• Teen!Noatok AKA Itachi: Leave him alone! *bloodbends Yakone*
• Yakone: HOW DARE YOU! Noatok, I AM YOUR FATHER.
• Teen!Noatok: Yeah, that's RIGHT. We're your SONS. We won't be your tools for vengeance! You taught us bending is power, but you have NEITHER!
• Little!Tarrlock: Oh snap!
• Teen!Noatok: Tarrlock, let's run away together!
• Little!Tarrlock: What about mom?
• Teen!Noatok: Dad was right, you're WEAK! *runs off into the storm*
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• Tarrlock: I'm sorry, Korra. According to my story, I used to actually care about other people and creatures, but somewhere along the line, I decided that Machiavelli was right. I guess I ended up being a tool of my father's vengeance anyways.
• Korra: Wow...that's the saddest story I've ever heard.
• Tarrlock: Have you ever heard about what happened to Zuko's mother?
• Korra: No, actually. Do you know what happened -
• Tarrlock: Anyways, the revolution may be a lie, but Amon really does believe that bending is the source of all evil.
• Mako: How'd you know Amon was your brother?
• Tarrlock: Bloodbending grip.
• Mako: ...he bloodbent you once, and you still remember how it feels? Wow.
• Korra: Amon's using Bloodbending to take people's bending away! And that's how he resisted your bloodbending; he's not a cyborg after all!
• Mako: That was a nice story and all, but how does that help us defeat Amon? He'll just bloodbend us away.
• Korra: We'll expose him at the rally!
• Mako: Okay, not a bad plan, but all we have is anecdotal evidence from a disgraced city councilmean. How are you going to prove Amon is Noatok?
• Korra: They'll believe me, because I'm the AVATAR! They'll just have to DEAL WITH IT!
• Mako: But they're anti-bending Equalists; why would they -
• Korra: AMON'S GOING DOWN.
• Mako: ...Right. See you later, Tarrlock.
• Korra: Aw, but look at him, Mako - he's so pathetic! We can't just leave him here!
• Tarrlock: Thanks, but Amon will know you've talked to me if I'm gone. I'll have to stay here. Do me a favor, Avatar Korra: defeat Amon and end my family's sad story.
• Korra: When did you turn so noble? I was going to do that anyways, but sure, okay.