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The Legend of Korra: "The Sting" Review
Oct 12th 2013, 02:30, by Max Nicholson

Warning: Full spoilers from the episode to follow.

Can The Legend of Korra still work without... y'know, Korra? Well, that's what this week's "The Sting" set out to do -- a bold move, to be sure. Luckily, this storyline proved that even without the Avatar, there's still a lot going on behind the scenes, both figuratively and literally.

In a sequence reminiscent of The Last Airbender's "Ember Island Players," we got to see footage from Varrick's latest propaganda "mover," with Bolin as Nuktuk, the hero of the south (and Naga and Pabu as his loyal, talking companions, natch). These bits were pure cheese, but in the best way possible, featuring an absurdly fiendish Unalaq, hokey waterbending effects and a triple high five between Bolin, Naga and Pabu that needs to become an animated GIF as soon as possible. This also set up an amusing dynamic between Bolin and Ginger, as Bolin failed to understand the difference between on-screen chemistry and real life. ("Ginger, let's work through this!") I just hope that Eska doesn't catch one of these screenings!

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