Turning the Tides

"Turning the Tides" is the tenth episode of season one of The Legend of Korra and the tenth of the overall series. It debuted on June 16, 2012 on Nickelodeon.

Overview
''Korra works to recover from her time spent imprisoned by Tarrlok, but when she is interrupted by Republic City coming under attack from Equalists, she is forced to take action against the evil group and their mysterious leader Amon. Meanwhile, Pema goes into labor and has a son while airships attack Republic City and Air Temple Island. As Republic City is overrun by Equalist forces, Tenzin's family escape on a Sky Bison with Lin. Amon takes Lin's bending.Team Avatar go into hiding. General Iroh, Zuko's relative and Commander of the United Forces, is seen at the end of the episode leading an enormous fleet of ships to Republic City. He pledges to aid the Avatar in taking back the city.''

Credits

 * Written by:
 * Michael Dante DiMartino
 * Bryan Konietzko


 * Directed by:
 * Joaquim Dos Santos
 * Ki Hyun Ryu

Series continuity

 * Lin Beifong loses her bending to Amon.
 * The New Team Avatar goes into hiding.
 * Tenzin and Pema have a baby boy named Rohan.
 * Jinora, Ikki, and Meelo are seen to perform combative airbending.
 * Zuko's relative, General Iroh, is introduced as the leader of the United Forces.
 * The United Forces enter the war between Republic City and the Equalists.
 * All members of the United Republic Council have been captured, excluding Tenzin.
 * Tenzin acts as the de facto leader of Republic City.
 * Tenzin's family escapes Republic City for safety.
 * Asami confronts Mako about his kiss with Korra.
 * Team Avatar's satomobile is destroyed.
 * Chief Saikhan and the White Lotus sentries on Air Temple Island are all captured by the Equalists.
 * This is the first time the Lieutenant's face is seen unmasked.
 * Korra mentions the arrest of Asami, Bolin, and Mako.
 * Mako is the fourth person shown to be able to redirect lightning in the series, along with Iroh, Zuko, and Aang. He is also the second person shown to be capable of generating and redirecting lightning, after Iroh.

Trivia

 * General Iroh is voiced by Dante Basco, who also voiced Zuko in the Avatar: The Last Airbender.