The Aftermath

"The Aftermath" is the seventh episode of season one of The Legend of Korra and the seventh of the overall series. It debuted on May 19, 2012 on Nickelodeon.

Overview
''Korra begins to suspect that Hiroshi Sato is working for the Equalists. As the Metalbending Police Force investigates the claims, they discover stunning secrets.''

Synopsis
As Korra approaches the Bending Arena and tells Mako and Bolin that Tenzin has allowed them to stay on Air Temple Island, they respond by telling her that Asami has invited them to live in the Sato estate, her father's giant estate.

As Asami shows up, she and Bolin who is holding Pabu in his hands, convinces Korra to come over. Korra finally accepts the invitation and leaves the Arena.

Lin Beifong and her Metalbending Police Force are shown raiding the Cabbage Corp, where they find multiple Equalist posters and other such material. The owner is shown being arrested in front of the Cabbage merchant's statue; Lin Beifong then announces the official closing of the company.

Korra then goes to the Police headquarters, where she sees Tahno, miserable and non-bending. After a short conversation and a promise of taking down Amon, Korra sees Hiroshi Sato, Lin Beifong, and Tenzin conversing and leaves.

Later, she visits the rest of the Fire Ferrets in Asami's house, where Bolin proudly tells her of all the perks that come with living in the Sato estate.

After Korra and Asami go to see a race - furthermore participate in one - Korra goes to the restroom. After exiting, she overhears Hiroshi talking of how the closing of the Cabbage Corp. bought them time, and how it was the right moment to strike.

Korra quickly leaves the estate and goes to Tenzin and Beifong, telling them of what she heard. Although quite disbelieving at first, they realize that Hiroshi's hate for benders may be because of the murder of his wife, done by the members of the Agni Kai, twelve years ago after an invasion and robbery at the mansion.

As they come to inspect, Bolin, Mako, and Asami are quite annoyed; however, Hiroshi gives them permission to check the entire Future Industries. No Equalist material is found. That all changes, however, when a what appears to be a Cabbage Corp. former employee slips a note in Korra's hand, telling her where to meet him to learn more about Hiroshi's plot with Amon.

After they are directed to a factory under the Sato estate, Lin and her metalbenders, taking Korra and Tenzin alongside, enter the estate, with intentions of finding and eliminating any threat. Under the pressure of losing her job because of Tarrlok's speeches against her, Lin uses seismic sense to discover a secret tunnel from Hiroshi's workshop to the secret, underground factory. Lin orders one of her men to make sure Bolin, Mako, and Asami do not come down; then she enters, followed by her men, Korra, and Tenzin.

As they come to the bottom, they witness the machines produced by Hiroshi; they are then locked by a platinum piece, something that metalbending cannot bend. Unable to get out, the benders are forced to face Hiroshi and the Equalists; however, the machines play their part as to giving the Equalists the advantage.

In the meantime, Mako tricks the police officer and enters the factory with his brother, leaving Asami behind.

All of the benders in the workshop are defeated by the power machinery. As Mako and Bolin enter and try to save Korra and Tenzin, they are spotted by Hiroshi and Lieutenant. Hiroshi, using an electrified glove, threatens them; then Asami enters. Seeing her disbelief, Hiorshi asks her for forgiveness and tells her of how he is doing this because of the lost of her mother, who had been killed by benders. He then gives his daughter a glove and tells her to join him and Amon. As Asami takes up the glove, the Fire Ferrets look up in disbelief and despair. Asami, to everyone's surprise, electrocutes her father and Lieutenant and helps them escape.

Back on the police airship, Korra tells the two brothers that they and Asami are still welcome to come to Air Temple Island.

At the same time, Lin tells Tenzin that she will resign to look for her men 'outside the law'.

Korra then turns to Mako and tells him to go to Asami, knowing that she needs him. As he does so, she hugs him.

The airship slowly approaches the Republic City coastline at night.

Credits

 * Written by:
 * Michael Dante DiMartino
 * Bryan Konietzko


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


 * Starring:
 * Janet Varney - Korra
 * David Faustino - Mako
 * P.J. Byrne - Bolin
 * J.K. Simmons - Tenzin
 * Seychelle Gabriel - Asami
 * Mindy Sterling - Beifong
 * Dee Bradley Baker:
 * Tarrlok
 * Pabu
 * Naga
 * Butler


 * Also starring:
 * Richard Epcar - Captain Saikhan
 * Daniel Dae Kim - Hiroshi
 * James Sie - Lau Gan-Lan
 * Rami Malek - Tahno


 * Additional voices:
 * J.K. Simmons
 * Dee Bradley Baker
 * Richard Epcar
 * Jason Harris
 * Mindy Sterling

Series continuity

 * The schematic for the mecha tanks Hiroshi uses first appeared during the Lieutenant's conversation with Amon in "Welcome to Republic City".
 * The opening footage reel is a speech given by Tarrlok, likely because of Shiro Shinobi's electrocution in the previous episode.

Character revelations

 * The Agni Kais were responsible for the death of Hiroshi's wife twelve years prior to the series.
 * Hiroshi Sato is a member of the Equalists, and has been producing technology for them.
 * Asami Sato is now on enemy terms with her father.
 * Lin Beifong decides to resign and is committed to do whatever it takes to take down Amon and the Equalists, even if it is outside the boundaries of the law.
 * This is the first time Lin Beifong is seen using seismic sense with a retractable sole beneath her feet.

Goofs

 * When Lin Beifong and her officers were searching Hiroshi Sato's personal workshop, Lin used her metalbending to move a large piece of the floor. Later on in the episode, however, Bolin earthbends part of the same floor.
 * After two metalbending police were electrocuted and about to fall on the ground, one police's metal wires was not visible until he fell on the floor.

Trivia

 * The push daggers that came out of Lin Beifong's arms are similar to the Indian weapon known as the katara.
 * This is the second episode in a row Ikki and Jinora haven't appeared.

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