And the Winner Is...

"And the Winner Is..." is the sixth episode of season one of The Legend of Korra and the sixth of the overall series. It debuted on May 12, 2012 on Nickelodeon.

Overview
''Korra and the Fire Ferrets prepare for the pro-bending finals as Amon threatens the United Republic Council to cancel the tournament or else. The Council disregards the threat, and severe consequences occur at the pro-bending match.''

Synopsis
Korra, Mako and Bolin train for the tournament final when Amon's voice is heard on the radio. He threatens the United Republic Council to close the arena, or else there would be consequences.

The Fire Ferrets dash to City Hall on Naga to learn about the Council's decision first hand. When they arrive, they are told by Tenzin and Tarrlok that the Council has unanimously agreed to close the Pro-Bending Arena. The team does not give up and tries to persuade them to change their minds, arguing that Pro-Bending brings people together. The Council, however, does not seem affected by their defense. Just as Tarrlok is ready to strike his gavel, Lin Beifong enters and cuts it in two with her metal cables. She argues that closing the arena would be giving in to Amon, and she agrees to personally protect the citizens at the arena. All but Tenzin then vote for the games to continue.

Korra then asks Tenzin of Lin's ill attitude toward her and, after Tenzin tells her that Lin is against him not her, Korra realizes that it was Lin that had been Tenzin's former girlfriend. Tenzin starts explaining their story, but decides not to finish story, saying that there was no point in telling it to Korra.

Lin Beifong and her metalbenders secure the arena before the match. The two teams are introduced and the games begin. The White Falls Wolfbats, however, are caught cheating by Shiro Shinobi, but the referee does nothing. The Wolfbats seemingly win round one with a knockout but Shinobi spots Mako and Korra hanging from the edge of the ring Korra throws Mako back into the ring and he lands a strike on one of the Wolfbats as they celebrate. Beofre round two, Mako comments that the referee has probably been bought off. Korra's suggesting of cheating follows, but Mako tells her that it would not be an option. After another round of cheating, the two teams tie, and the Fire Ferrets win the coin toss. Korra and Tahno then collide in the tie-breaker face-off. Korra humiliates Tahno by not only knocking him out of the ring, but knocking his helmet off and ruining his hair.

In the third round, multiple more acts of cheating are committed, the final one being Tahno's use of both earth and water to knock out the all three Ferrets with brutal earth head-shots.

After the Wolfbats win the match, Equalists in the stands put on their equipment and start electrocuting the metalbending cops. Lin and Tenzin, caught off guard, are also incapacitated. Amon, his Lieutenant and some other Equalists appear on the stage. After a short duel, Amon takes the Wolfbat's bending away after Tahno begged Amon to spare him. Korra, Mako and Bolin, now in the pool, are electrified with Electrified kali sticks. Korra begins to have more flashbacks of Toph, Aang and a unknown man who is most likely Yakone. The trio is tied up to one of the ring's supports unconscious. After Amon gives out a speech about equality, Bolin tells Pabu to chew through the ropes binding them. Amon then begins leave and detonates the Pro-Bending ring. Debris falls as Pabu frees the Fire Ferrets. As Amon rides a small platform from the arena to an Equalist controlled airship, Korra follows by pushing herself toward the glass ceiling with waterbending. She, however, runs out of water and starts falling back down, where she is saved by Lin using her metal cables.

Korra and Lin then go after Amon. A battle on-top the arena follows - Korra fights the Lieutenant until she knocks him off the roof, and Lin fights a couple of Equalists. The roof cracks and Korra starts falling, but is again saved by Lin, who had to make a split-secnd decision between going after Amon or rescuing Korra. Korra thanks her, but Lin tells her not to mention it.

As Tenzin comes to them, and Lin tells of her devastation of what had just happened, the airbender concludes that a war between benders and non-benders has begun.

Credits

 * Written by:
 * Michael Dante DiMartino
 * Bryan Konietzko


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

trivia

 * considering the size and statistics of the bomb that blows up the ring and its explosion we can rule out sevral types of bombs. air-dropped bomb/kamikazie scuicide planes are out as it was not seen falling from the sky and an airship probably would have destroyed the building. a sato-truck or related scuicide truck bomb are both ruled out as thares nowhare a nomal satomobile can get into the ring, let alone one filled with ither blasting jelly or a fertalizer/plastic explosive. since the equalists all have their faces covered that may rule out a scuicide bomb vest,as if you were bent on killing yourself why bother covering your face if your a disqusting mess (if anything ) they cant arrest you. a hand-granade can be ruled out as the explosion was to huge for one hand granade and thares no sign of rockets in the show so that rules out rocket propelled granade. a time bomb, dynamite/tnt, hidden blasting jelly, or a standard cartoon bomb are the only options left