But Tenzin suffers from massive confidence issues.
He’s a man who should simply be the voice of wisdom, delivering a heart-to-heart when the main characters hit a road bump. season one, when parental figures managed to command the same attention as the teenage leads. Tenzin’s subplot recalls the good ol’ days of The O.C. With Korra still high on revelations from her encounter with Wan, this episode finds a clever way to cap Tenzin’s familial drama arc that’s casually weaved its way into the epic hero’s tale. She’s aware of the divide, but until Korra returns from the Firebender temple, it doesn’t dawn on her that the enhanced perception is a valuable skill. What she sees as playing with fluttering dragonfly bunnies appears to others as a loony girl dancing by herself. Young airbender Jinora’s connection to the spirit world, the Northern and Southern portals, and Wan, the first Avatar, has been lingering in the background since episode two. Very little happens in this episode, but the small character revelations feel triumphant. “The Guide” doesn’t jump the gun, providing a calm prelude Book 2’s final descent that restores the Avatar and her rightful teacher Tenzin as wise servants of world order. But before Korra can start laying the smack down on the duo of evil-doers, she needs to solve her season-long issue. With Harmonic Convergence - in the running with Man of Steel’s “World Engine” for top geek phrase of 2013 - on the horizon and Unalaq revealed to be in cahoots with the ancient dark spirit Vaanu, sky bison poo is about to hit the fan. Legend of Korra returns from its bye week respite by taking a deep breath.
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