What follows is one of the most highly-regarded action sequences in the series. Trapped in a courtyard and surrounded by Zaofu’s elite metalbending guards, the Red Lotus showcases their deadly teamwork: creates a moat of lava to keep rescuers at bay.
innovate on the fly, using metal cables to drop from the top of the city's dome and snatch Korra away from the villains just as they are about to escape. [S3E8] The Terror Within
The episode begins with a farewell party for , who is leaving for the Northern Air Temple to begin her airbending training. The celebration is short-lived; late that night, while the city sleeps, the anarchist group known as the Red Lotus —Zaheer, Ghazan, Ming-Hua, and P'Li—infiltrates the supposedly impenetrable city. What follows is one of the most highly-regarded