(So this will probably become a weekly thing)
Okay, so OBVIOUSLY Mako likes Korra, and Korra likes Mako. And Bolin likes Korra.
And THIS is why Asami needs to exist right now, if she wasn’t there, then Korra and Mako would have gotten together and Bolin would be filled with sadness, and I like Bolin so that shouldn’t happen.
But back to Makorra. I think that when Mako first saw Korra he was like, “That girl is amazing” but also felt like she was unatainable. She’s the freakin’ Avatar afterall, and while he’s a probending champ, she quickly became one of those too and so she was officially out of his league (from his point of view) Plus, he knew that Bolin liked her which made her even more out of reach.
Then along comes Asami, a rich probending fangirl… that put them on equal ground, and she was pretty and gorgeous and clearly into him so he let it happen and it was happy. But then came the conversation with Bolin buh buh BUHHHHHM.
This conversation proved that Mako thought of Korra in a romantic way, even if he wasn’t letting himself act on it. It was also when he realized that he was NOT okay with Bolin actually getting together with her.
Now on to Korra. She confessed her love to the guy she was meant to be with, with high expectations, thanks to Pema, and got completely shut down. ”How lame must I be!” she thought (according to me). Then Bolin, a good friend, shows up with tons of compliments and the promise of fun, this sounds pretty good to a girl recently rejected. Bolin takes it seriously, but Korra thinks that they’re just having a good time.
Mako, then realizes that he’s been unfair to Korra (after their argument) He totally rejected her, and then got mad at her for trying to get over him, so he decides to explain himself to her. This in turn gave Korra hope, so in true Avatar form she decided to try and clear up his confusion with a Kiss. A Kiss, that while Mako enjoyed, did not help his confusion. And Bolin kinda killed the moment before Mako could really process it, he was mad and Korra and Himself and BOOM EXPLOSION OF FEELS!!!!
So they’ve all decided to take a step back… who wouldn’t?
But, this is why I think the Kiss was a good thing. It gives Mako something to think about. He will dwell on the kiss, why did he like it so much. He will compare it to Kisses with Asami and eventually he will want more. It will help him interpret his feelings as he cares more and more about Korra.
Sorry this was really long, congratz for making it all the way down here. Long story short, This last episode gave Makorra a foundation, but also made sure it was going to go at least a little bit slow.