Scarim Coral said:I just finish watching the lastest episode and it seen most of us were right in a way (althought my theory was just vague enough to be just right or rahter Zaheer wanted to "change" Korra views on thing).
Ok so now we know what their motive is and the only mystery left is what is the actual goal once they got hold of Korra?
Well Zaheer did say that separating Raava and Vaatu was a mistake, and the red lotus probably view the role of Avatar as a force of order/authority figure or at least missing the Vaatu side for true balance, so possibly another separate Korra and Raava thing. The resolution to this season could even involve restoring the connection to previous avatars. It would be pretty close to a repeat of last seasons action though, and it doesn't explain why Korra was so high on their hit list (leaving the republic city president to chase down Korra) since the Avatar doesn't seem to have any special significance when it comes to political assassinations.