Doesn't affect her ability to put a rock wall in front of a truck. I think many ifs and buts can be made, for me it doesn't change the fact that this and the prior episode's fight scenes (especially human vs mech) felt contrived, and were not impressive.

It bothered me that Korra was rock tossed so easily by a lackey after finding Wu and had no response. Then the gang had to route around a different street in the car because one of the kidnappers threw up an earth wall (as though she couldn't bend through it?) Then the way the four agents took on her Mako and Asami…