Legend Of Korra Episode 1 Synopsis, Review and Summary
Thirteen years later, Avatar Korra is performing before the Order and her teachers, exhibiting firebending prowess; while fighting two men, Katara comments she is strong to which the leader of the Order adds that she lacks restraint. After finishing, Korra excitedly goes toward the elders, and is told that they have not decided if she passed her firebending test yet since she has mastered the physical side of bending, but completely ignored the spiritual side, and the Avatar must master both. Korra replies that it just does not come easily to her, which is the reason why she should start training with Tenzin, to which Katara agrees and the Order finally decides she can start training under the airbender's tutelage. At this announcement, Korra jumps and celebrates happily, but at the look of the masters, she corrects her reaction, thanks them for believing in her, and leaves. Korra then goes to share the good news with Naga, her polar bear dog and animal guide, and hugs her, prompting the creature to lick her face. After this, Korra decides to take Naga out for a stroll, but the tower guard stares at her doubtfully; however, after reassuring him that she will not be going far, he opens the gate, letting the Avatar ride on her pet, who runs off across the frozen landscape.
A flying bison lands in the Southern Tribe, carrying Tenzin, his wife Pema, and their three kids: Jinora, Ikki, and Meelo. The two girls step off the bison with air scooters as Tenzin goes to greet his mother and tell her how happy he is to see her. He then asks her for her help as his son is biting his head. Katara takes Meelo, who tries to escape from her, shouting, "Unhand me, strange woman!", but his father tells him she is his grandmother, and the boy then somersaults over her head and lands behind her. Jinora stands in front of Katara, telling her that she has read everything about her old adventures and has been dying to ask what happened to Zuko's mother, to which the waterbending master says it is an incredible tale. However, before she can continue, Ikki interrupts, jumping in between the two and starting to talk fast, asking a lot of questions.
Pema then steps off the bison so Tenzin goes to help, but his wife says she is not helpless, just pregnant. Katara salutes and hugs her, saying that the baby is strong and she sees another airbender in her future, but Pema does not seem to like this, commenting how she would like a nice non-bender child like herself who does not blast wind in her face every five seconds. In that moment, Meelo asks his mother to look at him as he claims to be a snowbender, blowing away a snow pile in which he had covered himself, causing to splash some in his mother's face. Pema, shaking her head, asks Katara if Tenzin and his siblings were this crazy when they were kids, to which she answers that Kya and Bumi certainly were, but Tenzin had always been rather serious.
The airbending master then notices Korra standing behind his mother and is surprised to see her so big and strong. The Avatar, glad Tenzin has arrived, tells him that she cannot wait to get started, but he, with his hands on her shoulders, assents and tries to tell her something. He expresses doubt, however, Pema tells him he will have to tell her sooner or later. Katara guesses that he is not staying, which Tenzin confirms, adding that he will return to Republic City the next morning. Korra, disappointed, insists that he is supposed to stay, but Tenzin apologizes and says her airbending training will have to wait.
That night, Tenzin, Korra, and the White Lotus leader are having dinner. The Avatar keeps asking when her airbending training will begin, but the airbender states that he has responsibilities in Republic City as one of its leaders, where the situation is very unstable. Korra then suggests returning to Republic City with Tenzin and learning the art there, to which the White Lotus leader refuses, emphasizing that it is the Order's task to protect the Avatar while she masters the four elements, and that Republic City is too unsafe for her. Korra then leaves the room, very displeased.
The following morning, Tenzin and his family say goodbye to Katara, who is sad because of their departure. From a cliff, Korra and Naga watch them leave on Oogi. That night, Korra decides to run away and, with Katara's blessing and after saying goodbye to her parents, she gets on a cargo ship headed for the city with Naga.
When they arrive in Republic City, they are amazed at its vastness, and, hungry, start looking for food. However, after Korra realizes she does not have any yuans, she catches and then fries some fish with her firebending from the pond of a park. A hobo then appears from a bush and asks her for one. The Avatar grants his request and comments, surprised at the man's living style, how different she thought Republic City was, to which the vagabond says that she still has a lot to learn. A guard of the park then yells at them for having caught fish, which was prohibited there. Korra rides away with Naga and passes by a protestor and a crowd of listeners. The advocate tells people about the Equalist revolt and tries to get people to join the movement. When Korra hears this and his remarks against benders, she disagrees saying that bending is "the coolest thing ever" and when she admits that she would like to knock him off the stage with her waterbending, the man wins the crowd's support and Korra leaves, vexed.
The Avatar then meets the Triple Threat Triad as they are abusing a phonograph vendor, so she challenges them, to which the gangsters accept mockingly. To the surprise of the three men and the shop owners watching the fight, she defeats them with waterbending, earthbending, and firebending. After this, Metalbending Police Force officers arrive, arrest the gang and then Korra for destruction of private and city property, and take her to the police headquarters, where she is interrogated by a displeased Chief Lin Beifong. Although Tenzin then manages to persuade her to drop all charges against Korra, Lin makes it very clear that she will keep an eye on the young Avatar.
At an animal pound, Korra tries to convince Tenzin to allow her to stay, arguing that she has now realized that the city needs not only him but also its Avatar. The airbender is at a lost for a counterargument. An officer, holding Naga on a leash, then catches their attention, asks if this polar bear dog belongs to her.
While traveling on a ferry to Air Temple Island, Tenzin looks solemnly toward the giant statue of his father, Avatar Aang. Upon docking with the island, his kids enthusiastically greet Korra and ask if she is going to stay. Sadly, Korra admits that she has to leave and moves toward the ship ready to go back to the Southern Water Tribe. Before she can board it, Tenzin stops her, admitting that she is right; since Aang's death, Republic City has fallen out of balance and Tenzin believed that by putting off her training he would be upholding his legacy. But now he realizes that Korra is Aang's legacy and lets her stay in Republic City and commence her airbending training. The Avatar's stay on the island is then publicly announced in a press conference in front of Republic City's government hall, during which she states that "Avatar Aang meant for this city to be the center of peace and balance in the world," and that she would strive to obtain that goal.
On a distant location, Amon and some of his men are listening to Avatar Korra's speech. As the broadcast finishes and the Lieutenant turns the radio off, Amon ominously states the Avatar's arrival calls for an acceleration in their plans.
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