The WORST episodes of The Legend of Korra

Every episode of The Legend of Korra ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of The Legend of Korra!

Avatar Korra, a headstrong, rebellious, feisty young woman who continually challenges and breaks with tradition, is on her quest to become a fully realized Avatar. In this story, the Avatar struggles to find balance within herself.

Last Updated: 9/14/2024Network: NickelodeonStatus: Ended
Remembrances
star
6.53
1150 votes

#1 - Remembrances

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/21/2014

Wu begins his exile with Mako's family, and realizes that he knows nothing about his bodyguard.

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The Sting
star
7.58
1515 votes

#2 - The Sting

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/11/2013

When criminal activity threatens to put Future Industries out of business, Mako sets up a sting operation in an attempt to arrest the culprits. The plan backfires, however, as it drew them away from the company's warehouse when it was being robbed. Mako investigates further and discovers the true culprit.

Directors: Ian Graham
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The Spirit of Competition
star
7.66
1928 votes

#3 - The Spirit of Competition

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/5/2012

As the ProBending Tournament begins, emotions fly between the members of the Fire Ferrets. While Korra and Mako have feelings for each other, they have issues displaying it due to Asami being involved. Bolin attempts to make a move on Korra, but this causes conflicts between Mako and the young Avatar, for Mako is defensive of his younger brother. Tension ensues, causing the team to have difficulty playing in the ring. Will they manage to pull through the tournament? Or will emotions tear apart their chances of greatness?

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The Southern Lights
star
7.70
1308 votes

#4 - The Southern Lights

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/13/2013

Korra begins her spiritual training under Unalaq. The first step of this training is to travel to the South Pole and open up the spirit portal residing deep within the area. Mako, Bolin, Tonraq, Desna, and Eska come along as well. Tensions between Korra and her father grow as she discovers the truth about his relocation to the Southern Water Tribe.

Directors: Ian Graham
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The Earth Queen
star
7.72
1327 votes

#5 - The Earth Queen

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/27/2014

The team look for Airbenders on a trip to Ba Sing Se.

Directors: Ian Graham
Writer: Tim Hedrick
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Peacekeepers
star
7.72
1523 votes

#6 - Peacekeepers

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/4/2013

Korra attempts to gain support for the Southern Water Tribe from the United Forces, but her request is denied by President Raiko. As a result, she, Bolin, Varrick, and Asami attempt to take matters into their own hands and devise a scheme to send military troops to the South Pole behind the President's back. However, brewing tensions between Korra and Mako complicate things.

Directors: Colin Heck
Writer: Tim Hedrick
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Civil Wars (1)
star
7.73
1497 votes

#7 - Civil Wars (1)

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/20/2013

Korra tries to remain neutral as tensions flare between the Northern and Southern Water Tribes. However, things are complicated when the Southerners are talking about preparing for war and a group of rebels try to kidnap Unalaq. Meanwhile, at the Southern Air Temple, Tenzin, Bumi, and Kya all search for Ikki who has ran away after being teased by her siblings.

Directors: Colin Heck
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Reunion
star
7.75
1145 votes

#8 - Reunion

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/14/2014

Korra returns to Republic City and Team Avatar faces their first mission together in three years when Prince Wu goes missing; Bolin and Varrick are on the lam.

Directors: Colin Heck
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The Revelation
star
7.77
2212 votes

#9 - The Revelation

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/21/2012

The Fire Ferrets are strapped for cash, as they need to provide funds to enter the upcoming ProBending Tournament. Bolin attempts to help Mako by sourcing some work and ends up in the employ of the Triple Threat Triads. When Mako learns of this, he and Korra attempt to get Bolin out before he gets involved in a gang war. While doing this, they find that Bolin is captured by the Equalists, where he is used in a demonstration to show a terrifying ability that Amon possesses.

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Rebel Spirit
star
7.78
1657 votes

#10 - Rebel Spirit

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/13/2013

Team Avatar and Tenzin's family travel to the Southern Water Tribe to attend the Glacier Spirits Festival. While there, Korra's uncle, Unalaq, attempts to persuade Korra to let him advise her about the spirits, but both Korra's father and Tenzin assert that she needs to focus on her airbending. However, during the festival, Korra discovers that it was her father and Tenzin rather than Aang who kept her locked away, and after a Dark Spirit attacks, Korra breaks off her studies under Tenzin and takes up Unalaq as her instructor.

Directors: Colin Heck
Writer: Tim Hedrick
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The Voice in the Night
star
7.80
2024 votes

#11 - The Voice in the Night

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/28/2012

The threat of Amon and The Equalists has become apparent to the Republic City Council. Councilman Tarrlok puts forward the motion to create a special task force to combat this new threat, and wishes to recruit Korra to help lead it. Initially, Korra declines, but is eventually persuaded into joining, much to Tenzin's dismay. With the young Avatar joining the task force, Tarrlok will create an even larger divide between benders and non-benders. After a raid on a Equalist training facility, Korra publicly challenges Amon to a duel, in an attempt to bring him out and bring him to justice.

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The Metal Clan
star
7.81
1276 votes

#12 - The Metal Clan

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/11/2014

Korra, Mako, Bolin and Asami visit Sao Fu, the city of Metal Clan. Lin does not want to meet her past. Su Jin tells her life story. Air Temple Island training camp has a new recruit.

Directors: Colin Heck
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Beyond the Wilds
star
7.81
1074 votes

#13 - Beyond the Wilds

Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/28/2014

The spirit vines in Republic City start abducting people and it's up to Korra to figure out why.

Directors: Ian Graham
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The Coronation
star
7.82
1175 votes

#14 - The Coronation

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/17/2014

Prince Wu's big day is ruined by Kuvira; Korra thinks she may have found the key to a full recovery.

Directors: Melchior Zwyer
Writer: Tim Hedrick
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A Breath of Fresh Air
star
7.83
1407 votes

#15 - A Breath of Fresh Air

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/27/2014

After the events of the Harmonic Convergence, Avatar Korra discovers that her decision to leave the spirit portals open have unexpected consequences. Wild spirit vines have overgrown Republic City and Airbenders are suddenly popping up across the four nations.

Directors: Melchior Zwyer
Writer: Tim Hedrick
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Enemy at the Gates
star
7.83
1159 votes

#16 - Enemy at the Gates

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/31/2014

Kuvira threatens Zaofu; Bolin is caught in the middle of the bad blood between Su Beifong and Kuvira.

Directors: Ian Graham
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In Harm's Way
star
7.85
1274 votes

#17 - In Harm's Way

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/11/2014

Korra finds out that the Earth Queen imprisoned airbenders to create an army. Jinora leads an investigation with her spiritual projection. Lin joins the Avatar Team.

Directors: Melchior Zwyer
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The Battle of Zaofu
star
7.85
1189 votes

#18 - The Battle of Zaofu

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/7/2014

Korra returns to her role as the Avatar, but is she really ready for action? Bolin and Varrick break from Kuvira's army.

Directors: Melchior Zwyer
Writer: Tim Hedrick
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After All These Years
star
7.88
1303 votes

#19 - After All These Years

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/3/2014

It's been three years since Zaheer poisoned Korra and the members of Team Avatar have moved on with their lives; Kai and Opal help a struggling Earth Kingdom town.

Directors: Colin Heck
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Old Wounds
star
7.90
1312 votes

#20 - Old Wounds

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/18/2014

Korra practices metal bending. Lin takes an acupuncture session. Zaheer, Ghazan, Ming-Hua and P'Li escape Republic City.

Directors: Ian Graham
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The Aftermath
star
7.90
1860 votes

#21 - The Aftermath

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/19/2012

When the ProBending Arena is shut down after The Equalists attack, Mako and Bolin have to find a new place to live. Korra offers for them to stay on Air Bending Island, but Asami had already offered for them to stay at her father's mansion, and they accepted. While staying there, Korra learns something dire about the people that her teammates live with, and endeavours to keep them safe.

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Kuvira's Gambit
star
7.90
1135 votes

#22 - Kuvira's Gambit

Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/12/2014

Korra and Team Avatar try to stop Kuvira from moving against Republic City; Kuvira unveils a deadly new weapon.

Directors: Colin Heck
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Welcome to Republic City
star
7.92
2487 votes

#23 - Welcome to Republic City

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/14/2012

After Aang, Zuko, Katara, Sokka, Toph and Suki had defeated Firelord Ozai and stopped the tyranny of the Fire Nation, Aang and Zuko took steps to usher in a new age of equality amongst the nations. In the center of the Fire Nation Colonies, they built Republic City, a place where people of all nations can live without fear of war. Now 70 years have passed since then, and Aang's successor, Korra, is training to be the new Avatar. After passing her firebending test, she meets with Tenzin, Aang's son and the only Air Bending Master, who is supposed to be her Air Bending Teacher. However, due to tense circumstances in Republic City, he tells her that her training must wait, so that he can tend to his duties in the City. Not wanting to wait, Korra sneaks out of the South Pole and heads to Republic City where she finds herself in over her head.

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Rebirth
star
7.93
1098 votes

#24 - Rebirth

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/27/2014

Korra, Tenzin and Team Avatar search for new Airbenders in an effort to rebuild the Air Nation. Meanwhile, a band of sinister criminals are organizing to hunt down the Avatar themselves.

Directors: Colin Heck
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A Leaf in the Wind
star
7.93
1701 votes

#25 - A Leaf in the Wind

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/14/2012

Korra begins her training with Tenzin. While training, she runs into great difficulties and becomes frustrated with her inability to learn Air Bending quickly. She also becomes more interested in ProBending, a sport where teams consisting of a Fire Bender, Water Bender and Earth Bender attempt to knock each other out of a ring, and sneaks out to see a match, against Tenzin's wishes. While there, Korra meets the Fire Ferrets, which consists of Mako, Bolin and Hasuke. When Hasuke fails to turn up for the final match that the Fire Ferrets need to win to enter the Tournament, Korra joins the team in his place.

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