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.
#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.
#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.
#3 - 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.
#4 - The Earth Queen
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/27/2014
The team look for Airbenders on a trip to Ba Sing Se.
#5 - 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?
#6 - 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.
#7 - 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.
#8 - 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.
#9 - 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.
#10 - 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.
#11 - 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.
#12 - 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.
#13 - The Stakeout
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 8/1/2014
Korra learns the truth about the group that is planning to destroy her.
#14 - 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.
#15 - 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.
#16 - 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.
#17 - 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.
#18 - 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.
#19 - Long Live the Queen
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 8/8/2014
Korra and Asami are stranded in the desert. The members of The Red Lotus negotiate with the Earth Queen.
#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.
#21 - 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.
#22 - 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.
#23 - The Calling
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/24/2014
Jinora, Ikki, and Meelo head out to find the Avatar.
#24 - A New Spiritual Age
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/8/2013
After successfully arriving in the Spirit World, Korra and Jinora get separated. Jinora ends up at Wan Shi Tong's Library, where she is captured by Unalaq. Korra finds herself in a dark forest as a four-year-old, where she encounters Iroh's spirit. With the help of the former Fire Nation general, she helps a lost dragon bird spirit, who in turn helps her find the spirit portals. There, she is forced by her uncle to open the northern portal, lest he destroy Jinora's soul.
#25 - 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.