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The Best Episodes of The Legend of Korra

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Every episode of The Legend of Korra ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best 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....
Episodes
52
Avg. Rating
8.4
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S4
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E2
E3
8.1
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  • Venom of the Red Lotus
    9.6/10(4,570)
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    #1 - Venom of the Red Lotus

    Season 3 Episode 13

    Aired 8/22/2014

    Korra battles Zaheer, while Bolin and Mako duel Ghazan and Ming-Hua. The captive members of the Air Nation escape and band together to help Korra.

    Director: Melchior Zwyer

    Writer: Bryan Konietzko, Michael Dante DiMartino, Joshua Hamilton

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  • Beginnings (2)
    9.5/10(4,771)
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    #2 - Beginnings (2)

    Season 2 Episode 8

    Aired 10/18/2013

    Korra delves deeper into the Avatar's past and realizes what she must do in order to restore balance between the physical and spirit worlds.

    Director: Ian Graham

    Writer: Tim Hedrick, Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko

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  • Enter the Void
    9.4/10(3,466)
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    #3 - Enter the Void

    Season 3 Episode 12

    Aired 8/22/2014

    When other plans fail, Korra suggests a brave idea to take on the Red Lotus and save the Air Nation.

    Director: Ian Graham

    Writer: Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko

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  • The Ultimatum
    9.3/10(3,518)
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    #4 - The Ultimatum

    Season 3 Episode 11

    Aired 8/15/2014

    Mako and Bolin deliver an ominous message from Zaheer.

    Director: Colin Heck

    Writer: Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko, Joshua Hamilton

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  • Endgame
    9.2/10(3,829)
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    #5 - Endgame

    Season 1 Episode 12

    Aired 6/23/2012

    The duel between Amon and Korra - will Korra be powerful enough to beat Amon?

    Director: Joaquim Dos Santos, Ki Hyun Ryu

    Writer: Bryan Konietzko, Michael Dante DiMartino

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  • Beginnings (1)
    9.2/10(4,196)
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    #6 - Beginnings (1)

    Season 2 Episode 7

    Aired 10/18/2013

    Korra learns about the epic and mythic origins of the first Avatar.

    Director: Colin Heck

    Writer: Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko

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  • Korra Alone
    9.2/10(3,196)
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    #7 - Korra Alone

    Season 4 Episode 2

    Aired 10/10/2014

    Korra's three-year journey of healing takes her to unexpected places.

    Director: Ian Graham

    Writer: Bryan Konietzko, Michael Dante DiMartino

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  • Day of the Colossus
    9.1/10(2,564)
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    #8 - Day of the Colossus

    Season 4 Episode 12

    Aired 12/18/2014

    Team Avatar clashes with Kuvira on the streets of Republic City; Pema and Prince Wu help evacuate innocent citizens.

    Director: Ian Graham

    Writer: Bryan Konietzko, Michael Dante DiMartino, Tim Hedrick

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  • The Last Stand
    9.0/10(3,342)
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    #9 - The Last Stand

    Season 4 Episode 13

    Aired 12/18/2014

    The fate of the Earth Kingdom and the Avatar's life is at stake, when Korra comes face to face with Kuvira.

    Director: Melchior Zwyer

    Writer: Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko

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  • Skeletons in the Closet
    8.9/10(3,112)
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    #10 - Skeletons in the Closet

    Season 1 Episode 11

    Aired 6/23/2012

    Korra goes undercover as the war between benders and non-benders intensifies.

    Director: Joaquim Dos Santos, Ki Hyun Ryu

    Writer: Bryan Konietzko, Michael Dante DiMartino

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  • Long Live the Queen
    8.9/10(2,818)
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    #11 - 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.

    Director: Melchior Zwyer

    Writer: Tim Hedrick, Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko

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  • Operation Beifong
    8.9/10(2,248)
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    #12 - Operation Beifong

    Season 4 Episode 10

    Aired 12/5/2014

    Bolin helps Opal and Lin save the Beifongs from Kuvira. Korra visits the Spirit World looking for help.

    Director: Melchior Zwyer

    Writer: Tim Hedrick, Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko

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  • And the Winner Is...
    8.8/10(3,183)
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    #13 - And the Winner Is...

    Season 1 Episode 6

    Aired 5/12/2012

    Korra and the Fire Ferrets are in the pro-bending championship, but will the Equalists allow the game to go on?

    Director: Joaquim Dos Santos, Ki Hyun Ryu

    Writer: Bryan Konietzko, Michael Dante DiMartino

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  • Out of the Past
    8.8/10(3,023)
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    #14 - Out of the Past

    Season 1 Episode 9

    Aired 6/9/2012

    After being imprisoned by Tarrlok, Korra attempts to analyze the mysterious visions she has been having. Meanwhile, Tenzin, Lin, Mako, Bolin and Asami search for Korra, having been given false information by Tarrlok.

    Director: Joaquim Dos Santos, Ki Hyun Ryu

    Writer: Bryan Konietzko, Michael Dante DiMartino

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  • Turning the Tides
    8.8/10(3,052)
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    #15 - Turning the Tides

    Season 1 Episode 10

    Aired 6/16/2012

    The Equalists begin their attack on Republic City.

    Director: Joaquim Dos Santos, Ki Hyun Ryu

    Writer: Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko

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  • The Terror Within
    8.8/10(2,644)
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    #16 - The Terror Within

    Season 3 Episode 8

    Aired 7/25/2014

    Zaheer and his gang try to kidnap Korra.

    Director: Colin Heck

    Writer: Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko, Joshua Hamilton

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  • The Stakeout
    8.7/10(2,579)
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    #17 - The Stakeout

    Season 3 Episode 9

    Aired 8/1/2014

    Korra learns the truth about the group that is planning to destroy her.

    Director: Ian Graham

    Writer: Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko

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  • When Extremes Meet
    8.6/10(2,957)
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    #18 - When Extremes Meet

    Season 1 Episode 8

    Aired 6/2/2012

    Korra faces off with Councilman Tarrlok as Equalist activity continues to rise in Republic City.

    Director: Joaquim Dos Santos, Ki Hyun Ryu

    Writer: Bryan Konietzko, Michael Dante DiMartino

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  • A New Spiritual Age
    8.6/10(2,696)
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    #19 - A New Spiritual Age

    Season 2 Episode 10

    Aired 11/8/2013

    Korra enters the Spirit World and struggles with the Avatar's relationship with the spirits.

    Director: Ian Graham

    Writer: Tim Hedrick, Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko

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  • Darkness Falls
    8.6/10(2,672)
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    #20 - Darkness Falls

    Season 2 Episode 13

    Aired 11/22/2013

    Korra discovers a new twist in Unalaq's evil plan. Meanwhile, Tenzin realizes he must face his own demons in order to save his daughter.

    Director: Colin Heck

    Writer: Bryan Konietzko, Michael Dante DiMartino, Joshua Hamilton

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  • Kuvira's Gambit
    8.6/10(2,073)
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    #21 - 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.

    Director: Colin Heck

    Writer: Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko, Joshua Hamilton

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  • In Harm's Way
    8.5/10(2,572)
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    #22 - In Harm's Way

    Season 3 Episode 4

    Aired 7/11/2014

    Lord Zuko, Tonraq, Desna, and Eska try to prevent Zaheer from freeing the last prisoner, P'Li, while Korra discovers that the Earth Queen is forcing all the airbenders in Ba Sing Se to join her army. Team Avatar thus devises a plan to free them from the monarch's captivity.

    Director: Melchior Zwyer

    Writer: Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko, Joshua Hamilton

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  • Old Wounds
    8.5/10(2,587)
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    #23 - Old Wounds

    Season 3 Episode 6

    Aired 7/18/2014

    Per Su's suggestion, Korra begins to learn metalbending. Opal admits her reluctance to leave Zaofu due to her obligations to her family while Bolin deals with his fear of learning how to bend metal. Meanwhile, Lin faces her past during an acupuncture sessions, forcing her to relive the circumstances which led to her and Su's strained relationship. After a cathartic release of her repressed emotions, Lin makes amends with her sister as well as Opal, who she convinces to travel to the Northern Air Temple to train with Tenzin. Elsewhere, Zaheer and his group determine Korra's whereabouts shortly after escaping Republic City, deducing that she was under the Metal Clan's protection in Zaofu.

    Director: Ian Graham

    Writer: Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko, Katie Mattila

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  • The Calling
    8.5/10(2,412)
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    #24 - The Calling

    Season 4 Episode 4

    Aired 10/24/2014

    While the young airbenders look far and wide for Korra, Ikki is briefly captured by two Earth Empire soldiers. Based on what they say, Ikki leads the trio to the swamp. There, Korra is still haunted by visions of being hurt by her past enemies, but manages to connect to the siblings through the great banyan-grove tree's roots. After they beg her to resume her Avatar duties to face Kuvira, Toph's advice helps Korra to let go of her fears, bend the rest of the poison out of herself and re-enter the Avatar State.

    Director: Colin Heck

    Writer: Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko, Katie Mattila

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  • Rebirth
    8.4/10(2,639)
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    #25 - Rebirth

    Season 3 Episode 2

    Aired 6/27/2014

    Tenzin, Jinora, and Team Avatar travel toward Ba Sing Se in order to find the new airbenders. Stopping at various villages along the way, they hope to recruit them in order to rebuild the Air Nation, though with little success as they were only able to convince a young boy named Kai to join them. Meanwhile, Zaheer travels the four nations to free his fellow criminals from their prison. After freeing Ghazan and Ming-Hua, they set course for the Northern Water Tribe to free their last member, P'Li. Upon learning of their escape, Lord Zuko sets course for the Northern Water Tribe himself in an attempt to stop them.

    Director: Colin Heck

    Writer: Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko, Joshua Hamilton

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Best Episodes Summary

"Venom of the Red Lotus" is the best rated episode of "The Legend of Korra". It scored 9.6/10 based on 4570 votes. Directed by Melchior Zwyer and written by Bryan Konietzko, Michael Dante DiMartino, Joshua Hamilton, it aired on 8/22/2014. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Beginnings (2)".