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The Legend of Korra
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Beginnings, Part 1

  • Episode aired Oct 18, 2013
  • TV-Y7
  • 24m
IMDb RATING
9.2/10
4.4K
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The Legend of Korra (2012)
QuestSupernatural FantasyActionAdventureAnimationFamilyFantasySci-Fi

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

  • Director
    • Colin Heck
  • Writers
    • Bryan Konietzko
    • Michael Dante DiMartino
    • Joshua Hamilton
  • Stars
    • Janet Varney
    • Steven Yeun
    • April Stewart
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  • IMDb RATING
    9.2/10
    4.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Colin Heck
    • Writers
      • Bryan Konietzko
      • Michael Dante DiMartino
      • Joshua Hamilton
    • Stars
      • Janet Varney
      • Steven Yeun
      • April Stewart
    • 5User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Janet Varney
    Janet Varney
    • Korra
    • (voice)
    Steven Yeun
    Steven Yeun
    • Wan
    • (voice)
    April Stewart
    April Stewart
    • Raava
    • (voice)
    Barbara Goodson
    Barbara Goodson
    • Shaman
    • (voice)
    Jonathan Adams
    Jonathan Adams
    • Vaatu
    • (voice)
    Jason Marsden
    Jason Marsden
    • Spirit Aye-Aye
    • (voice)
    Andrew Kishino
    Andrew Kishino
    • Big Chou
    • (voice)
    • …
    Paul Nakauchi
    Paul Nakauchi
    • Chou the Elder
    • (voice)
    Jim Cummings
    Jim Cummings
    • Lion Turtle
    • (voice)
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    Travis Willingham
    Travis Willingham
    • Huntsman
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    Steve Blum
    Steve Blum
    • Crazy Yao
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    Jeff Bennett
    Jeff Bennett
    • Radio Broadcaster
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    D.B. Sweeney
    D.B. Sweeney
    • Aang
    • (voice)
    James Garrett
    James Garrett
    • Roku
    • (voice)
    Jim Meskimen
    Jim Meskimen
    • Kuruk
    • (voice)
    • …
    Jennifer Hale
    Jennifer Hale
    • Kyoshi
    • (voice)
    Justin Prentice
    Justin Prentice
    • Jaya
    • (voice)
    Marcus Toji
    Marcus Toji
    • Little Chou
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • Colin Heck
    • Writers
      • Bryan Konietzko
      • Michael Dante DiMartino
      • Joshua Hamilton
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    tlettl83

    Lets review the first part as well

    Seems like everyone is talking about the second part, but lets not forget the first part as well. It was a masterpiece combined, and as a standalone episode I was thinking "they not going to make it in time". The feeling when you know you need to see more but the 22 minutes isn't enough. Luckely us fans didn't need to wait to see the rest of this awesome tale.

    This episode did everything to catch and enchant its audience right from the start. They ditched Korra (joke). Instead they gave us a back-story about a young teenager named Wan, trying to change his world. Thrue events of his life he battles and befriends spirits, humans and learns to master the element of fire to survive in the wilds. It is explained how this back-story is important to the current LOK season as well as it shows how different the world was before the era of the Avatar.
    10victoragus

    Stupidly beautiful

    I do not use to review a single chapter of a TV show, moreover if it's as old as this one (I'm making this review on 2018). But hey, this chapter was stupidly beautiful. I'll try to paint some of these landscapes into oils. Really appreciate the effort of the drawings, it's really necessary to have this piece of artwork into TV

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    Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, and Bert Lahr in The Wizard of Oz (1939)
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    Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, and Ernie Hudson in Ghostbusters (1984)
    Supernatural Fantasy
    Bruce Willis in Die Hard (1988)
    Action
    Still frame
    Adventure
    Daveigh Chase, Rumi Hiiragi, and Mari Natsuki in Spirited Away (2001)
    Animation
    Drew Barrymore and Pat Welsh in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
    Family
    Elijah Wood in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
    Fantasy
    James Earl Jones and David Prowse in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
    Sci-Fi

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    • Trivia
      When Avatar Wan learns firebending from the dragon (around the 20 minute mark), he performs the Dancing Dragon form, originally shown in Avatar: The Last Airbender episode 3.13 "The Firebending Masters".
    • Connections
      Referenced in Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl (2021)
    • Soundtracks
      The Legend of Korra Main Title
      (uncredited)

      Written by Jeremy Zuckerman

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    • Release date
      • October 18, 2013 (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Production companies
      • Ginormous Madman
      • Nickelodeon Animation Studios
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    • Runtime
      • 24m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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