Episode
The Legend of Korra: A Breath of Fresh Air
Overview
After the events of Harmonic Convergence, Korra has her hands full with trying to remove all the spirit vines that have overgrown Republic City. Her lack of success strains her relationship with President Raiko and brings down her approval rate among the city's populace. When airbenders are suddenly popping up across the world and causing more trouble for the city, President Raiko demands Korra to leave the city, which she takes as an opportunity to travel the world to find the new airbenders. Meanwhile, a dangerous criminal uses his newfound airbending abilities to escape.
Details
- Series
- The Legend of Korra
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 2014-06-27
- Runtime
- 23 min
Episode context
A Breath of Fresh Air is Episode 1 in Book Three: Change of The Legend of Korra. It aired on 2014-06-27. The runtime is 23 min.
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Episode 3: The Earth Queen
Team Avatar arrives in Ba Sing Se. While Korra has an audience with the Earth Queen, the others notice that Kai has gone missing, prompting Mako and Bolin to go look for him. They track him down, but he manages to shake them in the monorail, which takes the brothers to the Lower Ring, where they eventually run into their family from their father's side. Meanwhile, Korra and Asami set course for a small village to collect taxes as a favor to the Queen. After getting her money, the Queen brushes off Korra's request for help in tracking down the airbenders, leaving the Avatar to storm out of the palace. In the city, Kai found himself arrested by the Dai Li and subsequently conscripted in the Earth Queen's first airbending regiment.
Episode 4: In Harm's Way
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.
Episode 5: The Metal Clan
Korra's quest leads her and her friends to the metal city of Zaofu.
Episode 6: Old Wounds
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.
Episode 7: Original Airbenders
Despite Bumi's bad attitude, Tenzin attempts to train the new members of the Air Nation with little success. Things become more complicated for the airbending master as Jinora, with Kai's influence, begins to exert her independence and demand her airbending tattoos. The new airbenders are tested when they are forced to face a group of bison rustlers who have taken Jinora and Kai along with several bison calves.
Episode 8: The Terror Within
Zaheer and his gang try to kidnap Korra.
Episode 9: The Stakeout
Korra learns the truth about the group that is planning to destroy her.
Episode 10: Long Live the Queen
Korra and Asami are stranded in the desert. The members of The Red Lotus negotiate with the Earth Queen.
Episode 11: The Ultimatum
Mako and Bolin deliver an ominous message from Zaheer.
Episode 12: Enter the Void
When other plans fail, Korra suggests a brave idea to take on the Red Lotus and save the Air Nation.