The Legend of Korra
Welcome to Republic City
TV Flash files “Welcome to Republic City” as a desk essential hour — The Legend of Korra (2012–2014) on Nickelodeon, season 1, episode 1, aired 2012-04-14, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E01: listed hour 1 of 52 in the The Legend of Korra guide, first listed hour of season 1. It aired 2012-04-14 (30 min). No earlier hour is listed in this guide. Next is “A Leaf in the Wind” (S01E02).
Essential hour: “Welcome to Republic City”. Welcome to Republic City hands the new Avatar civil unrest and pro-bending — a tougher spiritual curriculum than the predecessor.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
The series premiere of this cartoon about a bold and rebellious teenage girl who undergoes training to become a fully realized Avatar, Korra arrives in Republic City and discovers it's a dangerous place for benders.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Welcome to Republic City sit in the The Legend of Korra guide?
S01E01 is listed hour 1 of 52 — first listed hour of season 1, season 1 episode 1.
When did The Legend of Korra S01E01 air?
Welcome to Republic City aired 2012-04-14 and is listed at 30 minutes.
Do I need Avatar: The Last Airbender first?
The sequel assumes the world's bending rules and the previous war as history. You can start on Korra; purist lore wars will be louder if you already love Aang's map.
In the series
Why this series still plays
The new Avatar inherits civil unrest, pro-bending, anti-bending revolutions, and a tougher spiritual curriculum than her predecessor. Book-by-book swings, Korra and Asami's ending as a landmark. Kids' action television that got politically edged — a legacy sequel that earned independence instead of tracing Airbender's map.
So about the lore wars with Airbender purists: they never quite ended, and the group chat is still in session. (I said spoiler-free. Book 4's heart is the spoiler people actually mean.) Bryan Konietzko and Michael Dante DiMartino's Nickelodeon sequel (2012–2014) hands Janet Varney's Korra a tougher spiritual curriculum than her predecessor: civil unrest, pro-bending, anti-bending revolutions, a city that will not stay simple. David Faustino, P.J. Byrne, Seychelle Gabriel's Asami, J.K. Simmons's Tenzin. Lana can…
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