The Legend of Korra (2012–2014): Season 1, Episode 6 - And the Winner Is... - full transcript

Earth.

Fire.

Air.

Water.

Only the Avatar can
master all four elements

and bring balance to the world.

After a close
encounter with Amon,

Korra took a leave of absence
from Tarrlok's task force.

But the Avatar has still
been hard at work,

leading the underdog Fire Ferrets to
the Pro-bending championship finals.

Only one team stands in
their way, the Wolf-bats.



Led by team captain Tahno,

the brutal Wolf-bats look
to repeat as champs.

Have the Fire Ferrets
finally met their match?

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Man, I got a good
feeling about tonight!

I don't care if we are the underdogs,
we can take those pompous Wolf-bats.

It's going to be our toughest match
ever, but I think you're right.

Introducing your new champs,
the fantastic Fire Ferrets!

Good morning, citizens
of Republic City.

This is Amon.

I hope you all enjoyed last
night's Pro-bending match,

because it will be the last.



It's time for this city to stop
worshipping bending athletes

as if they were heroes.

I am calling on the Council to
shut down the bending Arena

and cancel the finals,

or else there will be
severe consequences.

That guy's got some nerve!

You think the Council
will give in?

I'm not waiting to find out.
We need to get to City Hall.

Korra, you shouldn't be here.
This is a closed meeting.

As the Avatar, and a Pro-bending
player, I have a right to be heard.

You can't cancel the finals.

I know winning the Championship
means a lot to you,

but as far as I'm concerned, we
need to shut the Arena down.

What about the rest of you?

Tarrlok, there's no way you're
backing down from Amon, right?

Actually, Tenzin and
I agree, for once.

The Council is unanimous.
We're closing the Arena.

- No!
- You can't!

I don't understand.

I thought you of all people would
take a stand against Amon.

While I am still committed to
bringing that lunatic to justice,

I will not put innocent
lives at stake,

just so you and your
friends can play a game.

Pro-bending might only
be a game to you,

but think of what it
means to the city.

Right now the Arena is the one place
where benders and non-benders

gather together in peace

- to watch benders...
- Beat each other up

in peace!

It's an inspiration to everyone!

I appreciate your
naive idealism,

but you're ignoring the
reality of the situation.

The reality is, if you close
the Arena, you let Amon win!

Yes, exactly what she said! Yes.

I'm sorry, but our
decision has been made.

This meeting is adjourned.

I can't believe I'm saying this,
but I agree with the Avatar.

- You do?
- Yeah, you do?

I expected this kind of cut
and run response from Tenzin,

but the rest of you?

Come on, show a
little more backbone.

It's time that the
benders of this city

displayed some strength and
unity against these Equalists.

We must prevent the conflict
between benders and non-benders

from escalating
into all-out war!

The Council is not changing
its position, Lin.

Now, just a moment, Tenzin.

Let us hear what our esteemed
Chief of Police has in mind.

If you keep the Arena open,

my metalbenders and I

will provide extra security
during the Championship match.

There's no better force to
deal with the Chi-blockers.

Our armor is impervious
to their attacks.

Are you saying that you will
personally take responsibility

for the safety of the
spectators in the Arena?

I guarantee it.

It is hard to argue with Chief
Beifong's track record.

If she is confident her elite
officers can protect the Arena,

then she has my support.

I am changing my vote.

Who else is with me?

The Arena stays open.

Good luck in the finals.

- All right!
- Thank you!

And good luck to
you, Chief Beifong.

A word, please, Lin.

Tarrlok's playing you, and I
don't want to see you get hurt.

I know what I'm doing and the
risks that come with it.

In that case, I'm going to be
by your side during the match.

You don't need to babysit me.

It's for Korra. I want
to make sure she's safe.

Do what you want. It's not like I've
ever been able to stop you before.

Excuse me, Chief Beifong? I wanted
to thank you for your help.

It really means a lot.

What is her deal?

Even when she's on my
side, she's against me.

I've known Lin since
we were children.

She's always been

challenging.

What did your father do to make
her hate the Avatar so much?

My father and Lin
got along famously.

I'm afraid her
issues are with me.

Wait a second.

It all makes sense now!

You and Beifong, Beifong and you.
You two were a couple!

What? How... Where'd
you get that idea?

Your wife.

Criminy! I'll have to
have a word with her.

So Pema stole you from Beifong?

I'm surprised our esteemed Chief of
Police didn't throw her in jail.

Oh, she tried.

Anyway, Pema didn't "steal" me.

Lin and I had been growing
apart for some time.

We both had different
goals in life...

Why am I even telling you this?

It all happened a long time
ago and we've moved past it.

Apparently Beifong hasn't.

What do you... Of
course she has...

Anyway, this is none
of your business!

See you at home, Mr.
Heartbreaker!

I just got word.

The Council defied your threat.

They're keeping the Arena open.

Perfect.

Everything is going
according to plan.

All clear, Chief.

- How is the security sweep going?
- Fine.

They've checked
underneath the stands?

Yes.

And you have enough officers
to cover all points of entry?

I have the skies, the bay, and every
nook and cranny of this place covered.

Now leave me alone and
let me do my job.

Lin, with so much on the line,

it would be nice if we could help each
other out, at least for one night.

- Like old times?
- Like old times.

Okay, I'll try to be less
abrasive than usual.

I would appreciate that.

The anticipation is palpable

as we are just moments away
from the Championship match.

Will the wolf-bats' ferocity
help them repeat as Champs,

or will the underdog
Fire Ferrets serve up

a surprising bowl
of smackdown soup?

Now I know there's a big crowd,

but don't be nervous,
you're gonna do great.

I believe in you.

Introducing the challengers,

the Future industries
Fire Ferrets!

You're on, Pabu!

Yes! Nailed it!
He's so talented.

And their opponents,

the three-time
defending champions,

the White Falls Wolf-bats!

They got nothing on us, buddy.
Anybody can howl.

Whatever.

I'm gonna knock Tahno's stupid
hair off his stupid head.

The champs and challengers
face off at the center line.

And here we go!

Tahno tries to clean the Avatar's
clock with some dirty water-boxing!

Ming shakes off Mako's attack
and returns the favor.

Shaozu gets fancy,
but Bolin ricochets

a disk off the ropes and
says, "No thank you, sir!"

Nice shot!

The waterbenders slug it
out, looking evenly matched.

Tahno gets a little
too worked up

and unleashes a deluge on Bolin that
will certainly elicit a foul...

Or apparently not!

What's the big idea, ref?
That was a hosing foul!

And the Wolf-bats advance

despite Tahno exceeding the
waterbending time limit.

A questionable call
by the officials.

Ming trips up Mako with
another dirty trick!

Come on, refs!

There was some funny
business in that last play!

Wouldn't have guessed you knew
the rules of Pro-bending.

I've been brushing up.

That Wolf-bat blatantly bent
a disk outside of his zone.

The Ferret brothers are
backed up to Zone 3

and the Wolf-bats smell blood.

Looks like Tahno snuck in
an illegal icing move,

but once again there's no call.

I don't know what match
the refs are watching,

but it's obviously not this one.

A splash and crash send the
Avatar to Zone 3 as well!

It's a knockout!

The wolf-bats win the championship
for the fourth year in a...

Hold on a second, folks!

Scratch that. The Ferrets are still alive!
But just barely!

What an unbelievable move!

These Ferrets aren't just bending the
elements, they're bending my mind!

The underdogs survive
to see round two!

- What's wrong with these refs?
- They've been paid off.

It's the only explanation.
Someone wants us to lose.

If the Wolf-bats are going to
fight dirty, then so should we.

No, we can't. The refs
have it out for us.

If we're going to win this thing,
it has to be fair and square.

That's no fun, but all right.

Round two!

The opening salvo is a brutal brawl
as both sides give it their all!

But once again, Tahno sneaks in a
little ice to get the upper hand.

Those look like illegal
headshots to me!

Round two will be decided
with a tiebreaker!

The Fire Ferrets
win the coin toss!

Which element do you choose?

I'm taking this one.

Let's go! You and
me, pretty boy.

I thought you'd never ask.

Come on, little girl.
Give me your best shot.

Chump.

Round two goes to
the Fire Ferrets!

- Nice one!
- That's the stuff!

You are my hero!

We might actually
win this thing!

Let's send them to
a watery grave.

I can't believe your sweet-tempered
father was reincarnated into that girl.

She's tough as nails.

Reminds me of someone
else I knew at that age.

You two might get along, if you
would only give her a chance.

One round a piece!
Who wants it more?

The wolf-bats fly out of the gate,
swinging with bad intentions.

The challengers are
showing a lot of heart,

but the champs are really starting
to find their rhythm now.

Can the Ferrets hang in
there with the best,

especially when the best are, frankly,
getting a little help from the refs?

It's all down to
this final round!

Mako is leaving it
all in the ring,

but it looks like Tahno and Ming
are up to more shenanigans!

This has gone too far!

That water had rocks in it!

Knockout!

Come on! Those were
illegal headshots!

Open your eyes, ref!

Well folks, it's a
controversial call,

but the Wolf-bats notch a nasty
knockout to win the match!

For the fourth year in a row they'll
be crowned tournament champions!

I barely broke a sweat.

Anybody else wanna
scrap with the champs?

Look out!

What?

Folks, there is some sort of
electrical disturbance in the stands.

Metalbender cops are
dropping like bumble-flies!

There appear to be masked
members of the audience

wielding strange devices
on their hands.

One of them is in the booth
with me right now, folks.

He is leveling one of those
glove devices at me now,

and I believe he is about
to electrocute me.

I am currently wetting my pants.

- What's going on here, ref?
- I don't know!

All right, you want a
piece of the Wolf-bats?

Here it comes!

Wait! Please, don't do this! I'll
give you the championship pot!

I'll give you everything, just
please don't take my bending!

I believe I have your attention,
benders of Republic City.

So, once again, the Wolf-bats
are your Pro-bending champions.

It seems fitting that you celebrate three
bullies who cheated their way to victory.

Because every day, you
threaten and abuse

your fellow
non-bending citizens,

just like the wolf-bats did
to their opponents tonight.

Those men were supposedly the
best in the bending world.

And yet it only took a few moments for
me to cleanse them of their impurity.

Let this be a warning to all
of you benders out there.

If any of you stand in my way,

you will meet the same fate.

Now, to my followers...

For years, the Equalists have been
forced to hide in the shadows.

But now, we have the
numbers and the strength

to create a new Republic City.

I'm happy to tell you that the
time for change has finally come.

How are we gonna
get out of here?

Very soon, the current
tyrannical bending regime...

Pabu! Listen up, buddy.

Will be replaced by a
fair-minded, Equalist government.

- You and your children...
- Stop fooling around!

I'm not, I'm trying to save us!

It's time to take back our city.

See? Pabu's not just a
one-trick poodle-pony.

For centuries, benders have
possessed an unnatural advantage

over ordinary people.

But thankfully, modern
technology has provided us

with a way to even out
the playing field.

Now anyone can hold the power
of a Chi-blocker in their hand.

My followers and I will not rest until
the entire city achieves equality.

And once that goal is achieved, we
will equalize the rest of the world.

The Revolution has begun!

Tenzin!

It's okay, Pabu, just
a little explosion!

Keep chewing, you're
almost through it!

Yes! Great job, buddy!

- I'm going after Amon!
- Be careful!

You all right?

I'm fine, thanks to you.

Don't mention it, kid.

Looks like we lost this one.

- I'm so glad you're okay.
- Me, too.

I can't believe Amon did this.
I played right into his hand.

He played us all.

Republic City is at war.