The Legend of Korra (2012–2014): Season 2, Episode 8 - Beginnings, Part 2 - full transcript
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.
Earth.
Fire.
Air.
Water.
Only the Avatar can
master all four elements
and bring balance to the world.
- Should we pull her up?
- No.
She is connecting with her
deepest Avatar memories.
She must confront her own past
if she is to move forward.
We can only hope that she
survives her ordeal.
- The human and spirit realms
are headed toward annihilation,
and it's all your fault.
This is why humans have no place
interfering in the
business of spirits.
- This world is
home to all of us,
and what happens here
is everyone's business.
- Thanks to you,
this world may cease to exist!
I only hope I can
track down Vaatu
before it's too late.
- Let me help you.
- I don't want your help.
Don't interfere with
me again, human!
- Let's get moving.
Do you see that, Mula?
People.
And they have some
kind of wind power.
More humans!
I found you.
- Aah!
- Wait! I'm friendly!
Huh?
The legends are true.
Another lion turtle city,
and it's flying.
I have got to get over there.
There.
Okay, Mula.
Wish me luck.
Oh, no...
Wow.
Hi, how are you?
I'm Wan.
I'm sorry to interrupt,
but it's been a while
since I've seen other humans.
- Where did you come
from, stranger?
- Another lion turtle
city far away.
For the past two years I've
been living among the spirits
and exploring the wilds.
- Remarkable. Come. Sit with us.
We would love to hear
of your travels.
- Vaatu.
- So we meet again, human.
- Why is the great
spirit of darkness here
but not his other half?
- Uh, I'll explain later.
Leave these people in peace.
They've done nothing
to harm you.
Be gone.
- How are you feeling
since our split, Raava?
I've never been better.
When harmonic convergence comes,
I will destroy you forever.
- I told you not to interfere.
- I had to do something.
These people were in danger.
- Great spirit of light,
we thank you for your help.
But how did you become
split from Vaatu?
- Ask him.
- It wasn't my fault.
Vaatu tricked me
into freeing him.
I'd take it all back if I could.
- It's too late for that.
Now that Vaatu is free,
he is turning other
spirits dark.
The more spirits he turns,
the stronger he becomes.
- He's getting bigger,
and you're getting smaller.
- As darkness
grows, light fades.
- I'm sorry for
endangering your village,
but I promise to
set things right.
- How?
- Great lion turtle,
I ask that you grant
me the power of air
so that I can defeat Vaatu
before it's too late.
- You already carry
the power of fire.
No human has ever held two
elements at the same time.
- I'm not like other humans.
I can learn to do it.
- Hmm, perhaps.
But to do so, Raava must
hold the power for you
until you master it.
- Ancient one, why would
I do that for a human?
Especially one who's
caused so much trouble?
- Raava, please, I can't let
the world fall into chaos
because of my mistake.
Neither of us can
defeat Vaatu alone,
but together we have a chance.
- You may be right.
Very well.
I will help you to
master the power of air.
- Thank you. And in
return I will help you
restore balance to the world.
- What's this harmonic thing
Vaatu was talking about?
- Harmonic convergence.
That is when Vaatu and I
must battle for the
fate of the world.
- How long do we
have until then?
- About a year in your time.
- Then we better start training.
All right, I'm ready to try air.
How's this gonna work?
- The only way for
me to give you
the other element is to pass
through your body and
combine our energies.
- Great. So you've
done this before.
- No. This has never
even been attempted.
It is very dangerous.
- That's what they said about
living in the Spirit Wilds,
and I survived that.
I'm ready. Give me the air.
It feels completely different.
If you and Vaatu have the same
fight every 10,000 years,
why hasn't one of you
destroyed the other?
- He cannot destroy
light any more
than I can destroy darkness.
One cannot exist
without the other.
Even if I defeat Vaatu
in this encounter,
darkness will grow inside
me until he emerges again.
The same will hold true
if Vaatu defeats me.
- That doesn't sound so bad.
Even if Vaatu wins,
you'll come back.
- Yes, but you will probably
not survive to see it.
Vaatu will destroy the
world as you know it.
Darkness will cover the
earth for 10,000 years.
- If I'm gonna help
you battle Vaatu,
then I should visit
more lion turtles.
Why is there so much conflict
between humans and spirits
in the first place?
- This physical world is
where humans come from.
Spirits come from another realm.
At the north and south poles,
the two realms intersect.
Over time, more and more spirits
have drifted into this world.
Humans have been forced apart,
settling on the lion
turtles who protect them
and losing touch
with each other.
- Most people think they live in
the only human city in the world.
Most humans think
only of themselves,
no matter how many
others are around.
- When you pass through me,
I feel an incredible
rush of power.
I feel like I'm changing.
The more we practice,
the stronger I become.
Smells like smoke.
- Humans are nearby.
- Let's check it out.
- A Spirit!
- Easy there, fellas.
We're friendly.
- I can't believe it. Wan?
- Jaya! What are you
doing out here?
- Ha ha! You inspired us.
Once we heard that you
survived out in the wilds,
we decided to try it too.
- Where's Yao? Did
he come with you?
- Yes, but sadly
he didn't make it.
We... we lost a lot of
good men along the way.
So why were you
protecting this spirit?
- This is Raava. Don't worry.
She's not like the dark spirits
you've probably run into.
- Dark spirits?
What's the difference?
We throw fire at any
spirit we see around here.
Just like they attack any man.
- You have no idea
what you're doing!
You're only making things worse.
- The spirits are coming back!
- Let's wipe 'em out this time.
We'll burn down this whole
forest if we have to.
- What happened to you?
When did you become so violent?
- You showed me we could change
the world if we just stopped
being so afraid.
Now we're doing it.
- This isn't what I had in mind.
- Get out of the forest, humans.
- Wait.
We can resolve this peacefully.
- Stinky? You came back.
- It's good to see you again.
- You and Raava are
just in time to help us
clear these tree-killing
fire-lovers out of here
just like the old days.
- You're the one who's
getting cleared out.
- There's no need for violence.
I know there must be a way
to work out a compromise.
- You have a good heart, Stinky,
but these fire tossers
aren't like you.
- Spirits like him
killed our friends.
I can't let them get
away with that.
- We are protectors
of the forest.
We won't let you burn it down.
- It's Vaatu. He's
growing stronger,
using their anger to
turn them to his side.
- Wipe them out!
- Stop, please!
Raava, we need to
combine our energies.
Maybe then we'll have
enough power to stop this.
Enough!
You need to stop fighting now
before you destroy each other.
Stinky, w-what happened?
- He's controlling
all four elements.
- Wan, I have to leave your
body, or I'll destroy you.
- No. It's working.
If you leave, the fighting
will start again.
- Wan!
We have to go back.
- Don't bother.
Your human friends have
already been annihilated.
- No!
- Enjoy your final days.
See you at the end of the world.
- Raava.
- I'm sorry, Wan.
- We're almost there.
I was wrong about you, Wan.
I had no idea that
humans were capable
of such nobility and courage.
I'm sorry that we do not have
much more time together.
- Let's not give up before
the battle's even begun.
Who knows what will happen?
After all, this is my first
harmonic convergence.
- This is the southern
portal to the spirit world.
Here Vaatu and I will
do battle once again
at the place where
the two worlds meet.
- Are you ready for our
final battle, Raava?
Thanks to our friend
separating us,
I think this time I may be
rid of you once and for all.
- Before you get to her,
you'll have to go through me.
- No human can stand against me.
- Haven't you heard the legends?
I'm not a regular human anymore.
Uhh!
- I lived 10,000 lifetimes
before the first of your kind
crawled out of the mud.
- Aah!
Oof... oh!
- It was I who broke
through the divide
that separated the
plane of spirits
from the material world!
- To hate me is to
give me breath.
To fight me is to
give me strength.
Now prepare to face oblivion!
Raava!
The only way to win is together.
Ah!
Aah!
I have to leave you.
If I stay any longer,
you will die.
- It doesn't matter.
If you leave me now, Vaatu
will destroy everything.
We have to finish this together!
- The harmonic convergence
is about to begin.
The era of Raava is over.
- Aah!
We are bonded forever.
- This is your prison now.
And I will close the portal
so no human will ever be able
to physically enter the
spirit world and release you.
The spirits must stop
fighting with humans
and return to their home
in the spirit world.
I will teach men to
respect the spirits
so that balance
will be maintained.
I will be the bridge
between our two worlds.
The world is entering a new age.
Our time protecting
mankind is over.
We will no longer give humans
the power of the elements.
- Different groups of people
must learn to live together.
This is my mission... To
use Raava's light spirit
to guide the world toward peace.
- I'm sorry, Raava.
I failed to bring peace.
Even with Vaatu locked away,
darkness still
surrounds humanity.
There wasn't enough time.
Don't worry.
We will be together for
all of your lifetimes.
And we will never give up.
I remember.
- Do you know who you are?
- My name is Korra.
I'm the Avatar.
- We've been raising
this herd of air bison
since the Hundred Year War.
I never thought I'd be able
to present one to the Avatar.
- Thank you for all
your kindness.
I wonder how long
I've been away.
- That I cannot say,
but you do not have
much time left.
The harmonic convergence
is only weeks away.
- I have to close
the spirit portal
before that happens.
Fire.
Air.
Water.
Only the Avatar can
master all four elements
and bring balance to the world.
- Should we pull her up?
- No.
She is connecting with her
deepest Avatar memories.
She must confront her own past
if she is to move forward.
We can only hope that she
survives her ordeal.
- The human and spirit realms
are headed toward annihilation,
and it's all your fault.
This is why humans have no place
interfering in the
business of spirits.
- This world is
home to all of us,
and what happens here
is everyone's business.
- Thanks to you,
this world may cease to exist!
I only hope I can
track down Vaatu
before it's too late.
- Let me help you.
- I don't want your help.
Don't interfere with
me again, human!
- Let's get moving.
Do you see that, Mula?
People.
And they have some
kind of wind power.
More humans!
I found you.
- Aah!
- Wait! I'm friendly!
Huh?
The legends are true.
Another lion turtle city,
and it's flying.
I have got to get over there.
There.
Okay, Mula.
Wish me luck.
Oh, no...
Wow.
Hi, how are you?
I'm Wan.
I'm sorry to interrupt,
but it's been a while
since I've seen other humans.
- Where did you come
from, stranger?
- Another lion turtle
city far away.
For the past two years I've
been living among the spirits
and exploring the wilds.
- Remarkable. Come. Sit with us.
We would love to hear
of your travels.
- Vaatu.
- So we meet again, human.
- Why is the great
spirit of darkness here
but not his other half?
- Uh, I'll explain later.
Leave these people in peace.
They've done nothing
to harm you.
Be gone.
- How are you feeling
since our split, Raava?
I've never been better.
When harmonic convergence comes,
I will destroy you forever.
- I told you not to interfere.
- I had to do something.
These people were in danger.
- Great spirit of light,
we thank you for your help.
But how did you become
split from Vaatu?
- Ask him.
- It wasn't my fault.
Vaatu tricked me
into freeing him.
I'd take it all back if I could.
- It's too late for that.
Now that Vaatu is free,
he is turning other
spirits dark.
The more spirits he turns,
the stronger he becomes.
- He's getting bigger,
and you're getting smaller.
- As darkness
grows, light fades.
- I'm sorry for
endangering your village,
but I promise to
set things right.
- How?
- Great lion turtle,
I ask that you grant
me the power of air
so that I can defeat Vaatu
before it's too late.
- You already carry
the power of fire.
No human has ever held two
elements at the same time.
- I'm not like other humans.
I can learn to do it.
- Hmm, perhaps.
But to do so, Raava must
hold the power for you
until you master it.
- Ancient one, why would
I do that for a human?
Especially one who's
caused so much trouble?
- Raava, please, I can't let
the world fall into chaos
because of my mistake.
Neither of us can
defeat Vaatu alone,
but together we have a chance.
- You may be right.
Very well.
I will help you to
master the power of air.
- Thank you. And in
return I will help you
restore balance to the world.
- What's this harmonic thing
Vaatu was talking about?
- Harmonic convergence.
That is when Vaatu and I
must battle for the
fate of the world.
- How long do we
have until then?
- About a year in your time.
- Then we better start training.
All right, I'm ready to try air.
How's this gonna work?
- The only way for
me to give you
the other element is to pass
through your body and
combine our energies.
- Great. So you've
done this before.
- No. This has never
even been attempted.
It is very dangerous.
- That's what they said about
living in the Spirit Wilds,
and I survived that.
I'm ready. Give me the air.
It feels completely different.
If you and Vaatu have the same
fight every 10,000 years,
why hasn't one of you
destroyed the other?
- He cannot destroy
light any more
than I can destroy darkness.
One cannot exist
without the other.
Even if I defeat Vaatu
in this encounter,
darkness will grow inside
me until he emerges again.
The same will hold true
if Vaatu defeats me.
- That doesn't sound so bad.
Even if Vaatu wins,
you'll come back.
- Yes, but you will probably
not survive to see it.
Vaatu will destroy the
world as you know it.
Darkness will cover the
earth for 10,000 years.
- If I'm gonna help
you battle Vaatu,
then I should visit
more lion turtles.
Why is there so much conflict
between humans and spirits
in the first place?
- This physical world is
where humans come from.
Spirits come from another realm.
At the north and south poles,
the two realms intersect.
Over time, more and more spirits
have drifted into this world.
Humans have been forced apart,
settling on the lion
turtles who protect them
and losing touch
with each other.
- Most people think they live in
the only human city in the world.
Most humans think
only of themselves,
no matter how many
others are around.
- When you pass through me,
I feel an incredible
rush of power.
I feel like I'm changing.
The more we practice,
the stronger I become.
Smells like smoke.
- Humans are nearby.
- Let's check it out.
- A Spirit!
- Easy there, fellas.
We're friendly.
- I can't believe it. Wan?
- Jaya! What are you
doing out here?
- Ha ha! You inspired us.
Once we heard that you
survived out in the wilds,
we decided to try it too.
- Where's Yao? Did
he come with you?
- Yes, but sadly
he didn't make it.
We... we lost a lot of
good men along the way.
So why were you
protecting this spirit?
- This is Raava. Don't worry.
She's not like the dark spirits
you've probably run into.
- Dark spirits?
What's the difference?
We throw fire at any
spirit we see around here.
Just like they attack any man.
- You have no idea
what you're doing!
You're only making things worse.
- The spirits are coming back!
- Let's wipe 'em out this time.
We'll burn down this whole
forest if we have to.
- What happened to you?
When did you become so violent?
- You showed me we could change
the world if we just stopped
being so afraid.
Now we're doing it.
- This isn't what I had in mind.
- Get out of the forest, humans.
- Wait.
We can resolve this peacefully.
- Stinky? You came back.
- It's good to see you again.
- You and Raava are
just in time to help us
clear these tree-killing
fire-lovers out of here
just like the old days.
- You're the one who's
getting cleared out.
- There's no need for violence.
I know there must be a way
to work out a compromise.
- You have a good heart, Stinky,
but these fire tossers
aren't like you.
- Spirits like him
killed our friends.
I can't let them get
away with that.
- We are protectors
of the forest.
We won't let you burn it down.
- It's Vaatu. He's
growing stronger,
using their anger to
turn them to his side.
- Wipe them out!
- Stop, please!
Raava, we need to
combine our energies.
Maybe then we'll have
enough power to stop this.
Enough!
You need to stop fighting now
before you destroy each other.
Stinky, w-what happened?
- He's controlling
all four elements.
- Wan, I have to leave your
body, or I'll destroy you.
- No. It's working.
If you leave, the fighting
will start again.
- Wan!
We have to go back.
- Don't bother.
Your human friends have
already been annihilated.
- No!
- Enjoy your final days.
See you at the end of the world.
- Raava.
- I'm sorry, Wan.
- We're almost there.
I was wrong about you, Wan.
I had no idea that
humans were capable
of such nobility and courage.
I'm sorry that we do not have
much more time together.
- Let's not give up before
the battle's even begun.
Who knows what will happen?
After all, this is my first
harmonic convergence.
- This is the southern
portal to the spirit world.
Here Vaatu and I will
do battle once again
at the place where
the two worlds meet.
- Are you ready for our
final battle, Raava?
Thanks to our friend
separating us,
I think this time I may be
rid of you once and for all.
- Before you get to her,
you'll have to go through me.
- No human can stand against me.
- Haven't you heard the legends?
I'm not a regular human anymore.
Uhh!
- I lived 10,000 lifetimes
before the first of your kind
crawled out of the mud.
- Aah!
Oof... oh!
- It was I who broke
through the divide
that separated the
plane of spirits
from the material world!
- To hate me is to
give me breath.
To fight me is to
give me strength.
Now prepare to face oblivion!
Raava!
The only way to win is together.
Ah!
Aah!
I have to leave you.
If I stay any longer,
you will die.
- It doesn't matter.
If you leave me now, Vaatu
will destroy everything.
We have to finish this together!
- The harmonic convergence
is about to begin.
The era of Raava is over.
- Aah!
We are bonded forever.
- This is your prison now.
And I will close the portal
so no human will ever be able
to physically enter the
spirit world and release you.
The spirits must stop
fighting with humans
and return to their home
in the spirit world.
I will teach men to
respect the spirits
so that balance
will be maintained.
I will be the bridge
between our two worlds.
The world is entering a new age.
Our time protecting
mankind is over.
We will no longer give humans
the power of the elements.
- Different groups of people
must learn to live together.
This is my mission... To
use Raava's light spirit
to guide the world toward peace.
- I'm sorry, Raava.
I failed to bring peace.
Even with Vaatu locked away,
darkness still
surrounds humanity.
There wasn't enough time.
Don't worry.
We will be together for
all of your lifetimes.
And we will never give up.
I remember.
- Do you know who you are?
- My name is Korra.
I'm the Avatar.
- We've been raising
this herd of air bison
since the Hundred Year War.
I never thought I'd be able
to present one to the Avatar.
- Thank you for all
your kindness.
I wonder how long
I've been away.
- That I cannot say,
but you do not have
much time left.
The harmonic convergence
is only weeks away.
- I have to close
the spirit portal
before that happens.