Korra Alone

"Korra Alone" is the second episode of Book Four: Balance of The Legend of Korra and the 41st of the overall series. It was released online on Nick.com on October 10, 2014.

Overview
''While being pursued by a shadow of her former self, Korra attempts to heal her body and her mind. Spending two years in the Southern Water Tribe with Katara gives her back the use of her legs, though she is still unable to shake visions of Zaheer and the attempt on her life. Devastated with being cut off from Raava, Korra leaves her home and begins to travel around the world, hoping to rediscover herself.''

Synopsis
Avatar Korra is looking at herself in a cracked mirror. There is a bruise under one eye, though she ignores it as she begins to heal a graze on her left elbow. Suddenly, an insistent knock at the door jolts her out of her healing, and she turns. There is a man outside, holding his stomach as he begs the occupant to open up. Korra doesn't attempt to finish healing herself, and instead walks towards the street. There is a satomobile heading toward her, its lights on. She notices it as it begins to beep its horn, and barely manages to jump out of the way and into an opposite alley before it crashes.

She looks around, only to come face to face with a vision of herself from three years prior, at the moment she was battling Zaheer. This "other Korra" is hunched over, its eyes alight as though in the Avatar State. She makes the first move, and throws a chain wrapped around her right wrist at the Avatar. Korra attempts to retaliate with a by firebending, however the chain wraps around her leg and knocks her off-balance. It moves to her wrist as the Other Korra approaches. Korra shouts at it to "leave [her] alone" as she punches out with more fire. It is only when it dissipates that she realizes she is alone. There are several people out on the street, wondering how she is and if they can help, though she just brushes them off.

Korra thinks back to the last time she saw her friends. She is in a wheelchair at the dock on Air Temple Island. As she is preparing to board a ship to the Southern Water Tribe, Bolin attempts to wish her well by stating that he "can't wait for [her] to leave" because he always wanted a pen-pal. Asami asks if she wants some company while in the Southern Water Tribe, though Korra graciously declines. Tenzin encourages her to focus on her recovery, and they soon wave goodbye to Korra, Tonraq, Senna, and Kya.

In the Southern Water Tribe, Korra suffers from nightmares of Zaheer that render her unable to sleep. She instead spends her nights watching the southern lights. Senna approaches her and implores that she visit Katara.

Katara beings healing the Avatar, using a pool of water in which Korra submerges herself. Katara notes that the poison did a lot of damage, and though she cannot heal Korra directly, she can serve as a guide for the Avatar to heal herself.

Credits
Written by:
 * Michael Dante DiMartino

Directed by:
 * Ian Graham

Starring:
 * Janet Varney - Korra
 * David Faustino - Mako
 * Seychelle Gabriel - Asami
 * P. J. Byrne - Bolin
 * J. K. Simmons - Tenzin
 * James Remar - Tonraq
 * Jeff Bennett
 * Radio broadcaster
 * Fishmonger
 * Ring announcer

Also starring:
 * Eva Marie Saint - Katara
 * Alex McKenna - Senna
 * Philece Sampler
 * Toph
 * Woman
 * Vendor
 * Morgan Gingerich - Light spirit
 * Max Charles - Sceptical spirit

Trivia

 * "Korra Alone" was named after the Avatar: The Last Airbender episode, "Zuko Alone".
 * Korra cutting off her ponytails is also reminiscent of Zuko and Iroh's actions when they became refugees of the Fire Nation and cut their hair to symbolise this.
 * Though both Pabu and Naga make noises in this episode, Dee Bradley Baker is not credited.