After All These Years

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"URN"

- Stop groveling as if this is the worst day of your life. This ... is a good day. I'm going to give you all the opportunity to rehabilitate yourselves, and become productive members of your nation. Right now, you're lost, but pledge your loyalty to me, and I'll give you a new purpose in your lives. Of course, if you don't want to join, you could always stay right here. Hopefully, someone saves you before the next train speeds through, but I wouldn't count on it.

"After All These Years" is the first episode of Book Four: Balance of The Legend of Korra and the 40th of the overall series. It was released on Nick.com on October 3, 2014.

Overview
''In the three years after the Insurrection of the Red Lotus, Republic City has come to terms with the spirits living in the metropolis, Kuvira and Bataar Jr., along with their supporters, have traveled the Earth Kingdom in an attempt to reunite it under her militaristic rule, and the Air Nomads assists them where needed. By 174 AG, Asami Sato helped modernize Central City Station and Prince Wu is groomed to ascend the vacant Earth Kingdom throne with Mako momentarily serving as his bodyguard. Meanwhile, Kai and Opal stop a robbery in the State of Yi, though are unable to restore the town's supply lines, leaving the reluctant governor no other choice than to agree to Kuvira's terms for help and hand the state over to her command. Korra was set to reunite with Team Avatar in Republic City, but has been traveling alone for the past six months, making a rough living with earthbender cage fighting while hiding her identity as the Avatar.''

Synopsis


President Raiko is addressing a large crowd after the remodeling of Central City Station, and formally reopens it with Asami as the crowd applauds. After talking to a reporter, Asami is approached by Prince Wu, the new heir to the Earth Kingdom throne. He tries to ask her out on a date, but she continuously flags him down. Mako interrupts him, saying the president has some really important king-stuff to discuss with him, and a disappointed Wu walks off. Asami wonders how Mako is able to stand his stick, and Mako just tells her that all he needs is the reminder that he will be a detective again once Wu is on the throne. Asami notes that it has been too long since they have spoken, and that it would be very good to see Korra again. Prince Wu, President Raiko, Tenzin, and Lin Beifong talk of the ongoing situation in the Earth Kingdom as the young prince expresses his concern over the stability of the Earth Kingdom, reminding them of how his aunt Hou-Ting was assassinated due to chaos. Tenzin and Lin assure him that Zaofu's metalbending captain Kuvira has already swiftly put down the rebellions and that his chances of being assassinated are almost "zero".

Meanwhile, in the village of Yi, a group of bandits robs a woman's house but are stopped by Kai and Opal, who are now part of an airbender peacekeeping force. After he ties the bandits in ropes, Kai proclaims to the villagers that it is safe. The governor comes out to thank the two but worries that the bandits will not be put down quickly since none of the other airbenders are here. Kai points out that he and Opal took out three bandits all by themselves.



A Metal Clan train passes through an Earth Kingdom terrain. Bolin informs everyone that two other cities have agreed to pledge allegiance to Kuvira's rule, to which Baatar Jr., Varrick, and Zhu Li express delight, remarking that most of the Earth Kingdom is now under control. Varrick tells Zhu Li to serve everyone celebration tea, but Kuvira, who is metalbending a map that shows the territories the Metal Clan has annexed, refuses as she will not celebrate unless all of the Earth Kingdom is united. The train suddenly stops and Kuvira senses bandits nearby.

The metalbending captain climbs onto the top of the train and fights the bandits. She quickly defeats them by dodging their rocks and metalbending metal plates to blind their eyes and bind them. After the fight, Kuvira binds all of the bandits' hands with magnetic plates and locks them to the train's magnetic rail. She orders all of them to pledge allegiance to her or she will leave them on the rail to be run over by trains. A woman tries to plead mercy and talk over Kuvira and is silenced by a metal plate. The bandits agree to swear loyalty, to which a smirking Kuvira agrees.

Credits
Written by:
 * Joshua Hamilton

Directed by: Starring:
 * Colin Heck
 * Janet Varney - Korra
 * David Faustino - Mako
 * Seychelle Gabriel - Asami
 * P. J. Byrne - Bolin
 * John Michael Higgins
 * Varrick
 * Bandit Leader
 * J. K. Simmons - Tenzin
 * James Remar - Tonraq
 * Zelda Williams - Kuvira
 * Sunil Malhotra - Prince Wu
 * Mindy Sterling
 * Beifong
 * Shop owner
 * Skyler Brigmann - Kai
 * Dee Bradley Baker
 * Pabu
 * Naga
 * Cow hippos
 * Flying bison
 * Jeff Bennett
 * Radio broadcaster
 * Promoter
 * Air Acolyte
 * Guard

Also starring:
 * Logan Wells - Meelo
 * Darcy Rose Byrnes - Ikki
 * Todd Haberkorn - Baatar Jr.
 * Spencer Garrett
 * Raiko
 * Male bandit
 * Alyson Stoner
 * Opal
 * Female bandit
 * Robert Morse - Governor

Series continuity

 * The Republic City Park is renamed to Avatar Korra Park.
 * The monorail appears to be the maglev rail Varrick proposed in "The Metal Clan".

Character revelations

 * Prince Wu is a great-nephew to the late Earth Queen Hou-Ting and is groomed to ascend to the Earth Kingdom throne.
 * Baatar Jr. and Kuvira are betrothed and the former is estranged from his family at Zaofu.
 * Kuvira, now known as the Great Uniter, is reuniting the Earth Kingdom with her army.
 * Kai and Jinora are in a relationship.
 * Bolin and Opal are in a relationship. However, their relationship ended up strained due to Bolin joining Kuvira, whose methods Opal does not approve of.
 * Korra has been traveling the Earth Kingdom on her own for the past six months.
 * Meelo and Jinora have hair
 * Meelo and Jinora have hair

Goofs

 * When Lin and Mako are talking about Mako's transfer back, just as Lin gives him the bad news, her elbow plate turns to a much darker shade for a single frame.
 * When Kuvira is talking to the governor in her train cart, the map behind her shows the two pieces missing that we saw her put in earlier.
 * After Kuvira had left the jeep and walk to proclaim the state to be under her protection, the jeep is not visible near her.
 * During the conference that President Raiko held, Lin was not standing next to Prince Wu before his photo was taken by journalists, but when several journalists took photos of him, she was standing next to him.

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