The Legend of Korra season 4
Book Four: Balance | |
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Season 4 | |
No. of episodes | 13 (9 aired) |
Release | |
Original network | Nick.com |
Original release | October 3 December 19, 2014 | –
Season chronology | |
Book Four: Balance is the fourth and final season of the animated television series The Legend of Korra by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko. It consists of thirteen episodes ("chapters"), all animated by Studio Mir. The episodes are made available on the Nickelodeon website and other online outlets each Friday beginning on October 3, 2014.
Book Four is set three years after the previous season. It deals with Avatar Korra's journey of self-discovery following the physical and psychological injuries she incurred in the fight with Zaheer and with unrest in the Earth Kingdom where Kuvira, formerly a security officer in Suyin Beifong's service, seeks to seize power by military force.[1]
After Nickelodeon cut the budget for season 4 by about the amount required for one episode, DiMartino and Konietzko decided to include a clip show episode, which reuses previously produced animation, instead of letting go many of the creative staff. Inspired by Samurai Champloo's clip show episode "The Disorder Diaries", they chose to frame a series of edited clips from the previous seasons of The Legend of Korra with about five minutes of new animation. Aired as episode 8, "Remembrances", the clip show was also intended as "a lighthearted romp" similar to Avatar: The Last Airbender's episode "The Ember Island Players" before the series enters its dénouement.[2]
Episodes
No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Animated by | Directed by | Written by | Original online release date | Production code |
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40 | 1 | "After All These Years" | Studio Mir | Colin Heck | Joshua Hamilton | October 3, 2014 | 214 |
41 | 2 | "Korra Alone" | Studio Mir | Ian Graham | Michael Dante DiMartino | October 10, 2014 | 215 |
42 | 3 | "The Coronation" | Studio Mir | Melchior Zwyer | Tim Hedrick | October 17, 2014 | 216 |
43 | 4 | "The Calling" | Studio Mir | Colin Heck | Katie Mattila | October 24, 2014 | 217 |
44 | 5 | "Enemy at the Gates" | Studio Mir | Ian Graham | Joshua Hamilton | October 31, 2014 | 218 |
45 | 6 | "The Battle of Zaofu" | Studio Mir | Melchior Zwyer | Tim Hedrick | November 7, 2014 | 219 |
46 | 7 | "Reunion" | Studio Mir | Colin Heck | Michael Dante DiMartino | November 14, 2014 | 220 |
47 | 8 | "Remembrances" | Studio Mir | Michael Dante DiMartino | Joshua Hamilton, Katie Mattila & Tim Hedrick | November 21, 2014 | 221 |
48 | 9 | "Beyond the Wilds" | Studio Mir | Ian Graham | Joshua Hamilton | November 28, 2014 | 222 |
References
- ^ Goldman, Eric (29 September 2014). "THE LEGEND OF KORRA EXCLUSIVE CLIP: WATCH THE OPENING SEQUENCE FROM BOOK FOUR". IGN. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ^ Konietzko, Bryan (20 November 2014). "A few preemptive words about Episode 408, "Remembrances"…". Retrieved 21 November 2014.