Civil War Parts 1 & 2 with Olympic Champion Laurie Hernandez

Avatar: Braving the Elements

Nickelodeon

Animation & Manga, Tv & Film, Leisure, After Shows

4.9 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 23 September 2025

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Olympic gold medalist Laurie Hernandez joins hosts Janet Varney (Korra) and Dante Basco (Zuko) to break down The Legend of Korra Book Two’s pivotal double episode: “Civil War Parts 1 & 2.” As tensions explode between the Northern and Southern Water Tribes, Korra faces her most difficult decision yet - choosing between her father Tonraq and her manipulative uncle Unalaq. Meanwhile, sibling drama unfolds at the Southern Air Temple as Tenzin, Kya, and Bumi confront their past and Avatar Aang’s legacy. Laurie shares her love for the Avatarverse, her favorite ships (Zutara and Korrasami!), and which bending style she’d master in real life. Plus: Bolin’s chaotic romance with Eska, Verick’s platypus bear escape plan, and the unforgettable names of the baby sky bison. And if you’d like to join Janet, Dante and their guest(s) as they react to some amazing action, check out the video version of this episode on the official Avatar Legends YouTube Channel! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:21.2	at Apple.com forward slash hellovette.
0:28.4	A Nickelodeon original podcast.
0:30.9	Music Hello, friends, Hello, friends, benders and non-benders alike.
0:55.3	Welcome to Braving the Elements Nickelodeon's podcast about all things Avatarverse.
0:59.7	I'm Janet Varney.
1:00.6	And I'm Dante Bosco, and we're getting to some serious action today because we're covering a very important doubleheader of book two.
1:08.2	Yes, we are, my friend.
1:09.5	This is heavy.
1:10.3	This is heavy.
1:12.3	I mean, when you got episodes called Civil War war you know it's going to get serious but we're not going to break it down alone you know what i
1:17.8	mean we can't do this by ourselves no way we are joined by an incredible an incredible special guest
1:23.3	and i'm i'm kind of shocked to be honest oh no no no i am right there with you because today we are welcoming. I am laughing because it's such an extraordinary guest. I also am like, she really said, do you want her to come on our show? Our little humble show, we're so excited. This is someone who would fit right into the avatar verse. She is basically the avatar. Let's just say it.
1:44.5	She's basically the avatar.
1:45.6	I'm talking about someone who won the cold and silver medals
1:48.7	at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
1:51.0	She dazzled us on dancing with the stars.
1:53.8	She is a New York Times best-selling author.
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