The Rise of the Dark Avatar w/ Special Guest Devery Jacobs

Avatar: Braving the Elements

Nickelodeon

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

4.9 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 25 November 2025

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Actor and filmmaker Devery Jacobs (Reservation Dogs) joins Janet Varney and Dante Basco to break down one of the most intense episodes in The Legend of Korra: “Darkness Falls.” This is the moment everything changes—Unalaq’s plan to merge with the dark spirit Vaatu threatens to create something the Avatar world has never seen before: a Dark Avatar. Together, they explore what this twist means for Korra, the Avatar cycle, and the balance between light and darkness. From the emotional weight of Korra’s battle at the Tree of Time to the eerie Valley of Lost Souls and the heartbreaking loss of her connection to past Avatars, the conversation dives deep into why this episode hits so hard. There’s plenty of fun too—like Bolin’s unexpected romantic confession and the ongoing debate over badgermoles versus flying bison—but at its core, this discussion asks big questions: What happens when darkness wins? And what does that say about balance in the Avatar world? Will light prevail—or has the age of the Dark Avatar begun? Watch the video version on the official Avatar Legends YouTube Channel for even more reactions and insights! 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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0:00.0	A new season of Survivor means a new season of On Fire, the only official Survivor podcast.
0:07.3	Each week, we break down the game like nobody else can.
0:09.9	From how the season is built to why the players make the moves they do,
0:14.5	it is the ultimate companion to the show.
0:17.1	So if you love Survivor, I think you're going to love On Fire.
0:19.9	Follow and listen to On Fire with Jeff Probst on the free Odyssey app or wherever you get your podcast.
0:59.1	A Nickelodeon original podcast Hello, friends, benders and non-benders alike.
1:03.3	Welcome to Braving the Elements Nickelodeon's podcast about all things Avatarverse.
1:04.2	I'm Janet Varney.
1:05.4	And I'm Dante Bosco.
1:08.6	And, Varnie, we have come to the pen ultimate episode of Book 2.
1:12.6	Which I think means it's the second to last episode of Book 2. And if you want to look at the title for like a hint as to whether or not it's a cheerful episode,
1:19.6	we go ahead and say, you're right to use that as a clue.
1:23.6	This is not going to be like the episode where everything is rainbows.
1:28.3	It's not going to be...
1:29.3	It's called Darkness Falls.
1:31.3	It's tough.
1:32.3	I feel like we need someone to keep our spirits up.
1:35.3	Oh, keep our spirits up even as we are grappling with the spirit realm and all kinds of complicated things happening.
1:42.3	I feel that I have perhaps a perfect guest,
1:46.6	someone who I am so excited to bring on to the show. We cannot wait. Huge fans of reservoir dogs
1:54.0	that has been very clearly established on braving the elements. So I cannot say how happy we are to have Devery Jacobs here with us.
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